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Mr Whiteshorts <marcomunro>
"Sono ciclisto campeoni di Aberdeen e distretto."


ciao I'm Marco. Welcome to my pages.

I race for Deeside Thistle Cycling Team.

Je suis l'eclave de la route.

Sono schiavo di corsa.

I'm racing these this year:



August: Deeside Evening League. a 2 week leg-breaker training camp.

September: Cairngorm Stage Race, Ythan APR, ADCA Hill climb championships.

October: Scottish Hill Climb championships

November, December & January: get pissed, womanise and get fat, well sort of.

If i wave to you as you pass me out on the road, im saying thanks for giving me room - or not giving me enough room - depending on the wave.

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Mr Whiteshorts says:
"two bonks in two days... nice! " (2 days ago) me too!

I'd be mostly listening to:
Trebbiano - Mulberry Harbour, Kylie - In My Arms, Del Amitri - Nothing Ever Happens and Roll to Me, Above & Beyond - Can't Sleep ; Faithless - Music Matters (Axwell remix), Above & Beyond - Home, ), Juliet - Avalon (Jacques Lu cont and original mixes)
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"Complete dedication to the cause", "Why did I take my steel bike?"
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w: 66 kgs h:175cms. je suis merde rouleur, mais bon puncheur et sprinter, brown hair, long legs
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water, fish and the telephone.
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I like motor racing and A Question of Sport, QI, 8 out of 10 Cats, Out of Control and selected films tho I don't have the patience to sit through most of them. I like most girls for company, don't like cities, not a socialite.
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McIntosh Plant Hire (Aberdeen), Wood Way driving tuition. Pedal Power Cycle Centre.
Thanks to:
Benix Body Energy, Poggiridenti (Italy), www.morrisphotography.co.uk, Steve Maxwell.W & M Stuart, Alford Plumbers, www.jamesgunn.co.uk.

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Holidays day 2.
Went out with the Aussie MACHINE that is Tom Barratt. He's sitting 3rd in the Deeside Evening League and is a dap hand at the triathloning stuff. We started off from Garlogie and went towards Banchory before going to Crathes then to Knockburn Loch then Strachan then to the summit of Cairn O'Mount via Bridge of Dye. He well and trully skinned me. Ok I was on a slightly heavier bike but I was still well below his par. I had to raise my game on the climbs to the point where it wouldn't be a clever idea to do so for a long distance ride. We originally planned for the daring swoop down to the Clatterin' Brig before a sharp left to Auchinblae then onto Stonehaven then up the Slug (or rather if on a bike the Slog). Fortunately for me Tom was low on juice (the liquid term) and with visability at 15 meters at the top we decided it would be a good idea to retrace our route back to Garlogie. With a tailwind it was OK but given that 76 miles were already in the legsd from yesterday, by the time we were at Hirn, I was well and trully handed my own arse. I popped completely after Flora's and had to take an energy bar despite just 2-3 miles left. OK my average was 'just' 15.5mph but for the parcours/geography if you like, that is non-too surprising.
Its the last Deeside Evening League of the season this coming tuesday so its rest up Monday, maybe do some housework and race my skin off in the 5 on tuesday night. Garlogie is the place to be at 7pm.
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DTCC 75 mile RR
Its a road race and it was 75 miles. I finished.... where I finished? well that doesn't matter. I finished. The last two laps of them start quite close to the finish so the temptation to pack it in after xa and xb miles was enough for some. I thought, well, we've come this far, so whats the point in not finishing. The professionals have to do DOUBLE the distance, nearly every race they do. Sat in with the bunch until Boglouster near Tillyfourie where I went off the front to gain some 'sliding room' - this worked - until another doomed attack went screaming past me and the peloton fronted by Ray Wilson (Sandy Wallace Cycles) was chasing him/them down, this meant that the pace of the bunch turned frantic from casual in a few seconds. In the space of 100meters I was off the front to at the back of the bunch. The weather had influence on my ride today, it got better, hotter and dryer and I parched in my armwarmers, overshoes and short zip jersey - also had my clear lenses in - where sunny iridiums were order of the day.
More frantic attacks led to a change in pace and a few of those bigger riders off the back, I'm not big but still found the going tough, I know the parcours of the route so I knew where if to make an effort or not. This was fine untill the hill up towards the Crossroads hotel, another attack this time from John Kermode (Dundee Thistle) got the bunch into the red zone. I paced myself keeping myself 30-40 meters behind the bunch, with the climb about to bite I knew if I kept a pace I would get back on, I did, only when I got back on another attack went and I was scrambling for wheels, this time there weren't any. I was off the back for good.
Had a spell with a four man group which included Al McGill, Ross Calder and Ken Thompson (Dunfermline CC) we passed a number of guys who had packed up the road but I eventually got dropped by them and I had McGill for coumpany, we were both fucked though. He did 95% of the work as I couldn't contribute anything. In the last 1.5 kms he sped off to finish about 1 minute ahead of me. But by this time I wanted off my bike and I wanted the pain to end. I did 75 miles in 3hrs 53.11.
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resting before the storm tomorrow.
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Sun, Aug 17, 2008: 52.16 mi [Cycling]
52.16 mi in 03:22:48 hours on Specialized Allez Team. Cairn O'Mount from Garlogie with Tom Barratt. Windy as. Shamal.
Sat, Aug 16, 2008: 76.68 mi [Cycling]
76.68 mi in 04:46:08 hours on Specialized Allez Team. Alford - Insch - Gartly Moor - Huntly - dufftown - Rhynie - Kennethmont - Insch - Alford. With Al McGill. Gipiemme.

