Opperman Gran Fondo-- 160km

[Releng]

It is getting close now, Sallys ride(140K) next weekend and then the imperial century.
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/35699070

[doggatas]

Anyone from south entering the 140Km Sally's ride?

[master6]

Gran Fondo? What on earth is this?

http://www.biciveneto.it/granfondo.html

Now I know

[RobRollin]

So due to a cold and feeling pretty !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !! ordinary, I'm going to enter into the Gran Fondo. A week out I dont have the strength and losing conditioning to race.

[BarryTas]

pumped

we shall met before the ride to get our pace line sorted

i wonder how long this ride will take?

i can do 120kms solo in 4hrs, 100kms group ride in 3hrs

if we do an easy 30kms per hr then it will take 5.5hrs, so i am thinking 4.75-5hrs just guessing

[RobRollin]

I dont really care about time, no need to paceline either it's not a race

Sit on a bunch and enjoy the ride.

[skull]

Barry will meet you at the monkey park start on sat.

Baldy, you have been rather quiet of late are you still around? same same, meet at the monkey park beforehand.

[RobRollin]

What time?
Where?
Coffee first?

[skull]

What time?
Where?
Coffee first?

will get to finer details later.

Not sure of lonnie cafe's but bound to be one near by, will get my northern crew to provide me with some intel.

[iaintas]

I dont really care about time, no need to paceline either it's not a race

Sit on a bunch and enjoy the ride.

I agree Barry there isn't much point pace lining in this sort of event, if your into that sort of thing why don't you race properly.

[master6]

if your into that sort of thing why don't you race properly.

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=44687


go back to this thread, and you will have completed a circle

[RobRollin]

I think cause we are still waitin for a reply on why Barry doesnt race?

[master6]

I think cause we are still waitin for a reply on why Barry doesnt race?

Is "Barrybashing" a new sport?

(I've been bustin' to work that new term into a conversation somewhere; must admit I stole it...........from.........Barry!

[master6]

Remember "bikathons", then "funrides", "charityrides", "Group Tours" and now...........Gran (ring the bells) f Fondo.
This has gone from sponsorship of 10 cents a mile (max 10 miles) to a new and blossoming Industry.
Where next?
Will we see non stop permanent Gran Fondos around Tasmania, in fact two of, one clockwise, and one...er..without a clock, and going the other way. Something like a train service, where you get on when the circus comes through your town, and you join in, do your lap of Tassie, and get off when it comes back past your front door?
The mind boggles!
Where will this end?
Let yourself dream a bit.

What do you see?

[skull]

hopefully the audax rides start back up again

[RobRollin]

I was told today, 2700 people have registered for the Fondo on Saturday!

[master6]

Remember "bikathons", then "funrides", "charityrides", "Group Tours" and now...........Gran (ring the bells) f Fondo.
This has gone from sponsorship of 10 cents a mile (max 10 miles) to a new and blossoming Industry.
Where next?
Will we see non stop permanent Gran Fondos around Tasmania, in fact two of, one clockwise, and one...er..without a clock, and going the other way. Something like a train service, where you get on when the circus comes through your town, and you join in, do your lap of Tassie, and get off when it comes back past your front door?
The mind boggles!
Where will this end?
Let yourself dream a bit.

What do you see?

I was told today, 2700 people have registered for the Fondo on Saturday!

I rest my case!

[doggatas]

I was told today, 2700 people have registered for the Fondo on Saturday!

wow... have they capped it? I'd love to enter at the last minute when Friday comes around as a spur of the moment thing!

[skull]

Do It!

[RobRollin]

I beleive it is capped at 3000 entrants you an still register

[bazsand]

2700 sounds a lot.

[doggatas]

2700 is massive!!!!

Got a wedding to go (not mine) to at 5:30 in Hobart, would be touch and go whether i'll make it back in time.

[master6]

Gran Fondo? What on earth is this?

http://www.biciveneto.it/granfondo.html

Now I know

2700 is pretty impressive.

Have a look at this link; I think they mentioned 10000!

[bazsand]

i find it hard to believe, since they only got 600ish to sallys ride.......

If i start at the back, with the staggered starts, I wont leave launceston to about lunch time

[skull]

do we even have 2700 people in Tas?