2nd May Spalding Criteriums
Spalding CC are running town centre races in conjunction with the Flower festival. The races will be run on a 1km circuit around the town centre. The circuit will be barriered, all the roads are closed for 5 hours. Each race will have primes and run on a similar format to The Tour Series. We have music and a DJ, live commentary. HQ will be at Everyboy's Gym off Vine Street. Should be a good afternoon of racing. We even have a grandstand at the finish.
Please tell everyone including all the youths to get their entries in now as it's starting to fill up.
Events for all categories and age groups, entry details on the British (BC) web site. You need to be a BC licence holder enter but you have time to do this once you have got your entry in.
Good chance for the young riders to have a go at road racing, let me know if you need any help with how to enter etc.
20/2/10 Coalville Wheelers 25 (Griffydam)
Jim Coleman and Chris Carter struck some unseasonably good weather on Saturday afternoon for another Sporting 25 mile course. With Jim breaking the hour in 59.25 to take 5th place behind winner Matt Bottrills 55.28. Chris produced a good 1.09.23 and can only get quicker as the year progresses.
The snow which caused the club reliability to be cancelled also stopped the Dynamic Duo riding the team Swift 10 on the ultra fast course at North Cave on Sunday morning. This means the new carbon 65T ring still awaits its first outing, makes me feel weak just thinking about it. Simon Top of Page»
13/2/10 LRRA Dinner & Presentation
The LRRA dinner took place at Sleaford and all the Silver was given out for the 2009 Lincolnshire Time Trial championships.
No club representation on the night but Neil Sentence won the 2Up - 1st Mixed Team at 43.22 and Kim Paxton won 1st Mixed Team (with Neil at 43.22) 1st Handicap on 25TT at 40.25 and 50M TT 1st Lady and she won the Christine Wilson Rose Bowl. Unfortunately they were not able attend to collect their awards.
As you can see there are plenty of pots up for grabs and with several more club riders threatening to ride open Time Trials this year maybe we will see some more club success.
Thanks to Steve Foreman (Lincs Race Photos) for the picture. Top of Page»
14/2/10 Ely and District 25-mile event
First Time Trial result of the season from Ely on a wet windy day and on a sporting course using some technical muddy fen lanes.
Chris Carter in his first full racing season did a good time of 1.10.6 in the tough conditions.
Jim Coleman took an excellent 3rd position in 59.45 behind Cycles Dauphin rider Dan Staite in 57:14 to win by 1:19 from last year’s winner Sam Barker of Planet X on 58.33. Top of Page»
13/1/10 Nutrition Talk
A good turnout out an a cold January night of almost 40 club members and guests from Sleaford Wheelers, for an interesting talk on nutrition and hydration as it effects endurance athletes such as cyclists and how the products SIS offer can help in improving performance.
Many thanks to Michael Fish of Science in Sport for the excellent presentation and the goody bags, David Williams of Cyclesport for organising the evening and Spen and Sue from the Grantham shop for helping out on the evening, also Peter Pain for setting the wheels in motion.
Lincs League Cyclo Cross Results.
5/1/10 VC Lincoln Handicap race and Prize Presentation.
Back to Bardney Abbey on a very cold snowy morning, for the final races of the season which were decided on handicap. The course was mud free but very frozen and bumpy and thanks to the Royal Mail finally delivering, club participation was increased U12’s Eleanor Crawford took 10th place and out of the prizes on handicap.
U16’s Peter Cocker came in 4th position which was good enough for equal 3rd on handicap
Senior Simon Cocker rode to a steady 34th loosing a few places thanks to an errant chain and Sean East faring better than his first race a few weeks ago to finish 39th. Winner was Dan Booth from Cult Racing by a clear margin from Graham Briggs now riding for his new team Rapha Condor
After the race the presentations were held for the Lincolnshire League.
Pride of place went to Eleanor Crawford winning the U12 girls and 8th overall with the boys. Photo (right): L to R, 2nd Reece Moradhkan (Spalding CC), Eleanor, 1st Matt Ellis (Spalding CC) and 3rd Bradley Sprogis (VC Lincoln).
In the Youth (U16’s) Peter Cocker finished 4th overall with Ben Green (Sports City Velo) the winner from George Thompson (Sleaford Wheelers) by just 2 pts
In the Over 16s Simon Cocker was 34thoverall, with Chris Crawford 57th, winner was Mark Cotton of Bycka Sport racing.
Also 2nd in the ladies series a good performance by new member Sue Hesketh also having her first experience of cyclo-cross this winter. Husband Steve now a second claim member but riding for the Army CU was 17th overall in the over 16s series.
