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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
inchture


 Ride safe and good luck!
Chris
COG Velo
chris@cogvelo.co.uk

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COG Ride 17th April

3rd Thursday of the month means a longer club ride and last night was ‘Dunkeld Dash’. Strong riding from Pete who led the group around the Dunkeld loop – going very strong just now Pete! Couple of new faces out last night which is great, nice to meet you Neil & Nico. Hope you enjoyed the longer ride.

Inchture > Abernyte >Burrelton >Murthly > Dunkeld > Blairgowrie > Meikleour > Burrelton > Abernyte > Inchture Hotel

http://www.strava.com/activities/131287482
Distance: 85km
Elevation: 1000m

Well done gents.
COG Velo

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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!
COG Velo

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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!
COG Velo

 

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COG Ride 10th April

Weather and lighter evenings has brought more riders out, which is great. Fast riding last night with Pedro keeping the pace high and taking a KOM while he was at it, Nice!

Inchture > Longforgan > Knapp > Littleton > Tullybaccart > Pitnappy > Newtyle > Muirhead > Liff > Fowlis > Berryhill > Balruddery > Mill Hill > Longforgan > Inchture

http://www.strava.com/activities/128894561
Distance: 49km
Elevation: 560m

Well done folks.
COG Velo

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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.
COG Velo

 

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COG Ride 3rd April

Last night was a test run of our COG Time Trial event on 24th April 2014. It went very well with some quick times too!

Results from our TT test route:

Ballindean > Glendoick

Pedro 24.30
Paul 26.54
Pete 27.01
Neil 27.16
Ben U 27.18
Brian 28.10
Nico 28.11
Jay 28.39
Olly 28.55
Russel 29.22
Ben F 29.39
Katie 29.44

http://www.strava.com/activities/126648269
Distance: 30km
Elevation: 168m

Thanks to everyone for taking part, and for their pain and suffering tonight.
COG Velo

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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.

COG Velo

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COG Ride 27th March

Enjoyable loop to Perth and back to Inchture taking in some nice climbs – Glencarse, Kinnoull, Rait and Kinnaird. The wind was a bit rubbish on our return but we had some strong legs on the front Pedro and Nick – nice work chaps.

 

Inchture >Errol > St. Madoes > Glencarse > Kinfauns > Kinnoull Hill > Perth > Scone > Rait > Kinnaird > Abernyte > Inchture

http://www.strava.com/activities/124465975
Distance: 59km
Elevation: 600m

Great effort guys!
COG Velo

Carse of Gowrie Cycling Club