It is the 3rd Thursday of the month so the usual plan is to have a longer ride either a Dunkeld Dash or Tour de Tay.
However as we are riding an epic 150 miles on Saturday, tomorrow evening will be a loop up to Craigowl and back to Inchture still about 40 miles. Weather looks great to!
http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=580517
Any questions / suggestion use the discussion forum.
COG Velo
The route of the Etape du Tour 2013 is exceptionally a loop, allowing a unique place for the village, the start and the finish.
The start will be at the heart of Annecy, there will be a few miles longer than the route of the Tour de France.
Annecy (D1508) – St-Jorioz – La Chapelle St Maurice – Bellecombe en Bauges – Le Chatelard – Aillon le Vieux – Thoiry – St Jean d’Arvey – La Féclaz – Trévignin – St Offenge Dessus – Pont de l’Abîme – Gruffy – Quintal – Montée du Semnoz
Côte de Puget (5,4 km à 5,8%)
Col de Leschaux (3,6 km à 6,2%)
Côte de Aillons-le-Vieux (6 km à 4%)
Col des Prés (3,5 km à 6,5%)
Col du Mont-Revard (16 km à 5,4%)
Montée finale du Semnoz (11 km à 8,3%)
http://app.strava.com/activities/65360411
Distance: 128km
Elevation: 4674m
Well done Chris fantastic effort! Anyone fancy doing it in the future find out more on L’etape du tour website.
COG Velo
La Marmotte GranFondo is the mother and father of all sportives cycling events. The route covers 174km of alpine cycling featuring the epic Col du Glandon and Col du Galibier.
After an epic 5,180m of climbing, La Marmotte finishes with the tortuos ascent of 21 hairpin bends to Alpe d’Huez (1,880m), scene of many literally breathtaking finishes in Le Tour de France.
The following cols feature in La Marmotte:
Find out more on La Marmotte website.
http://app.strava.com/activities/65360210
Distance: 189km
Elevation: 4970m
Well done Tom ‘Epic Ride’ and the heat must have been unbearable. Look forward to hearing all about it.
COG Velo
Tour de Tay
Good turn out with 9 riders up for the Tour de Tay last night, with 2 new riders along for the ride (Nick & Jamie). Well done guys it certainly was not a slow pace last night hope you are not too sore today! Weather was a cold evening and the wind was at times unpleasant, however we battled through and had an enjoyable ride through Perthshire and Fife.
Route: Inchture > Rait > Scone > Perth > Bridge of Earn > Abernethy > Newburgh > Gauldry > Wormit > Newport-on-Tay > Dundee > Invergowrie > Inchture
http://app.strava.com/activities/55901583
Distance: 84.5km
Elevation: 710m
Well done guys!
COG Velo
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
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
It has been confirmed that Kirkcaldy will again stage the opening round of the Tour Series as 10 top British teams begin their five-week battle on May 14 to be crowned champions of the series, which sees teams go head to head for victory.
We should make an effort to go and watch this stage!
