Good loop last night and turned out to be a cracking ride and hopefully everyone got home before the darkness. Seemed like a bit of confusion coming down Knapp the group split in half. Again a big turn out of 10 riders with 1 new face, hope to see you all out again.
Inchture > Errol > Glencarse > Balbeggie > Abernyte > Lonforgan > Inchture
http://www.strava.com/activities/80331672
Distance: 52.5km
Elevation: 475m
Good ride folks!
COG Velo
Triathlon on the Isle of KerreraThree events over two days in brilliant scenery on the unspoilt Isle of Kerrera, just off the West coast of Scotland near the harbour of Oban.
DAY 1
550m Swim, 14km Cycle MTB, 8km Hill Run
550m Swim, 28km Cycle MTB, 8km Hill Run
DAY 2
550m Swim, 14km Cycle MTB, 8km Hill Run
Paul and Heidi competed on Day 1 and came in a rather impressive 15th overall for Paul on the longer event and Heidi finished 12th place in the ladies category for the slightly shorter event.
Day 2 saw our man Ali placing 9th out of the Male Vets category very well done considering it was his first ever Triathlon!
Find out more information from Craggy Island Triathlon and photographs and results from the event organisers Durty Events.
Reverse of our usual loop up 2 hills and back from Glencarse through Errol and to finish at Inchture. First hill was Rait and long and punishing climb followed by Kilspindie which is always fun – in a painful way 😉 The wind was never to far away last night, top effort from all and Pete looking good on the hills.
Inchture > Rait > Kilspindie > Balthayock > Glencarse > St Madoes > Errol > Inchture
http://www.strava.com/activities/78523860
Distance: 45.5km
Elevation: 550m
Good ride folks!
COG Velo
Very well done to those who took part in the St. Andrew’s Sportive cycle at the weekend. Olly, Steph and Pete all crossed the line in great times. Pete should be commended for his double Sportive weekend for 3rd place on Saturday at the Highland Perthshire Challenege and then completing the St. Andrews Sportive on the Sunday in 10th place.
It was rather difficult to work out the true times as not everyone should which ride they took part in as there were 3 distances. But I believe Pete came 10th Olly 11th and Steph 12th – super impressive for the 65 mile loop!
Results and photographs can be found on the St Andrews Sportive website.
Ken Laidlaw Sportive route starts at Hawick and tours the Scottish Borders and finishing back at Hawick. The long route is a distance of 104 miles (168 Km), and has 10 big climbs totalling 2422m.
Well done to Robbie for taking on this beast of a Sportive, great effort mate.
Find out more about the route and photos/results:
http://www.kenlaidlawsportive.co.uk/
No for wimps!
COG Velo
Outstanding effort from all who took part in the Highland Perthshire challenge.Ben 1st for the men and Kirsty 1st for the ladies!
COG Velo top the table with Chris (2nd) and Pete (3rd) taking the top 3 places in the 50 mile route and also finishing in an impressive time was Alasdair (26th).
The 100 mile COG guys had a rather frustrating time of it with Nick sustaining 4 punctures and a broken front derailleur 🙁 Even with all their troubles they still managed to finish in the top 20 with Pedro taking 6th, Jamie 7th and Nick finishing 17th overall.
Hope the road markings on the Collace climb spurred you guys on 😉
Results for 50 mile highland sportive
Results for 100 mile highland sportive
Looks like some were too fast for the official photographer on the day – ha ha!
Well done everyone
COG Velo
Big numbers last night with 10 riders hitting the hills of Carse. Nice short loop with climbs up Knapp and Jock’s Brae. Some people showing their form with Russell and Nick sprinting up Jock’s Brae, great effort guys.
Inchture > Longforgan > Knapp > Jock’s Brae > Collace > Knapp > Longforgan > Inchture
http://www.strava.com/activities/76744606
Distance: 47km
Elevation: 550m
Good ride folks!
COG Velo
As planned we cycled up to Little Glenshee which ordinarly would have been a very pleasant and scenic cycle however as we arrived at Perth the weather took a turn for the worst and it rained on and off for the remainder of our ride. The climb into little Glenshee itself was enjoyable not to steep and much longer than some expected. We should definately visit again sometime perhaps part of a longer ride and hopefully when the weather is much better i.e. no rain!
Good turn out with 10 riders including a new member Ali who came with us until Perth. Nice meeting you and hope to see you out again with us.
‘Superb navigational skills from Pete 🙂 ‘
Inchture > Rait > Perth > Almondbank > Pitcairngreen > Little Glenshee > Tullybelton > Bankfoot > Burrelton > Abernyte > Inchture
http://www.strava.com/activities/74977011
Distance: 88km
Elevation: 920m
Well done everyone especially due to the horrible rain, hope everyone dry’s out ready for next weeks ride.
COG Velo
This week numbers were slightly lower due to the holiday season but still we had 6 riders out enjoy the lovely weather, including 1 new member Neil – hope to see you out again. Everybody seemed to enjoy the route which turned out to be slightly longer than usual and covering 650m elevation! Nice sprinting up Glendoick from everyone Nick and Chris just making it to the top first – nice work chaps. Strong effort out of Newtyle guys even with the slight head wind.
Inchture > Glendoick > Perth Airport > Balbeggie > Kinrossie > Newtyle > Auchterhouse > Muirhead > Fowlis > Longforgan > Inchture
http://www.strava.com/activities/73205732
Distance: 70km
Elevation: 650m
Well done everyone!
COG Velo
Prudential Ride London – Surrey 100 in central London was the biggest cycling sportive ever held in the UK with 17,500 riders. Race was started at 6.00 am by Boris Johnson Mayor of London at Olympic Park and was well organised to handle the huge volume of cyclists. Boris also took part himself and finished just over 8 hours. Weather was ideal riding conditions, it wasn’t too hot, absolutely perfect. The route was mostly flat and fast with a couple of little hills, Box Hill and Leith Hill much easier than the Carse of Gowrie climbs we are used to 🙂
I was placed 181/17,500 with a time of 4hours 18mins. I even took a stint at the front coming into HUB 1 (25miles) – that was awesome! Although it was for a short distance, still its not everyday you get to pull along 17,500 cyclists!
Anyone interested in registering for next years ballot it opens.
It was a fantastic experience and I would thoroughly recommend it. Maybe a Team COG entry next year…?
Chris
COG Velo