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Peter Alexander
You? Underestimating me?

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I'm happy to let that one slide but next time I'm going to he-bitch-man-slap you!
14 hours ago
Cammy G
aye £15 man and it yours:)

give you after the TT or you want me to take it home and wash it first lol probably should unless your not bothered:L

2 days ago
Ranald.
It was all three yeh lol. Yeh knowing the winds up here 85 at the front is pretty dodgy. My dad runs a 4 spoke on the front which he seems to get on fine with... Ill still hav a shop around, im lookin for a new mountain bike aswell which I think will come first. Well done in the road race, must of been really tough!
1 week ago
Teddy
hey marco,nice 2 hear from ya.hopefuly you keepin well.u still workin at same place?Im still at jjb but moved to the union street branch,things where not working out at berryden and to some people it became a joke.Asked for help with some things as i couldnt manage them,but as i had to move u can gather i didnt get that help.as to Operation Puerto, i have never actual heard of it before although it does sound quite dangerous whatever it is.when u find out can u tell me.:D
Take care m8
1 week ago
Ranald.
did ma triathlon eday:D did a 1hr 11min for a sprint tri, so im fair delighted! I was a lookin at a set of Karbona 85mm deep rims. Shimano 10.... get the job done lek!
1 week ago
Keith Smith
A disc doesn't feel any different to normal, never really felt it with the wind either, tri bars and high winds are much worse! I would go for the disc and a deep rim on the front, though deep rims and high winds seem to be harder to control. I've a corima deep rim on the front can def feel that sometimes when its a hefty cross wind. If you're only doin hilly TT's then a set of deep rims would prob be better and possibly cheaper!

Good luck tomorrow, i'm riding a 25 in stirling, getting quite busy at the mo with uni work so couldn't come to the race up your way, pity cos my legs are beginning to feel quite good! Then its the Scottish TTT next sat and a RR in Newcastle on the sunday. How about you? races coming up?
1 week ago
Peter Alexander
7th in Scotland and 1st in the North for 50 miles, 4th in Scotland and 1st in the North for 100 miles ... and next year I start training!

The time for the 100 was alright but I'm more impressed with my split times: only myself and one other rider lost less than a minute on the second lap ... even the fastest rider was over 2 mintes slower on the second lap. I may not be the fastest but there's a lot to be said for being consistent.
1 week ago
Flo
Hiding from you Mr Munro...only kidding, I have been working loads and on holidays etc. What have you been doing with yourself? Found yourself a girly yet?
1 week ago
.Hannah.
no me and my dad were ment to be in a team again with col again, however our flight had been change to a day later so we missed it was really annoyed!!! considerin we were the team to beat!!! :(
2 weeks ago
Peter Alexander
I got them from Mark Houliston - I think he was the organiser for the weekend but he was out and about with his camera on the day.

Been alright - done a couple of 50's and the 100 time trials ... nothing major (!). How about you?
2 weeks ago
Ranald.
thanks man. It shd be good yeh. Im tryin to get hold of some aero wheels, seen loads of suitable sets on ebay but i think my dad is worried that once i hav them his days wil b numbered so isnt too keen on me gettin them:L I'll speak to bruce yeh, he myt be keen for it.
2 weeks ago
Ranald.
alryt man
im great yeh nd the holidays r awesome:D how about u? Ill speak to Al about it then, after all if theres a title at stake...:L I dont think it clashes with anythin so I myt giv it a go. I myt even persuade the old man to giv it a go;)
2 weeks ago
Cammy G
em think it is 4 or something :D but not sure u can try it on in 2 tuesday time if thats in time 4 your race?
xx
2 weeks ago
Cammy G
hey

haha so you will be:)

yeah you can borrow it off me if you wont but i think it might be a bit big because its too big on me:L but i will let you try it in two weekds becasue im off on holidy this week coming so cant make the TT but i should be ther the week after:)

xx
2 weeks ago
Alistair
Yes cheers it will be in again soon coz that tyr u put on was just until u get in the right tyr for my bike coz there wasent the right make so he has order 1 for me.wb
3 weeks ago
Keith Smith
well wasn't me! it was michael nicolson. must have been good weather up in caithness, some fast times on the sunday?

You not fancy doing some of these 3/4 races? there's plenty of them around aberdeen/dundee.
4 weeks ago
Courtney
Not bad for a climber indeed then eh! :)
You mustve been pretty impressed....still going well after your 'shaky' start to the season....:)
I shall google it in a min yerr...
Top form...haha im still searching...when you go all inclusive for 2 weeks its hard to get back on it!! ill get there though....am not too far off where im supposed to be...quiet end to the month now...then take a pick for something in August then the National Hill Climb Champs in Sept :)
See your boy Schleck did a mighty fine ride yesterday
Training camp for a week.......depends where your going?

xxx
5 weeks ago
Rhona
mm... thot i'd done better but o well..

i enjoyed it :D

well done too you thou [:

Thats okay ..anytime. was good to see you [:


x
5 weeks ago
Courtney
Did you have the 2 races today?
How did they go?
Oh bugger, sounds like you were enjoying yourself on Sat then =S
xx
5 weeks ago
Courtney
Sounds like fun then eh......8th's not so bad =S lol

Erm ive been in Majorca - - C'an Pica fort, for 2 weeks actually....it was loverly none of this rain shit that is the british summer!!!!

Ooo Triki Bletran has tested positive for EPO btw :(

xx
5 weeks ago
 
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