This weekend is the start of the Beyond Mountain bike series of 3 races at Hillingdon Circuit.
The race is open to 2/3/4 cat riders and starts at 2:45pm.
Peter Dixon is riding the first of the races this Saturday and Tom London may join him if he recovers from his injury in time.
Rich Cooper and Richard Jerome both have family commitments that day but are likely to feature in the following weeks.
Richard Jerome has also entered a Surrey league race on Easter Sunday.
Just a reminder that the club have hired Welwyn Track on the 17th April for all club members to try track riding if you do not have a track bike no problem we will have bikes for hire. The Session cost is free to all Willesden members but you will have to pay for bike hire. Arrive at 13.30 to register, on the track from 14.00 to 16.00. Any questions please email anthony.woodford1@ntlworld.com or phone on 07951191620.
Warmer weather this weekend and riders are now getting ready for the season ahead. The Spring Chicken Road Race organised by the Hemel Hempstead C.C. at Chardon in Buckinghamshire on Saturday saw the Squadra Verde in action. Richard Jerome was placed 27th in a tightly bunched sprint for the line. Peter Dixon was unfortunate to puncture on the penultimate lap but continued and was placed 63rd whilst Rich Cooper was unable to keep up with the main bunch and retired on the penultimate lap.
Chris James traveled to Aldermarston to ride in the Middlesex R.C. 10 mile time trial only to find that roadworks meant that the course was shortened to 8 miles. He finished the distance in 22.53.
Saturday was also the last event in the Go Ride series at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit which the Willesden C.C. have been running. Over 30 novice riders took part ranging from age 5 to 16. Medals were awarded and riders received a bell and a bottle. The kids had a great time but for us helpers it was freezing cold and windy but rewarding to see their faces when they won a medal. The event was organised by Ray Kelly who was celebrating his 65th birthday and his retirement from working for British Cycling.
All for now,
Cheers Gladys
25m TT on Sunday 21st March on the Amersham Road course.
** UPDATED** to include handicap details
Numbers will be issued at the lay-by under the motorway bridge on the A413
The Willesden riders are…
| No | Start time |
Name | Handicap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 0845 | Peter Dixon | Scratch |
| 46 | 0846 | Stuart Birnie | 2:30 |
| 47 | 0847 | Russell O’Malley | 5:30 |
| 48 | 0848 | John Williams | None* |
| 49 | 0849 | Simon Wicks | 7:00 |
| 50 | 0850 | Lance Woodman | 1:00 |
| 51 | 0851 | Brian Moon | 8:30 |
* no previous TT performance
Lance Woodman
Our team of Rich Cooper, Peter Dixon and Richard Jerome arrived in Charndon, Bucks for their first race of the season. We all knew Peter was going well from last weeks time trial but Rich Cooper and Richard Jerome both had a poor winter. The plan was for a solid finish and to ride for Peter if the chance came to help him out in his first ever road race.
Things started well, a break went on the first lap and the race was steady allowing our riders to settle in to the race and the new season. Richard Jerome rode near the front to avoid stack ups and Rich and Peter were settled in nicely in the middle of the pack.
There was a minor hill in the race but this wasn’t a real challenge to our riders and they all looked comfortable. Peter Dixon had moved nearer the front however he lost a water bottle with 20 miles to go. With one lap to go The pace started to pick up a little as the bunch was closing in on the break and Rich Cooper was caught out near the back of the race and lost his wheel. His race was over which was a shame as he looked quite comfortable.
Peter had a puncture on the last lap leavinng Richard Jerome as the only rider left. Richard was up in the top 5 approaching the finish but with his lack of fitness and confidence he ended up being blocked in a lost his position. He rolled over the line in 27th but pleased to have finished well.
All in all a good day for the team and they showed they will come strong as the season get’s going.
Prime Coaching is holding a race preparation training session at Hillingdon Circuit on Saturday 10th April from 1.30 to 5.30 PM,
The session consisting of both race skills and fitness exercises and short talks about racing is intended for third and fourth category and novice riders.
The cost is £12 for adults (16 years plus) and £8 for youths (12 to 16 years).
