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Club events & results / Strength and Conditioning Talk - Rapha - Thursday 19th

« on: October 17, 2017, 01:33:50 PM »

Hi,

Jason has already spotted this but just to make you aware that there is a talk on strength and conditioning this Thursday at Rapha by a Peter Gascoine, here's the gist:

Peter Gascoigne, a coach for the Great Britain Cycling Team, has prepared an introduction to how strength and conditioning can help lesser mortals in their everyday cycling lives too.

The evening will look at the Why, How and What behind Strength and Conditioning (S&C) for cyclists and how it can help the competitive or non-competitive rider with any challenge or goal they have next season.

The talk is completely free, but please RSVP via the ticket link.

https://ti.to/rapha-uk/strength-and-conditioning-mcr

Pretty perfect timing for people wanting to build strength for next season, I know i've been eyeing up gym memberships!

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Club events & results / Annual Wheelers do - 2nd Dec - Mcr City Centre

« on: October 12, 2017, 10:36:32 AM »

Morning,

The annual do with prize givings, food and booze has been booked at Common in Manchester. It'll be £10 for food (Christmas buffet) and a drink, menu is below.

This year we'll be adding to the prizes handed out with some extra special prizes, if you would like to nominate someone for one, please message me. So far the list has 'best socks' on it among others. 

Those who know where Common is and have been, we've got the back room booked for the evening, it's dead nice and the food and drinks are super tasty so no excuses!

I'll pop up further details closer to the time however..... you may all be getting an early piece of Christmas post so prep your letterboxes for a treat! HO HO HO.

MINI TURKEY BURGER
CRANBERRY SAUCE AND GHERKINS

MINI SWEET POTATO AND BLACK BEAN BURGERS (VV)
WITH VEGAN SOUR CREAM AND SSAM SAUCE.

RED CURRY PORK SKEWERS
WITH PEANUT AND COCONUT SAUCE

CUCUMBER KIMCHI( VV)

PIGS IN BLANKETS
WITH SOY AND MIRIN GLAZE AND SESAME SEEDS

NUT ROAST BALLS. (VV)
ORANGE AND CRANBERRY SAUCE
                                 
GARLIC AND ROSEMARY ROAST POTATOES. (V)
WITH LIME AIOLI

TOSTADA CHIPS AND DIPS (VV)
HUMMUS, REFRIED  BEANS, PICO DE GALLO, JALAPENO SALSA

CLEMENTINE SHORTBREAD (V)

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Club discussion / National Time Trials - which ones to go for.

« on: June 06, 2017, 12:30:11 PM »

So, I can't do the national 25 this year so i'm weighing up the others. Nat 100 looks like a really dull course (but is it fast?), Nat 50 is a dual carriageway and i'd rather not (plus 50 is a horrid distance). Nat 10? Up near Keswick on an A road. Dare I say Nat 12 hour....

Anyone else tempted/entered?

Also, any other courses that people recommend for Bbar uppage would be nice. My 25 and 50 times this year are looking like slow J times.

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Club events & results / Club 10's

« on: May 12, 2017, 11:06:16 AM »

Reet, aaaaaand we're off.

1st event was a raging success thanks to Stockport Clarion. Results are on a seperate thread.

Marshalls wise, we're sorted for the first event:

Monday 15th May – Manchester Wheelers:
Run by Charles G
TK (S) – Nick Green
Holding – Nathan Astley
TK (F) - Christian + Rich Bassett
M –Andy Ashurst, Danielle R, Annia

and got a few down for the second. I'll be doing follow up emails to those pesks that haven't replied yet but if anyone else would like to help run these bad boys, please send me a message or post on 'ere.

Lets hope next week doesn't have the same cross wind and that Westmead stop hogging all the celebs.....

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Club discussion / Giro D'Italia

« on: May 04, 2017, 01:38:56 PM »

Reet, who's gonna win it and Dan, do you wanna make a velogames league with code, i've sorted my team?

So between, Nibali, Quintana, Thomas, Kruiswijk, Pinot, Dumoulin, Van Garderen, Yates, Jungels and Landa..... not much choice there then.

The stage with the Stelvio twice and the Mortirolo is ridiculous!

Most importantly, can kruiswijk keep his bike upright for the whole thing?