Arrivee's new randonneurs

[MartinM]

A few familiar names there; seems a bit out of date as well, but well
done to all concerned, at this rate we may even get the average
membership age below 70 ;-)

 

[davek]

MartinM wrote:
> A few familiar names there

You beat me to it - I had the same thought while reading Arrivee on the
train this morning. It may be a bit out of date but it was very
pleasing to see.

d.

 

[Simonb]

MartinM wrote:

> A few familiar names there; seems a bit out of date as well, but well
> done to all concerned, at this rate we may even get the average
> membership age below 70 ;-)

Have you read the London-Istanbul report? Fantastic, even though they seem
to spend most of their time arguing.

 

[Dave Larrington]

MartinM wrote:
> A few familiar names there; seems a bit out of date as well, but well
> done to all concerned, at this rate we may even get the average
> membership age below 70 ;-)

Yer, bit slow on the uptake sometimes, that lot :-(

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
Dead journalists make excellent objets d'art.

 

[dkahn400]

MartinM wrote:
> A few familiar names there; seems a bit out of date as well,
> but well done to all concerned, at this rate we may even get
> the average membership age below 70 ;-)

M. Newstead and D. Kahn to name but two. I like a sport where you're
not a veteran until you're 55.

--
Dave...

 

[MartinM]

Simonb wrote:
> MartinM wrote:
>
> > A few familiar names there; seems a bit out of date as well, but
well
> > done to all concerned, at this rate we may even get the average
> > membership age below 70 ;-)
>
> Have you read the London-Istanbul report? Fantastic, even though they
seem
> to spend most of their time arguing.

and drinking ;o)

Nice to read so many reports, especially of rides I also did.

 

[MartinM]

dkahn400 wrote:
> MartinM wrote:
> > A few familiar names there; seems a bit out of date as well,
> > but well done to all concerned, at this rate we may even get
> > the average membership age below 70 ;-)
>
> M. Newstead and D. Kahn to name but two. I like a sport where you're
> not a veteran until you're 55.

indeed, 10 years to go as a juvenile ;-)

MTB'ers are in the bin at 30 IIRC

 

[Simonb]

dkahn400 wrote:
> MartinM wrote:
>> A few familiar names there; seems a bit out of date as well,
>> but well done to all concerned, at this rate we may even get
>> the average membership age below 70 ;-)
>
> M. Newstead and D. Kahn to name but two. I like a sport where you're
> not a veteran until you're 55.

Me too! Me too! Although I did my first 200k Audax a long, long time before
that -- February 2004 (non-menber). ;-)

 

[Simonb]

MartinM wrote:
> Simonb wrote:
>> MartinM wrote:
>>
>>> A few familiar names there; seems a bit out of date as well, but
>>> well done to all concerned, at this rate we may even get the average
>>> membership age below 70 ;-)
>>
>> Have you read the London-Istanbul report? Fantastic, even though
>> they seem to spend most of their time arguing.
>
> and drinking ;o)
>
> Nice to read so many reports, especially of rides I also did.

The Kernow and South-west 600 report had me in stitches. A smashing ride as
well -- looks like I'll miss that one too.

 

[Dave Larrington]

Simonb wrote:
> dkahn400 wrote:
>> MartinM wrote:
>>> A few familiar names there; seems a bit out of date as well,
>>> but well done to all concerned, at this rate we may even get
>>> the average membership age below 70 ;-)
>>
>> M. Newstead and D. Kahn to name but two. I like a sport where you're
>> not a veteran until you're 55.
>
> Me too! Me too! Although I did my first 200k Audax a long, long time
> before that -- February 2004 (non-menber). ;-)

<AOL> 4 200s so far this year.

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
Stop it! You're scarin' the Hippo...

 

[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>,
MartinM ('[email protected]') wrote:

> dkahn400 wrote:
>> MartinM wrote:
>> > A few familiar names there; seems a bit out of date as well,
>> > but well done to all concerned, at this rate we may even get
>> > the average membership age below 70 ;-)
>>
>> M. Newstead and D. Kahn to name but two. I like a sport where you're
>> not a veteran until you're 55.
>
> indeed, 10 years to go as a juvenile ;-)
>
> MTB'ers are in the bin at 30 IIRC

Yup. Come October I shall be a 'Grand Veteran', which sounds rather,
errm, grand.

--
[email protected] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

;; all in all you're just another click in the call
;; -- Minke Bouyed

 

[MSeries]

dkahn400 wrote:
> MartinM wrote:
> > A few familiar names there; seems a bit out of date as well,
> > but well done to all concerned, at this rate we may even get
> > the average membership age below 70 ;-)
>
> M. Newstead and D. Kahn to name but two. I like a sport where you're
> not a veteran until you're 55.
>
> --
> Dave...

