Cyclocross 2010 Nz Champs - Date Confirmed!!

Focker · *by **Focker** on Mon 23/Aug/10 12:15pm*

Datsane wrote:
95bonty wrote:Datsane, you're right there are a few changes to the course, but nothing too weird, unfortunately I don't have these on Garmin yet.

basically:

1. Hoegaarden Hill is IN
2. we'll ride down the sand chute in the park and follow the trail in reverse past the jumps/drop offs and then out of the park
3. rather than come along the flat and then turning hard right onto the steps you'll take the downhill to the left and then back up towards the steps.

it all adds up to be a little shy of 3kms and approximately 7-9mins per lap.

I knew that I should have kept my mouth shut. I should have enough time to set up the rope tow by then.
7-9min epp it took me near double that the other day, I did spend alot of time going I think this is right and riding the wrong way.

Apart from not having a proper sandpit (100m x 300mm deep sand) it will be just like riding in a euro race. Even the smell.

So you rode the Rhino pit then?? Mmmmm something lurking in those waters :crazy:

..... There is also a mini Rhino towards the finish of the lap now thanks to the great Cyclecross weather god Aldo :thumbsup:

Lap wise we are basing that 7min on the Garth factor @ race pace and 9 min for mere mortals and unfit Il treno Dolore sifters.....actually more like 10 minutes after it cuts up :lol:

Datsane · *by **Datsane** on Mon 23/Aug/10 1:28pm*

I noticed someone had fallen over in the pit yesterday :lol:

1hr 10minutes maybe going to be tuff walking in all that mud in clippy shoes.

Wyatt · *by **Wyatt** on Mon 23/Aug/10 2:24pm*

By all accounts it should be another good turn out this year. We already have double the number of pre-entries compared with last year, great stuff and thanks to those who have already entered.

For anyone still thinking about it, this will be the last year in the North Island, as next year the cyclocross champs are going south with the Queenstown Mountain Bike club hosting next year. Hopefully this will be the start of it travelling around the country.

It'd be good to see the Butchlove boys host it in the coming years.

Having been playing the "oh I can't race I'm organising card" It looks as though with the Pain Train having done such an awesome job so far I might not have an excuse, except for the lack of a bike. Anyone got some 700c disc wheels I could put on the 1x1? I'll be gentle on them, having just dipped below the 90kg mark! :lol:

and if you can't make it but want to help out for our great cause head to: http://www.charliesplace.org.nz/and hit the donate now page. We'll update you with how it all went next week.

It's an awesome chance for us as the cycling community to help out one of our own, so dig deep, any sized donations will help.

Focker · *by **Focker** on Mon 23/Aug/10 3:23pm*

Hey Wazza, its Bushlove :love:

not Butchlove - we can't be seen to be sexist now can we....

I'm just waiting for Davo or Slacky for the quick witted comebacks :thumbsup:

No word from the Bushies though....I'm picking they are sending 3, not 300 Spartans up for Battle....just which soldiers is the question :sneaky:

Re the Q-town CX next year, if by some chance they decide against hosting it, we are keen again - seems to be the Tron has a following and the play ground worthy of the champs :thumbsup:

Many of the Il Treno Dolore are keen (as are the sponsors) to keep it rolling next year, even if we do the North Island champs sort of deal.

Oh yeah and speaking of Sponsors

are coming to the party (thanks to http://www.CYCOLOGY.co.nz) offering spot prize packs for the following "I got no idea where I came" riders: (your name here :thumbsup:

)

They will also have a range of tyres for sale for 26 - CX bike at Champs special prices :thumbsup:

There will great COFFEE available also (as well as Sask and Cobra sausage sizzle & Hot Frites), so even if your spectating bring the family for a picnic lunch (as many did last year) and enjoy the fun and festivities and heckling of the riders! Klein Boy will be leading the heckling charge (if he's not riding). Learn from the master himself if you are not sure what its all about :thumbsup:

brutalfreeride · *by **brutalfreeride** on Mon 23/Aug/10 3:54pm*

Is anyone keen to go ride this week, I have been to the park but I have no idea what I'm doing.

Wyatt · *by **Wyatt** on Mon 23/Aug/10 3:55pm*

Focker wrote:Hey Wazza, its Bushlove not Butchlove -

oops my bad. :blush:

I thought ButchLove sounded like a funny name for a bunch of mountain bikers, I was kind of imagining the below guys on pimped out Raleigh 20's, maybe I should have read the NZMTBR article

Muppet Patroler · *by **Muppet Patroler** on Mon 23/Aug/10 8:57pm*

nah you got it right Wyatt - the likeness to Butchlove members is uncanny.... :thumbsup:

IL Treno Dolore · *by **IL Treno Dolore** on Mon 23/Aug/10 9:04pm*

brutalfreeride wrote:Is anyone keen to go ride this week, I have been to the park but I have no idea what I'm doing.

Ok for inside on the outside of the track, we'll be sifting on Wednesday - time T.B.C for Il Treno Dolore secret training session - so secret we'll PM you ok :paranoid:

Datsane · *by **Datsane** on Mon 23/Aug/10 10:52pm*

Bah I'm on Sprog duty Wednesday. Thursday or Friday would have been handy, then again maybe I don't really want to know whats coming.

Me and some other like minded people are toying with the idea of a Cross series next year, sounds like a stupid idea to me :lol:

At least people might not be so scared to ride if the weathers not 100% like they are at night.

slidecontrol · *by **slidecontrol** on Mon 23/Aug/10 10:54pm*

oi !

brutalfreeride · *by **brutalfreeride** on Tue 24/Aug/10 7:30am*

IL Treno Dolore wrote:
brutalfreeride wrote:Is anyone keen to go ride this week, I have been to the park but I have no idea what I'm doing.

Ok for inside on the outside of the track, we'll be sifting on Wednesday - time T.B.C for Il Treno Dolore secret training session - so secret we'll PM you ok

Ssssshhhhhhhhh secret squirel... exellent! :blink:

cyclenutnz · *by **cyclenutnz** on Tue 24/Aug/10 8:04am*

Put the CX bike back together last night so I could do my big mid week rides en-knobblied (was planning on te-miro - waterworks and riding on the grass as much as possible) but I'm a bit sick this morning so staying home. Which sucks, but I am looking at the bigger picture - have to be fresh for the weekend as it's going to be pretty sapping going over the barriers every lap instead of through the pit

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Would be dead keen for a series of CX - have to justify having an expensive CX bike somehow...

Datsane · *by **Datsane** on Tue 24/Aug/10 10:58am*

cyclenutnz wrote:have to be fresh for the weekend as it's going to be pretty sapping going over the barriers every lap instead of through the pit .

Would be dead keen for a series of CX - have to justify having an expensive CX bike somehow...

If the pain train collective brain is anything like mine where the barriers are going at the pit will be nasty.
Even going down the sand chute will be interesting on a CX bike.

Now looking outside its nice and sunny today :thumbsup:

I'm going to stop looking at the weather report now though :crazy:

Sorry Slidey not you.