2003 Old News
Link to Andover Wheelers 2003 Club Time Trial league - current standings
Atta boy Stu
Congratulations to Stewart
Thompson for achieving 8th place in the RTTC South District best-all-rounder
competition as reported on page 50 of the "comic" this week. His
times were:
- 25 miles - 56:43
- 50 miles - 2:
- 100 miles - 4:
Giving an average speed of 24.165
mph.
Name Time Mph Club if not
Salisbury RC
- Eric Wilcox 59:33 25.18 Andover Whlrs
- Ian Knight 01:01:44 24.29 Andover Whlrs
- Nick Williams 01:04:43 23.17
- Brian Coupe 01:05:58 22.73 Crabwood CC
- John Tuney 01:06:31 22.55 Crabwood CC
- Roger Cook 01:13:21 20.44
- Emma White 01:20:07 18.72 Andover Whlrs
- Matt Melville DNF
- Mark Fieldsend DNF 22.73 RNMCA
Thursday 5 May
Salisbury club 25 mile TT
A recent Salisbury club time trial
on the A303 Andover/Parkhouse 25 course was dominated by AW riders who
outnumbered the host club. It was a blustery evening with a strong headwind
reducing speeds to 12 mph going up the hill towards the Parkhouse turn. However
riders were rewarded with a constant 28 - 36 mph+ return leg to Andover. Phil
Jacobs completed a maiden tandem ride on the back of Ian Knight and recorded a
respectable time despite a last minute chain replacement and not being able to
change to the large chain ring. Look out Simon and Lee!
- Jake Prior 55:40 26.94 Andover Whlrs
- Paul Whatley 58:36 25.59 Salisbury RC
- Andrew Gray 01:03:22 23.67 Salisbury RC
- Nick Adnitt 01:03:38 23.57 Andover Whlrs
- Mike Risdale 01:04:40 23.19 Andover Whlrs
Ian Knight & Phil Jacobs
(Andover Whlrs) 55-19 Tandem
Thursday 24 April
Salisbury P613 Thruxton 10 mile TT
- Chris Chamberlain 20:37 Salisbury RC
- Ian Ayliffe 21:12 Salisbury RC
- Neil Coleman 21:14 28.25 Team Endura Sport
- Phil Jacobs 21:21 28.10 Andover Whlrs
- Simon Smith 22:14 Salisbury RC
- Chris Plowman 22:54 Salisbury RC
- Dave Loader 22:55 Salisbury RC
- Paul Whatley 22:57 Salisbury RC
- Nick Adnitt 23:24 Andover Whlrs
- Chris Blake 23:44 Salisbury RC
- Andrew Gray 23:48 Salisbury RC
- Pete Abbott 23:49 Oxonian CC
- Nick Williams 24:01 Salisbury RC
- Nick Chamberlain 24:05 Salisbury RC
- Ian Knight 24:14 Andover Whlrs
- Mike Risdale 24:29 Andover Whlrs
- Chris Summers 24:40 Sotonia CC
- Robin Pole 25:19 Sotonia CC
SUNDAY 27 APRIL
BOURNEMOUTH ARROW CC 25 P201
- 1 53:03 Ray Hughes - Clarence Whs (V)
- 24 1:01:10 William Grainger - Andover Whs
59 riders
SUNDAY 13 APRIL POOLE
WHS TEAM 25 P413E
2-UP
- 1 55:13 Chris Ball - 53-12 Multisports/Ian Ayliffe -
Salisbury RC
- 13 1:02:15 Simon Foster - Andover Whs William Grainger -
Andover Whs
23 teams
3-UP
- 1 54:58 Simon Berogna - VC St Raphael Aran Stanton - VC
St Raphael Steve Walkling - VC St Raphael
- 2 58:13 Eric Wilcock - Andover Whs (V) Roger Hartnell -
Andover Whs Jake Prior - Andover Whs
- 3 58:36 Phil Jacobs - Andover Whs Stuart Thompson -
Andover Whs Philip Bowley - Andover Whs
- 8 1:05:54 Nick Adnitt - Andover Whs (V) Ian Knight -
Andover Whs Mick Risdale - Andover Whs (V)
11 teams
FRIDAY 18 APRIL
BOURNEMOUTH ARROW CC 10 P415
- 1 19:37 Chris Ball - 53-12 Multisports 25
- 21:32 Phil Jacobs - Andover Whs 38
TANDEMS
- 1
- 2
SUNDAY 20 APRIL
- 1 55:12 Steve Walkling - VC St Raphael
- 12 57:31 Jake Prior -
- 14 57:55 Eric Wilcock -
- 18 58:48 William Grainger -
- 21 59:36 Roger Hartnell -
- 24
- 44
- 46
- 52
53 riders
TANDEMS
1 56:00 Simon Foster -
Audax 300 km -
Steyning
Great story of Andy Mewes' epic
ride. Click
this link and check it out
50 starters lined up for the 70
mile endurance Surrey League Road Race at the weekend including Stuart
Thompson. The course was fast with only 4 small sharp climbs but they would be
enough to tire the riders out over the 6 lap long distance race. Stuart being
his usual aggressive self had a go for a break as soon as the race started but
only managed to stay away for 3 miles or so. There were plenty of attacks with
riders staying away for quite some time, including Stuart getting away with
another 6 riders for half a lap (6 miles), but all where unsuccessful. The
finish sprint was on a flat road which suited Stuart well coming in 6th place.
