2002 Old News
Training Run -
It had rained all night and it was
still raining when seven wheelers turned up for a training ride, "but
at least it isn't cold" Phil reminded us. Jake and Roger set a brisk
pace and Mick, Nick, Phil, Lee and Simon were happy to follow on. Although the
rain stopped, copious volumes of water were thrown up from the road and we were
soon soaked even though every rider had mud guards.
After ten miles Jake's rear tyre
literally exploded with a load bang which blew out the side wall. An avid Blue
Peter watcher in his youth, Jake was able to fashion a repair from an old
washing up bottle and some sticky-backed plastic and was loath to heed any of
the "helpful" advice from fellow riders.
Jake turned back and then there
were six. After about 25 miles we'd all had enough and turned for home except
for Mick who went off on his own for more, and who knows, may even still be
going.
Andover Wheelers
Christmas run and Free Wheel event.
Nineteen riders met at The Folly
public house for the Andover Wheelers Christmas run on Sunday 22nd December.
Many had added a string or two of tinsel to their machines and Jake easily won
the prize (if there was one!) for the best dressed bike. Even our Honourable
Timekeeper had a two wheeled beast between his legs.
Ian Knight lead the way for the
next couple of hours which finished up at the start of the free wheel course.
Last year's winner (and the year before, and the year before and the year
before etc...) had the honour of going last as each rider tried more positions
than the Karma Sutra in an attempt to become aero-dynamic. With a good tail
wind Nick Adnitt held the club record for the furthest distance for about two
minutes until yep, once again Simon glided past to claim the victory.
Club members then retired to the
Weyhill Fayre for copious amounts of alcoholic beverage, hot roast potatoes and
hot mince pies and to make exaggerated predictions of record times for next
season. A great day to round off the year.
2002
It was a wet, filthy Sunday
morning, but hey, it IS supposed to be winter. The
The course included a couple of
features called "the wall" and "the corkscrew". The
corkscrew is probably quite good fun in the dry, just like a slalom but using
the high burms to zig-zig down, but in the wet I just locked the back wheel and
used one leg as a third point of contact and slid down. There were some long
ascents which was like riding up along a stream bed there was so much water. My
increasing lap times indicate more bike pushing as the legs tired and the
course got muddier after so many riders.
I had used all the adjustment on
the break cables by the end of the second lap trying to compensate for break
block wear but my brand new blocks were worn to the metal by the end of the
race and I had a gouge in the rim of the wheel.
Excellent fun and good winter
training and I succeeded in negotiating routes I wouldn't have attempted if it
were not a race course. Looking forward to the Salisbury Plain Challenge.
VETERAN - MEN
- 1
- 13
20 Riders
Gorrick MTB Race -
Crowthorne Woods -
In order to add a little variety
into the long, grey days of winter training, Nick and Charlie Adnitt and Emma
White entered the recent Gorrick MTB race. Having never competed in a full
blown MTB race before, the main objective was to gain experience and learn what
was expected. We turned up at about
We registered (having entered
earlier by post) and got our numbers. As Charlie's race was off at
Nick and Emma managed to get in a
practice lap and were impressed with the varied and imaginative course. Fast
descents down gravel tracks (big puddles at the bottom), single, winding
woodland track, twisting around trees, long, muddy climbs and some complicated
sections marked out with tapes.
Nick got back to the start with 10
minutes to go to prepare for the race and missed the start of the vets race by
a minutes or so. He charged after the pack and overdid the first lap by passing
five riders. By the second lap the course was cutting up after heavy overnight
rain and the muddy bits were hard on the legs. He started the third lap in 21st
place and although there was a lot more getting off, he finished 19th out of 31
in 2 hours 4 mins.
Emma did a couple more laps but
didn't bother starting with the race group.
It was a great day out, brilliant
fun and judging by how the legs feel, good training. It was well organised and
the course was well marked and well marshalled. An entry-level, Halfords own
make bike is not recommended!
Mountain bikers seem to be a bit
conservative as far as dress sense is concerned and Nick did feel a bit
conspicuous in the Mapei 2002 road gear!
