14 August North Notts Olympic RC 10
Several club rider took part in North Notts Olympic rc 10 on Saturday evening on a similar but slightly slower course to last week on the A1 at Carlton/Tuxford. A strong ride by Neil Sentence saw him just break the 24 min mark with (23.58), and it was very close between Mike Lewis (26.24)and Kim Paxton (26.29) with just 5 seconds separating them .
Jim Coleman took the overall win with (20.33) 30 seconds clear of 2nd place Shaun Eden (21.03).

15 August - LRRA 25
Sunday morning saw Chris Carter, Martin Hedley and Jim Coleman ride the LRRA 25 at Boston on a windy fenland course. Martin completed the 25.2 mile coarse in 1.09.??, Chris in 1.04 45. Jim finished in 55. 57 and just got pushed into 2nd place by 4 seconds from team mate Ian Dalton.

7 August Lincoln Wheelers 10m TT
Lincoln Wheelers CC held their annual 10m TT on the reasonably quick Tuxford to Carlton on Trent course on Saturday evening, with a tailwind outward leg on the A1 followed by a tough grind into the headwind on the return leg which used the old A1 back to Tuxford. Three Wheelers took part, all riding strongly to produce some great times. Neil Sentance (23.15), a pb for Martin Hedley with 23.39 and Kim Paxton just missing out on a sub-25 with 25.01.
Jim Coleman managed to get the win with a new pb (19.44), 25 seconds clear of 2nd placed man Richard Cordin (Matlock cc).This now takes Jim to 9 wins for the season in open time trials. This follows taking a further 1 sec of the Sleaford Wheelers course record the previous week with 20.55.

1 August - Team Swift 25 mile TT
Jim Coleman travelled up to the A180 between Grimsby and Scunthorpe Sunday morning to ride the Team Swift 25 and took the win in 52.42 just 4 seconds off the course record and 40 secs clear of 2nd placed Julian Gromett. Other local rivals Julian Ramsbottom was 1min behind and Ian Dalton 2 mins.
These growing gaps showing continued improvement through the season.

24 July Sherwood CC - 10m TT
Breezy conditions on Saturday afternoon for the fast Long Bennington to Gonerby Moor course. However there were strong rides by Chris Carter (22.26) Rob Johnson (25.20) and Mike Lewis (26.15).

Jim Coleman took 3rd place overall (20.05) 8 seconds behind Stu Dodd (19.57) with an on form Barry Charlton taking the win with (19.41)

20 July Club 18 mile Time Trial
A warm evening for the last of the non-standard distance time trials held over an 18 mile rolling circuit taking in Croxton Kerrial and Saltby. Report & results»

13 July 25 mile Club Championship Time Trial
A wet and breezy night seemed to deter a few of the regulars for the club 25 mile championship time trial held over 2 laps of the rolling road race circuit. Results»

11 July Nev Crane memorial 25m TT
A strong field for the annual event promoted by Sleaford Wheelers in honour the legendary Lincolnshire cyclist Nev Crane. Some good times by club riders in windy conditions, with the best ride by Martin Hedley continuing to show good improvement this year, just in front of Chris Carter for fastest club rider.
Winner on the day was national championship bronze medalist Matt Bottrill who broke the course record in 51.17 with Jim Coleman taking 2nd place. although Jim lead the Cherry valley time to victory backed up by Ian Dalton and Andy Moore.

29 June Interclub 25
The interclub 25 mile time trial was promoted this year by Witham Wheelers on the Silk Willoughby-Osbournby-Donnington course. The event is competed for every year in memory of local cyclist Jack O'Connor between 4 local clubs; VC Lincoln, Newark Castle, Sleaford Whs and Witham Whs with the fastest 4 riders to count.
Jim Coleman was the fastest on the night by almost 5 minutes but unfortunately is not eligible for the team competition, as he is only 2nd claim for Witham. Despite an excellent turnout of club riders and good rides from Peter Cocker in his first proper 25 mile time trial, Bill Harrison with a personal best, Neil Dowsett also in his first 25 mile TT and Rob Johnson now getting back to fitness, a lack of strength in depth meant that we have not won the trophy since 1964.
Sleaford Whs won the trophy by 3 minutes from VC Lincoln with Newark another 3 minutes further back and Witham Whs bringing up the rear. Next year it will be the 50th anniversary of the running of the event and it would be good to see a concerted effort to bring about a more respectable finish from the Wobblies.
Team Competition:
Sleaford Wheelers 04:00:16
VC Lincoln 04:03:22
Newark Castle 04:06:40
Witham Wheelers 04:19:42
Full results» Photos»

26th June Lincs RRA 50 mile Time Trial championship
On a hot and windy Saturday afternoon Chris Carter, Kim Paxton and Jim Coleman still managed to all produce personal best times in the county championships. Kim beating her time from last year by a good margin with 2.28.30 and Chris, riding the distance for the first time, recorded 2.14.03.