- 1. Alex Peterson Reading CC 2
- 2. Pete Connelly VC Meudon 2V
- 3. Michael Ladbrook Pacific Racing 4
- 4. Paul Alderson Team Luciano 2
- 5. Geoffrey Lulham Evans Cycles RT 2
- 6. Stuart Thompson
- 7. John Scripps VC de Londres 2
- 8. Robin Didymus Peloton 2
- 9. Robert Cranstone VC Meudon 2V
- 10. John Danter VC Meudon 2
East
Solos
- 1 Ian Ayliffe
Tandems
- 1 Steve Brown/Paul Foxwell -
- 2 Lee Gardner/Simon Foster -
Sotonia CC 10 P613/10
-
The Wheelers were well
represented in the Sotonia Open with 8 riders competing in the early season
ten. Eric set a personal best of
A fresh head wind made the out leg
a hard slog to
Men
1 Michael Hutchinson Team MDT
17 Jake Prior
25 Phil Jacobs
27 Roger Hartnell
30 William Grainger
55 riders
Women
1 Lesley-Ann Allen VC St Raphael W
10 Elizabeth Yates
11 riders
Veterans
1 Ray Hughes Clarence Whs V
3 Eric Wilcock Andover Whs V
46 Nick Adnitt
55 Mick Risdale Andover Whs V 25:49
83 riders
For full results see: http://www.southdc.org.uk/archive/res2003/030322.htm
Gorrick Exodus Spring
Series 2003 3 - Sunday 16th March Crowthorne Wood
A fantastic day's mountain bike
racing in glorious sunshine on a fast, dry course encouraging lots of
"fair weather" riders. Once again plenty of variety including
"the corkscrew" which entailed a switch back across two parallel
gullies.
Results:
VETERAN - MEN
- 1st
- 26
53 riders
BEGINNERS
- 1st
- 7
8 Riders
NOVICE - MEN
- 1st
- 4
- 29
- 40
67 riders
MASTER / VETERAN - WOMEN
- 1st
- 4
5 riders
After three rounds Lee Gardner is
currently leading the Novice category despite falling heavily onto another
rider's bike, and Emma White is second in the Master & Veteran Female
class.
VC Venta Thruxton
Circuit Race, Saturday March 15th, Category Elite/1/2, 50mls
Nice Spring afternoon, South
Easterly wind, Good field with some top British riders, Split after 4 laps,
Lapped with 4 laps left and pack split again, Sprint finish with 7 riders in
the group.
1. Greg Sandy Endura.com
2. Grant Bayton AngliaSport/Condor
3.
4. Ben Luckwell Maestro
5. Paul Pickup Liphook Cycles
6. Danny Axford Parrot Print/TAL
7. Ian Alexandar Chelthenham and Country
8. Paul Standen Chippenham and District
9. Michael Hutchinson RTTC
10. Tim Dunford Hargroves RT
23. Stuart Thompson
DNF Phil Jacobs Andover Wheelers
(Due to illness)
Out of about 40 starters
Nice Spring afternoon, South
Easterly wind, Good 2nd and 3rd field, Nice flat fast circuit with minor hills.
Stayed mainly together apart from the odd long break, Sprint finish on top of a
hill, 8 Points to his licence 92 to go.
1. Simon Howes Sigma Sport RT 2
2. John Scripps VC de Londres 2
3. Robert Cranstone VC Meudon 2V
4. Alex Peterson Reading CC 2
5. Warren Jesse VC Meudon 2
6. Jamie MacPhearson VC Meudon 3
7. Scott Bugden Pearson Cycles 2
8. Stuart Thompson
9. Marcus Brueton Norwood Paragon CC 2
10. Richard Mosi Beyond MTB 3
Out of 50 Starters
VC Venta Circuit Races
Phil Jacobs had strong ride at the
Thruxton motor racing circuit on Saturday 1st March in the first of two
meetings. The race was won by Paul Standen of Chippenham and District Wheelers
with Phil a credible 8th after winning the sprint to the line in his group.
Neil Coleman was riding for Team Endurasport and came in 3rd.
