Dear Rick
Well done on your brave effort going it alone for the last 40km of the ride.
I would like to bring to the attention of everyone that for safety reasons
no rider should be left alone on a long ride.

cheers (in desparation at the back of the group)
Susan



>From: rick reggio <rreggio37@...>
>Reply-To: uae_rouleurs@yahoogroups.com
>To: uae_rouleurs@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [uae_rouleurs] Dubai Training
>Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 01:40:44 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Yesterday's (Friday) 100 km+ ride with the wind as it were, was indeed a
>challenge. As an "intermediate" cycler (that's stretching it maybe) the
>pace / wind / heart rate proved a bit too much...I was left behind to
>complete the last 40 km solo....a real character builder, depleting my
>potassium reserves and encountering severe cramps in the process. But never
>fear we'll continue to push forward and hope for an occassional break in
>the Dubai winds that always seem to blow in the wrong direction.
>
>Ride on....Richard
>
>Paul Miles <paul_n_miles@...> wrote:
>The pace and group is starting to come together. From
>just after the garage stop to Safa Park bridge I
>clocked 37.5km at an average of 42.5km/h. A few more
>months of this sort of training and we'll be
>cruising..
>
>
>
>--- hot_peddling <hot_peddling@...> wrote:
>
> > After this mornings (Friday) run with the Dubai
> > group I can firmly
> > say that things are going well. Out of this mornings
> > 26 riders that
> > started the ride 10 did the longer ride of 100km
> > into a hard wind.
> > The big ring was well used with 6 riders making it
> > to Safra park
> > bridge together. For a current gauge I think all of
> > these 6 riders
> > are easily capable of top 10 finish's in the up and
> > coming race
> > season.
> > There is still no clear date for the start of the
> > races which now
> > looks like it will be after ramadan.
> > Training rides are now held three times a week;
> > Fridays 6am - Meet outside limetree cafe.Two groups
> > 60km(easy)/100km
> > (hard)
> > Sundays 7pm at Wolfis Bikes or 7.20pm at roundabout
> > near Nad Al
> > Sheba next to new building with wind towers. 70-80km
> > (hard/chain
> > gang).
> > Tuesdays same as Sundays but easier.
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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