COG Jersey spotted on Petal Power biking website. A bit of advertising for Carse of Gowrie – nice one Kirsty!
Ladies mountain biking club based in Cairngorm National Park check out their website if you would like to find out more.
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COG 10 mile TT (24th April 2014)
Our first club run Time Trial is almost upon us, hope everyone is ready for it!
Riders Starting Times Planned start is 7pm for first rider.
Registration will be from 6.00pm – 6.45pm.
COG TT Information Pack
Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd male, female and junior. Which will be handed out on the night.
Refreshments and toilets are available from Inchture Village hall before and after the event.
If you have any further questions please do not hesitate in contacting me.
Finding the Hall and Start Area
Ride safe and good luck!
Chris
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chris@cogvelo.co.uk
COG Time Trial – now closed
With only 7 days to go all the preperation is in full swing.
An email will be sent out to the riders tomorrow explaining parking and starting times.
It should be a great event with 30 riders signed up and all eager to take the title and set the first course record!
Good Luck to all riders!
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Nick Hardy Road Race – Report
Race Report from Nick – Nick Hardy Memorial Road Race
Date: Sunday 13th April 2014
Organiser: Angus Bike Chain
Well, it wasn’t really a race for me, just survival. I was a bit worried about riding on those narrow roads in a big bunch, but that didn’t turn out to be much of an issue! It kicked off ok, I was expecting it to be fast, but they just kept accelerating from the gun. I lost Alasdair and Steve at that point.
I saw Pedro sprinting past me and tried to get on his wheel but missed. I don’t even know if it was the wheel I was following that got gapped or me, but it didn’t take long for me to be sitting up and looking behind me for a group. The problem was that there wasn’t one! It was just ones and twos. So I had to catch the people getting dropped ahead and it wasn’t until I caught an Aberdeen wheeler (who promptly vomited on his arm) that I had someone to work with. It was into the wind and used a LOT of energy.
Then I was very pleased to see Pedro and get caught by a slightly bigger group at the end of the first lap (when I took a wrong turn and nearly went home) but we shed most of them on the first rise leaving us with (at most) a group of 5. A deeside guy, two Aberdeen wheelers and us. Well, until about 10k to go when I bonked and the elastic snapped.
Those last 10k were pretty grim. I lost 3 minutes to Pedro in that time. I was pretty sure that I was going to vomit.
I finished 39th, 17 minutes down on the winner.
So it was fun!
Let’s do it again next year…
Right, Paul?
Results can be found on the British Cycling website.
Well done chaps great effort!
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Nick Hardy Memorial Road Race
The Nick Hardy Memorial Road Race is an 80km road race around Monikie Country Park by Dundee, over 3 laps of a sporting course, finishing off the public roads within Monikie Country Park.
Nick was a promising young member of the Carnoustie Cycling Club who passed away in his sleep whilst on a training camp in Majorca in 1993. The trophy has been awarded every year since and Nicks parents have attended and supported every edition of the race.
The race is for 3rd and 4th category Seniors and Masters, plus 2nd, 3rd and 4th category Women and Junior riders. 60 places are available online to be selected by the organiser as detailed in the rider information section.
I will retain a further 20 places, pending permission to increase the field size, to be allocated at my discretion to under represented groups, principally women and junior riders, then from the waiting list.
Registration and more information can be found on the British Cycling website. Organisers website Angus Bike Chain CC.
Good Luck for those who were lucky enough to get a place.
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Ythan CC APR Road Race
Brief Race Report from Ali
Ythan CC APR
Sunday 30th March 2014
It was freezing cold, I started in Group 3 of 6 with many strong riders. The race was 3 laps of 11 miles, with a 14% climb in the middle. As always in the cold it took me a lap to find my legs. I was chewing the bars for most of the first lap – I really should have worn knee warmers, my legs were like blocks of ice. Our group split on the climb and 5 of us got away. We were caught by Group 4 in the second lap and then we split again on the climb. This time my legs were better so I made the split. On lap 3 we were caught by Groups 5 & 6 just after the climb and we rode full gas to chase the front group which was still off the front. We never caught them, eventually rolling in 51 secs behind.
Happy to finish in the bunch in my first road race for nearly two years. Felt stronger as the race went on, but would have been better with warmer legs. Also didn’t drink enough or even take a gel on board.
Results are available on the British Cycling Website.
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COG Spring Ride
Sunday, April 6
at 8:30am – 2:00pm
Starting and finishing at the Tay Bridge car park
We are planning a big Spring ride to clear out the cob webs. It will be 80 miles or so loop of Fife.
Here is the route on Strava:
Spring Ride, Elie cafe stop
Spring Ride, Elie cafe stop
We will discuss more on the facebook COG Discussion group.
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Mad March Sportive
Anyone fancy a mothersday cycle in Fife?
Pedal Powered Events have organised a second sportive on Mothersday. With the balance on the St Andrews Sportive settled, it’s time for a cheeky wee season opener taking in some of our favourite hills.
Sunday March 30th 2014
Entry costs £16
Registration opens at 9am From the Car Park in Ceres
Route is a 2 lap loop in a rough figure of 8.
Starting in Ceres & taking in Lower Largo, New Gilston, Largoward, Peat Inn, Pitscottie & Strathkinness & heading back to Ceres for lap 2.
http://www.mapmyfitness.com/routes/view/359924667
Find out more info on their website: http://www.themadmarchsportive.co.uk
Crit on Campus Results
Pete: So race report goes something like this.
First event of the new road season, this was the inaugural (of hopefully many) COTCs. The team at the Stirling bike club put on a top class event, with a great course on the closed roads and car parks of Stirling Uni. Events from junior up to elite. Stars such as Davie Lines, Katie Archibald (world gold medallist last month!), rubbed shoulders with some of the COG elite (well that is how Pedro referred too himself until today ;-)).
In the youth race, COG Youth “did great” – Ben Fettes and Alfie George Finished in the top 5, Alfie riding away with the older age group to take the win!
In the cat 4’s, due to the large number of entries there were two races. Paul Fettes rode a storming race to finish 14th, Luis from the ABC was second. Paul was in the thick of it, leading for a couple of laps, and the first race was the fastest of the two cat 4s.
In the second race, Pedro Petrie started really strong, leading the first lap. Had it not had been for the cheering for some of the other fancied competitors (McComisky), he would have heard the bell and been on for the sprint. That, and the fact that no one notice that two had been away on the break for the entire race, meant that places could have been higher Pedro was a creditable 15th, I held on after a suicidal attempt at a break, for 19th.
In the womans race, world champion Katie Archibald won, with Thistle’s Beckie Nixon was an awesome 4th.
In the big race it was a fight out by the elite riders, with McCallum, Oliphant and Lines taking the top places. A nasty crash saw one of the St Andrews riders leave with a broken hand, the racing was hard!
Good day out for the Coggers, promising for the season ahead.
Lots of photos on their facebook page and flickr and the professional shots from ImacImages
Full race results for all races can be found on MyLaps website.
Adventure Show COG Velo on TV
Russell and Ben make an appearence on TV!
The Adventure show – 17th March 2014
Dougie Vipond talks us through the gruelling Strathpuffer 2014!
Where 2 COG teams (8 riders) took part in this years race and the man that is Robbie came 4th in the Solos!
Russell sporting his COG hoodie for a short interview. Ben says a few brief words as he picks himself up after a fall – oops!
Brilliant publicity chaps.
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