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 […]
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Club 100 Mile Championship (Closest Ever...
Reading Time: 4 minutesI write this lengthy (sorry), report with a mixture of emotions due to the bizarre set of circumstances that transpired on the day of the M&DTTA Open 100 mile champs. At this point I should mention that I was also the organiser of the race as well as a participant. The conditions were excellent as […]
WVCC Club 10s – Guardian Cup Round 6 – 2
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter a rainy day, it looks like the few riders that took to the course picked a break in an otherwise wet and windy day. Some times meant big things this evening though, as Dave Fearon romped ahead to clinch the fastest time of the evening, followed by a pre-washed Jim from the Mersey Ferry […]
Emily tries out her new ttoy…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA TT report by Emily…. Due to a few other time trials going on at the weekend, there was a very low Weaver Valley contingent in the East Lancs 25 mile TT round the J2/9 on Saturday. The rain was predicted to finish at 2pm, which would have been perfect for the start time; however […]
Otley CC 50 – The No Gaffa Tape Version
Reading Time: 3 minutesMany of you will remember Dave Fearon’s epic ride a couple of years ago when he had to Gaffa tape his trainers to his pedals as he forgot his shoes, well this was the same event. As many of you know, I am no stranger to getting up early, but when the alarm went off […]
BDCA 50 – 25th July 2016
Reading Time: 3 minutesToday was my first ride this Year in a top class field as this event is traditionally the most difficult one to get into because of the fast course on the A50 at Etwall. True to form all 80 entrants had faster last 3 season times than a 1:54 and nearly as many entries were […]
Warrington Road Club TTT – J2/9
Reading Time: 2 minutesChris Gilbertson, Jim Williams, Jo Blakeley and Jim Duffy all took part in the WRC 4 up last night, the target was to secure win the fastest team with a Lady. Conditions were perfect. Five teams were eligible, we were off 2nd at 6:48 behind Knutsford Tri, it was the first time we had actually […]
Oulton Park Series, Event No 3 Results
Reading Time: 2 minutesWell the weather gods smiled on us again tonight, and although it wasn’t a scorcher, at least it stayed dry…. Alan Forrester was a clear winner of the Dave Astles Memorial Trophy.. and a worthy winner he was too, he had two wins and a second over the series. I hope he enters next year […]
Club 50 mile Champs – 18th June 2016
Reading Time: 3 minutes Today was the M&DTTA 50 mile champs incorporating the WVCC club champs. A large field of 105 riders was on the start list and WVCC had 5 entrants. First off was yours truly feeling OK but a little worried after spending 25 hours on planes this week flying to San Francisco on Monday and […]
WVCC Club 10s – Guardian Cup Round 5 – 1
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe weather has been pretty unpredictable in terms of when the rain is going to come down, so I didn’t expect a large turnout this evening. Clearly, there are many eyes on the Cup this year, as we had a total of 25 (19 club) riders turn up to take their chances. Fortunately, as with […]
Oulton Park Race Series – Event 2
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWell the rain held off for the races, despite it being a bit ‘monsoony’ an hour or so before.. here are the results for week 2 The Dave Astles Trophy Standings. Taster Race Juniors Race Ladies Race Over 60s-70s, Over 70s [E&F, G&H] Over 50s- Under 60s [C&D] Over 40s, Under 50s [A&B] Over 18s, […]
M&DTTA June Newsletter
Reading Time: < 1 minutePlease find attached the latest newsletter from the M&DTTA at the link below. M&DTTA June 2016 Newsletter