20th Dec Rossington Wheelers
On a frosty morning Eleanor was the only rider from the club, finishing 4th in the U12’s.
Royal Mail still failing in their duty.
13th Dec Cottingham Coureurs
On a flat playing field based course at Winterton the Crawfords were the only club representatives thanks to the Royal Mail failing to deliver a new pair of forks to the Cocker household
Eleanor finishing 11th in the U12’s and Chris 46th in the Seniors which was won by Rick Lister
29th Nov Scunthorpe Road Club
The surrounding grass banks of the Quibell park cycle track and wooded hill side turned into a real mud fest after a torrential downpour during the U12s race, leaving all riders struggling to keep up right, some more successfully than others.
U16’s - Ben Green won again, despite a heavy fall in the woods with Peter Cocker in 7th
U12’s - Eleanor Crawford struggled in the heavy conditions but battled on gamely for 13th place.
Seniors - Chris Crawford was the only club survivor in the senior event picking his way round gingerly in 56th place. Simon Cocker retired with a lap and a half to go after a large tree jumped out and shorted his wheelbase by a couple of inches. Mark Cotton of Byka sport took the win. Photo Album»
22nd Nov Lincoln Wheelers
In the grounds of the Police HQ at Nettleham, good use of the natural contours and a bit of mud made for an interesting course
U16’s - Ben Green resumed winning ways in a shoulder to shoulder sprint with George Thompson and Peter Cocker in 5th
U12’s - Eleanor Crawford took 9th place with Elliott Dudley Sherwood CC the winner
Seniors - Mixed fortunes for club riders in the senior event with Sean East breaking his chain after one lap in his first comeback race. Jacob Storey also retired after a couple of laps leaving Simon Cocker to finish 6th Vet 50 and 45th overall. Winner was Rick Lister of Team Endura. Photo Album» Top of Page»
7/1/10 Sue Bunn
It is with sadness that we report that Sue, wife of member Steve Bunn died recently after a short illness.
There is going to be a celebration of her life - sombre clothing not required at Grantham Crematorium Harrowby Road, Grantham 2.00 PM Monday 11th of January.
If people want to buy flowers they are kindly requested to send them to someone they love... etc etc..
Our thoughts are with Bunny and his family at this time.
12/1/10 Social Evening - SIS Nutrition Talk 7.30pm at the Cricket club on Gorse Lane Grantham NG32 1AP
we will have Michael Fish from Science in Sport giving a talk on nutrition as applicable to competitive Cycling and Triathlon. This should last around an hour or so with a chance to ask questions with samples available and possibly some special offers.
So an ideal chance for all members to expand their knowledge of an area which from a personal point view I know I do not give sufficient thought.
ps The bar will be open, but only for the sale of nutritious alcohol.
Saturday 24th April 2010
The Discover Rutland CiCLE Tour.
Entries for 2010 are now open at www.sientries.co.uk
THIS EVENT NOW INCLUDES CHIP TIMING. The Routes remain the same as last year and the links for these are below. These are for guidance and are subject to possible change nearer to the event, so just treat them as a guide.
The Rutland Tour has two distances, 100 miles, 50 miles. This event is run in conjunction with the International CiCLE Classic race the following day. This is the biggest one-day race in the UK, so why not stay over after riding the cyclo-sportive and enjoy the racing the following morning. The sportive does not take place on the same roads as the race, as the race covers many tracks not accessible outside of the race. All of the roads are suitable for road bikes with slick tyres.
The 100 mile challenge covers terrain typical of Rutland and East Leicestershire; steep, short climbs that come thick and fast on quiet lanes through picturesque villages. The course is deliberately designed to get harder as it progresses, so don't be fooled by the relatively easy start out of Oakham.
There will be two (I'm working on 3) manned feedstations on the route and mechanical support provided by Neil Exton of All-Geared-Up. Both Neil and Rutland Cycling will be acting as sag wagons. There will also be tea and coffee available at Owston Village Hall (Feedstation 2) alongside the normal sports drink and food. As a local college is hosting the event there will be an opportunity to shower and change after the event. Top of Page»
Sat. 16 January Velo Club Rutland are running a Go-Race event (the day before the National Trophy Cyclo-cross)
This is the first edition of the Rutland Schools Championship but it is open to all children within the age categories on the attached poster.
