Sly
Reged: 07/02/2008
Posts: 732
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Has anyone else started planning a rough calendar of events for next year yet?
I had a few mins spare, and I have drawn up a short list of events for serious consideration. To keep TWA sweet I have tried to go for as many as poss within easy reach 
Cheshire Cat
Lakeland Loop, Cumbria
Fred Whitton, Lakes or Etape Du Dales, Yorks or GFC, Snowdonia
Dave Lloyd Midi Challenge, N Wales
Radar Ride (SUS), Scotland
Pendle Pedal, Lancs
Devil Ride, Mid Wales or Wild Wales, Bala
Bealach Mor, Scotland or Toor of Dartmoor or Ullapool, Scotland
Autumn Epic, Mid Wales
Anyone with opinions on any of these, please let me know! Particularly those that fall close together where a choice is required... or suggestions for rides not mentioned on cyclosport.org.
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bfergie
Reged: 19/04/2008
Posts: 3653
Loc: Sticks ,Scotlandshire
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Sly it's a year of training away...you did the Dave Lloyd mini this year...make the leap, go mega!!! We will heckle you! Add in the Etepe Caledonia since it's on closed roads, it must be worth looking at, didn't bigold do it this year?
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Sly
Reged: 07/02/2008
Posts: 732
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Midi for me next year - 145 miles including the BYG is too much by June for me. Oh yes, the Caledonia would be nice, but depends on time of year as to what it clashes with.
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bfergie
Reged: 19/04/2008
Posts: 3653
Loc: Sticks ,Scotlandshire
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It's in May I think but it's £50!!
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johnstrac
Reged: 05/11/2006
Posts: 761
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Any idea of a date for the White Rose Classic ?
Think I'll try for the gold this year.
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El_Cid
Reged: 02/08/2007
Posts: 1499
Loc: Ilkley, Yorks
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Have a look here johnscrack
http://www.whiteroseclassic.co.uk/
Date does not seem to be announced yet.
Its a good one to do if you like hot weather, each edition has had scorching hot days.
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rover1971
Reged: 09/06/2008
Posts: 349
Loc: Aberdeen, Scotland
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Does nobody train to race these days? It seems sportives everywhere and the racing guys (and gals) are extinct or retired!
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El_Cid
Reged: 02/08/2007
Posts: 1499
Loc: Ilkley, Yorks
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johnscrack - it appears I may have been premature
http://www.cyclosport.org/forum/reply.aspx?fid=26&tid=2305
Its a pity that BC seem to be dropping this event, as it was really good.
But Derek Boocock does n't seem to want to see it disappear without a fight!
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wuverley
Reged: 16/05/2008
Posts: 4043
Loc: Man of Kent
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Blimey! I thought sportives were just rides for cyclists involving little money, a fair bit of voluntary effort, but tedious politics? I like an argument but why fight over agreeing to organise a bike ride?
If they were fighting over everyone not organising it, then that would be one thing, but fighting over someone wanting to organise it... well that's ridiculous.
Egos and politics are the death knell for cycling clubs and organisations. Why not get along, its easier in the long term..
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fizban
Reged: 15/09/2007
Posts: 922
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Early this year (at least I think it was this year, could have been last year) their was a sportive ride in the comic and all I can remember about it was thring things:
1) The author saying he and his clubmates would have one last ride on there winter bikes and then all turned up on their best bikes
2) The ride involved going up Box Hill in Surrey
3) The club organising it may have had South West in the name but I'm not sure on that.
Anybody got any ideas what I'm prattling on about? I know I should have kept that issue or torn the page out, I thought I did and can't find it 
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