MUCKERS 2026 MAY CHAMPIONSHIP RACE 3.
ROUTE AND RACE DETAILS:
Cheddar Gorge | Babble Ride Across Britain | 20.29 miles | 1,385 ft. elevation
ROUVY SAY: A genuinely iconic natural gem nestled in Somerset’s Mendip Hills, Cheddar Gorge is widely regarded as one of the best cycling climbs in the UK.
WE SAY: classic UK route that just got thrown into a random Challenge after it being one of the highlight routes from the babble across Britain challenge from 2 years ago! Yes, 2 years ago! I thought it was last year but my Strava says i last did this route in 2024!. But, we will give it another go as a race and see what happens…….
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, i feel race 3 is the most important race in a 4 race Muckers championship. If you have done the first three, you now know what you have to do in the last one and who you are racing against! Also, for those of us who are around the 40th to 80th places and because of the new points system, pretty much everyone who has completed 3 races, now has more points than those that came for 1 race and got a podium. This is one of the reasons we narrowed down the points gaps from 51st downwards as we want to reward those who race week in / week out, rather than a hitter popping along, wining 1 race and getting enough points the be placed higher than those who have done 3 races. Anyway, with that said, lets see how the results tally up shall we:
FULL LEADERBOARD RESULTS FROM THIS RACE:
*Points before Ballast Added.
| Pos | Rider | Time | Pts | w/kg | mph | Cat. |
| 🥇 | BareRemi | 00:46:17.9 | 245 | 3.7 | 26.3 | ELITE |
| 🥈 | nielsbrynnum | 00:46:18.3 | 242 | 3.6 | 26.3 | A2 |
| 🥉 | danrocky | 00:46:19.2 | 239 | 4.3 | 26.3 | ELITE |
| 4 | DukeNorton | 00:46:50.5 | 237 | 4.3 | 26.0 | A1 |
| 5 | m-forby | 00:46:50.8 | 235 | 4.0 | 26.0 | A2 |
| 6 | VeloBuch | 00:47:13.2 | 230 | 4.0 | 25.8 | A1 |
| 7 | Grochang | 00:47:19.2 | 227 | 3.5 | 25.7 | A2 |
| 8 | Andrus17 | 00:47:19.3 | 224 | 4.0 | 25.7 | ELITE |
| 9 | Stefan793 | 00:48:37.9 | 222 | 3.6 | 25.0 | A3 |
| 10 | lrollin | 00:48:38.4 | 220 | 3.5 | 25.0 | A2 |
| 11 | Stefan_Schmidt | 00:48:38.5 | 215 | 3.4 | 25.0 | A3 |
| 12 | Jana.Sterbova | 00:48:38.6 | 212 | 3.7 | 25.0 | A2 |
| 13 | Dave12 | 00:48:38.9 | 209 | 3.7 | 25.0 | A2 |
| 14 | 666jrm | 00:48:39.7 | 207 | 3.8 | 25.0 | A2 |
| 15 | MikeHagen | 00:48:44.7 | 205 | 3.6 | 25.0 | A1 |
| 16 | nigelhardy | 00:48:44.7 | 200 | 3.9 | 25.0 | A2 |
| 17 | yayarecki | 00:49:41.7 | 197 | 3.2 | 24.5 | A4 |
| 18 | Yumile | 00:49:41.7 | 194 | 3.1 | 24.5 | A3 |
| 19 | barttt | 00:49:41.9 | 192 | 3.4 | 24.5 | A4 |
| 20 | Klinthomie | 00:49:41.9 | 190 | 3.1 | 24.5 | A6 |
| 21 | macko | 00:49:41.9 | 185 | 3.4 | 24.5 | A3 |
| 22 | MatthiasHeil | 00:49:41.9 | 182 | 3.5 | 24.5 | A4 |
| 23 | wolli.d | 00:49:42.1 | 179 | 3.6 | 24.5 | A3 |
| 24 | Andy_UP | 00:49:42.1 | 177 | 3.1 | 24.5 | A4 |
| 25 | RaTim | 00:49:42.2 | 175 | 3.1 | 24.5 | A4 |
| 26 | antyradziu | 00:51:33.9 | 170 | 3.2 | 23.6 | A5 |
| 27 | MNHROUVY | 00:51:34.3 | 167 | 3.1 | 23.6 | A5 |
| 28 | Squalo_delle_Alpi | 00:51:34.5 | 164 | 3.2 | 23.6 | A4 |
| 29 | Pimporro | 00:52:18.5 | 162 | 3.5 | 23.3 | A3 |
| 30 | EddyDomino | 00:52:34.0 | 160 | 3.6 | 23.2 | A3 |
