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Latest News 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
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