Kinross sportive 2011

[kfinlay]

Finally managed to get out on the road today - 1st time since November

I have been able to do some turbo work but with illness, then hospital, then pups and always work getting in the way time has just disappeared. Worked out as expected, not too good on steeper hills but decent cadence otherwise. So that was 25 miles done and have 8 weeks till this sportive - looks like I've got plenty work to do or I'll never get around the black route

ANyone want to share the laterne rouge

 

[adscrim]

I was up over Dunning common today and I'm pleased to report that the road is in reasonable condition. There is a really poor section just at the entrance the the Simon Howie factory (just at the foot of the climb) but other than that, it's fine.

The descent is also pretty clear, the odd pothole on the first half but nothing much and plenty time in sight. The road moves onto an older section before the Yett's but this doesn't last long.

All in all, pretty good.

 

[edindave]

Red Run Recce Sun 13 Mar - I'm heading from Edinburgh to do this and can offer a lift for another (maybe two - but I've only ever managed two bikes on my rack!

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Anyone else doing this/interested?

 

[HLaB]

I took a slow jaunt over the Cleish hills today, probably the least challenging bit of the black run. On the whole its in not too bad condition the sections which the council patched last year are still fine and there was only one pothole I can recall northbound. The only slight problem there's a lot of gravel in the middle of the road, particularly on bends. If any body want to see the road condition or needs a good sleep, I've uploaded a video to youtube. (My blurb at 6:50 ish was 'would it really have hurt to go 2mm in to the verge').
My disclaimer though I was on 37mm tyres, a road bike may not think its as good

I've not bothered to up load but I came up Knockhill too, as you would expect being an A road, is bit smoother surfaced there the odd pothole on that too though but nothing to serious and you've more room to avoid them.

 

[kfinlay]

I took a slow jaunt over the Cleish hills today, probably the least challenging bit of the black run. On the whole its in not too bad condition the sections which the council patched last year are still fine and there was only one pothole I can recall northbound. The only slight problem there's a lot of gravel in the middle of the road, particularly on bends. If any body want to see the road condition or needs a good sleep, I've uploaded a video to youtube. (My blurb at 6:50 ish was 'would it really have hurt to go 2mm in to the verge').
My disclaimer though I was on 37mm tyres, a road bike may not think its as good

I've not bothered to up load but I came up Knockhill too, as you would expect being an A road, is bit smoother surfaced there the odd pothole on that too though but nothing to serious and you've more room to avoid them.

I was doing some hills repeats on the north side of Cleish hill today and certainly agree about the gravel at the hairpin and bends on the lower half (steeper bits) of the hill. Feeling better about hills after that but still behind target although been trying to get more miles in even if it's on the turbo after work.
Keep them legs spinning everyone and I'll see ye on the day.

 

[ferret fur]

anyone know what the proportion of entrants are red/balck?

 

[adscrim]

Sportive Kinross are talking about hiring a street sweeper - although the £68/t waste disposal charge is making them think twice!

 

[Dalgety Trev]

Just a reminder The "Red Route Recce" this Sunday. 09:30 from the Loch Leven Community Campus, Kinross. Details at

http://www.sportive-kinross.co.uk/mail/RedRouteRecce.pdf

 

[eldudino]

Sportive Kinross are talking about hiring a street sweeper - although the £68/t waste disposal charge is making them think twice!

I thought it was £56/t... or is that green-waste?

If they do go down that (awful pun) route, they'll be taking half the roads in Fife to the tip!

 

[Halfmanhalfbike]

Any of you lot going on this Sundays recce.? I prob will but depends on the weather. It's been bloody windy round here

 

[pickup1980]

i'm planning on going depending that its not snowing

 

[kfinlay]

I'm going too if the weather is ok, plan on picking up the group just south of Scotlandwell then will leave the group at Dunning and head home via Dunning Glen (Black Route) instead of the Auchterarder route.
Makes it 67 miles for me which is enough at this time as my max ride so far this year has only been 25 miles; I can't see the recce being fast and they will probably stop so I should be fine.

If the weather is bad then more time with Sufferfest Angels or being Hunted on the Turbo.

 

[ACS]

Quote from kinrosscyclingclub@yahoogroups.co.uk received by email at 11:35

Guys

As the forecast for Sunday is pretty poor and we have cancelled the red route recce here is an alternative route which keeps us below 600ft virtually the whole time and therefore out of any snow that might be lying! It's about 35 miles and makes bit more use of the main roads than one would ordinarily prefer, but it should be safer.

http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=215226

Hope to see you all Sunday well wrapped up of course!

Zarbio

>
> STOP PRESS
>
> The Red recce run planned for this SUNDAY has been POSTPONED until
> Sunday 27th due the current and continuing inclement weather.
>

 

[aberal]

Quote from kinrosscyclingclub@yahoogroups.co.uk received by email at 11:35

Guys

As the forecast for Sunday is pretty poor and we have cancelled the red route recce here is an alternative route which keeps us below 600ft virtually the whole time and therefore out of any snow that might be lying! It's about 35 miles and makes bit more use of the main roads than one would ordinarily prefer, but it should be safer.

http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=215226

Hope to see you all Sunday well wrapped up of course!

Zarbio

>
> STOP PRESS
>
> The Red recce run planned for this SUNDAY has been POSTPONED until
> Sunday 27th due the current and continuing inclement weather.
>

Thanks for posting that - I was thinking of going along and may have missed that. As it is, I reckon any recce will still be weather dependent.

 

[kfinlay]

Red Recce Run planned for this Sunday 27th March - bit of a change in the route but all looks to be good weather wise. I'll be doing it but may break away at Dunning and head home via Dunning Glen instead of going through Auchterarder/Gleneagles/Glendevon.
Anyone else got need a few miles in their legs?

From the Newsletter:

The Red Route Recce - Rescheduled

Rescheduled due to bad weather earlier in the month. The Kinross Cycling Club will be hosting an open reconnaissance of the Sportive Kinross Red route this coming Sunday, the 27th March. Anyone interested in joining the club or anyone intending to ride our Sportive is welcome to come along. Leaving Kinross Loch Leven Community Campus at 09:30 sharp, we will miss out the first part of the official Red route, instead going directly from Kinross to Aberargie via Glenfarg. The pace will be dictated by who turns up on the day. But expect it to be at a level typical of riders competing in a 100Km plus sportive event. From there the Red route will be followed out to Dunning, around the north of Auchterarder and back over Glen Eagles, Glen Devon, Yetts O Muckhart, Crook Of Devon and then to Kinross.

You can find the route at
http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=216255