| 31 | BikeandDogTrips | 00:53:25.5 | 155 | 3.2 | 22.8 | A4 |
| 32 | simonjp | 00:53:25.6 | 152 | 2.9 | 22.8 | A4 |
| 33 | Pan.Rorisi | 00:53:25.9 | 149 | 2.9 | 22.8 | A5 |
| 34 | Duckman2 | 00:53:34.3 | 147 | 3.3 | 22.7 | A5 |
| 35 | karel_sousek | 00:54:41.2 | 145 | 3.5 | 22.3 | ELITE |
| 36 | S.Ludford | 00:55:30.2 | 140 | 3.0 | 21.9 | A6 |
| 37 | Pablo1945 | 00:55:31.6 | 137 | 3.2 | 21.9 | A2 |
| 38 | enry1963 | 00:55:53.8 | 134 | 3.2 | 21.8 | A4 |
| 39 | El_Tractor | 00:56:29.6 | 132 | 2.8 | 21.6 | A5 |
| 40 | BTK_jiri70_cz | 00:57:00.8 | 130 | 3.1 | 21.4 | A4 |
| 41 | PedroPedrosa | 00:57:42.5 | 125 | 3.4 | 21.1 | A5 |
| 42 | 4WorldPeace | 00:57:44.0 | 122 | 2.8 | 21.1 | A6 |
| 43 | LinV | 00:57:44.2 | 119 | 2.8 | 21.1 | A6 |
| 44 | sunniva | 00:57:44.3 | 117 | 2.8 | 21.1 | A7 |
| 45 | fazzo34 | 00:57:44.4 | 115 | 2.6 | 21.1 | A8 |
| 46 | Thomas_Lyhne | 00:57:56.4 | 110 | 2.6 | 21.0 | A4 |
| 47 | LaPanthera | 00:58:04.0 | 107 | 3.0 | 21.0 | A5 |
| 48 | regaldo | 00:58:49.3 | 104 | 2.9 | 20.7 | A6 |
| 49 | Forja | 00:59:41.1 | 102 | 3.0 | 20.4 | A5 |
| 50 | DanWren | 00:59:42.8 | 100 | 2.7 | 20.4 | A6 |
| 51 | Claus-SK | 00:59:52.1 | 95 | 2.8 | 20.3 | A6 |
| 52 | ValRdz | 01:00:24.4 | 94.9 | 2.8 | 20.2 | A5 |
| 53 | Mucker1974 | 01:00:25.8 | 94.8 | 2.6 | 20.2 | A5 |
| 54 | Bumblebee_Serock | 01:00:34.9 | 94.7 | 2.5 | 20.1 | A6 |
| 55 | Tom_Crins | 01:00:49.0 | 94.6 | 3.1 | 20.1 | A5 |
| 56 | stelviobound | 01:01:48.4 | 94.5 | 2.4 | 19.7 | A8 |
| 57 | VilemStrakos | 01:01:58.9 | 94.4 | 2.6 | 19.6 | A7 |
| 58 | Oscarllodio | 01:02:08.4 | 94.3 | 2.8 | 19.6 | A6 |
| 59 | Benlegaillard | 01:02:11.9 | 94.2 | 3.1 | 19.6 | A5 |
| 60 | Stevers | 01:02:15.8 | 94.1 | 2.9 | 19.6 | A6 |
| 61 | MarcoPantani79 | 01:04:26.3 | 94 | 2.6 | 18.9 | A7 |
| 62 | black-angus | 01:05:10.7 | 93.9 | 2.3 | 18.7 | A9 |
| 63 | TOMGIASING | 01:05:30.2 | 93.8 | 2.7 | 18.6 | A7 |
| 64 | EatmorCake | 01:05:32.2 | 93.7 | 2.2 | 18.6 | A9 |
| 65 | VICTOR-CMTL | 01:05:32.3 | 93.6 | 2.4 | 18.6 | A7 |
| 66 | cdtchris | 01:05:59.9 | 93.5 | 2.2 | 18.5 | A8 |
| 67 | bert5g | 01:06:07.0 | 93.4 | 2.7 | 18.4 | A7 |
| 68 | Budhoo | 01:06:17.1 | 93.3 | 2.5 | 18.4 | A8 |
| 69 | Neilimp | 01:07:25.2 | 93.2 | 2.5 | 18.1 | A8 |
| 70 | RcMustang | 01:09:17.8 | 93.1 | 2.1 | 17.6 | A9 |
| 71 | srednik | 01:10:39.5 | 93 | 2.2 | 17.2 | A8 |
| 72 | vero-r | 01:13:45.3 | 92.9 | 2.4 | 17.7 | A6 |
| 73 | philouvoreppe | 01:13:55.7 | 92.8 | 2.1 | 16.5 | A8 |
| 74 | Michel79 | 01:14:02.3 | 92.7 | 2.2 | 17.4 | A8 |
| 75 | DannyVR46 | 01:14:05.3 | 92.6 | 2.1 | 16.4 | A9 |
| 76 | Steve_Waddell | 01:16:13.0 | 92.5 | 1.9 | 16.0 | A9 |
| 77 | 1eddym | 01:20:34.5 | 92.4 | 1.9 | 15.1 | A9 |
| 78 | JeffB2 | 01:23:37.9 | 92.3 | 1.8 | 14.6 | A9 |
| 79 | mhrabe | 01:23:39.8 | 92.2 | 1.6 | 14.6 | A9 |
CATEGORY ROUND UP:
Your Category is not set in stone! it is assessed after every race you do with us and possibly changed at the end of the month so please keep this in mind when checking your results
The top 3 in Each Category Leaderboard at the end of the Month, Get the chance to have Bonus Points Added to there World Championship Points BUT only if they managed to secure a top 50 place in the Months Championship.
