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May 2008 This year's evening 10 events start on Wednesday 14th May and run through until 16th July. First rider off at 7pm. The course is the usual Whitwell Road race circuit using the same start/finish. If you aren't riding but would like to help with the event, please let Alan Sinclair know. Entry fee is £2 for members and non-members. If you must drive to the event, please park well away from the start/finish and off the course. Start/Finish is at latitude 51:51:17N (51.85464) longitude 0:14:54W (-0.24844) Bad weather (heavy rain most likely) may cause the event to be abandoned, this is at the organisers discretion. If you want confirmation please contact Alan Sinclair on 01438 356736 or 07768222338.
January 2008 Peter Bissell
August 2007 The Club held their 12 mile 2-up Team Time Trial event near Guilden Morden on Saturday 26th August. A very warm afternoon with a south westerly wind meant riders had the wind on their left shoulder for the 1st leg and then battled against the wind on the return leg until turning left onto the last leg where the wind assisted them up to the finish. The results were as follows. Men/Vets 1st Tony Ball Team Swift Allsports & John Simpkins Banbury Star CC Time 26.05 2nd Richard Hancock St Neotst CC &Justin Lomas St Neotts CC Time 26.34 3rd Gerard Oram Bynea CC & Robert Saunders North Bucks RC Time 27.10
Man/Lady 1st Cath Weiss Agisko/Viner & Stuart Wright De Rosa RT Time 28.19 2nd Leigh Harvey North Road CC &Mark Allen North Road CC Time 30.15 3rd Moira Goodway Banbury Star CC & Robert Frowen Banbury Star CC Time 30.21
Fastest riders for Stevenage
CC were Parris Cripps and Steve Thomas in 30:30, followed by Dave Lowson
and Paul Barrington in 30:40. November 2006 On 12th November members of Stevenage Cycling Club held their annual Hill Climb Time Trial up Chalk Hill, Baldock. Richard Da Silva showed his climbing prowess by storming up the steep hill for the first time in an impressive 1 minute 27 seconds, the fastest time seen for many years. Second place went to Steve Thomas in 1:43 and in third place was newcomer Simon Allibon in 1:49. Club members then completed a fifty mile ride with a stop at a local cafe for well earned teas and coffee August 2006
The Club held their 12
mile 2-up Team Time Trial event near Guilden Morden on Saturday afternoon. The
event attracted some top riders including the Women's 2005 British Best All
Rounder Champion, Ruth Eyles. Ruth and race partner Neil Peart, recorded the
fastest time of 25:55, averaging over 27mph. Fastest riders for Stevenage
CC were Parris Cripps and Steve Thomas in 28:13, followed by Richard Da Silva
and Paul Barrington in 30:31. Racing against the clock in competition for the
first time, Stevenage CC member Norma Nickolay, with husband Dan,
recorded 35:44, averaging over 20mph.
July 2006 Congratulations to Paul Barrington for completing his first 25 mile time trial in a very respectable 01:05:14 in the Verulam 25 on Sunday 16th July. Sunday 9th July: On a memorably warm and pleasant day members of Stevenage Cycling Club headed East for a ride to Newport and back, through some lovely quiet and shady lanes. As the morning went on and everyone's water bottles became empty, a stop at Buntingford was required to refill and eat. This was one of those idyllic summer days that you wait for all through the winter. Average speed 17 mph, Distance 55 miles. The photo was taken on a quiet lane on the way to Rickling Green. (Click photo to enlarge).
June 2006 On Sunday Morning, June 4th, Alan Sinclair, Norman Coltman, Richard Dasilva, Dave Lowson and Paul Barrington lined up for the start of the 140 mile Tilff-Bastogne-Tilff Randonne through the Belgian Ardenne. Norman obviously knew what was in store and wisely decided to ride the shorter 80 mile event. The ride is by no means flat and near the end takes in the formidable Cote De La Redoute a 2 Km climb averaging just under 10% gradient. For photos see here. May 2006 The evening 10 series starts on Wednesday 31st May. This has been delayed a couple of weeks due to people being knackered from the Majorca trip and bad weather! Dan Nickolay competed in the National LVRC Road Race Championship on Sunday 28th and after a very hard race on the Blakemore circuit in Essex, finished a respectable 16th. Stevenage CC members along with friends from the North Road Cycling Club and FVS-TRI returned from a 10 day trip to Majorca. The weather was fantastic and the resort and roads were surprisingly quiet. There were a few who unfortunately picked up colds and coughs but everyone managed to get out on their bikes most days. Highlights of the week included the trip to the mountain top Monastery near Moscari, giving spectacular views of the Island and the 90 mile trip taking in Pollentia, Lluc, Soller, Bunyola, Orient, Selva and Campanet. March 2006 Stevenage Cycling Club members began the road racing season recently with an eighth place for Tim Read in the Hemel Hempstead Spring Chicken Road Race. Dan Nickolay, Parris Cripps & Dave Lowson competed in a veterans road race near Thaxted on Sunday 19th March. Dave Lowson, competing in his first ever road race, led the chasing bunch for some of the race and all three riders finished in the main bunch sprint.