Jim took the overall win in the rapid time of 1.52.14, over 5 mins in front of team mate Ian Dalton (1.57.32). Third place went to Antony Nash from Scunthorpe Poly cc (1.58.05).

Jim also broke the 21min barrier in the Sleaford 10 mile club event on Thursday night and further reduce the course record to 20.56.

Saturday 19th June
Melton Olympic 25 mile Time Trial
Bill Harrison was the only club rider finishing in 1.08.21 for 42nd place overall

Spalding 25 mile Time Trial
Jim Coleman rode on the Donnington / Sleaford course ,with a strong north westerly wind and some rough road surfaces the times were not very quick. Jim recorded 55.06 just missing out on the win by 2 seconds to Cherry Valley team mate Ian Dalton with Andy Moore taking 3rd making it a 123 to Cherry Valley rt.
Also riding were Martin Headley and Chris Crawford times TBA.

17th June
Sleaford Wheelers Club 10 mile TT
Jim followed up with his recent breaking of the Gorse Lane course record by taking the Sleaford course record with 21.06, taking 2 seconds off the record previously held by Gary Empson.

Saturday 12th June - Sherwood CC 25 mile TT
Chris Carter, Kim Paxton and Jim Coleman rode the Sherwood 25 mile TT on the A1 from Carlton on Trent down to long Bennington and back up to Cromwell in pretty good conditions on Saturday afternoon.
All three of recording personnel bests with Kim (65.15) Chris(57.03) Jimmy(51.04)
Jim's time being good enough for get 3rd place behind top rider Matt Bottril (48.56) and team mate Adam Duggleby (49.58)

Saturday 5th June - TT Newark Castle Ted Guy Memorial 25mile Time Trial
Several Witham Wheelers took advantage of fast conditions on the A1 on Saturday afternoon. Pride of place went to Chris Carter breaking the 1 hour barrier for the first time (58.14) , but Bill Harrison (60.05) just missed out by 5 seconds. Kim Paxton (65.33) also recorded a personal best time as did Martin Hedley (65.36). Winner on the afternoon was Matt Sinclair with a fast time of 51.23.

Saturday 5th June National 25 Mile Time trial Champs
Jim Coleman rode the national 25 on Saturday at Boroughbridge in Yorkshire, the hot weather and testing course made it a tough ride. With an estimated finishing position of 107th (based on qualifying times) Jim managed to place 49th with a time of 56.22 and catch two of his minute men. Reigning champion Michael Hutchinson won again in 49.34.

1/6/10 Circuit Time Trial 12m
The heavy rain in the afternoon coupled with half term holidays and a change of course seemed to deter some of the usual regular competitors in the weekly Time Trial.
However 13 riders enjoyed excellent conditions on a warm calm evening taking in one lap of the club Road Race circuit from Hungerton to Skillington, a rolling 12 mile route on quiet roads.
Mick Ryan again proved strongest with a clear win by over a minute from guest Dave Reeves (Sleaford Wheelers) with Dave Ostler in his first ride of the year, just beating Peter Cocker by 2 seconds for third place.
1. Mick Ryan 32.23
2. Dave Reeves 31.47
3. Dave Ostler 32.00
4. Peter Cocker 32.02
5. Paul Conneely 32.16
6. Graham Jenks 33.02
7. Toby Kiely 33.17
8. Simon Cocker 33.19
9. Ross Tomblin 33.58
10. Chris Crawford 36.14
11. Martin Harlock 38.21
12. Mick Egner 38.37
13. Reece Egner 39.36 Top of Page»

30/5 Scunthorpe 25 Mile TT
Chris Carter and Jim Coleman had an early start Sunday morning riding the Scunthorpe 25. The course ran up and down the A180 between Grimsby and Scunthorpe with a block headwind on the outward leg of 20+mph it made it a hard ride with a fast return leg. Chris working hard into the headwind suffered leg cramp at the turn and did well to finish the ride in 1.03.33, Jim managed to get the win in 55.03 from course record holder Julian Gromet in 2nd with 55.27, third place was Ian Dalton in 55.57. Top of Page»

23/5
National 10 Mile Time Trial Champs, Warwickshire
Jim Coleman rode the RTTC national 10 after not feeling great all the week leading up to race. The very hot conditions on the day resulted in dehydration and a time some 1min 30 seconds slower than what he expected to finish in 21.47. Winner on the day was Michael Hutchinson again in the very rapid time of 18.37.

