2014 MFP Grand Tour Challenge - SIgnup/Discussion Thread
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Okay folks - some of you may have noticed a change in the logging spreadsheet.
Unfortunately one of the members of team 3 was having a few issues which prevented her from riding to the level she wished to - and not wanting to let the team down, has stepped aside to allow the next substitute rider to enter.
So - please welcome "AlwaysInMotion" to team 3...
as a friendly gesture (and as I felt a little guilty in asking her to join with a 2 week ride backlog to sort out) I decided to give her a helping hand along the way with a pre-filled "template" for the first couple of weeks... These figures have been checked against Strava, and also entered into the spreadsheet - giving team 3 something of a boost along.
Once there has been a post made in the "entries thread" I'll apply the "pink highlight" to show they're official figures, as per usual, but to be honest, it seemed rather silly to compile the figures, enter them into a template, and NOT key them into the spreadsheet at the same time...
Bit like me late last year, good to see someone else on board and some decent mileage too!0 -
Okay folks - some of you may have noticed a change in the logging spreadsheet.
Unfortunately one of the members of team 3 was having a few issues which prevented her from riding to the level she wished to - and not wanting to let the team down, has stepped aside to allow the next substitute rider to enter.
So - please welcome "AlwaysInMotion" to team 3...
as a friendly gesture (and as I felt a little guilty in asking her to join with a 2 week ride backlog to sort out) I decided to give her a helping hand along the way with a pre-filled "template" for the first couple of weeks... These figures have been checked against Strava, and also entered into the spreadsheet - giving team 3 something of a boost along.
Once there has been a post made in the "entries thread" I'll apply the "pink highlight" to show they're official figures, as per usual, but to be honest, it seemed rather silly to compile the figures, enter them into a template, and NOT key them into the spreadsheet at the same time...
Bummer for the one who had to drop, but kudos to you TBY for letting a late entry in like that.
And welcome "AlwaysInMotion" to Team 3!0 -
Okay folks - some of you may have noticed a change in the logging spreadsheet.
Unfortunately one of the members of team 3 was having a few issues which prevented her from riding to the level she wished to - and not wanting to let the team down, has stepped aside to allow the next substitute rider to enter.
So - please welcome "AlwaysInMotion" to team 3...
as a friendly gesture (and as I felt a little guilty in asking her to join with a 2 week ride backlog to sort out) I decided to give her a helping hand along the way with a pre-filled "template" for the first couple of weeks... These figures have been checked against Strava, and also entered into the spreadsheet - giving team 3 something of a boost along.
Once there has been a post made in the "entries thread" I'll apply the "pink highlight" to show they're official figures, as per usual, but to be honest, it seemed rather silly to compile the figures, enter them into a template, and NOT key them into the spreadsheet at the same time...
Welcome to the challenge. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Hopefully we will see you on the next challenge as well.
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I just want to say I appreciate all the advice I got on the bike computer. I got some great advice on a couple of discussion pages here and also on Strava. I decided to go with the Garmin 510. I ordered it and it will be here next week. Nashbar had a bundle so I replaced all my bluetooth stuff with ANT+. TBY, your comment about if I don't need the navigation feature swayed me to the 510 over the 810. Once I get on a road around there area, there's not a lot of turning. It would be different if I lived in a metropolitan area but since you when you live between two mountain ranges, there's only so many places the road can go. :bigsmile: :laugh:
Thanks again for all the help. :drinker: :drinker: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:0 -
I’ve requested to be removed from the challenge. Got the impression from Mark/TBY that I’m not all that welcome. Just a mileage donor to fill in for the no-shows. Sorry for any inconvenience to folks on Team 3.0
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I’ve requested to be removed from the challenge. Got the impression from Mark/TBY that I’m not all that welcome. Just a mileage donor to fill in for the no-shows. Sorry for any inconvenience to folks on Team 3.
Sorry to hear that. I got the impression from his communications that he was glad to have you. I know we are all glad to have someone that likes to ride. I think if you stick around you'll find him to be a great host for the challenges. He's accepted all of us despite our differences in abilities. Hope you reconsider your decision.
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I'm afraid she's made her decision pretty clear to me via a PM or three Dean.
