Organiser: Perth United Cycling Club
Event: Eddie Morgan Road Race
Date: Sunday 8th June 2014
Is open for entries via British Cycling.
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Etape Caledonia 2014
Bring on the Etape!
Well Etape Caledonia 2014 is this Sunday, good luck to all who are taking part this year. Weather looks pretty good for Pitlochry and surrounding area so we will be expecting to see some Coggers in the top 50 😉
Start Times are available from the Etape website.
For more information visit Etape Caledonia website.
Enjoy the scenic route around Perthshire.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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John Muir winter carnival cyclo cross
Looked like a great day for it at Fox Lake for the John Muir Winter Carnival CycloCross Race. Although pictures show it was very muddy and a tough one. Best COG result of the weekend was Ben Fettes came in an awesome 2nd in the first race of the day!
Photos posted on our Facebook Discussion Group and the offical photos can be found here and on Flickr.
Well done chaps!
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Strathpuffer 24hr Enduro
Beware Crazy Coggers Alert!
This weekend will see 2 teams of Crazy Coggers heading up north to Strathpeffer near Inverness to take on the mighty Strathpuffer 24 hour mountain bike race. Temperatures will be between -10 and +10 making it very cold and yes there is snow and ice – brrr!
So what does it involve? Basically you do as many laps of the course (7 miles) as you can within the allotted time 24 hours. Aswell as riding constantly you have to eat, keep warm and stop your bike from breaking under the brutal conditions. Who needs sleep anyway?
If anyone is interested in following the event live:
Strathpuffer 24 hr Enduro live
We also have to wish the mad man Robbie best of luck as he is taking on the race as a solo entry – NUTTER!
GOOD LUCK!
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Etape Caledonia Start Times
COG Velo will be well represented by both men and females at this years Etape Caledonia. Remember you can check your start times from Etape Caledonia’s website.
Good Luck!
Dundee and District Hill-Climb Championships
COG Velo in the News!
Big well done to Russell and Ben who took part in Saturdays Dundee and District Hill climb championships. Highest place was Russell being on the podium for 3 and Ben not to far behind picking up 9th place. Amazing effort guys!
Read full article: Dundee and District Hill-Climb Championships