2016 MFP Grand Tour Challenge - Vuelta Now Up and Rolling...
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I'm in. My goal is to finish better than 18th.1
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My focus may be on LeJog but I'll be watching this one with interest, as I'm not playing it'll be less this:
and more this:
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Hi Mark - could you please sign me up? Thanks!I'm in if you still want me
six and seven... welcome aboard folks
FitterBody wrote: »Can I be number 8 please? Gonna need the motivation to get out there again.I'm in
I am in. Hopefully the weather will start getting better. Or at least slightly warmer and less rain
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that's good enough for me... 11ruthbardell wrote: »Rowing training will be stepping up during this, so will probably make 100 km a week at best. I'm in, if there is an appropriate spot in a team for me.
Always amazed how you can fit 72 hours into 2 day weekends... 12sufferlandrian wrote: »I'm in. Probably about the same miles as the TdF since I'll still be working 72 hour shifts on the weekends.
excellent... 13hawkeyegal1995 wrote: »I'm in for another tour.I'm n again 14
Glad you liked it, happy to have you aboard... 15I'm in. Probably will be Latnerne Rouge again. But I love these challenges!!! And I am so proud of my award. :-)
Excellent, and that makes 16 by my reckoning...I'm in again!stewartlayzell wrote: »Count me in on this one please
17... welcome aboardI'm in. My goal is to finish better than 18th.
18 - that's 2 teams worth now... only another 2 teams to go...0 -
Jakess1971 wrote: »My focus may be on LeJog but I'll be watching this one with interest, as I'm not playing it'll be less this:
Can't say you won't be missed Jas... but I understand why you're not in for this one...
So... Quick update on the current "team standings" re: signups...
Based on the TdF rostas (which may have to change subject to no-shows / new starters etc.)
Pastana - 8 from 9 signed back up, 1 member non-participant this time - 1 vacancy.
Team Pie - 4 from 9 signed back up, 1 member non-participant this time - 1 definite vacancy, 4 prior riders to be confirmed
Twinkie Scoff - 5 from 9 signed back up, 0 members non-participant at this time - 4 prior riders to be confirmed
Lotta Jumbos - 0 from 9 signed back up, 2 members non-participant this time - 2 definite vacancys, 7 prior riders to be confirmed.
Maybe you should ride Solo as team Lotta Jumbo Jason - at least you show some degree of enthusiasm for the challenge.
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Maybe you should ride Solo as team Lotta Jumbo Jason - at least you show some degree of enthusiasm for the challenge.
lol I would but the stats would be mental, week 1 would be pretty low (basic fitness maintenance), week 2 would be total rest leading upto LeJog and week 3 would be through the roof stats wise in the region of 1-200 miles per day.
Next years will be a different beast entirely and I'm taking a year out of doing anything mental with more ride for fun so would fit into a team nicely then, I may even work on my speed as by then I'll be super slim and a racing snake ..... yeh right.1 -
The TDF challenge pretty much passed me by because of some pretty big life upheavals at the moment, all good but I'm just not getting as much saddle time as I would like.
Please put me down for this one, I'll get in as much as I can, in theory I will have more riding time in the future... 0 -
Count me in , Please.0
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Please count me in as well1
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Always amazed how you can fit 72 hours into 2 day weekends... 12sufferlandrian wrote: »I'm in. Probably about the same miles as the TdF since I'll still be working 72 hour shifts on the weekends.
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They aren't two day weekends. I start on Friday and end on Monday.
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I'm in!0
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KitTheRoadie wrote: »The TDF challenge pretty much passed me by because of some pretty big life upheavals at the moment, all good but I'm just not getting as much saddle time as I would like.
Please put me down for this one, I'll get in as much as I can, in theory I will have more riding time in the future...
19Check_Mate wrote: »Count me in , Please.
20lbchilds2001 wrote: »Please count me in as well
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ciclamino1 wrote: »I'm in!
excellent - we'll need a few details if possible
First off, we need your Strava athlete URL, it'll be something like this...
https://www.strava.com/athletes/165533
(log into Strava on a desktop machine, click on your avatar at the top right hand side of the screen, and select "my profile" from the pulldown. Then when the page loads, copy the URL into your reply in here...)