Shame for team 3 though :ohwell:
ETA: glad I could be of some help with the Garmin decision - I certainly understand how road-navigation isn't at much of a premium when you live in an area with 3 roads :laugh:0 -
My sincere apologies to Team 4 - Unexpected family obligations have kept me off the bike this week, but taking everyone to the airport tomorrow means I'll be able to get in a nice long ride tomorrow afternoon
Also apologies to TBY for not logging, but I'm up-to-date now
However, judging from the spreadsheet, you have all been making up for my lack of riding IN SPADES
Great job team! 0 -
I'm using the Mio Alpha for a HRM. No chest monitors. It uses a light on your skin with a motion detector to adjust for motion. It uses a rechargeable battery and has a monitor to tell you when it's getting low. It uses Blue Tooth to connect though so it connects to the Wahoo but not to Garmin devices (unless there is one I'm not aware of). You can see the review on DC Rainmaker. I love this thing. Easy to read. Easy to sync. Easy to see when to recharge. So far very accurate and very durable.
On this glowing recommendation, I went to MioGlobal to check out their products, and I rather like the Mio Link better - not only is it cheaper, but it supports ANT+ which links to IpBike (the cycling app on my phone)... plus, it's $100 cheaper! Now to convince the spouse... 0 -
My sincere apologies to Team 4 - Unexpected family obligations have kept me off the bike this week, but taking everyone to the airport tomorrow means I'll be able to get in a nice long ride tomorrow afternoon Also apologies to TBY for not logging, but I'm up-to-date now
However, judging from the spreadsheet, you have all been making up for my lack of riding IN SPADES Great job team!
Just in time. I'm not likely going to be able to put miles on this weekend since I'm pulling a 62 hour shift at work this weekend. Glad you're back to make up what I'm going to miss. :drinker: :drinker:
I saw your post about the Mio Link. I'm getting a Garmin 510 next week. I'll have to check out the Mio Link since my Mio Alpha won't link up to an ANT+ system. Thanks for the info. It couldn't have come at a better time. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:0 -
Must say, the MIO Link thing looks interesting - partly because I have a few "issues" with HR monitor chest belts not sitting correctly / slipping in mid ride. To have something that works with ANT+ for the bike stuff, AND Bluetooth Smart to link to my Android phone for walking etc. would be great. Big problem I see is that 8-10 hour battery life - that'd definitely mean charging every day when out on a walking holiday (which would be difficult to arrange) - I suppose I could add it to the mahoosive list of other things that need to get an overnight charge while I'm asleep for more normal use, but it's still a shame.
Suppose there's never going to be a perfect solution is there :grumble:0 -
Hey TBY - If you see the photos from today you can see just how right you were when you said navigation isn't a problem if you only have three roads. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:0
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Hey TBY, I'd like to partake in one of these challenges when a spot opens up please. My Garmin Connect ID is 1855cru
Cheers,
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Hey TBY, I'd like to partake in one of these challenges when a spot opens up please. My Garmin Connect ID is 1855cru
Cheers,
Allan
keep your eyes peeled early in July for the next one, themed around LeTour...0 -
keep your eyes peeled early in July for the next one, themed around LeTour...
Looking forward to it! Nearly as much as my rest day on Monday - Pooped!0 -
I've been lagging on my logging....I'll catch up tomorrow after my ride.
TBY - how did you finally decipher that combo ride ?? I could never come up with your numbers....just curious.0 -
Sorry Team 4, I brought my bike to work but when I got a chance to ride the front tire was flat. I'll have to fix it and try tomorrow. I saw a couple of posts and you guys are rocking!! Way to go!.0
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I've been lagging on my logging....I'll catch up tomorrow after my ride.
TBY - how did you finally decipher that combo ride ?? I could never come up with your numbers....just curious.
It's still "in progress" to be honest... if you've the original .FIT or .TCX file which you could get to me, I've got a program which can slice it into it's component parts and send the appropriate ride sections back to you...
eta: I just tried the "slicer" program on the exported .gpx file from Strava, and came up with two sections...
one of
33.77km, the other 93.06km, however, the times seem to be completely screwed, as they are showing 3h22m and 9h19m for the times, which is obviously rubbish... i've had this problem with .GPX files before, but with a bit of luck on a "proper" .TCX or .FIT it would work ok...
eta some more - the GPX export routine (or my GPX importer) converts the speed to a "flat 10kph" - which is what's buggered up the speeds. If you can PM me with a link to an original out of the Garmin file, I'll run the slicer over it, and send you back 2 .TCX's that miss out the middle bit for you to give a quick "sanity check" to...
i've dropped them on my Garmin Connect to see they import properly...
