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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!

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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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Crit on Campus 23rd March

Crit on the Campus, 23 March 2014

A Stirling Bike Club event in conjunction with the University of Stirling

A veritable closed circuit extravaganza! Blow away those winter cobwebs with a bracing circuit race around Scotland’s most beautiful campus-based University.

Its a short course of only 0.87 miles so plenty of laps to set your head spinning! Check out the Map.

Good Luck to COG chaps taking part this weekend.
COG Velo

Thistle Reliability Ride 16th March

Dundee Thistle reliability rides will start from the Millenium Hall in Birkhill. Registration will open from 9am. Hot and cold refreshments will be available after the ride at the Millenium Hall. A charge of £5 per rider will be levied to cover hall hire and refreshments.

There is a choice of 3 routes:

Short route – 36 miles
The short ride will depart at 11 am and will proceed at an easy pace, ensuring nobody is left behind.

Medium Route – 54 miles
The medium route will depart at 10.30 and will travel at a normal ‘club run’ pace.

Longer route – 75 miles
The long route will depart at 9.45 am and will travel at a brisker pace.

Find out more information and maps over on Dundee Thistle website.

 

Wheelers Reliability Ride – 9th March

The Dundee Wheelers Jim Soutar Memorial Reliability Trial this Sunday 9th March 2014 at 10am starting from the Millenium Hall, Birkhill / Muirhead.

There is a choice of 3 routes available and price is £5:

Route 1 – 70 Miles (start at 10am) – Muirhead, Newtyle, Glamis, Kirriemuir, Alyth, Blairgowrie, Dunkeld, Spittalfield, Coupar Angus, Tullybaccart, Muirhead

Route 2 – 50 Miles (start at 10:30am) – Muirhead, Newtyle, Coupar Angus, Blairgowrie, Dunkeld, Spittalfield, Coupar Angus, Tullybaccart, Muirhead

Route 3 – 30 Miles (start 11am) – Muirhead, Newtyle, Meigle, Alyth, Blairgowrie, Coupar Angus, Tullybaccart, Muirhead

For more information and maps check out the Wheelers website.

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COG 10 mile TT – April 24th

We are very excited to be hosting our first Carse of Gowrie Velo event

COG 10 mile TT
Venue: Inchture Village Hall
Date: 24th April 2014
Time: 7pm
Cost: £10

Route is Ballindean to Glendoick junction and back 10 miles exactly. You can check the COG 10 mile TT segment on strava. Tea, coffee, cake and refreshments available after the event at Inchture Village Hall.

Note: You must be a member of British Cycling and hold a valid race licence.

Register now via the British Cycling website.

Anyone wishing to help out with the marshalling please email Carse of Gowrie Velo.

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John Muir winter carnival cyclo cross

Looked like a great day for it at Fox Lake for the John Muir Winter Carnival CycloCross Race. Although pictures show it was very muddy and a tough one. Best COG result of the weekend was Ben Fettes came in an awesome 2nd in the first race of the day!

Photos posted on our Facebook Discussion Group and the offical photos can be found here and on Flickr.

 

Well done chaps!
COG Velo

Strathpuffer 2014

1604784_198141493726082_1576792890_nTremendous effort from all who took part in last weekends gruelling Strathpuffer 24 hour mountain bike race. Conditions were very good with only light showers and temperatures staying above freezing. Our camp was fully kitted out with everything we needed food/equipment/warmth/lights/flag which was a great help and made it easier to deal with the long hard MTB race.

Team Strath Carnage had lots of technical trouble in the beginning with punctures, snapped chain and busted brakes but then settled in and produced a very respectable 47th (26 laps) in the team category.robbie-small

Team Old Coggers had no technical trouble which was unbelievably fortunate which allowed them to grind on at a very steady pace completing 32 laps and finishing 16th in the team category.

Superhuman Robbie is the undisputed animal of the weekend completing 28 laps and finishing 4th in the Solo category – very well done sir. Even with a busted wheel and snapped chain!

Team Old Coggers: Callum, Ben, Chris & Jay
Team Strath Carnage: Colin, Andy F, Andy R & Russell
And Solo Robbie Wilson also known as ‘one litre diesel

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View offical Strathpuffer photographs and results from the Strathpuffer 2014. Our strathpuffer photos can be viewed in the gallery. Individual laps can be viewed on Strava from most of the Puffer chaps.

 

If you like no sleep, lots of mud, being cold, wet and bone shaking descents this is definately for you. Location Strath Peffer near Inverness, Scotland. Check out the Strathpuffer website!
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Strathpuffer 24hr Enduro

Beware Crazy Coggers Alert!

This weekend will see 2 teams of Crazy Coggers heading up north to Strathpeffer near Inverness to take on the mighty Strathpuffer 24 hour mountain bike race. Temperatures will be between -10 and +10 making it very cold and yes there is snow and ice – brrr!

So what does it involve? Basically you do as many laps of the course (7 miles) as you can within the allotted time 24 hours. Aswell as riding constantly you have to eat, keep warm and stop your bike from breaking under the brutal conditions. Who needs sleep anyway?

If anyone is interested in following the event live:
Strathpuffer 24 hr Enduro live

We also have to wish the mad man Robbie best of luck as he is taking on the race as a solo entry – NUTTER!

GOOD LUCK!
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Christmas Caper 2013

Tremendous day out!

Lots of riders out 18 in total and lots of people making an extra special effort to pimp themselves and bikes. Top marks go to Ben for not only dressing as Santa but also for bringing Santa’s sleigh to. Now what can we say about Pete…? he may have been a tad scary in his Santa skin suit… but it was super funny – well done Pete!


THE RESULTS

Almost a clean sweep from Pedro winning the first 4 stages – superb performance!

Russell secured the final stage victory with Ben placing 2nd and Pedro settling for 3rd.
Strava Route: COG Christmas Caper 2013

Lots of great photos psoted on our facebook group page. We would also like to thank the Duncan family for their hard work and hospitality in organising and supplying the wonderful food!

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