Reading Time: 2 minutesIt was a drizzly night, yet 15 intrepid riders came out, with some to see if they could improve their overall placings in the Guardian Cup. In reach of the trophy were series leader Dave Wilkinson, and Rich Munro – in grabbing distance of the prize. This is where the drama started, as Rich had […]
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WVCC Open 25 Mile Time Trial – 6th Augus
Reading Time: 2 minutesBright sunshine, a strong field and a healthy number of club volunteers meant that this looked like it would be a good, and potentially fast day. As the day started, and the first results came in, we weren’t waiting long till Lee Winslow of Wills Wheels CC stormed over the line with a 59:03, but soon followed […]
WVCC Club 10s – Guardian Cup Round 9 – 3
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA massively windy, gusty night only brought 11 entrants to this evening’s 10, and with time running out in the Guardian Cup series, there was a feeling of ‘nothing to lose, everything to gain’ with the determined faces at the start line. Some riders will have benefited from the tail wind on parts of the […]
My 24 hour TT – a box ticked.
Reading Time: 10 minutesI am sorry for this lengthy tome, I was intending to keep it short but…so if you read these ramblings, sit down with a coffee, you’ll need it to stay awake! How do I start to recount the ride of my 1st [and possibly only 24hr TT] especially when, a] Dave Fearon has given a […]
Pendle Forest L015 10 – 30th July 2016
Reading Time: 3 minutesI do not generally enter many open 10’s, indeed the last one I entered was March 14, however, inspired by Jim Williams performance in Hull a few weeks back, and my wish to obtain a sub 22:30 to obtain the senior gold standard, I entered this a few weeks back. As It happens, I actually […]
WVCC Open 25 mile Time Trial – 6th Augus
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOpen 25 mile Time Trial 2pm on Saturday 6th August 2015. HQ: Cranage Village Hall. Hi all, 1st call for marshals and helpers for our open 25 time trial. We need 25+ for the event to cover: junction marshals, timekeeper assistants, refreshments, signing on results etc, …so basically the more offers of help the better! […]
WVCC Club 10s – Guardian Cup Round 8 – 2
Reading Time: 2 minutesWell, here we are, a week after major traffic jams and club championships settled, back to the long game of Guardian Cup points, fast times, and a more subtle battle than last year as we complete round 8. The night was a good one, with some great times and many a PB set. Fast seasoned […]
Mersey RC 24 Hour National Championship ...
Reading Time: 11 minutesFirst of all a big congratulations to Jimmy Williams for completing the Mersey RC & National 24 Hour championship this weekend. The result and everything else are just part of the (lengthy sorry), story and we’ll get on to that, but the achievement for every rider is just getting to the finish. Jim will create […]
WVCC Club 10s – 2016 Championship 10 – 1
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFortunately this evening, many managed to battle through the chaotic traffic to get to the 10, and some excellent times were posted. No doubt who the winners were from the evening, when Lee turned up, it was to be his night, with a superb 21:24 to take gold. Speedy and consistent Jim Duffy took silver […]
Nova CC & M&DLCA 25 – 9th July 2016
Reading Time: 2 minutesCaroline & I were the only WVCC starters in this promotion which saw two races, the Nova for the men and the Manchester & District Ladies event for the women. My old friends Ian and Mavis Ross from my former club the Nova were the organisers and we always make an effort to ride this […]
WVCC Club 10s – Guardian Cup Round 7 – 6
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWell, we are well into the last half of this year’s competition, and this week there were some good times steady times set. Lee romped home with the fastest time, as he does every time he turns up – unless Matt Nowell pays a visit of course, and after an on course incident, where Strava […]
Team Swift 10 , 6th July 2016
Reading Time: 2 minutesCarl Ruebotham said ” you need to get over and ride the V718 mate it’s really fast” “not fast enough for an Open Event, and too fast for the slowest riders event” says I…. But, I decided that if you want to win the lottery, you have start off with a ticket..so a couple of […]