TOP 3 ELITE RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| 1 | BareRemi |
| 2 | danrocky |
| 3 | Andrus17 |
ELITE LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Pos | Rider | Cat. | Points | Races |
| 🥇 | danrocky | ELITE | 729.0 | 3 |
| 🥈 | BareRemi | ELITE | 648.8 | 3 |
| 🥉 | karel_sousek | ELITE | 548.2 | 3 |
| 4 | Andrus17 | ELITE | 422.5 | 2 |
| 5 | Tuden | ELITE | 179.0 | 1 |
TOP 3 CAT. A1 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| 1 | DukeNorton |
| 2 | VeloBuch |
| 3 | MikeHagen |
A1 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Pos | Rider | Cat. | Points | Races |
| 🥇 | VeloBuch | A1 | 644.5 | 3 |
| 🥈 | MikeHagen | A1 | 602.4 | 3 |
| 🥉 | DukeNorton | A1 | 237.0 | 1 |
| 🥉 | HelmSyerforest | A1 | 237.0 | 1 |
| 5 | Bretsos | A1 | 227.0 | 1 |
TOP 3 CAT. A2 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| 1 | nielsbrynnum |
| 2 | m-forby |
| 3 | Grochang |
A2 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Pos | Rider | Cat. | Points | Races |
| 🥇 | nielsbrynnum | A2 | 694.3 | 3 |
| 🥈 | lrollin | A2 | 652.1 | 3 |
| 🥉 | Grochang | A2 | 650.4 | 3 |
| 4 | Dave12 | A2 | 624.0 | 3 |
| 5 | Pablo1945 | A2 | 526.0 | 3 |
TOP 3 CAT. A3 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| 1 | Stefan793 |
| 2 | Stefan_Schmidt |
| 3 | Yumile |
A3 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Pos | Rider | Cat. | Points | Races |
| 🥇 | Stefan793 | A3 | 686.8 | 3 |
| 🥈 | macko | A3 | 584.0 | 3 |
| 🥉 | EddyDomino | A3 | 555.4 | 3 |
| 4 | Yumile | A3 | 551.8 | 3 |
| 5 | wolli.d | A3 | 547.5 | 3 |
TOP 3 CAT. A4 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| 1 | yayarecki |
| 2 | barttt |
| 3 | MatthiasHeil |
A4 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Pos | Rider | Cat. | Points | Races |
| 🥇 | MatthiasHeil | A4 | 513.0 | 3 |
| 🥈 | RaTim | A4 | 492.0 | 3 |
| 🥉 | Squalo_delle_Alpi | A4 | 473.0 | 3 |
| 4 | Andy_UP | A4 | 347.0 | 2 |
| 5 | simonjp | A4 | 334.0 | 2 |
TOP 3 CAT. A5 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| 1 | antyradziu |
| 2 | MNHROUVY |
| 3 | Pan.Rorisi |
A5 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Pos | Rider | Cat. | Points | Races |
| 🥇 | MNHROUVY | A5 | 509.0 | 3 |
| 🥈 | antyradziu | A5 | 441.0 | 3 |
| 🥉 | Pan.Rorisi | A5 | 438.0 | 3 |
| 4 | El_Tractor | A5 | 429.0 | 3 |
| 5 | Duckman2 | A5 | 411.0 | 3 |
TOP 3 CAT. A6 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| 1 | Klinthomie |
| 2 | S.Ludford |
| 3 | 4WorldPeace |
A6 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Pos | Rider | Cat. | Points | Races |
| 🥇 | Klinthomie | A6 | 445.0 | 3 |
| 🥈 | S.Ludford | A6 | 381.0 | 3 |
| 🥉 | 4WorldPeace | A6 | 320.4 | 3 |
| 4 | DanWren | A6 | 288.6 | 3 |
| 5 | UncleE64 | A6 | 209.3 | 2 |
TOP 3 CAT. A7 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| 1 | sunniva |
| 2 | VilemStrakos |
| 3 | MarcoPantani79 |
A7 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Pos | Rider | Cat. | Points | Races |
| 🥇 | sunniva | A7 | 306.3 | 3 |
| 🥈 | VilemStrakos | A7 | 280.9 | 3 |
| 🥉 | Ramparu | A7 | 102.0 | 1 |
| 4 | aladin | A7 | 94.9 | 1 |
| 5 | SteuBlanc | A7 | 94.1 | 1 |
TOP 3 CAT. A8 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| 1 | fazzo34 |
| 2 | stelviobound |
| 3 | cdtchris |
A8 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Pos | Rider | Cat. | Points | Races |
| 🥇 | fazzo34 | A8 | 302.6 | 3 |
| 🥈 | stelviobound | A8 | 281.0 | 3 |
| 🥉 | cdtchris | A8 | 278.7 | 3 |
| 4 | srednik | A8 | 276.6 | 3 |
| 5 | Beldar | A8 | 94.0 | 1 |
TOP 3 CAT. A9 RIDERS FROM THIS RACE:
| 1 | black-angus |
| 2 | EatmorCake |
| 3 | RcMustang |
A9 LEADERBOARD SO FAR THIS MONTH:
| Pos | Rider | Cat. | Points | Races |
| 🥇 | EatmorCake | A9 | 186.8 | 2 |
| 🥈 | black-angus | A9 | 93.9 | 1 |
| 🥉 | RcMustang | A9 | 93.1 | 1 |
| 4 | DannyVR46 | A9 | 92.6 | 1 |
| 5 | Steve_Waddell | A9 | 92.5 | 1 |
THIS MONTHS TOP 100 LEADERBOARD SO FAR:
*Ballast added to this table
The Aim here is to get into the top 50 positions by the end of each 4 week period. If you do, you get World Championship points that are updated every month for the year.
Top 10 at the end of the Month get ballast added which is basically a percentage figure your points get deduced by and lasts for the whole of the year
We use your best 10 Months Out of 12 for the world championship.
| Pos | Rider | Cat. | Points | Races | Ballast |