RESULTS (that matter)
Juvenile Men
- 1st
- 10th
12 riders
Veteran Men
- 1
- 19
31 riders
For anyone who wants to have a go,
the Gorrick 2003 Spring series dates have been set for:
2nd February, 23rd February, 16th
March, 6th April and
See www.gorrick.com for more
details.
Eric Wilcox and Stuart Thompson
braved it and entered the Facombe 100km Audax event on Saturday 5th October.
We couldn’t have asked for better
weather, a fine sunny day and in October as well!!! We left the HQ with a few
fellow Salisbury Road Club members, after numerous cups of free tea, which kept
Stuart happy. We got to the first climb after 1ml or so and thought that was
tough, if only we knew what was in store for us still to come. Up and down more
hills we went, looking forward to the lunch stop. We had to climb Combe Jibbet
at one point, then to our surprise we had to circle round and climb it again
but the tea stop was just after it so we didn’t mind so much. An excellent
lunch was put on with beans on toast being the main interest and plenty of free
tea and cakes to fill us up, believe me we needed it. The 2nd part was more or
less the same as the morning but a little easier. We did have to climb Conholt
with 10 km to go but compared to the other big climbs in the morning it didn’t
feel to bad. We finished after 4.5hrs of riding and feeling very tired. We
topped up our energy stores with some left over rice pudding and tea, thanked
the organisers and went on our way.
It was an excellent event and
would advise anyone to go along and have a go at an Audax, it beats going out
on the same roads all the time and surprisingly the route card was very easy to
follow.
Andover Wheelers
Weyhill Weekend 10 and 25 mile open time trials
There were some fast times in the
10 as the weather proved favourable with a light easterly breeze and warm
sunshine.
Ray Hughes went under the 20 min barrier twice in winning the tanden event and
then the vets 40 to 49.
Also there was a national age record set by Barbara Braithwaite Sotonia CC when
she recorded 29.24 (80 years of age!).
There were alot of pb's and seasons best done in the 10.
The 25 proved to be a tougher morning. The wind was a north easterly which got
stronger as the morning went on. This did not seem to help the riders in either
direction.
There were many compliments of the running of the event with there being over
400 entries for the 10 alone, it was a mamoth task to promote, and the general
feedback was very positive with lots of people vowing to be back next year.
Combined results:
Seniors
1 James Gilfillan York Cycle Works 1.13.37
2 Julian Jenkinson Tri
3 Max Rumball BJW 1.13.52
5
Vets 40 to 49
1 Chris Absolum Yeovill CC
1.16.00
2 Nicholas Harvey HO Marine Support 1.16.11
3 Gary Buckett Portsmouth North End 1.16.55
4 Michael Loader Yeovill CC 1.16.58
Ladies
1 Lesley Ann Allen VC St Raphael 1.22.49
2 Penny Gorton Primera 1.28.56
3 Claire Hall
Vets 50+
1 R Robinson Off the Record 1.16.37
2 J Williams CC Abergavenny 1.16.53
3 A
4 T Thomas Bath CC 1.18.53
5 D Doust Primera 1.20.34
Juniors
J
A Slade Hantspol CC 1.20.26
Tandems
R Hughes/I Neville Clarence Wheelers 1.12.02
L Berman/R Horn
R & P Beddows
1 James Gilfillan York Cycleworks
53:50
27 Stuart Thompson
43 David Harper
78 riders
tandems
1 John Martin/Paul Welch
Chippenham and
District Wheelers 100 U81 -
- 1 N.Gardiner Timetrial.co.uk RT 4:
- 12 N.Adnitt Andover Wheelers 5:
22 riders
Bournemouth & Dist
WCA 10 2-up TTT P303 -
- 1 Paul Bennett/Nikki Hunt Economic Energy CC WV 24:40
- 10 Martin Pattinson/Alison Hartnell
- 16 Simon Foster/Elaine Foster
- 21 Roger Hartnell/Jane Pattinson
29 teams
Bognor Regis CC 25
P881/25 -
- 29 John Martin Andover Whs V 1:
47 riders
National 10 Mile &
GHS 10 Mile Championships
Saturday & Sunday 7th/
- 1 MICHAEL HUTCHINSON TEAM MDT - GIANT
- 46 JAKE PRIOR
116 riders
It was a bright and sunny morning,
not a cloud in the sky and only a breath of wind, perfect conditions except for
the cool temperature which may explain the somewhat slower times. Cool, dense
air is a lot more difficult to shift than warm air which has the benefit of the
sunshine through the day. (well that's my excuse!)
