Ingliston Crit Races

[The Allens]

Edinburgh RC's Ingliston Crit Series with new sponsor Alpine Bikes kicks off on Thursday 5th July (and every Thursday in July thereafter + a final meeting on Saturday 4th August at East Fortune Race Course).

We are running the following races with EoL:

17:50 - Youth A/B race (NOTE: Youth A boys will start first and ride for 10 minutes, then will be joined by the remaining competitors). Duration is 40 minutes+5 laps.

18:00 - Youth C Race. Duration is 15 minutes.

18:20 - Youth D Race. Duration is 15 minutes.

18:40 - Cat 4 Race.Duration is 40 minutes+5 laps.

18:45 -Women's Race and Go Race (NOTE: Women riders will start first and ride for 15 minutes, then will be joined by the remaining competitors). Duration is 45 minutes and 5 laps.

19:20 - Cat 2/3 Race. Duration is 1 hour+5 laps.

For more info see:

http://www.edinburghrc.co.uk/about/promotions/ingliston-crit-series

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Edinburgh-Road-Club-Ingliston-Criterium-Series/202825979741814

https://twitter.com/EdCritSeries

@EdCritSeries

If you have any queries, the race organisers (Oisin Murphy-Lawless, Fraser Law and Alastair Borthwick) can be reached at the following e-mail address: inglistoncrits@gmail.com

[AndyRaff]

Are any SBCers planning to go to this?
Or have ridden it in the past?
I was thinking of doing the Go-Ride event, but was wondering what to expect.

[granty]

good fun.  Hard if you lose concentration and find yourself at the back - end up sprinting out every corner and then it's goodnight vienna.

I did one last year and lasted three laps or so before getting shelled.  Schoolboy error was positioning myself at the front and every time someone sprinted away I chased them without realising that it would all come back anyway so two rules:

stay up near the front

let others do the chasing

sorted!

[Archie J]

Are any SBCers planning to go to this?
Or have ridden it in the past?
I was thinking of doing the Go-Ride event, but was wondering what to expect.

Hi Andy, i will be up there during the day with youngsters doing a coaching course and will probably hang on for the Crits if I have any legs left  

Its a fairly level course with a couple of tight corners and usually a headwind down the back straight and a big puddle at the hairpin!!

Last year Andrew Abbess raced in the Go-Ride or cat 4 once his kids had finished their races. There are usually a few Stirling riders in the senior race too. So worth coming up to either support those in the big race and see what the Go-Ride race is all about - or just get in there and mix it (if you get spat out - which I don't think you will - you sit up and recover - and although lapped riders are usually pulled off the circuit - they have been leniant at the novice races in the past   )

Archie.

[granty]

yup - in the diddy race you can stay in as long as you don't interfere when the race comes past you again.  At least, that was the way of it last year.

[The Allens]

Finale of the Alpine Bikes Criterium Series for Youth Riders is this Wednesday evening at Ingliston. Sign on is from 17.30, with races getting underway from 18.30. Racing is available for Category A/B/C/D riders. Check out event organisers Edinburgh RC's website for more info.
http://www.edinburghrc.co.uk/index.php?page=122

Rachel

PS- Rhona you will be missed :'( Hope you recover soon