John Williams, Simon Wicks, Rich Cooper, Hippy, Phil and Mike Ellison all took part in the Dragon ride in Wales on Sunday. Our riders enjoyed 120 miles of welsh mountains including 3200 of climbing!
Simon avoided another injury by using his descending skills to avoid a sheep.
Hippy rode it in 7:15 whilst the rest of the gang finished in around 8 hours after spending too much time chatting at the refreshment points.
Well done to everyone who took part!
Lance Woodman – 2:06:03 (fastest since 1980)
Chris James – 2:10:55 (personal best)
The winner was Ian Cammish (Planet X) with a 1:47:03
Together with my boyfriend Simon, I’ll be undertaking a charity world record attempt for the longest ever journey by cycle rickshaw. It’s from West to East, from Lands End to Lowestoft, and we’re attemping a circuitous route that will take us over 1500 miles.
Lianna
A record field of 115 riders were at Hillingdon on Tuesday night, Rich Cooper and Richard Jerome both took part in the E/1/2/3 event and Lance Woodman and Peter Dixon took part in the 4th cat race.
E/1/2/3 With Tony Gibb riding the Tour Series event, the race was quite open. The race was won in a bunch sprint by Lewis Atkins.
Richard Jerome managed to get through the riders to take 9th place and Rich Cooper rode well to finish comfortably in the bunch.
Lance and Peter both rode the 4th cat race which will follow.
Another fast LVRC at Hillingdon last Wednesday with a strong wind against the riders up to the finish, a small group got away with all three Willesden riders Chris James, Ray George and Tony Woodford finishing in the front half of the bunch. No placing in our age categories this week but with three riders now finishing we are hoping for some results in the coming weeks.
Bicycle polo is completely crazy and not to be missed!
http://www.westerleycycling.org.uk/WCC–Contacts/WCC–Clubroom.htm
West London CA 30m TT on the Bentley course (H30/8), Saturday 6th June.
Lance Woodman – 1:16:11 (personal best, mainly because I’ve only ridden the distance three times).
Chris James – DNS
Winner: Jerone Walters (Sigma Sport) – 1:5:31
Cheers,
Jayne has being doing very well at the Herne Hill Omnium events, last week she won 3 out of 5 events beating Janet Birkmyre and some Olympic development girls.
Sadly Jayne was placed 4th overall as she didn’t so as well in the sprint events but shows just how well Jayne is doing.
Jayne’s also well on her way to gaining her 1st cat licence!
Well done Jayne!
Saturday 30th May, VTTA National 10 mile TT Championship, Cambourne (F2A/10)
Gill Reynolds – 25:27 (+6:18 on standard time, 4th fastest woman and 2nd woman on standard time)
Peter Cookson – 24:34 (+4:46 on standard time, 12th in his age category)
Lance Woodman – 24:12 (+3:21 on standard time, personal best for the current and last three seasons)
Winners: Fastest – Tim Carter (Virgin Active) – 20:30, Standard – Dennis Milsom (Mid Shropshire Wheelers) – +10:05
The conditions were hot. There was a headwind to the turn, but it was fast back.
Sunday 31st May, Westerley CC 25m TT, Marlow (H25/2)
Meurig James – 53:22 to take 2nd place.
Lance Woodman – 1:1:40
Chris James – 1:4:40
Brian Moon – 1:9:34
The winner was Simon Bateson (East London Velo) – 50:46
Conditions were good, but a headwind after the turn put paid to faster times.
Lance Woodman – 24:56
Winner: Richard Prebble (Candi TV-Pinarello RT) 20:51
Richard Jerome and John Williams rode the CC Ashwell 2/3 race. John didnt quite make it round but Richard did but was outside the points.
Rich Cooper and Jayne Paine both took part in the Hillingdon GP, Rich was unfortunate to puncture on lap 5 but Jayne did well to finish 19th in a strong field.
Meurig James – 55:55 for 7th place.
Lance Woodman – 1:3:20
Chris James – 1:6:16
Brian Moon – 1:13:47
Cheers,
on the Farnham course. A windy day.
1st Ben Instone (www.scientific-coaching.com) 20:02
Willesden times…
Meurig James 21:43
Lance Woodman 24:36
Joseph Foley 26:24
Farnham RC 10 – Sat 9/5
Meurig James 21:30
Lance Woodman 24:20 (fastest for many years)
Chris Vesey rode, but I left before his time came in.
Charlotteville CC 50 – Sun 10/5
Lance Woodman 2:10:19 for 47th out of 77
A windy week at Hillingdon this week, John Williams and Richard Jerome took part in this weeks event with Rich Cooper in Italy training.
The race was quite fast at the start with PCM dominating the race, they got away from the main field leaving John and Rich in the main bunch to contest the sprint. Rich J tried to lead John out but John went a bit too early and didn’t have enough for the line.
More fun and games next week…..
West London C.A. 10 at Oxfordon Saturday –
Meurig James 3rd place in 21.39, Gill Reynolds 2nd Lady and 4th Vet with 25.15.
West London C.C. 25 at Maidenhead on Sunday –
Lance Woodman 1.4.29, Jumbo James 1.5.55
London Vets 10 on Monday –
Great Drama as we thought we had won the team award.
Times Lance Woodman 25.41 +1.52
Gill Reynolds 26.03 +5.42
Jumbo James 26.41 +3.35
Ron Purdy 31.18 +3.04
Gill and Jumbo’s pluses would have won us the 1st team award but then it was found out that Jumbo hadn’t paid his subs to the Vets. Purdy was then next in line but he and Gill had 1 second less than the South Bucks Team of Michelle Ayres and Pete Cockbain.
Hillingdon Circuit
Rich J, Rich C and John Williams all took part in this weeks Tuesday night crit at Hillingdon.
The race ended in a bunch sprint –
Rich J – 20th
John W – 35th
Rich C – finish at the back of the bunch after checking on one of the riders that crashed.
Herne Hill
Jayne Paine was on form again at Herne hill, full results here
Another LVRC at Hillingdon last Wednesday with four Willesden riders taking part after a very fast race with the field splitting on several occasions it was a strung out bunch that contested the last 5 laps ready for the sprint. Both Chris James and Tony Woodford making it through to the front half of the pack. Tony Woodford winning the over 60 with Chris James second. Unfortunately the official result has Eric Martin as the winner but Eric agrees that both Tony and Chris finished in front the organiser has agreed that some riders were missed by the camera.
Some Willesden members may remember a short stumpy looking fella by the name of Gavin Smith who used to ride for the Willesden.
Well he left the Willesden and moved back to his native South Africa and has really hit the big time!
Gavin is now the National scratch race champion of South Africa!!!
Well done Gavin.
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Jayne did so well at Herne Hill that she’s now made 2nd cat!
Congratulations Jayne!!!
