Willesden Cycling Club

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Richard & Rich.

Wow, the Willesden communication lines are cracking today!

I’ve just received the following update on the Hill Climb from one of the Willesden All-stars, Simon Wicks. Simon says three Willesden riders finished in the top six. He went on to say that

“We three finished within a few seconds of each other and not far shy of the winning time. The winner was 1.58; Hippy second in 2.02; two guys tied on third at 2.04; me 5th at 2.05 and Tom London 6th at 2.07. A little further back, Pete Dixon rode a 2.12 and Richie Jerome a 2.19. Lance, sadly, didn’t make it to the top!”

“It was absolutely freezing – Windsor Hill is a real frost-pocket – and we were all shivering madly before the start. The climb itself was fairlly gruelling and I just wanted to climb off the bike from about halfway but kept going purely because I would have been too ashamed had I stopped. But I’d pretty much given up by the time the finish line came in sight! My legs were like concrete at the top. Horrible.”

“The guys did really well and we should be right proud – anything around 2 minutes is a good time for that course, apparently.”

Simon is dead right – well done one of the club’s best performances in a long while.

Miles Back
19 Oct 09

Hippy’s report, featuring assorted Willesden riders is now available on his blog. The Hill climb has done him a power of good as he can know tell his Ron from his Jumbo…..Jumbo is now a very relieved man!

The full pedal stroke by pedal stroke report, including pix on –
http://thehippy.net/nucleus/?itemid=1380

Miles Back
19 Oct 09

Ian Why emailed me to say that planning permission for the new Hillingdon Club Room has been granted.

This is subject to an ecology report and the CCTV being of a standard suitable to be connected to the council system The proposed club house will be painted with anti-graffiti paint.

The next stage is a meeting on 5 November to revue the tenders and assess what can be achieved within the grants available.

The velodrome will be subject to a separate planning application in the future.

Miles Back
18 Oct 09

Hippy finished in 2nd place in today’s West Drayton Hill Climb. His quote on Twitter was worth a million dollars – “Take that sober, skinny people”. Excellent result Stewie.

Brian Moon appeared on the club run after taking part in the Hill Climb, saying that there was a good WCC turnout.

Continuing with Hippy news, he has updated his blog with news of a powertap upgrade to his Condor Pista fixie commuting bike, see- http://bit.ly/rMuKI
for all the detail.

Miles Back
18 Oct 09

Our apologies for not seeing our Willesden mates this summer.

Trace and I have missed our WCC friends and plan to
rectify that next year. We leave for our winter in the US
this Friday (me) and 29 Oct. (trace).

We want to be involved again with WCC and and have missed you all.

We are fine, just had a very busy summer here. I worked
most weekends which made things more complicated.

sending love,

Diane and Trace

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.

Miles Back
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.

Miles Back
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.

Miles Back
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?

Miles Back
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.

Miles Back
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