Tour of Pembs Cycle

Pebble 2

Nice to meet up Mr Saint, glad you finished what I'd class as the hardest days riding I've ever had the misfortune of doing, character building

seren nos

glad I gave it a miss now .if i had looked back and seen  saintsB's offer of a lift share I would probably have been swayed..........

 and if Pebbles said it was a tough day then it must have been a hell of a tough day

 

 well done all who did it

MTri

Hand on heart, that was the hardest bike ride I've done. Not often you HAVE to be in the bug ring to get down the hills as the wind was so strong. Crashed three times, on if which was because I just got blown off the road. Rules 5 and 9 have never been so applicable. Absolutely lived it.



Wye Valley Warrior next weekend

Bumble bee

Well good on you all!  I bailed at exactly 70 miles, enough was enough.  A little disappointed now - but live to tell the tale!  My core temperature was dropping as I was so slow trying to get up the top of Preselli Hill with a headwind was murder, and saw the sign for 40 miles to go was disheartening!   Couldn't stand the thought of another 3 to 4 hours in the saddle in that awful weather.

Congrats to all who finished - just wasn't my day yesterday!

seren nos

70 on that course and those conditions  sounds like a really tough ride and a great training session.........don't be dissapointed.....many didn't start

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Oh man I agree with everybody was a brutal day with weather massive respect to all who finished. I think if you can finish that you can finish anything. I saw a lot of crashes and a lot of people giving up waiting for the broom wagon. Well done fellow pirates

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Now to replace the 7k calories my garmin says I burnt. Ha ha

Pebble 2

I've not stopped eating yet B.Bee as Seren has said you've done a real tough training session, well done.

Bumble bee

Thanks Seren and Pebble2 for your kind words, for me it was only a training ride and at least I am able to continue to train with a good run this morning so all happy again.  

Onwards and upwards 

SaintB

It really was horrid. I nearly bailed a few times. I got a puncture in a tubular with about 17 miles to go, i managed to get in to the last checkpoint at the pub, but the mechanic had gone  forty five effing minutes for me to stick a new tub on, really took a lot to get back out there then. Couldn't fault the landlord though, top bloke letting me change it in the pub

Pebble 2

Tubs arghhhhh, I've given up on those things, I was riding tubeless wheels, touch wood not a single flat all winter on these beauties. There said it

Uncharted Waters

Well done everyone it was so tough and I thought at times I wouldn't make it. SaintB sorry to hear about your puncture that must have been almost just after I saw you. B Bee you did the right thing if your temperature was dropping and 70 miles on that isn't for faint heart. Well done everyone else. 

I've written a blog post about the event it if anyone is interested 

http://ewenlewis.wordpress.com/2014/04/28/on-a-day-like-today/

Shame I didn't meet the other pirates but wasn't a day for anyone hanging about afterwards was it?. 

Well done everyone super efforts all round. 

Maybe next year???

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Read you're blog UC waters. Great write up really summed up the day sorry we did not meet but as you said it was not a day to hang around, sure we will meet soon keep up the good work .

Uncharted Waters

I don't know about everyone else but I've had the munchies ever since I finished just seems to be constantly hungry.

timebikes - Thanks for talking time to read it I will drop you a mail sometime about trying to arrange a weekend to look at the Ironman Wales course if your up for it?.

 

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Uncharted Waters wrote (see)

I don't know about everyone else but I've had the munchies ever since I finished just seems to be constantly hungry.

timebikes - Thanks for talking time to read it I will drop you a mail sometime about trying to arrange a weekend to look at the Ironman Wales course if your up for it?.

 

yes defo give me a shout  looking forward...

Uncharted Waters

Red Stripe found a link to an article in the Western telegraph with a picture of you before the start.

http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/sport/11174540.Tour_of_Pembrokeshire_gets_underway/

 

 

 

MTri

Blog was a good read Unchartered, and hopefully good prep for Ironman, both physically and mentally,

 

9:00:49 for me, and continuous effort, 8:42 of moving time

Uncharted Waters

MTRlumphant You didn't stop long at the Feed Stations well done. I could have had kip compared to that and think I nearly did at 82 miles in. Well done 9hrs on that course is a big achievement. Just got to see how it compares to this IM Wales Bike course now.

SaintB

iM Wales course is not as tough, IMO, but, you do have to do a bit of running after it. why aren't you doing the bike on the LCW? Be ideal. I am. Where have you got digs to for the LCW? I'm at Kiln Park ( a neccasary evil I'm afraid, two kids in tow).

MTri

IM Wales doesn't feel as tough, but Saturday was made harder by the weather

Uncharted Waters

SaintB - I'm at Kiln Park for the event as my daughter is coming along but being looked after by her cousin parents think she will do IronKids on the Saturday. I would love to do LCW but can only make the Swim as have kids that weekend I'm sure I will managed to meet up with a few pirates for a blast soon.

Red Stripe

Have you seen this years t-shirts, adapted with I SURVIVED TOP 2014 ! £10

Uncharted Waters

Yep I've order 1 as I think it is needed after that epic not come through yet thou