October 2004

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Editor: Ed Ward 52 Shearing Hill, Gedling, Nottingham  NG4 3GX Tel: 0115- 9615477

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Secretary: Terry Kelly 1 Mays Avenue, Carlton Nottm NG4 1AS  Tel. 9875451         Tel: 0115- 9875451

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Membership Sec: Orford Spencer 9 Woolacombe Close, Mapperley, Nottm NG3 5SL Tel: 0115- 9200971

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Welcome to new members Oliver Jamison, Sasha Andrews, George Thackray and Keith Stocker.

Also Chris Draper has re-joined the club after a short absence.

Those members who get their 3rd party insurance via our CTC affiliation will now have to pay £15 instead of £10. The general consensus is that it is better to become a full member of either British Cycling (essential to ride their events) or the CTC because of the additional benefits particularly legal assistance in making a claim for damages.

RACING NEWS

David McLean had his first road race win in the Easterly Falling Leaves 110km event. After a fall he had to chase and then got in a 7-man break with the adrenalin boost from the crash he won the sprint. A week later he won again in the Glendene 1/2/3/4 event. Despite David’s burst of success he hasn’t surpassed Tim Pigula’s early season efforts for the Club Road Race Championship.

Paul Monaghan did his first sub 21 minute ten by taking fourth spot in the CDLCA event with 20:59. Neil Walker was 6th in the Ratae 10.

Nigel hit top form winning the Clarion 10 with a pb 19:53 beating Julian Ramsbotham by 4s and Tony Alcock by 13s. I think he was quite pleased! Neil did 21:13, Giles 22:00, Woody 22:59, Simon Hookway 23:12 and Wayne 25:55. He also has had a couple of second places with 55:51 in the BDCA 25, despite being tired from some mega training rides and then in the Rotherham Whls. 50 he did 1:57:30.

Stephen Adams had a good 2nd place in the East Midlands Premier J/V/W cyclo-cross in Derby. Dave Ashcroft rode the challenging Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross getting round in 5 hours.

NOTTS & DERBY CYCLO-CROSS LEAGUE

Some of our riders, particularly the youth section, have been taking part in the League. Forthcoming Saturday events are 2 Oct. Lea Green - Dan Alexander 01773 853171, 9 Oct. Sinfin Moor – John Holmes 01332 726901, 16 Oct. Bramcote Park – Craig Taylor 07880 544696, 23 Oct. Moorways – Russ Wakefield 01773 570539 and 6 Nov. Swanwick Hall – Dave Gretton 0115 9878700.

Day membership available, helmets compulsory. Ask Trevor Adams for more information.

CLUB CLOTHING

I am ordering new stock of Club Clothing covering basic items in common sizes. If you need anything in odd sizes or more expensive items like Windtex jackets, skinsuits please let me know your requirements.

NOTTINGHAM-SKEGNESS EVENT 5 SEPTEMBER

A welcome spell of good weather gave a boost to participation in our annual jaunt to the seaside.

After a few spells of early mist the sun soon warmed everyone making a very pleasant late summer’s day. The wind did pick up as well and as it was from the east it did slow the proceedings somewhat, but it wasn’t a great problem.

The day was spoiled, however, by Tattershall Bridge being closed following a fatal accident the previous day. A diversion was in place and timekeeper/handicapper Trevor had the foresight to be on the spot and take the times of riders at the diversion. He also phoned Stephen on the club run to alert us of the problem.

Name

Actual Time

H/cap

H/cap Time

Acorn Points

Nigel White

1:52:29

SCR

1:52:29

4

Neil Walker

1:55:22

4:45

1:50:37

6

Dave Ashcroft

2:07:30

16:00

1:51:30

4

Steve Jeremiah

2:08:00

12:30

1:55:30

1

John Duckworth

2:08:40

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0

Craig Watson

2:10:30

16:00

1:54:30

1

Chris Frost

2:10:40

22:40

1:48:00

4

Martin Edjvet

2:16:40

23:00

1:53:40

1

Wayne Bradley

2:24:00

27:00

1:57:00

1

Matt Jennings

2:03:20

PT

 

 


The difficulty was that the diversion was into Woodhall Spa and there are numerous ways for riders to get to Skeggy from there – and most were discovered! This meant that times at the finish were largely irrelevant, as different distances had been covered. The most sensible resolution was to use the times at Tattershall Bridge and adjust the handicap allowances accordingly.

