Go Simon Go!! - The result
in message , JohnB ') wrote:
MartinM wrote: Simon Brooke wrote: What is 'vet standard time'? Hmm, you're asking now,from memory I think it's an average time that riders do once over the age of 40; starts at 1.06.30 for a 25 at the age of 40 IIRC and increases by 30s every year of age or therabouts; www.rttc.org.uk should have it all. Or even the vtta as he http://www.vtta.org.uk/standard.html It seems a 50 year old should be aiming to beat 27mins 33 secs. Oh good, so they don't even agree, then? CTT says 00:26:54 URL:http://www.cyclingtimetrials.nt-webspace.net/pages/resources/vets_targets_1.htm And, as I say, nae chance. 27 and a half minutes looks a tad more credible, but is still stretching it for me. Never mind, I'm as fast as a 62 year old, apparently... There are even Standards for 109 year old riders :-0 I knew TT's were mainly for riders 'getting on a bit in years' but ...109 ...I mean... Blimey. Old cyclists never die, they just get cranky... -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ There are no messages. The above is just a random stream of bytes. Any opinion or meaning you find in it is your own creation. |
Go Simon Go!! - The result
Arthur Clune wrote:
Simon Brooke wrote: We'll have at most two or three more cracks at the Craignair course before my birthday. Then I'd expect you to go under 30 mins before your birthday then. No question in my mind, barring injuries or ludicrously bad weather. (Spits into hands, turns round 3 times, touches wood, mutters, "God forbid.") -- Dave... |
Go Simon Go!! - The result
On Tue, 9 Aug 2005 20:58:38 +0100, "Andrew"
wrote: Conditions were a bit windy tonight Alison and I were out warming up on the course and Simon was off number 2 and passed us looking very stylish and fast, nice low tuck, yellow cap adding a touch of class to the outfit - Alison commented that he looked smooth and fast When we passed him on the turn he acknowledged us but didn't wave this time, saving those precious seconds - the boy was on a mission A nasty headwind on the way back slowed a lot of people down but Simon rolled on looking smooth At the finish, times were read out, I didn't hear Simons time but I did hear the phrase "Bugger" waft across the group People of uk.rec.cycling - you didn't try hard enough, there was not enough will power from the group 30 mins 6 secs Simon, come out with me for a few interval sessions and we will wipe those 6 seconds of the map! What is the average vertical distance climbed per mile for these courses? I checked the VTTA site, but couldn't find any details about the actual courses. |
Go Simon Go!! - The result
Simon Brooke wrote:
Well, my times for that course for this year are as follows: Apr 12, 2005 Simon Brooke 34:25 Apr 26, 2005 Simon Brooke 32:45 May 17, 2005 Simon Brooke 32:23 May 31, 2005 Simon Brooke 31:29 Jun 14, 2005 Simon Brooke 31:22 Jul 12, 2005 Simon Brooke 30:32 Aug 9, 2005 Simon Brooke 30:06 Look on the bright side. Continuing with that rate of improvement, I reckon by Christmas 2007 you will be finishing before you started ;-) -- Tony "I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't" Anon |
Doping was Go Simon Go!! - The result
JohnB wrote: Clive George wrote: At what level do the drug rules come into effect? As soon as you enter an event where the organising body has rules relating to drugs. Googling a bit about Tom Simpson has revealed a fairly heavy conspiracy of silence about doping, and a lot of unpleasant mud slinging by people who should know better. Personally I think doping in cycling needs to be kicked firmly out into the open and the gutter. Someone once justified doping to me on the basis that if I wasn't feeling too good but had to go to work I would take something, so professional cyclists were Ok to do it as their livelihood depended on it; fortunately a minority view. |
Doping was Go Simon Go!! - The result
"MartinM" wrote in message
oups.com... JohnB wrote: Clive George wrote: At what level do the drug rules come into effect? As soon as you enter an event where the organising body has rules relating to drugs. Googling a bit about Tom Simpson has revealed a fairly heavy conspiracy of silence about doping, and a lot of unpleasant mud slinging by people who should know better. Personally I think doping in cycling needs to be kicked firmly out into the open and the gutter. See also Graham Obree's comments on the matter. I'm not talking about doping though. I'm talking about stuff people take to stay alive (literally). cheers, clive |
Go Simon Go!! - The result
in message , Chas
') wrote: On Tue, 9 Aug 2005 20:58:38 +0100, "Andrew" wrote: Conditions were a bit windy tonight Alison and I were out warming up on the course and Simon was off number 2 and passed us looking very stylish and fast, nice low tuck, yellow cap adding a touch of class to the outfit - Alison commented that he looked smooth and fast When we passed him on the turn he acknowledged us but didn't wave this time, saving those precious seconds - the boy was on a mission A nasty headwind on the way back slowed a lot of people down but Simon rolled on looking smooth At the finish, times were read out, I didn't hear Simons time but I did hear the phrase "Bugger" waft across the group People of uk.rec.cycling - you didn't try hard enough, there was not enough will power from the group 30 mins 6 secs Simon, come out with me for a few interval sessions and we will wipe those 6 seconds of the map! What is the average vertical distance climbed per mile for these courses? I don't know about 'these courses' but 'this course' is from here URL:http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=282300&y=560395&z=4 to he URL:http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=280165&y=553635&z=4 and return. As it's an 'out and back' course there's obviously no net climb but as you can see there are small hills at Kirkennan and at Screel. I'm told that there are a lot of time trial courses, particularly in the south of England, which are on busy trunk-road dual carriageways, so I can't tell you whether ours is in any way typical. -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ ;; For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth ;; knowledge increaseth sorrow.." - Ecclesiastes 1:18 |
Doping was Go Simon Go!! - The result
Clive George wrote: See also Graham Obree's comments on the matter. links please? |
Doping was Go Simon Go!! - The result
"MartinM" wrote in message
ups.com... Clive George wrote: See also Graham Obree's comments on the matter. links please? Sorry, don't have any. It's mentioned in his book. When he joined a pro squad, he was expected to put up a couple of grand for 'medication' or somesuch. He didn't, and left not much later. cheers, clive |
Go Simon Go!! - The result
Simon Brooke wrote: As it's an 'out and back' course there's obviously no net climb but still climbs and falls en route surely even if it ends up at the same place. Not sure how a TT qualifies as hilly; for an audax it needs to be a minimum of 1500m in 100km but probably a lot less for a TT. As most TT courses were devised in about 1492 there must be a fairly old fashioned formula for calculating them. |
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