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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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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 Ride 30th May

COG Velo Club RideOne of our biggest turn outs so far on a club night! I counted 13 riders at the beginning and by the end we were 14, very impressive. Good pace last night and some fast times going up the hills – well done. Great night for it, sun was out and the wind was fine to which makes a change. And only 1 puncture last night for poor Nick (see photo).

Route > Glencarse + Kilspindie >Rait >Errol >Inchture
nick-puncture
http://app.strava.com/activities/57174334

Distance: 51.5km
Elevation: 550m

Well done folks!
COG Velo

News

Tour de Tay Club Ride this week

We will be doing a Tour de Tay this Thursday 23rd May 2013. Usually a clockwise trip to Dundee over Tay road bridge through Wormit – Newport – Newburgh – Perth over to Carse of Gowrie and finish up at Inchture Hotel. Hope to see a big turn out this week, many coggers returning from a cycling break in Majorca with good miles in their legs.(Lucky chaps!) Any questions or suggestions then please discuss in our forum.

We will meet at the usual place Inchture Hotel 6.30pm

Please note for any new comers this can take 3hours or more to complete the 52miles so you may want to remember warm clothes, food and lights.

Here is an idea of the route we take: http://app.strava.com/activities/44430434

COG Velo

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COG Ride 3rd May

Turned into a very eventful evening! Good number of riders 2 first timers Tom and Andrew. Although I don’t think Andrew will be back out for a few weeks as he came a cropper last night landed on his hand breaking small finger and bone in his elbow – hope you are better soon buddy. Weather was a bit wet but didn’t last too long. The ride was good it started with a blast out to Longforgan, up Knapp and over to Burrelton and down Balthayock. Then we rode over to St Madoes for a sprint back to Inchture. Some fast sprints!

http://app.strava.com/activities/51984913

Distance: 52km
Elevation: 458m

Good effort guys!
COG Velo

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COG Ride 25th April

Another big turn out last night a total of 10 bodies. Well it was a bit of a disaster with a total of 5 punctures – Poor Steph had 2! The ever present wind was also their to annoy us and while we waited on punctures to be fixed the temperature decided to fall – not nice brrr! At least we all made it back home safely. Couple of big climbs Glendoick & Kilspindie and some fast decending.

http://app.strava.com/activities/50674956

Distance: 39.6km
Elevation: 496m

Good effort folks!
COG Velo

Events, News

Kinross Sportive this Saturday

Looks like Carse of Gowrie Velo will be putting out a good size squad this Saturday for the Kinross Sportive. Hope everyone is prepared and ready for this very challenging Sportive. Bring on the nice weather!

SATURDAY 27th APRIL 2013

Registration is in the Loch Leven Community Campus (LLCC) and entry is through the quadrangle at the front of the building. Registration desks will be open from
08:00 until 09:30. Earliest start time of 8.30am and the plan is to be there for this time and all set off together! Discuss transport and lift share in the discussion forum.
You will have been emailed your rider number and your unique rider agreement form which you must sign nd bring with you.
More information and directions can be found on the Kinross Sportive Website: http://www.sportive-kinross.co.uk/
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COG Ride 18th April

Great turn out for thursday’s club ride, one of our biggest so far 11 bodies. The route took us up to Murthly – Meiklour then a Figure of 8 and back to Inchture Hotel. A few KOM’s on the way nice one Brian and the mandatory sprint to the 30mph signs which I think Ben was our points winner for the evening.

http://app.strava.com/activities/49466049

Distance: 62.8km
Elevation: 747m

Great effort folks and see you again next time.
COG Velo

 

News, ride

Tour of the Borders

Well done Ali and Ken for flying the flag of Carse of Gowrie Velo (COG). Weather was not very pleasant for you guys with strong wind, rain and I believe some roads were flooded also. Major kudos to you both for completing the ride in these terrible conditions around Peebles.

Find out more information on the Tour O’ the Borders website. Results can be found here.

See the route on Strava:- http://app.strava.com/activities/48794984