March 20th 25 mile Time Trial

Congratulations to Harmeet who improved by over 6 minutes to win the 1st Handicap award with a 1.20.01. Her sister, Balneet took 2nd Handicap with her first ride at the distance with 1.25.58. Other first timers, Tony Savage and Halil Hehmed, rode well to record 1.13.00 and 1.14.03. The event was won by Peter Dixon in 59.00 followed by Russell O’Malley(1.04.26) The “Old stagers” were led  home by Chris James(1.12.38) followed by Ray Kelly(1.18.50) and Brian Moon(1.24.02)

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Westerley’s Quiz Night

The honour of the Willesden was upheld by Ian & Annie Birch, Sean Bannister and John Tipping when they produced the highest score in last night’s quiz at the Westerley’s clubrooms.

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Start times for Sunday 20th March

Here are the start times for Sunday 20March

53 Peter Dixon 08:53
54 Ray Kelly 08:54
55 Brian Moon 08:55
56 Chris James 08:56
57 Halil Mehmed 08:57
58 Tiny Savage 08:58
59 Harmeet Dhiraj (L) 08:59
60 Balneet Dhiraj (L) 09:00
61 Tom London 09:01
62 Russell O’Malley 09:02

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Audaxer gentle leg stretcher

If anyone wants to get in a flattish 200K in preparation for the longer PBP qualifiers coming up, this  Saturday, 19th  March, you can join me, Paul Stewart and Liam Fitzpatrick for a ride out from Baldock on the southern bit of my 30th July PBP warm up. Get in touch at ianoli2010-audax@yahoo.co.uk

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Club Run 20th March 2011

This Sunday 10 of our members are entered in the West London Combine 25 which starts at 8a.m. It is a pity that the clubrun is unlikely to see the result as they are going to Fairoaks Airport!

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Japan Earthquake

The membership of the Willesden cycling club extends beyond West London and we have members with connections with Japan. I am pleased to say that Vyvien Baker has heard from Akiko Kawachi who lives in Tokyo. Akiko is fine and her family are also ok, though she says her country has been devastated.

Yoshi Sekido was on the UK evening news on Friday saying that he was unable to contact his family in Japan. However on Saturday Vyv heard that he has successfully managed to contact them and they too are all ok.

John Davies
13 March 2011

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Photos from the WLC Time Trial

Thanks to Ron and Gladys Purdy for these.
(Results at the bottom)

Results

Peter Dixon 22.58 Scr. 22.58
Jayne Paine 24.56 6.30 18.26 1st Handicap
Tom London 25.23 5.00 20.23 2nd Handicap
Rich Cooper 27.43 6.00 21.43
Chris James 28.00 5.30 22.30
Halil Mehmed 29.17 7.30 21.47
Joanna Austin 29.28 8.00 21.28
Gill Reynolds 30.23 4.00 26.23
Ray Kelly 31.14. 7.30 23.44
Brian Moon 32.26 6.00 26.26
Harmeet Dhiraj 32.59 11.00 21.59
Balneet Dhiraj 33.49 10.00 23.49
Brian Wright 34.16 11.00 23.16
Mick Paddington 34.46 7.30 27.16
Suzanne Cooper 35.19 8.30 26.49
2nd Claim Members
Lance Woodman 26.57
Ian Birch 29.30
Annie Birch 33.19
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Time Trials

Congratulations to Mick Paddington for his sterling efforts in gettings so many club members to ride yesterday.

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Today’s Club Run

The Club Captain’s wheel was hard to follow today …….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2qcYjJrZVc

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John Brooking

Mark’s father, John Brooking, passed away in February 2011

Willesden Audax riders will remember John for all the support he provided on the Paris-Brest-Paris for many years. He was an essential part of the event and he had a vast knowledge of all the control towns along the route. This years event will not be the same without him. I always remember John for the commitment and support he gave to weary riders. This was often at considerable discomfort to himself, but he was never known to complain. His presence and knowledge on this year’s PBP will certainly be missed.

