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Results: 2006 April Rosarito to Ensenada Ride Report THE COURSE The Rosarito to Ensenda Fun Bike Ride, IMO, is the real endurance test for the avid 3CV rider. 50 miles (82km) of rolling landscape along the coast and then the inland hills, it really tests your skill, stamina and willpower. If you check their website the course's big hill is El Tigre, 2 miles of 7.5 grade. Tough for the occasional cyclist but I guess not too bad for an avid cyclist. But El Tigre is not the only hill. It may be the longest but the many smaller hills that are perhaps even a little steeper and they can really take their toll on your stamina. The ride starts in Rosarito where you ride along the coast and city and the numerous hills can tire out out quickly if you are not careful to pace yourself. The course elevation map is very deceiving - it looks quite flat but it isn't. At 15 miles or so the course turns inland and going under a bridge there is a little steep climb that takes into the first of three aid stations. From there the road goes downhill and then several rolling hills that take you to the base of El Tigre. Shift into low gear (oh yeah, no gears on a 3CV!) and get working! At the top of El Tigre are the Brightroom Photographers so smile as you ride by them! Aid Station two, the 27 mile mark rewards you at the top. But you're not done with the hills! After getting past El Tigre, there is a beautiful area of grass fields that goes down but several rolling hills quickly put you back to work. At about mile 34 there are maybe three good hills that many cyclist are walking. Finally at about mile 37, you've reached the top of almost all major hills and it's a screaming downhill the mile 42 and the last Aid Station. Say "Cheese" to the Brightroom Photographers again. There are still a few smaller rolling hills coning up, though :). Once you arrive at the coast along Ensenada you can cruise about 8 miles to town along a flat open road. One lane is blocked off to traffic for the riders but if you take too long to get there the police opens up the land and you are forced to ride along a nasty area at the side of the road. Once you arrive into the main city the road turns into a real rough aggregate and is not fun to ride in. But thankfully that road is short and the ride to the finish line is smooth. Pick up your finisher's medal and enjoy the food, drink and the fact that you finished! MY RIDE My wife Wendy and her Uncle accompanied me on the ride down from Los Angeles Saturday morning and I had a good size pancake breakfast to fuel up. Lost of water, a banana and some vitamins. We reached the event at about 9:00 am where I got ready and picked up my packet and entry number. Lots of cyclists gawking and asking questions about the 3CV. Very nice comments with genuine interest in the machine. Sure you get the little snide remark during the ride but overall the interest was extremely positive. It was actually overcast and even had a slight sprinkle of rain before we started. But it was gone in a minute and the rest of the ride was very comfortable. Throughout the ride there was pretty much a crosswind that didn't really affect my ride. During some of the hills I even had a slight breeze from behind though I wished it was stronger! I moved along the side of the road to get in front of the start so when the gun sounded and the wave of cyclist rode by, I snuck in when there was an opening. Like I mentioned above, the ride along the coast of Rosarito has several large rolling hills and I pace myself to not push it too much. After about an hour I stopped to take a break and took a Gel Pack. I reached the first Aid Station feeling pretty good but still decided to take a decent rest, take a Gel Pack and stretch a lot. That's when I saw Wendy drive by and take pictures. Looks like some of the ride was going to be documented! After getting to the base of El Tigre I was feeling really pretty good. So I started that long trek up. During the climb I did feel that familiar tightening of the quad and calf muscles so I took about four short breaks to stretch and hydrate. Last year I had severe cramping which had caused me to walk almost all the hills starting with El Tigre. I really wanted to make it up the hills without walking at all. This year I really did it except for a few short walks on the hills after El Tigre. So I accomplished one of my main goals - to make it up El Tigre without walking at all. I'd say I rode 99.9% of the ride and walked 0.1%. I told myself to take numerous short breaks, especially when I felt my muscles tightening up. At the top of El Tigre at the second Aid Station I took what I think was my longest break to prepare for the next set of hills. Making my way along one of the gentle hills I saw Wendy again and she took more pictures. During the series of hills coming up I was pretty tired so that's where I took several sort breaks and had to walk a little. There is one long hill that gets you to the very top and that was the one that I did most of my walking. But what walking I did was about 50 feet or less. It was mostly to loosen up my muscles. When I did feel the muscles complain during the ride I adjusted my motions to help them relax. What I found was that if my quads were getting tight squatting down helped a lot. One of the neat things about this ride is that lots of people dress up for it. There was also that skateboarder who probably does this every year. He was doing great - very fast. Far into the ride he came past us and had stripped down to only a pair black Speedos! I had to laugh. Folks with cow decorated bikes, hula shirts, masks and strange hats help keep the mood festive. And one very hot girl in very tight short red spandex shorts rode by and was great for motivational purposes! The downhill to Ensenada was great but there was a howling wind that blew up against me almost all the way down. I did manage to reach 30 mph even with that wind. Elbow and kneepads kept me feeling safe. By the I reached to main road I felt refreshed and everything felt in sync with the 3CV. During a long ride your really get in touch with the 3CV and I think that's what happened. I was passing cyclists and it felt easy. When I got close to the finish line I unfortunately had to stop and called Wendy to be ready at the finish to take my