News - April 2008
Monday 7th April - Wheelers race at Castle Coombe and in the Alton Hilly TT
The recent Easter weekend brought with it some difficult conditions but the
weather didn't deter the young Wheelers. Good Friday saw the traditional
meeting at the Castle Coombe race circuit with hundreds of riders of all ages
and levels taking part. Max Webber has trained hard over the Winter months and
showed his improvement by taking a hard fought 2nd place in the U16 Youth race.
Max broke away straight from the gun, taking two other riders with him, and
they quickly built up a commanding lead over the main pack. Another attack from
Max reduced the breakaway to two riders for the remainder of the race but he
just missed out on the win after a close sprint for the line. Cameron Thompson
picked up where he left off last season with a battling 8th place in the U12
race with Jed Webber, getting fitter all the time, a further 6 places back. 12
year old Mitchell Webber is still finding his feet at U14 level but put in a
great effort to finish inside the top 10 places.
Easter Monday saw Max Webber team up with club stalwart Simon Foster for the
Alton Cycling Club Hilly 31 mile 2-up team time trial. With over a 20 year age
difference, Foster needed all his experience to keep Max in check and find the
right combination in working together. The freezing conditions didn't help
matters but with Max doing much of the work on the hills and Simon using his
strength on the flat and downhill sections they pulled out a great time of 1hr
25mins 45secs to finish in 5th place overall.
Words courtesy of Mike Webber.
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Wednesday 16th April - Wheelers race in the Ray Martin Distance League
RAY MARTIN
DISTANCE LEAGUE 2008
RESULTS: WEDNESDAY 16th APRIL 2008
SENIORS
1st 5 Jason STREATHER VC St Raphaël / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles 01:10:00
2nd 50 Sam REDDING GWR Team st
3rd 51 Sam PATRICK i-team Cyclist's Club st
4th 69 Lee TUNNICLIFFE DHCyclesport.com st
5th 44 Simon BROOKS VC St Raphaël / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles @ 2 laps
21st 24 Simon HALL Andover Wheelers st
41 STARTERS
YOUTHS U16/14
1st 3 Max WEBBER Andover Wheelers
5th 13 Mitchell WEBBER Andover Wheelers
YOUTHS U12/10/8
1st 23 Harvey WATSON Velocity Bikes CC
4th 22 Jed WEBBER Andover Wheelers
5th 24 Emily FOSTER Andover Wheelers
6th 41 Alex FOSTER Andover Wheelers 1st U8
15 Starters
RAY MARTIN
DISTANCE LEAGUE 2008
RESULTS: WEDNESDAY 9th APRIL 2008
SENIORS
1st 14 Tim ELVERSON Felt Racing 01:12:00
10th 7 Sean FAULKNER GB Fire Service Prolite RT @ 1 lap
11th 56 Gianluca CAPPELLO VC Meudon @ 2 laps
14th 4 John HYDE Velocity Bikes CC @ 3 laps
18th= 24 Simon HALL Andover Wheelers st
40 STARTERS
RAY MARTIN
DISTANCE LEAGUE 2008
RESULTS: WEDNESDAY 9th APRIL 2008
YOUTHS U16/14
1st 3 Max WEBBER Andover Wheelers
4th 13 Mitchell WEBBER Andover Wheelers
YOUTHS U12/10/8
1st 23 Harvey WATSON Velociity Bikes CC
4th 22 Jed WEBBER Andover Wheelers
5th 24 Emily FOSTER Andover Wheelers
6th 41 Alex FOSTER Andover Wheelers 1st U8
17 Starters
RAY MARTIN
DISTANCE LEAGUE 2008
RESULTS: WEDNESDAY 2nd APRIL 2008
SENIORS
1st 12 Justin HOY Felt Racing 01:08:45
10th 17 John WAGER Felt Racing @ 1 Lap
17th= 49 Max WEBBER Andover Wheeers st
40 STARTERS
YOUTHS U12
1st 21 Kate METALLI Palmer Park Velo RT / awcycles
2nd 22 Jed WEBBER Andover Wheelers
7 Starters
Tuesday 22nd April -
Below are some of the open Road and Circuit races in the South District that we would like to get as many Wheelers with British Cycling Racing Licenses to do if possible. Most are open to all category's but please check on the British Cycling web site for more details. There is also Wednesday night races at Portsmouth Starting on the 30th of April and continuing right through the summer. Most circuit races are excellent for youths so if you have kids get them out there and get them involved, they will love it.
Any questions please email Stu Thompson at smtaerials@yahoo.co.uk
Wednesday 23rd April - Monxton events report
The Andover Wheelers new club event season got underway recently with the
8.25 mile Monxton time trial. There was a surprisingly large but welcome turn
out for this first event with everyone keen to gauge their fitness after the
winter break. Although conditions were dry & bright, a strong headwind on
the outward leg to Grateley greeted the 25 competitors and made it hardwork to
the first turn. But after the turn it was a tailwind all the way to the next
turn at Kentsboro with some riders nudging 40mph in places! The final leg to
the finish, although not as quick, saw the riders keeping the pace high and
able to maintain a good effort to the finish. Fastest Wheeler on the night was
Simon Healey in 18mins 38secs followed by Adrian Slack in 19mins 25secs and
Nick Adnitt in 19mins 59secs. Local rider, Jake Prior, riding for
The following week saw less windy but more even conditions all the way round
the course. Again fastest Wheeler was Simon Healey in 18mins 57secs followed by
Adrian Slack in 19mins 39secs but 16 year old Max Webber showed his potential
by being 3rd Wheeler home in a time of 20mins 13secs. Lizzy Yates was fastest
Lady in a time of 24mins 4secs. On the Sunday between these two time trials,
the Andover Wheelers put on another 'Come & Try' event but the weather put
paid to a large turn out. The 10 riders that braved the wintry conditions made
it all worthwhile and, regardless of the conditions, put in some excellent
rides! Dom Clacy was fastest on the day with a time of 21mins 57 secs followed
by Steven Winter in 23mins 7secs. Andover Wheelers youngster, Tom Bolton, was
due to ride at Thruxton which was cancelled due to the weather but he decided
to come and ride the time trial and recorded a solid 24mins 26secs.
