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doris
Gaining Speed
106 Posts |
 Posted - 21 Mar 2010 : 15:55:05
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Well done to Catriona Phinn who, in her first road race, won the inaugural Lake APR Feminine.
Thanks to Jez for organising this!
Sorry, I can't remember the results from the guys' race.  |
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Jez
Learner
20 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2010 : 17:13:24
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Top ten placings as follows, I’ll attempt to have the full results posted within the next 24 hours once the photo finish has been deciphered.
Lake of Menteith APR
1 Keith Laird – Glasgow Couriers
2 David Thomson – Johnstone Wheelers
3 Tommy Murray – Hawick CC
4 James Melville – Glasgow United CC
5 Calum Gough – Onimpex RT
6 Phil Deveny – Glasgow Nightingale CC
7 Alex McAllister – Ayr Roads CC **
8 Martin Ferry – Scotia CC
9 Will Crawford – Deeside Thistle CC
10 John Gordon – Glasgow Couriers
** Unofficial awaiting Photo Finish result – number obscured
V40 John Gordon – Glasgow Couriers
V50 Calum Gough – Onimpex RT
V60 George Findlater – Elgin CC
Lake of Menteith APR Feminine
1 Catriona Phinn – Stirling Tri Club
2 Jennifer Eilertsen – Unattached
3 Jenny Stanning – Edinburgh Road Club
4 Louise Haston – City of Edinburgh RC
5 Alexis Barnes – Team Icarus/Walkers CC
6 Anda Jay Burgess – Sandy Wallace Cycles
7 Sian Tovey – G3R
8 Laura McFarlane – Walkers CC
9 Eileen Roe – Unattached
10 Anne Ewing – Edinburgh Road Club
Congratulations to all the competitors for a safe event.
Thanks Jez
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Paul H
Learner
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Posted - 21 Mar 2010 : 17:34:43
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Great event Jez and the Gales. Well marshalled and managed as we have come to expect. You even managed to keep the rain away 
Thank you for all your efforts
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C Moffat
Setting Off
53 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2010 : 18:14:45
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I will second that well done Jez and team, without you people there would be no racing! I was well impressed with the amount of marshalls that turned up and helped out of their own time.
Cheers,
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FrenchDave
Learner
33 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2010 : 19:21:00
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I wasn't taking part today because I didn't get my entry in on time. I came a long to watch and it looked a very well organised event. Well done to all involved.
It was great to see a ladies only event with 30 odd riders in it. I hope this has encouraged a lot of the newcomers to take part in more events.
OK, here's my little gripe. It was obvious that the 1st group in the ladies race had 3 or 4 very strong riders in it. If you're new to road racing, organisers need as much relevant information as possible in order to put you in the right group and make a balanced race.
Out of interest I Googled a few of the names from the 1st group. I noticed some accomplished triathletes.
The winner of the ladies race is one of them and was the first female to finish the Etape Caledonia a few years back (in under 4 hours). One of the runners up is quoted by the Daily Record as being a hopeful for a place in the Scottish Cycling Team for the Commonwealth Games and another targeting the triathlon world championships in her age group.
It would've seemed sensible for these participants to divulge this info on their entry forms.
Anyway gripe over. Excellent event guys. I'll try to get my entry in sooner next year. |
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Graham McG
Speed Limits N/A
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Posted - 21 Mar 2010 : 20:09:48
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Well done Keith - great win.
1st win of the season for the Bundy
Well done to Arthur Doyle too.