| 🥇 | danrocky | ELITE | 729.0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 🥈 | nielsbrynnum | A2 | 694.3 | 3 | 0.25% |
| 🥉 | Stefan793 | A3 | 686.8 | 3 | 0.75% |
| 4 | lrollin | A2 | 652.1 | 3 | 1.50% |
| 5 | Grochang | A2 | 650.4 | 3 | 3.50% |
| 6 | BareRemi | ELITE | 648.8 | 3 | 11.00% |
| 7 | VeloBuch | A1 | 644.5 | 3 | 7.00% |
| 8 | Dave12 | A2 | 624.0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 9 | MikeHagen | A1 | 602.4 | 3 | 0.75% |
| 10 | macko | A3 | 584.0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 11 | EddyDomino | A3 | 555.4 | 3 | 1.00% |
| 12 | Yumile | A3 | 551.8 | 3 | 0.75% |
| 13 | karel_sousek | ELITE | 548.2 | 3 | 7.25% |
| 14 | wolli.d | A3 | 547.5 | 3 | 1.00% |
| 15 | Pablo1945 | A2 | 526.0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 16 | MatthiasHeil | A4 | 513.0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 17 | MNHROUVY | A5 | 509.0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 18 | RaTim | A4 | 492.0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 19 | Squalo_delle_Alpi | A4 | 473.0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 20 | Klinthomie | A6 | 445.0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 21 | antyradziu | A5 | 441.0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 22 | Pan.Rorisi | A5 | 438.0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 23 | FlyingSkywalker | A3 | 437.0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 24 | El_Tractor | A5 | 429.0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 25 | Stefan_Schmidt | A3 | 427.0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 26 | Andrus17 | ELITE | 422.5 | 2 | 8.75% |
| 27 | Jana.Sterbova | A2 | 421.0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 28 | Duckman2 | A5 | 411.0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 29 | S.Ludford | A6 | 381.0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 30 | Andy_UP | A4 | 347.0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 31 | simonjp | A4 | 334.0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| yayarecki | A4 | 334.0 | 2 | 0.00% | |
| 33 | 4WorldPeace | A6 | 320.4 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 34 | enry1963 | A4 | 319.0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 35 | sunniva | A7 | 306.3 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 36 | fazzo34 | A8 | 302.6 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 37 | DanWren | A6 | 288.6 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 38 | Mucker1974 | A5 | 284.2 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 39 | ValRdz | A5 | 283.6 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 40 | BTK_jiri70_cz | A4 | 282.0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 41 | stelviobound | A8 | 281.0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 42 | VilemStrakos | A7 | 280.9 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 43 | cdtchris | A8 | 278.7 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 44 | srednik | A8 | 276.6 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 45 | BikeandDogTrips | A4 | 270.0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 46 | TomC68X-SLX | A3 | 257.0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 47 | DukeNorton | A1 | 237.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| HelmSyerforest | A1 | 237.0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
| 49 | Chak | A4 | 234.0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 50 | markro | A2 | 230.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 51 | m-forby | A2 | 229.7 | 1 | 2.25% |
| 52 | Bretsos | A1 | 227.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 53 | UncleE64 | A6 | 209.3 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 54 | 666jrm | A2 | 207.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 55 | Dok_PS | A4 | 205.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 56 | Bates1980 | A6 | 200.1 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 57 | RJL1925 | A3 | 200.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| nigelhardy | A2 | 200.0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
| 59 | ST.Berlin | A1 | 197.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 60 | L.Arena | A1 | 194.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 61 | barttt | A4 | 192.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 62 | laborg | A4 | 190.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Frank.y | A3 | 190.0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
