Twa Wee Coonties

[Scoosh]

Well Done all who completed and glad you enjoyed it.

Remember, an Audax is not a race - it's about going round a specific route within certain time constraints - neither too fast nor too slow. The rider who finishes 1min after the final Control opens has "Completed the Ride" just the same as the rider who comes in 1min before the Control closes.

Yesterday's Snow Roads had a fast start - mainly downhill till Cairn o' Mount, then another downhill to the control at Banchory.

Even I arrived at the control within 10 minutes of it officially opening. Some of the faster riders had arrived, had their food etc, then needed to buy a bottle of water or something, so they had a receipt with a time within the limits ! They then disappeared ..... and finished a hilly 300k in 11 hrs . One of them was cycling back (from Kirriemuir) to Gourock today .....

 

[Seamab]

Thankfully the pink Rapha rain jacket did it's job though!

I'd heard that you were in the pink of condition - very fetching

 

[HLaB]

I'd heard that you were in the pink of condition - very fetching

LOL

 

[scook94]

I'd heard that you were in the pink of condition - very fetching

 

[Scoosh]

 

[amir]

Hi scook94 & bhoyjim. I tagged along up to Clackmannan - I had a red and white striped top. It was a very fast first leg. Shame about the rain at the end. Nice tea and bun at the cafe. Perhaps see you at the Trossachs Ton.

 

[scook94]

Hi scook94 & bhoyjim. I tagged along up to Clackmannan - I had a red and white striped top. It was a very fast first leg. Shame about the rain at the end. Nice tea and bun at the cafe. Perhaps see you at the Trossachs Ton.

Ha! I remember you! Didn't realise you were a Cycle Chatter though! Yes first leg was rather rapid! Good fun though.

I was having too much fun to let the rain spoil the day though, although I'm not sure if Jim feels the same! I did order a pair of waterproof socks when I got home though!

I'm looking forward to the TT now, only going to be doing the 100km version though. How about you?

 

[amir]

Ha! I remember you! Didn't realise you were a Cycle Chatter though!

A rather low profile CCer though.

I'm looking forward to the TT now, only going to be doing the 100km version though. How about you?

I am doing the 100 miler hopefully if my legs are up to shape. Will try and get a few hills in at the weekend then rest. Hope the weather is good.

 

[pickup1980]

does any 1 know if this is on this year trying to get my calender and weekends busy

 

[Scoosh]

does any 1 know if this is on this year trying to get my calender and weekends busy

It's not listed on the AUK Calendar at the mo', so it might not be on this year.


This is a good ride:
A Potter for Tea

Kirriemuir 100 km

An easy tour of Angus countryside, with two (count ‘em) café stops,the first near Carmyllie, then up through rolling country to the second at Stracathro, then back west via a twiddly bit to Kirriemuir.Starting from: Kirriemuir

Date: Saturday 14th May 2011Time: 09:00Distance: 100 km


HTH

 

[Noodley]

No sign of it on the audax calendar

 

[eck]

Cheers for the plug for the Potter for Tea, Scoosh. For pickup1980, and anyone else interested, there's a map of the route here: http://gb.mapometer....ute_844967.html

ISTR that, last year, the Twa Wee Coonties was on the same weekend as the Potter for Tea 100 and the Snow Roads 300, as a (very) late addition to the audax calendar.

BTW: Snow Roads route is here, if ye think ye're hard enough: My link

AND you don't have to ride the Snow Roads to get Forfar's Finest Bridies. We give them to Potter for Tea riders too.

 

[MrRidley]

Just out of interest, where would the nearest train station be for either The Snow Roads or Potter for Tea, and is there any suitable cheap accommodation nearby also ?

 

[eck]

Hiya, jimbhoy, I guess the answer to your first question is - it depends where you're coming from!
Perth and Dundee are about the same distance, Carnoustie and Arbroath perhaps slightly closer, but further up the line if you're coming from the south.

Accommodation: Kirrie isn't blessed with any boutique hotels, but there are a couple of so-so places and a few decent B&Bs in the area, and a good campsite (with adjacent pub) just three miles away. But we run the Annual Kirriemuir Village Hall Snoring Championships in conjunction with the audax events, so riders can doss in the hall on Friday and/or Saturday nights, with basic evening meals and breakfasts (It was £10 for the complete board & lodging package last year, we might have to put it up a little this year.) I'll leave it to others to comment on the standard, but most people who stayed in previous years seemed happy enough.

Hope this helps - you'd be very welcome to ride either event. Let me know if you need any more info at this stage.
PS, AFAIK, not all of the "Snow Roads" are still blocked by snow, but some are.

 

[MrRidley]

Cheers for that Eck, i'd be coming from Glasgow, so it would be a bit ot a trek for me to get there, i'd really need to look into the logistics of it all before making a final call.