Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

With Tour de France looming, its your chance to win your own tour. This year is a points competition, starts on the the first day of the tour and finishes on the last day.

The points are;
1 Commute, Stationary Trainer or Spin Bike
2 Train (not stationary) or Race
3 The Training or Racing has the same focus as the stage, for example you did hill repeats on a mountain stage, sprint training on flat stage or time trail on a time trail day

Only one of the above can be scored on a single day.

The activity must be in the bounds of what you would typically do, ie unless you are seriously unfit riding down to the local shops cannot be counted as a commute and the training session must be what you would typically do on normally for training. For racing to count as the same as a stage, it needs be done at a hilly venue like Landsdowne for a mountain stage and for a flat stage you need to have contested the sprint at a flat course such as Heffron park.

Personal discretion is needed, if you do a half baked training session then you are only cheating yourself and what may be considered training for one may be considered insufficient for someone else. For example hill repeats in CP may be considered climbing for an E grader but not an A grader who just powers over them.

Rest days are rest days, if you do something, the points are negative and must be subtracted from your total.

Remember this is just a piece of fun, at the end of the day everyone is a winner

So if I catch the Train (which is sometimes stationary) I get 2 points? What about the light rail?

So if I catch the Train (which is sometimes stationary) I get 2 points? What about the light rail?

We'll leave that one for Cancellara

Good idea Mike! I'm in... Stuart, start riding to work.

So do we count rides tomorrow given the time difference?

So do we count rides tomorrow given the time difference?

It's Tour de DHBC, so we are on DHBC time

OK the stage types are described here

So your mission for the first 7 days is;
Sat 5 July Flat a sprint focus on your training ride or racing to claim the full 3 points
Sun 6 July Hills a climbing focus on your training ride or racing to claim the full 3 points
Mon 7 July Flat
Tue 8 July Hills
Wed 9 July Flat with cobblestones (should be some interesting interpretations of that)
Thu 10 July Flat
Fri 11 July Flat

Let Tour de DHBC commence

Sat 5th: I bike commuted to the gym and did a spin class, so that's 1 point

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Mikesbytes 1

Sat 5th I did DHBC East Hills (Training)

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Mikesbytes 1
Eleri 2

Sunday 6th Calga TTT

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Mikesbytes 3
Eleri 2

Sunday 6th I did hills on the north side

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Mikesbytes 3
Eleri 5

I'll play, Saturday - sleep = 0
Sunday - RNP = 3

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Eleri 5
Mikesbytes 3
Peter B 3

Just Waterfall for me (going to have to put some effort in to beat Pete):

Eleri 5
Mikesbytes 3
Peter B 3
JoTheBuilder 2

Saturday rolling/hills terrain, Sunday flat and windy. Obviously didn't get the days right!

Eleri 5
Strawburger 4
Mikesbytes 3
Peter B 3
JoTheBuilder 2

Monday - La Pa with a few little hills riding north to Clovelly = 2

Eleri 5
Peter B 5
Strawburger 4
Mikesbytes 3
JoTheBuilder 2

Monday - 3 commutes + 3 spin classes, for all that effort I only get 1 point

Eleri 5
Peter B 5
Strawburger 4
Mikesbytes 4
JoTheBuilder 2

I was going to call each commute 1 point. i.e. commute in the morning and commute in the evening = 2 points!

Hills this morning. On a hills day!

Eleri 5
Peter B 5
JoTheBuilder 5
Strawburger 4
Mikesbytes 4

Sunday - Homebush Bay (60km) - 2 points
Tuesday - Eastern Beaches Hills - 2 points

Eleri 5
Peter B 5
JoTheBuilder 5
Strawburger 4
Mikesbytes 4
Paul M 4

Saturday - zzzzz - 0 points
Sunday - race at Waratah Park + Waterfall (hillier than Landsdowne, I reckon) - 3 points
Monday - commuting x 2 - 1 point
Tuesday - commuting x 2 - 1 point

