Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby psike » Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:50 am
I was please to hear that Ash and Lindy completed the 207 on their tandem. A pretty awesome effort.
The tandems are always looking for pilots. It's an opportunity to give someone with a vision impairment, or other disability, the chance to enjoy the sport we love. Recently we completed Around the Bay in a Day, and always looking for pilots to come out racing or just doing rec rides. On top of all this, it's really great training!
If you're interested see: http://www.fitability.org.au
and if you enjoyed the challenge of Fitz's, check out http://www.alpineclassic.com.au for the ultimate in Alpine rides in Australia. If you finished Fitz's 200 or 250 you qualify for the Alpine Classic Extreme, one of the most amazing rides in Australia.
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby HAKS » Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:05 pm
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby Minnman » Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:20 pm
wow. I'm not up for the 200 or 250, but the 130 and 140 km versions look great. A 19 km hill....psike wrote:
if you enjoyed the challenge of Fitz's, check out http://www.alpineclassic.com.au for the ultimate in Alpine rides in Australia. If you finished Fitz's 200 or 250 you qualify for the Alpine Classic Extreme, one of the most amazing rides in Australia.
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby rain(wo)man » Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:20 pm
That's certainly true. Bad luck just can't be helped sometimes.scotto wrote:i suspect tyre choice wasnt as significant as just bad luck
i ran with michelin pro 3 and superlight vittoria tubes. 90kg, 115psi, no dramas.
Schmenz and HAKS ... looks like my better half did manage to hide his cramps well enough since it doesn't seem he's any of those guys. I'll let him know that he deserves an Emmy award for his acting.
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Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby blc » Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:32 am
Don't be put off by the distance. Having ridden both the 165 km & the 200 km AAC, I'd say the Fitz 165 is tougher.Minnman wrote:wow. I'm not up for the 200 or 250, but the 130 and 140 km versions look great. A 19 km hill....psike wrote:
if you enjoyed the challenge of Fitz's, check out http://www.alpineclassic.com.au for the ultimate in Alpine rides in Australia. If you finished Fitz's 200 or 250 you qualify for the Alpine Classic Extreme, one of the most amazing rides in Australia.
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby psike » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:07 am
Agreed - Fitz's 200 is certainly tougher (IMHO) than either the ACE250 or Alpine Classic. Both are awesome rides, the hills as you mentioned are longer, and you climb higher. The ACE250 does have a qualifying criteria of having completed a 200km+ ride with significant hills. Bright get's packed for accommodation, but there's normally rooms available in nearby towns, but you'd need to book soon.blc wrote:Don't be put off by the distance. Having ridden both the 165 km & the 200 km AAC, I'd say the Fitz 165 is tougher.Minnman wrote:wow. I'm not up for the 200 or 250, but the 130 and 140 km versions look great. A 19 km hill....psike wrote:
if you enjoyed the challenge of Fitz's, check out [url]<a href="http://www.alpineclassic.com.au[/url" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Link added by VigLink" class="vglnk">http://www.alpineclassic.com.au[/url</a>] for the ultimate in Alpine rides in Australia. If you finished Fitz's 200 or 250 you qualify for the Alpine Classic Extreme, one of the most amazing rides in Australia.
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby Schmenz » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:37 am
Agreed - Fitz's 200 is certainly tougher (IMHO) than either the ACE250 or Alpine Classic. Both are awesome rides, the hills as you mentioned are longer, and you climb higher. The ACE250 does have a qualifying criteria of having completed a 200km+ ride with significant hills. Bright get's packed for accommodation, but there's normally rooms available in nearby towns, but you'd need to book soon.[/quote][/quote][/quote]psike wrote:Don't be put off by the distance. Having ridden both the 165 km & the 200 km AAC, I'd say the Fitz 165 is tougher.blc wrote:[quote="Minnman]
wow. I'm not up for the 200 or 250, but the 130 and 140 km versions look great. A 19 km hill....
anyone thinking of doing or done the 3 peaks ?
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby Schmenz » Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:20 pm
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby HAKS » Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:05 pm
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby Ross » Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:30 pm
I rode Mt Buffalo, Tawonga Gap, Mt Beauty, Falls Creek and Mt Hotham on the weekend and these hills are less steep (Hotham being the exception) than a lot of the ones on Fitz's Challenge (Buffalo is around 5%, Falls Creek is 6-7-8%, Tawonga Gap 7-8%) - just longer.blc wrote:Don't be put off by the distance. Having ridden both the 165 km & the 200 km AAC, I'd say the Fitz 165 is tougher.Minnman wrote:wow. I'm not up for the 200 or 250, but the 130 and 140 km versions look great. A 19 km hill....psike wrote:
if you enjoyed the challenge of Fitz's, check out http://www.alpineclassic.com.au for the ultimate in Alpine rides in Australia. If you finished Fitz's 200 or 250 you qualify for the Alpine Classic Extreme, one of the most amazing rides in Australia.
