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Post by eppinggas on Jul 27, 2021 11:02:31 GMT
Re richmace comment on cycling to the Mem... Anyone else out there do much cycling? Any beginners who are looking for tips? Any experts who have tips? I've found it incredibly good for my physical health and mental well-being over the last 2-3 years. If you're thinking of taking it up... take it up. Cheers, Epping. |
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Post by richmace on Jul 27, 2021 12:03:01 GMT
Prior to lockdown, I cycled to work every day (8 miles each way), and whilst it was hard work I felt really good for doing it.
I will be resuming this in September when I am required to return to the office.
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Post by eppinggas on Jul 28, 2021 12:53:08 GMT
Good luck with that... the more times you do it, the easier it gets. You physically improve, and your brain gets so 'used' to the same route, it kind of tricks you into thinking the journey gets shorter and shorter.
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Post by alftupper on Aug 10, 2021 6:19:40 GMT
Good luck with that... the more times you do it, the easier it gets. You physically improve, and your brain gets so 'used' to the same route, it kind of tricks you into thinking the journey gets shorter and shorter. Prefer running, but cycling is good too. Off out for 20 miler at nine, on my Cannondale, when the traffic dies down. All exercise is good, including walking. Mens sana......
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Post by eppinggas on Aug 10, 2021 14:37:10 GMT
Good luck with that... the more times you do it, the easier it gets. You physically improve, and your brain gets so 'used' to the same route, it kind of tricks you into thinking the journey gets shorter and shorter. Prefer running, but cycling is good too. Off out for 20 miler at nine, on my Cannondale, when the traffic dies down. All exercise is good, including walking. Mens sana......
Not exactly Springsteen "Born to Run", more like "Too Old to Run". Did a Parkrun last week and couldn't walk for 4 days. Bottom of the range Decathlon RC100 for me. £140 in a Harlow closing down sale. The best value purchase of anything, ever. 8705 miles covered since end of March last year. Or Epping to Western Australia if you prefer. (Does not include 1597 mountain bike miles. Or Epping to sort of Brisbane). |
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Post by alftupper on Aug 10, 2021 17:15:14 GMT
Prefer running, but cycling is good too. Off out for 20 miler at nine, on my Cannondale, when the traffic dies down. All exercise is good, including walking. Mens sana......
Not exactly Springsteen "Born to Run", more like "Too Old to Run". Did a Parkrun last week and couldn't walk for 4 days. Bottom of the range Decathlon RC100 for me. £140 in a Harlow closing down sale. The best value purchase of anything, ever. 8705 miles covered since end of March last year. Or Epping to Western Australia if you prefer. (Does not include 1597 mountain bike miles. Or Epping to sort of Brisbane). Fair play. That`s a fistful of miles. You`re right about covering the same routes. My early morning Sunday ride, takes me up Rownham Hill. When I first started doing it, I thought it was never going to end. Now, a couple of left hand bends, and it`s done. Every few weeks, I try getting up in a higher gear. Great fun, when there`s a bus and about twenty cars queued up behind you.
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Post by eppinggas on Dec 19, 2021 13:01:02 GMT
Not exactly Springsteen "Born to Run", more like "Too Old to Run". Did a Parkrun last week and couldn't walk for 4 days. Bottom of the range Decathlon RC100 for me. £140 in a Harlow closing down sale. The best value purchase of anything, ever. 8705 miles covered since end of March last year. Or Epping to Western Australia if you prefer. (Does not include 1597 mountain bike miles. Or Epping to sort of Brisbane). Fair play. That`s a fistful of miles. You`re right about covering the same routes. My early morning Sunday ride, takes me up Rownham Hill. When I first started doing it, I thought it was never going to end. Now, a couple of left hand bends, and it`s done. Every few weeks, I try getting up in a higher gear. Great fun, when there`s a bus and about twenty cars queued up behind you.