Eleri 5
Peter B 5
JoTheBuilder 5
James R 5
Strawburger 4
Mikesbytes 4
Paul M 4

Hills this morning (Jo I think you get 3 points for that, not 2 points)

Eleri 8
Peter B 5
JoTheBuilder 5
James R 5
Strawburger 4
Mikesbytes 4
Paul M 4

Commute Monday, sprint training today 1+3=4

Eleri 8
Strawburger 8
Peter B 5
JoTheBuilder 5
James R 5
Mikesbytes 4
Paul M 4

Tuesday Hills = 3

Eleri 8
Strawburger 8
Peter B 8
JoTheBuilder 5
James R 5
Mikesbytes 4
Paul M 4

Tuesday commute + spin class = 1

Eleri 8
Strawburger 8
Peter B 8
JoTheBuilder 5
James R 5
Mikesbytes 5
Paul M 4

Secret Men Of Steel TTT Training = 2

Peter B 10
Eleri 8
Strawburger 8
JoTheBuilder 5
James R 5
Mikesbytes 5
Paul M 4

Surely peter cam claim 3 points for flat ttt training same as tdf stage

TTT Training = 2
I thought Tuesday was a sprint stage so I will take 1 point off my total score

Peter B 10
Strawburger 9
Eleri 8
JoTheBuilder 5
James R 5
Mikesbytes 5
Paul M 4

I gave myself 3 thanks Eleri... I was on 2 and am now on 5. I need to do a bit more work though I think.

OK the stage types are described here

So your mission for the first 7 days is;
Sat 5 July Flat a sprint focus on your training ride or racing to claim the full 3 points
Sun 6 July Hills a climbing focus on your training ride or racing to claim the full 3 points
Mon 7 July Flat
Tue 8 July Hills
Wed 9 July Flat with cobblestones (should be some interesting interpretations of that)
Thu 10 July Flat
Fri 11 July Flat

Let Tour de DHBC commence

TT stage hasn't happened yet

3 Sunday for Waratah park crit (counted as hilly by James reckoning James),
1 each day for commuting Monday, Tuesday
3 Wednesday for steel steed TTT training (flat with cobblestones as you cross Robertson Rd)

Peter B 10
Strawburger 9
Eleri 8
John C 8
JoTheBuilder 5
James R 5
Mikesbytes 5
Paul M 4

Wednesday 1 for commute and spin class. Later I rode my pro-tour down to the shops, using a bit of footpath, which is about a close as I got to cobble stones

Peter B 10
Strawburger 9
Eleri 8
John C 8
Mikesbytes 6
JoTheBuilder 5
James R 5
Paul M 4

I went to La Pa which is flat - like everyone else we rode down Coward Street in the dark. I think that's a cobblestone stage. I'm awarding myself 3 points for that.

Eleri 11
Peter B 10
Strawburger 9
John C 8
Mikesbytes 6
JoTheBuilder 5
James R 5
Paul M 4

MC Hills Thursday = 2

Peter B 12
Eleri 11
Strawburger 9
John C 8
Mikesbytes 6
JoTheBuilder 5
James R 5
Paul M 4

Thursday commute = +1

If everyone is claiming the extra point for the cobbles in the vicinity of centennial park on Wednesday then so will I!

Peter B 12
Eleri 11
Strawburger 11
John C 8
Mikesbytes 6
JoTheBuilder 5
James R 5
Paul M 4

Ha, I didn't claim a cobblestone point for riding my protour bike on the footpath
Thu 3 spin classes but only one bike commmute = 1
Fri 1 spin class = 1

Peter B 12
Eleri 11
Strawburger 11
John C 8
Mikesbytes 8
JoTheBuilder 5
James R 5
Paul M 4

Are there extra points for yesterday if your pave was wet and muddy? Or if Coward St was flooded (again).