picture. But she was struggling to find parking and wasn't there to snap that moment! At the finish I had a LOT of people congratulate me and asked if I made it all the way up El Tigre. It was cool to say "Yes!" They were really impressed with the 3CV. I also did some demos and let three nice girls from Arizona ride the 12. They asked a lot of questions and I hope they get all get a 3CV! The "Finish Line Fiesta" has a lot of food and drinks, a band booming music and people dancing. A great way to end a ride! At first I thought I would be the only 3CV rider this year after the ride I discovered there was another. Jay from San Diego also did it. Got to meet him after the ride and had a nice talk. Congrats go out to him! FINAL TALLY It took me 6 1/2 hours to finish 51 miles (That's more than a hour off my time last year), average speed 9.1 mph, max speed of 30 mph. Total ride time was 5 1/5 hours, so I rested for a total of 1 hour. No major cramping. Used about 3 Gel Packs and a Camelbak full of 1/2 Gatorade and 1/2 water. 1 banana. Wish that the gang was there for the ride (Gildo, John, Claudio, BJ, Zeke) but actually it was nice to ride by myself and not have to worry about keeping up with all those great 3CV riders. I think being by myself helped me that day. All in all it was another great ride and it still amazes me what this simple machine can do. A long ride like the Rosarito-Ensenada really makes you one with the 3CV. I'd also like to thank Trikke Tech and Gildo for tuning up my 12 before the ride. It a made a huge difference! Article courtesy of the Yahoo kickbiking group by WayWong For picture click here |
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Afsluitdijk Time Trial, The Netherlands April, 2006 The 2006 afsluidijk time trial was great. In 2005 riders had a very strong head wind, but this year the sun was shining and the wind helped us over the 32km straight dyke. The Afsluitdijk (Closure-dike) is a major dam in the Netherlands, constructed between 1927 and 1933 and running from Den Oever on Wieringen in North Holland province, to the village of Zurich (mun. Wûnseradiel) in Fryslân province, over a length of 32 km and a width of 90 m, at an initial height of 7.25 m above sea-level. It is a fundamental part of the larger Zuiderzee Works, damming off the Zuiderzee, a salt water inlet of the North Se  a and turning it into
the fresh water lake of the IJsselmeer.This year 5 3CV riders entered this (kick biking) event. Next to 3CV riders there was an international starters field of kick bikers. The results of this race are also used in the kick biking Euro cup! Below you can find the times and speeds of the 3CV riders. The fastest kick biker (in the Euro cup) finished only 17 minutes before the fastest 3CV rider.
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USA Acura LA
Marathon march, 2006 We had a rider from New Jersey, Craig Hicks. Nice guy and very enthusiastic about the 3CV. We met Gildo, John Simpson, Raul, Claudio, Zeek at the LA Collesium parking lot around 5:30 am. As the ride started we prepared to enter the ride by sliding in near the front at the intersection of Vermont and Exposition Blvd. We always do this so if anyone does this next year and can't find us, that's where we'll start from. Before I knew it, Claudio, Zeek, Raul and Craig were off and out of sight. Gildo, John and I brought up the rear. In general there were mostly friendly comments from the bikers, but of course there were a few rude remarks. We saw some nasty bike accidents, none caused by the 3CVs. Claudio, Zeek and Raul made a quick stop to tighten a loose bolt and Zeek's locking bolt seemed to unlock, but was quickly fixed. At about the half way point I caught up with Gildo (who was already sitting and taking a small break) and we had a drink and a small bite to eat. The sag truck came by to pick up stragglers but I waved them by. Then we were off again. Last year I had to walk the hills at Creshaw Blvd. and Curson. This year I made it up all of them without walking or stopping. Yea! With about three miles left, my right quad and left calf started to tighten and get that cramping feeling. I think it was due to an fall I had a couple of weeks ago. So I tried adjusting my riding technique by using more arms than legs and also by bending my knees more. It worked but it made those last three miles more difficult than it should've been. When you get to the USC campus, you need to dismount and walk the last part to the finish line to pick up you medal. I checked my GPS and speedometer and saw that I made the ride in 1 hour and 51 minutes. I was really happy because last year I finished in about 2 hours and 20 minutes. Last year my average speed was just a little over 9 mph. This year my average speed was 11.5 mph and fastest speed was 22 mph (downhill of course!).
All seven of us gathered at the finish and
took pics and talked about the ride. I think this is an ideal first
timers marathon ride, not too long and relatively flat. Craig did a
great job and we were happy that he came all the way from NJ to do
it! We then drove to the Baja Cantina in Venice for eats and drinks.
So another marathon bites the dust! Next is the killer Rosarito -
Ensenadas "Fun" Bike Ride. Who's in? Article courtesy of
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Korea 3CV
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DUTCH OPEN
CHAMPIONSHIP 3CV, 2005 On the 14 th of may 2005 the first Dutch Championship 3CV was organised on the “De Vechtsebanen” in Utrecht ( The Netherlands). The event was organised by the 3CV WSF The Netherlands in association with the “Nederlandse Ski Vereniging” and Trikke. This Dutch Championship is organised to let experienced and novice riders experience the 3CV sensation. The novice riders can get a training or practice on a special course in how to ride a 3CV. Results 1000 Meter Men: Pos | Nr. | Name: | Laps | Total Time | Average Speed (Km/h) 01 18 Seppe de Roeck 3 2:27.169 29,354 02 22 Bouke Jacobs 3 2:32.182 28,387 03 24 John van Baar 3 2:36.564 27,593 |
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Afsluitdijk time-trail 2005 Name start time finish time total rank km/h Joris de Luij 13:28:00 15:54:15 2:26:15 1 15,59 Fred Tiebout 13:27:00 16:49:28 3:22:28 2 11,26 (strong head winds all the way) |
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