I dont tend to click on links in posts .....Hmmm 4 deaths bummer cant find stats for here but I haven't heard of any.
Loch Ness Etape was great fun, the climb after Fort Augustus was not as difficult as I imagined. Well organised and everyone very friendly, especially the marshals.
Definitely depends on your recording device, I rode with three friends. 4,037 ft Apple Watch 3,850 ft Garmin 3,537 ft Garmin 820 3,967 ft Garmin 1030 plus same ride.
Well done - it's all in the head. In previous years I've found the climb to be pretty difficult, but found motivation, legs and lungs to just keep going. Unfortunately this year I had to cancel - I did a 125km training run last weekend, then promptly caught a cold/flu thing that pretty much knocked me flat this week and to try and do the etape in that state would have been silly :-(
Good decision. The wind was behind us going up the hill, I’m sure if it had been a headwind it would have been very different.
Oh, to be in England now that April's there.... A rather lovely 50 mile loop today, shorts and short sleeves for the first time this year. Just getting ready to leave home…
Yes, I read on another forum he had a seizure and veered into a car. It was close to the time we finished and near the hub. very sad
I got out before 0700 this morning, partly to beat the heat but also to avoid complaints from SWMBO. Only rode 13 miles, I was back before 0800 and took her out for breakfast. Tomorrow will be a bit cooler so will try and get a 30 miler done before lunch.
Thought I’d been on a bit of a ride. We did meet along the way a Swiss cyclist who had been travelling for 2 years having started in Switzerland. Riding an interesting Pinion geared bike, his all up bike and luggage were 50 kilo. Us mere mortals were lightweights at 26 kilo and we found that fairly tough on the stops and starts with the climbs thrown in for good measure. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93gexlek8vo