| 64 | EatmorCake | A9 | 186.8 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 65 | vero-r | A6 | 186.1 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Tuden | ELITE | 179.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Stefan_MTB | A4 | 170.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Kewing73 | A3 | 167.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 69 | fonzi23 | A3 | 164.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| lolo71 | A2 | 164.0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
| 71 | Pimporro | A3 | 162.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Nicolas_Grenoble | A5 | 160.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 73 | prochar1 | A3 | 155.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 74 | TheDrewB | A5 | 145.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Fredmonard | A4 | 145.0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
| 76 | chorus | A4 | 140.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 77 | ludwigdb | A3 | 134.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 78 | rouvy1bryon | A6 | 130.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| bubidibabidibu | A4 | 130.0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
| 80 | PedroPedrosa | A5 | 125.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Buystje67 | A4 | 125.0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
| mamiky | A4 | 125.0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
| 83 | LinV | A6 | 119.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| SvenWit | A4 | 119.0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
| 85 | Scotty-RRN | A6 | 117.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| FlowRider82 | A5 | 117.0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
| 87 | K.Richardson | A4 | 115.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 88 | WayMe | A4 | 110.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Thomas_Lyhne | A4 | 109.7 | 1 | 0.25% |
| 90 | LaPanthera | A5 | 107.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| MauroMarcuccilli | A3 | 107.0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
| 92 | regaldo | A6 | 104.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Ramparu | A7 | 102.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Forja | A5 | 102.0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
| audax | A4 | 102.0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
| 96 | supersix.1 | A4 | 100.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Claus-SK | A6 | 95.0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 98 | aladin | A7 | 94.9 | 1 | 0.00% |
| JensDWulf | A5 | 94.9 | 1 | 0.00% | |
| 100 | Pedro1106 | A4 | 94.8 | 1 | 0.00% |
WHATS NEXT TO COME:
Remember you are more than welcome to come and race with us on any of our races even if the championships are of no interest to you. The more the merrier!! These championships are just here as extra motivation and fun ways to train.
Sunday Hill Climb (aka the Sunday hill climb championship)
Double header this weekend:
Sete Cidades | Azores | 11.32 miles | 1,798 ft. elevation
Then an hour later:
Hilchenbach – Erndtebrück – Birkelbach | 28.15 miles | 1,969 ft. elevation.
This equals a very nice 39.47 miles and 3767 ft. elevation
Search “Muckers Sunday” in the event search function on ROUVY to find all the scheduled climbs we have created so far. All start times included in the championship.
Tuesday Race Night (aka the w/kg training championship)
The 2.8 week!!!!
can you hit the 2.8w/kg target over the following route:
Cedros | Azores | 10.71 miles | 1,191 ft. elevation
luckily its kinda short, but it’s got a downhill at the end and we all know what that means…….
Search “Muckers Tuesday” in the event search function on ROUVY to find all the scheduled races we have created so far at the 5 different start times. All start times included in the championship
Thursday Race Night (aka the world championship)
The last round for May! We use the strangely named:
QVRO4 Asque-Cietat | 15.92 miles | 2,484 ft. elevation.
What a tough looking route this is! But lets see how it goes as we wrap up a pretty hard month of racing!