Friday commute = 1

Peter B 13
Eleri 11
Strawburger 11
John C 8
Mikesbytes 8
JoTheBuilder 5
James R 5
Paul M 4

Tues commute =1; Wed TTT training (cobbles & rollers don't count) =2; Thurs commute =1; Fri commute =1

Peter B 13
Eleri 11
Strawburger 11
James R 10
John C 8
Mikesbytes 8
JoTheBuilder 5
Paul M 4

Are there extra points for yesterday if your pave was wet and muddy? Or if Coward St was flooded (again).

I'm assuming you are referring to Wednesday. It's up to you to determine if conditions warranted the cobblestone conditions and hence the 3rd point

Sat 12 July Medium-mountain stage
Sun 13 July Medium-mountain stage
Mon 14 July Mountain Stage
Tue 15 July rest day
Wed 16 July Flat Stage
Thu 17 July Medium-mountain stage
Fri 18 July Mountain Stage

Just Slowies with some efforts to keep up with Michele Pezzuti in the park (2 points):

Peter B 13
Eleri 11
Strawburger 11
James R 10
John C 8
Mikesbytes 8
JoTheBuilder 7
Paul M 4

Slowies = 2

Peter B 15
Eleri 11
Strawburger 11
James R 10
John C 8
Mikesbytes 8
JoTheBuilder 7
Paul M 4

Saturday bike commute, spin class and a 6 hour yoga training course = 1 point

Peter B 15
Eleri 11
Strawburger 11
James R 10
Mikesbytes 9
John C 8
JoTheBuilder 7
Paul M 4

I would call West Head Medium Hills. Raced today = 3 points

Peter B 15
Eleri 11
Strawburger 11
James R 10
JoTheBuilder 10
Mikesbytes 9
John C 8
Paul M 4

Did M7 yesterday - no hills to speak of = 2 points. I agree with West Head Medium Hills. Raced today = 3 points

Eleri 16
Peter B 15
Strawburger 11
James R 10
JoTheBuilder 10
Mikesbytes 9
John C 8
Paul M 4

Sunday 13 July - RNP - 3 points
Saturday 12 July - Eastern Beaches Hills - 2 points

Eleri 16
Peter B 15
Strawburger 11
James R 10
JoTheBuilder 10
Mikesbytes 9
Paul M 9
John C 8

Friday commute +1, sat nothing, Sunday roll +1 (not worth the full 2 points)
Also, taking away the extra point for Wednesday's dubious cobbles

Eleri 16
Peter B 15
Strawburger 12
James R 10
JoTheBuilder 10
Mikesbytes 9
Paul M 9
John C 8

Waterfall C28 Ride Leader = 1

Eleri 16
Peter B 16
Strawburger 12
James R 10
JoTheBuilder 10
Mikesbytes 9
Paul M 9
John C 8

Thursday commute 1 Friday Raw 2 Sunday Middies/Steel TTT training Waterfall = 2 -1 previously claimed for the pitiful stone sets - not cobbles at all!

Eleri 16
Peter B 16
Strawburger 12
John C 12
James R 10
JoTheBuilder 10
Mikesbytes 9
Paul M 9

Ha ha Peter, C28 ride leader is being a super domestic. Most would of gone 2 points on that basis

Sat rollers =1; Sun RNP+Otford+race support =3(?); Mon commute =1.

Eleri 16
Peter B 16
James R 15
Strawburger 12
John C 12
JoTheBuilder 10
Mikesbytes 9
Paul M 9

Monday La Pa/Maroubra Beach extended commute = 1

Peter B 17
Eleri 16
James R 15
Strawburger 12
John C 12
JoTheBuilder 10
Mikesbytes 9
Paul M 9

Sunday - nuff'in = 0
Monday 3 spin classes + bike commute and a 4th spin class later this evening = 1
I suffered low glycogen symptoms (headache, sick feeling) riding home after the 3rd class, had to take it easy to avoid a bonk. If that commute had been the end of a stage I would of probably been eliminated

Peter B 17
Eleri 16
James R 15
Strawburger 12
John C 12
JoTheBuilder 10
Mikesbytes 10
Paul M 9

Remember Tuesday is a rest day, any activity receives negative points

Remember Tuesday is a rest day, any activity receives negative points

Most TdF riders ride on rest day. I think any riding should incur at least incur 1 point?

