[Closed] How many FAST racers are there on here...

There's at least one very fast racer (top 5 Elite in XC/CX), but he tends not to shout about it, so I'm not gonna say who!

There's a number of Elites: Gee and mtbmatt spring to mind!

Don't think there's any Nat Champs though - they're all out riding their bikes 🙂

To be fair in the last 10 years there's only been about 4 (if we're talking Elite XC): Nick Craig, Oli Beckingsale, Liam Killeen, Jody Crawforth.

I won a 10k race at the weekend. does that count? 🙂

Wow! What time did you get Phil?

Jody Crawforth was racing at the last cx event I did. He was insanely fast. Lapped everyone up to about 9th.

I could probably eat about 10 hotdogs in two minutes.

Jody is rather rapid for sure. Good at bunny hopping too - there was a good vid of him, Roger Hammond and Liam Killeen in the Nat Champs, with Jody hopping all the hurdles. Was no faster, but looked cool. Very modest and unassuming guy too!

MrSparkle - it was off road so times are a bit incomparable, especially as it was closer to 12k.

Like this?
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Only one to do it throughout the whole race. Michael Cotty did at first then opted to run over them.

Ooh! I used to be a fast racer! A national champion too!

Just not in cycling and it was over 10 years ago 😉

I once beat Shane Sutton, BC head coach and 1990 Milk Race winner.
OK, we were playing 3 card brag in the changing rooms at Eastway, but a win's a win.

I'm Mr Nobody and will probably stay there .... 😉

I don't like to talk about it.

No I am Sparticus!

I could tell you, but I'd have to beat you.

At Buckaroo

Jojo? Maybe a bit of big fish in a small pond but wins and places in all sorts of different races from Strathpuffer to scottish XC to downhill

I'm part collie 🙂

Elite MTB'er here but not much off one! 🙂

won a few dh races over the years

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National Veteran Mountain Bike Champion – 1992
National Veteran Mountain Bike Points Series Winner – 1992
North of Veteran England Mountain Bike Points Series Winner -1992
National Veteran Mountain Bike Silver Medalist – 1993
Represented Britain at World Mountain Bike Championships 3 years running
National Veteran Cyclocross Championships Bronze Medal -1996
Midland Area Veteran Cyclocross League Winner – 1997
Midland Area Veteran Cyclocross League Winner – 1998
Midland Area Veteran Cyclocross League Runner Up – 1999
Ranked No 1 in the UK for the BCF 1999 Cross Country category of Veterans
Veterans Road Race Championships Silver Medalist – 2001
Veterans Road Race Championships Bronze Medalist – 2002
Midland Area Veteran Cyclocross League Runner Up – 2002

I used to be quite fast. Age and injury took their toll.

Very modest and unassuming guy too!

Pot, kettle, black.

😛

I have silver and bronze DH Nat Champ medals and got a 6th at the World Masters.
Been Nth Regional Champ & Scottish Champ a few times.

Up into Grand Vets next year so having a crack at British, European & World Master's Champs.

Been on the podium for the Relentless 24 hour 4 years in a row.
2nd and 3rd at the Puffer.
3rd at 10 More in Moray
4th at the SXC champs (sport) and at a few rounds
1st at the Puffer Lite and the first Hit the North

Got a big pile of trophies from No Fuss events, I'm not out and out fast though, more of an endurance rider and there's a lot of people a lot better at it than me.

2nd and 3rd at the Puffer

Good work mate, in my eyes the toughest race in the UK

In my eyes, some of the best fun you can have on a bicycle!

I'll not be back though, think I've proved my point!

I race my bike fast but not fast enough

In my eyes, some of the best fun you can have on a bicycle!

And that is why you can come 2nd and 3rd: I've only visited but but you can see the emptiness in people eyes as they ride by

I collected lots of trophies 1/4 mile racing a few years ago, granted it was in a car with an engine but I was still quick and a racer 😆

I still hold the tandem record at ten under the ben as far as I know

Fourcross masters national champ 2005 and 2007
Fourcross Masters National series winner 2004 and 2007
Done ok in downhill completely crap at xc races but like to make up the numbers.

BenHouldsworth - Member
...I've only visited but but you can see the emptiness in people eyes as they ride by

You need that to enter 🙂

Andy Cockburn occasionally posts on here, top 20 UK Elite XC rider.

Not for 20 or so years 😆

but back then.... different life!

I did ok a few years (10) back (in a small pond so to speak) got placings in XC, DH and Trails events.

Now I just look after the fast guys.

I finished 90th O/A in the 1999 summer Polaris.....

There's probbly quite a few fat racists on here....

I won the TransProvence in 2010.

My legs still hurt!

do not bad, hopefully better this year.

