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Shiny
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 Posted: Thu 16/Oct/08 7:31pm Post subject: Tour De Vineyards.....so Whats The Deal? |
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Hey, I was thinking of riding the tour in 09 but am a bit unsure about the level of racing ie: will I get smashed?
So my questions are:
I have heard that it is raced in age groups so does that mean different bunches?
Is their anyone in vorbland who has raced it (B grade type level) who might be able to advise me on whats involved?
Cheers!
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Alf
Dusty
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Location: Christchurch
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| Posted: Thu 16/Oct/08 7:34pm Post subject: |
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Malcolm's got a great website with the last couple of years results on it. Have a look and see where you would fit in and what times they rode. http://www.starandgarterwheelers.co.nz/
Some grades race together, like M1/2 and I think in the racing they were called Race 3.
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wobbly01
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| Posted: Thu 16/Oct/08 8:38pm Post subject: |
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What age group do you fit into? it's a great tour especially if you like climbing!
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Al_Bushman
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| Posted: Thu 16/Oct/08 8:46pm Post subject: RE: Tour De Vineyards.....so Whats The Deal? |
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| 12-23 wrote: | Is their anyone in vorbland who has raced it (B grade type level) who might be able to advise me on whats involved?
Cheers!
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PM Bigjimsty. 
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bigjimsty
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| Posted: Thu 16/Oct/08 10:34pm Post subject: |
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That's a bit below the belt !! 
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Fergie
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| Posted: Thu 16/Oct/08 10:39pm Post subject: |
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Al obviously still has the adrenalin pumping from the race tonight.
It's a good hard race. Most of the big guns treat it as training with Elite Nats two weeks later.
Stage 3 looks pretty mean.
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istepinyards
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| Posted: Thu 16/Oct/08 10:43pm Post subject: |
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| bigjimsty wrote: | | That's a bit below the belt !! |
But funny Jim  Great burn Al
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Al_Bushman
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| Posted: Sat 18/Oct/08 9:55am Post subject: |
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| bigjimsty wrote: | | That's a bit below the belt !! |
Not really - you can give a realistic account of what the racing's like from first hand experience & from a B graders perspective in the elite race.
Kudos to you for giving it a go - more than I can say.
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12-23
Shiny
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| Posted: Sat 18/Oct/08 6:03pm Post subject: |
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| wobbly01 wrote: | | What age group do you fit into? it's a great tour especially if you like climbing! |
M1 I guess (39yrs), looks like a tough race!
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wobbly01
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| Posted: Sun 19/Oct/08 8:42pm Post subject: |
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Yip it is, every stage seems to have something painful thrown in but it's awesome fun!
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