Especially given we have a DHBC sanctioned ride on tomorrow morning.

Its not like I banned Spanish meat

Monday - rode around a lot on my fixie = 2 points

Eleri 18
Peter B 17
James R 15
Strawburger 12
John C 12
JoTheBuilder 10
Mikesbytes 10
Paul M 9

Tuesday Hills on a rest day =-3
Eleri 18
James R 15
Peter B 14
Strawburger 12
John C 12
JoTheBuilder 10
Mikesbytes 10
Paul M 9

Commute on rest day = -1

Eleri 18
James R 15
Peter B 14
Strawburger 12
John C 12
Mikesbytes 10
JoTheBuilder 9
Paul M 9

Tuesday 15 July - Eastern Beaches Hills (as far as Bronte) - 1 point (not sure about negative points; giving myself 1 point for snapping my derailleur hanger & getting a cab home)

Eleri 18
James R 15
Peter B 14
Strawburger 12
John C 12
Mikesbytes 10
Paul M 10
JoTheBuilder 9

Monday rest day, Tuesday commute = -1

Eleri 18
James R 15
Peter B 14
John C 12
Strawburger 11
Mikesbytes 10
Paul M 10
JoTheBuilder 9

Bummer about that derailleur hanger Paul

Tuesday 3 spin classes but I piked on riding to the 3rd one, took the cage -1 point

Eleri 18
James R 15
Peter B 14
John C 12
Strawburger 11
Paul M 10
Mikesbytes 9
JoTheBuilder 9

Rode on a rest day - Eastern Hills -3

Eleri 15
James R 15
Peter B 14
John C 12
Strawburger 11
Paul M 10
Mikesbytes 9
JoTheBuilder 9

It's looking like a pretty race for the red (aka DHBC yellow) jersey

DHBC La Pa = 2

Peter B 16
Eleri 15
James R 15
John C 12
Strawburger 11
Paul M 10
Mikesbytes 9
JoTheBuilder 9

Commute on rest day -1; rollers Wednesday +1.

Peter B 16
Eleri 15
James R 15
John C 12
Strawburger 11
Paul M 10
Mikesbytes 9
JoTheBuilder 9

Commute = 1

Peter and Eleri both deducted 3 points for hills on a rest day but Paul only 1?

Peter B 16
Eleri 15
James R 15
John C 12
Strawburger 11
JoTheBuilder 10
Paul M 10
Mikesbytes 9

Jo,
Paul stacked and finished his ride early with a snapped rear derailleur hanger.
Only fair that he doesn't deduct full ride points - he only rode about 10kms.

Wed commute, Thursday rest =+1

Peter B 16
Eleri 15
James R 15
John C 12
Strawburger 12
JoTheBuilder 10
Paul M 10
Mikesbytes 9

Hills today. But it wasn't a long one so I'm going to take 2 points rather than the 3.

Peter B 16
Eleri 15
James R 15
John C 12
Strawburger 12
JoTheBuilder 12
Paul M 10
Mikesbytes 9

Same as Jo = 2

Peter B 18
Eleri 15
James R 15
John C 12
Strawburger 12
JoTheBuilder 12
Paul M 10
Mikesbytes 9

Monday track 2, Tuesday nothing, Wednesday track 2
Peter B 18
John C 16
Eleri 15
James R 15
Strawburger 12
JoTheBuilder 12
Paul M 10
Mikesbytes 9

Tuesday 3 spin classes, but only rode to 2 of them. Cost me too much money to have a rest day -1
Wednesday 3 spin classes, but only rode to 1 of them 1
Thursday 3 spin classes, but only rode to 1 of them 1
Friday 1 spin class, Pilates class and yoga class (but they don't count) and didn't ride to any of them 1
Could of done 2 more spin classes on Friday but I'm saving energy for the weekend

Peter B 18
John C 16
Eleri 15
James R 15
Strawburger 12
JoTheBuilder 12
Mikesbytes 11
Paul M 10

