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| Fred Whitton, How can it get harder than that! |
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matty w
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 Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 1:11 pm Post subject: Fred Whitton Or E'Tape Du Dales, Which Is The Hardest? |
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| Having done the Fred Whitton over the weekend and now I've got The E'tape coming up, which is the hardest? I don't reckon it can get much harder than the FW but I've heard someone say the E'tape is hard and I know Fleet Moss is solid. So come on which is the Hardest? |
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shoz
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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Matty..........................you'll be able to tell us next week 
Good Luck thou' mate having done FWC last weekend, the last thing I will need to do is do it all again this weekend 
Let us know how you get on
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hed
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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neither......norseman!
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matty w
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| neither......norseman! |
Oh alright then without a swim before it and a run after!
Reckon the Wensleydale Triathlon might give the Norseman a run for it's money |
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Jough
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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I rode the top new loop of the dalesllsat week.
50 mile 5000 feet climbing
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hed
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| Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 7:33 am Post subject: |
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matty, will tell you whether wensleydale does come close to norseman later this year, and also helvellyn.
thats enough talk of tri!
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Andrew Kennedy
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| Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 9:31 am Post subject: Re: Fred Whitton Or E'Tape Du Dales, Which Is The Hardest? |
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| matty w wrote: |
| Having done the Fred Whitton over the weekend and now I've got The E'tape coming up, which is the hardest? I don't reckon it can get much harder than the FW but I've heard someone say the E'tape is hard and I know Fleet Moss is solid. So come on which is the Hardest? |
From my point of view the Fred Whitton is the hardest, there are more climbs and they are closer together. The route for the Etape du Dales is hard, but doesn't come close to the Fred Whitton.
Having said that I did the Whitton in the comfort of my car, and will be doing the Etape the same way, doing the photographs.
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matty w
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| Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 9:32 am Post subject: |
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| I'll also be able to confirm if both of those *cought* tris Match up but not to the Norseman |
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hed
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| Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:24 am Post subject: |
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i found norseman hard because of a lot of different things. it was only my 4th triathlon and i had never swam that far, cycled that far or run a marathon before for one.
the swim was cold and took over an hour, not an ideal warm up for 118 miles on the bike. the weather on the bike was cold or wet or both, and the hills were never that steep, but seemed never ending. (there were 3 3mile climbs one after an other and then a 5 mile climb in the second 60 miles. the first climb goes from sea level to 400 feet in 25 miles.)
then there was the "run"
it was just a long day.
i actually found the ride on sunday harder than the ride at norseman, but norseman harder overall for obvious reasons. (could you have run 26 miles after that on sunday?)
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Dr Ferrari
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| Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:27 am Post subject: Re: Fred Whitton Or E'Tape Du Dales, Which Is The Hardest? |
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| Andrew Kennedy wrote: |
| matty w wrote: |
| Having done the Fred Whitton over the weekend and now I've got The E'tape coming up, which is the hardest? I don't reckon it can get much harder than the FW but I've heard someone say the E'tape is hard and I know Fleet Moss is solid. So come on which is the Hardest? |
From my point of view the Fred Whitton is the hardest, there are more climbs and they are closer together. The route for the Etape du Dales is hard, but doesn't come close to the Fred Whitton.
Having said that I did the Whitton in the comfort of my car, and will be doing the Etape the same way, doing the photographs. |
Hi Andrew, any Ideas when photos would be ready?
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Lillywhite
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| Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:43 am Post subject: Re: Fred Whitton Or E'Tape Du Dales, Which Is The Hardest? |
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| Dr Ferrari wrote: |
Hi Andrew, any Ideas when photos would be ready?
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Do you mean that one of you biting your handlebars? |
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Andrew Kennedy
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| Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:56 am Post subject: Re: Fred Whitton Or E'Tape Du Dales, Which Is The Hardest? |
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| Dr Ferrari wrote: |
| Andrew Kennedy wrote: |
| matty w wrote: |
| Having done the Fred Whitton over the weekend and now I've got The E'tape coming up, which is the hardest? I don't reckon it can get much harder than the FW but I've heard someone say the E'tape is hard and I know Fleet Moss is solid. So come on which is the Hardest? |
From my point of view the Fred Whitton is the hardest, there are more climbs and they are closer together. The route for the Etape du Dales is hard, but doesn't come close to the Fred Whitton.
Having said that I did the Whitton in the comfort of my car, and will be doing the Etape the same way, doing the photographs. |
Hi Andrew, any Ideas when photos would be ready?
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All Fred Whitton photos will be posted out 1st class this evening.
You should have them by Friday.
The photos show the suffering that went on, but we tried to stay clear of the top of the climbs cos bikies pushing their machines doesn't make for good images.
Top of Newlands was good as 99% were able to ride it.
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Dr Ferrari
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| Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 12:00 pm Post subject: Re: Fred Whitton Or E'Tape Du Dales, Which Is The Hardest? |
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| Lillywhite wrote: |
| Dr Ferrari wrote: |
Hi Andrew, any Ideas when photos would be ready?
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Do you mean that one of you biting your handlebars? |
I was biting them before the start with this ankle injury! |
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shoz
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| Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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Matty W - your comments - FWC or Etape du dales for the tough boys N girls 
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Ventoux
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| Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: Fred Whitton Or E'Tape Du Dales, Which Is The Hardest? |
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| matty w wrote: |
| Having done the Fred Whitton over the weekend and now I've got The E'tape coming up, which is the hardest? I don't reckon it can get much harder than the FW but I've heard someone say the E'tape is hard and I know Fleet Moss is solid. So come on which is the Hardest? |
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matty w
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Rich Hill
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| Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 10:32 pm Post subject: Re: Fred Whitton Or E'Tape Du Dales, Which Is The Hardest? |
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| matty w wrote: |
| Having done the Fred Whitton over the weekend and now I've got The E'tape coming up, which is the hardest? I don't reckon it can get much harder than the FW but I've heard someone say the E'tape is hard and I know Fleet Moss is solid. So come on which is the Hardest? |
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First year I did Marmotte I had never done anything as hard... was in tears at the finish... pushed myself a bit too hard... too little training, too heavy etc etc.
The 2nd time I was chaperoning my Bro round and did find it easier... but I think because I knew what was coming.... For me - the climb out of the small town at the top of the Telegraphe is the bit that does me in .... I find that bit VERY hard....
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Lillywhite
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| Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 6:50 am Post subject: |
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Can't be FW
I'm making it look too easy
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Where's your official event number? |
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matty w
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| Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Lillywhite wrote: |
| matty w wrote: |
Can't be FW
I'm making it look too easy
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Where's your official event number? |
On my seat post!
Catch my knees on them numbers if I have'em hanging off my hangies |
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hed
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the vogue at these events is to wrap your official number round your seatpost so not to hide the decals on your expensive bars or to affect aero dynamics.
apparently.
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