- 10 Jake Prior
- 18 Phil Jacobs
- 27 Stuart Thompson
- 61 David Harper
- 69 Nick Adnitt Andover Whs V 1:
88 riders
Antelope RT 10 P415 -
18 August 2002
1 Ray Hughes Clarence Whs V 19:38
58 John Martin Andover Whs V 24:23
77 Riders
VTTA (Wessex) 25 Incorporating South DC Championships
P901/25 - 25 August 2002
1 Rowan Horner VC St Raphael 53:15
2 Neil Coleman VC St Raphael E 53:20
33 John Martin Andover Whs V 1:03:44
68 Riders
Tandems
1 John Limpus/Mark Jones GS Stella V 51:48
2 Steve Brown/Paul Foxwell Bournemouth Jubilee Whs V 52:13
3 Lee Gardner/Simon Foster Andover Whs 54:52
1 Dave Dent SP Systems / Wightlink
RT 1:52:
2 Neil Coleman VC St
10 Phil Jacobs
13 Stuart Thompson
35 riders
2002 Evening League
For the 2002 season the club will
be running a League for the Tuesday evening events for first claim members. The
aim of this league is to give riders a bit of recognition that would not
normally receive it and to encourage riders to turn up. The league will run as
follows: Each rider will be put in a category, Elite (Only for fun), A, B
groups respectively. The points will be even for each group, 20 for first in
each then 18, 16, 14, 13, 12, 11,10, etc. If for some reason you do not finish
the race as long as you start you will receive the next lowest amount of
points. The same goes for the tandem it will receive the next amount of lowest
points in there group.
East Dorset CA 50 P485
- 28 July 2002
1 Malcolm Cox VC St Raphael
1:54:37
33 Paul Welch Andover Whs V 2:
39 riders
Sussex CA 100 P910 -
1 Malcolm Cox VC St Raphael
4:01:35
8 Stuart Thompson Andover Whs 4:23:33
19 John Martin Andover Whs V 4:51:40
31 Paul Welch Andover Whs V 5:
33 riders
Bournemouth Jubilee
Whs 25 P413/25 -
1 Ray Hughes Clarence Whs V 53:10
22 Phil Jacobs Andover Whs 59:59
95 Riders
Bognor Regis CC 50
P901/50 -
1 Steve Walkling VC St Raphael
1:49:39
35 John Martin Andover Whs V 2:
52 Riders
Police Athletic
Association 25 P882 -
1 Simon Beldon West Yorkshire
Police CC 55:28
15 Martin Pattinson Hantspol CC 59:45
59 Riders
Bournemouth Jubilee
Whs 100 P484 -
1 Malcolm Cox VC St Raphael
3:59:28
25 Mick Risdale Andover Whs V 5:
30 Riders
Police Athletic
Association 10 P883 -
1 Simon Beldon West Yorkshire
Police CC 21:38
16 Martin Pattinson Hantspol CC
Salisbury RC Thursday
11th June 2002 10 mile TT P613 Thruxton
1 Neil Coleman
5 Phil Jacobs
8 Mike Risdale
11 Barry Plank 24:24 24.59
16 Riders
Pos Name Club Cat Time
- 1 Ray Hughes Clarence Whs V 51:44
- 3 Paul Foxwell Bournemouth Jubilee Whs 53:04
- 5 Ray Robinson Off The Record V 55:04
- 6 Boyd Johnson
- 7 Paul Holder
- 8 Steve Clark
- 9 Pete Wilson Bournemouth Arrow CC V 56:17
- 10 Paul Harris Poole Whs 56:32
- 11 Tim Reeves 1st Chard Whs V 56:36
- 12 Stuart Thompson
Out of 52 riders.