I was wondering if it was the same David Kahn. I spoke with someone on
the phone a few months ago, an insurance company call centre I think,
whose name was David Kahn, this person is not a cyclist !!! Regarding
out of date, not all results have been registered officially. I did a
200 in March and it was my mates first 200 but her name is not in so
far. The results of this event are not yet on the website.

 

[dkahn400]

MSeries wrote:

> I was wondering if it was the same David Kahn. I spoke with
> someone on the phone a few months ago, an insurance company
> call centre I think, whose name was David Kahn, this person
> is not a cyclist !!!

The one in Arrivee is me, the one at the call centre isn't, and neither
is this one. <http://david-kahn.com/>

> Regarding out of date, not all results have been registered
> officially. I did a 200 in March and it was my mates first 200
> but her name is not in so far. The results of this event are
> not yet on the website.

I've finished 9 randonnees since February, but only 3 are showing on
the results page. Give it time.

--
Dave...

 

[MSeries]

dkahn400 wrote:
> MSeries wrote:
>
> > I was wondering if it was the same David Kahn. I spoke with
> > someone on the phone a few months ago, an insurance company
> > call centre I think, whose name was David Kahn, this person
> > is not a cyclist !!!
>
> The one in Arrivee is me, the one at the call centre isn't, and
neither
> is this one. <http://david-kahn.com/>
>
> > Regarding out of date, not all results have been registered
> > officially. I did a 200 in March and it was my mates first 200
> > but her name is not in so far. The results of this event are
> > not yet on the website.
>
> I've finished 9 randonnees since February, but only 3 are showing on
> the results page. Give it time.
>
> --
> Dave...


I've done 5 since that February one. I am not too fussed to be honest I
am doing it for the miles in preparation for LEL.

 

[Tim Hall]

On 18 May 2005 04:08:17 -0700, "MartinM" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>Simonb wrote:
>> MartinM wrote:
>>
>> > A few familiar names there; seems a bit out of date as well, but
>well
>> > done to all concerned, at this rate we may even get the average
>> > membership age below 70 ;-)
>>
>> Have you read the London-Istanbul report? Fantastic, even though they
>seem
>> to spend most of their time arguing.
>
>and drinking ;o)

And smoking, which boggled me a bit.

>
>Nice to read so many reports, especially of rides I also did.

Yes. Good one of the On and Offshore, plus a plug by El Supremo for
your Mid Sussex Scenic ^W Hilly.


Tim

 

[MartinM]

MSeries wrote:


> I've done 5 since that February one. I am not too fussed to be honest
I
> am doing it for the miles in preparation for LEL.

don't the Brevet cards all have to go to Paris and back or suchlike
before they appear? I'm a newbie organiser so haven't had the joy of
sending soggy bits of shredded cardboard through the post yet.

 

[MartinM]

Tim Hall wrote:


> Yes. Good one of the On and Offshore, plus a plug by El Supremo for
> your Mid Sussex Scenic ^W Hilly.

indeed, the thought of Dave's feast should prompt a few more entries
(one so far) shame it's after the really hilly bit though.

 

[dkahn400]

MartinM wrote:
> MSeries wrote:
>
>
> > I've done 5 since that February one. I am not too fussed to be
> > honest I am doing it for the miles in preparation for LEL.
>
> don't the Brevet cards all have to go to Paris and back or
> suchlike before they appear? I'm a newbie organiser so haven't
> had the joy of sending soggy bits of shredded cardboard through
> the post yet.

Depends on the affiliation of the event. They all get validated by AUK,
I believe, and a subset of those further get validated and recorded in
Paris. However, I've had a number of my validated Brevet cards back and
most of those events have not yet appeared in the results.

--
Dave...

 

[Helen Deborah Vecht]

"MartinM" <[email protected]>typed



> MSeries wrote:


> > I've done 5 since that February one. I am not too fussed to be honest
> I
> > am doing it for the miles in preparation for LEL.

> don't the Brevet cards all have to go to Paris and back or suchlike
> before they appear? I'm a newbie organiser so haven't had the joy of
> sending soggy bits of shredded cardboard through the post yet.

Only for BRM events. The others stay in the UK for validation.

Actually, AIUI BRM cards aren't sent to Paris either; ACP send little
stickies on receipt of a results sheet.

--
Helen D. Vecht: [email protected]
Edgware.

 

[davek]

MartinM wrote:
> don't the Brevet cards all have to go to Paris and back or suchlike
> before they appear?

AFAIK, BPs and BRs go to AUK only, BRMs go to ACP.

(Do you admire the way I tried to set a record for most acronyms in one
sentence there?)

>I'm a newbie organiser so haven't had the joy of
> sending soggy bits of shredded cardboard through the post yet.

Heh. I never got the card back from my first ride - I suspect that what
remained of it at the end of the ride wouldn't have survived the
journey through the postal system anyway.

Since then I have always made a point of keeping cards and route sheets
in poly bags.

d.