2016 MFP CLASSICS CHALLENGE - DISCUSSION THREAD
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Results for Gent Wevelgem
congratulations to the podium placed riders...
In third place Brett @Kupe 68.3km which seemed to not be quite up to his expectations, yet, still scored good points.
In second place once again Graham @BigG59 with yet another strong ride of 70.8km
and in first place, once again is Jill @jillyian with a hilly 73.0km
Many thanks to everyone who rode, and who got their rides "in the book" as soon as possible - and please read the aboce special notice regarding booking rides for the rest of the challenge - I'm afraid I'll have much less time going forward for reminding everyone, so it's only fair to warn you - if you don't get the ride in the logging thread (or PM me with a request) before cut-off time (which I'll try and pre-announce) then you'll miss out on points. Its as simple as that.
On to the overall" leaderboard...
I've colour coded the podium positions as per usual, gold, silver, bronze - and we can see that overall the positions are as follows
In overall Third with 99 points it's Me...(Again, I'm claiming its from consistency)
In overall Second it's Jason @Jakess1971, unchanged on 113 points due to missing a couple of events through illness
And our overall leader with a total of 118 points, is Graham @BigG59 - chapeau!
As always - the full results are available via the logging spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1USBZpOdSTdQu0Ia9K3Nh1nwot8aj1I7p8bxlfm_N9JE/edit?usp=sharing
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Results for Ronde van Vlaanderen
congratulations to the podium placed riders...
In third place Tom @TDSeest with an excellent 70.7km ride, plus quite a few of the "bonus point" add-ons. Chapeau Tom!
In second place Brett @Kupe with a (slightly shortchanged by strava) 117.9km
and in first place, once again Graham @BigG59 with yet another big ride of 119.9km
Many thanks to everyone who rode, and who got their rides "in the book" as soon as possible - it's really appreciated, especially as I'm now in preparation for the Grand Tour Challenges so my free computer time is at a bit of a premium.
On to the "overall" leaderboard...
I've colour coded the podium positions as per usual, gold, silver, bronze - and we can see that overall the positions are as follows
In overall Third, just hanging in there it's Me with 113 points... (I'm still claiming its from consistency)
In overall Second it's Jason @Jakess1971, with 125 points
And our overall leader with a total of 143 points, is Graham @BigG59 - chapeau!
As always - the full results are available via the logging spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1USBZpOdSTdQu0Ia9K3Nh1nwot8aj1I7p8bxlfm_N9JE/edit?usp=sharing
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Results for Scheldeprijs
congratulations to the podium placed riders...
In third place Ruth @ruthbardell with a solid 22.6km ride
In second place Jill @jillyian with a 54.8km spin out
and in first place, once again its Jason @Jakess1971 with his early morning 59.4km before the winds, rain and hailstorms set in...
This was a pretty awful day, weather wise in the UK, so well done to everyone who got out there. And, apologies to everyone who tried to book their rides only to find silly bollocks here hadn't actually opened the submissions thread. My fault entirely, and why the results are being declared a day late - decided to give everyone a bit longer to book in.
On to the "overall" leaderboard...
I've colour coded the podium positions as per usual, gold, silver, bronze - and we can see that overall the positions are as follows
In overall Third, just hanging in there it's Me with 113 points... (I'm still claiming its from consistency)
In overall Second with a total of 143 points, is Graham @BigG59
And our overall leader is Jason @Jakess1971, with 143 points...
It's getting tight for the top position on the board at the moment - only 2 points in it... and, with Paris-Roubaix weekend looming, and the possibility for a massive total of 10 bonus points in addition to the ride distance competition, it could make for a very interesting weekend...
As always - the full results are available via the logging spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1USBZpOdSTdQu0Ia9K3Nh1nwot8aj1I7p8bxlfm_N9JE/edit?usp=sharing
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We do have a working windmill here in the flatlands of Illinois in the US, but unfortunately, it is about 3.5 hours away. So, my real challenge is choosing the bonus points that I wish to go after. I can't do the drive to the windmill 2 ways this weekend, and fit it in my schedule. So, today, it is Sunny with no wind. So, I could go ride today, even though it is colder. Tomorrow, however, it is supposed to be rainy and warmer. So, I'm going to have to go for the cobbles, and rainy, muddy roads along with the dirty selfie at the end of the ride. These are the times that try men's souls, when we have to make difficult decisions like that.0
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If it was Easy Tom, it wouldn't be Paris Roubaix...