Reading CC 50 mile open
TT H50/14 -
It was a
- 1. Paul Hopkins Team Saracen 1.34.30
- 2.
- 3. Stuart Thompson
- 4. Richard Kellaway St Budeaux CC (st vet)
- 5.
- 6. Paul Harris Poole Wheelers CC
- 7. Sam Barrett Bournemouth Arrow
- 8. Simon Smith HO Marine Support
- 9. Gary Fodden Weymouth CC
- 10. Paul Howell
Nick Adnitt and Mick Risdale got
some sneaky practice in for the AW 50 mile club championship TT scheduled for
Thursday 27 June. A strong trail wind helped riders to the A303, and then it
was cross winds to the Park House turn and back and a head wind up the
- 1. Dan Webber SRC 59.03
- 2. Paul Dean Team Velo Vet 1.00.33
- 3. Paul Whatley SRC 1.01.05
- 4. Terry Jefferies SRC 1.01.49
- 5. Nick Williams SRC 1.02.08
- 6. Nick Druce SRC 1.02.31
- 7. Mick
- 8. Julian Hayhurst SRC 1.04.59
- 9. Nick Adnitt Andover Whs 1.05.18
- 10. Graham Collins SRC 1.05.47
- 11. Mark Ward Sotonia CC 1.06.39
- 12. Mike Risdale Andover Whs 1.08.06
16 riders
- 1 Leon Wright Team Clean
- 10 Jake Prior
- 14 Phil Jacobs
44 riders
- 1 Stephen Marchant
- 4 Jake Prior
- 8 Stuart Thompson
29 riders in class
Veterans Age 40-49
- 1 Ray Hughes Clarence Whs V 19:36
- 24 John Martin Andover Whs V 23:43
32 riders in class
Veterans Age 50+
1 Rick Johnston
60 riders in class
The "other tandem" made
another appearance recently:
- 1 Jonathan Charman/Steve Brown
- 2 John Martin/Paul Welch
Neil had a blistering ride on a
warm and sunny Saturday afternoon on the A303. Jake recorded a third place and
the Wheelers got the team prize.
- 3 Jake Prior
- 4
- 5 Phil Jacobs
- 6 Jonathan Hepper Rother Valley CC 59:02
- 7 Lesley-Anne Allen
- 8 Martin Pattinson Andover Whs 59:15
- 9 Andy Avis Festival RC 1:
FASTEST TEAM
VTTA (
A PB of over 2 minutes better for
Nick Adnitt was still not enough to overhaul Mick Risdale who also recorded a
PB. After stuffing Mick by 2 minutes 20 seconds on a 16 mile course only 4 days
earlier, Nick lost by 2 seconds when it really counted.
- 1 Ray Robinson Off The Record V 55:38
- 21 Mick Risdale Andover Whs V 1:
- 22 Nick Adnitt Andover Whs V 1:
Tandems
There were doubts whether Lee
would actually start due to sickness, but he clambered on the back of the
tandem to help Simon win the day.
- 1 Simon Foster/Lee
- 2 Jon
Hantspol CC 10 P881 -
- 1 Michael Hutchinson Team MDT 19:04
- 19 Martin Pattinson Hantspol CC 23:01
- 56 Alison Hartnell Andover Whs W 28:32
- 57 Jane Pattinson Andover Whs W 29:28
58 Riders
35 Riders
Tandems
- 1 Neville Stroud/Glenn Longland Antelope RT V/V 1:
- 2 Mary Corbett/Norman
- 3 John Martin/Paul Welch
- 1. Neil Coleman
- 3. Phil Jacobs
- 25. Mike Risdale 24:29 24.50
43 Riders
- 1. Dan Webber 57:46 25.96
- 9. Mike Risdale
12 Riders
The Tour of
Warickshire
Phil, Eric and Stuart had a go at
the 2-day, 4-stage event, which covered more than 190kms.