2nd win of the year for Dooleys |
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Jez
Learner
20 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2010 : 20:20:03
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Result of the Lake of Menteith APR 2010
Posn. No. Name Club Cat Time
1 8 Keith Laird Glasgow Couriers Senior 02:05:00
2 10 David Thomson Johnstone Wheelers Senior 35
3 49 Tommy Murray Hawick CC Senior 01:58
4 46 James Melville Glasgow United CC Senior same time
5 52 Calum Gough Onimpex RT V50 same time
6 23 Phil Deveny Glasgow Nightingale Senior same time
7 13 Alex McAllister Ayr Roads/Harry Fairburn CC same time
8 88 Martin Ferry Scotia CC same time
9 27 Will Crawford Deeside Thistle Senior same time
10 16 John Gordon Glasgow Couriers V40 same time
11 85 Dominic Hines Edinburgh RC same time
12 47 Steven Turbitt Glasgow United CC Senior same time
13 15 Mark Ewing Falkirk Bike Club V40 same time
14 50 Ramsay Muirhead Johnstone Wheelers Senior 02:04
15 34 Terence McMahon Glasgow Ivy CC Senior 02:07
16 30 Graeme Small East Kilbride RC V40 02:31
17 42 George Findlater Elgin CC V60 same time
18 67 Steve Beech Sandy Wallace Cycles V60 same time
19 54 Drew Clark Wallacehill CC V40 same time
20 25 Jamie Keenan East Kilbride RC same time
21 26 Robert Kelly Ayr Roads/Harry Fairburn CC Senior same time
22 84 Kristopher Asknes East Kilbride RC same time
23 37 Andrew Wylie Mid Argyll Triathlon Club Senior same time
24 44 Gerald Grant Falkirk Bike Club Senior same time
25 81 Stephen d1ckson Falkirk Bike Club same time
26 33 David Millar Glasgow Couriers V60 same time
27 87 Eric Easton Edinburgh RC 02:43
28 24 Keith Hood Ayr Roads/Harry Fairburn CC V40 02:45
29 41 Steven Robertson East Kilbride RC Senior 02:54
30 48 Nicky Cronin Glasgow Wheelers Senior 02:56
31 4 Josh Conry Deeside Thistle Senior same time
32 43 Bruce Fullerton Falkirk Bike Club V40 03:00
33 53 Alan Hay Stirling BC V50 same time
34 28 Ewan Murray Deeside Thistle Senior 03:06
35 11 Wilco Van Wijgerden Stirling BC V40 03:18
36 93 David Lang Glasgow Wheelers V60 same time
37 22 David Stephen Stirling BC V40 03:26
38 20 Gerry McGarrity Inverclyde Velo Senior 03:39
39 38 Scott Johnston Team Icarus V40 03:43
40 79 Robin Wilkins Stirling BC Senior 04:00
41 78 Dougie Young Glasgow Wheelers Senior 04:03
42 60 Steven Dunn Falkirk Bike Club V40 04:06
43 72 Derek Walker East Kilbride RC Senior same time
44 74 Tom Anderson Falkirk Bike Club V40 same time
45 70 Stuart MacGregor Dooleys RT V40 same time
46 73 Craig Adams Falkirk Bike Club Senior same time
47 77 Barry Crumlish Glasgow Couriers Senior same time
48 76 James McPake Falkirk Bike Club Senior 04:11
49 29 Duncan Warwick Deeside Thistle V40 04:23
50 58 Gordon Plendereith East Kilbride RC Senior 04:42
51 14 Peter Murdoch East Kilbride RC Senior same time
52 55 Craig Gilmour Ayr Roads/Harry Fairburn CC Senior 04:46
53 69 Mark Skilling Ayr Roads/Harry Fairburn CC Senior same time
54 71 David Murdoch East Kilbride RC Senior same time
55 59 Martin Coopland Falkirk Bike Club V40 04:52
56 62 Franco Porco Falkirk Bike Club V40 05:07
57 65 Paul McDonald Johnstone Wheelers V40 05:25
58 64 James Daly Johnstone Wheelers V40 05:43
59 57 Michael Martin East Kilbride RC V40 06:13
60 31 Guto Williams East Kilbride RC Senior 06:28
61 66 Paul Gareze Lomond Roads CC Senior 08:15
62 3 Paul Torrance Ayr Roads/Harry Fairburn CC Senior 11:49
63 83 Jack Savage Glasgow Ivy CC 11:54
64 17 Paul Hornby Glasgow Ivy CC V40 12:18
65 35 Andrew Stewart Glasgow Ivy CC Senior 14:51
66 19 Gordon Jackson Hawick CC V40 15:43
67 ?? Number Loose?? Falkirk Bike Club 17:00
68 6 Gary Cross Falkirk Bike Club V40 18:40
69 86 Aaron Wright Peebles CC same time
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Jez
Learner
20 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2010 : 20:21:24
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Result of the Lake of Menteith APR Feminine
Posn. No. Name Club Time
1 9 Catriona Phin Stirling Triathlon Club 01:14:05
2 11 Jennifer Eilertsen Unattached At 3 seconds
3 5 Jenny Stanning Edinburgh Road Club At 22 seconds
