2010 Club News
14 March
Results from the weekend. On Saturday in the
Barnsfield Heath road race Julian Thacker got a fine 6th place
and Barry Clewett got 10th. In the Gillingham and District Hardriders
William Wilson did 55:15. Winner was Rob Pears, Bath CC, with
44:39. On Sunday, in the Poole Wheelers 25, Julian Thacker did
57:25 for 2nd place. Winner was Paul Jones, BJW, with 55:20.
In the New Forest 10 Bryce Riglar did 27:47 on a tough and undulating
course.
12 March
A choice of events for this weekend. On Saturday
there is the Barnsfield Heath Road Race. Further details are
on the forum, or contact Barry or Jules. On Sunday there is
another Inter-club event, again hosted by Poole Wheeler. This
is a 25 mile Timetrial based around the Upton by-pass.Further
details on Poole Wheelers website.
7 March
Results from this mornings hilly TT hosted
by Poole Wheelers. Ewan Tarrant took the win in 44:35. Jules
was next in with 45:46,Ian Cardy 46:44,Barry 47:27,Bryce 51:41,Chippers
51:57,Will 52:13, Andrew 52:19. Unfortunately Matt forgot to
turn right at the top of Whiteways and cut several miles from
the course and was given a DNF. I am sure he will learn for
next year. Well done to all the riders and some very good points
in the bag for the inter-club.
5 March
Welcome back! Hopefully the website problems
are now behind us and a big thank you to Martin. To catch up
a bit, here is what you have missed. Firstly, well done to Stu
Carrington on being the first club member this season to take
part in an open event. Here is what the great man himself had
to say about it...."In a moment of madness I decided to
give this one a try at the weekend. I had planned not to mention
it to, but it seems that somehow Ian has already found out.
Achieved a remarkably poor 29:55 to come a pitiful 42nd out
of 46 starters. Winner was Aran Stanton with a 21:43 (he then
immediately followed that up in the 2 up event with a 21:52)
However, there were some positives from my performance:
- I beat the only two starters with slower PB's than my own
- I discovered that my max heart rate is a little higher than
I had previously thought; although it must be said that the
early stages of a race is probably not the best place to discover
101%
- And, best of all, no matter how long I live, nobody will ever
be able to take a worse photo of me than the one produced by
the official race photographer.
oh yes, and to top it all off perfectly, when i got back to
my car I couldn't bend my elbows - this made it rather tricky
to get my keys and I had to waylay this poor local woman and
ask her to rummage around in the sweaty back pocket of my ill
fitting lycra top - from the look on her face I am not convinced
that I really made her day with that request" Well Done
Stu.
Last sunday,28th Feb, was the first inter-club
of the season, hosted by Poole Wheelers. Julian Thacker, showing
some great form took the win in 39:28.Chippers and Dean were
very close in 3rd and 4th place with 42:01 and 42:02. Bryce
did a great ride for his first event of the season with 46:07
and Will Wilson, despite having to stop to fix a puncture, picked
up a good point for the club. Next Inter-club is Sunday 7th
March from the springfield hotel. details as per Poole Wheelers
website.
26 Feb
A choice of events this weekend for club riders.
first off we have the final reliability ride. this event will
start at 9 o'clock from the clock tower on Weymouth seafront.
Also on Sunday is the first inter-club event of the season.
The event is a 27k TT based around Bovington. The start is in
the clouds hill area and is being organized by Poole Wheelers.
Start time is 10 o'clock.
7 Jan
Upavon Airfield circuit race latest details....Race
Organiser Darren Clarke of the Army Cycling Union reports that,
in view of the current weather and the inclement forecast for
the next few days, the first event in this year's Generation
Sports & Cycles Upavon Winter Series due to be held this
Saturday morning has been cancelled.This year's series should
now start on Saturday 23 January and will continue, weather
permitting, every Saturday morning right through to 13 March.
Entries (£10) are taken on the day only (no advance entries)
at the Sports Pavilion on the Upavon Garrison site, Trenchard
Lines, Upavon, Wilts SN9 6BE. The racing, which caters both
for National B (E/1/2/3) and Regional B (3/4) fields, normally
commences at 9:00am sharp out on the airfield circuit (so be
sure to sign on in good time). We'll send out another newsletter
next week to update you if the weather still looks uncertain.
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1 Jan
10 riders turned up for today's first running
of the CC Weymouth New Year's Day 10. Just like old times it
was Julian Thacker who took the win with 24:56 on a very cold
but bright afternoon. A tie for 2nd place saw visitor Simon
Rouse, Gillingham & Dist, and John Chapman get 26:34. 4th
place went to Chris Jones, on his standard road bike, with 27:20.
Andrew Preston, after a diet of long steady miles and Pete Read's
black book, took 5th with 28:21, closely followed by William
Wilson, with 28:52. Michelle Lindley was next in with 30:47.
Team Formotion, probably an anagram for something, riding as
a 3-up, completed the course in 28:49. Hopefully a few more
riders will make the effort next year.Full
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