Willesden Cycling Club

Ian Piper writes:

We’ve had four West London Combine events so far and there are another four to go. Here are a couple of tables showing who’s the most consistent performer on actual and handicap positions. A win gets you 30 points, 2nd 29 and so on. It’s just a bit of fun – the sort of thing a TT Sec. does on a Bank Holiday Monday.

Fastest time

Handicap time

So Peter, Simon and Stuart are dominating the podium places at the moment, but there are a few close battles further down the order. Will we see a late season charge from Brian in the handicap stakes? Will Rich Cooper, Ray Kelly and Tom London finally make their season debuts and shake up the top order?

Don’t be left out – make sure you get your entries in for the remaining events. The next one is the ’50’ on the new, super (a bit) fast(er) Great Missenden course on 27th June. If you’re not riding, the Combine is always on the look out for marshals and helpers. Please let me know if you’re willing to assist.

This was a 25 mile event on the HCC114 Great Missenden course. It was a cool and breezy day offering a brisk finish.

Peter Dixon was the star of the show with a new personal best time of 58:02 to win the whole event. The altitude training is paying off (he’s using the turbo in the loft).

John Williams, on a road bike, also recorded a PB of 1:9:32 win the club medal for fastest on handicap. The Jim Revill Trophy will go to Peter because John has not ridden the requisite two qualifying events. Peter will also get a medal for fastest rider and 2nd handicap. He’ll have to extend his trophy cabinet.

Stuart Birnie took the honours in the season long battle between him and Simon Wicks – both with course PBs I think. Stuart wins a club medal for 2nd fastest. Richie ‘Road Man’ Jerome found the scratch man tag a little heavy to bear and came back with a 1:5:40 – 5 seconds ahead of me on my full TT rig (blog).

Jumbo and Moony found the going tough but not, I suspect, as tough as Harmeet did riding her first race. Well done, Harmeet.

On Wednesday Gill Reynolds rode the CCBreckland ’10’ and recorded a 25:24. The event was won by G Rushmore (King’s Lynn CC) in 21:59.

If you missed it, there also a blog entry about Jayne Paine, Tony Flynn and Tim Burrows‘ Wednesday night TT escapades at the Hillingdon Circuit.

Brian, Peter Dixon, Peter Cookson and I were entered for the Team Velo Sportif ’10’ on Saturday, but the event was cancelled because of dangerous conditions. Gill Reynolds‘ Saturday event was also cancelled, but today she rode the Spirit ’10’ at Milton Keynes in 26:22 to take the fastest lady award as well as 3rd vet’s prize on standard.

I’ll update this entry with any other results that come in.

Coming Up
Saturday 19th June has a Farnborough and Camberley ’10’ on the H10/8 (Bentley). I’m heading West to ride the Cwmcarn Paragon RC ’25’ on the R25/7 (if I get in. And – no – it’s not THAT Welsh course).

Sunday 20th June sees the Farnham RC ’25’ on the H25/8 (Bentley).

Lance Woodman (TT sec.)

Jayne Paine (AKA ‘Bunty’, AKA ‘Simon’s Byrd’) sends a report from the Westerley CC Wednesday night club ’10’ at Hillingdon (slightly edited to avoid accusations of libel, slander and bad taste). These are great events to start TT’ing. Jayne says:

Hillingdon 10.3 TT last Wed.

Had to do a 7 mile TT to get there on time!

I did 26:31

Tony Flynn – his first foray in 19 years – 26:30

Tim Burrows [preparing for Paris-Roubaix] – 29:46

Malcolm Woolsey (Westerley CC), all aero’d up to the max, could only manage a rather pathetic did a very respectable 23:50.

It was a bit blowy.

A couple of recumbants – one looking like a yellow bullet thing went whizzing round. But both were victims of mechanicals, or maniacals.

Lance Woodman (TT Sec.)

Sunday’s ’25’ has been nominated as the Jim Revill Trophy 2010 event. The trophy is decided on a rider’s handicap time. To qualify a rider has to have ridden two 25m TTs in recent years – I’m afraid that this means that Tom, John, Harmeet and Balneet don’t qualify for the trophy (but they do qualify for the overall and handicap medals).

Jim Revill Trophy handicaps were calculated by Jim Burgin of Hillingdon CC (many thanks, Jim). Gladys calculated the other four.

By the way, we hear on the grapevine that John Williams is taking this event very seriously: he will be testing out some equipment developed in the infamous Kenton Secret Squirrel Club. We await the results with interest.

