wheres steve gone

well done today boys a good 50 now light nights get more rides in./

by the way has anyone seen steve he can,t still be having a pee behind that bush?

Ouchhh

50 miles today a good run with some nice climbs, but think I av broken my Bum Bridge.lol

It's 4.45am........Up for training

OMG..... it's 4.45am on Sunday morning and the alarm clock has just gone off to get me up for training.

It's really 5.45am as the clocks went forward last night but it not really that if you see what I mean.

Must go the boys are waiting !

Ste

Website update

Thanks Dave the website look's much better , Just from updating the little bits.

Thanks Ricky

Website update

Thanks Dave the website looks a lot better just from changing the little bits.

Thanks alot. Ricky

first 50

just done 50 miles in the wind legs feel heavy but feel ok cant wait for sat and suns rides.

Paul Darbyshire's Munster cycle ride training day 2

Trailer for our Munster cycle ride for Paul Darbyshire

Jodrell Bank cyclosportive - 12/03/2011

Wow, what a day!

I was really worried about entering this event, especially as I was doing it on my own and it being the furthest distance I have attempted.

Still up at six in the morning, bike and kit into the car and off.

I couldn't believe the amount of people there, over 500 riders so much so I had to park in a housing estate nearby.

Registered with race control, got a free goody bag, kitted up and made my way to the start.

I wasn't sure what to so just jumped on the end of a group of 5 or 6 and headed out.


Stephen Scott rider number 242 who had never been on a road bike a month ago heading out to do 50 miles around the Cheshire countryside...... to say I was nervous was an under statement.

I soon realised that the group were much quicker than me, so I let them go and settled into my own pace.

I soon warmed up and 'the jam' on the ipod helped me to keep a good rhythm going. It was reasonably flat for the first 25 miles and the food stop soon came up.

I had managed to complete the 25 in 1hr 38 Min's with an average speed of 14.7mph, I was chuffed.

I felt good, no aches or pains and tucked into a hot cross bun, a banana and a flap jack. I set off on the next 25 full enthusiasm and got my head down to try and keep up a pace.

I knew that in the last 10 miles it was generally a climb so I tried to conserve some energy for that.

Problem was that the climbs started pretty much after 30 miles and we had turned into the wind.......

For each climb there was a descent but I was finding it much harder to recover so I decided to stop at 37 miles and have a break.

I must say that at this point the sun had come out the tour around Jodrell bank had been great and the scenery stunning.

So after a quick 5 minutes I set off again, my average speed was dropping all the time, I still seem unable to keep the momentum going in the first half of a hill and then it's just pain till reach the top and everyone overtook me.... ARH!!!!

Never the less I just gritted my teeth and got on with.

I had to stop a few times half way up but the the most thrilling section was out of Macclesfield, probably 2/3 miles all down hill.

Now going downhill for me at speed seems to be a forte for me!

'Tuck in and make the most of it' I thought and forget the brakes...... 38.4 miles an hour - fantastic, I overtook most who had over taken me.

Then the final climbs through Prestbury out to Bollington through country lanes near Adlington and back to the lesuire centre at Poyton.

I was ecstatic.... I really had done it, my first 50 miler.

Average 13 mph, 50.24 miles result.

It took everything out of me but I am so proud of myself as it feels I am making real progress.

Roll on the miles now !

Ste.........

P.S. check out the web site below, results will be on there soon, probably last but I don't care

http://cyclosportivejodrellbank.blogspot.com/

good luck Scotty

Good luck to Steve scott who has been drastically let down by us and has been stitched up doing a 50 mile bike in the morning in the wind and rain on his own!!!!! we all nodded and said "Yes Steve" when he asked are we doing it,,,,But no instead Scotty is taking one for the team. .........Scotty we salute you.

hard days on the turbo trainer

quotes of the week

oh no not another ******* hill

just turn up.

use your d.o.b

ive sorted a van nearly.

cant get into my small ring.

i will fix it rob been on the net just tighten these up.

rob dont let ricky touch your bike again,

welsh hill's???

why are they so steep? Myself and 15 year old son tried out the welsh hills on Sunday.... Oxygen and a mask needed for me, 'fitboy' waited for me at the top!!! How steep you may ask, 31.9 mph freewheeling down hill on crappy mountain bike, that's how steep. Still a good ride and some great photos I will post when I know how.....

Lazy Rob

Rob, stop eating biscuits and do some exercise-you've got a major bike ride in a few weeks xxx

Paul Darbyshire's Munster cycle ride training day 1

Website up and running

The website is now up and running, I would like to give a big thanks to Dave Stewart for all his help in achieving this, top man Dave thanks for all you have done mate top site well impressed.