Our man Robbie taking on the mighty Bealach and coming in an impressive 4th overall – what an awesome performance!
Find out more about the event and photos/results on the Hands on Events website.
Hands on Events
Brilliant
COG Velo
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
This Sunday St. Andrews will host the St. Andrews Sportive cycle event now in its 2nd year and bigger than last year, with over 400 riders this year. There are a choice of 3 routes 48 miles, 66 miles and 88 miles with 4427 feet of climbing. Looks like they will be very nice routes through fife with some interesting climbs.
For more information visit St. Andrews Sportive website
We would like to wish our Carse of Gowrie entrants the best of luck.
COG Velo
Good luck to all who are taking part in the Highland Perthshire Challenge on Saturday. Most are riding the shorter route 50 miles however some are tackling the 100 miles – tough nuts! As it is a very local Sportive close to Carse of Gowrie, finishing at Perth Airport the plan is to ride back to Glencarse Highland Games for beers. Find out more from their facebook page.
Anyone wishing to take part or for route information visit: Highland Perthshire Challenge website.
Ride hard and have fun!
COG Velo