John Davies
5 March 2011

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Club Runs March-April 2011

MARCH 

06   Moss End Garden Centre (first ride to Knowle Hill to meet up with WLC 10 event)

13  Stoke Mandeville Goat Centre

20 Fairoaks Airport

27 Tring Time for Tea

APRIL

03  Wokingham Farm Cafe

10 Marsworth Black Barn

17 WCC Audax 110/60 km (Start Boulters Lock – contact Mick Hill for details)

24  Ivinghoe Tea Rooms

There are also two midweek WCC Audax events coming up in April – Weds 20 and 27 from Ruislip and Boulters respectively.  Check previous email for details or contact Mick Hill/Rocco

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Track and Race day dates 2011

Prime coaching track dates at Welwyn Sunday 8th May and 5th June 10 to 12 noon.

All abilities welcome cost over 18 £15.00 and under 18 £8.00.
Riders should arrive at 9.30 for a 10.00 start on track.
Please email Tony Woodford at woodford831@live.co.uk if you you wish to attend.

Willesden Race day at Hillingdon. Saturday 18th June 1 p.m. with events for everyone.

Willesden Track Champs Welwyn Saturday 9th July 2 p.m. start.

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Reliability Ride – Thanks

Many thanks to everyone who helped to make yesterdays event such a success.  These events depend on the hard work and good will of all members,  whether you’re just supporting the event by riding or getting involved with the organisation.

Special mention must go to Nici, Aycan and the girls for putting on a great spread of food and making sure all the riders were fed and watered, to Ray for helping with sign on and to Rocco for doing pretty well everything I was meant to do!  I also have to say a big thank you to Jayne Paine for helping with the signs.  She thought that we were going to put a sign at the start and another on a roundabout five miles later pointing back the way we’d come and then we’d go to the pub. We never did get to the pub…

This seems to be a good time to say that I am looking for a successor to organise next years edition.  It’s an opportunity to put something into the club and you’ll be well supported by myself and the other members. You’ll also get that warm fuzzy feeling that comes with the knowledge that you made a hundred riders suffer!

R

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Willesden CC Reliability Trial – Sunday!

Don’t forget, this weekend is the Willesden Reliability Trial.

This never happensStarting at Ickenham guide hut, the route takes in either 60km or 100km of the Chilterns, over some fairly challenging terrain.  Food and drink available at the guide hut and first 50 riders get a free energy bar or gel.

Come along and join us.

Location
Ickenham Guide Hut,
Community Close,
Ickenham.
UB10 8RE – map

The cost of entry
£7.00 on the day

Start time
Sunday at 9:30am – but get there early!

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2011 – Member’s Subs

IMPORTANT
Gladys Joy Purdy would like to remind all members that your 2011 subs are due by the end of January 2011 to avoid the £2.00 late payment levy.

If you wish to contact Gladys her address is purdyandpurdy@aol.com

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Dinner and Dance – Club Trophy Winners

Jimmy Love congratulates Brian Wright on receiving the National Coach of the Year award for 2010. Jimmy explained that this was a real accolade as it was awarded to the person judged to be the best UK coach across all sports in 2010. Well done Brian.

Harmeet Dhiraj wins the Jackson Cup for novice 25 miles Time Trial riders

Jim’s run of success at the Trophy presentations just goes on and on. Following his prestigious 2010 Mug of the Year award (for services to architecture using a Luton Van), this year he effortlessly scooped the Gurgle Fish award – the ultimate (as in last!) prize in the raffle. A clearly ecstatic Jim accepts the award while rest of us breathed a sigh of relief!

After a very full day of training at the Newport velodrome, Kirsten arrives in a nick of time to collect her Schoolgirls Track Champion trophy and Schoolgirls Road Race Championship.

It’s business as normal for National Masters Champion, European Masters Champion and World Masters finalist, Jayne Paine. She retrieves her Ladies Track and Ladies Road Race trophies for yet another year’s storage on her mantelpiece.

Nick “Ton-up” Tidmarsh is recognised for his achievement with a trophy that is named after him. The “Nick Tidmarsh” Trophy will in future be awarded to the 10 mile Time Trail champion.