4 3 Louise Haston City of Edinburgh RC same time
5 19 Alexis Barnes Team Icarus At 4:55
6 18 Anda Jay Burgess Sandy Wallace Cycles At 4:57
7 23 Sian Tovey G3R At 5:08
8 10 Laura McFarlane Walkers CC At 5:54
9 30 Eileen Roe Unattached At 6:10
10 22 Anne Ewing Edinburgh Road Club same time
11 25 Claire MacAuley Johnstone Wheelers At 6:12
12 26 Gillian Palmer Sandy Wallace Cycles At 6:14
13 28 Jane Barr Stirling Bike Club At 6:17
14 6 Ainsley Turbitt Glasgow United CC At 6:42
15 24 Vicky Begg Johnstone Wheelers At 7:10
16 15 Rosemary Byde Edinburgh Road Club At 8:08
17 4 Karen Breneman Edinburgh Road Club At 10:13
18 2 Dawn Buchanan Athelite Tri Club At 11:10
19 12 Denise Schofield Unattached At 11:16
20 32 Helen Stuart Glasgow Nightingale CC At 11:34
21 14 Genevieve Freeman East Kilbride Road Club At 13:29
22 13 Anna Harris Angus Bike Chain At 14:46
23 29 Victoria Ware VC Moulin At 17:28
24 7 Joyce Blair Stirling Bike Club At 19:38
25 21 Laura Murray Deeside Thistle CC At 29:31
26 20 Julia Dominguez West Lothian Clarion At 29:55
27 8 Anne Halliday Stirling Bike Club At 31:21
28 31 Lindsay Cronin Unattached At 36:34
DNF 16 Diana Holt Edinburgh Road Club
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doris
Gaining Speed
106 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2010 : 21:06:40
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It's really uplifting to see so many women out today. Fantastic: everyone should be proud of their efforts. Keep up the hard work and see you all next year.
Or maybe at the Sandy Wallace's Vets and Women's race (part of a series), on the 16th of May!  |
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smacg
Crusing Past
245 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2010 : 21:14:55
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Great event,ta very much.
Great win by Bundy lad Keith.
All those hard winter miles paid off. |
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barky
Speed Merchant
547 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2010 : 21:31:24
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| Really good to see the enthusiasm out on the road today, plenty of lady racers for a change, proving they deserve and will support events, so other organisers take note, they need these events to get a number pinned on their back, hopefully we'll see them out there during 2010. Plus having seen first hand (from the comms car) the work the Falkirk guys and others put in the last couple of groups, I'm sure it will all pay off in the coming season even if it didn't pay off this time, it's still early doors, keep fighting. |
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RobW
Crusing Past
225 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2010 : 22:02:22
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Aye, great race today, thanks Jez and Nightingale CC for organising. Good handicapping... I had a wee chuckle as we went through Ballat Toll for the last time and were told we were 5 minutes down! Well ridden |
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alexmcallister
Setting Off
65 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2010 : 22:04:27
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quote:
[i]Originally posted by Jez[/i]
[br]Top ten placings as follows, I’ll attempt to have the full results posted within the next 24 hours once the photo finish has been deciphered.
Lake of Menteith APR
1 Keith Laird – Glasgow Couriers
2 David Thomson – Johnstone Wheelers
3 Tommy Murray – Hawick CC
4 James Melville – Glasgow United CC
5 Calum Gough – Onimpex RT
6 Phil Deveny – Glasgow Nightingale CC
7 Alex McAllister – Ayr Roads CC **
8 Martin Ferry – Scotia CC
9 Will Crawford – Deeside Thistle CC
10 John Gordon – Glasgow Couriers
** Unofficial awaiting Photo Finish result – number obscured
Jeremy,
It was in fact me in the first group ~ trying to get my gilet up over my number as I crossed the line ~ sorry for making the judge's job even more difficult than it needed to be ~ must have been the excitement of the finish. No other Ayr Roads rider was in the group.