The event is for novice riders and is not aimed at juniors who have been coached and are regularly entering open events. Entry form
Cyclo-Cross Lincs League Results
15/11/09 VC Lincoln at Bardney Abbey
The Weather gods smiled on this round of the Lincs League with the gales and torrential ran giving way to a bright sunny day. The course was literally around the historic site of Bardney Abbey on a tricky field based course, still bumpy despite the recent heavy rain and use of an overnight roller. Under 12 - Eleanor again rode well to take 10th place behind winner Matt Ellis of Spalding. Under 16 - Peter Cocker took a steady 4th place, after again experiencing some course and bike issues on the first lap, with George Thompson from Sleaford winning for the second week in sucession. Seniors - Aother big field despite the national trophy event at Mallory Park, saw a reasonable start by the only club representative this week, Simon Cocker but he faded a bit over the second half to lose several places finishing 45th, despite strong vocal support from Alan, Janet and the 2 Daves (Stricko and Hurd) Photo Album»
8/11 Boston Wheelers at Ostlers Plantation - Woodhall Spa
The rain stayed clear of what was probably the most technical course so far this season, in the woods near Woodhall Spa. Under 12 - Eleanor Crawford continued consistent riding this season with 9th place, despite not feeling too well, with Elliott Dudley from Sherwood Pines the winner Under 16 - Peter Cocker lost ground on the first lap to the leading riders and never recovered, riding steadily for 7th overall. A close race for the lead saw Jordan Gell and Ben Green tangle on the last lap leaving the way for George Thompson of Sleaford to take a clear win Senior Event - A big field of 75 riders took to the start line but it was race to forget for the clubs senior riders. Jacob Storeys race ended on the second lap after a few knocks through the tricky wooded section left him unable to continue. Simon Cocker made it to the penultimate lap when a rear tyre blew out, taking him out of the race. An earlier crash on the warm up lap had already cooled any initial enthusiasm. Chris Crawford made it to the finish line for 64th place. Winner again was Graham Briggs (Candi TV) after a race long tussle with Mark Cotton. Photo Album»
1/11 - Yello Velo - Louth
The promised torrential rain arrived to give the first real mud of the Cyclo-Cross season at Hubbards Hills. Continuous rain made conditions very wet for the U16s in the first race, this eased of for the Under 12s and stopped for the senior race but left conditions very tiring and slippery with traction at a premium on some of the short grassy climbs. Under 12s - Matthew Ellis from Spalding won again with no club riders taking part. Youth (U16) - Ben Green of Lincoln returned to winning ways in a close race from George Thompson with Peter Cocker in 5th and Ashley Money riding his first Cyclo-Cross in 9th place a good performance on a heavy mountain bike. Senior - An exciting race with Graeme Briggs- Candi TV just overhauling Mark Cotton -Byka sport on the finish line after loosing time early on with a crash. Simon Cocker took 36th place.
25/10 - Hosted by Witham Wheelers at Stroxton
On the grass land based course at Stroxton, club members had done another good job laying out an interesting course under Gordons instruction. Saturdays rain cleared away to leave a dry day but the windy conditions still made the going hard for all. Under 12 - Eleanor Crawford continued her consistent performances for the season with 7th place behind the winner Matthew Ellis of Spalding (6 laps in 10.43) Youth (U16)- Peter Cocker took a fine 3rd place behind winner George Thompson (7 laps in 27.31) of Sleaford. Senior - A clear win by professional rider Graeme Briggs (9 laps in 48.59) riding for Candi-TV with Chris Crawford the only club rider taking part in 44th place at 3 laps. Top of Page»
11th Oct Hill Climb - Harby Hill
Using Harby Hill for the club championship Phil Etches took victory by the smallest of margins from Paul Coneely with Peter Barnes not far behind to take first Junior with an improved ride. Jim Coleman was fastest on the day although not eligible for the championship as he is now riding first claim for Cherry Valley racing team. Father and son Clive and Karl Baillie also produced very respectable times after taking up cycling only earlier this year.
Jim Coleman 2.47
Phil Etches 3.18
Paul Conneely 3.19
Peter Barnes 3.26
Chris Carter 3.32
Tony Mendham 4.05
Phil Atherton 4.08
Martin Hedley 4.13
Clive Baillie 4.28
Karl Baillie 4.33
Terry Crosby 5.06
Dave Beckett 5.19
11th Oct Spalding Cyclo- Cross - Bourne Woods
The latest round of the Lincolshire league took place on a fast course again in unseasonably dry conditions at Bourne Woods.
Under 12 Eleanor Crawford rode well for 13th place from a big field of 38 riders
Under 16 Peter Cocker took a good 4th with Ben Green from Lincoln winning again.