Search “Muckers championship” in the event search function on ROUVY to find all the scheduled races we have created so far at the 6 different start times. All start times included in the championship
TO FINISH OFF:
Well, that was one tough race. hope everyone enjoyed it and you are all now set for next weeks even tougher challenge. Remember you are fighting to get as high as you can in the GC for the world championship points and if you are having an even better month, top 3 in your category for bonus points. Looking at the categories after todays race, some are set for a win and also a promotion next week , but there are lots of ways these predictions could change so lets see how it all unfolds next week!
Not much else to report this week, so we will leave this short and sweet today and get this blog published.
Thank you all as always, and especially those who read this blog to the very end. Appreciate it.
Mucker1974
Struggled tonight. Just wasn’t feeling it, even in the warm up, legs heavy and tired. But the race starts and we try a rapid start, but already we are in 40th place and not gaining at all. If anything, i am getting dropped and i am in the draft.. then i realize I’ve left the cadex 50s on so not got my usual aero wheels for the fast bit! They really do make that much difference! I get dropped, and i jump onto the next pack and its a really nice pack and i feel these guys really helped me set the time i did just by being fast all the way to the climb. Got to the climb and my legs just had nothing. could just about hold 2.7/2.8 but had to be out of the saddle to do anything like a 3.0, but it wouldn’t last long. What a difference to Tuesdays “easy” 2.9s up the 3 climbs!!
But you have races like this. you activate survival mode and just head down to the end and hope you set a good time. I feel my 60 minutes and a few seconds wasn’t too bad all things considered and i am happy to be quite nicely into the GC top 50.
I’m still fighting to stay in A5, mainly against valrdz which has kept this month very interesting, but we are both way off the others in our category. i wonder who will come out on top next week? Its a climbers route so its hers for the taking, i just have to make sure i finish within 6 places of her and i stay up which is an accomplishment, but if i don’t, then I’m getting a demotion…. which would be a relief lol
I know the feeling. That’s the way I felt last week.
yeah, i felt as i was writing it that it sounded like yours from last week lol. But hey, sometimes you just have what at the time feels like a really poor race, even though you set a decent overall time. Then you read everyone else had a really great race, which actually helps as it’s worse to get beat by everyone AND they report a bad race as well lol
I was really looking forward to this weeks race. I reviewed the earlier races to see how may rider had completed them and reviewed their times. I used the data to set time goals and to know what place I needed to finish in to be in the top 50. If I finish in 1 hour I would loose 9 spots from my heat finish. If I finished in 58 min I would loose 6 spots. So I set 58 min as my time goal and 40th as my place goal to make the top 50. My plan, like usual was to, push the start and grab the wheels of the faster rider an hang on as long as I could. With all the little rollers I didn’t think I would make it to the climb with them. Hung on until about the quarter mark and then ended up in no man’s land which was not what I wanted. There was a big group of riders a ways back and I knew they would catch me quick but, I didn’t want to burn to much energy trying to stay in front of them before the climb. Then I noticed that El_Tractor was easing off ahead so maybe just give it a little juice to get to him and we could work together to the climb. We worked well together to the base of the climb which is when the big group caught us. El_Tractor grab the wheel of the stronger group and I jumped in my my what was left ( LinV, sunniva, rihards_sprincis, fazzo34, Thomas_Lyhne). Sorry if I left anyone out. We all worked well together pushing up the climb. Great working with all of you. We crested together and took a little breather then started pushing the pace down the hill. It looked like everyone else had the same idea so we were moving. I had decided on the way down that I wasn’t going to wait for the group to kick, I was going to go a little early and see if I could hold on. So I let up just a little to get a draft and went. I jumped ahead and stopped looking for riders position and just put my head down and gritted it out. I knew it was close but, wasn’t sure if I made it over the line ahead until I saw 39th place. What a fantastic finish for all of us. So much fun. It was a super tight finish with 5 of us within .4 second of each other. I ended up beating all my goals, finished at 57.44.00, 39th place in the heat and, 42nd all in. And best of all, won my race within a race. Next week is a completely different race and tough with all that climbing. Should be a grueler!! See you there😎
Stunning performance today Mucker. Great read! Good luck next week.
