Willesden Cycling Club

https://willesdencyclingclub.co.uk/calendar/reliability-rides/

I need some help, please, for the Willesden Reliability Rides which are being held on Sunday, 18th February.
Catering is taken care of by Vyv and her team.

Ride Flyer

I want the routes checked any time between now and the weekend beforehand.

On the Friday or Saturday route signage put up. This has to happen close to the event as it tends to get taken down by nimbys.

On the day, help at the start. You can be taking part in the event, it will just mean turning up by 0830 to help sign on etc. If you are not taking part I would be pleased to get some help with arrivals, depending on field size.

An event photographer to get some pictures for here and WCC website and as publicity for next year. It will involve being at the start and somewhere photogenic out on route.

Reasonable out of pocket expenses will be met and you will have my and the club’s gratitude as a reward.

Let me know by email to xxxxx@gmail.com. Thank you

This is on Sunday, February 18th. Some improvements have been made since last year and with reasonable weather it should be a great event.

It is an open event and Willesden CC members have no priority for places. Insurance limits the event to 200 riders. Last year we got over 100 ,with negligible publicity, since it was launched very late in the day following the passing away of Mike Ellison, who was running the event before me.  This year it will be much better publicised and the intention is to sell out, so you may wish to register soon.

Details and online application can be found at https://willesdencyclingclub.co.uk/calendar/reliability-rides/

If you cannot pay online, then send me a cheque for £8 per entrant, made out to Ian

Oliver, with a note giving the name and email address or phone number of each entrant. The cheque must arrive no later than Monday 5th February and entrants paid for this way must be club members. I will be leaving an allocation of spaces for this which should be enough to give everyone doing it this way a place. You will need to fill out a form with some personal details at the ride start.

My address is 68 St Dunstans Ave, London W3 6QJ.

The following were elected as office.  As you can see there are number of roles that need to be filled.  Younger members are asked to come forward and help in the running of the club.

President                –         Gladys Purdy

Vice President        –         Jim Love, Ron Newell, Jean Newell, Stan Vygus

Chairman                –         VACANT

Vice Chairman       –         VACANT

General Secretary  –         VACANT 

Treasurer                 –         Greg Lawes

Membership & Recruitment    –   Ian Oliver

Webmaster            –         Rich Cooper

Magazine/Newsletter    –         This position to be deleted

Time Trial Secretary      –         Tony Flynn

Road Race Secretary      –         Jayne Paine

Track Racing Secretary  –         Tony Woodford

Timekeeper      –         VACANT

Assistant Timekeepers         –         VACANT

Social Secretary           –         VACANT

Touring Secretary        –         Martin Lucas

Assistant Touring Secretary   –         Ian Oliver

Equipment Officer   –         Ray Kelly

Printer & Distributor       –         This position to be deleted

Club Captain    –         Brian Moon

Vice Club Captain     –         Gill Reynolds

Press Secretary     –         VACANT

Trophy Secretary   –         VACANT

Trustees        –         Gladys Purdy,  Jenny Wright

Accounts Examiners     –         Liz Creese, Ian Birch

Welfare Officer          –         Gill Reynolds

Youth Representative     –         Anastasia Vockic

Family Christmas Party Christmas Party will be held on Friday 22 December 2017, starting from 5.00 p.m. at the Hillingdon track club house.

Bring some presents for Santa to dish out to your children or favourite person, some nosh, and also Xmas cards to exchange with your pals.  Childrens/Oldies/Friends are welcome, so come along to partake in the games and fun and don’t forget the kids!

If you get there early, the Minet Ladies will welcome you with lashings of tea and food, so there is no excuse to be late.

This year’s AGM will be held on Sunday 3 December 2017 at Ickenham Guide Hut, Community Close, Ickenham, UB10 8RE starting at 2.30 p.m.

The Willesden needs to be dragged into the 21^st century so I am appealing to the younger members to come along to the meeting to put themselves forward for some of the vacant positions to help run the club as they would like it run.

The following positions are vacant:

Treasurer, Press Secretary, Membership Secretary, Time Trial Secretary, Trophy Secretary, Timekeeper, and Social Secretary.

Club Secretary will also become available as I will be standing down from this role at the AGM.

Wendy Mears.

The following trophies are in the possession of the winners for the 2016 season. Please could you bring them to the AGM on December 3rd 2017 at the Ickenham Guide Hut,  Community Close, Ickenham, UB10 8RE . The meeting starts at 2:30 pm. If you can’t attend please arrange for their return by that date to Jim Mears on 01494 862 372 or james.mearswcc@btinternet.com.

Men’s RR …Alex Pierce   (never returned after 2015 season)

Schoolgirl RR…Anastasia Vockic

Men’s track…Tom Zittel

Junior track…Connor Woodford

Schoolgirl track…Lucie Woodford

Erica Spring…Gill Reynolds

Tandem TT…Mark Brooking or Jane Moore

Audax Merit…Peter Turnbull

Audax tandem…Mark or Jane

Sash of Honour…John Wheatly

Hill climb…Tom Zittel

It is very important to get the trophies back so they can be engraved and passed onto the 2017 winners and for the new trophy secretary to look after.

