Willesden Cycling Club

Stewart Birnie proves that training is a complete waste of time! After a long layoff after riding in the Pyrenees he posted a PB of 24:55 on last weekend’s Westerly CC 10 mile two-up.

See Hippy’s full report at http://bit.ly/PlinC

Well done Stewie.

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13 Oct 09

The mornings are getting a little chilly but our time trialists managed to produce some personal bests on Sunday.

Riding in the Hillingdon C.C. 25 at Maidenhead , Peter Dixon recorded an under the hour ride in 58.59 improving on his ride on the Amersham Road in September by over 4 minutes. Pete Cookson finished in 1.01.59 and Lance Woodman 1.03.37 whilst Joe Foley having started late was credited with 1.13.13.

Stuart Birnie, not having ridden much since his tour of the French Alps in July, took part in the Westerley C.C. 10 at Great Missenden rode a personal best in 24.55 and Mel Kirkland after his epic ride from London to Lands End and then on to John O’Groats finished in 26.57.

All for now,

Regards- Gladys

Death Ray Kelly and his Acme whistle of doom will be waiting for you each Tuesday night from 13th October. As always his winter torture chamber will be at the Willesden C.C.’s Club Room, London Road, Wembley.

Arrive at 7:45pm to set up your bike and turbo. The Turbo Torture starts at 8pm and lasts for an hour… though it will seem a lot, lot longer! Bring a towel, water bottle and a good sense of humour.

A few spare turbos are available for club members on a first come – first serve basis.

Sessions cost £2.

Light refreshments available afterwards.

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10 Oct 09

For those interested in the famous L’Eroica cycle race in Tuscany, I urge you to visit Dan Patitucci’s site at http://ow.ly/t6v8. It’s a treat.

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07 Oct O9

A quick summary of the news highlights from last night’s WCC MGM …

• Turbo training starts 13th October. The club may purchase two additional turbo machines for use by club members
• John Williams is the new Road race Secretary, taking over from Jumbo
• A new organiser has been chosen for the Reliability Trial, he will be informed shortly!
• Plans for the new Club House and track at Hillingdon will be presented to the council’s planning department later this month. The proposals also include a new judges hut and street lighting on parts of the circuit. Ian Why, Ray Kelly and Brian Wright have been closely involved in this development. I have a copy of the Feasibility study if you would like it, please email me at willesdencyclingclub@yahoo.co.uk.
  
• The WCC Quiz Night will be held on Wednesday 18th November at the Westerly CC Club Rooms.
• The Annual WCC Dinner and Dance will be held at the Uxbridge Golf Course on 23rd January 2010. £25/head
• Recruitment of new members is going well and three new members have signed up for a life in willesden green.
• Sick Parade. John Tipping is off his bike for a few weeks following a pace maker fitting. Mike Ellison is at home with a broken hip. Some say this was following a fracas with some tram lines on the Isle of Man. Others are adamant that it happened on the Isle of Skye. Finally Kirsten Savage is nursing a few wounds following a recent stack up. I am sure we wish all concerned a full and rapid recovery.

Miles Back 07 Oct 09

Hello Fellow WCC members,

Westerley CC is holding their Club 10 mile 2-up at Great Missenden this Sunday, and WCC riders can join in. First rider off will be at 09.00. After the 2-up, you can recover at the Deep Mill Diner and then move onto the Hill climb if you wish to enter it.

If you do not have a partner, then do not worry, as there may be other riders who you maybe able to ride with and you may also be able to ride as solo. There is a nominal fee to enter the race, and I think it is around £4.00, but I am not sure. This is payable on the Day to The Westerley CC.

If you want to enter, then please let me know. You can also enter on the line if you wish. The meeting place is at the usual Great Missenden Car Park.

Regards

Suzz

Jayne Paine (Bunty to her mates) continues her string of 2009 achievements by being awarded 1st Cat status yesterday.

What more is there to want?

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07 Oct 09

A very breezy day.

Peter Cookson 24:55

Lance Woodman 25:50

Gill Reynolds 26:16

Hi,

Felt I needed to do a long ride before my Edinburgh- London fitness disappeared.
Emailed Rocco about his very long 3,100k great triangle, and chose something shorter.
So on Sunday 13th I rolled the Litespeed down to Lands End (500k in 24hrs. Sleep, then Tuesday morning set off for JOG into a really nasty headwind. Nearly 6 hours for 100k was awful and only 340k in 24 hrs was even worse, but keep going. 670k in 48hrs, no time to stop, Lots of Tesco crunchy bars, and shivering on benches bus shelters and churchyards. Single hotel/sleep stop) at Locherbie (12hrs off the bike), off route to Inverary. Eventually after 1,500k and 108hrs arrived JOG Saturday night. Only ScotRail wouldn’t take the bike till Tuesday, so I had to ride it back to Inverness!
Report on adventure to follow

Regards

Mel

We might as well put all the Hillingdon and Turbo training to good use. How do we enter these?

