2016 MFP Grand Tour Challenge - Vuelta Now Up and Rolling...
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Yes Bills all sorted Mark.
Here's some confirmation of what I'm likely to be doing during Le Tour with the focus on climbing as well as distance.
Wales 400+ hilly miler on the 8th
Yorkshire 300+ hilly miler on the 15th
and finally the Lakes which is likely gonna be a 400+ miler on the 22nd.
Got some route planning to do, hopefully avoid those dodgy rough lanes I was hitting way too much of last week. I foresee me needing more then a couple rest days in between these with likely Monday/Tues/Thurs being rest.
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Jakess1971 wrote: »Yes Bills all sorted Mark.
Here's some confirmation of what I'm likely to be doing during Le Tour with the focus on climbing as well as distance.
Wales 400+ hilly miler on the 8th
Yorkshire 300+ hilly miler on the 15th
and finally the Lakes which is likely gonna be a 400+ miler on the 22nd.
Got some route planning to do, hopefully avoid those dodgy rough lanes I was hitting way too much of last week. I foresee me needing more then a couple rest days in between these with likely Monday/Tues/Thurs being rest.
sounds spectacular - presumably with those epics you'll be taking it very easy for the other days in the week - I hope so, for your sake - don't forget, you don't get fit on the days you train, you get fit on the days you recover from the training...
I've added Bill to the prospectives list as well now... there may be a bit of juggling to do - still waiting on a few regulars to confirm / say nay , and depending on that, We can have a rosta into CycLeagues a little earlier than the day before the roll out (like the Giro ended up being!) - sooner the better IMO as at least then I can try and test things...0 -
Yeh I had planned on riding a couple of metrics in the middle for 'team km/going for the win' reasons but to be honest I think that may be a bad idea and any kms will likely be limited in between these three day weekends, I think last time I did the Yorkshire and Wales trips I was pretty wiped out for a few days, it's the climbing that takes it out of you. My biggest concern is the weather but that's the same with the challenge in September.
The good news is on my riding days I'll prob be covering close to the days distance, I'm sure my team mates will step up on the rest days to cover the distance though
Once I've outlined the routes I'll declare these up front so any team mates can see what's what.
As soon as you have the teams outlined I'll update CycLeagues DB.
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If there's any more spaces left, I'm in. Training for November begins in earnest 0
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banshee1013 wrote: »If there's any more spaces left, I'm in. Training for November begins in earnest
no worries - that makes 3 places open...
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I'm assuming you have me and also the hubs ( BamaBoyScout aka Andrew ) from two pages back. Just checking to be sure. 1
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nerdieprofessor wrote: »I'm assuming you have me and also the hubs ( BamaBoyScout aka Andrew ) from two pages back. Just checking to be sure.
Oh Yes, you're both definitely in there...
still 3 places open folks...0 -
OK here's the details of those three touring weekends:
Full details of the routes etc can be seen here:
http://jasonssavage.blogspot.co.uk/p/julys-triple-weekend-tour.html
Again this is all for raising a few funds for charity:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Jason-Savage3
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If that blue line day is coming back from the lakes it looks ferocious...
off the top of my head, I'd say it's Kendal to Sedbergh, along the 684 to Hawes then straight over the tops to Kettlewell, via Gayle, Buckden and from Kettlewell, down into Settle, then in the direction of Keighley, Halifax, Penistone and down into the Peaks... All I can say is OUCH!
Oh - and the climb out of Hawes, through Gayle and onto the tops is absolutely SPECTACULAR - as is the drop off the other side, hope your brakes are in order for that one, as it's usually infested with geriatrics driving at 3mph burning either their brakes as they descend, or their clutches as they climb...
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lol yep, I'll be taking spare brake pads
The final weekend is pretty scary actually but I've been wanting to do the Lakes for a long time and that dark blue line will be the final day of all those rides, I'll be having Monday off after to chill for each of the weekends too which helps mentally.
The first two weekends I've done something similar before but not in successive weekends, but it's great training and the scenery alone will hopefully keep me going.
