Willesden Cycling Club

My friend and Willesden CC member Larry Dyer has tragically lost his son Chris in the Tunisia shooting on June 26th. His wife Gina is seriously injured. A fund has been organised to give some support to his wife during this difficult period.

Any donation however small would be greatly appreciated. I can also collect in person at Hillingdon circuit on Friday evening sessions.

Thank you,
Halil Mehmed

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The BBC reports:

Chris Dyer, 32, an engineer from Watford, was on holiday with his wife Gina Van Dort when he was killed in the attack. She is reported as having clung on to her dead husband’s hand as paramedics tried to get her to safety.

Mr Dyer was a Jiu-Jitsu enthusiast and a member of Watford Gracie Jiu-Jitsu club.

In a statement on Facebook, the group said: “There are no words to express how incredibly shaken we are by Chris Dyer’s unexpected, tragic death.”

A minute’s silence was held outside Watford Football Club’s ground, Vicarage Road, to remember Mr Dyer and other people killed in the attack.

Just confirming that there is a club meeting at the Hillingdon Track Club House tonight at 8.00 p.m., after training session.  All welcome to attend.

Committee members unable to attend, please send any reports to Wendy.

Cheers.

Wendy Mears

Jayne Paine’s collection of Masters’ jerseys and medals continued this weekend with the BC National Masters Track Championships at Newport.

Jayne’s medals included  Golds in the Pursuit and Points races, plus silvers in Sprint, 500m TT and Scratch race.

Chapeau, Jayne

Jane with her Master’s Jersey and gold medal.

Before whizzing off for cycling holiday in France Jayne won the women’s National Masters Closed Circuit championship held on 13th June at the Minet Park track. Jayne was contesting the title in the Women’s E+ category.

Jayne said “All the age groups were together and that only brought us up to about 25 women. There was only me and Debbie Moore who won the Masters RR in my age group  (50+) so I had been told there wouldn’t be medals for us. This was a bit piqueing but then I thought hey ho I’ll rip it up a bit and have some fun.”

“There were a few attacks, some of which I went with, but they came to nothing.  I launched an attack on my own, and to be honest, after 4 laps out I was very happy to be caught. Nothing much happened after that, or if it did I was too knackered to notice!”

“With one lap to go it all got a bit stressful and I only managed to wriggle out of my box in the push up the sharp little hill.
I think I came 5th or 6th overall which I was pleased with considering the riders. Most importantly I sent Debbie back to Dallas and the commissaires gave me a gold medal and a jersey anyway which I think was out of pity for being such a try-hard!”

Mark Brooking and Jane Moore saddled up on the Longborrow and aimed for a record or two, or more.

Here is Mark’s report –

Twenty years on from the last 12 hour I rode and with with zero speed training the heavyweight man and machine came up trumps!
At the start there were two gents of similar vintage on a standard tandem. They lasted less than 3 hours.

So Mark Brooking and Jane Moore stuck it out to –

1. Record 206.95miles and become VTTA National 12 hour champions.
2. Also won the tandem event
3. Can claim a Willesden club record as previous stoker was from
another club.
4. I think it might also be a national VTTA best for 54/47 age
group.
5. It is a best for the London and home counties group as they have
no tandem trike figures recorded. Jim Burghin will know more
about that than I do.

Some pictures from the event attached.

Cheers
Mark

There will be a special Rocco Ride from Manor Farm Ruislip, to be held on Sunday 19 July 2015.

A paper route sheet will be provided on the day.   Requests for GPS files will not be entertained.