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Etape Loch Ness

Results and photos are up from the Ist Etape Loch Ness on Sunday.

Results and offical photos

In the papers and on tv – COG is on a roll this year! BBC News Video / News article.

Other photographs: Alba in Focus and Etape Loch Ness

Well done to all who took part at the weekend, the photos look amazing – very scenic Inverness route. I heard the climb was a bit tougher than most people expected. Superb effort from the Crawfords, Steve 15th overall and Fran 5th overall in the ladies category.

Rest up and have a beer or glass of wine you have earned it.
COG Velo

 

Crit on Campus Results

Pete: So race report goes something like this.

First event of the new road season, this was the inaugural (of hopefully many) COTCs. The team at the Stirling bike club put on a top class event, with a great course on the closed roads and car parks of Stirling Uni. Events from junior up to elite. Stars such as Davie Lines, Katie Archibald (world gold medallist last month!), rubbed shoulders with some of the COG elite (well that is how Pedro referred too himself until today ;-)).
In the youth race, COG Youth “did great” – Ben Fettes and Alfie George Finished in the top 5, Alfie riding away with the older age group to take the win!
In the cat 4’s, due to the large number of entries there were two races. Paul Fettes rode a storming race to finish 14th, Luis from the ABC was second. Paul was in the thick of it, leading for a couple of laps, and the first race was the fastest of the two cat 4s.
In the second race, Pedro Petrie started really strong, leading the first lap. Had it not had been for the cheering for some of the other fancied competitors (McComisky), he would have heard the bell and been on for the sprint. That, and the fact that no one notice that two had been away on the break for the entire race, meant that places could have been higher Pedro was a creditable 15th, I held on after a suicidal attempt at a break, for 19th.
In the womans race, world champion Katie Archibald won, with Thistle’s Beckie Nixon was an awesome 4th.
In the big race it was a fight out by the elite riders, with McCallum, Oliphant and Lines taking the top places. A nasty crash saw one of the St Andrews riders leave with a broken hand, the racing was hard!

Good day out for the Coggers, promising for the season ahead.

 

Lots of photos on their facebook page and flickr and the professional shots from ImacImages

Full race results for all races can be found on MyLaps website.

Strathpuffer 2014

1604784_198141493726082_1576792890_nTremendous effort from all who took part in last weekends gruelling Strathpuffer 24 hour mountain bike race. Conditions were very good with only light showers and temperatures staying above freezing. Our camp was fully kitted out with everything we needed food/equipment/warmth/lights/flag which was a great help and made it easier to deal with the long hard MTB race.

Team Strath Carnage had lots of technical trouble in the beginning with punctures, snapped chain and busted brakes but then settled in and produced a very respectable 47th (26 laps) in the team category.robbie-small

Team Old Coggers had no technical trouble which was unbelievably fortunate which allowed them to grind on at a very steady pace completing 32 laps and finishing 16th in the team category.

Superhuman Robbie is the undisputed animal of the weekend completing 28 laps and finishing 4th in the Solo category – very well done sir. Even with a busted wheel and snapped chain!

Team Old Coggers: Callum, Ben, Chris & Jay
Team Strath Carnage: Colin, Andy F, Andy R & Russell
And Solo Robbie Wilson also known as ‘one litre diesel

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View offical Strathpuffer photographs and results from the Strathpuffer 2014. Our strathpuffer photos can be viewed in the gallery. Individual laps can be viewed on Strava from most of the Puffer chaps.

 

If you like no sleep, lots of mud, being cold, wet and bone shaking descents this is definately for you. Location Strath Peffer near Inverness, Scotland. Check out the Strathpuffer website!
COG Velo

 

 

Craggy Island Triathlon

craggy-eventTriathlon on the Isle of Kerrera
Isle of Kerrera (Near Oban, Scotland)
August 31st & September 1st 2013

Three 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.

 

St Andrews Sportive

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.