Senior Jacob Storey won the Witham Wheelers battle for 34th with Simon Cocker back in 40th, the winner Steve Halsall of VC Moulin.
18th Oct Alford Wheelers Cyclo-Cross - South Ormsby
A bumpy grassland course with a steep run up and tricky chicanes through trees gave an interesting course in the 4th round of the Lincs League.
Under 12 Eleanor Crawford 6th overall and first girl
Under 16 Ben Green from Lincoln won again in a sprint finish from Jordan Gell also Lincoln. Peter Cocker failed to finish after a crash bent his front wheel and wrist when riding well in contention for 4th place
Senior Mark Cotton from Lincoln was the runaway winner by over 2.30. Best Witham Wheeler Simon Cocker 34th with Chris Crawford 55th. Top of Page»
More success for Witham Wheelers riders in the 2009 Velo 99 handicap Road Race series with Phil Etches winning the series for the 3rd time overall since 1998 and winning group 6 for the sixth time over the same period.
In his first year in the series Phil Atherton won Group 4 and took second overall with Ross Tomblin runner up in Group 4, also in his first year of racing.
The full results of the Velo 99 for 2009 are as follows;
Overall winner and group 6 winner Phil Etches with 453 points Second overall and group 4 winner Phil Atherton with 437 points
Ross Tomblin 423 points
Tony Mendham 388 points
Ian Makevit 293 points
Dave Herd 288 points
Chris Samler 74 points ( 2 events )
Nigel Podam 18 points ( 1 event )
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26/9/09 Lincoln Junior Triathlon
Several young members were part of the 200 young competitors who took part in the first Lincoln Junior Triathlon based at the Yarborough centre as part of the East Midland series.
In the Tristar 3 category over 250m swim, 4km bike and 2 km run, Peter Cocker after holding a good lead at the end of the bike was overhauled on the run to finish in 2nd for the second consecutive event in the series, while Ashley Money taking part in his first Triathalon took a measured approach for a comfortable 8th position.
In the younger Tristar 1 age group Sam and Joe Letchworth also having a go at their first Triathlon and finished a creditable 15th and 22nd.
27/09 RAF CC Cyclo-Cross - Cranwell
The second round held of the Lincs league held again in fine dry conditions on an interesting course at RAF Cranwell.
Youth - Peter Cocker 6th behind Ben Green winning for the second week in a row.
U12 - Eleanor Crawford 8th overall an first girl.
Senior - Comfortable win by semi-professional rider Graham Briggs of Candi-TV. Further down the field Simon Cocker took the club honours in 40th one place in front of Jacob Storey who had an exciting first lap with 2 crashes removing quite a bit of skin and Chris Crawford in 55th. Thanks to Peter Storey for the video below.
Next event is at Bourne Woods 11th October
20/9/09
Sleaford Wheelers Cyclo-Cross Barkston
Several Wobblies took to the start line of a cyclo-cross for the first time in the opening round of the Lincolnshire league, in unseasonably warm conditions on a tricky grass land based course at Chandlers in Barkston. Under 12 race over 10 minutes Eleanor Crawford rode well to finish 10th with Matt Ellis of Spalding the winner. Under 16 race over 30 minutes Peter Cocker took 5th place with Ben Green of Sports City the winner. Senior event over 60 minutes. saw Jimmy Coleman, Jacob Storey, Chris Crawford and Simon Cocker all taking up starting positions near the rear of the 63 starters. With the hard dry conditions the pace was fast from the start and all 3 rode steadily to finish Simon 39th, Jacob 48th and Chris in 55th and the winner Leigh Fearn of Matlock. Jim retired finding the hot and dusty conditions not to his liking.
Next round Sunday 27th Sept the RAF CC promote at Cranwell.
Photos can be seen at
www.lincsracephotos.co.uk
Southwell Triathlon
In the last local event of the season Matt Pennifold took part in his first event of the season recording an excellent 51st place overall out of 468 finishers, with a time of 1:01:08 with the winner Andy Tarry in a very rapid 46:35 for the 400m swim, 19.3km bike and 5km run.
LVRC Roadrace St Ives.
Phil Etches won his 4th LVRC race of the season at St Ives in a two man breakaway with John Elliott of Alford Wheelers. Phil even had enough time at the finish to straighten his jersey and do a two armed salute as per the Tour.