With regard to Le Tour:
What I'll also do is stick Adrienne on my team, she's not on MFP but she will get a kick out of being on a TDF team, she's on CycLeagues too, her Strava ID is https://www.strava.com/athletes/7373778
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Dang it Kupe... I want my dossard upside down. ;-) See you in TDF0 -
Hi - I'm currently doing 80-100 miles per week, albeit not particularly quickly. Happy to join in if my stats fit into a team somewhere2
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I've PM'd 35dollars with the details of the Strava club0
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Ok cool, club invite sent.0
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@TheBigYin - re: PM, I confirm you got the right person. @Jakess1971 - I've joined the Strava club0
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Ok Steves all sorted, CycLeagues login sorted too, I've PM'd the details.0
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@TheBigYin - re: PM, I confirm you got the right person. @Jakess1971 - I've joined the Strava club
thank goodness for that - i'd hate to think there was some poor random sod out there that thought I was stalking him...
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so that's definitely down to 2 places then...
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so that's definitely down to 2 places then...
Or 1 place if you don't mind me having Adrienne on my team as mentioned above:
'What I'll also do is stick Adrienne on my team, she's not on MFP but she will get a kick out of being on a TDF team, she's on CycLeagues too, her Strava ID is https://www.strava.com/athletes/7373778'
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We can also use JSSTurbo id as a 'Ghost rider' if need be:
https://www.strava.com/athletes/4357846
This can then be replaced by any late comer but you can at least design the teams for a full compliment now if you fancied.0 -
This sounds pretty cool -- I would be willing to join if there is any more room.2
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This sounds pretty cool -- I would be willing to join if there is any more room.
Excellent - do we have your Strava User ID ? -Jakess1971 wrote: »We can also use JSSTurbo id as a 'Ghost rider' if need be:
https://www.strava.com/athletes/4357846
This can then be replaced by any late comer but you can at least design the teams for a full compliment now if you fancied.
3 from 4 of the teams have been finalised mate... they're in the rosta tab of the 2016 TdF Spreadsheet I've just shared with you... there's 2 blanks, along with the details of a couple of people from prior tours who haven't registered yet... For now, you could certainly get all the stuff into CycLeagues, maybe with the 2 blanks filled with a ghost-rider, or if we've got "HopHead's details etc...
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This is HopHead aka Marc Ms details: https://www.strava.com/athletes/81818391
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CycLeagues updated with the teams, My other half who is not a member of MFP is currently stuck in one place however if we have any willing MFP members wanting a go then you can take her slot.1
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right - that's a couple of hours of swearing at the spreadsheet completed - I've now got the Rosta's installed on the sheet properly, sorted out the itinerary (and rest days) - needed lots of messing about with formulas as the rest days have swapped from the Giro to the TdF (3 days on Giro, 2 on the TdF) - and I think I've got the Leaderboards ( combined, mens only and womens only) sorted - though if I've inadvertently put anyone in the wrong list, please give me a shout...
there's still some messing around to be done - primarily with getting the VAM page to sort correctly (if at all!) - and a good bit of checking that I've picked up correct areas on the sheet for all the charts - but, frankly, that's a tough one without any ride-data included - and often it's easier to actually pick up on that as the challenge commences and rides start filtering through.
Anyone who wants a sneak preview - it's here...
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GFwKYoQS5OffYby42Az52HbFjhhpORZXDXOjgblu04o/edit?usp=sharing
it SHOULD be read-only - if it isn't for any reason ferchrissakes DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING ! Just give me a shout and back out of the spreadsheet immediately... (that doesn't apply to Jason or Clive btw, you two should get read-write permissions, in case (ahem) someone needs to take over the care and feeding of the challenge (gawd-forbid) like during last years Vuelta...)
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I've had enough of squinting at formulae for a while now - so I'm going to try and get some fresh air on the bike instead - anyone spot any problems with the sheet, drop me a PM...
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@TheBigYin that is one hell of a spreadsheet!1