The trio had a very relaxed attitude
to the weekends race and had a good laugh at the expense of Eric's Y-fronts,
but when he pined his number on the front of his shirt instead of the back and
walked right across the car park in full view of all the competitors, we had to
snigger. Eric had the last laugh though when he kicked Stu's behind in the
Prologue. The RR went well with plenty of attacks from Phil and Stuart. Eric
done very well, managing to stick in until the 2nd last lap but carried on to
finish. Phil finished an excellent 28th in the sprint, and Stu unfortunately
punctured with 3 laps left, he then got given a wheel which had a slow puncture
and had to wait for a full lap to come back round before he got another wheel
but he also did finish.
The TT went well but Phil's legs where
feeling very tired from the previous days racing which is understandable
considering the amount of work he done in the RR.
The 2nd RR was a killer, 2 hills
fairly close together, they weren't to big but enough to make your legs hurt.
Unfortunately Eric and Phil got dropped on one of the climbs, Eric continued on
but Phil's ankle was playing up so he took the sensible decision to pull out of
the race. Stu was up there but unfortunately kept missing the breaks and it
wasn't through lack of trying, at one point he was off the front for a lap (6
mls). 18 riders where away from the main pack with half a lap to go and guess
what? Yip another puncture and he made sure he got a good one this time. And
again he carried on to the finish.
Even though they had some
punctures and tired legs the weekend was a success and the trio is looking
forward to another 2-day event
Click on picture for full image
Stage 1 - 5.7km Prologue
1.James Perkins Zenith Cycling
Club
2. Charlie Evans Composite Team B - Knaresborough R.T.
3. Christopher Taylor Stourbridge Cycling Club A
4. Andrew Moore Team Vision
5. David Bowater Stourbridge Cycling Club A
5. Adam Hardy Composite Team B - Peter Read Racing
7.
8. Daniel Alexander Composite Team C - Matlock CC
9. Martin Gee Bradgate Cycle Racing Team
9. Adam Tansey Zenith Cycling Club
15. Philip Jacobs
28. Eric Wilcock Andover Wheelers
33. Stuart Thompson
Stage 2 - 85km Road Race (9
laps)
1. Paul Spencer Composite Team C -
Long Eaton CC
2. David Asbridge Cheltenham & County
3. Dean Arey RaceScene Cycling Club
4. James Perkins Zenith Cycling Club
5. Martin Gee Bradgate Cycle Racing Team
6. Jason Simpson Zenith Cycling Club
7.
8.
9. Andrew Moore Team Vision
10. Adam Hardy Composite Team B - Peter Read Racing
28. Philip Jacobs
38. Eric Wilcock Andover Wheelers
38. Stuart Thompson
Stage 3 - 13km Team Time Trial
1. Adam Tansey Zenith Cycling Club
1. James Perkins Zenith Cycling Club
1. Jason Simpson Zenith Cycling Club 17:48
2. David Bowater Stourbridge
Cycling Club A
2. Richard Deeley Stourbridge Cycling Club A
2. Christopher Taylor Stourbridge Cycling Club A 17:59
3. Paul Rowlands Team Vision
3. Andrew Moore Team Vision
3. Martin Tolley Team Vision 18:12
10. Eric Wilcock Andover Wheelers
10. Stuart Thompson
10. Philip Jacobs
Stage 4 - 89km Road Race (9
laps)
1. Paul Spencer Composite Team C -
Long Eaton CC
2. David Asbridge Cheltenham & County
3. Martin Gee Bradgate Cycle Racing Team
4. Andrew Moore Team Vision
5. Mark Powell
6. Guy
7. Dean Arey RaceScene Cycling Club
8. David Bowater Stourbridge Cycling Club A
9. Christopher Taylor Stourbridge Cycling Club A
10. Martin Tolley Team Vision
33. Stuart Thompson
FINAL OVERALL (decided on a
points system)
1. Paul Spencer Composite Team C -
Long Eaton CC 302
2. James Perkins Zenith Cycling Club 292
3. Andrew Moore Team Vision 265
4. David Asbridge Cheltenham & County 261
5. Martin Gee Bradgate Cycle Racing Team 237
6. Christopher Taylor Stourbridge Cycling Club A 218.5
7. Dean Arey RaceScene Cycling Club 204
8. Charlie Evans Composite Team B - Knaresborough 201
9. Adam Tansey Zenith Cycling Club 196
10. David Bowater Stourbridge Cycling Club A 194.5
30. Stuart Thompson
As we drove down the hill which we
would be racing up in less than 45 minutes time, me (Stuart Thompson) and Phil
Jacobs had to laugh and say 'No way will we manage up that!!!' And what a hill
it was!!!! We did manage the mile climb and we did it 6 times to our amazement
despite silly billy's putting attacks in on it and dodging crashes (10 people
went down at one point).
