Top bombing! So good to see the footage from front and rear cameras - really gives us armchair racers a feel for what a town centre crit is like to ride 😮
Epic mate. Loved this video! Well deserved. You paid attention and that’s what it’s all about half the time! Amazing from the Kingston guy too! I walked past him as I got off the track and thought to myself “damn this his race over too”. So I’m glad he pulled it back!
Thanks mate 👌 shame you had a mechanical but look forward to seeing you do it again next year 💪 Dom from Kingston is an absolute beast to get back on the podium after a mechanical is mind blowing 🤯
@@GiorgioCoppolaCycling yea incredible. Rory Townsend had something similar in his race with a puncture. Swapped bikes and chased them came 5th 🤯 Mind blowing ha. September 24th is another town centre crit in Winchester 👀
I rode this as a first year senior cat 2 (from my junior results) in the 123 race more than 35 years ago. Brutal doesn't begin to describe it! lol 5th is excellent. Well done :)
That’s me in the Paceline kit. You absolutely right, I also saw we’d been lapped but sprinted one lap too late! Great race though and thanks for the solid pulls you did (which you are v modest about in the vid)!
5th place well deserved mate, what absolute carnage, thanks so much for video, great to get the perspective of the other riders. Obviously you can tell by the expressions on my face I was feeling about the same as you!
Absolute carnage but bloody loved it… well once it was over 😂 I think everyone on our group was hanging on, the pace just didn’t ease at all but a strong sprint on the last lap from you 💪
Mega performance and result! Heard so many people who raced this, say how brutal it was! Great job on the footage and insightful commentary, as always! Definitely keen to do this next year having seen this!!
Thanks Matt 👌 it is absolutely brutal but can’t recommend it enough, so fun and an incredible atmosphere… with the high power surges out of the corners it should be good for you 💪
Your an absolute legend!!! What a job well done man! Missed a wheel this weekend myself with much more dyer consequence to my standings. It’s great to watch these! Keep up the excellent work G.
Thanks Richard! I have been in that position myself, you can’t always get away with it and it makes you realise just how important it is to get on the wheel… not always easy when your legs/lungs are burning 😅
I love your videos, your so enthusiastic and the hillingdon video reminded me of some of my most fav and memorable races. Keep up the videos and positivity, James.
I raced this back in my Cat 1 prime and I said I would never again. I was never a crit specialist but this was ballistic. They re-paved the cobbled highstreet a few years ago and it's much, much smoother now. Back then I rode it on an aero Venge and I was terrified of breaking it going flat-out. The bottom corner is extremely high-speed and on a downhill so there was tonnes of crashes. The surface is cut-up and potholed so the bike is NEVER settled or perfectly on balance. I still wake up in sweats at night remembering this stupid circuit.
😂😂 I thought the road surface would be worse but didn’t actually find it to bad but it’s a seriously brutal race… couldn’t imagine doing it for an hour in the e12 race 😅
Ahh thanks I heard a few cheers as I was going round which was epic 👌 and I know it was terrible… the problem was by the time I got off the cobbles each lap my legs just wanted a rest 😂 it was brutal 😅
Loved the video! I wish I knew this was on, I would have rode down to watch as I'm local! What cameras are you using to record front and rear dude?! Alex
Ahh man can’t recommend watching it enough… it’s on every year. it’s a great fun race to watch and has an amazing atmosphere 👌 Both front and rear cameras are GoPro hero 8 👍
Another great video - that race was mental!! OMG kind of like the idea of the town centre crit but jeez scary as anything!! You did so well to avoid all those mechanicals! Organisers need to do a better job of signalling - not really very good that it was not at all clear when the race finished, you absolutely deserve the place for getting that bit right! Maybe signage or something, appreciate that you have special permission to show this, hope the organisers can find a good solution.
