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Author: Leon Evans

New Reliability Ride Dates

The new dates for the postponed reliability rides are:1st March (for the 75)8th March (for the 100) All original entries have been carried across. There are still places available in all groups if you wish to enter: 75 mile: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rescheduled-cardiff-ajax-cc-75-mile-reliability-ride-2020-tickets-95727486489 100 mile: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rescheduled-cardiff-ajax-cc-100-mile-reliability-ride-2020-tickets-95735941779 Jonathan from Ride my Bike has divinated dry, sunny weather with a…
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100 Mile Reliability Ride Postponed

Given the extreme weather conditions forecasted this weekend with the arrival of Storm Dennis, and particularly so given the amber weather warnings in place over almost all of the 100 mile reliability ride route lasting the event’s duration, the decision has been made to postpone this Sunday’s 100 mile reliability ride. The event will be…
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75 Mile Reliability Ride Postponed

In view of the weather forecast for Sunday 9th February, the decision has been made to postpone the 75 mile reliability ride scheduled for that morning. The predicted wind gusts of 60-70 mph coupled with the intense rainfall and exposed nature of the route means that the safety of riders would be compromised. Our intention…
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Celtic Series Final Results

Good morning all.This is just a quick post to update everyone on the final standings in this years Celtic TT Series. Final Team Standings Individual Standings Leon Evans wins the Male Veteran 40-49 yr old category in only his 3rd season of racing, making a step by step improvement up the podium from 3rd in…
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Four cows, two punctures and a Dragon Trophy!

It was an odd day…Everything I normally do in my morning routine I either didn’t do, or did arse backwards.I put my socks on wrong foot first (first time ever. its ALWAYS right foot first subconsciously ).I got on the turbo trainer from the left instead of from the right… The weather for the final…
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Celtic Series Round 8 – Nothing but Red, White and Blue on the Podium!! \o/ (UPDATED: also Dave ‘The Anvil’ Jarrom came 9th)

Round 8 of the Celtic Series this evening was hot, humid and close. Having never ridden the course before and having no idea what to expect, 4 Ajax went out for a ‘casual’ recce ride.the R10(cough 11.5)/24 is a course of two halves, punchy hills in the first half and then gently undulating for the…
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Celtic Series Round 7 – 40kph wind, almost an Ajax podium lockout, 1st place Vet

Windy…… REALLY windy!!! Only the brave turned up to the ‘sporting’ R10/9 course at St. Athens this evening. Brave or foolhardy!! (or those respecting Rule #5). 40kph winds meant alot of time fighting the bike rather than riding it! Initial impressions by David Medhurst: “8 minutes out lads and 16 back?” turned out to be…
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Celtic Series Round 6 – The night PB’s fell…

Tonight was round 6 of the South Wales Celtic Series TT on the Resolven bypass near Neath on the R10/22a course. Tonight was the night many PB’s fell.. and fell HARD!the secret to a PB in time trialling? forget your power meter, forget your expensive TT bike and fancy skinsuit and pointy hat. All you…
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Celtic Series Round 5

Tonight saw round 5 of the Celtic TT Series on the fast R10/17 Abergavenny/Raglan bypass. Weather conditions were ‘fair’, not perfect but respectable with a cross/headwind on the out leg: Some decent times all round with Chris Gibbard of Bynea taking the win by a mere second from Joshua Tarling of Backstedt Bike Performance. Ajax…
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