Thank you,

Jim Mear

After more searching and input from WCC members here is the (nearly) final list of trophy winners for 2017. If no new claims are made by the AGM on 3/12/17 then this list will be used for trophies and medals.  Send any info to: james.mearswcc@btinternet.com

Johnny Walker Senior RR…..Jake Hales  Spirit Tifosi

Dulcie Walker RR………………Danny Axford  Arctic Tacx RT

Men’s RR Champion………….Darryl Lusardi  46 points

Ladies RR Champion…………..Jayne Paine     49 points

Vets RR Champion……………..Jayne Paine

Junior RR Champion………….no winner found

Schoolboy RR Champion…….Frankie Snell 6 points

Schoolgirl RR Champion……..no winner found

Men’s Track Champion……….Sam Grant

Ladies Track Champion………no winner

Junior Track Champion………no winner

Schoolgirl Track Champion…Lucie Woodford

Schoolboy Track Champion…James Foley

Ladies TT Champion………….Jane Moore , 10,25, 50 TT , average 18.99mph

Ladies fastest 10 miles TT …..Jayne Paine   23:45

Men’s TT Champion……………no winner found

Men’s fastest 10 mile TT ……..Tony Flynn 22:40

Men’s fastest 25 mile TT………Tony Flynn  58:22

Men’s 50 mile TT………………..no winner found

Fastest 100 mile TT…………….Jane Moore  6:15:48  (Trike)

Vets TT ,10,25,50 mile TT……not decided, but could be Jane Moore,if she is a vet.

Junior TT Champion…………..James Foley   25 tt  1:21:23 and 29.5 tt  1:25:33

Schools/Junior 10 TT Champion….. Altay Shaw  30:11

Hcp 25 TT…………………………no winner found

Novice 25 TT………………………no winner found

Tandem TT……………………….no winner found

Men’s Audax Champion………Mel Kirkland  100 points

Ladies Audax Champion……Jane Moore 12 points

Audax Merit……………………..to be chosen at AGM

Audax Tandem………………..no winner found

Schools/Junior Audax……..no winner found

Jack Eason International….Stewart Birnie:  Trans America and Trans contiental.

Stayers 12/24 hour TT……..Jane Moore  24 hr :310.34 miles   12hr : 183.655 miles

Sportive………………………….no winner found

Marshalling ……………………J. Davies, J. Wheatley , R. Crouch, R. Purdy , W. Mears and many more not named jointly deserve a mention, impossible to choose just one. All that can be done is to give a big thank you to everyone for  marshalling this year.

Champion Tout Terraine…Frankie Snell : 4th place at Black Park ,  well done.

Freewheel and Friathon to be held on the morning of the AGM.

If you can correct any of the above or can fill in the gaps please let me know ASAP.    PS. Please return trophies you have from last year, Thanks    Jim Mears

Jayne Paine has been busy on the track and although she did the slowest pursuit she has ever done it was, however, good enough for GOLD.  Jayne also picked up SILVERS in the 500m TT and the Points race.  She did the Team Sprint but she said “the least said about that the better”.

Jayne couldn’t stay for the Scratch Race and she didn’t get up early enough for the Sprints, but she had a great weekend at the new indoor velodrome at Derby.

She is now “Now Knackered” – Jayne’s own words.

Well done Jayne, you are amazing!

There are a number of vacancies in The Willesden.

We need to be dragged into the 21^st century so I am appealing to the younger members to come forward and help run the club as they would like it run.  Our Rules and Handbook needs to be updated.  The following officers are becoming vacant: 

Treasurer 

Press Secretary 

Membership Secretary

Time Trial Secretary

Trophy Secretary

Timekeeper

Social Secretary

The Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony falls under the umbrella of the social secretary; however, this position has been vacant for a couple of years now and it looks as though this annual event will not happen in 2018 unless someone comes forward to organise it.

I also intend to step down from Secretary at the AGM so that position will become vacant . 

Please come to the AGM on Sunday 3 December 2017 at Ickenham Guide Hut, Community Close, Ickenham, UB10 8RE starting at 2.30 pm and put yourself forward for one of these exciting opportunities in getting the Club reorganised and restructure.

The 31st of October is the end of our season for winning trophies and medals.

Please contact Jim Mears your Trophy Secretary with results you have had such as track or road racing or audax points, time trial placings and times or any other cycling events  you have done, the more information the better.  Check out the trophy list on the blog under “About”, there is a trophy for everyone no matter how little you think you have done.

Send information to: james.mearswcc@btinternet.com,    subject   “WCC Trophy”.

For those of you who have trophies in their possession please return them to Jim no later than the AGM on Sunday, December 3rd or contact via email or call 01494 862 372 to make arrangements for return.