Rusty Nuts Grand Challenge 2012

**LBD** · 22nd April 2012, 19:04

What are the dates for the 4 P ?

**cowboyz** · 22nd April 2012, 19:18

Originally Posted by LBD

What are the dates for the 4 P ?

with the 4p you actually have 3.5 weeks to do the 4 points if you like. Labour weekend is the week before it ends so starts 2 weeks before labour weekend

**LBD** · 22nd April 2012, 19:37

Originally Posted by cowboyz

with the 4p you actually have 3.5 weeks to do the 4 points if you like. Labour weekend is the week before it ends so starts 2 weeks before labour weekend

Where can I find out more?

**yod** · 22nd April 2012, 19:45

Originally Posted by LBD

Where can I find out more?

Ulysses run it, but you usually don't see anything about it until later in the year

**KoroJ** · 22nd April 2012, 20:30

Originally Posted by LBD

And I like to escape back to a "free" country to recover from time to time. And I try to time my escapes to coincide with a good bike rally.

Hmmm.....well the C1KC did reach 'International' status last year. Perhaps we could arrange a 2nd day just to make it worth your while. It should be OK as long as we don't call it the "Grand C1KC" or the "TTC1KC"!

**LBD** · 23rd April 2012, 00:14

Originally Posted by KoroJ

Hmmm.....well the C1KC did reach 'International' status last year. Perhaps we could arrange a 2nd day just to make it worth your while. It should be OK as long as we don't call it the "Grand C1KC" or the "TTC1KC"!

Unfortunately 1 Dec does not work for me...I would have been there before now if it did, being a Southlander n all. I generally look around June, Oct and late Feb and this year I will be home for a family Christmas as well...1st in 6 years.

**Hitcher** · 23rd April 2012, 18:19

While not wanting to discourage those earnest folks who feel a need to "organise" something, my preference is for an informal rendezvous of a small group happy to ride together to complete an agreed route. I hate committees, however well intentioned they may be. And sure as god made potholes, the first available weekend that will suit a bunch of folks, half of whom aren't really interested anyway, will be mid 2016.

**Gremlin** · 23rd April 2012, 18:26

There's going to be lots of organisation?

Nah... same weekend as it was going to be, pick a route, get on with it. Don't make the route too easy either... maybe even run sections of previous ones? Or whole previous GC? Pick a random number between 1 and 25 perhaps? Corresponds to a previous GC.

Making it easy or trying to suit everyone is no fun... there's meant to be a small element of pain

Edit: Found this: http://andrew.hedges.name/experiments/random/ First 3 numbers (in order): 8, 5, 18

**puddy** · 24th April 2012, 22:36

Originally Posted by SkinnylaVeal

Just read on the Rusty Nuts website that the Grand Challenge has been canned for this year. I'm gutted. It's the highlight of my riding year.

Thinking about setting up an alternative ride on the same weekend, covering the same distance, but with less formal organisation. Anyone keen to be involved?

Cheers
Skinny

Was just saying the same thing to a mate yesterday. I do agree with The Hitch. Turn up same place, same weekend and hammer something out.... if you have an idea, bring it, old run sheets etc.