Friday Tapering training +2

Peter B 18
John C 16
Eleri 15
James R 15
Strawburger 14
JoTheBuilder 12
Mikesbytes 11
Paul M 10

Friday RAW = 2

Peter B 20
John C 16
Eleri 15
James R 15
Strawburger 14
JoTheBuilder 12
Mikesbytes 11
Paul M 10[

Sat TTT +2, sun race flat with a couple of bumps +3, mon rest +1 = +6

Peter B 20
Strawburger 20
John C 16
Eleri 15
James R 15
JoTheBuilder 12
Mikesbytes 11
Paul M 10

Sat TTT = 2, Sun flattish race = 3, Mon commute = -1

Peter B 24
Strawburger 20
John C 16
Eleri 15
James R 15
JoTheBuilder 12
Mikesbytes 11
Paul M 10

Friday RAW +2, Saturday TTT +2, Sunday Nowra Sassafras +3

Peter B 24
John C 23
Strawburger 20
Eleri 15
James R 15
JoTheBuilder 12
Mikesbytes 11
Paul M 10

Sun - Waterfall - 2 points
Sat - Eastern Beaches Hills - 2 points

Peter B 24
John C 23
Strawburger 20
Eleri 15
James R 15
Paul M 14
JoTheBuilder 12
Mikesbytes 11

Thurs commute +1, Fri rollers +1, Sat TTT +2, Sun Nowra race +3, Mon rest day +1= 8

Peter B 24
John C 23
James R 23
Strawburger 20
Eleri 15
Paul M 14
JoTheBuilder 12
Mikesbytes 11

Monday track -2

Peter B 24
James R 23
John C 21
Strawburger 20
Eleri 15
Paul M 14
JoTheBuilder 12
Mikesbytes 11

Sorry I've been a bit busy, this week is;
Mon 21 July rest day
Tue 22 Jul Mountain stage
Wed 23 Jul Mountain stage
Thu 24 Jul Mountain stage
Fri 25 Jul Flat stage
Sat 26 Jul Individual Time Trial
Sun 27 Flat stage (with some showmanship)

and that's all fokes

Hills today, on a hills stage. And I was pushing gears so will count that as training = +3.

Peter B 24
James R 23
John C 21
Strawburger 20
Eleri 15
JoTheBuilder 15
Paul M 14
Mikesbytes 11

DHBC Tuesday Hills = 3

Peter B 27
James R 23
John C 21
Strawburger 20
Eleri 15
JoTheBuilder 15
Paul M 14
Mikesbytes 11

Saturday NSW TTT = 2
Sunday Nowra road race = 3
Monday 6 spin classes on rest day = -1
Tuesday 3 spin classes = 1

Peter B 27
James R 23
John C 21
Strawburger 20
Mikesbytes 16
Eleri 15
JoTheBuilder 15
Paul M 14

Tue - Eastern Beaches Hills - 2 points

C'mon, Eleri, I don't think you've updated this for a while... How many points are you on???

Peter B 27
James R 23
John C 21
Strawburger 20
Mikesbytes 16
Paul M 16
Eleri 15
JoTheBuilder 15

Got preoccupied and bit slack

Wed, Thurs "rest" = 0, Fri flat = 2 points, Sat TTT = 3 points, Sun Berry Mtn = 3 points, Monday, "rest" Tuesday hills = 3. TOTAL is 11

Peter B 27
Eleri 26
James R 23
John C 21
Strawburger 20
Mikesbytes 16
Paul M 16
JoTheBuilder 15

PS Paul, I think you dudded yourself 1 point.

LOL, Eleri is the only person who classified themselves for the 3rd point while doing Saturday TTT

<snip> Personal discretion is needed.....For example hill repeats in CP may be considered climbing for an E grader but not an A grader who just powers over them

Well it was a race and up hill. My power meter said I did 101% FTP. I didn't look at what everyone else rated themselves. Plus I rode there in the first place.

Can I play too?