From there, we'll organise invites to a couple of Strava "teams", and Jason will be in touch to set you up on CycLeagues to handle the automatic logging.
Can I ask you what kind of distances you're aiming for over the period of the challenge - just to try and balance the teams ??
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I'm in again! I might miss the first 4 days as I'll be in Hawaii, but maybe I can escape the family, rent a bike and squeeze in a ride 0
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KitTheRoadie wrote: »The TDF challenge pretty much passed me by because of some pretty big life upheavals at the moment, all good but I'm just not getting as much saddle time as I would like.
Please put me down for this one, I'll get in as much as I can, in theory I will have more riding time in the future...
19Check_Mate wrote: »Count me in , Please.
20lbchilds2001 wrote: »Please count me in as well
21banshee1013 wrote: »I'm in again! I might miss the first 4 days as I'll be in Hawaii, but maybe I can escape the family, rent a bike and squeeze in a ride
22 - no worries - ride when you can, to be honest the Vuelta is often a little more "low-key" than the other two challenges - either because it's getting to the end of the season, or because people just have worn themselves out on the Giro and TdF (just like in real life) so it's good to have the regulars on board.
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If you have a spot left for me I'd love it. If not, no worries.0
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KitTheRoadie wrote: »The TDF challenge pretty much passed me by because of some pretty big life upheavals at the moment, all good but I'm just not getting as much saddle time as I would like.
Please put me down for this one, I'll get in as much as I can, in theory I will have more riding time in the future...
19Check_Mate wrote: »Count me in , Please.
20lbchilds2001 wrote: »Please count me in as well
21banshee1013 wrote: »I'm in again! I might miss the first 4 days as I'll be in Hawaii, but maybe I can escape the family, rent a bike and squeeze in a ride
22 - no worries - ride when you can, to be honest the Vuelta is often a little more "low-key" than the other two challenges - either because it's getting to the end of the season, or because people just have worn themselves out on the Giro and TdF (just like in real life) so it's good to have the regulars on board.Spatialized wrote: »If you have a spot left for me I'd love it. If not, no worries.
of course we have Tom...
and, i've had a PM from the CentralCali's - that's 2 more with David and Rosie now onboard
so, we're now on 25 folks - and one newbie with access TBC. that's still 10 places remaining...
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Count Rosie and I in for the challenge1
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I'm in if there is a spot left!0
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KitTheRoadie wrote: »The TDF challenge pretty much passed me by because of some pretty big life upheavals at the moment, all good but I'm just not getting as much saddle time as I would like.
Please put me down for this one, I'll get in as much as I can, in theory I will have more riding time in the future...
19Check_Mate wrote: »Count me in , Please.
20lbchilds2001 wrote: »Please count me in as well
21banshee1013 wrote: »I'm in again! I might miss the first 4 days as I'll be in Hawaii, but maybe I can escape the family, rent a bike and squeeze in a ride
22 - no worries - ride when you can, to be honest the Vuelta is often a little more "low-key" than the other two challenges - either because it's getting to the end of the season, or because people just have worn themselves out on the Giro and TdF (just like in real life) so it's good to have the regulars on board.Spatialized wrote: »If you have a spot left for me I'd love it. If not, no worries.
of course we have Tom...
and, i've had a PM from the CentralCali's - that's 2 more with David and Rosie now onboard
so, we're now on 25 folks - and one newbie with access TBC. that's still 10 places remaining...I'm in if there is a spot left!
that makes a total of 26 - I'm guessing that the newbie decided against entering, a shame, but better now than taking up a place that someone else could have had, or leaving a team one man down from the outset...
we'll be cutting off for signups on friday afternoon some time I think - from the pace of additions recently, I think we're going to run out of time before we run out of spaces - as I say we're currently 26/36
At the moment, if we don't get a full rosta, I'm favouring reduced team sizes - keeping all 4 teams, but running (as it stands now) 6/7 person teams - which WILL make it a tougher challenge to actually complete the overall distance, never mind the day-by-day figures... but, what the hell - we're here because we like a challenge, aren't we ??
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I think I need a challenge.0
