Iron Cross

The Mighty Dinsdale takes 18th ladies (no vets) and KB is 50th in the vets. Hopefully one of them has taken some pictures.


Some pics here: Tom Miller

Trailbreak

This weekend is the annual trailbreak ride from Evans at Gatwick. Trailbreak

Me and Jane will be doing the mtb event on Saturday, lots of the SWRC are doing the Sunday road bike sportif. I thought about doing the road event, but I think we are doing a hash event on Sunday.

The long route is normally about 50-60 kms. Me and Jane will ride to the event from Dorking, about 25 km each way, making a good training ride for Thetford.

The Sugarloaf from the east

Ramon, juanita and the lco hiked and ran to the top of the Sugarloaf mountain in Abergavenny from the east side today, keeping our pledge to take one weekend a month off the bike to hike and run.

At the top we met a begging sheep who bullied the lco into giving up her energy bar, the woolly bully then began to flirt with Ramon for the Mr. Toms peanut bar he had in his pocket.

A good strenuous day in the hills, the lco is now beginning to keep up on the downhills too!

some pics here: sugarloaf

The Iron Cross

Julie the mighty Dinsdale leaves for NYC on Wednesday to compete in the Iron Cross, a US version of the three peaks cross.

It's 100 km with 2000m of climbing.

From the website: Iron Cross

This isn't a dirt road race nor a mountain bike race - it is a course that favors a 'cross rider on a 'cross bike. The race will start and end with a lap with barriers at Camp Thompson and you might run into some barriers at spots along the course to remind you that it's a 'cross race. Bring your climbing legs. The course is mostly fire-roads with some trails interspersed. The trails may contain sections where you will want to get off your 'cross bike and run, but for the most part will be 'cross bikeable. There are three run-ups. "Run-up" is a term used loosely and very open to interpretation.

Blog: Alicia Parr that's her in the picture with the mahoosive iron cross, I want one!!

Good luck JD bring your Iron Cross to Dorking for us to see when you get back.

Grand Traverseé du Limousin

This looks nice, a three day race in Limousin (wiki ) at the beginning of May, for teams of four. I found it on this excellent blog - statobiker . He has moved to the area and it details his road and mtb exploits in and around Limousin. He sounds a bit quick! :-)