Reading Time: 10 minutes I 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 […]
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WVCC Club 25 – 2016 Championship 25 – 27
Reading Time: < 1 minute A bright and cool night greeted the riders competing for the glory of the Club 25. Spirits were high, and the Lee appeared(!) Everyone knew that they were racing for 2nd place. π A slight headwind along Penny’s Lane would mean that times would be gained on the fast run along the A530 – King […]
WVCC Club 10s – Guardian Cup Round 8 – 2
Reading Time: 2 minutes Well, 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 minutes First of all a big congratulations to Jimmy Williams for completing the Mersey RC & National 24 Hour championship this weekend.Β The result and everything else are just part of the (lengthy sorry), story and weβll get on to that, but the achievement for every rider is just getting to the finish.Β Jim will create […]
WVCC Club 10s – 2016 Championship 10 – 1
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fortunately 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 […]
Audlem RR Series Event 1 (of 4)
Reading Time: 2 minutes Audlem is lucky to have 2 road race circuits that comply with the rules, however, last weeks event was cancelled as both had road works on, so tonight’s event became the first on the series of 4. Condidtions were dry with a bit of a breeze, it was initially quite cool considering we are now […]
Nova CC & M&DLCA 25 – 9th July 2016
Reading Time: 2 minutes Caroline & 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.Β 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 minute Well, 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 minutes Carl Ruebotham said ” you need to get over and ride the V718 mate it’s really fast” Β “not fast enough for an Open Event, and too fast for the slowest riders event” says I…. But, Β I decided that if you want to win the lottery, you have start off with a ticket..so a couple of […]
Club 100 Mile Championship (Closest Ever...
Reading Time: 4 minutes I 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.Β 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 minute After 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 minutes A 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 […]