About 10 riders got away on the
3rd lap and stayed away for the rest of the race but we were happy sitting in
the pack and working hard up the hill. With the aid of Simon Smith from
Salisbury R.C. we all worked well together.
The 6th lap came and we where all
glad it would be the last time up the hill but we had to try to save some
energy for the sprint up the top. We got to the top and no chance any of us
where sprinting, the hill had squeezed every bit of energy out of us. We all
came in around the 20th place mark (They didn't get everyone's place), Simon
first, then me and Phil followed, all within a few bike lengths of each other.
I think we'll all stick to circuit races from now on!!!
Let's catch up on the
Tandem
Simon and Lee now have 11 wins
from 12 events this year and an overall victory from the
Here is the list so far:
- EDCA 27 km 1st in 38.20
- Bournemouth Arrow tandem 10 1st in 21.11
- North Hants RC tandem 10 1st in 22.04
- Bournemouth Jubilee Whs hilly 42km 1st 1.01.43 event
record +pb
- Reading CC Tandem 25 1st in 53.51 club record and
pb
- Salisbury RC tandem 25 1st in 56.26
- Vectis Offshore hilly 9 tandem
- Vectis Offshore hilly 24 tandem 2nd! in 1.00.59
- Vectis Offshore hilly 46 tandem 1st in 2.08.17 event and
course record
- Vectis Offshore overall 1st Farnham RC tandem 10 1st in
20.59
RTTC Rudy Project TT
Series 27
- 1 Michael Hutchinson Team MDT 59:02
- 2
- 3
- 23 Jake Prior
57 Riders
VETS
- 1 Geoff Platts Team Clean V 1:
- 35 Mick Risdale Andover Whs V 1:
49 riders, including Nick Adnitt
who did not finish as his saddle fell off on the second lap!
Vectis Offshore Sports
CC 46 P014/46 -
- 1 Dave Dent SP Systems / Wightlink RT 2:
- 1 Lee Gardner/Simon Foster
out of 3 tandems
- 1 Paul Pickup Liphook Cycles RT 1:
- 47 John Martin Andover Whs V 1:36:33
62 Riders
Vectis Offshore Sports
CC 9 P014/10 -
- 1 Ray Hughes Clarence Whs V 21:27
- 1 Simon Foster/Lee
Out of 3 tandems
Salisbury Road Club 25
mile Time Trial -
It was perfect weather conditions,
especially for early May for the
Unfortunately on the way up to the
start Nick snapped a front wheel spoke of the 18 aero-spoke wheel he had recently
purchased from "Honest Mick Risdale - second hand cycle parts".
Although the proprietor was present at the time, unfortunatley the Mick Risdale
money back guarantee had expired only hours earlier. A quick phone call home
had the support crew arrive with a substitute wheel but due to a
misunderstanding, this was taken off the turbo-trainer bike so had not actually
revolved for some time. It was quickly put on the bike but then found to be
punctured. Luckily Mick changed the tube faster than a Ferrari pit crew and we
just made the start.
Sadly the front wheel rubbed on
the brake block for the whole race and Mick (who started a minute behind)
cruised by with five miles to go.
Niel of course won in a time of
52:18 (PB) Wheelers times were: Jake - 56:40, Jason -
Stuart Thompson turned up at the
finish and was doubly fed up because no one had turned up for the Thursday
night chain gang, and he'd missed a good opportunity for a fast 25 time.
VIKING WHEELERS MAY
CHALLENGE Hillingdon Cycle Circuit,
- 1. Aarron McCaffrey Sigma Sport 1.29.33 64km
- 2. Stuart Blunt Team Corrado
- 3.
