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in message . com,
MartinM ') wrote: dkahn400 wrote: Compared to himself, of course. The Race of Truth is against oneself as much as the other riders. one 'truth' hit me at the age of 40; the fact that I was never going to make vet standard time. A tried and tested way of sorting the wheat from the chaff. What is 'vet standard time'? -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ ;; I'll have a proper rant later, when I get the time. |
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Simon Brooke wrote:
Yesterday there seemed a very good chance of doing it, and I /just/ missed it It's always the worst when you get so close to change the minute isn't it? It's totally arbitary of course, but it gets me everytime as well! course which starts straight up a bloody big one. 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. Good luck! Arthur -- Arthur Clune PGP/GPG Key: http://www.clune.org/pubkey.txt The struggle of people against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting - Milan Kundera |
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Simon Brooke wrote: in message . com, MartinM ') wrote: dkahn400 wrote: Compared to himself, of course. The Race of Truth is against oneself as much as the other riders. one 'truth' hit me at the age of 40; the fact that I was never going to make vet standard time. A tried and tested way of sorting the wheat from the chaff. 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. Most if not all TT's have a prize for the vet who beats his/her standard time by the biggest margin. Just to rub it in they often write the minus times (ie mine) in red in the finish board. Watching my time go up in red was enough to convince me to move on. But a lot of riders love it and more power to them; to beat a PB is a great feeling, even though I only did it twice. |
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"Simon Brooke" wrote in message ... What is 'vet standard time'? Something which one requires a doctorate in quantum mechanics to understand ;-) The details are, IIRC correctly online at www.ctt.org.uk under rider/officials' info and then veterans' target times. Cheers, helen s |
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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. 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. John B |
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"wafflycat" waffles*A*T*v21net*D*O*T*co*D*O*T*uk wrote in message
... The details are, IIRC correctly online at www.ctt.org.uk under rider/officials' info and then veterans' target times. At what level do the drug rules come into effect? I do find it amusing that I would need a note from my GP in order to ride a TT - when would this be necessary? (not that I'm likely to) cheers, clive |
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"Clive George" wrote in message ... At what level do the drug rules come into effect? I do find it amusing that I would need a note from my GP in order to ride a TT - when would this be necessary? (not that I'm likely to) cheers, clive The UCI rules on banned substances apply to TT-ing, period, no matter what level. The rules as regards a medical note from doctor are clear. I use an inhaler periodically, so yes, even at my pathetically poor level of TT-ing, I duly got a note from GP and lodged it with BCF. One has to set a good example to one's offspring! I've made our GP aware of Nathan's sporting interest and of where the UCI rules can be obtained. I asked that a note be put on Nathan's records that if he requires any medical treatment, the prescribing doc needs to know of the cycling situation and bear that in mind. Cheers, helen s |
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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. I do find it amusing that I would need a note from my GP in order to ride a TT - when would this be necessary? Doctors' notes are a bit of a joke within cycling circles, given those that suddenly appear when cheats are caught. "The EPO was for my aunt's sick dog" and similar excuses come to mind. John B |
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"JohnB" wrote in message
... 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. Oh well. I'm not going to bother my GP for the sake of a TT. Should I do one, I'd probably not bother declaring my drug use - it's not as if I'm fast enough for people to worry about. Fortunately it seems trailquest people don't worry quite so much. cheers, clive |
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in message , "wafflycat"
waffles*A*T*v21net*D*O*T*co*D*O*T*uk ('') wrote: "Simon Brooke" wrote in message ... What is 'vet standard time'? Something which one requires a doctorate in quantum mechanics to understand ;-) The details are, IIRC correctly online at www.ctt.org.uk under rider/officials' info and then veterans' target times. 49 - 00:26:42 Hah! Nae chance! -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ ;; "If I were a Microsoft Public Relations person, I would probably ;; be sobbing on a desk right now" -- Rob Miller, editor, /. |
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