Roth 13 July 2008

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candy ollier

0898 GAYLORD

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Good Luck everyone, looking forward to following your progress through the day without having to get sunburnt! (actually that is a lie as I would much rather be there cheering you on and attempting to loose my voice again... hey ho!)

Go Pirates!

Calf

Spans you didn't attempt to loose your voice, you DID loose your voice

bassy -- annoying people since 1967

Good luck Rosey and Melli (and of course anyone else I may have missed!). I hope all goes according to plan.  

JD.

have fun

cougie

Good luck guys - you kick ass out there !

fat buddha

where is this Roth again???




anyroads - good racing guys - have fun........as much as you can have fun doing these things

smiley lady (M.)

Just been training with a guy going over this weekend. He is complaining of a sore shoulder and a knee injust but still hopes to do about 9 hours in Roth...... By rights he should be a complete nob but unfortunately he is a lovely guy so you can't even begrudge him!

Crash Hamster

Good luck, Melli and Rosey (and anyone else I've missed)

We really are sending a crack crew, aren't we?

debbo

yes, none of the usual pirate trash ; - )

oxymoron

i read that as "cack crew" which i thought was a little unfair!

eM.milou

Melli's number is 114

live/dead link

GOOD LUCK GUYS!

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Can anybody tell me what the bike course is like - mainly, are there many hills? Also any tips on packing the bike. I've borrowed a hard case but have never taken a bike on a plane and would love it to arrive in one piece!

Good luck all,

JD.

emmi - there's no link there, unless of course i'm being slow and that's the joke.  it truely is dead.

eM.milou

isn't there....bugga.......did it at work maybe the tinternet pixies were abut again I'll go and try again

eM.milou

http://www.challenge-roth.com/en/live/livetickerW3DnavidW26108.html

or

here.....possibly??

eM.milou

ah ha....worked 

Doubly Bionic Ironwolf

Rundown - you have to do two laps, there are several hills on the lap but nothing really major unless you're not strong on hills. The main thing to watch out for is at the bottom of the lap when you come into Greding, you turn left towards the town and then almost immediately left again, get down in low gear because the road goes up sharply. After a couple of hundred metres you'll hit a drinks station, then the road continues to climb but gently for about 10km. You'll love the Solarer Berg, it's only 800m but is lined by cheering fans about 6 deep on either side, just about room to bike through - you'll feel like you're on the Tour de France!

Couldnt Run A Bath

Rundown - don't worry it's only 92miles on the bike after the lonely swim.

I mean I have to ask.  This is a wind up isn't it? Noone is actually doing this race are they? 

As you were.

SluMdot

good luck guys (sub 9.30 for rosey ? ) are we running a sweep on the finish times of our very own elites

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As much as I'd love Rosey to break 9:30 - its a massive jump finding over 15 minutes at that level and with his not so great build up its unlikely. But I know he'll give it everything, smack it Rosey.

now Melli - sub 10 easy ;~) 

SluMdot

it is a quick course given good conditions ... and rosey is riding my disc ... guaranteed to be good for 15 minites

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Thanks Ultra - like the sound of that. I've seen pictures of the Solarer Berg and it looks impressive.

92 miles?   that is a wind up? isn't it 112?

Symes

Good luck Pirates, race well!

BryanTheSnail (M.)

"and rosey is riding my disc ... guaranteed to be good for 15 minites"

....snigger

Lots of D.E. points for lycraman 

Iron Rose

lets do the pirate thing shall we, I want to finish lol ! anything more is a bonus

Doozer.

I hope you are wearing a woodpecker too.  No point in having the aero advantage of the disc without the helmet  as well.

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I think the full set of "tools" will be used.