Super event.......
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Gordon Goldie
Speed Merchant
550 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2010 : 22:07:50
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quote:
[i]Originally posted by Jez[/i]
[br]Result of the Lake of Menteith APR Feminine
Posn. No. Name Club Time
1 9 Catriona Phin Stirling Triathlon Club 01:14:05
2 11 Jennifer Eilertsen Unattached At 3 seconds
3 5 Jenny Stanning Edinburgh Road Club At 22 seconds
4 3 Louise Haston City of Edinburgh RC same time
5 19 Alexis Barnes Team Icarus At 4:55
6 18 Anda Jay Burgess Sandy Wallace Cycles At 4:57
7 23 Sian Tovey G3R At 5:08
8 10 Laura McFarlane Walkers CC At 5:54
9 30 Eileen Roe Unattached At 6:10
10 22 Anne Ewing Edinburgh Road Club same time
11 25 Claire MacAuley Johnstone Wheelers At 6:12
12 26 Gillian Palmer Sandy Wallace Cycles At 6:14
13 28 Jane Barr Stirling Bike Club At 6:17
14 6 Ainsley Turbitt Glasgow United CC At 6:42
15 24 Vicky Begg Johnstone Wheelers At 7:10
16 15 Rosemary Byde Edinburgh Road Club At 8:08
17 4 Karen Breneman Edinburgh Road Club At 10:13
18 2 Dawn Buchanan Athelite Tri Club At 11:10
19 12 Denise Schofield Unattached At 11:16
20 32 Helen Stuart Glasgow Nightingale CC At 11:34
21 14 Genevieve Freeman East Kilbride Road Club At 13:29
22 13 Anna Harris Angus Bike Chain At 14:46
23 29 Victoria Ware VC Moulin At 17:28
24 7 Joyce Blair Stirling Bike Club At 19:38
25 21 Laura Murray Deeside Thistle CC At 29:31
26 20 Julia Dominguez West Lothian Clarion At 29:55
27 8 Anne Halliday Stirling Bike Club At 31:21
28 31 Lindsay Cronin Unattached At 36:34
DNF 16 Diana Holt Edinburgh Road Club
Flying Pig
Interesting to note that the biggest finishing groups only had 2 riders in each? Is there more of a general spread in the ability of the ladies compared to the gents who were riding?
Noting that many of the names are newcomers to finishing sheets, would there be a requirement for a women's coaching weekend to concentrate on bunch skills etc? Most of the gaps between riders are 30 secs or more. Did the groups split on the hills only, or was it the flatter sections too? Only 1 DNF is fantastic - well done to all who rode.
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GutoW
Crusing Past
244 Posts |
Posted - 22 Mar 2010 : 09:06:56
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As always a great race, thanks to all involved. Also good to see the bundy dominating yet another race...
God sent me to skin you alive... |
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phildev
Learner
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Posted - 22 Mar 2010 : 10:01:23
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thanks to all for a great event
to the guys in my group - we tried to get them -maybe next time !
to the winners - well done guys it must have been tough out there doing a 2up
phil deveney
gncc
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Fiona W
Speed Merchant
671 Posts |
Posted - 22 Mar 2010 : 10:32:50
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Gordon, I think it is a combination of all the things you mention. SC have set up a working group looking into womens racing and I believe coaching sessions are planned.
What this shows is that there are women out their who want to race but are put off by racing with men. I do hope other organisers follow suit
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Sharon Doyle
Learner
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Posted - 22 Mar 2010 : 11:19:41
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| I still think that the combined women/v60 men formula works well. That way the women can learn bunch skills. Maybe a shame for the v60 men though! |
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harrisphoto
Speed Limits N/A
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Posted - 22 Mar 2010 : 14:14:40
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Gordon what you think is correct, the range of ability between the women riders is wider than you get with the mens groups. You did have some riders racing on the road for the first time with no history to compare ability, therefore off in the first group. This split very quickly as did the second group.
