1st Old Gore 10

Turbo Will in the Praying Mantas position

Very different conditions greeted the 15 Ross riders who turned up this week for the 1st Old Gore 10 of the season. There were guilty looking faces when asked by the new faces what the course was like. When told it was fast out, someone forgot to tell them of the purgatory they would suffer on the return leg. 

The ground was slightly damp, so the warning about slippery conditions went out as well as reminding everyone about the deep section wheels getting blown around. As expected, the out leg was Great!!!!

“Turbo Will” keen to make up for last week’s pitiful efforts blew the opposition away, but was still almost a minute away from "the Ginger One’s” record. Once up to full speed, the record could go!

Proving week one’s result was no fluke, Fallon senior put in another good result, but “The Destroyer” appears to be keen to catch him closing the gap from last week. The training in the chicken shed must now have started in earnest. 

Not sure what went wrong for me as I had an awesome ride to the turn, only to find there was no power for the return leg. Max on his first club ride of the year was on the money. Old Gore suits Max, his weight advantage up the hills playing to his strengths.

Taff, poetry in motion

“Taff the Chair” put in an impressive effort, already running in the times he was doing the end of last year. Kerry also had a good ride out to the turn; maybe we both put too much in on the way out. The hardest thing to do is back off when on full chat taking advantage of a tail wind. Maybe sacrificing an event to find out might be the way forward, nah!

“The Spinner” lost a lot less time on the night, but did have the TT machine out, Walford next week will show where his form is. The winter track work is due to kick in!

Matt Fallon

Fallon Junior was both pleased and disappointed with his ride. A mechanical problem left him revved out when he lost both gear cables right from the first gear change after the start. This was not the full story! I caught him in 4:11 seconds (5:11 his time) and 2.2 miles in. Having left him by a country mile to the turn. You can imagine the amazement at the finish when he came over the line less than 40 seconds behind me. http://connect.garmin.com/player/172000143  I caught him at the point my HR went a little crazy! He either really flies up the hills, or he’s super aerodynamic at cutting through the air. With good kit, the potential result could have been a lot closer to dad…

Nigel’s face said everything about the ride; the smile could not hide the sweaty pained expression of all the effort that had been put in. I knew he had not given it his all as he rode home faster than he’d raced. Maybe it was the cool glass of lemonade at the rowing club he needed more.

Mike looked happier after finishing this week compared to last week, are hills his forte?

Oh dear oh dear, the wind definitely was not “Tony The Tigers” friend, topped with the hill up to the finish made him look another 3 years older. The lack of serious winter big mileages show in these conditions.

Mark’s first Old Gore experience was not as he’d planned suffering with cramp on route. Julie Suff  might be looking at Mark as her first target this season. Julie wins the face of pain this week, she did not look happy at the time. As always someone has to be last, this week it was Mary Munchkin". The daydream moment up the finishing straight allowed Nigel the chance to just beat her over the line.

Thanks this week go to “Bill the Sec” for the turn, lurch control was Steve Millard, with my “sugared cherry” timing.

Rider of the week this week was an easy choice for the select panel back at lemonade central, for another PB despite his mechanical, Fallon junior

Next week is a Walford 10. 

Forest event is a Lydbrook 10 on the Tuesday night

For real fun leave 6^th May free for the Cross Ash hilly 25, 10:00 at the top of Dawn o Day. I am more than happy to time this event. For those that forgot about the fun from last year check the blog out.

http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=387253 for course and http://rosscyclists.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/cross-ash-hilly.html  for blog

One more volunteer for next Thursday would be good!!!!!