There are 120 riders entered for this Sundays WLC 10 mile time trial. 17 of those riders are Willesden. First Willesden rider off (yours truly) will be at 08.11. The course is H10/2 A4 Maidenhead thicket http://www.maidenheadcc.org.uk/h10-2
Weather is predicted to be dry, yes dry ! If a little chilly. Come down and cheer along your willesden colleagues.
Regards Mick
Many thanks to everyone who turned out for what turned out to be a glorious day’s riding. 69 riders signed on for the long route and 17 for the shorter loop, all enjoying the fantastic hospitality from the Pink Ladies. Thanks to everyone who gave up their time to make the event a success, it’s much appreciated by me and by the riders.
Here are a few blurry pics from Bottrells Lane (my camera died so I had to use my mobile. …sack the organiser!)
The famous Willesden CC Reliability Trial is here again.
60km or 100(ish)km of cycling nirvana through the Chilterns. As usual the longer route will be fully signposted with route sheets for added security. The shorter route will not be signposted, you’ll just get a route sheet.
Start point is the Guide Hut in Ickenham where tasty treats will be on offer throughout the day
Cost will be a crisp tenner for the long route and a fiver for the short route.
9.30 start from for the long route (you’ll be split into groups) and 9.45 for the short ride.
For those of you with GPS you can download a gpx from here.
The time trial season is almost upon us. I am now taking entries for the 1st race of the season a 10 mile time trial on the Maidenhead thicket. Closing date is 19th February so you have plenty of time to decide.
If you are ready to enter now drop me an email with your best time for a 10 mile time trial and you are good to go. I shall be sending out reminders nearer the closing date.
Mick Paddington
Subs become due at the end of January.
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Get some Winter Training
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Join us for Time Trial, Road or Track Racing
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| Single | £15 |
| Couples | £18 |
| Families | £20 |
| Juniors | £3 |
| School persons | £1 |
| Late Fee* | £2 |
| *if paid after 7 Feb |
make cheque payable to Willesden Cycling Club and send to
Gladys Purdy
55 Exeter Road
Harrow
HA2 9PQ
at the Monthly Meeting
8pm 7 February @ Hillingdon
Each May Bank the Willesden have been going over to the Isle of Wight to ride this wonderful Randonnee.
A signature feature of this event is it outstanding value for money… it’s completely free to enter. You have a choice of the 100 Km round the island route (highly recommended) or a shorter 55km loop that takes in all the best the North East corner of the island has to offer.
The ride usually attracts around 4,000 riders, though I have to say that they are not all Willesden types – despite it being a freebie. There are half a dozen controls spread around the island and you can start and finish at any one. We usually start from Alverstone, just outside Sandown. The cake at the Yarmouth control is worth the trip on its own.
Wendy Mears is organising two nights B&B (4th and 5th May) at the St.Michaels Hotel lin Sandown which we have used for the last few years. The cost is very reasonable £31 per head per night (£15.00 for children up to 16 if sharing a family room). Please contact Wendy as soon as possible to reserve your place via: wendywearl@aol.com
Further details of the ride can be found at http://www.cycleisland.co.uk
Wendy Mears
Socila Secretary
Dear friends in the Willesden
You may have known our esteemed President, Bob Kynaston (and apologies if you didn’t and if this message is not relevant to you). I know some of you expressed an interest in attending Bob’s funeral and I have included details below.
But firstly, thank you for your kind messages of support. I have passed them on to Bob’s family.
Bob’s funeral will be on Thursday the 7th of February at 11.00, Woodcock Hill Cemetery (woodland area), Harefield Road, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 1PD. Family and very close friends (who have already been invited) will be with Wendy in the mud and rain for the few minutes of the internment.
Please feel free to go directly to the Grim’s Dyke Golf Club, Oxhey Lane, Hatch End Pinner, HA5 4AL, where they will be expecting you from 11.30 and the humanist (non-religious) celebration of Bob’s life will take place. Bob’s wishes were for no dark clothing (but yes to full colour cycling kit, and arrival by cycle); Bob has requested that flowers should not be sent (although cards would be welcome), but any money that would have been spent can instead be made as a donation to either Macmillan-cancer-nursing, or Cancer UK, or the Peace Hospice in Watford.
