To Phil simcock and Mr Ian B

Solid strong finishes for both. Chapau gentlemen

Yes, very well done ... for even considering it

Thanks. race report to follow in due course...

It is a fantastic race though. Thanks to Greg May and Rich Pips for some pointers beforehand. They were all useful

I bumped into another Bear Bones member, Rob Andrews on the line. Good ride from Rob, narrowly missing out on a sub 4 hr time by a matter of seconds

I was marshalling in a couple of places and thought it was you at the bottom of PYG lane.

You were past before I could shout though!

I'm lucky I'm that I've a guaranteed entry for next year now...

Glad you had a good ride Ian.

I think I may have another go next year and see if I can make the top 10 in my new category.

Nice work gents.

Hows your shoulder :)

GregMay wrote:Hows your shoulder :)

Since you taught me how to carry the bike properly, it's fine

I nearly posted this in the e-bike thread, but it probably more appropriate to do it here; the oldest guy to enter and complete this years 3 Peaks Cyclocross was 80 years old. He wasn't last either, finishing in 5:52. Bravo

https://m.facebook.com/Jessykinnesphoto ... 749369383/

Link above for photography from the 3 peaks. My friends went up to watch her dad compete /survive and one of them almost all of the riders!

Here's a link to my blog post: http://ianbarrington.com/2015/09/29/thr ... ross-race/

It was nice to meet you at the start Ian, glad you enjoyed it!
I was a bit gutted to just miss out on the sub 4hr but had a big crash at the bottom of Ingleborough and totalled my front wheel, luckily I was only a few hundred meters past my supporter Jen with spare wheels
3 peaks unfinished business strkes again!

Enjoyed reading that Ian. Bad luck with the flats mind.

Good effort Rob, close to 4 hrrs is handy.

3 time peak winner Barry Davies organises the North Wales cx series and is well worth entering for anybody living in gogledd Cymru. Amlch and Prestayn are great courses.

I rode the 49th edition of the event, never again but I did manage to get my mug shot on the front cover of the 50th edition sporting a helmet peak and cross bike with discs. Also the year I rode my mate was given a time penalty for an illegal bike change at the bottom of Pen y Gent when all the wheelbase riders were changing bikes before and after every hill and road section out of the back of a team van following them around the course....

Well done Ian .. now return and race singlespeed ;-)

Ha, funny you mention singlespeed. I passed a few riders spinning like maniacs down the road and thought "what a ridiculous idea"

Oh, hang on...

I actually think I had an advantage on singlespeed as it was easier to carry, almost as fast when drafting and negligible difference on the climbs as everyone was so knackered anyway.

What ratio did you run, Dave?

I had a couple of friends riding, Angus Edmond, Verity Appleyard and Kim Saenen .... Angus came in 37th in 03:27:55 ..... Verity was 2nd and Kim was 17th .... so they done good :)

Ian wrote:What ratio did you run, Dave?

39:16

Archived report here http://phased.co.uk/oldsite/index.php/t ... speed.html

Dave Barter wrote:

Ian wrote:What ratio did you run, Dave?

Archived report here http://phased.co.uk/oldsite/index.php/t ... speed.html

I remember your report as one of my favourite chapters in Obsessive Compulsive Cycling Disorder. I've just re-read it. Brilliant.

Well goddamn, I've read that too, I had no idea I was in the presence of greatness!

Dave Barter wrote:

Ian wrote:What ratio did you run, Dave?

39:16

Archived report here http://phased.co.uk/oldsite/index.php/t ... speed.html

Glad I read that at home. Not safe for quiet reading work - utterly hilarious!