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Highland Perthshire Results

photo1Outstanding effort from all who took part in the Highland Perthshire challenge.

Two 1st’s this weekend for COG Velo!

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

 

Highland Perthshire Challenge

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

Ride London 2013

chris-kennedy-cog-veloPrudential 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!

My ride is on Strava

Anyone interested in registering for next years ballot it opens.

Monday 12 August 2013
Ride London 2014 Registration

It was a fantastic experience and I would thoroughly recommend it. Maybe a Team COG entry next year…?
Chris
COG Velo