Cogals (pronounce it correctly: kog-al) are meetings of like-minded misfits brought together by the promise of beer, preceded by a bike ride. Cogals are free, open to all, organized by our fellow Velominati and are always followed by consumption of post-ride recovery ales and merriment. These are gatherings of unbridled observance of Rule #4.
Cogals differ themselves from other group rides by the meeting the following criteria:
- First, Cogals are free, organized and supported through Velominati, though not necessarily a Keeper. Anyone is welcome to join a Cogal. Legally speaking, however, we have no involvement, so if you crash or die, it’s your own problem. Please be careful to study the route previously and take precautionary measures to stay safe.
- Second, a Cogal is a day-long undertaking that focuses 100% on the bike. The rides are categorized (Casually Deliberate, Rule #5, Rule #10, for example) but are long. This is what you’re doing today, nothing else; see Rule #4. Rides can be any length, but a minimum distance of 130km should be expected.
- Third, Cogals always include a session of Malted Recovery Beverage Consumption after the ride. Whenever possible, it should also include a pre-ride espresso.
Not all the events in The Cogals are actual Cogals. We also post rides and events that are of interest to the community, as well as Keepers Tours, which are Velominati-hosted, paid cycling Tours tailored to the tastes of a velominatus.
Any member of the community is welcomed to organize a Cogal. If interested, either post your interest below or email us with the following information:
- Date of Cogal
- Starting Address (ideally somewhere neutral, like a café or park)
- Route (MapMyRide, Bikely, or Strava)
- Ride Classification (Casually Deliberate, Rule V, Rule VV, or suggest another)
- A paragraph describing the Cogal
Upcoming Cogals
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@davidlhill
Hmm - I don't think I got that email but anyway I did recheck and it says "already registered" so all should be OK......
Yup I believe I picked up the tunnels - though having said that of course Memory Map will track the altitude over ground so it might be a bit less. Though it does explain why they say that you can fit "special" rear cassettes that I saw somewhere.
Hello all,
after a brief hiatus from the bike owing to work issues, I.e. too much work makes @the-farmer a dull boy! I am back on my bike, got the BSO strapped to the turbo and keen to get some outdoor miles in at weekends, even got mudguards on the Domane (sacrilege I know).
To that end I have set myself a goal of doing a 100k ride before the end of the year. Now this may not sound like much and I have done 80 miles before but that was in May. So a lot of condition has been shed since then. In actual fact using agricultural terms a lot of condition has been gained, i.e. fat.
So I propose a Midwinter Metric on the 21st of December, I have mapped out a route from chez @the-farmer to Aberfeldy and back, it could include a lunch stop if required. From my road end it is 100k and cunningly 1000m of climbing. There isn't a huge heap of steep climbs but I wil be going up a hill I've only ever come down before (usually at. 60kpchallenges a bit of a challenge.
now I know this date may not suit many people, if any, but its a goal I've set myself and if anyone wants to join in they are more than welcome. It may be a bit dependent on weather but its not often we have snow cover on the roads at that tyear of year.
@eightzero
tap tap tap tap
I know it is nearly 2 years out, but wanted to plant a seed of a Cogal/Tour event for the 2015 World Championships in Richmond, VA (USA). Any thought given to that yet?
@PeakInTwoYears
Looking at @gianni. Crickets chirping.
@the-farmer roger on that, I am due to be @ tigh strathlubnaig for the yuletide period, so will plan on joining you. Perhaps a wee training meet up prior to would also be good. What is the OSGB grid ref of the départ ? A winter solstice metric century, nice one. Might even bring lights in my back pocket.
@the-farmer
Did you say lunch? I'm in!
Has there ever been any consideration for a V-Map? I'm from the northeast, but know who else is from up here. A map might encourage the meeting of Velominatus.
@the-farmer V Interested but may be forced into recovering instead due to beer etc with work colleagues in Embra on the night of the 20th. I'll keep an eye on the thread.
Bollocks,
Looks like I better hit the turbo hard for the next 8 weeks!
My original plan was to start from my house but the map Ive sent Gianni a link to (if he got it) starts at the Meikleour Inn in the village. Depends on the overwhelming view, you may want to start at my house so you can have warming shower/cup of tea/beer/feed post ride. Or start/finish at the pub but then how do you get home afterwards?
If you are all driving then meet at my house then you could still have 0.5% erdinger wheat beer to restore energy levels after, its all I drink. And they sponsor biathlons so must be good (handily they seem to steer clear of triathlons, I'm always a fan of exercise and shooting!)
I will contact Big G and see if he got the map anyway, its on Strava as that seemed to be the easiet way to generate a map for public consumption but how do I post it here?