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General Category => Club Runs => Topic started by: harpo on March 31, 2017, 10:20:14 PM
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Weather good sunday so making the most of it and heading for devils elbow, various options of getting there, bwlch rhigos or we could go pontypridd way to pick up riders who want a lie in, all depends who wants to go!
Ps have had captains permission to post, and will be picking him up on route! 8)
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Thank god it's the Tour Flanders Sunday! I'll do Bwlch Rhigos and make my way back :D
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Sounds good to me, I'll want to be back ASAP so I'll peel off somewhere on the way back from the devil's elbow.
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Let me know which way you decide to go and I'll do 'a Tom Beech' and ride the route in reverse to meet you!
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fame at last!
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wouldnt mind watching tour of Flanders myself, ive done it of homework, bwlch, rhigos is actually the quickest way, i dint mind either way!
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Which way are we going to the devil's elbow?
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Gutted I'm not coming with you guys.I'll be out on the tandem smashing it for 25 miles at hirwaun!
Try and include this little climb into your ride
https://www.strava.com/segments/4128147
:o
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Maybe we should go that way to the Devil's Elbow :-\
Have a good one with Keith on the 25 Dave.
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Thanks enjoy your mystery tour 8)
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we might come down that dave! bwlch rhigos is the quickest, coffee at the pub in ystradfellte, as i said open for options
will regroup at bottom of every hill. Mr chapman can be the domestique on the first 2 climbs before he disappears!
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soz, penderyn, a470
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Sorry all I can't make it tomorrow - I've got a 4 year old superhero themed birthday to contend with !!! On a Sunday!!!.
Dave, good luck to you and Keith too !!!
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Work again for me :'(
Have fun - weather looks good
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Cracking weather and a cracking ride today. The initial plan for a Devil's Elbow epic was altered for my favourite rout - Cwm Cadlan.
Lining up were Harpo, Nigel, Stephen Chapman, Carl, Jason T and me. We were joined at the start by Dylan Morgan who wouldn't have looked out of place in Flanders today - as well as looking like a pro, he went on to ride like one too. We were joined by Chris Goodwin for the Ogmore Valley as far as Treorchy, and Andy Harries from Rhigos descent. Lost Nigel to a double puncture at Bryncethin though - bad luck Nige.
Sunshine, no wind to speak of, and generally good road conditions made it a fast outward leg. Across Cwm Cadlan, road surface more dodgy, but made up for by the lack of traffic and the great scenery.
Coffee stop in Merthyr, and after that it was (for me anyway) a sufferfest at high pace down the Taff Valley. Strong turns from Dylan and Stephen particularly, but everyone was riding strongly. Fortunately for me the group ignored my invitation to drop me, and slowed up enough for me to take a tow. Legs screaming for me by Talbot Green, so gratefully peeled off and let the train continue at full pace to Bridgend.
Great ride from all. I think we'd all agree that a highlight was Harpo's description of what he has discovered he enjoys doing in the bath (shaving his legs). We have advised him to get some Nivea though, as they were peeling so much it was like riding through a snowstorm if you got caught behind him ;) Initially I thought it was dandruff....harpo with dandruff :o ?
Good fun - hope to get out again next week.
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Good write up there, thanks Allan.
Just finished watching the racing, some bad luck for some big names which could have been contenders for podium finishes today. :(
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good ride and conditions today and eveyone did a bit! just popping out to get some nivea cream! :)
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Glad you all had a great ride. Well the first puncture damaged the sidewall ( or it caused the blow out) that i didn't see on replacing with a new tube, only saw it on changing on second blow out some 20 meters after the first. Got the wife to pick me up went home and swapped a spare wheel in restocked on tubes and CO2 and went out for a solo ride. Had a nice ride and saw loads of bikes out today. On getting home gave the bike a good clean and will get a service done next week. Its done well riding all year round but the winter starting to take it toll now. Looks like I will be on the lapierre for chain gang so long as weather is good.
Sorry for holding you up with the blow out but glad you all had a good ride.