Top dog this year, as last year was young (or after his 30th birthday Saturday old) Will. If interested in power and performance stats check
http://s2.excoboard.com/rosscyclists/142017/2224930 for outputs from riders. Will informed me he took off in too big a gear meaning a stint at practising a track stand for 45 seconds. I managed to up my game this year, wishing I had used top gear earlier as the horsepower at the end was good.
Dave "The rev happy" Harwood looked very fast, but we suspect the gearing was a tad too low. Not happy, he did attempt another go at the race, but he had already used the best of his reserves. By contrast, "The missile" looked quick off the line. He too went in for the high RPM approach but with a lack of machine maintenance lost ground towards the end due to gear slippage, as seen on the link above. The zero to 25 mph times are on there as well, which were quite interesting....
Tony "The Tiger" put in what must be his best performance this year, which I'm 99.9% sure he was happy with. This now shows me he has some ponies in them legs. Just need to make them go a little further on an outing.
Struggling to remember which bike "The Spin Dryer" used. Am positive it was his TT machine, which gave him a good improvement from his last outing on the KM Sprint. Afraid I did not see you go so cannot offer any constructive/destructive criticism this week. Mr. Webb had his first go at a KM. Not a bad starting point for future attempts.
Come try it rider Marlon appeared to have enjoyed rising to the challenge in his first TT. I think he has a lot of strenght in his legs, doing a very respectable first ride. I hope to see more of him through the winter and into next year.
Next came another first time rider, but in the junior category. "The destroyer" brought "The Mini Destroyer" out for his first taste at racing. Followed along the course with dad as a chaperon he just edged out Matt Fallon, another chaperoned by dad. At the end only 3 seconds seperated the 2 of them. I must at this point point out that Matt was riding dad's touring bike which was a tad too large for him. Paul is looking for a more suitable weapon for Matt at a very reasonable price if anyone knows of such an item.
Mr President brought up the rear, matching his time from last year, and worrying "The Chairman" with the way he sprinted away from the start. Thanks this week to Julie at the start, Audrey at the finish, The Chairman for pushing off, with "Mike The Post" spotting at the finish. He did need binoculars to spot my number because of the speed I was traveling at the end. Afraid I almost got to Preston's cross roundabout before I could turn around.
Rider of the night this week goes to the 2 youngsters Matt & Mark for the different styles and spirit in tackling the course. Well done Boys.
The Vintage Tankard is now scheduled for the 10th October. You need to stay fit for a little longer see below and let me know if you're in.
Hi all
The Vintage Tankard this year will take place on the 10th October 2010, start time will be 10.10. (10 past 10 on the 10th of the 10th 2010) easy to remember.
The course map is available on our web site. (www.newportphoenix.org.uk)
Please let me have a list of your riders and their season's best time so a start sheet can be drawn up.
Those wishing to stay on for lunch will be most welcome, again we will need approximate numbers to pre- warn the dinning establishment.
Cheers
Chris Davies
Evening rides
Starting again this week we have Thursday night Winter rides. Meeting at the Rowing club for a 7:00pm prompt start. Expect between 12-22 miles depending on who's out. We look after the slowest, as it's not a race.
Tuesday night rides are still happening every Tuesday. They leave the Rowing club gate at 7:30 every week, they too are steady rides covering maybe a few extra miles.
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