That was a fun race. More chasing and catching groups, and mixing groups, than usual, I think, and that made it fun. Big lead peloton. You knew it would be; no need to get serious until the Cheddar climb started. But on a little ramp halfway to the climb, we got separated! Oh no! Lead 18 got away, and I was left with Jana.Sterbova, wolli.d, Yumile, MNHROUVY, simonjp, and the famous MatthiasHeil: a good group to ride with to the climb. Through Cheddar and into the gorge, saw that RaTim and Klinthomie had gotten dropped by the leaders. We reeled them in. And gapped them. Well, Jana, Yumile, wooli, and I did, the others formed a group behind. But now nigelhardy and Stefan793 were gaining fast! Desperate to reach the top of the gorge before they caught us, but didn’t quite manage. Did manage to hold onto the draft into the easier uphill after the gorge. We caught Stefan_Schmidt, lrollin, and Dave12. We were joined by 666jrm. I think he caught us from behind, I’m not really sure! I know we’re losing riders off the back; I hope I’m not next. Four km to go, last ramp before the downhill to the finish, last chance to attack, and someone did. I was gassed, but so was Nigel. We were dropped. We were 150 m behind, got back to 70 m, but by then I’m just worried about Nigel. Every point counts. I went with 250 m to go and somehow pipped him. Happy with 15th, and looking at who was in that group just five seconds up; I’m very pleased. Next week is going to be another brutal race. Kudos to all that finished!
I went through almost all the race groups in order, one after the other. Unfortunately, I started with the first one. 😉
Superb result and great read. cheers MIke
Of sure another race very toasty, this time I trued to start with more velocity, and I hold the wheels of a group of very powerful mates as Big S (super smile Loudford), Duckman2, Fazzo33 and my 👑 chupa wheels of Andy. My group when the hills come result break, and as ever the paper come mixed again, for my fortune I find a few distance MNHROUVY, antyradziu and Ghostkiller, we worked all together during all the hills and kicker that we find, I see often my nearby list and for a moment I see not so far Ratim, MatthiasHeil and a very impressive Klinthomie (now you are too improve, you give me 2 min to me, and never I can catch you 👍). My plan for catching this group don’t realise but after lose Ghostkiller (I think for a issue of connection), I work hard with the other two friends, I try and try to push but it was not enough. At the end after many km of effort, I try to go with a final sprint but for a little don’t win it of 3, but in my mind I just know that 😂.
Thanks especially to antyradziu, is just 2/3 times that we worked very well together 💪.
Thanks for all who ride with me, and see you to the next week for a final race, now I hold my 3rd position in A4 but it’s a very heavy challenge 💪👋🦈
Great ride and read Sharky. Good luck next week.
I haven’t ridden Cheddar Gorge in real life .. booo .. but I am doing it in the 2nd week of June .. hooray.
Hindsight cam says I got this right tonight. I hoped to find a fast (not too fast) group along the flat section, and I did. Much stronger riders than me so the occasional ‘orange’ profile had me digging very hard into my reserves to keep with them. Cheddar Village was my signal to go solo and start phase 2, damage limitation on the climb. I paced close to 3.0w/kg and watched the gap to Pablo and Thomas reducing. Normally these guys would track me down on a climb and storm past but for some reason they weren’t ‘on it’ for this race and I crested the Gorge with a decent time gap. I wanted to join up with Pablo at the top of one of the short climbs remaining so kept the pressure on until the right moment then held back as he reached me at the perfect moment, gave him some draft to recover and gratefully accepted his draft on the false flats. As we came to the finish line, do I roll over or sprint?, what the heck, I’ve saved some energy on the descent and a downhill sprint is ‘Manna from Heaven’ .. sorry Paul.
Nice one Ste, and thanks for jumping on the spread sheet so i could get the blog out on Thursday.
It turns out it’s not the Wednesday’s Z2 climbing sessions with Ratim that exhaust me, but the Thursday’s strength trainings. But I have no choice or ability to change that, so I’m always ready for Thursday’s race and give it my all.
I’m in a good position on A7 and don’t need to sprint to the finish; I just have to hang in there. That was my plan, but then came the climb, and my legs were screaming: slow down, slow down.
Luckily, 4WorldPeace was in my group, so I knew we’d work together, and LinV, whom I associate with Sunday’s tough climb, was great. Oh, it was so good to have LinV with me yesterday; she helped me mentally organize my effort. Once we reached the summit, everything became easier 🙂
Thank you for your help, support, and great fun.
Well sunniva, if that wasn’t a sprint at the finish, then the rest of us are going to be in trouble when you do decide to sprint. 😮
Great ride Sunniva, looks like A7 is yours this month, but you should be A6 anyway so hopefully fight against you next month!
I had to pinch myself several times. I thought I was dreaming or at least hallucinating – how was I riding alongside Mucker legends and people in categories 4–5… 6 steps above me? I know that my form is good these days, and I was eager to try myself out, but this went way beyond my own expectations. A top 20? I will take it!
For this race, I actually did a little bit of recon on Wednesday, since I was doing some mild zone 2 training anyways. I liked the route and recognized that my tactic for this race was to stay with the front group until we hit the gorge. Should be around 20 minutes before the start of the big climb and staying with the group over the last kicker was crucial. And so this was what I did! It wasn’t easy, and I had to focus so much on the little kickers not to lose BareRemi and the other 16 riders in front. Once we dropped Mike, Yumile, Jana, MNHrouvy, and more on one of the last kickers, I was flying! I could not believe that I had actually stayed with the front, and it honestly gave me wings.
