2016 MFP Classics Challenge - Ride Logging Thread
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03/04/16 Ronde van Vlaanderen https://www.strava.com/activities/534757486 60.4 km 253 m.
A remarkably flat ride, so no gradient bonuses for me. Disappointingly no food or drink related bonuses either. The vast majority of the ride was done as Norman No Mates, but I did meet up with a non-cycling friend on her electric bike to go through town to the cocktail bar.0 -
3/4/16 119.9km 467m https://www.strava.com/activities/534552837
Ascent Bonus - 0, Gradients Bonus - 0, BNM Bonus - 0 (Group ride), Total Bonuses Claimed - 0
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ruthbardell wrote: »03/04/16 Ronde van Vlaanderen https://www.strava.com/activities/534757486 60.4 km 253 m.
A remarkably flat ride, so no gradient bonuses for me. Disappointingly no food or drink related bonuses either. The vast majority of the ride was done as Norman No Mates, but I did meet up with a non-cycling friend on her electric bike to go through town to the cocktail bar.
Ascent Bonus - 0, Gradients Bonus - 0, BNM Bonus - 1 (shouldn't have mentioned the e-bike, but as it was just a bit in town, I'll give half-points
), Total Bonuses Claimed - 1
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Jakess1971 wrote: »13/02/2016 - Trofeo-Laigueglia - 104.2km - 1054m https://www.strava.com/activities/492312839
27/02/2016 - Omloop het Nieuwsblad - 84.6km - 535m https://www.strava.com/activities/503716004
28/02/2016 - Kuurne-Brussels-Kurne - 109.1km - 780m https://www.strava.com/activities/504647290
02/03/2016 - Le Samyn - 14km - 60m - https://www.strava.com/activities/506906310
06/03/2016 - Strade Bianche - DNR
20/03/2016 - Milan SanRemo - 113.9km -707m - https://www.strava.com/activities/521705403
23/03/2016 - Dwars d Vlaanderen - 59.5km - 412m - https://www.strava.com/activities/524366447
25/03/2016 - E3 Harelbeke - DNR
27/03/2016 - Gent Wevelgem - DNR
3/4/2016 - Tour des Flandres - 55.4km - 484m - https://www.strava.com/activities/534447923
FYI - Back on the old Strava account, A lovely mornings ride that started rather overcast but finished in the sunshine, very gentle ride with the gf Adrienne.
Elevation Bonus-0,Gradients Bonus-1, BNM-0, Total bonus 1pt
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03/04/2016 - Ronde Van Vlaanderen - 70.7km - 61 - https://www.strava.com/activities/534986436
Let the house on the bicycle at around 10:20, and started my ride into the town of Hamel. When I arrived in Hamel, my Cyclemeter app on my phone GPF'd, and I had to restart it. It totally lost the ride to that point. I Apple Watch captured the entire ride, but I'm not sure how I would get the GPS track off of it. I restarted my Cyclemeter app, and headed north. It was a nice sunny day, with 18 MPH tailwinds out of the South - South West. Rode to Farmersville, which is where my wife had agreed to pick me up. Most of my riding was on Route 66, which still is travelled by tourists every summer. When I arrived in Farmersville, I had one bite of Belgium chocolate, as I'm on a low carb diet and can't have sugar. I had also purchased two beers that claimed to be from Belgium. I liked the label of the Fat Tire beer, so I bought it, but I noticed that it was bottled in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, so I doubt it is the genuine article. I posted the photos of the beers too Strava, but I'm no beer expert and don't know if either is the correct beer. My lovely spouse arrived and drove me back to our humble abode. Over all, it was an enjoyable ride.0 -
3/4/16: Ronde Van Vlaanderen - 18.2 km, 69 m - https://www.strava.com/activities/535051096
-- I'll claim my second ride since it's just slightly longer. I was going to string that whole thing together but they needed some help at the bike corral and I wondered around the kite festival for a bit too. No chocolate and no beer.0 -
03/04/2016 - Ronde Van Vlaanderen - 70.7km - 61 - https://www.strava.com/activities/534986436
Let the house on the bicycle at around 10:20, and started my ride into the town of Hamel. When I arrived in Hamel, my Cyclemeter app on my phone GPF'd, and I had to restart it. It totally lost the ride to that point. I Apple Watch captured the entire ride, but I'm not sure how I would get the GPS track off of it. I restarted my Cyclemeter app, and headed north. It was a nice sunny day, with 18 MPH tailwinds out of the South - South West. Rode to Farmersville, which is where my wife had agreed to pick me up. Most of my riding was on Route 66, which still is travelled by tourists every summer. When I arrived in Farmersville, I had one bite of Belgium chocolate, as I'm on a low carb diet and can't have sugar. I had also purchased two beers that claimed to be from Belgium. I liked the label of the Fat Tire beer, so I bought it, but I noticed that it was bottled in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, so I doubt it is the genuine article. I posted the photos of the beers too Strava, but I'm no beer expert and don't know if either is the correct beer. My lovely spouse arrived and drove me back to our humble abode. Over all, it was an enjoyable ride.
Elevation 0pt, Gradient 0pt, Snack 1pt, Refreshment 1pt (Hoegaarden, Mmmmm),BNM Bonus 2pt, - Total Bonuses 4pt
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verdemujer wrote: »3/4/16: Ronde Van Vlaanderen - 18.2 km, 69 m - https://www.strava.com/activities/535051096
-- I'll claim my second ride since it's just slightly longer. I was going to string that whole thing together but they needed some help at the bike corral and I wondered around the kite festival for a bit too. No chocolate and no beer.