Phil Atherton rode his first LVRC event and managed to stick in the bunch until the last lap when the pace picked up with several attacks. Paul Conneely finished in the A and Bs bunch after the winning break went on the first lap and was never seen again. Top of Page»
12/9/09 GHS 10 Final Peter Cocker took part in the National Schoolboy 10 mile Time Trial championship at Alcester Warwickshire, competing against boys up to 2½ years older, having qualified as fastest 14 year old in the Lincolnshire heat.
On a rolling course in warm but breezy conditions Peter recorded 26.02 to finish in a creditable 71st overall out of 130 finishers and 14th in the 14 year age group. Fastest on the day was Ryan Mullen Rhos on Sea CC in 21.37.
Picture shows the starting effort.
29/8/09 Lincs RRA 10 mile
Several Witham Wheelers took part in the Lincs Championship 10 mile championship with Bill Harrison the quickest in 25.31 for 38th place, Neil Sentance 45th in 26.17, Kim Paxton 63rd in 29.00 and Mike Lewis 75th in 30.59. The winner was Julian Ramsbottom in 20.33
5/9/09 Spalding Grass Track
Peter Barnes debuted on a borrowed fixed gear bike adapted for grass racing and went up against some tough competition on Saturday. The event consisted of many events and first up was the 800m sprint heats. First through went to the final and the rest went to the repechage. Peter was in a heat that included Max Pendleton (Mildenhall CC), who later leant him a set of toe straps. Peter came 4th of the 4 riders and had to go to the repechage, which put him against Adam Ellis (Spalding CC) and a man named Simon (Welwyn Garden City CC). Peter kept with the pace in the opening two laps but thought victory was inevitable so let the other two contest it. Due to losing in the repechage heat, Peter went into the unknown distance race with the five other riders who failed to make it through. He started poorly but finished well to record a 4th place.
As the day went on, Peter slowly got more used to the fixer gear and how to go fast on the unbanked grass track, the devil takes the hindmost race resulted in a poor showing as he was unable to get his feet in the pedals in time to be anywhere near the next worst placed rider and went out at the first elimination. This was a minor blip in the progress as the next round was the 800m handicap, due to previous failings Peter got a nice handicap and came through his heat in third. The final, however, did not go as well, a slow start saw Ken Rosenor (Kings Lynn CC) get away from him from the same handicap and Adam Ellis and Will Hare (Spalding CC) breezed past placing him in 4th with the top three getting prize money. If the race had have been 850m Peter would have got 3rd as Ken was tying up drastically in the final metres.
These races all built up to the finale, the 8km scratch. This was touted as the hardest race by many of the competitors as any semblance of a mass peloton is broken up into a few riders in small groups dotted around the 250m track. The slow start meant Peter could get into his rhythm and get to a decent speed in enough time to stay with the race, unfortunately three riders had managed to get a gap which he missed and he had to do a kilometre on his own to shut the gap down. He got a brief respite with this group, but the Welwyn rider decided to accelerate and unable to match it Peter had to resort to riding tempo to slowly draw the riders back in. This worked and another rider also bridged the gap and the lead group became 5. The lead five managed to lap all the other riders at least once so the winner would come out of this group. Sadly, a gap opened up with Peter behind two lapped riders and this proved to be one effort too many, so he just stuck to the back of the lapped riders who were 6th, 7th and 8th providing him with an easy way to secure a hard fought 5th place and had that mistake of sitting at the back even with lapped riders not been made, he could have maybe been up with the podium riders.
8km Scratch:
1st – Welwyn CC Rider (won every event bar the handicap)
2nd – Alex Avery (Spalding CC)
3rd – Max Pendleton (Mildenhall)
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5/9/09 Vitruvian Triathlon at Rutland Water
In one of the biggest events on the UK triathlon calendar, Stefan Lawrence put in an excellent performance for 28th overall in a time of 4:25:17 for the 1900m swim, 52 mile bike and half marathon.
Peter Pain took 4:57:55 for 184th overall and 4th in the over 50 age group, despite feeling the effects of a long season.
Race winner was Joel Jameson in 3:56:54 with a total of 785 finishers.
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4/10/09 - Viking Challenge
Yes its time for the annual mud fest, last years being the wettest yet, giving a certain masochistic sense of pleasure to all those who completed, report and pictures.
We usually get quite a few members taking part, with some racing around and others just going for the cakes, which are well worth it.