Further details are attached.
Please pass this on to any club members who may be interested in taking part.
Regards
Nick Hobbs
Secretary, Prime Coaching
Westerley Quiz on Wednesday 17th March at 8.30 pm to be held at the Westerley Club House. Please let Wendy and Jim know if you will be attending as soon as possible so that we can let Roly know what numbers to expect.
For further information contact us via wendywearl@aol.com or telephone: 01494 862372
There’s a Westerley Quiz on the Wednesday 17th March at 8:30pm and the Willesden CC are invited. It’s always fun taking prizes from the purple-striped brigade, so sign up and have fun (see 2009 polo match, right)
The Quiz is at the Westerley club house.
Please let Wendy and Jim know if you will be attending as soon as possible so that we can let Roland of the Westerley know what numbers to expect. Their email is wendywearl(at)aol.com (replace ‘(at)’ with an ‘@’ sign).
Lance Woodman
I’ll add to this report later, but the brief result is that Peter Dixon rode to a personal best 23:53 to take second fastest overall, fastest WCC rider and first handicap. Not only that, but he looked very stylish on his way to victory as well. Well done, Peter.
The fastest rider on the day was the same as last year: Peter Weir of Maidenhead and Dist CC with a 23:06 (19 seconds slower than his winning time last year).
The Willesden result…
| Pos | Rider | Time | Handicap | H/c time | H/c pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Dixon | 23:53 | 0:55 | 22:58 | 1 |
| 2 | Simon Wicks | 26:07 | 1:05 | 25:02 | 3 |
| 3 | Stuart Birnie | 26:08 | 1:00 | 25:08 | 4 |
| 4 | Lance Woodman | 28:19 | SCR | 28:19 | 5 |
| 5 | Jayne Paine | 28:38 | 3:50 | 24:48 | 2 |
| 6 | Chris James | 30:20 | 1:25 | 28:55 | 6 |
| – | Jim Mackay | DNF | 5:10 | – | – |
| – | Brian Moon | DNS | 2:25 | – | – |
Peter, as far as I’m aware, had a pretty trouble free ride.
Simon failed to utilise his tri-bars (worth about 2:15 he reckoned) because of a lack of opportunity to train with them. His time is still a personal best though. We’re still waiting for his report on his blog.
Stuart rode to the event enduring a rush to get to the start in time. He started well but his downward sliding saddle pillar left him a little short by the end (worth at least 2 seconds he reckoned). There’s a report on his blog here.
My front changer cable broke on the way to the start which gave me a chance to work on cadence. That’s me in Ron’s photo (right) sporting this season’s must have ‘duck’s foot’ look. I have a whinge on my blog here.
Jayne, on a road bike, found the hills a trial (“it’s annoying when joggers pass you”).
Jumbo saw his role as lead out man – a role he fulfilled admirably.
Jim rode well to the turn but then hit the headwind and blew. He’ll know next time.
Well done, team. It was good to see Gladys, Ron, Peter C, Gill and Derek at the HQ. Did I miss anyone?
** UPDATED ** Entries so far for the ’25’ on the 21st: Peter Dixon, Stuart Birnie, Simon Wicks, Brian Moon, Russell O’Malley, John Williams and Lance Woodman. Official closing date is Tuesday.
This is a bit late in the day, but I thought I would point you to some time trials taking place this month. Please use the comments facility to add any other events you think should be included.
Tomorrow (Sunday 7th) sees eight WCC riders riding the first West London Combine event: a 10 on the H10/2. Peter Dixon, Simon Wicks, Jayne Paine and Stuart Birnie are amongst those vying for early season bragging rights.
Next weekend (13th/14th): Dash it all, it’s too late to enter an open event now, but there are plenty of club events around in the London West district. This document (a PDF) lists them all for the whole season.
Saturday 20th March has the Oxonian 3up or solo 31m event on the H29/19.
Sunday 21st March is the second West London Combine event – a 25m TT (details below). Entries, made via me, close on Tuesday 9th. Late entry might be possible. If you want to ride, get your details to me ASAP.