Elevation 0pt, Gradient 0pt, Snack 0pt, Refreshment 0pt ,BNM Bonus 2pt, - Total Bonuses 2pt
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All rides booked to this point folks...
2 DNS notices sent via PM -
@jillyian and @KitTheRoadie
intrim results available in the spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1USBZpOdSTdQu0Ia9K3Nh1nwot8aj1I7p8bxlfm_N9JE/edit?usp=sharing0 -
Okay folks - I'm calling time on the RVV. Watch the discussion thread for results hopefully later today, and in here tomorrow for the writeup on Wednesday's Event...0
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The Scheldeprijs is a Flanders Classics cycling race which starts in Antwerp and finishes in Schoten. The event, ranked at 1.HC on the UCI European calendar, is seen as a race for sprinters, held on flat roads over roughly 200 kilometres. The race is one circuit of 155 kilometres into the countryside of Antwerp province followed by three circuits of 15 kilometres based on Schoten. The route includes seven cobbled sections varying between 1300 and 3000 metres. Until 2009 the race took place in mid-April on the Wednesday following Paris–Roubaix. In 2010, after The Scheldeprijs joined Flanders Classics the race switched date with the Brabantse Pijl to attract more and better racers. It has formerly been known as the Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen. Until the 1990s, English language sources tended to refer to the race by the French version of its name, Grand Prix de l'Escaut, even though the race has always been held wholly within Dutch-speaking territory. From 2010, the race is simply known as Scheldeprijs.
The race has a neutralised start on the banks of the River Schelde in the centre of Antwerp at the Grote Markt outside the City Hall. Racing begins in Schoten, a few kilometres north east. The finish is outside Schoten town hall.
The first Scheldeprijs was organised by the Antwerp branch of the Belgian cycling federation (BWB) on July 8, 1907 making it the oldest cycle race in Flanders. In its early years it started and finished in Antwerp, concluding at the now demolished Zurenborg velodrome. Later the start moved to Merksem and then Deurne, both satellite towns of Antwerp. In 1996 the start moved back to the centre of Antwerp. The first race in 1907 was won by the Frenchman Maurice Leturgie. It would be 46 years before another non-Belgian (Dutchman Hans Dekkers in 1953) triumphed. Since 1978 the nationality of the race winner has become more diversified.
Only the World Wars interrupted the event. The Scheldeprijs celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2007.
Prominent winners include Eddy Merckx, Rik van Looy, Mario Cipollini, Freddy Maertens, Roger De Vlaeminck, Erik Zabel, Briek Schotte, Stan Ockers, Georges Ronsse and Tom Boonen. The Belgian Piet Oellibrandt jointly holds the record for most wins with Mark Cavendish and Marcel Kittel, all having recorded three victories. Johan Museeuw, who finished second in 1992 and 1997 chose the 2004 event as his final race, saying, “I could have retired after Paris–Roubaix but I felt it important that my last race should be in Belgium. The Scheldeprijs is a great race and I especially love the start in Antwerp market place.”
Website - http://www.scheldeprijs.be/en
(semi-classic race guys, no "spot prizes" today - that'll be happening on the Weekend for the Highlight of the Season...)
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13/02/2016 - Trofeo-Laigueglia - 104.2km - 1054m https://www.strava.com/activities/492312839
27/02/2016 - Omloop het Nieuwsblad - 84.6km - 535m https://www.strava.com/activities/503716004
28/02/2016 - Kuurne-Brussels-Kurne - 109.1km - 780m https://www.strava.com/activities/504647290
02/03/2016 - Le Samyn - 14km - 60m - https://www.strava.com/activities/506906310
06/03/2016 - Strade Bianche - DNR
20/03/2016 - Milan SanRemo - 113.9km -707m - https://www.strava.com/activities/521705403
23/03/2016 - Dwars d Vlaanderen - 59.5km - 412m - https://www.strava.com/activities/524366447
25/03/2016 - E3 Harelbeke - DNR
27/03/2016 - Gent Wevelgem - DNR
3/4/2016 - Tour des Flandres - 55.4km - 484m - https://www.strava.com/activities/534447923
6/4/2016 - Schelde prijs - 59.4km - 446m - https://www.strava.com/activities/5371527960 -
6/4/2016 Scheldeprijs - 13.8km https://www.strava.com/activities/5373249970
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06/04/16 Scheldeprijs 22.6 km https://www.strava.com/activities/5378392060
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06/04/2016 - No Ride My Friends - My work schedule today won't permit it.0
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06/04/2016
Scheldeprijs
https://www.strava.com/activities/537735139
54.8 km
First day on the bike in what feels like forever, it was a nice coffee ride, no elevation gain to speak of, basic coastal to the bike path and back ride0 -
06/04/2014 - DNR -life's *kitten* me up at the moment0
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On behalf of Tom @Spatialized - as notified via PM
6/4/2016 - https://www.strava.com/activities/537928944 - 14.0
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and... as I forgot to open the thread, I'll add in all the rides I can harvest from strava...
@KitTheRoadie - http://www.strava.com/activities/537555196 - 5.2km
@cloggsy71 - https://www.strava.com/activities/537815180 - 7.5km
I'm afraid if there's no ride on strava for that day, I can only assume a DNR for the event...
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6/4/2016 - Schelde prijs - DNR0
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