Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
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Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby themerlin » Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:13 pm
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
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Postby Damaged People » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:18 pm
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Postby marinmomma » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:24 pm
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Postby Crawf » Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:50 am
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Postby Christina Brinkmann » Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:27 pm
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby shaneporter » Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:59 pm
"Special announcement from ROBBIE McEWEN: Sign up for the Gran or Piccolo Fondo by midnight Oct 31 & go in the ‘dream draw’ to win a Scott Foil 40 GreenEDGE style - including Scott helmet, GreenEDGE cycling kit, and Oakley Radar. Plus I’ll take you out for a ride with your new kit! #howweroll"
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby moreegolfer » Tue Oct 16, 2012 2:05 pm
I'll be in the hurt locker for sure but I'm a definite starter. Now what's the website for Jenny Craig again...Crawf wrote:Should be a good ride, 2000m+ of climbing through the green stuff.
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby fionahills » Wed Oct 17, 2012 7:59 pm
i suffered a bit on the ride 4 MD last weekend.
thanks
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby munga » Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:04 am
can i also register for the Grand Fondle, or any Fondle, in fact?Christina Brinkmann wrote:I am registered for the Grand Fondle.
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby RobM » Sat Oct 20, 2012 4:19 pm
Now, who has ridden up Mt Tamborine east side OR Beechmont Rd and can tell me what its like??
I am preparing the 28th cassette for use on Mt Tambo
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby A_P » Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:12 pm
tambo is longer and steeper in sections but a couple of false flats to tease,
beechmont is not as steep but relentless.
both will have you wishing you were somewhere else....
have a look at strava for gradients
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby RobM » Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:45 pm
Hello, Hurtlocker. You look cozy, mind if i come in?
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby elantra » Sat Oct 20, 2012 11:52 pm
Well you did ask - i did pedal up that road from Canungra to Beechmont once, 24 years ago.punk_rob wrote:Ive signed up for the Gran Fondo. You get a jersey as well which is pretty cool (pick up on the day i think). Fondles are optional.
Now, who has ridden up Mt Tamborine east side OR Beechmont Rd and can tell me what its like??
I am preparing the 28th cassette for use on Mt Tambo
i think the vertical gain is about 3 times that of Mt Coot-tha. Similar road conditions.
The other climb up the east face of Tamborine is not as great an altitude gain but might be worse because it is steeper and more cars.
There is another climb near the finish if that is not enough !
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby DTdotcom » Sun Oct 21, 2012 5:10 pm
You'll be fine mate, back of Beechmont is mostly steady 5km's (AT) 8% average, but there is a 1km section (AT) 13.2% average.punk_rob wrote:Right. So im screwed then
Hello, Hurtlocker. You look cozy, mind if i come in?
The route up Tambo for the day is the easiest of the 4 options, in my opinion.
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby hosko » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:43 am
I check everyday to see how many days before I enjoy a nice drink on an ocean liner.
Oh...and I will be thinking of you all who are participating and having a drink for you all... and chuckling to myself!
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby RobM » Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:26 pm
This is the jersey every entry recieves. Pretty nice bit of kit!
Anyone know if they are posting them out or do we pick it up beforehand?
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby brett.hooker » Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:02 am
100 km of pain for this big boy... My new Merida has 11-25 and I am slow as heck to start with... Going to be feeling it out there... But there is one good way to get better; sign up and turn up...
Going to get the kids into the kids fondo too... They will love that...
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby RobM » Thu Oct 25, 2012 1:08 pm
Nice one Brett! It will be a hard slog but the feeling after will be worth it. Well, that's the motto I'm sticking withbrett.hooker wrote:Looks like I will sign up for this one!!!
100 km of pain for this big boy... My new Merida has 11-25 and I am slow as heck to start with... Going to be feeling it out there... But there is one good way to get better; sign up and turn up...
Going to get the kids into the kids fondo too... They will love that...
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby Crawf » Thu Oct 25, 2012 2:40 pm
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby marinmomma » Fri Oct 26, 2012 11:22 pm
Looks like I'm getting signed up for this one too...I'll be hurting way more than you...and I have a 27 on the backbrett.hooker wrote:Looks like I will sign up for this one!!!
100 km of pain for this big boy... My new Merida has 11-25 and I am slow as heck to start with... Going to be feeling it out there... But there is one good way to get better; sign up and turn up...
Going to get the kids into the kids fondo too... They will love that...
Discussions to continue tomorrow!
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby brett.hooker » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:23 pm
Right, back to training for me. These hills will be MUCH easier when I drop a few more pounds off the old mid-rift...
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Re: Gold Coast Festival Of Cycling
Postby Crawf » Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:32 am
Grrr to having too pick up my jersey before the ride, post ride would be so much easier.
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