Sunday 28th March is the VTTA (London and Home Counties) 10m event starting at Great Missenden (HCC180). Although it is run by the VTTA the race is open to all.
The normal closing date for entries for open events is the Tuesday 10 to 13 days before the event for those held Friday to Monday, and the Saturday, 11 to 13 days before the event for those held Tuesday to Thursday. Club events can normally be entered on the line.
Open events have to be entered on the official CTT entry form (available online here).
Entries have to be sent to the organiser with the correct entry fee. Details are available in the CTT handbook. Please feel free to get in touch if you need any help.
Please do let me know where you are riding. I’d be pleased if you would copy me into any TT results that you email to Gladys for the press report.
Lance Woodman (TT secretary)
March
|
Number
|
First name
|
Surname
|
Club
|
Handicap
|
Start time
|
|
61
|
Brian
|
Moon
|
Willesden CC
|
2:25
|
10.01
|
|
62
|
Jim
|
Mackay
|
Willesden CC
|
5:10
|
10.02
|
|
63
|
Christopher
|
James
|
Willesden CC
|
1:25
|
10.03
|
|
64
|
Jayne
|
Paine
|
Willesden CC
|
3:50
|
10.04
|
|
65
|
Lance
|
Woodman
|
Willesden CC
|
SCR
|
10.05
|
|
66
|
Simon
|
Wicks
|
Willesden CC
|
1:05
|
10.06
|
|
67
|
Stuart
|
Birnie
|
Willesden CC
|
1:00
|
10.07
|
|
68
|
Peter
|
Dixon
|
Willesden CC
|
0:55
|
10.08
|
I know we haven’t had the first event yet, but closing dates are upon us.
The second West London Combine event of the year is the Hillingdon Triathletes run 25 mile time trial on Sunday 21st March. The first rider off will be at 8am.
The “headquarters” for the event is a layby on the A413 underneath the M25 bridge (see here). There are no toilets or refreshments available. The start is fairly close by. The course (HCC113) description is here.
The closing date for entries is 9th March. If you’d like to ride, please let me have your entries before then.
The entry fee is £2. This is collected at the end of the season – do not send any money yet!
To enter you for the event (and the associated Willesden CC competitions) we need your name and your best time for a 25m TT for the current and past three seasons (i.e. your best since 1st January 2007). If you don’t have a time for 25, let me have your 10m TT best since 1/1/07. If you don’t have any times at all, don’t worry, it just helps us to place the field and set times for handicap awards.
If you’re a veteran (40 or over) or a juvenile or junior (12-17 inclusive) then it would be useful to have your date of birth.
If you want to enter, or have any questions, please do get in touch. My email address is lance (at) lancewoodman (dot) co (dot) uk.
Lance Woodman (TT secretary)
Image: Salvatore Vuono / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
The first road race of the season for the Willesden racing team is on March the 13th and Rich Cooper, Peter Dixon and Richard Jerome have all been named on the start sheet.
Tom London is named as 6th reserve but we hope he will still get a ride.
This race is usually very competative with some really strong time trialliasts taking part including Mike Broadwith and Johnathan Shubert.
Our racing team haven’t quite found their form yet so are just hoping to get a good solid race under their belts and put in a strong performance.
Good luck!
In 2008, Mark broke the world record for cycling solo around the world, an epic journey of over 18,000 miles, cycling
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In 2009, he set out on his second ultra-endurance solo challenge; to cycle the length of the American Cordillera; a 15,000-mile expedition, cycling down the longest mountain range on the planet and climbing the continent’s two highest peaks, Mt McKinley and Aconcagua, whilst making his second self-filmed documentary for BBC1 Cycling the Americas.
This is Mark’s story of his adventures, a personal rollercoaster of mental and physical endurance as well as a fascinating insight into the world we live.
7.30pm Beck Theatre Hayes 21 March 2010
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Tickets £13, www.becktheatre.org.uk/wrt-productions_details.asp?pid=3841
Those of you that have taken part in the Paris-Brest, LEL, Mille Miglia or the Sicilia No-Stop may know Tony Lonero. Tony lives in Italy and rides with Audax Italia. He is organising a 600km Coast-to-Coast ride across Italy to remember the Americans who gave their lives for the liberation of Italy.