Full details can be found at this web site and practice runs will probably be organised by the serious ones, see forum for details. Also, http://www.vikingchallenge.org.uk/
6/9/09 Velo 99 - Thoroton With groups 5 and 6 being awarded stiff handicaps on a flat course, it was always likely that the large group 4 were going to prevail on the day and all seemed to be going to plan until the final sprint for home. Phil Etches, marshalling on the day, was looking for the other groups to stay away from group 6 to hand him the overall winners jersey for 2009 and, with this in mind, Tony Mendham, Ross Tomblin, Ian Makevit and Phil Atherton set about the task and figured prominently in keeping the group working hard, so much so that group 5 did not close any time on their handicap.
By lap 3 of the 6 lap race they had caught groups 2 and 3 and were bearing down on the race leaders, who were all caught by the bell. With half a lap to go a lone rider made a break into a headwind, but was gradually caught by the bunch. Round the final bend and into the long straight for the finish, group 4 were guilty of keeping too close an eye on each other that they missed an audacious kick by Pete Dunn from group 3 with 200 yards to go and they never looked like closing it. John Flear, 75 years old and still going strong, managed to grab 2nd and win group 4 in a tight finish with Ross Tomblin in 3rd place overall and Phil Atherton in 4th.
Tony Mendham and Maka both finished in high positions in the sprint to round off a good season for the Wobblies. Phil Etches won group 6 and finished in 1st place overall and Phil Atherton won group 4 and, not far behind, Ross Tomblin bagged himself 2nd place in group 4. Phil and Ross will now start the next season in group 5. Top of Page»
23/8/09 Velo 99 - North Kelsey News item to be restored soon. Top of Page»
30/8/09 Sunday Clubrun to the Leicester Sky-Ride News item to be restored soon. Top of Page»
14/8/09 10 Mile Handicap TT series
With 1 week to go, latest standings.
12/8 Lincs League & Prize Presentation
In the final round of the Lincolnshire Road Race League at Withern nr Alford Neil Sentence just missed out on the win by a tyres width in the big bunch sprint with Phil and Paul not far behind.
Neil Sentence 2nd overall
Phil Etches 5th overall
Paul Conneely 8th overall Handicap Group prizes were also awarded down to 5th place.
Neil 2nd in group 4
Phil 2nd in group 3
Pete Barnes 3rd in group 2
Tony Mendham 4th in group 2
After the event prizes were presented for the overall 2009 League position with Neil Sentence presented with the Lincs League winners cup and Phil Etches the Nev Crane Memorial Cup by Nevs grandson Ben Foster for the best over 50 rider.
9/8/09 Velo 99 Road Race - Widmerpool.
All of the Wobblies taking part rode with particular distinction, none more so than Nigel Podam who, in his first velo race, was thrust into the powerful group 6 and worked well in helping them overcome a 5 minute handicap to claw back the other groups well before the bell.
One lone breakaway rider from group 1 thwarted what would have been a good victory for Phil Etches, but Phil did win the mass sprint for the line to win group 6 and take second place overall.
Dave Herd rode strongly towing group 5 around and Ross Tomblin, Ian Makevit, Tony Mendham and Phil Atherton all did their bit in group 4 before being caught by the faster groups. Phil Atherton managed to win group 4 and took 7th place overall with Ross Tomblin taking 2nd in group 4 and 8th place overall. Nigel Podam took 9th place overall and Tony, Maka and Dave Herd were well up in the bunch.
The photo show's Phil Etches and Phil Atherton with their bottles of Old Pulteney Scotch Whisky which was presented to each of the group winners by group 5 rider Eddie Moran, the regional sales executive for the famous distiller.
Second successive Overall Victory in 2009 Lincs League!
The Witham Wheelers have stunned the Lincolnshire cycling world by claiming overall victory in the Lincs League series for the second successive year.
Building on last years success of Jimmy Coleman this years top spot was claimed by Neil Sentance, whose consistent high scoring throughout the season enabled him to edge out Jimmy Coleman by just 2 points. To complete a clean sweep of the trophies, Phil Etches, who finished in 9th place overall, bagged 1st place in the over 50's competition.
Main results of interest as follows:-
1st Neil Sentance 65 points WWCC
2nd Jimmy Coleman 63 point (second claim WWCC)
3rd Joe Moore 60 points (Lindsey Roads CC)
9th Phil Etches 36 points WWCC (over 50s cup winner)
20th Paul Conneely 18 points WWCC
46th Ant Conneely 7 points WWCC
67th Tony Mendham 1 point WWCC
Phil Etches and Paul Conneely were both well in contention in the early part of the season but were eventually hampered by missing key races and Paul suffering a puncture in our own race when well placed.
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2/8/09 LVRC Velo ClubNotts event at Flintham.