Its up to someone to try and put on more events for the ladies, whether the Vets & Womens events or more APR's. If they do enter the Vets and womens you're still going to get a splintering quiet quickly.
This topic should maybe be continued under a new heading?
Martin Harris
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David T
Learner
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Posted - 22 Mar 2010 : 15:22:37
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Is there any photo's of the event? I saw someone taking photo's at the top of the drag at the back of the circuit.
Thanks David
Think with the legs, not the head. |
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harrisphoto
Speed Limits N/A
1203 Posts |
Posted - 22 Mar 2010 : 16:06:38
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[i]Originally posted by David T[/i]
[br]Is there any photo's of the event? I saw someone taking photo's at the top of the drag at the back of the circuit.
Thanks David
Think with the legs, not the head.
Yes not looked at them yet though.
Martin Harris
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dholt
Learner
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Posted - 22 Mar 2010 : 17:04:34
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Thought I should post cos I am a bit embarrassed to be the one dnf out of the whole field. This was my first race...and I learned a valuable lesson...that you shouldn't take a turn if there is no marshal telling you to take it! I was within a mile or so of the finished and was pretty much dazed and confused, when a big bunch of male riders came past and turned left down a road signposted Balfron. So I followed them cos there was nobody else to be seen and I though it must be blokes coming round on their 2nd lap. By the time I had gone down a big hill I knew I had made an error but I just didn't have it in me to go back up the hill! Oops!!
Still, great to do my first race in a womens event. Thanks to the others in the 2nd group who kept me right (until I got dropped after 6 miles that is!). |
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harrisphoto
Speed Limits N/A
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Posted - 22 Mar 2010 : 18:04:39
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Being privy to the race results and having advised youngsters, if you have a pony tail, make sure your number is low enough not to be obscured by said pony tail. That goes for you ladies as well as the gentleman concerned
Martin Harris
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doris
Gaining Speed
106 Posts |
Posted - 22 Mar 2010 : 18:30:17
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Diana, sorry to hear about your wrong turn. It doesn't seem to have put you off: excellent. Hope to see you at more races soon.
Don't be embarrassed: even experienced riders have taken wrong turns when racing. I don't want to name names, I'll let Mark B tell you about it himself. Oops
And before anyone says anything: I did once get so lost on a club ride that I had to get the train home. 
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TSB
Gaining Speed
103 Posts |
Posted - 22 Mar 2010 : 19:39:50
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quote:
[i]Originally posted by harrisphoto[/i]
[br]Gordon what you think is correct, the range of ability between the women riders is wider than you get with the mens groups. You did have some riders racing on the road for the first time with no history to compare ability, therefore off in the first group. This split very quickly as did the second group.
Its up to someone to try and put on more events for the ladies, whether the Vets & Womens events or more APR's. If they do enter the Vets and womens you're still going to get a splintering quiet quickly.
This topic should maybe be continued under a new heading?
Martin Harris
www.discoveryjcc.co.uk
I had a post written out that said the above, Martin's says it in a much shorter way!
The idea of short apr's like this is fantastic and a big THANK YOU to
Jez and the team for organising it. They got new faces in women's
cycling in the bunch yesterday, thats just brilliant!
More short apr's for women is the way forward, its not a scary distance and if the groups are right (which would happen with more events to help to decide the handicaps) then you get a great feeling of a race environment, if you are successful at it then there is a great scheme at SC to help.
I do think however that you must be open about your experience, and the finds of 'frenchdave' earlier answered a lot of my questions, there were girls in the first group (let alone the 2nd group) with far more road 'riding' experience than me who had (until now) none, BUT because I entered a few TTs last year and wrote that down I got put in group 2, if you write nothing and I write something the handicappers can only assume you are totally 'new'.
BUT of course you could be a 'star' in the making... Now that would be a nice find for Scottish women's racing!
dholt - as for dnf'ing, don't you worry about that, thanks to Anne I got back on my bike and continued to the finish line, if we had met you we would have dragged you there with us
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harrisphoto
Speed Limits N/A
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