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bobinski

Legendary Member
Location
Tulse Hill
is Trump and May wrestling in the ring some sort of fantasy AAAC ?
you sir should see a doctor :eek:
missed out Putin as he would tear them to pieces rambo style
think it should be decided by less violent means , can't choose chess as i think Putin would have that as well - how about a suduko knock out

Or Countdown, but perhaps that title is not appropriate either.

:laugh:
 
is Trump and May wrestling in the ring some sort of fantasy AAAC ?
you sir should see a doctor :eek:
missed out Putin as he would tear them to pieces rambo style
think it should be decided by less violent means , can't choose chess as i think Putin would have that as well - how about a suduko knock out
How about something the US could win? Liars poker? A bragging contest? Golf cheating ?
 

BILL S

Guru
Location
London
Much as I'd like to fantasize about Putin tearing apart Trump and May, I have more pressing matters to attend to seeing as it's Thursday.
Stage 2 Chain Gang at 7pm again. I'll probably take it easy but not decided yet.

I won't be around on Saturday for the re-run or all next week so please someone else start the sessions from 14th - 21st inclusive.
 

Brusgaard

Über Guru
Location
Skive, Denmark
Brusgaard, how did your race go this weekend?

Dropped/stuck the chain on the crank with 23km to go, and had to get off the bike to loosen it. Goodbye bunch, hello ITT. :heat: Ended 21st out of the 150, who finished the race. The riders in the group I rode with, ended at 8th til 22nd overall, meaning I did catch one of them after 10 km, and left him behind going up a small climb 3 minutes later. :boxing:^_^
 
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LBHIFI

Veteran
Location
Liseleje
Dropped/stuck the chain on the crank with 23km to go, and had to get of the bike to loosen it. Goodbye bunch, hello ITT. :heat: Ended 21st out of the 150, who finished the race. The riders in the group I rode with, ended at 8th til 22nd overall, meaning I did catch one of them after 10 km, and left him behind going up a small climb 3 minutes later. :boxing:^_^
Ohh no, as I recall that was a very windy day. Did it help you the last 23k or did you have to fight it?
 

Brusgaard

Über Guru
Location
Skive, Denmark
Can't find you Bill :-(
 

perswe

Über Member
Location
Uppsala
Had some problems too...found the session..the @BILL S was gone...then I was out too and couldn’t find my way back until 10 minutes later...so I started a new session...
 

Brusgaard

Über Guru
Location
Skive, Denmark
Ohh no, as I recall that was a very windy day. Did it help you the last 23k or did you have to fight it?

Thankfully the windspeeds had decreased to an acceptable 5-8 m/s at the time I was on my own. The last 40 km were more or less in the headwind, so not much help. :tongue: After getting my chain back on, the group was already 500 m away, and it would be impossible for me to catch them in the headwind. So I just pushed on until a few kms later, when I saw a group 5-600 meters in front of me. So I sped up to catch them, only to find that they were a group of riders on the short 30 km route and most of them riding on mountainbikes. :sad: So I just blasted past them at around 40kph and continued on my own.

Then another few kms later I first saw the guy I later caught. Having caught him, he told me that the climbs were killing him this time of year, which I of course took advantage of, as said earlier. He had 6 teammates in front (who finished 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 13th and 16th overall), and they didn't wait for him, so why should I? :tongue:

One km later I noticed a car coming from behind with 4 riders right behind it. It was the fast guys on the 105 km, and they soon caught up and blasted past me, with no chance for me to hang on. They rode the 105km at an average of 40kph (:surrender:), and I was down to just short of 34kph when I finished.

So, all in all it was an OK race. Last year I finished 36th, so still a sizeable improvement. But I can't help to think, I MIGHT have had a chance to finish within the top 10, had I not had the chaindrop. :sad: Will be back next year, hopefully stronger, and with a bit more than this years 114 km of outdoor riding beforehand. :smile:
 

AAAC 76C

Large Member
Location
LIVING THE DREAM
Thankfully the windspeeds had decreased to an acceptable 5-8 m/s at the time I was on my own. The last 40 km were more or less in the headwind, so not much help. :tongue: After getting my chain back on, the group was already 500 m away, and it would be impossible for me to catch them in the headwind. So I just pushed on until a few kms later, when I saw a group 5-600 meters in front of me. So I sped up to catch them, only to find that they were a group of riders on the short 30 km route and most of them riding on mountainbikes. :sad: So I just blasted past them at around 40kph and continued on my own.

Then another few kms later I first saw the guy I later caught. Having caught him, he told me that the climbs were killing him this time of year, which I of course took advantage of, as said earlier. He had 6 teammates in front (who finished 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 13th and 16th overall), and they didn't wait for him, so why should I? :tongue:

One km later I noticed a car coming from behind with 4 riders right behind it. It was the fast guys on the 105 km, and they soon caught up and blasted past me, with no chance for me to hang on. They rode the 105km at an average of 40kph (:surrender:), and I was down to just short of 34kph when I finished.

So, all in all it was an OK race. Last year I finished 36th, so still a sizeable improvement. But I can't help to think, I MIGHT have had a chance to finish within the top 10, had I not had the chaindrop. :sad: Will be back next year, hopefully stronger, and with a bit more than this years 114 km of outdoor riding beforehand. :smile:

Well done for not giving in and trying to get back into the race.
I struggle at moments like that and only thrive when I am doing well.
 
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