Iin the 60+ age group, having helped to make the break with John Elliott six riders made the decisive move with 3 laps to go. With six riders contesting the sprint on the home straight into a strong front to side wind, good positioning was vital. Phil Etches started the sprint early from two riders back and then hugged the left side of the road to make the other riders take the windward side which gave him the win by a wheel, his 3rd victory of the season.
In the 40+ age group 60 mile event Paul Conneely was active throughout joining Simon Day when he attacked on lap 2 and were quickly joined by three other group B riders. However with 2 laps to go a determined bunch caught this break and Paul was unable to go with further breaks and did well to finish with the bunch. Top of Page»
20/9/09 Bourne Wheelers 3 Castles Sportive (well 2 and a very big house!!)
110k or 70k ride.
A 110k or 70k ride on Sunday 20th September start 9am.
A 110k ride mainly through country lanes starting at Edenham taking in 3 castles and 5 categorised climbs
With the option of a shortcut version of 70k- but you miss out the best bits and only get 2 castles and 2 climbs!!!
We are running the event to raise funds to get another qualified British Cycling coach for our Go Ride youth scheme, so this year I’m afraid we would like some of your money.
What will you get for your cash?? A fully signed route with back up map and route details-sports drinks from Be Well - facilities at start and finish of Edenham village hall and refreshments available (for a small charge). You wont get a naff T-shirt and we ask you to put a mobile in your back pocket to “phone a friend” if you get into trouble. There aren’t any feed stations as most of you don’t stop!!, but there are plenty of shops on the 110k route if you want extra drinks/snacks and even places to get Sunday lunch!!
For £7 we still think it’s a bargain
The event is limited to the first 100 entries.
Go to www.bournewheelers.co.uk to download an entry form and check routes
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19/7/09 LVRC Tour of the Wolds at Great Limber
Phil Etches just managed to scrape 3rd place by winning the bunch sprint. Two riders went clear on the third lap and were never brought back, despite Phil trying to bridge across on the fourth lap, but being reeled in by the bunch. The very wet weather with a strong wind did not help the chase and that's my excuse. Top of Page»
12/7/09 The Nev Crane Memorial Race at Sleaford Wheelers - 25m Time Trial
The Nev Crane Memorial Race was won by Wayne Randle in a rapid 52.41, beating the old course record by nearly one minute.
Witham Wheelers times were:
D.Strickson 1.1.55
P.Pain 1.6.00
C.Crawford 1.10.58
K.Paxton 1.11.27
N.Sentance 1.5.19
M.Hedley 1.9.13
Jim Coleman recorded 56.20 leading Cherry Valley team mates I.Dalton and A.Tuplin to the team prize
• Velo 99
Whitham Wheelers were represented by Phil Etches and Rich Ellingworth in group 6 and Dave Herd in 5 and Tony Mendham in 4. With Phil Atherton, Ian Makevit and Ross Tomblin taking their turn to help with marshalling.
After struggling in previous races with a big handicaps at last group 6 had a decent handicap of 4min 30sec to group 5 which they caught after four very hard 5 mile laps of chasing in a 6 lap race.
Having caught all groups with a lap to go the attacking started with Rob Blackburn kicking over the top of the hill only to be joined by Phil E and two other riders. Chris Whitlam attacked next which took the four riders clear of the chasing peloton with only the final positions to be sorted out on the hill finish.
Rob had the strongest sprint with Chris a bike length behind and Phil E a close 3rd for a very good result in the overall standings. Rich E hung on gallantly to group 6 until the fun and games started which is no mean feat considering his long lay off from competitive riding. Tony and Dave felt the heat of the race but hung on manfully to finish in the strung out peloton. Top of Page»
Club Road Race - update
Quick update on the entries so far, the 3 /4 event is over 60 riders so with a maximum of 80 don't rely on entering on the line.
The E /1 /2/ 3/ 4 is now over 40 again with maximum of 80, so more entries required. Contact Jeff ASAP if you want to get a ride
Katie Colclough
Congratulations to local rider Katie on her 2nd place in the European Under 23 road race chamionship, more details can be seen here
http://new.britishcycling.org.uk
Heckington Show Saturday 25th July
The club is putting an U-16 team into the Heckington show Grass Track event in a head to head with with Sleaford and Spalding. Events will include Pursuit, Sprints, Team Sprint and Scratch Races There will also be Senior racing and many other events in this show. Should be a good day out and chance to support the younsters in the club. Details can be seen at:
www.heckingtonshow.org.uk
Triathlon Update - Northampton, Bournemouth
Peter Pain Raced at Northampton Tri 28th June. At last I managed to win my age group and came 45th overall in a time of 2hrs 13min 45sec. Reasonable swim in a time of 26min 42sec and that was with a pause as I started to hyperventilate having gone off to fast!!
