2012 Audax Alpine Classic
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2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby blc » Mon Nov 07, 2011 10:00 pm
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby hannos » Mon Nov 07, 2011 10:18 pm
Yet to find a place to stay though
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2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby blc » Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:53 am
Hannos, I don't know what the situation is like in Bright itself atm, but looking of town for accommodation might work. My crew usually stay at the hotel/motel in Harrietville. 10 min drive to/from rhe start but it's a great spot.
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby Gassy » Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:34 am
Same. except I re-book my accomodation every year in January as I leave. ( 3rd time for the 250. 13 x 200's and 130 in 2006)hannos wrote:4am start for the 250km event.
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby Chuck » Tue Nov 08, 2011 1:42 pm
Gassy wrote:3rd time for the 250. 13 x 200's and 130 in 2006
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby Daccordi Rider » Tue Nov 08, 2011 2:15 pm
I have put a thread in the Training section, interested to see what everyone does to prepare, hope some of you are happy to share.
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby hannos » Tue Nov 08, 2011 2:40 pm
How far is Porepunkah from Bright?
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby hannos » Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:36 pm
JV911 wrote:a whole 7kmhannos wrote:How far is Porepunkah from Bright?
Cool. I can ride to the start of the 250.
Riding home might be problematic though
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby jules21 » Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:24 pm
if anyone is hard up for accommodation, let me know as i have a friend who may not make it but has paid for accommodation in bright. no guarantees but i could enquire.
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby Gassy » Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:47 pm
No, I've done a few. That's a whole lot of suffering up Mt Buffalo over the years, although it's probably better that I don't think about it. Never been fast but manage to finish, except too hot for me though in 2006 (40+).JV911 wrote:is that a typo?Gassy wrote:13 x 200's
Looking forward to this year. Training is going well, done more kms than ever before and I've dropped some kgs this year and am the lightest i've been so it should help. (Pity that i'm just 17 years older than when I first started back in 95. )
My training varies every year.Usually it's just the bare minimum, always train around the Dandenongs where I live, sometimes do Mt Donna Buang a few times, ride to work etc. I try and get in a few 100km+ hilly rides always. at least 5-6 hours in the saddle on hills is good. That seems to get me through.
The alpine 200 is only 130kms of riding anyway!
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby Daccordi Rider » Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:04 pm
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby jules21 » Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:05 pm
nothing wrong with 9 km/h up buffalo after doing falls and 2 x tawonga..
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby Daccordi Rider » Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:37 pm
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby hannos » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:07 pm
I was doing 12km/h up Buffalo this year. That was a long long climbjules21 wrote:i think Gassy meant that 70 km was downhill
nothing wrong with 9 km/h up buffalo after doing falls and 2 x tawonga..
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby Eleri » Sun Nov 13, 2011 8:54 pm
There's a bunch of us going again from Dulwich HIll Bicycle Club. Looking forward to it.
Training starts in earnest ... about now!
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby anth73 » Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:15 pm
If you're worried about a cup full of water in terms of weight being the difference then you shouldn't be doing ACE250.notwal wrote:Pity about the 4AM start. You're going to have to cart all those lights up all those hills.
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby skull » Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:47 pm
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby Eleri » Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:20 pm
It's important that it's not too easy.anth73 wrote:If you're worried about a cup full of water in terms of weight being the difference then you shouldn't be doing ACE250.notwal wrote:Pity about the 4AM start. You're going to have to cart all those lights up all those hills.
I am wondering where I am going to take all the extras I need though. I'm thinking I might try and fit a spare tyre in there somewhere. Might have to get a bigger under seat bag thingy. My bike's not very big though, so there isn't a whole lot of real estate at the back of the bike. Last thing I want is 249 km of chafing from a too-big bag.
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby pawnii » Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:49 am
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby jules21 » Sun Nov 27, 2011 9:45 am
that should earn you a spell in a padded cellpawnii wrote:you guys are soft! i'm doing the ACE250....with no water, helmet or shorts
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby Eleri » Sun Nov 27, 2011 8:44 pm
I hope I'm not riding behind you then :pawnii wrote:you guys are soft! i'm doing the ACE250....with no water, helmet or shorts
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Re: 2012 Audax Alpine Classic
Postby feral grasshopper » Sun Nov 27, 2011 9:09 pm
Oh, I don't know, could be amusing.Eleri wrote:I hope I'm not riding behind you then :pawnii wrote:you guys are soft! i'm doing the ACE250....with no water, helmet or shorts
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