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/511175446
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http://connect.garmin.com/activity/511176365
which appear to be the "riding" portions... when you've seen 'em let me know and I'll take them back down from my GC 0 -
So... not an especially good challenge for me this time. I fully planned on riding this weekend, but on the way out today I started feeling a very noticeable "bump" coming from the rear. Thinking I might be having a tire going down, I quickly turned around and rode home
Still managed to get 20 km... got home, tire definitely not flat, but there's a noticeable "flat spot" on the tire - more like the tire is sitting further into the rim than the rest of the tire which makes it very uneven. Google tells me it probably means the wheel is out of true, and I have not the skills to fix it, and I won't know until tomorrow if my bike shop will have time to true it for me - so tomorrow is out.
Looking forward to Le Tour in order to redeem myself... and start my official training for the 2 day, 150 mile Pedal the Cause ride in September
Way to go Team 4!0 -
I've been lagging on my logging....I'll catch up tomorrow after my ride.
TBY - how did you finally decipher that combo ride ?? I could never come up with your numbers....just curious.
It's still "in progress" to be honest... if you've the original .FIT or .TCX file which you could get to me, I've got a program which can slice it into it's component parts and send the appropriate ride sections back to you...
eta: I just tried the "slicer" program on the exported .gpx file from Strava, and came up with two sections...
one of
33.77km, the other 93.06km, however, the times seem to be completely screwed, as they are showing 3h22m and 9h19m for the times, which is obviously rubbish... i've had this problem with .GPX files before, but with a bit of luck on a "proper" .TCX or .FIT it would work ok...
eta some more - the GPX export routine (or my GPX importer) converts the speed to a "flat 10kph" - which is what's buggered up the speeds. If you can PM me with a link to an original out of the Garmin file, I'll run the slicer over it, and send you back 2 .TCX's that miss out the middle bit for you to give a quick "sanity check" to...
i've dropped them on my Garmin Connect to see they import properly...
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/511175446
and
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/511176365
which appear to be the "riding" portions... when you've seen 'em let me know and I'll take them back down from my GC
Ok, I have had a look you can take them down. I'll send over via PM the proper file.
FYI, basically did the same thing today, trainer warm up, Crit, then rode home. However the 500 did not seem as persnickety as last week. We'll see how it DL's a little later.0 -
Enjoyed the challenge...thanks TBY for all the fun and great charts.
Proud to be on Team 4!0 -
Thanks for giving me the incentive to ride more. You do a fab job with the challenges and making us all feel valued on the teams even if we aren't "heavy hitters"0
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Thanks for giving me the incentive to ride more. You do a fab job with the challenges and making us all feel valued on the teams even if we aren't "heavy hitters"
Hey, every team needs support riders. We can't all be Peter Sagan. :laugh: I know I was glad to see some heavy hitters to help out when I was running low on energy. It was fun having the team that we did. I really enjoyed it and it did inspire me to ride more than I might have otherwise. I'm glad you could be in the challenge with us.
Hats off to TBY for hosting the challenge. I know that was a lot of work and I hope he knows that we really appreciate all the effort it took.
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Final Call for ride submissions folks - cut off time is 11:59am BST today. Anything after that won't count for the "shirts" (though if any km's are declared (via PM at this point - the rides only thread will be closed) after the cut-off, I will roll them into the model (hopefully to allow team 3 to complete the distance)
My thanks to everyone who's got their rides in so quickly, it really does help with keeping the spreadsheet up to date - if I can do things in a few 5-minute bursts through my working day, it's not nearly as obtrusive as needing to spend 2 hours in one marathon update session... or put more simply, I can fit it in around paying work :laugh:0 -
Fantastically run challenge TBY, the best in the business by a country mile, thank you for running this and I'll very much look forward to Le Tour.
