Tue 18/11 - Cavendish - Conker Hill
Wed 19/11 - Cav - Barden
Thurs 20/11 - Cav - Fast back via Addingham & Low Mills
Fri 21/11 - Cavendish gently for a well deserved rest.
Sat 22/11 - Otley - Dob Park - Timble - Asquith
Sun 23/11 - Tradewind route - Threshfield - Kettlewell - Conistone - Grassington -= Hebden - Aptwick - Home
Mon 24/11 - Cavendish
]]>How about this to add a little interest into the dark season?
]]>Tue 11/11 - Cavendish - Langbar - Conker Hill
Wed 12/11 - New initiative - Speed training. Steady down Valley Drive to iron bridge. Fast back up to swimming pool. Regroup if necessary up to traffic lights, steady down Valley Drive. Repeat for an hour.
Evening - 8pm in The Yard - Cyclists get together. Have a few drinks, talk about cycling and events for 2009 - all welcome!
Thurs 13/11 - Cav - Fast back via Addingham & Low Mills
Fri 14/11 - Cavendish gently for a well deserved rest.
Sat 15/11 - Appletreewick - Skyreholme - Hebden - Grassington (plenty of places to cut short)
Sun 16/11 - Addingham Moorside - Silsden - Cononley - Carleton - Elslack - Thornton in Craven - West Marton - Bank Newton - Gargrave - Hetton - Cracoe - Thorpe - Burnsall - Bolton Abbey.
Mon 17/11 - Cavendish
]]>Get listening and watching.
There will be a critique of events at the pub ce soir dans le Yard
]]>The Ronde van Vlaanderen or Tour of Flanders is a classic bike race around Flanders - famous for its short, steep, often cobbled sections.
It also occurs early April when the weather in the low countries is not always ideal for cycling (ie similar to a Yorkshire summer).
As well as the professional race, which next year is on Sunday 5th April, there is an amateur sportive ride over the same course on closed roads the day before (Saturday 4th April).
The sportive actually has three route distances to choose from 260 km, 140 km, 75 km. There are also MTB options 28, 54, 75, 100 km.
So the idea is that we get across there on the Friday, do the Sportive on the Saturday - a big night out Saturday night followed by Sunday watching the pros and either nursing your hangover with strong Belgian coffee and Genever, or more Belgian beers. And of course large quantities of chips with mayo. The whole weekend is meant to have a real party atmosphere.
We could fly easily enough to Brussels or even Amsterdam, or drive. Depending on who was coming, perhaps those who were driving could take the bikes of those with less time who wanted to fly?
Also of course, you could just come for the Sportive, or just to watch the Pros on the Sunday.
If I can get any takers, we will need to book the Sportive place early (it is only 20 euros entry though) and then think about travel and accomodation.
Let me know if you are prob, poss or defo, or for those out on Wednesday we can discuss then.
Sportive details http://www.sport.be/cyclingtour/rondevanvlaanderen/2008/eng/
Race details http://www.rvv.be/en/
By the way the weekend is one week before Easter.
]]>Richard Dillon
]]>Earlybird rides this week, meet in entrance to church car park, opposite the Farsyde, weekdays 6.30am, weekends 7.00am. All Welcome.
Tue 4/11 - Cavendish - Langbar
Wed 5/11 - New initiative - Speed training. Steady down A65 to iron bridge. Fast back up to swimming pool. Regroup if necessary up to traffic lights, steady down A65. Repeat for an hour.
Thurs 6/11 - Hill Reps
Fri 7/11 - Cavendish gently for a well deserved rest.
Sat 8/11 - Otley - Leathley - Norwood - Timble - Askwith
Sun 9/11 - Kettlewell (possible Buckden extension)
Mon 10/11 - Cavendish
ALSO:
Wed 12th November - 8pm in The Yard - Cyclists get together. Have a few drinks, talk about cycling and events for 2009 - all welcome!
]]>Tue 28/10 - Cavendish - Monastery hill - Carters Lane - Conker Hill
Wed 29/10 - Barden
Thurs 30/10 - Cavendish - Langbar
Fri 31/10 - Cavendish
Sat 1/11 - Appletreewick - Burnsall - Short Thorpe loop
Sun 2/11 - Bolton Abbey - Embsay - Hetton - Winterburn - Airton - Malham - Arncliffe - Kilnsey - Threshfield - Burnsall - Bolton Abbey
Mon 3/11 - Cavendish
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