- 4.
- 5. Paul Crook Sigma Sport
- 6. Lee Day Team Sport and Publicity
- 7. Chris Parlett Gemini BC
- 8. James Kelly Twickenham CC
- 9. Gavin Smith Willesden CC
- 10. Martin Docker Twickenham CC
- 12. Stuart Thompson
GOODWOOD GALLOPS
- 1. Ashley Freeman prestigevc.com 1
- 2. Martin Markowski VC
- 3. Robert Hurd Peloton RT 1
- 4. Justin Hoy Liphook Cycles RT E
- 5. Kevin Blann Liphook Cycles RT 2 @ 0:21
- 6. Sam Gardner Evans RT 1 @ 0:59
- 7. Liam Terry Bognor Regis CC J @
- 8. Guy Watson
- 9. Stuart Thompson
- 10. Simon McGee Peloton RT 2
Out of 45ish
Wheelers in action -
Bournemouth Arrow CC 25 P201 -
- 11 Stuart Thompson
- 29 Jason Eady Andover Whs 1:
41 riders
Will battles against
the wind at Rother Valley CC 25 P882 -
- 1 Paul Pickup Liphook Cycles RT 57:35
- 7 William Grainger Andover Whs 1:
35 Riders
Andover Wheelers 10
mile Middlemarkers open,
101 riders completed the Andover
Wheelers Middlemarkers open 10 on the Thruxton A303 course (P613). The day was
cool with a strong blustery wind pushing riders towards
Wheelers times:
- 10 Simon Foster
- 25 John Martin Andover Whs 24:07
- 26 Mick Risdale Andover Whs 24:13
- 43 Nick Adnitt Andover Whs 25:03
- 86 Alison Hartnell Andover Whs W 27:59
- 96 Jane Pattinson Andover Whs W 29:10
With
Simon and Lee broke the club
record for 25 miles on a tandem whilst winning the Reading CC 25 on the H25/1
at Aldermarston. They recorded 53.51 taking 32 seconds off the previous record
held by themselves. They won the event by 28 seconds from Steve Brown and John
Charman of the BJW which takes them to 6 wins from 6 events this season!!
A tough early season open TT on
the A303
- 9 William Grainger Andover Whs 58:20
- 12 Jake Prior
- 47 John Martin Andover Whs V 1:
- 49 Mick Risdale Andover Whs V 1:
- 1st tandem - Lee Gardner/Simon Foster Andover Whs 56:25
Sunday 14th
Once again the young flying
Scotsman (not) was representing the club on a fresh morning, in the open Oxford
City R.C. Hilly T.T. on the H29/15 course near Whitney. The course suited
Tinker Thompson down to the ground with the rolling hills, long drags and the
twisting bends which could get a good sprint out of. He finished 16th overall
with a time of 1.16.22, just under 8 mins from the winning time.
1. J. Gilfillan York Cycleworks - 1.08.36 2.
- R. English
- J. Hunt Ashford R.C. - 1.01.17 5.
- J. Hahoney Team Clean - 1.12.25 6.
- H. Waller Timetrial.co.uk R.T. - 1.12.46 16.
- S. Thompson
Sunday
Jonnie Martin was in action in the
2 up event at
Full results at http://www.southdc.org.uk/archive/res2002/020414.htm
Monday 1st April Alton
C.C. Hilly 37.3ml T.T.
Stuart Thompson competed in the
Alton Hilly T.T. Lucky for him he had Pete Pickers as his minute man. He kept
pickers in his sight thinking he was holding the minute gap but at the turn
Pickers was about 30secs up on Thompson. The long distance event took its toll
on Thompson on the return but did managed a 1.32.29 which was good enough to
put him in 10th place out of 29 starters.
John Martin also entered but due
to some silly excuse did not manage to start!!! This is his excuse- "My
tooth blew up to the size of a small golf ball and the emergency dentist had to
slice it with his scalpel..........ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! With no injection, what
a butcher!! So I wasn't feeling quite right to say the least."
Well I think we can let him off
with that one.