By the way this helped me loose 5lb during the month of May, doesn't sound much but considering I'd spent the previous 6 months getting nowhere this was quite a win!0 -
Fantastically run challenge TBY, the best in the business by a country mile, thank you for running this and I'll very much look forward to Le Tour.
Seconded!
"If you build it, they will come!" 0 -
An apology from me regarding lack of rides after first week...got struck down with a very nasty case of gastroenteritis caused by campylobacter - only escaping hospital from drinking lots and lots and lots of water and those rehydration salts. I had no idea how bad it would be or how long it would last - I'm only back in work today, almost 3 weeks later and still not right but much better.
Anyway, enough of the excuses - I had made a good start and was disappointed to have been stopped in my tracks so early. Hope to be "on it like a car bonnet" for the TdF, particularly as I'll be there to watch it first two days and riding out to see it on led rides :-)0 -
Fantastically run challenge TBY, the best in the business by a country mile, thank you for running this and I'll very much look forward to Le Tour.
By the way this helped me loose 5lb during the month of May, doesn't sound much but considering I'd spent the previous 6 months getting nowhere this was quite a win!
Agreed on the challenge organiser, TBY is one in a million and the challenge has really inspired us all from what I can see on my News Feed, in here and on the rides thread.
And well done on the weight loss Jase, especially if you'd been stuck on a plateau :-)0 -
Thanks Everyone - submissions thread is now closed, any late submissions from the last 2 gents - (indeterminate and
matsprt1984) will not count towards the "jersey" competitions, though after they are awarded I may roll any km's into the final figures just to get a total overall distance for each of the teams.
Obviously, the spreadsheet is giving the "provisonal" figures, which I'll be spending a little time on verification upon... through the 3 weeks I don't have time to actually physically check each individual Strava entry for 4 teams of 9 people doing up to 21 rides - though I DO "sample" a reasonable proportion of them - and of course use the Strava as a "sanity check" if any rides seem inordinately fast/slow/hilly/flat etc.0 -
Giro Challenge Entries for Rider 327 Team 3
Stage Date Distance Time Ascent(m) Ride Log URL
h:mm:ss
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1 09/05 69.5km 2:40:38 917m http://www.strava.com/activities/139342840
2 10/05 122.9km 4:29:49 1354m http://www.strava.com/activities/139709595
3 11/05 61.8km 2:19:03 657m http://www.strava.com/activities/140134500
R 12/05
4 13/05 ___.__km __:__:__ ____m ________ DNS - Boards
5 14/05 ___.__km __:__:__ ____m ________ DNS
6 15/05 ___.__km __:__:__ ____m ________ DNS - Boards
7 16/05 ___.__km __:__:__ ____m ________ DNS
8 17/05 53.1km 01:55:34 m 787 http://www.strava.com/activities/142361879
9 18/05 28.7km 00:51:53 m 80 http://www.strava.com/activities/142842921
R 19/05
10 20/05 ___.__km __:__:__ ____m ________ DNS - Boards
11 21/05 84.8km 3:14:36 m 1150 http://www.strava.com/activities/144043566
12 22/05 ___.__km __:__:__ ____m ________ DNS Boards
13 23/05 ___.__km __:__:__ ____m ________ DNS
14 24/05 70.2km 2:47:34 539m http://www.strava.com/activities/145096925
15 25/05 135.94km 4:31:32 776m http://www.strava.com/activities/145599742
R 26/05
16 27/05 34.2km 1:01:59 60m http://www.strava.com/activities/146293467
17 28/05 ___.__km __:__:__ ____m ________ DNS
18 29/05 ___.__km __:__:__ ____m ________ DNS - Boards
19 30/05 68.7km 2:29:39 885m http://www.strava.com/activities/146293467
20 31/05 65.4km 2:46:31 521m http://www.strava.com/activities/147867463
21 01/06 105.9km 3:37:52 632m http://www.strava.com/activities/148378985
Running Total 899.14 km
Here is my final. Sometimes life just gets in the way...:-( No worries about me, just letting Team 3 know I did ride some the last week. I admit that this has been a difficult challenge. I'm trying to balance participation in this with training for World's in < 19 weeks. Fun but not able to just go burn up miles. If your going to spend the money to visit across the pond might as well give it a good go.0
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