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Deeside Loop 240km 20th July

COG Deeside Loop

It truely will be a day to remember!

We will be setting of at 7am from Inchture Hotel please try to be there ontime for quick departure. The ride is estimated to take around 9-10 hours so with stops and lunch break, expect to be back around 6-7pm in the evening. It is a long ride but I’m sure it will be ‘EPIC!”

Be prepaired with clothes / food / spare tubes / tools and your mobile phone. Any questions please ask in the discussion forum.

The route has now been mapped and ready to download:

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Hope to see plenty of KOM action from this epic journey!
Carse of Gowrie Velo
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COG Ride 11th July

Great night for a ride it was warm (20 degrees!) with a little breeze perfect. Impressive numbers again with 12 riders out in spritly form, good sprints and hill climbing. We had a guest appearance from Gary who joined us for the ride – nice sprinting mate 😉 We took a different route last night with our guide for the evening Pete – every enjoyed the new route.

Inchture Hotel > Ballindean > Craigdallie > Rait > Balbeggie > St Martins > Guildtown > Campsie Wood > Cargill > Craigieholm > Whitefield > Collace > Abernyte > Inchture Hotel

http://app.strava.com/activities/66377231
Distance: 46km
Elevation: 547m

Well done great effort gents and lady!
Carse of Gowrie Velo

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Etape du Tour 2013

Annecy > Annecy-Semnoz : 130 km

The route of the Etape du Tour 2013 is exceptionally a loop, allowing a unique place for the village, the start and the finish.

The start will be at the heart of Annecy, there will be a few miles longer than the route of the Tour de France.

Annecy (D1508) – St-Jorioz – La Chapelle St Maurice – Bellecombe en Bauges – Le Chatelard – Aillon le Vieux – Thoiry – St Jean d’Arvey – La Féclaz – Trévignin – St Offenge Dessus – Pont de l’Abîme – Gruffy – Quintal – Montée du Semnoz

Côte de Puget (5,4 km à 5,8%)
Col de Leschaux (3,6 km à 6,2%)
Côte de Aillons-le-Vieux (6 km à 4%)
Col des Prés (3,5 km à 6,5%)
Col du Mont-Revard (16 km à 5,4%)
Montée finale du Semnoz (11 km à 8,3%)

http://app.strava.com/activities/65360411
Distance: 128km
Elevation: 4674m

Well done Chris fantastic effort! Anyone fancy doing it in the future find out more on L’etape du tour website.

COG Velo

 

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La Marmotte 2013

La Marmotte GranFondo is the mother and father of all sportives cycling events. The route covers 174km of alpine cycling featuring the epic Col du Glandon and Col du Galibier.

After an epic 5,180m of climbing, La Marmotte finishes with the tortuos ascent of 21 hairpin bends to Alpe d’Huez (1,880m), scene of many literally breathtaking finishes in Le Tour de France.

The following cols feature in La Marmotte:

  • 36km – Col du Glandon (1,924m)
  • 92km – Col du Télégraphe (1,566m)
  • 115km – Col du Galibier (2,645m)
  • 122km – Col du Lautaret (2,058m)
  • 174km  – Alpe d’Huez (1,880m)

Find out more on La Marmotte website.

http://app.strava.com/activities/65360210
Distance: 189km
Elevation: 4970m

Well done Tom ‘Epic Ride’ and the heat must have been unbearable. Look forward to hearing all about it.

COG Velo

 

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COG Ride 4th July

Another great turn out with 11 riders enjoying a COG thursday evening ride. Weather was good and wind not to strong perfect cycling weather. It turned out to be a bit of a sprint feast with the usual suspects edging to victory! Fast and enjoyable evening 🙂

Inchture Hotel > Abernyte > Kinrossie >Balbeggie > Scone > Perth > Glencarse >Kinnoull > Errol >Inchture Hotel

http://app.strava.com/activities/64777257
Distance: 49km
Elevation: 533m

Well done folks!

 

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COG Summer Ride

Monster COG Summer Ridebanchory16

Sat 20th July and/or Sat 3rd August
150miles / 240km
Probably 2-3000m ascent

We are planning a monster Carse of Gowrie summer ride around the Deeside loop from Inchture, taking in Cairn O Mount and Glenshee.

This will be on Sat 20th July and/or Sat 3rd August, depending on who is available and around the time. If there’s a good few folk we would do both. By my reckoning its about 150miles / 240km!!! Probably 2-3000m ascent. You will need an all day pass…….

We’ll stick together for the rides but you would need to be potentially self supporting for 12 hours! There will be lunch +\- coffee stops.

Please discuss on the ‘discussion forum‘ of the COG website, in particular indicating which, if either, date you’d be keen on provisionally coming along.

Cheers Ben
Club Captain
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COG Family BBQ

COG family summer BBQ

Saturday 27th of July
Ben & Jen’s House
Time: TBA

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Like the title suggests this is for the whole family so bring your better half and your children. Bikes and lycra optional. Please can you bring along some food/drink for the BBQ.

We will let you know more details as soon as possible. If you have any questions / suggestion then please discuss in our forum.
Look forward to see you all.
Club Captain Ben
COG Velo

 

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Trossachs Ton

The Lommond and Trossachs region is an area of outstanding beauty with big climbs and demon descents that cyclists love, including Duke’s Pass. What better way to spend your Sunday pedalling around the Trossachs Ton on Fathers Day. Magic!

There was a choice of a 34-mile, 66-mile or a tougher 98-mile routes.

http://app.strava.com/activities/60702663
Distance: 157km
Elevation: 2119m

Great effort all who took part and well done Tom for coming in 5th overall!

View the results on Action Medical Research website.
Photographs from the event.

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