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Results for Paris-Roubaix
congratulations to the podium placed riders...
In third place Graham @BigG59 with a solid saturday rise of 77.1km.
In second place Brett @kupe just creeping over the metric century mark with 101.1km
and in first place, once again its Jason @Jakess1971 with what looked like a pretty tough imperial century (and a bit) - plus a couple of the photo-bonuses within the 167.1km. He looked tired afterwards, bless him!
Hope he's feeling up to holding the trophy aloft... bet it weighs more than his new bike!
On to the "overall" leaderboard...
I've colour coded the podium positions as per usual, gold, silver, bronze - and we can see that overall the positions are as follows
In overall Third, just hanging in there it's Me with 140 points... (I'm still claiming its from consistency)
In overall Second with a total of 159 points, is Graham @BigG59
And our overall leader is Jason @Jakess1971, with 176 points...
Thanks to everyone who rode, and submitted their rides on this, which I'm sure a few of you know, is something of a special weekend for me... Paris Roubaix always held a deep seat in my affections, but when my Dad passed away 3 years ago on the day of the race, it became something more meaningful still... A day where I remember my Dad and the happy times we spent, the times we spent together at Bike Races - either on the TV, or out at the roadside - not to mention the times he spent at the roadside, holding out bidons/musettes as my support when I used to race. He loved sport, and always enjoyed watching racing, be it cars, motorcycles, horses, cycles or running - if it was competitive, he was there, cheering on his favourite. He'd have been in bits watching Cancellara bidding the Roubaix Velodrome farewell yesterday (as was I, if I'm being honest...)
Anyhow...
As always - the full results are available via the logging spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1USBZpOdSTdQu0Ia9K3Nh1nwot8aj1I7p8bxlfm_N9JE/edit?usp=sharing
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Thanks for grabbing my entry, Mark. Timing and weather have kept me out of most of this challenge.
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Nice ride, Jason!0 -
I guess I could've counted my 1.8km run to the grocery store if nothing more than to get the bonus points. Just was not on it yesterday. Keep the great memories alive Mark, chapeau.0
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Loving the trophy
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Thanks for grabbing my entry, Mark. Timing and weather have kept me out of most of this challenge.
No Worries - I think I just wanted this particular "event" to be as inclusive as possible...Spatialized wrote: »I guess I could've counted my 1.8km run to the grocery store if nothing more than to get the bonus points. Just was not on it yesterday. Keep the great memories alive Mark, chapeau.
I looked on Strava, but didn't see anything - did I miss it... anything that shows a GPS trace qualifys, I've done a couple of really tiny little rides, just to "keep the streak" alive...Jakess1971 wrote: »Loving the trophy
glad you liked it... I thought it looked reasonably kosher
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Results for De Brabantse Pijl
congratulations to the podium placed riders...
In third place Jill @jillyian with a solid 33.0km ride
In second place Joshua @m1xm0d3 ,back with a healthy 45.2km spin
and in first place, my all time MFP Hero - Tom @TDSeest - leading the field with 45.9km.
On to the "overall" leaderboard...
I've colour coded the podium positions as per usual, gold, silver, bronze - and we can see that overall the positions are as follows
In overall Third, I'm still hanging in there with 146 points... (I'm still claiming its from consistency - it's sure as hell not from the km's...)
In overall Second with a total of 159 points, is Graham @BigG59
And our overall leader is Jason @Jakess1971, with 178 points...
A small gap opened up at the top - Graham's been away for most of the mid-week rides, which I think has seriously hampered his chances in the overall - and yet he's still walking away from me, and I haven't missed a rid so far (thats jinxed it...)
