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Dagfields (Long & Short) – 1st July 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute The last time I visited Dagfields it was the weekend before Llanberis. It was a mild, sunny day with lots of talk about the next weekend that lay ahead. It was a cloudier, more relaxed visit this time round with more talk about the Club 10s. Despite dull, overcast skies a good crowd gathered at […]

50th Anniversary Off Road ride – Mary To

50th Anniversary Off Road ride – Mary Towneley Loop Sat 23 June

Reading Time: 2 minutes We nearly called it off due to the flooding in Lancashire / Yorkshire with Hebden Bridge, our intended lunch stop on the breakfast tv news due to the main street being submerged. But six intrepid off roaders set off from Waterfoot near Rawtenstall to tackle the 50 mile loop. This was early on, before we had hit too much […]

Percy Stallard Race Series Round 4 Resul...

Reading Time: 1 minute Kemp Racks up another win! Report by Don Parry, LVRC Chairman Reproduced from http://lvrc.org/percy_stallard_race_results.asp The rain stopped and the sun came out intermittently which was a welcome relief to most riders particularly on this course. The 38 miles were made up of 2 laps of a very demanding hill, twisty circuit with “heavy” roads. This […]

Blue Moon Cafe, Chester (Short Run) – 24

Blue Moon Cafe, Chester (Short Run) – 24th June 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes A reduced field this week gathered at the British Legion, torrential rain earlier in the week had threatened to return but held off enough, the clouds even clearing to let the sun shine through on the way home! 11 riders headed for Loggerheads while the remaining 12 (including 3 new riders) headed direct for Chester […]

LVRC 60/64 National road race champs at ...

Reading Time: 2 minutes Location: Nettlebed, Oxon Results: E Nat RR Championships 2012 Report by Don Parry, LVRC Chairman, report published at: http://lvrc.org/race_results.asp For maybe only the 2nd or 3rd time this year decent weather made the wearing of shorts unquestionable which made for a very positive start to this championship. Possibly the best ever field in recent years […]

Two Mills (Medium Run) – 17th June 2012

Two Mills (Medium Run) – 17th June 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Good turnout at the Legion this morning, fine drizzle and overcast skies saw riders don rain capes to start but were soon packed away as the rain stopped and cloud thinned. Having had our picture taken for a Northwich Guardian article we split up into 3 groups, a small group headed for the hills of […]

Oulton Park Series, Round Two, Tuesday 1...

Reading Time: 2 minutes Report by Chris Lamb Weaver Valley double win: Alan Kemp takes the Over 60 Race; Eleanor Underhill is fastest lady. They say that a week is a long time in politics. Six days after we were drowned by monsoon conditions, the English summer delivered an evening of near perfect weather with little wind and pleasant […]

Oulton Park Series (6 June): Kemp Kicks ...

Reading Time: 2 minutes Report by Chris Lamb Black clouds heralded a dramatic downpour for the start of the first race in this year\’s Oulton Park series on Wednesday 6 June at the picturesque Cheshire circuit. The riders got thoroughly drenched as they waited for the off. The testing conditions prevented any significant breakaways despite some valiant efforts. As […]