Tuesday, 31 August 2010
And so it was thus....
Firstly many thanks to all of you for attending the CBRE event. Without you making the effort to turn up we wouldn’t have a peloton and for some of you I know the most enjoyable parts of the day are when we are riding along as a group (that may possibly have something to do with the fact that that only happens when we are on the flat).
I thought I would take the opportunity to share with you the statistics of the day which have been kindly provided by David Nairn.
Distance – 62.84 miles
Climbed – 4860 ft
Average speed – 15.4 miles per hour
As a number of you disappeared before afternoon tea and the prize giving, for those that are interested I’ve also rounded up the various awards which were distributed:
- GC Winner – Les Ross
- Interim Sprint – Giancarlo Romano (whose birthday it was)
- Stage Winner – Jason Baggaley
There were two special prizes neither of which were handed out yesterday but will be forwarded to the recipients:
- A book of ‘40 Country Walks in Perthshire’ – Andrew Lapping for his exploits on the ‘Wall’
· A case of St Mungos lager, kindly supplied by West Brewery for the most courageous climber of the day – Ewan Black
We hope you all enjoyed the day as much as we did in organising it. A number of you have already provided feedback on the route, including the comment that anything less hilly would be ‘dumbing down the challenge’. If you have not already done so, we would be very grateful for a simple ‘we’d like the same thing next year please’ or ‘we’d like something flatter.’
Monday, 23 August 2010
Slowest climber of the day......
West Brewery have kindly sponsored a prize for the day with a crate of their St Mungo lager going to a hard working climber. Watch the video to see it rated as the best lager in Britain!
And the riders are.....
So with the recent palmarès still to be confirmed the attached list is of riders and domestiques.....
Domestiques * for the day Stewart Taylor in a Lance roll, Miller Mathieson intending to adopt a Schleck like performance (Andy that is), Gavin Willins known as petit blanc in the form of Thomas Voeckler (nicknamed "petit blanc" due to his small stature and pale complexion), Roddy Proudfoot as Mark Renshaw (hard as nails) with Mark Little bringing up the rear as Mark Cavendish (please read climbing is a challenge).
As for the hopefuls for the General Classification it will be contested by David Charlton, John O’Neil, Andrew Lapping, Alastair Reid Thomas, Jason Baggaley, Roger Telford, David Peck, Gerry Mullan, Alasdair Dickie, Matt Mason, John Irvine, Les Ross, David Nairn, Ritchie Somerville, Giancarlo Romano, Ewan Black and Brian Skinner.
* Domestique - a rider whose job it is to support and work for other riders in their team (literally "servant" in French)
Thursday, 19 August 2010
CBRE CORPORATE CYCLING DAY – THURSDAY 26 AUGUST 2010
A week or so to go and we are delighted that you are able to join us for our fourth leisurely jaunt around the Perthshire countryside. As you know we have moved race headquarters to the Fortingall Hotel, Fortingall, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, PH15 2NQ, www.fortingall.com.
We are meeting at 9am for a continental (Les) or full Scottish breakfast (Jason) with a view to starting the ride at approximately 10.30am. The route should take approximately four and a half hours (Les) to 6 hours (Jason) and on return to the hotel, afternoon tea will be served and there will be a short prize giving. With the new base we are able to start and finish the ride at the hotel which should make things easier, although you may have to queue for the shower or share (as per above)!
Our traditional route has also been amended, at the request of Alberto Mathieson and a challenge laid down by the host Schleck (Stewart Taylor) that he will win the king of the mountains this year. You can view the proposed route by clicking on the following link:
In summary the route is a gently undulating 65 miles, from which you will be sheltered by your CBRE domestiques for the day. Bidons, food, mechanicals will all be catered for in a "Mavic" style by your hosts for the day. For the grande rouleurs out there or indeed the more sociable riders there is an option of a slightly shorter circa 40 mile route which cuts out the final climb.
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