As always - the full results are available via the logging spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1USBZpOdSTdQu0Ia9K3Nh1nwot8aj1I7p8bxlfm_N9JE/edit?usp=sharing
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Spatialized wrote: »I guess I could've counted my 1.8km run to the grocery store if nothing more than to get the bonus points. Just was not on it yesterday. Keep the great memories alive Mark, chapeau.
I looked on Strava, but didn't see anything - did I miss it... anything that shows a GPS trace qualifys, I've done a couple of really tiny little rides, just to "keep the streak" alive...
I didn't bother tracking it since it was barely out of my strava "privacy zone" so you didn't miss a thing.2 -
Spatialized wrote: »Spatialized wrote: »I guess I could've counted my 1.8km run to the grocery store if nothing more than to get the bonus points. Just was not on it yesterday. Keep the great memories alive Mark, chapeau.
I looked on Strava, but didn't see anything - did I miss it... anything that shows a GPS trace qualifys, I've done a couple of really tiny little rides, just to "keep the streak" alive...
I didn't bother tracking it since it was barely out of my strava "privacy zone" so you didn't miss a thing.
ah, that's fine - I was just worried I'd missed it - that's the problem when I start checking Strava, it's not fair if I don't do it for everyone...0 -
Results for Amstel Gold
congratulations to the podium placed riders...
In third place Joshua @m1xm0d3 with a healthy metric Century+ at 108.2km.
In second place its Jason @Jakess1971 again, crossing the Metric C+ line at 112.7km
and in first place, back after a fairly steady start to his classics campaign it Chris @KitTheRoadie with his 115.7km ride on the Exmoor Beauty Sportive... Well done Chris
On to the "overall" leaderboard...
I've colour coded the podium positions as per usual, gold, silver, bronze - and we can see that overall the positions are as follows
In overall Third, catching up a little by virtue of Graham's absence... it's Me with 154 points... (though Brett's getting closer by the ride... doubt I'll manage to hold on to the podium tbh...)
In overall Second, still with a total of 159 points, is Graham @BigG59
And our overall leader is Jason @Jakess1971, with 198 points...
A good turnout again this weekend - good to see the weather is improving a little and people are venturing out on longer rides... maybe I should try that as well...
Anyhow...
As always - the full results are available via the logging spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1USBZpOdSTdQu0Ia9K3Nh1nwot8aj1I7p8bxlfm_N9JE/edit?usp=sharing
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Not a huge amount in it for those top 6, last couple of rides for a while this week too, seem to have fallen a bit lucky this year I think, first classics season I've actually not been languishing down in mid-table.0
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Nicely done everyone... We have been having some decent weather lately so it's directly related.
Picking up some steam right before the break for Giro. Perfect timing... lol
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Woohoo! :-D Thanks Mark, just lucky with this one that it landed on a weekend that I had an event planned, my only one at the moment... Back to steady eddy for me! ;-)
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Results for La Fleche Wallonne
congratulations to the podium placed riders...
In third place it's Jill @jillyian with a creditable 56.6km mid week ride.
In second place its Me, wishing I'd ridden around the village once at the end of the ride, with 69.8km, a mere 300m short of the top spot
and in first place, Stewart @stewartlayzell with a good solid 70.1km - Well done Stewart
On to the "overall" leaderboard...
I've colour coded the podium positions as per usual, gold, silver, bronze - and we can see that overall the positions are as follows
In overall Third, still with a total of 159 points, is Graham @BigG59
In overall Second, once again making the best of Graham's absence... it's Me with 175 points...
And our overall leader is Jason @Jakess1971, with 198 points - again unchanged due to his missing the ride through dental issues...
Again, we've had a pretty good turnout for a week-day ride, here's hoping the weather holds for this weekends event - the final session of the CLassics Challenge for a while, as we transition into "Grand Tour Mode" with the Giro, LeTour and LaVuelta. Which reminds me, I'd really better get my finger out and start a signup sheet for those challenges...
Anyhow...
As always - the full results are available via the logging spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1USBZpOdSTdQu0Ia9K3Nh1nwot8aj1I7p8bxlfm_N9JE/edit?usp=sharing
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I'm out of the classics I'm afraid
Results of a crash on club night Tuesday 19th April...
#ouch!
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