Long Eaton 25
Chris Carter rode on the sporting Griffydam course  and stormed round in 1.04.36. This was 4mins 47 secs faster than when he rode the same course in feb this year (great improvement). Fastest on the day was James Cambridge  (team i ride) with 58.04.

22/5 Sheffrec CC 10 at Hatfield Woodhouse, near Doncaster.
Only one Witham Wheeler, Bill Harrison, entered this event .  The weather was hot and sunny with only light winds and a time of 24:12 was a PB for this course which is normally badly affected by being very open with no hedges.  The winner, Julian Ramsbottom, recorded a time of 20:53

15/5 Melton Olympic Cycling Club 10 mile Time Trial
Four members of Witham Wheelers entered this event which was to have taken place on the A46 near Six Hills but because of road works had to be re-scheduled to the A10/17 course which is a triangular course near to Griffydam. The course is used by Coalville Wheelers for their evening 10’s and is on minor roads not dissimilar to our road race circuit.  Unfortunately, Kim Paxton had to work in the cycle shop and was unable to attend and the remaining 3 riders, Martin Hedley, Mike Lewis and Bill Harrison had mixed fortunes on this hilly course with Mike puncturing near the half way point but still managing to post a time of 37:55 with Martin Hedley at 27:25 and Bill Harrison 27:09. The winner, James Perkins, managed a 22:03!

15/5/10 Yorkshire Cycling Federation open 10m TT

Jim Coleman was looking forward to riding the superfast v718 course on sat afternoon but road works on the course meant that the much slower v714 was used instead.
There was a top class field entered and in the result there was not much time separating the top twenty riders.
Jim managed to get third place with 21.23 just 2 seconds behind Joel wainman, and a further 7 seconds behind winner Ian cooke. It would have been nice to have got the win but he was happy to get in the money and beat race favorite Adam Duggleby into 4th place.

Time Trialling
Otherwise known as the ‘Race of Truth’ as it pits riders against the clock. There is nowhere to hide!

• In the UK Time Trials are generally held over set distances of 10, 25, 30, 50, 100 miles and 12 and 24 hours.
  
  
• Witham Wheelers runs a series of club Time Trials from April though to August with HQ at the Cricket Club on Gorse Lane, see 2010 event list
  
  
• These are open to all riders from 12 years old to ‘can you still ride a bike safely’.
  
  
• Riders should be either full club members or 2nd claim members. Guests are accepted on the evening to cater for riders who are new to the sport or are visiting from another area, however this is limited to 3 guest appearances, after which you should join the club.
  
  
• Sign on at the HQ at least 15 minutes before the start time, (see event list) this enables the time keeper to sort the starting order out. You will be allocated a race number which equals the number of minutes you start after the race starts.
  
  
• Entry fees are (Link to club costs)
  
  
• Time Trials are supposed to be an individual effort and although you can chase another rider you must not take direct pace. In an open Time Trial you could be disqualified, as in Triathlons for ‘draughting’.
  
  
• Through the season the club runs a 10 mile handicap league to try and give everyone a chance of winning. This is held over12 events with your best 8 scoring events to count. Your handicap is calculated from you current best time on the Gorse lane course, with points awarded to the top 10 riders on handicap on the night.
  
  
• The club also runs some other circuit time trials and 25 mile events to give some variety from the 10 mile events. For the 10 mile course there will always be a marshal at the turn who you should go around, and on the circuit events there will be marshals’ to show you the correct course. (Link to routes)
  
  
• A full list of the club trophies that can be won and presented at the annual dinner is as follows (Link)
  
  
• If you want to try the wider world of time trialing then most cycling clubs organize weekly club events and would welcome guests.
  
  
• There is also a wide range of ‘Open’ time trials which are promoted by clubs throughout the UK and need to be pre-entered (usually 2 weeks in advance). As a member of Witham Wheelers you are eligible to enter these, details can be found from the Cycling Time Trials web site. This is the standard entry form you would use (Link).
  
  
• Witham Wheelers is also affiliated to the Lincs Road Racing association, (LRRA) which promotes the County Time Trial Championships, you can find out more at their website.