Lance Woodman (TT Sec.)

Saturday
After months of whingeing about the cold I decided to whinge about the heat on Saturday. I rode the Farnham RC ’10’ on the H10/8 (Bentley) and recorded a 24:19. The winner was Ben Instone (Scientific-coaching.com) with a 20:08.

Gill Reynolds rode the Sotonia CC ’10’ on the P613 (Andover) course in 25:16. The winner was Pete Lawrence (VC 10) in 22:14.

Middlesex RC ’25’ on the H25/1 (Aldermaston): Pete Cookson 1:03:55, Brian Moon 1:10:36. Jumbo found a pothole after 8 miles and punctured.

Sunday
Gill and I both went looking for good times on the new U47B course at Cricklade. The morning start for the VTTA West ’10’ meant that the heat was less oppressive and the lack of a breeze meant a fast day. The course is very good – we both thought we’d ride it again. The legs, however, had been used up the day before and we only improved slightly: Gill with a 25:08 and me with a 24:12. The winner was Dean Robson (Somerset RC) with a 20:08.

Coming Up
Sunday 13th June has a couple of decent 50s on: The Reading CC event on the H50/1a and the Finsbury Park CC race on the F1/50 (I’m going for the latter).

On the same day there are also some 10.4 mile Richmond Park time trials being organised by the London Dynamo. The closing date is 30th May. There is more information here.

Lance Woodman (TT Sec.)

We’re first club off in the WLC 25 and I’m off number one. See you all before the final turn. The order is:

The HQ is The Memorial Hall, Link Road, GREAT MISSENDEN, HP16 9AE. There is good, free parking at the hall and the car park opposite. There are loos in the hall and a public block in the car park.

The course details are here.

I’ll update the post to include handicap details when I have them.

Lance Woodman (TT Sec.)

The squad vying for glory at the Hillingdon CC round of the WLC is as follows:

Lance Woodman (1:00:00)
John Williams (1:11:34)
Brian Moon (1:07:27)
Peter Dixon (58:59)
Stuart Birnie (1:00:04)
Christopher James (1:04:40)
Simon Wicks (1:00:38)

This will be updated as the carrier pigeons reach the club loft…

Saturday
Hounslow and District Wheelers 10m TT, H10/8, Bentley.

A warm day with a light breeze that seemed to help more on the way back. Peter Cookson was the fastest WCC member despite having to wrestle his new deep-section front wheel in the crosswind – He recorded a 23:45. Gill Reynolds did a 25:46 in a superfast women’s section won by Julia Shaw (Utag Yamaha.com) in 21:19. I recorded a season’s best of 23:56 (blog here). The fastest male rider was Wouter Sybrandy (Sigma Sport) with a 20:05.

Lampard RC ’10’, F12/10

Ron Purdy did a 32:40. The event was won by Jon Simpkins (www.drag2zero.com) in 20:56 .

Sunday
High Wycombe CC 25m TT, H25/2, Marlow

Today was cooler. There was a light breeze and later starters were drizzled on. Stuart Birnie (blog here) was fastest of the WCC crowd with a PB of 1:00:04 to finish 32nd of the 89 finishers. Also PB’ing was Simon Wicks with a 1:00:38 (37th). I did a 1:02:17 (50th. Blog here) and Brian Moon did a 1:13:42 (84th). The winner was Rob Griffiths (www.athleteservices.com) in 54:42.

Coming soon
The weekend of 5th/6th June looks a bit thin. On Saturday there’s a South Bucks RC club ’10’ on the H10/2 (Knowl Hill) and a rare 30m TT on the H30/8 (Bentley). There’s also an Oxonian CC ’10’ on the H10/17S (Kingston Bagpuss). On Sunday there’s a ’25’ organised by Hitchin Nomads on the F1/25 (Tempsford).

Tuesday is the closing date for the next West London Combine event (a ’25’ at Great Missenden) on Sunday 30th May. If you haven’t entered and want to, please contact me ASAP.

Lance Woodman (TT Secretary)

VTTA London and HC “10” – F12/10, Wednesday 12th May 2010

25th, Chris James, 26:43, +3:47
28th, Ron Purdy, 31:04,  +3:34
35th, Brian Moon, 28:26, +2:19

The winner (on standard) was Merv Player (Hertfordshire Wheelers): 25:55, +7:55. Fastest was Dave Johnson (VC 10) with a 21:55 (+6:04).