WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN THE MONKEY HOUSE?
GORILLA TRAVELS
John Pears is , at present, riding the Transcontinental - a self supported race across Europe , starting from Santiago di Compostella - over 5000km with a ridiculous amount of climbing ( including some epic Alpine climbs that the pros do in the tour..) . As i write this he's 4 days in:
Day 1 408km 5200m of climbing - moving time 19 hours 37 mins
Day 2 307km 4087m of climbing - moving time 16 hours 5 mins ( started at 4am , finished at 1am - 2 punctures
Day 3 275km over 3500 of climbing - moving time 11 hours - 6 punctures!!
No wonder he needs flowers on his handlebars.. John is no 57 in TCR11 if you want to follow him via www.followmychallenge.com . If you are reading this mate, keep pushing, best of luck from all the Gorillas .
Other parts of the troop were also out and about over the weekend- Rob Anderson, John Ramsden, Lee Tandy, Lee Allgood, Iain Davie and Bruno rode The Rebellion Way - a 250 mile ( all terrain - 45% off road) route around Norfolk - but we took 3 days and slept in hotels!
And Stuart John Bulloch, James Brown, Graeme, Phil and Andy Iles rode Great Dun Fell - 120km, with 2650m of steep climbing !
Well done to all.
GORILLA RACING
Paul Astin and Jack Morrie Evans both raced the BMC k1/25 at the weekend, with Paul coming first in 60.01 - a second over the hour mark, after getting held up by a tractor! Jack cam in 2nd , 48 seconds behind him.
Paul, Jack and this time Phil as well, also raced the Beacon Roads Cycling Club 10 mile on Tuesday - this time Paul was 2nd in 23;50, Jack 3rd in 24;18 and Phil 5th in 27;06.
Great racing fellas.
KOMs and QOMs
The Strava crowns i noticed this week were
QOM
Sarah Damm
KOM
Arlando
Chapeau to you 2.
FANTASY LEAGUE
The Velogames TdF fantasy league finished , a bit like the real thing, with an obvious winner - Sebastien Moreau-Hutchins - with 11793 points. James Brown was 2nd , 975 points behind, with 10818, and James Barber finished out the podium with 10722 points. Thanks to everyone who took part.
Meanwhile the Velogames Femmes is still well under way, due to finish at the weekend, and the present standings are:
Craig Munro in first on 2630 points, Bruno 2nd on 1836 points, and Matt Mitchell in 3rd on 1725 points. Watch this space.
RIDES
The Thursday rides have been up since Monday, and so there is only a couple of spaces left on Damien Kimber 18mph Fenn End circuit, and Paul Griffiths 17-18mph Lowsonford loop is you want to book on.
The rides for Sunday will go up onto the website later today. If you wish to join for the first time, use the coupon code Freeride25 for a free weeks trial.
Ride safe
see you in the bar later
Bruno