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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
COG Velo

 

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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.

COG Velo

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Dunkeld Dash 20th June

dunkeld-dash-photoDear COG member, This Thursday is the 3rd Thursday of June and COG Velo will be heading out on one its longer club rides. The plan is to go for a Dunkeld Dash, this is an 85km ride and will take 3+ hours. We will meet at 6.30pm prompt outside the hotel as usual aiming to get on the move as promptly possible. Most riders will want to be home before 10pm and as such the average speed will likely be a little higher than on most club rides around the Carse.

Please remember to bring a warm layer, lights and some fuel incase of any problems. A link to a map of the route can be found on the club website ‘club rides‘ page. If you prefer to ride a shorter route but still wish to come along at the start then it is easy enough to turn around at various points and do a shorter loop. If you plan to do this then please get back to me or use the website discussions page so others can see the options available.

http://www.strava.com/activities/9297949

Distance: 85km
Elevation: 1010m

Be prepared – Food, clothes and lights!

So, see you Thursday.
The Secretary.

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COG – Glen Isla Ride

angus-glensA trip up the Glens!
Yesterday saw a small group of Carse of Gowrie cyclists enjoying the Angus Glens. It was a big cycle, Glen Isla loop covering 120Km and up nearly 1500 metres of climbing – very well done folks.

Inchture > Abernyte > Meigle > Loch Kinnordy > Loch of Lintrathen > Glen Isla > Black Water > Bridge of Cally > Blairgowrie > Meikelour > Kinrossie > Collace > Abernyte > Inchture

http://app.strava.com/activities/60739699
Distance: 120km
Elevation: 1463m

Well done Pete, Steph and Pedro.

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COG Ride 13th June

cog-ride-13062013-photoCarse of Gowrie 10 riders out for our Thursday COG Ride which is great. Weather was good cycling conditions warm and cloudy with a little wind. We rode from Inchture to Longforgan up Knapp over to Balbeggie. Then towards Rait and down Kilspindie folowed by a sprint along the Errol to Inchture road back to Inchture Hotel. Small good climbs up Knapp and Jocks Brae – Russell showing how its done of course. 🙂
http://app.strava.com/activities/60154859
Distance: 47km
Elevation: 492m

Well done to all riders!

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Cairngorm Classic 15th June

cairngorm-classic-2012Another Sportive coming up very soon, this weekend is the Cairngorm Classic. Which offers 2 routes 50 miles or 100 miles. The UK’s highest event on a public roads (632m) – Finishes on Scotland’s Alpe D’huez at the Cairngorm Ski Centre.  The routes take you from the heights of Cairngorm through the north of the Spey Valley. Plenty climbing but is a very enjoyable ride through the Cairngorms.

Route
Cairngorm-Coylumbridge-Nethy Bridge B970-W on unclassified road to A939-Bridge of Brown-Wester Fodderlett-N on B9136-Glenlivet-Bridge of Avon-A95 Marypark-B9102 Grantown on Spey-N on A939- Dava-W on unclassified road to B9007-S to Duthil-W on A938-Carrbridge-S on B9153-W on A95-SE to Boat of Garten-S on B970 Coylumbridge-Cairngorm Car Park

Find out more and entry details Cairngorm Classic

Good Luck to all Carse of Gowrie peeps who are taking part this weekend!
COG Velo

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Dundee Thistle TT Results

thistle-ttGreat performance from Carse of Gowrie boys last night all finishing around 25 minute mark. Weather was very wet – hot showers and rest up until thursday is in order. Also little Ben should get a mention for his impressive effort – well done!

Dundee Thistle 10 mile Time Trial in Coupar Angus, Perthshire.
http://app.strava.com/activities/59778776

Results

Position Firstname LastName Club Finish time Category
1 Stephen Cairns Perth United Cycling Club 00:21:50
2 Brian Sproul Dundee Thistle RC 00:22:32
3 Ewan Taylor Perth United 00:22:54
4 Robert McLean Angus Bike Chain 00:22:56
5 Joe Nicholson Aberdeen Wheelers CC 00:23:02
6 Angus Wilson Dundee Thistle RC 00:23:36
7 Fraser Martin Perth United Cycling Club 00:23:41 J
8 Andrew Kilpatrick Team Right Move Windows 00:24:01
9 Keith Johnston lakeland CC 00:24:34
10 Robert Hamilton Glasgow Cycle Team 00:24:35
11 Russell Duncan Carse of Gowrie Velo (COG Velo) 00:25:12
12 John Shelley Perth United Cycling Club 00:25:15
13 Peter Ross Carse of Gowrie Velo (COG Velo) 00:25:19
14 Paul Petrie Carse of Gowrie Velo (COG Velo) 00:25:20
15 Paul Fettes Carse of Gowrie Velo (COG Velo) 00:25:27
16 Ben Ulyatt Carse of Gowrie Velo (COG Velo) 00:25:59
17 Jason Hardy Carse of Gowrie Velo (COG Velo) 00:26:07
18 Luis Coutinho Dundee Thistle RC 00:26:16
19 Fergus Dargie Dundee Wheelers CC 00:26:51
20 Alister Merry Discovery Junior Cycling Club 00:27:31 A
21 Martin Lawson Deeside Thistle CC 0:27:50
22 Neil McEwan Unattached 00:29:57
23 Dave Cashley Unattached 00:29:59
24 Katherine Gallagher Dundee Thistle RC 00:30:25 L
25 Ben Fettes Discovery Junior Cycling Club 00:30:56 B
26 David Mitchell Perth United Cycling Club 00:31:16
27 Joseph Thompson Angus Bike Chain 00:31:38
DNS Robert Tree Deeside Thistle CC DNS
DNS Ken Tree Deeside Thistle CC DNS
DNS James Tree Deeside Thistle CC DNS

Information from Dundee Thistle Facebook page.

Well done COG Velo!

Carse of Gowrie Cycling Club