Peter Dixon scooped a hat full of trophies at the awards. His achievements for 2010 are –
Club Time Trial champion (25.48mph)
Veterans Time trial champion (+4.83mph)
Veterans Road Race champion
Dunning cup (25 mile TT)
Alf Peyton Cup (50 miles)
Palmer trophy (100 miles)
Jim Revill trophy (h’cap 25 miles)

Peter Turnbull is the Club Mens Audax Champion.

Martin Lucas won the President’s Trophy for the longest ride in Italy. He was the first UK rider to finish the grueling Mille Miglia 1,000 mile Audax ride in Italy the summer.

The Willesden CC also scooped the Audax UK championship – a mighty achievement.

Stuart Birnie, sporting one of the dozens of hand knitted hats made by Gladys Joy Purdy and Wendy Mears cuts a dashing figure as he pick ups the Sportive Award and Hill Climb Championship.

Wendy Mears did some gnarly rides to complete the Audax UK Randonneur Round the Year Award (a 200km ride in every month of the year). Here Wendy receives the Audax Merit Award and the Ladies Audax Championship. A very popular win judging by the cheer that went up.

Tom London wins the the Club Road Road Championship and the Club Track Championship.

Connor Woodford is the Willesden CC’s Schoolboys Track Champion.
If you think Connor looks a little mature to be a schoolboy – the trophy was received on behalf of Connor by his rightly proud Granddad, Tony Woodford.

Gladys Joy and Ron Purdy collect the Marshalling trophy for a lot of very early alarm calls in 2010.

John Tipping and Liz Crease are awarded their Lifetime membership of the Willesden CC

A number of Willesden champions could not be at the Dinner and Dance this year, here are the trophies that they need to collect –

Ladies Time Trial Chapion – Gill Reynolds

Erica Spring Cup (Ladies 10 mile time trial) – Gill Reynolds

Schoolboys Road Race Champion – Dan Maslin

Consolation 25 Mile – Richard Jerome

Sash of Honour – Richard Jerome
This is an award to a club member deemed to have provided an outstanding contribution to the club in 2010. It was awarded to Richard for stepping in at the last minute to save the Willesden Road race.

Miles Back
26 Jan 2011

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Dinner and Dance – Thank you for your support

Hi everyone,

Thank you all for coming to the Willesden Dinner on Saturday night and making it a great evening, we enjoyed it and hope that you all did too.

Thank you for supporting the Club and its events.

Jim and Wendy Mears
Social Secretaries

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Yet Another Chance To Warm Your Willy

Not just cheap innuendo…

Last weekend’s Limited Edition Willie did not work as intended – see Paul’s ride report, so another chance on the 29th for anyone wanting a 200k PBP qualifier.

Paul Stewart’s ride report

The plan was for Ray Kelly and Scott Williams of YACF to route check the Willy Warmer on Saturday as they couldn’t make the scheduled date for various reasons. That suited me fine as it meant I could cut away to ride the linking part of the Little Willy between Sulhampstead and Beechill. So far so good. What I had not planned on was that they would ruthlessly drop me on the road to Henley where there is an info control and then hide behind some bushes whilst I rode by. Anyway, not finding them in Henley and discovering that I had no phone signal on O2, I had no option but to push on to Pangbourne whereon I received a text saying they’d back tracked to Chalfont looking for me. Some story. So there you have it. First they dropped me and then they packed. I reckon they just didn’t fancy another 70km into a howling headwind. You just cannot get good staff nowadays.

Anyways, such is my generous and forgiving nature I have allowed them to make another attempt on Sat 29th January and cordially extend the invitation to all those Willesden Riders who have opted to attend the Willesden Dinner instead of soaking up ten hours of January sunshine, but would still if pressed like to log qualifying rides for PBP and the Willesden 2011 Super Randonneur award.

Applications to the usual place, etc. See link

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Red Bull Minidrome

A female Willesden trackie at this weekend’s Red Bull Minidrome. I wonder who on earth it could be?

Miles Back
16 Jan 11

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For PBP aspirants and contemplaters

Taken from a topic on the yacf audax forum

“Drinks meeting in Wimbledon to discuss the road to PBP or any other audax rides. All those interested in chatting about PBP or audax cycling welcome to attend.

Wednesday Jan 19th at Wibbas Down Inn, 6-12 Gladstone Road Wimbledon SW19 1QT .8pm onwards.”

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