I saw this film on the RoadCC web site and it set my hair on end. It’s from the 1974 Giro d’ Italia. Loads of action, noise, shouting, snow and assorted mayhem. It’s marvelous.

The commentary is great too. Though dubbed on afterwards, it is measured and restrained letting you savour the sights and sounds without unnecessary distractions.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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28 Sept 09

Prime Coaching are again holding a series of track training sessions at Calshot Velodrome on Saturday afternoons on the 17th October and 21st November 2009, and on the 16th January, 20th February and 20th March 2010.

The cost is £15 for adults £7 for youths.

See www.primecoaching.co.uk for further details.

Numbers are strictly limited so to reserve a place contact Keith Wilmot, by email at Kwilmot117 “at” aol.com

Regards

Nick Hobbs
Secretary, Prime Coaching

It seems Christmas comes early in Watford, namely September.

Ron Purdy was out on his bike when he snapped this scene in a quiet Watford street. Apparently they were filming a commercial.

Thanks for that Ron. Do you ask for a freebie?

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28th September 2009

I’m having an end of season clear out.

I’ve recently switched from using Look Delta pedals and cleats. If anyone would like 3 or 4 sets of well-used Look pedals (various models), please get in touch. Note that these pedals are NOT compatible with the newer Look Keo cleats.

I’m also looking to shift my old low profile time trialling bike. The frame was hand built by former Willesden CC member Ian Piper. It’s 56cm centre to top. The paintwork is quite worn, but I do have a new set of Ian Piper transfers if you would like to badge it up. The bike has a Shimano chainset, seat pin, brakes and front changer. The chainset is in need of some chainring bolts!

I’ve whipped the old rear changer off it, so you’ll have to find another from somewhere. The base bar and brake levers are almost new. The bar-end gear levers can be used in friction mode or for Shimano SiS 8 speed changers. The SiS mode works well with the 7 speed, screw on block (12-18) currently fitted.

The white Zipp disc wheel is fitted with a well-used but sound tubular. It’s an old disc, but I have recently replaced the bearings. It’s threaded for a block on one side and fixed wheel on the other. The front wheel has a tubular V-section rim. I may be able to include a spare tubular rear wheel.

The bike has no saddle or pedals.

If you’d like more details, pictures or a chance to see the kit, get in touch via http://www.lancewoodman.co.uk/contact.htm

Lance Woodman

Another club record was broken by Meurig James this weekend. He rode in the Port Talbot Wheelers 25 and covered the distance in 50.27. This was his last ride in England this year as he is off to work in the U.S at the end of the month. Let’s hope he returns before too long.

Lesser mortals rode in the North Hampshire Road Club event on Saturday on a changed course from usual Pete Cookson finished in 1.06.39, Lance Woodman 1.09.02, Chris James 1.10.39 and Brian Moon 1.11.41. On Sunday on the Amersham Road in the West London Combine 10 Peter Dixon was the fastest club member in 24.44 (also gaining 1st handicap) Richard Jerome and Rich Cooper, taking a break from circuit racing, recorded 25.30 and 26.41
Also riding were Lance Woodman 26.14, Chris James 27.23 and Brian Moon 30.17.

Jayne Paine continues to chase points for her licence. She rode at Herne Hill on Saturday finishing 2nd in the 2 lap dash, 20Km & 10 lap scratch and 1st in the points race.

Attached in a different photo of Meurig- The Man in Black!
Best Regards Gladys

A bright, cool morning with a slight headwind out to the turn.

Willesden times…

Peter Dixon 24:44

Richard Jerome 25:30

Lance Woodman 26:14

Rich Cooper 26:41

Chris James 27:23

Brian Moon 30:17

Fastest ride…

Geoff Powell (High Wycombe CC) 22:52

Lance

This was a float day but the course had been changed because of road works. The alternative was not that fast.

Willesden times…

Peter Cookson 1:06:39

Lance Woodman 1:09:02

Chris James 1:10:39

Brian Moon 1:11:41

The winner was Tejvan Pettinger (Sri Chimnoy RT) 55:25

Lance

Well I thought it was interesting.

The Sunday Observer’s cycling correspondent, William Fotheringham write a good article on the thinking behind BC’s boot camp for road racers.

See http://bit.ly/EoUhk

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22 Sep 09