But since I am not a featherweight, I have to have bigger wings in order to not get caught by the likes of Mr. Mike Hagen on climbs above 3–5%, and that was the reality. Still, I think I did alright, and I am very proud to have ridden with Ratim (among others) for most of the ride.
At some point, we were three, and it was obvious we could not hold off the group behind us with Mathias Heil, Macko & Co. And that was alright; maybe it was an opportunity for me to rest a bit, since my legs were burning from trying to pull away from them during the big climbs.
The last sprint was crazy. Downhill, spinning out, hard to time. Do I go at 300 meters? 400? 500? I almost felt like there was no use in trying, especially with the group that I was in, but I tried anyways – and what do you know, I finished third or fourth! Even overtaking Mathias and Ratim and other names that I have huge respect for. I am kinda surprised at how much of a mental game sprints can be, how you can lose hope in the matter of milliseconds, and how much that matters for the final rankings.
But top 20! Wow! A lot of “pinch my arm” moments in this race, and probably my best performance ever on a Thursday Muckers race. You know, at the start of the year I had two realistic goals. One was to try and finish ahead of Sharky in a race (hehe), and the other was to finish in the top 20. Now I have done both. I still can’t believe it, but I guess I gotta set some new goals. I just hope this progression keeps on going and that there is still a long way to go before I reach my ceiling.
Next week is gonna be a totally different beast, and I already know now that I am not gonna be this happy come Friday morning. But let’s try. Thanks for the ride, everybody! ✌️
Brilliant read, thanks for doing this! Yes you are smashing it! maybe new goal is just see how high a category you can get into, then see if you can hold it when everyone starts to come back in September / October time??
But also, when this happens, and you find it surprising, it’s always worth double checking and re calibrating your trainer. Just to be sure Mucker that’s all. (Even myself, down at the 50th spots, if i actually get into the 40s or high 30s, 1st thing i do is re calibrate just in case its drifted out and boosting my ego! lol)
I will try to calibrate it! I haven’t done so since october – but a lot has happened. Lost 13 kg, trained 3-4 times a week, tried to hit 10000 steps most days. It makes sense, but still I can’t believe it, so to speak!
Will try the calibration again, as always, thanks for the tip. I am new to virtual racing.
I mean, my ftp is lower than in december, but I can just feel the ability to push through on the climbs is so much easier with the weight off. It’s crazy
Okay, it’s re-calibrated. See you on tuesday 🙂
Nice one Mucker and thanks for taking it the way it was intended. Some don’t like it when we ask/recommend/suggest for a re-calibration and see it as a character attack! But we honestly just want the improvement you are seeing and feeling to be as accurate as you can get it so we can all be safely happy for you!
(Pablo) “Meh”…not that I had any expectations where the course was dead flat for the first 10K or so. Way too much power and drafting advantage for we climbers to survive. Then upon reflection I began to appreciate that the day was not “meh” at all. I had prepared myself not to self emulate from the start until the bit of climbing, and found myself in a group of very fit, dedicated and experienced racers. I may not remember every name now, but I took note that Stelviobound and BTK_llr170_cz put a lot of time and energy at the front keeping the pace and energy high. (If I had known I would be riding with BTK I would have worn my Sparta Praha jersey, which I got in Praha in 2002, which I understand is the year the club was formed.)
There were so many good people there: 4 World Peace, Bumblebee_Serok, Mucker 1974 who was always maybe 2 meters back, but also took pulls, Sunniva with her smooth accelerations from the front , LinV in the polkadots, LaPanthera a new friend and very tenacious,Thomas_Lyhne who I hadnt seen in a while, and El_Tractor who was pulling the pace often.
Finally we passed the Store on the right, which had the sign “VIEW” on the wall, and we started to climb, up past the rock climbers on the left..up. I did a credible 3.6w/kg climb, but a lot of it was more false flat and drafting opportunities. I was all by myself, so no drafting.
Near the top of the up, I thought I saw a rider, and as I got closer, it was S Ludford. If I could get to him before the top I might have a ticket to ride the downhill. Otherwise it would be a lonely finish to the day. In the last meter from the top, got him. Thumbs up both ways. Steve pulled the downhills, and I tempoed the yellow areas to our mutual preference. And that was that.
AT this point I am still in 15 overall for the year. Next week I hope to keep that result. Be well everyone and cheers
great read Mucker and thanks for noticing even us lot down at the back end of the top 50 are also trying hard! A rapid start can really make a difference to your race can’t it. Good luck next week Mucker!