Thanks Mark! It’s an incredible race can’t recommend it enough 💪 they told us before hand that it’s our responsibility to keep an eye out and watch for 3 laps to go if we are lapped…. So the confusing was probably our fault 👎 I think this is because it would be almost impossible to signal to different riders during the race as the field gets so spread out and there are riders everywhere and could likely make it confusing for the leader with different boards etc 😅 It’s pretty hard to even keep track of the leader with all the other riders 😂
The bend was super sketchy but great fun… you should definitely do this race next year they have age categories and it’s great fun, you would love it 👌
Is this course not a bit ridiculous? So poorly put together, doesn't feel like it's designed by anyone who's ever ridden a bike, let alone a crit. So short as well
It’s a must ride crit that’s the excitement of it, probably one of the greatest and hardest crit courses in the UK… absolutely no let up from start to finish 😅
Top bombing! So good to see the footage from front and rear cameras - really gives us armchair racers a feel for what a town centre crit is like to ride 😮
😂😂 all I can say is bring back Farnham tcr 😜
Epic mate. Loved this video! Well deserved. You paid attention and that’s what it’s all about half the time! Amazing from the Kingston guy too! I walked past him as I got off the track and thought to myself “damn this his race over too”. So I’m glad he pulled it back!
Thanks mate 👌 shame you had a mechanical but look forward to seeing you do it again next year 💪 Dom from Kingston is an absolute beast to get back on the podium after a mechanical is mind blowing 🤯
@@GiorgioCoppolaCycling yea incredible. Rory Townsend had something similar in his race with a puncture. Swapped bikes and chased them came 5th 🤯 Mind blowing ha. September 24th is another town centre crit in Winchester 👀
I rode this as a first year senior cat 2 (from my junior results) in the 123 race more than 35 years ago. Brutal doesn't begin to describe it! lol
5th is excellent. Well done :)
That’s me in the Paceline kit. You absolutely right, I also saw we’d been lapped but sprinted one lap too late! Great race though and thanks for the solid pulls you did (which you are v modest about in the vid)!
I thought you had it was a seriously impressive sprint… I’m glad you didn’t do it the lap before 😜😂 mega racing with you… you put in a serious shift 💪
5th place well deserved mate, what absolute carnage, thanks so much for video, great to get the perspective of the other riders. Obviously you can tell by the expressions on my face I was feeling about the same as you!
Absolute carnage but bloody loved it… well once it was over 😂 I think everyone on our group was hanging on, the pace just didn’t ease at all but a strong sprint on the last lap from you 💪
Love this man - you're telling the perfect story of a town centre race, and Guildford is one of the best!
Thanks appreciate it, absolutely mega race can’t wait for next year 💪
Mega performance and result! Heard so many people who raced this, say how brutal it was! Great job on the footage and insightful commentary, as always! Definitely keen to do this next year having seen this!!
Thanks Matt 👌 it is absolutely brutal but can’t recommend it enough, so fun and an incredible atmosphere… with the high power surges out of the corners it should be good for you 💪
Your an absolute legend!!! What a job well done man! Missed a wheel this weekend myself with much more dyer consequence to my standings. It’s great to watch these! Keep up the excellent work G.
Thanks Richard! I have been in that position myself, you can’t always get away with it and it makes you realise just how important it is to get on the wheel… not always easy when your legs/lungs are burning 😅
I love your videos, your so enthusiastic and the hillingdon video reminded me of some of my most fav and memorable races. Keep up the videos and positivity, James.
Thanks James massively appreciate it 🙌
This was epic. Love the front and rear camera. Well done mate keep up the good work.
Thanks mate 👌 Been so much better having the onboard footage so you can see what’s actually going on 🙌
I raced this back in my Cat 1 prime and I said I would never again. I was never a crit specialist but this was ballistic. They re-paved the cobbled highstreet a few years ago and it's much, much smoother now. Back then I rode it on an aero Venge and I was terrified of breaking it going flat-out. The bottom corner is extremely high-speed and on a downhill so there was tonnes of crashes. The surface is cut-up and potholed so the bike is NEVER settled or perfectly on balance.