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby Ross » Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:45 pm
Sounds like the same white Falcon that was doing the same thing to a number of riders near Uriarra Homestead a few months ago during a race.GregLR wrote:This sounds very much like the driver of a white falcon who harrassed our group on the three sisters in late September and who harassed us previously as well. I wrote to Simon Corbell (ACT Minister for Police etc) about the incident - see http://gregcycling.blogspot.com/2011/11 ... river.html A member of Mr Corbell's staff called me a couple of weeks ago to advise that the rego number I gave did not correspond to a white falcon, so I must have got the details mixed up by the time I got home.Haydo wrote:...There was an idiot in a white el falcon I think, coming really close to every cyclist yelling and beeping on the last part, few cyclists were driven off the road. I hope someone managed to get his number plates....
Anyway, I e-mailed the staff member last night providing Haydo's comment as evidence that it appears to be the same driver and saying that perhaps one of the riders who was harrassed during Fitz's on Sunday might have reported the incident to the police with the correct rego number. I also copied in the Fitz's organisers in case the behaviour of the driver was reported to them along with the rego number. Didn't hear anything back today.
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby Minnman » Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:14 am
I hadn't bothered to look until I saw your post- as far as I can tell, the results are completely garbled- at least for the 165 km route. For one thing, the "time finished" doesn't correspond to when people actually arrived. They've got me arriving >30 minutes after I actually finished. (I know this for certain because I photographed my Garmin when I arrived.) And they have me finishing 40 people ahead of a mate whom I know pulled in ~15 minutes ahead of me (and even stranger, whom they think arrived 30 minutes earlier than me).biker jk wrote:Has anyone checked the results? There seem to be a fair few inconsistencies with regard to finish time not correlating with finish position.
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby Minnman » Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:17 am
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby auskonrad » Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:44 am
Massive inconsistencies. For some reason, my 1st and 1hr 47mins in the 50km turned into 2hrs and 50mins and coming in 50th. A little annoyed that they are taking away my fame and glory!!!!biker jk wrote:Has anyone checked the results? There seem to be a fair few inconsistencies with regard to finish time not correlating with finish position.
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby mezla » Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:49 am
Nice and amusing write upSchmenz wrote:if anyone want to read about my Fitz experience.. is on my blog now.
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby hannos » Mon Nov 07, 2011 4:12 pm
62 started,
13 DNF
I don't feel so bad about pulling out at the 180km mark now.
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby GregLR » Mon Nov 07, 2011 10:30 pm
For those who haven't noticed, lots of photos are now accessible (& can be purchased in jpeg file) via a link in the top RH corner of the Fitz's home page http://www.fitzs.com.au/nickj_d wrote:Did anyone see any photographers out there on the day? I def didn't notice passing any. A shame because there were actually a few good ones from last year which i paid for.
Also, I'm told (by a member of Minister Corbell's staff) that a Woden police patrol caught up with the white falcon driver who has been harrassing cyclists on the Cotter/Uriarra loop (my earlier post & other comments on this subject refer). The police spoke to the driver about the complaints they've received from cyclists and about other traffic offences. Hopefully that will be the end of it, since they obviously now know his rego number (a variation of the one that I gave in error) and identity.
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby nickj_d » Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:44 pm
yep! me, scotto and a mate all rolled across the start and finish line together. Our respective places - 199, 272 and 258auskonrad wrote:Massive inconsistencies.
and no sign of the orange 165km riders in the photos.
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Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby blc » Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:00 am
I pulled a DFN on the 207km, but still rode 185 km. Anyone know if that means I still get a gong for the 165?
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby jimsheedy » Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:05 am
if that was the case you'd also get one for the 105 and 50.blc wrote:Wonder what the official word is... Has anyone raised concerns about timing/places with the organisers?
I pulled a DFN on the 207km, but still rode 185 km. Anyone know if that means I still get a gong for the 165?
my result isn't there or any of the blokes i rode with.
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
Postby auskonrad » Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:36 pm
I sent off a quick friendly email asking a few questions after I saw a few people saying their results were a bit askew also... Got word back today that the results, when uploaded, created problems with how they lined up against names... they are 'looking at it' and will hopefully fix it up 'soon'.blc wrote:Wonder what the official word is... Has anyone raised concerns about timing/places with the organisers?
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Re: Fitz Challenge - 2011 Edition. Who's in and which one?
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