Tour de Pistonheads 2015
Discussion
I'm afraid that I'm going to have to drop out of the planned first stage though. I'm not sure whether I will have the miles in the legs by then so, as they are literally my local roads, I may shorten the route a bit. I I would not want to ask people to sponsor me if there is a risk that I am not going to complete the whole thing and £50 is quite a lot for me to spend on a ride out on my normal roads.
Happy to meet up for a beer on the Thursday night or check out any accommodation for you as offered previously.
Bit of a shame really as I come back from Spain on the Thursday so it would have been a nice add on to the holiday... with tanned legs!
Happy to meet up for a beer on the Thursday night or check out any accommodation for you as offered previously.
Bit of a shame really as I come back from Spain on the Thursday so it would have been a nice add on to the holiday... with tanned legs!
I've learned today that I'm not able to pull off some the grander ideas in time for this year's Tour. I also don't want to impose a charge on anybody and reduce the field. Hopefully we can still raise a meaningful sum but I think it's appropriate to make any contributions voluntary this year.
Marcellus said:
ffs what is this ride coming to, no drugs supplied !!!
Next you'll be saying we've got to source our own hookers !
You will have little difficulty around the Sheffield finishNext you'll be saying we've got to source our own hookers !
Im a big fan of the city, just not the urban bits the Tour visited
Epic stage though, "enjoy" Jenkin Road!
Check out the fat lads at the back of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYF5DnPpJQ4
Gruffy if you need something down south to do this sportive is £30 on the 29th March.
Reasonable distance and vertical, some of the climbs are pretty steep (considering).
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/598473040
Meon Valley Riser,
With a lack of training I may go for the 80 mile route.
Reasonable distance and vertical, some of the climbs are pretty steep (considering).
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/598473040
Meon Valley Riser,
With a lack of training I may go for the 80 mile route.
I've added a Tour wiki to start organising the finer details. We'll use the wiki as the definitive riders list so we know how many support cars we need and how riders need transferring etc.
We're fully DIY for this year so it's up to us to make it awesome. If you know the area well please share your recommendations for hotels, restaurants, watering holes, LBS, massage and so on.
We're fully DIY for this year so it's up to us to make it awesome. If you know the area well please share your recommendations for hotels, restaurants, watering holes, LBS, massage and so on.
Cheers to you both. That's definitely the one SixPot.
Nothing's moved by way of the hotels yet. We were waiting on some bigger things but they've slipped away now. Things are getting a little hectic this end and I probably need to ask for some help on this. The hotels and the transport from Sheffield to Cambridge are the two priorities. Once we've got some recommendations I suggest people start booking independently, but if anybody is able to have a word with the hotels and see if we can temporarily hold x number of rooms (only for a week or so) to give people time to book, that helps too.
Once we know confirmed number of riders and support crew we'll figure out if we need extra support for the transfer to Cambridge on Sunday morning.
Nothing's moved by way of the hotels yet. We were waiting on some bigger things but they've slipped away now. Things are getting a little hectic this end and I probably need to ask for some help on this. The hotels and the transport from Sheffield to Cambridge are the two priorities. Once we've got some recommendations I suggest people start booking independently, but if anybody is able to have a word with the hotels and see if we can temporarily hold x number of rooms (only for a week or so) to give people time to book, that helps too.
Once we know confirmed number of riders and support crew we'll figure out if we need extra support for the transfer to Cambridge on Sunday morning.
Been having a look, a lot of the hotels are getting booked up (Conference town, spa town and one of the most beautiful towns in the country!), and trying to find not too expensive but with car parking.
The cheapest is the Travel Lodge at £40 a night for a room, but they have no parking, so I need to investigate that. The brand new Premier Inn is in a great spot but is £80. Then there are the older hotels which may be a bit tired, but have plenty of rooms, or the larger guest houses, which may be open to a deal for 20 or so people, but like I said, hotels in Harrogate do not often have empty rooms.
We are not short of eating establishments
The cheapest is the Travel Lodge at £40 a night for a room, but they have no parking, so I need to investigate that. The brand new Premier Inn is in a great spot but is £80. Then there are the older hotels which may be a bit tired, but have plenty of rooms, or the larger guest houses, which may be open to a deal for 20 or so people, but like I said, hotels in Harrogate do not often have empty rooms.
We are not short of eating establishments
Looking at the stops planned we have:
1 - Cracoe at 35 miles and 2hr 30min after 2000ft climbing
2 - Reeth at 84 miles and 6hr 15min - 6000ft climbing
3 - Harrogate at 124 miles and 9hr 15min - 8600ft climbing
We have four hours and 4000 feet of climbing in between first coffee stop and lunch, which I think may be a bit much. Then nothing for the last 40 miles, which by that time, the speed may have dropped to "let's just get home in one piece pace", so may take three hours.
I would humbly suggest an alternative plan may be:
1 - Coffee stop @ Cracoe at 35 miles and 2hr 30min after 2000ft climbing
2 - Lunch stop at Hawes at 68 miles and 5hr 05min - 4400ft climbing
3 - Coffee stop at Masham at 100 miles and 7hr 30min - 7400ft climbing (Johnny Baghdad's cafe, one of our club stops!)
4 - Finish @ Harrogate at 124 miles and 9hr 15min - 8600ft climbing
This way we have it broken into 35m (2:30), 35m (2:35), 32m (2:25) 24m (1:45).
This is just a thought knowing those roads and happy for you guys to go with just the two stops... in 124 miles... and 8600 feet of climbing... justsayin
1 - Cracoe at 35 miles and 2hr 30min after 2000ft climbing
2 - Reeth at 84 miles and 6hr 15min - 6000ft climbing
3 - Harrogate at 124 miles and 9hr 15min - 8600ft climbing
We have four hours and 4000 feet of climbing in between first coffee stop and lunch, which I think may be a bit much. Then nothing for the last 40 miles, which by that time, the speed may have dropped to "let's just get home in one piece pace", so may take three hours.
I would humbly suggest an alternative plan may be:
1 - Coffee stop @ Cracoe at 35 miles and 2hr 30min after 2000ft climbing
2 - Lunch stop at Hawes at 68 miles and 5hr 05min - 4400ft climbing
3 - Coffee stop at Masham at 100 miles and 7hr 30min - 7400ft climbing (Johnny Baghdad's cafe, one of our club stops!)
4 - Finish @ Harrogate at 124 miles and 9hr 15min - 8600ft climbing
This way we have it broken into 35m (2:30), 35m (2:35), 32m (2:25) 24m (1:45).
This is just a thought knowing those roads and happy for you guys to go with just the two stops... in 124 miles... and 8600 feet of climbing... justsayin
I can't make the official L2B(2L) warm-up on 25/4, unfortunately. (My excuse is I have a running race that day, so at least it's exercise even if it is of the sort frowned upon by proper cyclists).
Instead I'm doing a Sportive on Sunday 19/4, which is in the same neck of the woods as Stage 3. I mention it here in case it's of interest to other Stage 3 riders. I've started a thread for it here.
Instead I'm doing a Sportive on Sunday 19/4, which is in the same neck of the woods as Stage 3. I mention it here in case it's of interest to other Stage 3 riders. I've started a thread for it here.
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