Murky in Essex. Fluorescent jacket, white helmet, front & back lights on in the day. Found high ground (well high for Essex) and did multiple loops of Tawney Common. No buses and very few cars. Another 107 miles needed for 7,500 miles in 2021. It gets me out the house. Re-hydration later will be courtesy of the Theydon Oak or The Garnon Bushes. |
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Post by bluetornados on Jun 16, 2023 16:09:56 GMT
Tour de Suisse: Gino Mader dies aged 26 after stage five crash..
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Gino Mader passed away on Friday morningSwiss cyclist Gino Mader has died at the age of 26 after crashing on stage five of the Tour de Suisse. The Team Bahrain Victorious rider was involved in a high-speed crash with American Magnus Sheffield, 21, on Thursday on the descent of the Albula Pass and fell into a ravine. He was resuscitated at the scene before being airlifted to hospital in Chur, but passed away on Friday morning. Bahrain Victorious said Mader was "one of the shining lights of our team". ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/F348/production/_130108226_gettyimages-1498402205.jpgFriday's stage six was cancelled but the peloton will ride the final 20km neutralised in honour of Mader. "Gino was an extraordinary athlete, an example of determination, a valued member of our team and the whole cycling community," Mader's team said. "His talent, dedication and passion for the sport has inspired us all." Team managing director Milan Erzen said: "Not only was he an extremely talented cyclist but a great person off the bike. "Bahrain Victorious will race in his honour, keeping his memory on every road we race. We are determined to show the spirit and passion Gino displayed, and he will always remain an integral part of our team." The last high-profile rider death in similar circumstances at World Tour level was in 2011, when Belgium's Wouter Weylandt crashed at the Giro d'Italia after descending at great speed and died soon afterwards from head injuries. ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/7405/production/_130110792_0269def78fb3c76b94b6e6fc518d72e89d265af1.jpgGino Mader fell into a ravine after crashing with Magnus Sheffield, who was helped to walk away from the sceneThe UCI - cycling's world governing body - said Mader was a "rising star". Tour de Suisse race director Olivier Senn said: "We're heartbroken, the whole organisation, the teams and the riders. "It is devastating what happened, really hard to put into words. We just stood together with all the teams and riders in memory of Gino and that's all that counts for us at the moment. "Gino was a fantastic rider and an excellent human, he was really a good person and he doesn't deserve to leave the world like this." Ineos Grenadiers rider Sheffield was taken to hospital with a concussion and soft tissue damage. Ineos said they were "heartbroken" by the news, adding: "Gino wasn't just a hugely talented bike rider and great competitor, he was also an incredible person and a friend to many of us. "His absence will be felt by everyone in the peloton and throughout our sport." Mader was a track cyclist before turning professional on the road in 2019 and joined Team Bahrain Victorious two years later. In 2021, he won stage six of the Giro d'Italia and finished top of the young rider classification at the Vuelta a Espana. After the conclusion of stage five, Soudal-Quickstep rider and road race world champion Remco Evenepoel expressed his concerns over the "dangerous descent" at the finish. ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/E935/production/_130110795_gettyimages-1498921551.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/15E65/production/_130110798_gettyimages-1498921383.jpgichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/C7A7/production/_130111115_gettyimages-1498917037.jpg
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Post by eppinggas on Jul 8, 2023 8:38:03 GMT
Very sad news about Gino Mader. RIP.
Some descents have speeds of over 60mph and the motorbikes struggle to keep up. I don't know how they can make it any safer though. Tom Pidcock makes me very anxious... I can barely watch.
Incredibly helmets have only been compulsory on all stages of the Tour de France since 2005.
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Post by eppinggas on Jul 8, 2023 8:40:47 GMT
The TdF itself has been brilliant so far. More racing in the first couple of days than the whole of the Giro d'Italia. As predicted it looks like a slug fest between Pogacar and Vingegaard.
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Post by bluetornados on Jul 8, 2023 23:41:13 GMT
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