I still wake up in sweats at night remembering this stupid circuit.
😂😂 I thought the road surface would be worse but didn’t actually find it to bad but it’s a seriously brutal race… couldn’t imagine doing it for an hour in the e12 race 😅
Guildford Crit, 5th place, well done! Enjoyed the video!!
Thanks Carol 😃
What a cluster f!?k that finish was… 😂😂
Absolutely you take that George… you read the rules, winner winner 😁👍 well done
😂 all that matters is that I came through the line just ahead of my group 😜 I’m a stickler for the rules 😂
Amazing story 😆 Not sure when it really finished but you gave all what you had. Impressive power for a light man ! Nice video !
😂 none of us were sure till the results came up… just lucky I sprinted at the right time 😜😂
Awesome! I was at the top of the high street cheering for you (and watching you let the gap open every lap obviously 🤣)
Ahh thanks I heard a few cheers as I was going round which was epic 👌 and I know it was terrible… the problem was by the time I got off the cobbles each lap my legs just wanted a rest 😂 it was brutal 😅
Some sketchy moments. Another class vid.
There certainly was it’s full on from start to finish that’s for sure 😅
Absolutely deserve it. Not your fault they weren’t paying attention. 😄 well done mate.
Thanks mate… I had the same thought after the race just didn’t want to say it 😂
Great effort mate 👏🏼 . Did well especially with heart rate in the 180s 😱.. i wouldn’t last 5 laps haha at that pace haha
Thanks Steve 😃 and I was surprised I lasted 5 laps… pure torture from start to finish 😂
great race, as a guy below said we need t shirts with absolute ponies or give it the beans etc :)
😂😂 that would be epic 👌
Loved the video! I wish I knew this was on, I would have rode down to watch as I'm local!
What cameras are you using to record front and rear dude?!
Alex
Ahh man can’t recommend watching it enough… it’s on every year. it’s a great fun race to watch and has an amazing atmosphere 👌
Both front and rear cameras are GoPro hero 8 👍
Another great video - that race was mental!! OMG kind of like the idea of the town centre crit but jeez scary as anything!! You did so well to avoid all those mechanicals! Organisers need to do a better job of signalling - not really very good that it was not at all clear when the race finished, you absolutely deserve the place for getting that bit right! Maybe signage or something, appreciate that you have special permission to show this, hope the organisers can find a good solution.
Thanks Mark! It’s an incredible race can’t recommend it enough 💪 they told us before hand that it’s our responsibility to keep an eye out and watch for 3 laps to go if we are lapped…. So the confusing was probably our fault 👎
I think this is because it would be almost impossible to signal to different riders during the race as the field gets so spread out and there are riders everywhere and could likely make it confusing for the leader with different boards etc 😅 It’s pretty hard to even keep track of the leader with all the other riders 😂
Wow that bend looks crazy! You guys nearly crashed into the rider you were lapping! So narrow! Lots of ponies in todays video!
The bend was super sketchy but great fun… you should definitely do this race next year they have age categories and it’s great fun, you would love it 👌
@@GiorgioCoppolaCycling yes I saw a few people I know race it! I want to do more Crit but you don’t get many racing U10’s in most races
That’s soooo cool
Best race I have participated in yet 👌
Should get your old man to do some of these commentry videos with you, would be a great laugh hearing him tell you where you went wrong 😜
Might see if I can make that happen… he’s away for a while but will try and do one with him when he’s back 👌😂
Well done with 5 place , after being away
Thank you 😃
Maybe we need a Giorgio Coppola shirt with "absolute ponies" on it.
😂😂 absolutely love that 🙌
Full Ponies !!! 🤣🤣🤣
The only way 😂
182? Lol...
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Is this course not a bit ridiculous? So poorly put together, doesn't feel like it's designed by anyone who's ever ridden a bike, let alone a crit. So short as well
It’s a must ride crit that’s the excitement of it, probably one of the greatest and hardest crit courses in the UK… absolutely no let up from start to finish 😅