In Scotland for endurance racing i'm pretty good, in Britain not bad at all. The fact i punctured in EVERY single mtb race this year didn't help though

This year hopefully will be better 🙂

Even gonna try alot more road racing. Woohoo

I won my club hill climb this year 🙂 Course record too 😀 Big fish, tiny pond...
I've had some decent results at various endurance races but that is mainly down to stamina rather than speed! Been to one World and one European Champs (two if the European Singlespeeds count 😉 )

Paul78 on here is a bit quick when it comes to stupid races, Arrowhead, Yak Attack etc.

I was Yorkshire & Humber champ, and raced at International level....but not cyling related.

So Stratobiker's winning, once again, and we seem to have most of the Scottish racers to have ever graced a podium 🙂

i won timetrials, mtb xc races, triathlon etc in my life before herts 🙂

This reminds me of the parallel universe - on Pistonheads forum there are posters on there who have achieved stuff. Jason Plato revealed himself after some disgruntled poster moaned about the treatment he gave him when he bumped into him outside a shop. It was hilarious!

Jason Plato revealed himself

4 Times British Trailquest Champ. Once in under 40 Solo Class, Once in Vet Solo Class and twice in Mixed Team Class.
Not exactly XC racing but hard work when all the events were 5 hours long and ranged from the West of Scotland to the Isle of Wight.
Entry numbers were also bigger then with 2-300 riders per event.

I won the dance off at SSEC 2010, does that count for anything?

Jason Plato revealed himself after some disgruntled poster moaned about the treatment he gave him when he bumped into him outside a shop. It was hilarious!

In similar vain - look at the review of the Boardman roadbike on the BikeRadar home page currently, they made some comment about the geometry not being ideal for crit and bunch racing, the first comment is from Chris Boardman!

I have held the 3 peaks CX fixie record for a number of years now despite some attempts by big names to try and take it off me.

I might enter next year and smash it myself to make sure I die with the title.

"I have held the 3 peaks CX fixie record for a number of years"

Did you just make a bike out of polystyrene and just run round 🙂

I won a Tim Gould autographed crash helmet at the Grundig World Cup race raffle at Aviemore in 1990.

I beat EVERONE on my commute home yesterday. Everyone. Fast as. 🙂

(I think [url= http://www.stratobiker.com/ ]Stratobiker[/url]'s already been mentioned - but he's done, and still does, lots at a properly high level)

as per njee's post 🙂

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/road/product/review-boardman-team-carbon-12-45675

chrisbl4
BikeRadar

User
User review of Boardman Team Carbon (12)
I don't normally comment but this was just a bit silly:

Someone should let Nicole Cooke and Rob Hayles know about the handling 'not being ideal for bunch racing' This frame design AND GEOMETRY won National, World and Olympic Gold.....so I'd say it's not too shabby.

Pro riders quite like comfort and 'stability' so they can cape up on descents, take a feed bag with confidence and ride smoothly over cobbles. We didn't just pull the geometry out of thin air......

Chris Boardman

😀

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😆

Lordy. That's a pwning and no mistake.

Bike journo vs World and Olympic Champignon, and World Record Holder.

😆

TandemJeremy - Member

I still [s]hold[/s] share the tandem record at ten under the ben as far as I know

😉

pjt201 - Member
I won the dance off at SSEC 2010, does that count for anything?

That's nearly as impressive as my 4th equal... 🙂

to be fair to the br guys, this was their response to the thread which does clarify the comment a bit

Warren Rossiter
BikeRadar

User
User review of Boardman Team Carbon (12)
This review was part of a test in Cycling Plus, As is the nature of those some comparisons are made to the other bikes featured. When it has arrived on here - as the reviews are put up singularly some of the comparisons are lost or edited, the paragraph about the handling was as such -

"The handling all-round doesn’t have the out and out sharpness of the Cannondale Super Six (also in the test). It’s a 'little' less competent in fast direction changes and hustling through the tight stuff. But for an all rounder it’s difficult to beat. Especially at this price"

and

"Everything about the Team Carbon from the quality of the frame to the level of components, to its sheer ride ability would have us believe that this was a bike with a price tag of £1000 more than the modest £1599 it retails for"

So with the original review being edited I can see that the comment about handling could come across as a bigger criticism than it actually was. It's something I'll bring up with the online guys

Warren

That [url= http://www.twinklydave.com/ ]twinklydave[/url] geezer has been racing bikes a long time. He's faster than most.

SB

UK Emergency Services U30 XC Champion...

He's faster than most.

But not as fast as many judging by the raft of second places. 😉

There seem to be a lot more people who do well in 'endurance' events (12s/24s etc) than straight XC racers. I think Ben Thomas is a registered user here, but he doesn't actually post owt. And to think... in 2007 I was the same speed as him 🙁