ELITE, 1st, 2nd CATEGORY RIDERS
1. Greg Sandy www.bikeshop.com
2. Andy Hoskins www.bikeshop.com
3. Lea Finch Arctic RT/Shorter
4. Lee Davis Team Ron Hill
5. Philip Jacobs Andover whweelrs
6. Steve Thomas Bristol RC
57 Starters
* Awarded first after the disqualification of Gary Baker who is appealing
East Dorset CA 24
Hilly P427 - 17 March 2002
1st Eamonn Deane Bournemouth Jubilee Whs V 57:17
4th William Grainger Andover Whs 59:55
21st John Martin Andover Whs V 1:08:33
Only 4 riders out of 44 were under the hour
Sotonia CC 10 P613 - 23 March 2002
1 Leon Wright Team Clean 20:14
2 Neil Coleman VC St Raphael 20:41
12 William Grainger Andover Whs 22:42
15 Stuart Thompson Andover Whs 22:45
47 Jason Eady Andover Whs 25:21
Veterans Event
54 Mick Risdale Andover Whs V 26:14
Have they peaked too soon?
Simon and Lee have scored two more
wins in the last two weeks. They won the East Dorset CA 27km tandem TT last
week in a time of 38.20s. They beat Steve Brown and John Charman by 1.52s on a
tight and twisty cicuit that was not tandem friendly.
They then beat Steve and John
today in the Bournemouth Arrow 10 at
This takes Simon and Lee to 3 wins
from 3 starts this year. Jason Eady also rode today and done 23.46 in the solo.
John Martin and Will Grainger were dns.
Phil had a good result and
finished 5th in the sprint finish and Stewart finished in the middle of the
bunch somewhere out of a field of 55 riders in the E/1/2, 50kms. Eric also had
a storming ride in the 4th cat race, he was in for a top 10 placing but
unfortunately got knocked off his bike with about 100mtrs to go. He is OK apart
from a few grazes and hopes
to stay on his bike for the end of the next RR.
Nick saw Eric at the bike shop,
very impressive dressings to elbow, thigh and leg, acute "gravel
rash". Eric was more annoyed about the dent to his top tube!
VC Venta - Thruxton. Maintaining
his impressive early season form, James Taylor (City of
E/1/2/V1/V2 (56km) 6th
- Neil Coleman, 9th - Stuart Thompson. 3/V3 (56km) 3rd - Phil Jacobs. V4/Women 9th - Eric Willcock. Full results
and write up at: http://www.vcventa.connectfree.co.uk/
and http://wwwbcf.uk.com Write up can be
seen at Results/vc_venta_thruxton1.html
Wheelers were once again
represented at the Woodford Circuit (P521c) *3 19.50 mile TT
Championship event
1st was Neil Coleman, Time: 47:50,
Average speed: 24.45, Club; VC St Raphael. 3rd was Jake Prior, Time 50:04,
Average speed: 23.36, Club: Andover Whlrs and 12th was John Martin, Time:
57:31, Average speed: 20.34, Club: Andover Whlrs .
There were 19 Riders. Full results
at: http://www.salisburyrc.clara.net/2002res/020303res.htm
VC Venta - Thruxton. Wheelers in
action included Simon, Eric and Phil. It was a cold, windy day blowing into the
face of riders ascending the slope up to the chicane. Results will be posted at: http://www.vcventa.connectfree.co.uk/
and http://wwwbcf.uk.com Write up can be
seen at Results/vc_venta_thruxton2.html
Will Grainger - you
can run but you can not hide!! Will's
recent performances at a couple of Antelope RT events have been discovered on
the WWW.
First the Antelope RT Open 10
which was held on course H10/5 Swallowfield Bypass. The weather was blustery
with the wind mostly across the riders on their way up and down the A33 South
of Reading. A decision was made during the morning to delay the start of the
race by 30 mins to avoid a clash with the 23000 fans heading to watch
Ray Hughes (Clarence Wheelers)
recorded fastest time in the tough conditions at
Also in the Antelope RT 25, Ray
Hughes won in
Full details are at: http://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/pages/results.htm