Pedal for Scotland

[doddy73]

I picked up the Herald to see how my time compared to the rest of the field. Annoyingly it's sorted by name, but it looks like my 06:50 places me solidly in the top half. Fastest appears to be around 5:30, slowest on the fun side of 11 hours!

I'd say that's a fantastic time.... considering the amount of climbing involved!

 

[User6179]

47 miles for me. Great day, well organised. There will always be people who go through red lights and cycle on the pavements, but when did it become acceptable to spit when cycling, keep it for the football field.

You must just swallow the flies then!

 

[Robert Clark]

I certainly don't just spit without checking to see if someone is there first. It's rude.

 

[User6179]

I certainly don't just spit without checking to see if someone is there first. It's rude.

Yep, but that's not what your original post says, hope you never got hit anyway.

 

[Rasmus]

You must just swallow the flies then!

Why not? If you get enough you don't have to stop at the food station...

 

[Harry_Palmer79]

That's true, but...

 

[Stig-OT-Dump]

I met @Stig-OT-Dump en route - he caught me on the hill towards the lunch stop. I only took a quick stop but his must have been considerably longer, as he didn't catch me again until right before the finish.

I spent a while dancing to the band at Crawfordjohn,till they said my cleats were trashing the floor and asked me to move on . Came in at 6:41.

Does anyone know how the guy in the hand-cranked recumbent got on? I didn't envy him going up the hill at Carmichael. And did my eyes deceive me or was there a child doing it on an Isla bike?

Good to meet Rasmus on the road, and sorry not to have met Pat 5mph.

Stig

 

[User6179]

Why not? If you get enough you don't have to stop at the food station...

That must of been you I saw yesterday flying down a big hill with your mouth open

 

[Pat "5mph"]

My wee story of yesterday's ride here

 

[Pat "5mph"]

So .......... @Pat "5mph" .... 5 mph indeed!!!!!!!!!!
I make your mileage for yesterday approximately 114, so at 5mph you shouldn't be home yet .
That is one tough ride; the canal path is a killer on its own. And to think you did it on BORIS (no offence Boris, but you are a bit on the heavy side!).
Seriously big kudos to you . Hope you are able to walk, sit down, or even MOVE today!

Eh, Brandane, I picked Boris over Gonzales (lighter but less comfy) because of the canal path, sore on the nether regions.
Did not fancy coming back on the roads, when most of the route was still on use for the event. I would have had to share half coned off roads with cars plus straying riders

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Massive kudos on the century, Pat, great ride!

Cheers, but yours was much harder!

 

[Fubar]

I picked up the Herald to see how my time compared to the rest of the field. Annoyingly it's sorted by name, but it looks like my 06:50 places me solidly in the top half. Fastest appears to be around 5:30, slowest on the fun side of 11 hours!

That'll have been the guy on the unicycle...

 

[Col5632]

Might give the 110 mile route a bash next year, i like cycling with lack of sleep

 

[Fubar]

Might give the 110 mile route a bash next year, i like cycling with lack of sleep

You'd have to cycle to/from the start as well though, to make it count...

 

[Col5632]

You'd have to cycle to/from the start as well though, to make it count...

In my head i had thought about getting to glasgow (car/train) then cycling to the finish then home again, something like 125 miles?