Road Cycling

[Champ]

A nice closed road sportive in cheshire and proceeds to a good cause. Sadly I'll be away when this is taking place or I would have taken part.

Marie Curie Cancer Care Etape Mercia

 

That sounds like a great entry level event. By the time I looked into the Etape Caledonia it was full. It looks like a stunning route so its in my mind for next year.

For my sins I have entered the Glasgow to Edinburgh 110 mile sportive in September and am planning to do some of the Borders events in May time for starters

[Champ]

Cyclists are way more friendly than runners. Fact. Runners seem to view you as competition, cyclists as comrades

 

And in other news, this looks like it might be a good event

 

David Walsh: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong | The Lyceum | Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh

[L19red]

Cyclists are way more friendly than runners. Fact. Runners seem to view you as competition, cyclists as comrades

 

And in other news, this looks like it might be a good event

 

David Walsh: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong | The Lyceum | Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh

 

That will be an interesting evening. He's tweeted about a Liverpool event in the near future but no details yet on when.

 

The feds announced yesterday that they are joining the floyd landis whistleblower suit. US postal were sponsored to the tune of $30million and the penalty can be up to 3 times that amount. It came a day after Lance said he would not co-operate with USADA. Co-incidence?

[Champ]

That will be an interesting evening. He's tweeted about a Liverpool event in the near future but no details yet on when.

 

The feds announced yesterday that they are joining the floyd landis whistleblower suit. US postal were sponsored to the tune of $30million and the penalty can be up to 3 times that amount. It came a day after Lance said he would not co-operate with USADA. Co-incidence?

 

I did have a quick look but couldnt find a link to any other dates

[bri]

have a look at Dolan bikes, he's from the north west and tweets about up and coming local events etc

[L19red]

Terry Dolan makes ace bikes. If if didnt have my heart set on an italian frame my next machine would be one of his.

[bri]

you should check out ribble, I'm sure their frames are Italian and only in Preston

[L19red]

you should check out ribble, I'm sure their frames are Italian and only in Preston

 

nah, I want a bianchi infinito veloce. I'll have one too when the mortgage is paid off.

[Champ]

So, after my failure with toffee yesterday (I know I know), I was wondering what other people take out for energy and liquid when out on long rides

[L19red]

jelly babies. cheap, full of sugar and easy to digest.

 

liquid is either water or a couple of scoops of carb powder mixed with water e.g. lucozade or SIS

Edited February 27, 2013 by L19red

[Champ]

jelly babies

 

Not a fan of Jelly Babies, myself. I was thinking about giving Skittles a go

[L19red]

Not a fan of Jelly Babies, myself. I was thinking about giving Skittles a go

 

They'll work I suppose, bit fiddly to get out of your pocket while on the move though. Anything that is high sugar and low fat will do the job.

[Champ]

They'll work I suppose, bit fiddly to get out of your pocket while on the move though. Anything that is high sugar and low fat will do the job.

 

Clearly, not impressed! I'll give them a go though as I've used them for running and walking but I take your point that it may not be that easy to fish them out of my pockets

[VladimirIlyich]

Get a spoon and use nutella.

Go ahead biscuit bars are ok id reckon.

[L19red]

Clearly, not impressed! I'll give them a go though as I've used them for running and walking but I take your point that it may not be that easy to fish them out of my pockets

I got no beef with skittles, but jelly babies are better on the bike. Skittles are too fiddly for cold fingers and gloves

[Champ]

I got no beef with skittles' date=' but jelly babies are better on the bike. Skittles are too fiddly for cold fingers and gloves[/quote']

 

Fair point, well made....hadn't thought about the gloves! But if I was stopped at a junction...I suppose that would work

[lifetime fan]

23 year old lad killed in our village yesterday competing in the Severn Bridge Road Race.

 

Rumours it was the cyclists fault as he collided with the car on the wrong side of the road. I'll be amazed if the organisers don't get a slating after this.

[Champ]

23 year old lad killed in our village yesterday competing in the Severn Bridge Road Race.

 

Rumours it was the cyclists fault as he collided with the car on the wrong side of the road. I'll be amazed if the organisers don't get a slating after this.

 

So it was an open road race?

[lifetime fan]

The roads weren't closed no.

