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[CXRAndy]

Your knees would of known about 1.5cm drop- eek

 

[<Tommy>]

Depends really. 15mm sounds like a lot but only if we assume your saddle was in the perfect position to start with.

What was the specific problem TB?

 

[steverob]

In case any of you TOC riders are interested, the event photos are now available - they can send you all the ones of you based on your helmet number, if you enter your race number. Go to this page - https://resultsbase.net/event/4919/app/results - and click on photos tab and put your race number in the right hand box. If you don't know your race number search by your name in the results section and it will bring it up. There's a few of me riding with Tommy and Lee

I can only guess that they haven't completed that process for all the rider numbers yet, because I get no photos at all when I type in my number and I know I passed plenty of photographers along the route. However, most of them were after the pitstop fiasco and in the headwind bit, so maybe my grumpy face / pained grimace was enough to break the camera and that's why there's no record of me riding!

 

[Norry1]

I can only guess that they haven't completed that process for all the rider numbers yet, because I get no photos at all when I type in my number and I know I passed plenty of photographers along the route. However, most of them were after the pitstop fiasco and in the headwind bit, so maybe my grumpy face / pained grimace was enough to break the camera and that's why there's no record of me riding!

Ditto. @bridgy did you get an email from them?

 

[bridgy]

I can only guess that they haven't completed that process for all the rider numbers yet, because I get no photos at all when I type in my number and I know I passed plenty of photographers along the route. However, most of them were after the pitstop fiasco and in the headwind bit, so maybe my grumpy face / pained grimace was enough to break the camera and that's why there's no record of me riding!

What was your number @steverob ? 9287?

 

[bridgy]

Ditto. @bridgy did you get an email from them?

Lots of photos of you there Martin. You need to put your number in when you get to the Sportograf page (in fact putting it in the first time doesn't do anything, you may as well just click "go" on the right hand box). When you get to the Sportograf page its a box in the top right you need to put your number into and click "search"

 

[<Tommy>]

https://www.golazocycling.com/Tour_of_Cambridgeshire/Photography_Tour_of_Cambridgeshire.php

 

[Norry1]

https://www.golazocycling.com/Tour_of_Cambridgeshire/Photography_Tour_of_Cambridgeshire.php

Thanks guys. Yep I have 41 which isn't bad. Will probably buy the set.

You can see the echelon formation well on a few of them.

 

[theboxers]

Certainly won't have helped! 1.5cm is a lot - I'm surprised you didn't notice that.

Although any extended physical effort that's over and above what your body's used to can lead to cramp - particularly in the warm conditions we had on Sunday. I think it was warmer than it felt because of the wind, if that makes sense - i.e we were sweating more than we realised. (Tommy's jersey was covered in salt stains!)

I probably did, but due to other issues, upper right arm being the main one, I didn't pick up on it.

Your knees would of known about 1.5cm drop- eek

My knees have been ok

Depends really. 15mm sounds like a lot but only if we assume your saddle was in the perfect position to start with.

What was the specific problem TB?

Cramp intermittently in the inside of the thighs, both low toward the knee and high toward the hip. Calves and hamstrings were ok until the hill that I stopped on.

I started to cramp about 70-75 miles in, fighting the headwinds and managed the problem until I stopped. I had plenty of water but no isotonic.

Edit to add
I did get Isotonic at the last pit stop but by then I think it was too late.

I can't say for certain what caused my cramping issue. I think it was a combination of all the things joined, poor hydration, higher than I'd ridden in temp, headwinds and slight bike fit change.

Lessons learned.

Drink, more than you think you should, but not too much (very hard balance). Eat. Go slower at the start.

 

[steverob]

What was your number @steverob ? 9287?

Yep, that was my number.

 

[steverob]

Okay, I see what the problem is. If you are on the ResultsBase page, there are two Sportgraf boxes you can enter your number in to, but they both look the same. One returns no results, the other returns loads. Only when I did the same on the Gozalo Cycling link above could I see why - one of the boxes was for photos from the Chrono on Saturday, the other from the Sportive on Sunday.

 

[bridgy]

Yep, that was my number.

There's plenty of pics of you then - try putting your number in the Sunday box in the link Tommy posted above

 

[kipster]

Loads of great stories about the TOC, well done all. I'd be thankful for 82f, had a couple of days over 90f in France. Thankfully cooled off to 79f for the last two days. So far 1 full day, 2 half days (my turn in the van), and halfway through today's 100 miler. By the end of today I should've done 335 miles in four days. Legs are fine, arse is a bit baboon like.

 

[theboxers]

Two of me.

 

[bridgy]

View attachment 469333 View attachment 469334 Two of me.

What does it say on the back of your jersey TB?