This gave Nigel the DH Brooks Trophy for fastest (the time on the Trophy may look odd though!) and Chris took the Jack Ferguson Trophy for best on handicap.

Fifteen riders went on the club run using a slightly different route to the race. It was a pleasant surprise to see Chris Draper out again. We took the diversion to Woodhall Spa, then back to Tattershall for our normal tea stop. As we approached the closed bridge from the other side the police re-opened the road. We could have just waited and missed the extra 11 miles! We all finished together albeit later than normal having covered 84 miles – we still had time for the usual fish & chips washed down by a couple of pints.

The good weather had inspired a last minute boost in bookings for the coach (cost £350) but we still made a loss – perhaps next time the fare will have to be £15 instead of £10. Will it still be supported if the weather is bad?

 

GRAND PRIX DE GENTS 17-MILE CIRCUIT 12 SEPTEMBER

This is a 2-up team time trial based on Veterans’ Age Standard.

On a dry, bright sunny morning with a strong W/NW wind Stephen and John improved their position from 2nd last year. They beat their John’s Standard Time by over 6 minutes.

Jon and Giles were fastest on actual time and second on Standard.

Time Keeper: Trevor Adams

Teams

 Actual Time Time On Std Standard
John Duckworth - Stephen Adams 41:23 +6:12 47:36
Giles White  - Jon Hunt 39:01 +4:20 43:21
Craig Watson - Simon Hookway 43:59 +1:35 45:34
Steve Jeremiah - Neil Walker 43:46 -0:04 43:42
Rob Stevens - Simon Nicholas 45:24 -0:21 45:03
Jude Stevens - Wayne Bradley 50:52 -1:48 49:04

ANDCC LIGHTHOUSE 25

Another successful day for the Club. After winning the team prize last year, the club had the task of organising the event and Wayne did a great job, even managing to ride as well. He deserved his long massage afterwards!

Name

Actual Time

H/cap

H/cap Time

Acorn Points

Nigel White

54:23

0:30

53:53

6

Jon Hunt

55:36

1:45

53:51

6

Neil Walker

57:18

2:00

55:18

2

Paul Monaghan

57:55

2:00

55:55

1

Giles White

59:41

4:45

54:56

1

Dave Woodward

1:01:15

5:30

55:45

1

John Duckworth

1:02:23

7:00

55:23

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Steve Jeremiah

1:03:41

9:00

54:41

1

Simon Nicholas

1:03:48

10:00

53:48

4

Craig Watson

1:05:24

8:00

57:24

1

Simon Hookway

1:05:45

10:00

55:45

1

Martin Edjvet

1:09:40

10:30

59:10

1

Wayne Bradley

1:12:04

16:00

56:04

1

Don Cunningham

1:12:10

15:00

57:10

1

Competition was more intense this year with North Notts Olympic and Ashfield fielding strong teams. As expected Tony Alcock of N. Notts was fastest in a record 54:00 despite the wind and the sporting nature of the Granby circuit. However, Nigel did a great ride to finish just 23 seconds down in second place and Jon (“not done any training”) in third spot. Paul had prepared for the event by running the Robin Hood Half Marathon the previous Sunday in 1:29.

Giles backed the “Fab Four” of Jon, Paul, Nige and “Lilo” for an aggregate team time of 4:44:53 with N. Notts 4:50:49 and Ashfield 4:53:09. Woody was in reserve and would have made the winning team in the event of a mishap to anyone but Nigel. Simon Nicholas was our best rider on handicap. Well done to all our riders. It is good to see the event undergoing a revival with such competition for the Lighthouse Trophy – better than just chasing fast times on the A1.

CLUB BAR

The Club BAR is based on the average of the best three average speeds in the 17-mile Circuit TT, Evening Tens and Club 25s (including the Lighthouse). It was a close fought competition with Nigel just beating Jon. Times and speeds can be perused in the table.