February 2006 February was bloody cold and miserable! not much happened! January 2006 30 members and friends of the Stevenage Cycling Club enjoyed their annual awards evening at the Marquis of Granby Public House last Thursday evening. Simon Speller, Stevenage Mayor designate, kindly agreed to present the awards. Simon, a keen cyclist, also impressed members with tales of his cycling and running exploits, notably the completion of the Paris-Brest-Paris endurance ride. Awards went to Dan Nickolay (Road Racing Cup), Helen Shulver (Track Cup) and Steve Thomas (Derek Wilsmore Trophy, fastest 10 Shield and fasted 25 Cup). See photos here
December 2005 Yep, we're still here! The winter has definitely arrived and some of our rides have had to be cancelled due to the bad weather. Generally, if it's been freezing overnight we'll give it a miss rather than risk coming off on an icy corner. Better to miss one day than 6 weeks off with a broken collar bone! If you're planning on turning up at one of our weekend rides, it may be worth giving Dan or Parris a ring before you set out, to see whether there'll be a turnout. Subs for 2006 and now due, so please fill in the form and renew your membership. The club awards evening is on January 12th at 7.30 pm at the Marquis of Granby Pub, The North Road, Stevenage. Prizes will be presented by Simon Speller, Mayor Designate for May 2006. Tickets are now available from Alan Sinclair. Price includes a generous buffet. See you there! Lastly, wishing all members and friends of the club a happy Christmas and a prosperous and successful new year. Sunday 14th August 2005 On Sunday, Steve Thomas & Dan Nickolay competed in the Edgware Road Club veteran's road Race, one of a national series and ridden by many riders from around the country. Dan came 9th in his event and Steve came 4th in his. Also on Sunday, Alan Sinclair, Parris Cripps, Paul Barrington & Norman Coltman took part in a 60 mile challenge ride through the Derbyshire Peak District taking in many peaks including Holme Moss Saturday 6th August 2005 Competing in the Hemel Hempstead 10 mile time trial near Leighton Buzzard, Steve Thomas came 8th with time of 00:23:00.
Wednesday 3rd August 2005
The last evening 10 saw course PBs for 1st 2nd & 3rd
riders, Steve Thomas, Tim Read & Laura Bissell despite conditions that didn't
suggest a particularly fast evening. Results here.
Those FVS TRI riders who have enjoyed this event may
want to enter Stevenage CC's 2-up Time Trial on Saturday 1st October. The event
is not far away, on a quiet circuit near Guilden Morden. For details see the
full events list on the
CTT website Sunday 31st July 2005 Tim Read rode in the Goodwood circuit races along with over 100 others in the rain, which made for an 'interesting' event! Saturday 30th July 2005 In his first 25 mile time trial since 2003, Steve Thomas did a 59:23 in the St Ives event at Sawtry, coming 7th out of 25 finishers. Sunday 24th July 2005 Dan Nickolay and Steve Thomas competed in the API Resprays LVRC Viper Road Race in Blackmore, Essex. A gloomy morning with rain throughout most of the events made things tricky for riders on the corners and descents. Steve got into a 5 man breakaway group from the start until caught by a group of riders after the 4th of six laps. 3 riders got away leaving the remaining group. Steve finished 9th overall. In Dan's race,
Wednesday 20th July 2005 In a change to the usual solo event, the clubs ran a 2-Up time trial.
Wednesday 13th July 2005 Once again. this evening saw excellent rides from Tim Read (SCC) and Michael Summers (FVS-TRI) who both posted best times so far, in fine warm conditions. Results here
Wednesday 6th July 2005 This evening saw excellent rides from Tim Read (SCC) and Michael Summers (FVS-TRI) who both posted best times so far, in fine conditions with winds from the north. Results here Sunday 3rd July 2005  Helen Shulver and Tim Read
competed in the National Masters Track Championships at the Gosling Stadium,
Welwyn Garden City over the Weekend. Helen rode superbly in her age group,
winning a Bronze medal in the points race and another Bronze medal in the
scratch race.
In his age group, Tim Read, competing against some of the best riders in the country, came 6th in the pursuit and 8th in the scratch race. More pictures here.
Helen competing in the Women's pursuit.
Saturday 2nd July
Dan Nickolay raced in Saturday's South Western Road Club Veterans Road Race in
Surrey. In a breakaway with one other rider, they were denied the top 2 places
when a chasing group of four eventually caught them with a lap to go, Dan
finishing in 5th place
Wednesday 22nd June 2005 A beautiful warm summer evening saw many riders make great improvements. Results here. Tuesday 21st June 2005 Dan Nicholay has been regularly competing in the Tuesday evening North Weald Aerodrome TLI circuit races and came a very respectable 10th from a field of 90 riders tonight. Sunday 19th June 2005 Steve Thomas competed in the High Wycombe Veterans 100k road race on a sweltering day. A very fast break of 12 quickly put several minutes into the bunch. Steve and John French from Peterborough CC then broke away from the pursuing bunch on the first lap and did a 2-up for 50+ miles! The breakaway contained 9 riders who were in the 75k race, so when they finished there were just 3 100k riders left. Steve & John came crossed the line together finishing equal 4th.