Paul Letchworth has just got back from the Bournemouth International Triathlon - which is 1500m sea swim, 40k cycle and 10.525k run. "The swim was great - really big waves just off Bournemouth pier! I did a great bike 1h10m and then the run was ok - finished with a time of 2h34m in 110th position. Blimey my legs hurt!"
Grantham Sprint Triathlon - rescheduled.
After being cancelled in June this event is now rescheduled for Sunday August 30th.
The sprint is 400m Swim, 22K Bike and 5k Run and the Tri it Tri is half the Sprint distances. The venue, the Grantham Meres Leisure Complex has up to date facilities with free parking, registration, transition and finish all within 100 yards of each other.
Use the web address below for entry form and details.
www.granthamtri.co.uk
7/7/09 Alford Wheelers 10 mile Schoolboy Time Trial - Peter Cocker 8th
Witham Wheelers entered a team into the Linclonshire heat of the 10 Mile Time Trial National Schoolboys Championship held in conjunction with the Alford Wheelers open 10.
The young team did exceptionally well in the first event they have entered of this kind. Jake Storey came 3rd overall in a time of 24.24 with the rest of the team placing well enough to win the team title. Other team times: Peter Barnes 28.02, Toby Kiely 30.21 and Peter Cocker 31.08.
This has qualified the team for the National Schoolboy Championship to be held in Hertfordshire on 14th September.
In the Open event Simon Cocker recorded 26.30 Top of Page»
London to Paris cycle event 30th June to 4th July 2010 in aid of Kidney Research UK.
News from member Peter Storey that his charity (he is Director of Marketing) Kidney Research UK, has launched its own bespoke London to Paris cycle event taking place 30th June to 4th July 2010. Recruitment is now open and we have partnered up with Cycling Weekly to promote the event. The charity features on the home page and sponsors the live feed of the Tour coverage, in return for promotion of the London to Paris event and a click through direct to register on our site.
Please see www.cyclingweekly.co.uk.
"I’m quite proud of this partnership, especially as I have combined my interest in cycling with a charity promotion of this size! Wobblies members might be interested in the event.
I have also approached Alan to see if we can get permission to use a couple of his photographs of Wobblies in action. We are hoping to use them to freshen the imagery on the advertisements. If Alan agrees, then we may see the Witham Wheelers brand and members featured on the home page of Cycling Weekly." Peter Top of Page»
20/6/09 Melton Olympic 25
Promoted on the rapid A1 course to the North of Newark, Jim Coleman was just pipped for 1st place by Gary Beezer RAF CC recording a personal best 53:54 compared to the winners 53:54.
Dave Strickson also just broke the hour in 59.50 for 34th place overall. Top of Page»
23/8/09 Anna's Hope Cycle Challenge - Rutland Water
Second annual Anna's Hope Charity Cycle Challenge around Rutland Water.
"Since you took part in the event last year, the charity has started to make a real difference for children and young people diagnosed with a brain tumour. With the appointment of the first Anna's Hope Nurse. Many children diagnosed with this leading cancer killer of children and young people need additional specialist rehabilitation help so we still have more work to do. If you wish to help us again this year I have attached a leaflet which includes an application form. If you have any friends who you think may be interested in this event I would be grateful if you would forward this e-mail and attachment to them.
As I did last year, I will donate £1000 to Anna's Hope if the cumulative miles cycled exceed 2500." Rob Hughes (Anna's Dad) Anna's Hope Cycle Challenge.pdf
U12’s Eleanor Crawford took 10th place and out of the prizes on handicap.
20/9/09
Sleaford Wheelers Cyclo-Cross Barkston
Peter Cocker took part in the National Schoolboy 10 mile Time Trial championship at Alcester Warwickshire, competing against boys up to 2½ years older, having qualified as fastest 14 year old in the Lincolnshire heat. 
After the event prizes were presented for the overall 2009 League position with Neil Sentence presented with the Lincs League winners cup and Phil Etches the Nev Crane Memorial Cup by Nevs grandson Ben Foster for the best over 50 rider.
One lone breakaway rider from group 1 thwarted what would have been a good victory for Phil Etches, but Phil did win the mass sprint for the line to win group 6 and take second place overall.
Katie Colclough