The ride will start in Nettuno and cross the Appenines to the East coast and return back.
It looks to be a great event and I hope some of the Willesden can make the trip.
Miles Back
24 Feb 2010
I am organizing a historic 600km on 29 May 2010. It is called the Coast to Coast Italy. We leave from my house in Nettuno (near Rome) and ride across Italy and back – about 630km. The ride is to commemorate the 8000 Americans buried at the War cemetery just outside Nettuno.
So this is the program –
We leave from the baseball field in Nettuno at about 09:00, escorted by the police and 3 jeeps and a landing craft from the second world war, with the folks inside the vehicles dressed up like USA soldiers from the war.
We ride about 3km passing through the piazza of Nettuno where the people can clap or throw eggs at us.
Arrive at the cemetery, where Joe the cemetery director will be waiting for us. Each rider will have an American flag and Italian flag to put on one of the 400 crosses without a name.
Then we ride our bikes up to the monument, I have to lay some flowers give a 5 minute speech , then the riders leave.
Newspapers and Foxnews should be here to film this part of the ride. AFN for sure, AFN is the armed forces network of the US military – they are trying to find one us soldier who would like to do the event with us.
It is going to be a special day. If you want to come, I have some room at the house, there is a hotel up the road for €30/day for the riders.
The route will take the same course out and back. We have to make a few changes but it will be along this route, some climbing to do but the roads are nice.
This is our biggest ride of the year, I think we will have around 200 riders. Down on the other side Italy at Silvi Marina there is food, tent to sleep in and showers.
Tony Lonero
Audax Italia
The final overall results of the Imperial R.T Winter series was announced and Peter Dixon finished in 27th position.
The club’s reliability trials suffered due to the weather. Heavy rain and reported snow in the Chiltern area meant that only 30 riders signed on. Some of these gave up as the course became snow covered and the icy surface made riding difficult. Still, Team Quest boosted the profits by staying in the Headquarters and drinking coffee in the hopes it might stop raining.
Tony Savage collided with a motorist near Denham. Luckily there was a witness who saw the incident and took the car’s number.
Attached photos show Tom London and Rich Cooper covered in mud when they arrived back at Headquarters. Roll on Summer.
Cheers Gladys
Rich Cooper
Tom London
Entries close soon for event #1 on Sunday March 7th (details here). The names I have so far are:
** UPDATED 24/2 ** entries accepted up until next Monday **
Brian MoonBrian Wright
Christopher James
Jim Mackay
Lance Woodman
Peter Dixon
Simon Wicks
Stuart Birnie
Jayne Paine
Any more for any more? Please let me know as soon as possible.
Lance Woodman
See John William’s photos on Facebook.
Miles Back
22 Feb 2010
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The first West London Combine event of the year is the Middlesex RC run 10 mile time trial on Sunday 7th March. The first rider off will be at 9am.
The closing date for entries is 25th February. If you’d like to ride, please let me have your entries before then.
The entry fee is £2. This is collected at the end of the season – do not send any money yet!
To enter you for the event (and the associated Willesden CC competitions) we need your name and your best time for a 10m TT for the current and past three seasons (i.e. your best since 1st January 2007). If you don’t have a time for 10, let me have your 25m TT best since 1/1/07. If you don’t have any times at all, don’t worry, it just helps us to place the field and set times for handicap awards.
**EDIT** Ooh! And if you’re a veteran (40 or over) or a juvenile or junior (12-17 inclusive) then it would be useful to have your date of birth. **end EDIT**
The headquarters for the event is the hall at Knowl Hill Village Hall (RG10 9XB). This is about 2 miles from the start in Westacott Way. There’s good parking and there will be refreshments. The course (H10/2) description is here.
If you want to enter, or have any questions, please do get in touch. My email address is lance (at) lancewoodman (dot) co (dot) uk. It would be great to see a large Willesden team competing at this event.
Lance Woodman (TT secretary)
