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mjd1988
Guru
Fair few more than that signed on at the companion app, maybe 5 or 6 others?
Makes sense to ride in same kit, the race seems to be largely people from the same time. Green basic or vintage?
Brendan Parker
Veteran
- Location
- essex, england
Micheal if you can tow me up the climb twice tonight that would be cool 😎 😂
The 5 minute waiting time is to (hopefully) allow other non-cc racers time to get up the road. We might start to pick up stragglers on the volcano first or second time. Hopefully we don’t get lapped by the fastest A riders 🤭 - I can’t see that happening.
edit...so I don’t think we need to be in the same kit. I’d even suggest different kits so we can pick out our
mjd1988
Guru
I can tow you, but you'll have to be going very very slowly! Not a fan of the volcano climb. Seems a lot longer than it is
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Randyberlin
Guru
- Location
- Sitka, Alaska
Ummm...
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I've (re) signed up. I'm 60/40 doing it so long as no emergencies here. I'm on leave this week hence why I can hopefully ride on a Tuesday (and maybe even tomorrow too
). If I'm the only C though I'm going to be tail end Charlie 
Could do with others to keep me company at the back 
Edit : that's me, Ian and Joffey
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5 mins start to the main group .... that would be a good 2.5km lead
And we're then rolling for a mile they'll be even further ahead. We may catch the odd straggler but not many I wouldn't think. Always good to have a target though 
Hopefully you'll be able to ride with me and @Spartak - apart from the volcano climb (which is actually quite an easy climb apart from the final bit) it's a flattish/rolling course that should suit your power. We just need to convince @mjd1988 and @Brendan Parker to lend us a wheel
mjd1988
Guru
Hopefully you'll be able to ride with me and @Spartak - apart from the volcano climb (which is actually quite an easy climb apart from the final bit) it's a flattish/rolling course that should suit your power. We just need to convince @mjd1988 and @Brendan Parker to lend us a wheel
As I say my plan is the same as always, start strong and then cling onto any group I can when dropped, which will happen on both climbs I imagine!
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
I might be proven wrong (hard to believe I know...😄). But I genuinely believe we’ll be in biggish groups until the first climb.
There’s a couple of little lumps on the lead in but if people dig in and hold on then I can see us sticking together. Will people attack before the climb knowing they have the climb to come? It should be interesting. From a personal perspective I’ve been struggling quite a bit with energy lately. So as negative as it sounds I’ll just be pleased to get around...
There’s a couple of little lumps on the lead in but if people dig in and hold on then I can see us sticking together. Will people attack before the climb knowing they have the climb to come? It should be interesting. From a personal perspective I’ve been struggling quite a bit with energy lately. So as negative as it sounds I’ll just be pleased to get around...
What's the etiquette tonight? We roll for first mile (?) but then once @IrishAl drops the flag is it race on or are we still actively trying to stick together? Not that I'm planning to go off the front, but I'm trying to gauge when I'll be dropped
Spartak
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- Location
- Bristolian
I was looking at the lump from 7.5km as my lead brick moment
I've raced with these chaps before, when the road goes up they ride away into the sunset 