Sunday, July 6th York > Sheffield, Hilly: Waterfall, 2 points
Monday, July 7th Cambridge > Londres, Flat: Trainer session, 1 point
Tuesday, July 8th Le Toquet-Paris-Plage > Lille Métropole: Tuesday hills, 2 points
Wednesday, July 9th Ypres, Hilly: La Pa, 2 points
Thursday, July 10th Arras > Reims, Flat: Commute, 1 point
Friday, July 11th Épernay > Nancy, Flat: Trainer, 1 point
Saturday, July 12th Tomblaine > Gérardmer La Mauselaine, Hilly: Saturday Slowies, 2 points
Monday, July 14th Mulhouse > La Planche des Belles Filles, Mountain: Trainer, 1 point
Wednesday, July 16th Besançon > Oyonnax, Hilly: Track training, 2 points
Sunday, July 20th Tallard > Nîmes, Flat: Nowra to Sassafras Handicap, 3 points
Monday, July 21st Carcassonne, Rest day: Track training, -1 point
Tuesday, July 22nd Carcassonne > Bagnères-de-Luchon, Mountain: Rapha Rising superdupercommute - East hill repeats on the way to work. 3 points.
Wednesday, July 23rd Saint-Gaudens > Saint-Lary Pla d’Adet, Mountain: Rapha Rising superdupercommute - East hill repeats on the way to (and, in about 10 minutes, from) work. 3 points.

2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 - 1 + 3 + 3 = 22

Only if you add your name and score to the tally

Can I play too?

Of course, but update the sheet. BTW activity on rest days is -ve, see first post for rules

My power meter said I did 101% FTP

Wednesday 2 spin classes = 1 point
Riding my fixie out of Coogee tonight with a super heavy back pack should of earned me 3 points, but as it was technically a commute I'm still on 1

Peter B 27
Eleri 26
James R 23
John C 21
Strawburger 20
Mikesbytes 17
Paul M 16
JoTheBuilder 15

BTW activity on rest days is -ve, see first post for rules

Ahh, I see what I've done, I should've subtracted 2 points for track training not 1, so that puts me at 21.

Peter B 27
Eleri 26
James R 23
John C 21
Blah W 21
Strawburger 20
Mikesbytes 17
Paul M 16
JoTheBuilder 15

DHBC La Pa = 2

Peter B 29
Eleri 26
James R 23
John C 21
Blah W 21
Strawburger 20
Mikesbytes 17
Paul M 16
JoTheBuilder 15

La Pa = 2

Peter B 29
Eleri 28
James R 23
John C 21
Blah W 21
Strawburger 20
Mikesbytes 17
Paul M 16
JoTheBuilder 15

OK, OK... 2 points for La Pa this morning.

Peter B 29
Eleri 28
James R 23
John C 21
Blah W 21
Strawburger 20
Mikesbytes 17
JoTheBuilder 17
Paul M 16

La Pa plus = 2

Peter B 31
Eleri 28
James R 23
John C 21
Blah W 21
Strawburger 20
Mikesbytes 17
JoTheBuilder 17
Paul M 16

Rapha Rising eastern hill repeats, 3 points

Peter B 31
Eleri 28
Blah W 24
James R 23
John C 21
Strawburger 20
Mikesbytes 17
JoTheBuilder 17
Paul M 16

Tue commute, wed commute, thurs hill repeats 1+1+3=+5

Peter B 31
Eleri 28
Strawburger 25
Blah W 24
James R 23
John C 21
Mikesbytes 17
JoTheBuilder 17
Paul M 16

Tues rollers - 1; Wed epic morning rollers & evening junior track - 2; Thur commute - 1.

Peter B 31
Eleri 28
James R 27
Strawburger 25
Blah W 24
John C 21
Mikesbytes 17
JoTheBuilder 17
Paul M 16

La Pa plus some hills = 2

Peter B 31
Eleri 30
James R 27
Strawburger 25
Blah W 24
John C 21
Mikesbytes 17
JoTheBuilder 17
Paul M 16