Fred Whitton Challenge 2008

Subject: Fred Whitton Challenge 2008 Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:42 pm

Hi Everyone!

I have successfully entered `The Fred` as its called.
It is arguably the toughest Sportive of the calendar as it covers over 100 miles in the Lake District. Although the event isn`t until May it sold out just as quick as Spice Girl Tickets!

I am looking for sponsorship as I hope to raise some money for the cause, just completing it you get a medal! Any money will go to The Fred Whitton Charity which is a cancer charity set up by the former Lakes District rider who tragically died from the disease at age 50.

I have started training already as the 112 mile loop takes in Kirkstone, Whinlatter, Wrynose and the 1-in-3 leg breaker Hardknott passes! I hope to do it in under 10 hours. Ha!

Thanks for your support, any sponsorship would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers!

bg

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Souds like a bit of a challenge Very Happy

'Started training for it' you never stop training!
Put me down for a fiver...but only if you finish in under 10 hours Smile

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Subject: Re: Fred Whitton Challenge 2008 Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:32 pm

Hi Big G, I will also be doing the big ride this year. I didn't know whether to be please or disappointed that I got accepted. I'm kacking it, then I thought I'd be pushed and it's for charity.

Let me know if/when you are up for some training rides.

Subject: Re: Fred Whitton Challenge 2008 Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:33 pm

Hi Big G, I will also be doing the big ride this year. I didn't know whether to be please or disappointed that I got accepted. I'm kacking it, then I thought I'd be pushed and it's for charity.

Let me know if/when you are up for some training rides.

Subject: Not the toughest though!! Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:18 pm

Hey Big Gav,

Good luck with the Fred Whitton which I know some other guys have done it and say it's tough. The daddy of all sportives in the UK this year has to be the Gran Fondo Cyrmu 2008, a 200 KM, 4100 Meters of Climbing through some of the toughest of North Wales mountains. See link for more details -> http://www.cyclosport.org/article.aspx?id=144&eventid=11&type=unsecure

Have entered this and the following road events for this year
Chiltern Classics (Jan, Feb and March) - 100 KM
April - White Horse Challenge - Swindon ( a gentle 150 KM )
May - Gran Fondon Cymru
June - Chiltern 100 - Great Missenden 100 miles - organised by our road club and is a very good event - maybe your interested?
July - Leg Breaker 130 miles
August - free Smile

September - Circuit of Kent - 100 miles

Have already starting getting in the steady miles as training for these events and a training plan. I could well die of exhaustion before the end of the season!!!!

Need to remember that I still enjoy MTB'ing and keep some time free for that.

How many miles you up to per week???

Subject: Re: Fred Whitton Challenge 2008 Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:37 am

Hi Paul,

I was looking at the Chiltern 100. Are places likely to fill up fast as I recall you can sign up from 1st February, but I’d like to leave it later if poss to see how the training is going. Although perhaps if I register that will motivate me to get the long rides in.

Are those Chiltern classics the Reliability rides?

How much training are you doing at the moment?

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Subject: Re: Fred Whitton Challenge 2008 Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:17 am

Thanx for all your comments so far!
Currently working on a 100 miles p/week; increasing by 10% each week; which will coinside with The Cheshire Cat Sportive (30.3.0 Cool

- 97 miles.
By this time my long ride will be up to 100 miles and my weekly total will be 184 miles.
(This week 125 miles +)

Still spinning Wed/Thur/Fri but making the Thurs night class particularly tough.

My toughest challenge will be in May when I have 4 Sportives consecutive weekends....

My programme is as follows:

30 Mar Cheshire Cat 97m Cheshire/Peaks
11 May Fred Whitton 112m Lake District
18 May Etape Du Dales 110m Yorks Dales
25 May Gran Fondo, Wales 200km Wales
1 June Polka Dot Challenge 100m Peaks
29 June Dave Lloyd Mega Challenge 227km N.Wales
20 July Legbreaker 100m Staffs
Aug 10 Devil Ride 110m Mid-Wales
Aug 24 Wild Wales Challenge 90m N.Wales
7 Sept Spud Riley Memorial 100m Peaks

The Lakeland Loop is on 13 April but I may be in Majorca training. However the L.L is a good indicator of how fit you are as it is a mini version of the Fred Whitton that does go over Wrynose & Hardknott passes.

Cheers Everyone

bg

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Tuck your egos in boys... !!

Lets see what all this talking is about...

Ladbrokes are taking odds on these title fights.

-BG vs Stuart on the Fred Whitton (112 miles)

and two weeks after

-BG vs Paul Roberts in the Grand Cheese Fondu 220K

what do you think....??

Subject: Re: Fred Whitton Challenge 2008 Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:41 pm

This is my schedule for 2008:

January - 180 miles in a day. Visiting all the Kebab houses in Bradford

March - 567 miles in 2 days. Trying to beat the record for the number of Drive Through McDonalds visited over a weekend.

September - 4590 miles in a week - The Big Four. Visiting all the KFC, McDonals, Burger king and Little Chefs on the M25, M40 and M6 in one week !!

geek

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Subject: Re: Fred Whitton Challenge 2008 Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:12 am

Hope you haven’t got too much money on this Graham, first blood to Paul apparently Laughing

Subject: Re: Fred Whitton Challenge 2008 Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:59 pm

Yes......First blood to Paul but that was only a short 60-mile spin!

Lets see what happens when the distance & hills get bigger....!....?

bg

Subject: Re: Fred Whitton Challenge 2008 Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:27 am

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