Wednesday 15th June 2005 Another great turnout from FVS-TRI with mixed fortunes for riders on a mild, blustery evening.
Wednesday 8th June 2005 A fine evening saw a good turnout, with riders from several local clubs participating. Results here. Wednesday 25th May 2005
Sunday 22nd May 2005 Parris Cripps and Steve Thomas raced in the Peterborough CC LVRC event held on a new circuit west of Sawtry. Three age-categorised races meant they rode in separate races. Parris finished in the main bunch behind a small breakaway group as did Steve in his event. The course was light on traffic and seemed to meet with approval from most riders with no particularly dangerous spots.
Wednesday 18th May 2005 With no event in 2004, it was good to see the return of Stevenage CCs first evening 10 for 2005. Steve Thomas, Dave Lowson and 6 riders from the FVS-TRI club rode the event on a chilly and blustery evening. Thanks to everyone who helped with the setting-up, marshalling and timekeeping, we just need a few more Stevenage CC riders now ! Safety considerations mean this event takes considerable effort to put on nowadays so please make every effort to get over and support the event by either riding, setting-up or marshalling. Results here. The Derek Wilsmore Trophy will be awarded to a Stevenage CC rider at the end of the series. Sunday 15th May 2005
Stevenage CC promoted the 4th in a national series
of 5 British Cycling veterans (40+) road races around a challenging circuit
based at Old Warden, Beds. On a fine sunny day, the 12 mile circuit took in the
villages of Northill, Copley and Cardington.
72 riders entered the event, many travelling from afar, such as West Merseyside. The event was won by Colin Roshier of Teamquest, 2nd was Paul Holdsworth of Hounslow & District. with Stephen Skuse of Kings North International 3rd. Over 40 riders completed the race in just under 3 hours with Malcolm Whitehead, the first over-50 across the line. Particular thanks go to Stevenage CC Chairman, Jack Brace for once again, organising a popular and well received event. Thanks to all members and friends for assisting, marshalling etc. Photos from the event here Saturday 14th May 2005 After a break of 3 years from open time trials, Steve Thomas competed in the Letchworth Velo 18 mile individual circuit time trial based at Guilden Morden, finishing in 22nd place with a time of 47.12. The event was won by Michael Broadwith with a time of 41.34. Friday 13th May 2005
Success for Tim Read who, from a field of 40, won
the Hare & Hounds event at the Welwyn Track League. Wednesday 11th May 2005 In his first track appearance for a few years, Parris Cripps won the over-50s point race in the inaugural LVRC track evening at the Welwyn Stadium. Mallorca Training Camp/Holiday April 2005
12 members of the Stevenage Cycling Club together with friends from the North Road and Gregarios recently returned from a 10 day trip to sunny Mallorca. During this time, many members clocked up over 500 miles through beautiful countryside and over challenging mountain routes. For more photos click here STEVENAGE CYCLING CLUB RIDER IN UCI RANKING TOUR OF CAMEROON Stevenage Cycling Club member Joe Liversidge, aged 18, will be taking part in the Tour of Cameroon 2005 race in Africa from the 26th February. The event will cover 1,611 km over two weeks in sweltering tropical conditions.
From late last year injuries prevented him from competing in this winter’s championships, but he is now back on form and training for up to five hours a day for the forthcoming event. He hopes that the tour, which will earn points with the world cycling body, the UCI, will bring him further attention from top teams and will get him into top form for the coming season’s road racing calendar. Joe is paying for a lot of the costs of the trip himself. If you would like to help with sponsorship please call 01438 221560 Sunday 20th February 2005 With the prospect of snow and even colder
conditions, Sunday's club run was a shorter than normal ride to Hertford, Welwyn
GC, Wheathampstead, Kimpton, Codicote & home. A small group braved the arctic conditions and rode 55 miles through Walkern, Ashwell, Dunton, Biggleswade, Langford, Henlow, Stondon, Barton-Le-Clay, Lilley with a brief stop at the Higgle-Tea Piggle-Tea cafe in Whitwell. Sunday 13th February 2005 10 members braved the cold North winds on a ride that began from our usual Sunday departure point outside the HSBC bank in Stevenage Town Centre. The route took us through Walkern, Ashwell, Dunton, Langford, Henlow and Hitchin, about 40 miles.
Club awards evening On Monday 24th January, the club held it's annual prize award evening at the Chequers Pub, Stevenage Old Town. The evening was well attended and prizes awarded in the following categories. Hill Climb - Tim Read Prizes were presented by the club's president, Jack Brace. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joe, a successful
rider since he became a member of the Stevenage Cycling Club at age 14, has
secured the place as a result of a series of impressive performances in local
and national track racing events. As a junior he won both the Junior and Senior
National Track Championship titles at Calshot in the 2003/4 winter series, and
the Eastern Counties Track Championship at the same time.