Tea and coffee will be available on arrival, and after the eulogy, food and soup will be served.
Please email Duncan Kynaston at westerley@westerley.plus.com to confirm names and numbers so we have an idea of how many to cater
for.
Kind regards
Roly Collicott
Westerley Vice President and Social Sec
Can you find the missing photos? Help given. Click on 4945 you will go to Not Found then click on Search and scroll down pass the Chiltern Classics and you will find the dinner photos that Purdy took. His excuse for this exercise is that Word Press has changed the way you insert photos. Click on each photo to enlarge. Good Hunting!
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This will be because you forgot to give the post a title.
Pics are here
All sorted now.
Rich Cooper
The position of Club Secretary is still vacant, anyone wishing to take up this post then please contact Ian Why our Chairman.
Wendy Mears
We would like to thank everyone for coming to the Willesden’s Annual Awards Presentation and Dinner Dance on such a dreadful and cold night. It was such a tricky venue to find so apologies for the inconvenience caused. Thank you to everyone for making it such an enjoyable evening.
Jim and Wendy Mears
Social Secretaries
A reminder that the 2013 Team Quest Reliability Trial is on Sunday 27th January. £10 entry fee, revised start times of 9:30 for the 107Km route, and 10:00 for the 73Km. Starting at Ickenham Guide Hut, Community Close, Ickenham, UB10 8RE. Food and drink available all day.
The Harp Hilly has been postponed till the 3rd March. Details here.
The Club track Champs for 2013 will be at Welwyn on Sunday 1st September 10.00 to 12.00 noon. Please add this to your diaries so we have lots of riders.
All the club members who have asked about riding the track and getting some team sprint and Pursuit teams together now is your chance. Track training at Welwyn on Sunday 7th and 21 st April 12.00 noon to 14.00. Plenty of bikes for hire if you do not have your own track bike. Also we are invited to the Hounslow session at Welwyn on the 12th May 10.00 to 12.00 noon.
Anyone (fool)hardy enough to be considering taking part in the Harp Hilly? looks like they’ll only be running the shorter route. Details here
Dates of WLC Time Trials for 2013. More details will be emailed out closer to the time.
Mick Paddington: Please note for that the Willesden will be the organising club for the WLC 25 on May 26th. We’ll need a number for volunteers from the club to help; marshalls, tea makers, time keepers, etc etc. Put this one in your diary and any help will be greatly appreciated.
If you wish move information on these events or willing to volunteer for help on May 26th please email Mick.
| Date | Distance | Time |
| Sun 3 Mar | 10 | 8:00 AM |
| Sun 17 Mar | 25 | 8:00 AM |
| Sun 14 Apr | 25 | 7:30 AM |
| Sun 26 May | 25 | 7:30 AM |
| Sun 23 Jun | 50 | 7:30 AM |
| Sun 1 Sep | 25 | 7:30 AM |
| Sun 22 Sep | 10 | 8:00 AM |
| Sun 13 Oct | Hill Climb | 9:30 AM |
UPDATE: Course details have been added, please have a look here.
Jayne Paine: I did the Warratah Veterans race at the Eastern Creek Dragway on Saturday 12 January.
It was an early start (7am) but at least it’s cool (20’C) at that time. It is a nice, wide, beautifully paved motor racing circuit. I was in C grade – all men apart from me and my mate Trouty. Trouty was a bit stuffed from the start having done a big training session at the track yesterday, which I missed.
It’s a rolling course, the only technical part is a down hill right hand bend. I found that by braking violently going in to the bend I was able to stuff up most of the peleton behind me, so I got a good lead with the forerunners going up the slope out of it.
I won the prime after a magnificent tow round from a nice bloke called Chris, but I was a bit buggered after that and we didn’t manage to make our break stick. He later went on to win the race, so unfortunately he is destined for B grade. I’ll be hunting for a new wheel to suck.
I think I rolled in about 10th out of 36 riders.
