Saturday Cycling?

Hello, New member here. Is there still a long-ish bike ride happening on Saturdays at the minute- will there be one this Saturday- 1st August?
Thanks!

I'll be there. We will be meeting at Jems Diner at Warmington RAB 9:00am on Saturday. Let's see if we can get a few out. See you there. Approx 40-miles around Harringworth should do it. More if you cycle there.

That sounds great, I will see you there. I've got 3 hours in the plan so will join you and possible do a little more on the end to make up the time, as long as yo don't kill me with a crazy pace for 40 miles!

What are you training for Andrea? I have to ride that long most weekends, so am happy to link up if suitable. I'm really hoping the club rides get going again now, so hopefully we will have a decent group out.
I'm not around this weekend, but will be next week.

I do olympic distance tri and will be going to Bala at the start of September, training currently has a 3 hour ride with 20min run off it every Saturday/Sunday. Happy to meet up and ride out at weekends as I'm too lazy to go on my own and push it properly.

Sounds great, it will be good to have a few of us out together.

8:12pm Tristan. 14 of us were eating our well-earned Flapjacks at 8:12pm after a 2-mile Nene swim. It was a bit cooler tonight after the recent rain. The acclimatisation would have been good for you, ready for the weekend.

That's not fair Steve - at 10:15pm I finally arrived at the hotel in Peterhead! Seriously missed both the swim & the flapjack tonight :-(

Back too late to leave tonight, so I'll be there for the ride tomorrow :-)

Great ride today, 4 of us made it out for a good 40 miles, supported by some lovely weather. Cheers to all.

Hello,

Anyone out this weekend?

Saving legs for long course on Sunday this weekend.

I'm suffering with man-flu so will say no. If I do get out it will only be for a shorter ride as I've been out all week.

Quite a few are doing the club Long Course from Oundle on Sunday.
swim 1800 yards
bike 40 miles
run 10 miles

Arrive around 8:15 - 8:30am to Register, set up your Transition and listen to the Race Brief. Only £6.

If you don't want to do the whole race, you could always do the first two disciplines only for a long swim, and a 40 mile bike.

Hope you all had a good one. I rode to work and back for 60 miles all told. Great day.

Good work and nice one. Riding this weekend?

Yes, should be there. Will we start from the same place as last time?

Yep, Jems diner at 9am. Coolio.

Do you have a route in mind as I don't know round there too well?

Yes, no problem. What time/distance do you want to do? I could do with at least 40m/2+1/2hrs.

I have a nice route to do, its a bit longer than last time, about 52m from Oundle. Will be nearer 60 if we go from Warmington. Is that OK?

Sounds good, I could meet you in Oundle for a slightly shorter route if that's okay. Let me know your address so I can park up if that's a plan?

Don't know if anybody else is planning on meeting at Jems Diner. The more, the better.
I won't be there tom - resting up for the Kimbolton half-marathon on Sunday.

Warmington it is then. Lovely drizzly weather currently :(

Andrea, let's go from the Oundle wharfe at 9am instead. That'll keep and extra 5 miles off the route :-)

I'll meet you at warmington. Like Steve said- don't know who else will turn up!

OK

Good ride today, 2 of us out on a new route. Shame about my premature end due to mechanicals, but at least we were close to the end! Same time next week :-)

Yep, same time next week! Thanks for looking after me, I would have ended up crying in a hedge if I'd tried to do that on my own.

Righty - I need to do a full race prep this week, so I will be doing 56m on my TT bike.
It's 5 miles from mine to Jems diner, so the route distance from there will be 45 miles.
Is that OK for this week?

OK, due to a slight technical issue I need to adjust the route for tomorrows ride. Apologies for the late change, but the route will now be 35m or so instead. I hope that is still OK?

35miles is good. I'm supposed to do two hours hard followed by a run so I'll see you there!

Early post this week - who's up for a ride this Saturday? About 45m - 2-1/2hrs.

Oh go on then. TT bikes? I need to get mine out on the road ahead of Bala, it's actually got dust on it :(

Go TT - doooo itttt :-)

Gonna be about 9:15 tomorrow, I need to pick up my new tri suit first thing. Please wait! :-)

Hiya. Don't wait for me, can't make it today :(

Right - this week's Saturday bike ride will need to be self-led as I'm away racing (I know, even I race sometimes!) Please post up here and on the forum if your interested, even if it is only a maybe so that others know and a group can form.
I'm not sure if Nick is holding a Sunday ride again this week, although I like this as an option so it would be good to see the members who want this type of ride support it.

Did anyone go out today, or are you all saving legs for the Gorilla ride tomorrow?

I'm looking to be out next Saturday. 7 of us racing at Bala today, plus some at St.Neots, one in Yorkshire and one hero in Guernsay. It's great that you and Andrea are keeping these rides alive. I'd like to support more, but it's still the racing season for me. Grunty Fen half-marathon at Ely next Sunday, so to show willing, I'll be out on Saturday :)

Good man Steve. I'll be out this Saturday too - getting back very late from Scotland on Fri and still recovering from Sundowner so pace will be 'easy' for me!
A great weekend for any steadier/Saturday ride newbies to come along.

I'll be away for the next two weeks on holiday but back on the 26th.

Hi Tristan,

How steady and what distance?

How was the Sundowner?

Sam

Sundowner was great thanks - a tough day at the office, but great to be racing.
I am now stuck at work so won't be around this weekend.