 

All over the stage you have groups of bikes 20-30 strong taking up both sides of the road just expecting cars to stop plus rude and aggressive marshals. Can't see them getting in trouble with the law but they'll get plenty of negative publicity.

[Champ]

 

All over the stage you have groups of bikes 20-30 strong taking up both sides of the road just expecting cars to stop

 

That ain't on really and sounds like it should have been better marshalled to deter that.

It was never as bad when I did my only event to date but I did feel sorry for other road users on the day. Bikes and cars don't mix well.

 

Horrible for the guy and those who knew though

[Champ]

Anyone had a bike fitting...and if so, can you give me a ballpark figure for how much I should be paying

[L19red]

mate of mine went to the specialised concept store and paid a ton or thereabouts

[Champ]

mate of mine went to the specialised concept store and paid a ton or thereabouts

 

On the strength of that info I just called Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op and they've said they don't charge. I reckon I'm going to need a new saddle anyway so I'm prepared to be sold one if it makes cycling distance more comfortable

[lifetime fan]

Lance Armstrong sells his $10 million Texas home

 

 

Businessman Al Koehler reportedly filed a deed of trust in Travis County last week showing that he obtained a $3.1 million loan to buy Armstrong's plush estate on the edge of town. Koehler, an oil-and-gas rights agent, told the newspaper he paid nothing close to the property's listed value of $10 million.

 

 

Disgraced former cyclist Lance Armstrong is liquidating some assets amid the Texas-sized legal woes that may end up costing him the lion's share of his ill-gotten gains.

 

Armstrong is selling his palatial home near Austin, Texas, potentially freeing up a few million bucks that various plaintiffs will surely try to retrieve for themselves. Among those suing Armstrong is the Department of Justice, which seeks tens of millions of taxpayer dollars that went toward sponsoring Armstrong's corrupt U.S. Postal Service cycling team.

 

According to the Austin American-Statesman, businessman Al Koehler filed a deed of trust in Travis County last week showing that he obtained a $3.1 million loan to buy Armstrong's plush estate on the edge of town. Koehler, an oil-and-gas rights agent, told the newspaper he paid nothing close to the property's listed value of $10 million.

 

Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles last year and is banned for life from sports. In a January appearance on Oprah Winfrey's network he confessed that his cycling career was "one big lie," but has yet to make a full accounting of his deceptions.

 

Mark Higgins, a spokesman for Armstrong, confirmed to the Associated Press the sale of the Austin estate and said Armstrong plans to remain a resident of the city.

 

Armstrong recently asked a Texas court to dismiss a lawsuit against him from SCA Promotions, which seeks to reclaim $12 million Armstrong took from it in the settlement of an arbitration case in which Armstrong swore under oath that he never doped.

 

Other parties have come forward with various claims, including one that alleges Armstrong defrauded people who bought the books he co-wrote with Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post.

 

In his high-flying career as a record-smashing athlete and icon to cancer survivors, Armstrong also had homes in Aspen, Spain and the south of France. He hobnobbed with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, dated Sheryl Crow and flew around in private jets. He appeared to win seven Tour de France titles and claimed, stridently and under oath, to be squeaky clean.

 

"To the people who don't believe in cycling, the cynics and the skeptics," he said from the Tour de France podium in 2005. "I'm sorry for you. I'm sorry that you can't dream big. I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles."

 

All along, Armstrong's performances were fueled by banned drugs like testosterone and EPO, as well as illicit blood transfusions carried out in hotels and, according to sworn testimony, the U.S. Postal Service's team bus. Dozens of people had first-hand knowledge that the Armstrong story was a lie, and many of them profited handsomely from it while Armstrong sued and smeared anyone who whispered their suspicions.

 

A federal investigation began in early 2010, around the time that Armstrong's former teammate, Floyd Landis, began blowing the whistle on all the corruption. A grand jury probe produced sworn testimony and mountains of evidence but mysteriously ended in January of 2012. Then the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency stepped up and charged Armstrong with doping.

 

After vigorously trying to fend USADA off — Armstrong found members of Congress sympathetic to his fight — Armstrong finally accepted defeat late last summer. His sponsors jumped ship, his cancer foundation was forced to sever ties and the lawsuits started rolling in the door.

 

 

 

Read more: Lance Armstrong sells his $10 million Texas homeÂ* - NY Daily News

[Champ]

Huh, I thought you were posting to say you'd blown the dust off your bike