Clifton CC

Would have done this ride had I not been on holiday next week. So have a good ride everybody and think of me when I'm struggling up the Tourmalet.

Jon

I had hoped to do the ride but am now obligated to share in the delights of family focussed social commitments over the weekend, not sure which - this or a couple of hundred bumpy kilometres - will prove the least demanding (but I can make a pretty good guess). Enjoy the day.

Sorry Darren - it would have been good to share your company in what looks to be the perfect strategy for this one.

Mal

Hi Mands

It will be good to have you along. I think I have persuaded a couple of other non-cliftonites to tag along with us, which should make life easier.

See you at the start!

Mark L

Hi Darren,

Do you think I would be able to keep up with your group around this? Haven't done any road riding since that Pately Bridge ride so not 100% confident I can. I like the sound of lots of cakes though!

Steph

My suggestion for the yellow "cake" jersey.

I am sure we could get "Clifton" in there somewhere!

Mark

http://www.thecyclejersey.com/shop/inde ... ucts_id=48

I'm riding the 60 mile option

Steph, the way you’ve been burning up the cow poo lately, this ride will be a piece of cake for you! (sorry, the cake analogy was there and I took it ). Seriously, our objective will be to get round together, not to leave a trail of bodies around the course - you’ll be fine! - tbh, I’m not exactly waltzing into this with confidence either, I’ve never done this ride before and never ridden to Tan Hill or Fleet Moss

Mark> Great pick up of the Yellow Cake Jersey, I think we should ask Bettys in York to sponsor it!

Oh I am not allowed to enter the 220km ride. I don't get what difference it makes to anyone if I called today or last week. Severely pissed off

StephF wrote:Oh I am not allowed to enter the 220km ride. I don't get what difference it makes to anyone if I called today or last week. Severely pissed off

Contacted the organiser?

Yes, entries are closed and none available on the line. You can enter on the line for the 100km ride though. Strange!

It is very odd, it's a small group that's doing the 220km and it's bound to split up.

Yes can't think why you can't eol for the long ride, nevermind come do the 100k with the laughing group.

Me to. I made a tentative enquiry the day after entry closing and received a categorical "No!".

That said - I'm probably not ready for this anyway. I have done the climbs before individually, just not all in one day!

So, best of luck to all taking part and I look forward to reading about your success here soon after.

Regards to all

Cheers

Pete

Hi All

I mapped the route out on Bike Hike and it is indeed 220k with ~2900m of climbing. It includes 4 of the climbs listed in the recently published 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs (Simon Warren).

The Stang (7/10 for hardness, he did it in 13 mins), Tan Hill (3/10, 27 mins), Fleet Moss (9/10, 22 mins), Buttertubs (8/10, 17 mins).

If you haven't got the book, other climbs in our region are for example Boltby (7/10, 6 mins), Rosedale Chimney (10/10, 9 mins) etc.

I would be interested to see what times Howard and crew can clock!? I think if I do them in less than triple these times I will be happy enough!

I don't have a GPS but I have saved the tcx version of the file if that is anygood to anyone.

Mark

I find Boltby bank harder than any of the climbs on the PG W2TD route.

This is my garmin log for it from last year:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/8001045

Odd that the Garmin picks up less climing