 

Circuit

mph

'25'

mph

'10'

Mph

Average

Nigel White

39:04

26.109

54:23

27.582

20:57

28.640

27.444

Jon Hunt

38:35

26.436

55:08

27.207

21:20

28.125

27.256

Neil Walker

37:39

27.092

57:02

26.300

21:54

27.397

26.930

Paul Monaghan

38:52

26.244

57:55

25.899

21:42

27.650

26.598

Giles White

41:37

24.509

59:28

25.224

22:28

26.706

25.480

Chris Pearson

42:15

24.142

1:02:46

23.898

23:54

25.105

24.382

Dave Woodward

43:42

23.341

1:01:15

24.490

24:08

24.862

24.231

Steve Jeremiah

43:44

23.323

1:03:41

23.554

23:26

25.605

24.161

Craig Watson

44:23

22.982

1:03:31

23.616

24:08

24.862

23.820

Stephen Adams

44:26

22.956

1:04:28

23.268

24:07

24.879

23.701

Simon Nicholas

45:44

22.303

1:03:48

23.511

24:51

24.145

23.320

Matt Hawcroft

46:02

22.158

1:07:40

22.167

24:16

24.725

23.017

Martin Edjvet

44:46

22.785

1:07:13

22.316

25:33

23.483

22.861

Wayne Bradley

48:08

21.191

1:09:07

21.702

26:11

22.915

21.936

Barry Shelton

48:53

20.866

1:13:30

20.408

28:31

21.040

20.771

Lesley Cliff

51:32

19.793

1:15:47

19.793

28:12

21.277

20.288

MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDES 

The first two are on 10 October and 14 November and start from the car park at Sherwood Pines (near Edwinstoe). These are suitable for any members interested and for any newcomers as an introduction to cycling. Bring along any family members, or youngsters you know, who want a cycle ride but find a normal club run too daunting. Different venues may be chosen later.

Neil intends to use these as part of his qualification as an Activity Coach. A stipulation is that riders must wear a helmet.

CLUB NIGHTS

Monthly Club nights and open Committee Meetings are on Mondays at the Burton Rd Community Centre, (opposite Walker’s Garage) Carlton 7.30-9.30 p.m. The next meetings are 25 October and 29 November.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 13 DECEMBER 7.30 P.M.

The AGM is your chance to have a say in how the Club is run. Any proposals for changes to Club rules must be given to Terry Kelly in advance of the meeting.

If you would like to be on the Committee or take on any of the jobs volunteers are always welcome!

OPEN TIME TRIALS 2005

Craig Watson is continuing to run the 25 for the slowest 120 riders next season only. A new organiser will be needed for 2006. Jon Hunt has volunteered to run the Open 10. Wayne Bradley will organise the Open 25 and the Rudy Project time trial. Rod Stevens has offered to take over the Lighthouse 25 to ease some of Wayne’s burden. Please support these events your next season.

CLUB RUNS

Club runs meet Shearing Hill/Burton Rd junction on Saturdays at 9.30 a.m., Sundays 9.00 a.m. Wednesday runs meet at Lowdham War memorial 9.15 a.m. On 10 October the Sunday runs revert to a 9.30 a.m. start time.

CLUB DINNER SATURDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2004

The Annual Dinner and prize presentation is being held on Saturday 13 November at the Richard Herrod Centre, Foxhill Road, Carlton priced at £16 (under 16 half price). There will be a three-course meal with a vegetarian option. The start is 6.30 p.m. for 7.30 p.m. There will not be a disco this year, just music. Places are limited and booking are already coming in, so don’t delay.

Bookings to Ann & Orford Spencer, 9 Woolacombe Close, Spring Lane, Mapperley NG3 5SL (tel 0115 92009710) with payment – cheques payable to Sherwood Cycling Club.

 


 

Please reserve ..…………………... places for the Sherwood Dinner on 13 November 2004.

 

Number of vegetarians ……Any seating preferences? …………………………………………

 

Names………………………………………………………………………………….

 

I enclose cheque for £……………….(payable to Sherwood Cycling Club)

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