Today's Bike Ride

100 miles Midland Monster Sportive lovely route through the staffs moors and derby dales, but strong winds made a fairly tough ride a brutal one! Tour of Wessex next week...

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Originally Posted by Fell Donkey

100 miles Midland Monster Sportive lovely route through the staffs moors and derby dales, but strong winds made a fairly tough ride a brutal one! Tour of Wessex next week...

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Well done fell donkey. Couldnt have been easy in that wind. Brilliant:thumbup:

I sat on the turbo on the patio yesterday morning, doing standing start intervals... in a howling headwind, to keep me cool... the occasional rain helped as well :) Deemed it too dangerous to head out, thought I'd get blown away! Managed an easy ride in the evening after work though with a mate for shelter. Wind had died down by then. Picked up again in the night now blowing a gale again, so glad it is a restday today :)

Oh and another race on Saturday... bliddy flippin 'ard is all I say about it... :)

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Originally Posted by daz h

Well done fell donkey. Couldnt have been easy in that wind. Brilliant:thumbup:

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Cheers Daz the wind was really nasty, there's nothing worse than a strong headwind.

I hate wind... crosswinds blow me off the bike, headwinds make me go backwards... don't mind a tailwind though ;)

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Originally Posted by Hanneke

I sat on the turbo on the patio yesterday morning, doing standing start intervals... in a howling headwind, to keep me cool... the occasional rain helped as well :) Deemed it too dangerous to head out, thought I'd get blown away! Managed an easy ride in the evening after work though with a mate for shelter. Wind had died down by then. Picked up again in the night now blowing a gale again, so glad it is a restday today :)

Oh and another race on Saturday... bliddy flippin 'ard is all I say about it... :)

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Flippin ard is right. Thats why you dont see more roadies than there are. This wind will last a bit more yet. Did last year.
Keep your head down and your toe straps tight and hold on



















You do remember toe straps hann ?
If not ask toffer

I remember toe-straps.................and bicycle clips, still got some somewhere.

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Originally Posted by Hanneke

I sat on the turbo on the patio yesterday morning, doing standing start intervals... in a howling headwind, to keep me cool... the occasional rain helped as well :) Deemed it too dangerous to head out, thought I'd get blown away! Managed an easy ride in the evening after work though with a mate for shelter. Wind had died down by then. Picked up again in the night now blowing a gale again, so glad it is a restday today :)

Oh and another race on Saturday... bliddy flippin 'ard is all I say about it... :)

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Attachment 4729 Hann these are the wheels you need when the wind dies down. I thought it was you when I saw the advert. Are you racing for campagnolo now ?????

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Originally Posted by daz h

Attachment 4729 Hann these are the wheels you need when the wind dies down. I thought it was you when I saw the advert. Are you racing for campagnolo now ?????

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LOL Daz :) nah, no campy sh*te for me, I am a Shimano lady ;)

I only started cycling recently Daz, so no, I dont remember toestraps... think you are right about roadies... it is so hard, not many do it and certainly even fewer women... now explain, why am I doing this bikle racing lark? ;)

Bit belated post but 12 of us did the Pennine Bridleway, Kirkby Stephen back to Penistone, over 4 days starting Royal wedding day.
146.5 miles (110 off road) with 7070 metres of uphill. A brilliant long weekend out. :thumbup: