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Albert Dock
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 Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 8:21 pm Post subject: New comp record |
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Wilko wins national 12 with 302 miles and leads Sunlight to team win, started last man and caught the whole field.
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SueMac
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Your wasting your time Mr Dock...the clique here are only interested in their type of time trials - 10, 25, 50, 100 and Clintons one horse pony trick hillies!
They aint bothered about someone riding 300+ miles (maybe it's because he's a wirraler or maybe it's because he rides a "MTB"?) |
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benlane
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Wrong on many fronts there SueMac.
1) Most people on here would recognise a fantastic achievement by Andy, indeed most would doff their caps to all who can TT for 12 hours.
2) Hill climb one trick ponies? You sure???? Most hillclimbers are decent roadies and or testers as well.
3) The term you were scratching about for is Wirralean, not Wirraler 
there - I have bitten, you must be very pleased with yourself
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Lee
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That's not that impressive. If I was fit enough to equal my 10 PB, and then could do the same again another 29 times, I'd have had him! 
I'm sure I read that he only entered because it was local, he is a legend!
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aghillo
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:54 am Post subject: |
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Absolute classic ride by Wilko - well over 25mph for 12 hrs...  |
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JONNO
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Andy is a phenomenal bike rider and all round nice guy. I can't even begin to imagine sitting on a bike for as long as he does without stopping every hour or two for beans on toast and a cup of coffee. Well done mate.
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Hans Datdodishes
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| Domestic performance of the season. |
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nettie biker
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:00 am Post subject: |
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I love the fact that he caught everyone else 
fantastic
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Tucker
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:02 am Post subject: |
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| SueMac wrote: |
Your wasting your time Mr Dock...the clique here are only interested in their type of time trials - 10, 25, 50, 100 and Clintons one horse pony trick hillies!
They aint bothered about someone riding 300+ miles (maybe it's because he's a wirraler or maybe it's because he rides a "MTB"?) |
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Billy Boy
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:22 am Post subject: |
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| JONNO wrote: |
| Andy is a phenomenal bike rider and all round nice guy. I can't even begin to imagine sitting on a bike for as long as he does without stopping every hour or two for beans on toast and a cup of coffee. Well done mate. |
+ 1 kerzillion
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Albert Dock
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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| benlane wrote: |
Wrong on many fronts there SueMac.
1) Most people on here would recognise a fantastic achievement by Andy, indeed most would doff their caps to all who can TT for 12 hours.
2) Hill climb one trick ponies? You sure???? Most hillclimbers are decent roadies and or testers as well.
3) The term you were scratching about for is Wirralean, not Wirraler
there - I have bitten, you must be very pleased with yourself |
Actually its Wirralian and Wilko had to be discouraged from riding home after the event..
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benlane
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| Albert Dock wrote: |
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Wrong on many fronts there SueMac.
1) Most people on here would recognise a fantastic achievement by Andy, indeed most would doff their caps to all who can TT for 12 hours.
2) Hill climb one trick ponies? You sure???? Most hillclimbers are decent roadies and or testers as well.
3) The term you were scratching about for is Wirralean, not Wirraler
there - I have bitten, you must be very pleased with yourself |
Actually its Wirralian and Wilko had to be discouraged from riding home after the event.. |
Aha- I always regret being a pedant, I always make a typo and get pulled up myself. |
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Roy Gardiner
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Albert Dock wrote: |
| Wilko had to be discouraged from riding home after the event.. |
Nutter. Total.
But what a ride.
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SueMac
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That's better boys...recognition where it's due!
See you can play nice when forced into it |
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mrodders
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any chance you could change the glass in your avatar to be half empty?
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Chrissylaa
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Talent.
Simple as that. |
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Mr.B
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Talent.
Simple as that. |
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Mal Firth
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Roy Gardiner
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Talent.
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Mal, that is true, of course.
But some people see cycling talent not being used in the TdF or whatever is their thing and consider it a waste of that talent. Hard not to have some sympathy for that view?
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Tucker
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| Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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| But some people see cycling talent not being used in the TdF or whatever is their thing and consider it a waste of that talent. Hard not to have some sympathy for that view? |
Sounds like envy to me. Not that I don't envy for e.g. Ullrich - if I had his legs, you can be damn sure I'd have won the Tour more than once. |
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