Phil Bowley, Nick Adnitt, Roger
Hartnell, Jake Prior and Mick Risdale left the
The course is run on quiet country
roads with a fair degree of undulation passing through
Nick was first off at number 13
followed by Roger, Mick and Jake. Phil was satisfied with a single lap. Nick
was caught by Roger and Jake just before the end of the second lap. Phil Jacobs
and Ian Knight cycled out to see the event. The race HQ was in fact a pub,
unfortunately we finished at
- Chris Ball 48:52 23.94 Private
- Ian Ayliffe 50:58 22.95
- Jake Prior 52:23 22.33
- Terry Jefferies 54:55 21.30
- Roger Hartnell 55:13 21.18
- Chris Plowman 55:14 21.18
- Nick Adnitt 57:14 20.44
- P Larkin 57:52 20.21 Private
- Andrew Gray 58:18 20.06
- Mike Benstead 58:50 19.88
- Richard Targett
- Mick
- Mike Risdale
- Mark Jefferies
- Nick Chamberlain DNF
Gorrick MBC exodus
spring series round 2 - Heath Warren
Great weather for the second event
on 23rd February. Once again a good course but with literally hundreds (320) of
riders, cut up into deep ruts as the day went on. The usual mixture of fast,
open hard tracks and single track technical sections through woodland.
Results: (See www.gorrick.com for full results)
Veterans
- 1 Steve Jones - Pedalon.co.uk 1:
- 19 Nick Adnitt - 1:26:39
31 Riders
Masters - Women
- 1 Theresa Jordan - CC Luton 54:13
- 4 Emma White - 30:05 (1 lap, forgot to go through the
finish!)
4 Riders
Beginners
- 1 Lee Payne - Primera 31:14
- 6 Chazz Adnitt - 40:32
5 Riders
Novice
- 1 Paul May - 1:
- 3 Lee Gardner -
- 28 Mike Taylor -
- 41 Barry Plank -
61 Riders
VC St Raphael Circuit
Race by Stuart Thompson
Stuart got his picture in the
"comic", click here to see.
It takes a bit of time but he's worth waiting for!
Phil Jacobs and Stuart Thompson
competed in the Mountbatten Centre fast and furious Circuit race on Sunday the
16th of January. The hammer was down right from the word go with Rowan Horner
doing his usual early attack. Stuart went for a few attacks but always got
reeled back. Phil was just happy to sit in and hopefully finish in the pack. A
few of the Elite riders managed to lap the field to secure a top placing within
the first 20 laps. At one point Stuart managed to get away for 4 laps and was
quietly impressed when he heard over the speaker ‘There's Stuart Thompson of
the Andover Wheelers having a go now’ and he mentioned his name 2 or three more
times. His glory wasn’t long lived, the pack came storming past him and he
couldn’t get back on so he jumped onto one of the trailing groups which Phil
was in. They all worked well together but Phil was tired due to the amount of
work he was doing on the front. One of the lads who were sitting in decided to
go for an attack (pointless decision) and it split the group up. He did get
reeled back in but the group was well split by this time. Phil could not hold
on and went round the rest of the race on his own. The main pack lapped
Stuart’s group with a lap to go. We left them to finish the race and fight for
the top positions. Phil stopped short of the finishing line so didn’t get a
final position. 19 riders started. Final results below.
CATEGORY ELITE/1/2/3
1. Paul PICKUP Liphook Cycles CRT
25 miles in 49-00
2. Chris BIRCH Evans Cycles RT st
3. Rowan HORNER VC St Raphaël / Waite Contracts
4. Bryan TAYLOR VC Londres @ 1 lap
5. Andrew RUSSELL VC St Raphaël / Waite Contracts
6.
7. Steve COLES Willesden CC / RGP Graphics /
8. Simon SMITH British Cycling Private Member
9. Kevin TANTON Peloton / Principia / Ultra Sports
10. Mark KNIGHT Team Axiom st
11. Simon McGEE Peloton / Principia / Ultra Sports
12. Stuart THOMPSON
13. Justin HOY Evans Cycles RT
14. Mickael METAYER Team Sport & Publicity / Tal Endura/
15. Robin DIDYMUS Peloton / Principia / Ultra Sports /
2002 Wylye Wylde One - 30.5 mile Trail
Quest click this link to read about Eric and Dave's ride
Stockbridge Challenge
It was -8 degrees C on a very cold
and frosty morning. The ground was solid and the floods had turned to ice.
About 60 runners set off at
- Lee Gardner - 1st 36:23
- K. Harrighton - 2nd 37:45
- Mike Taylor - 3rd 37:53
- Nick Adnitt - 4th 37:53
- V. Middleton - 5th 40:10
- Emma White - 1st lady 40:48
- Chazz Adnitt - DNF
Watership Down 108km
Audax By Stuart Thompson
Eric Wilcock, Andy Mewes, Phil
Jacobs and Stuart Thompson set off from
We set off just after
The valley through St Mary Bourne
wasn’t too bad but once we got to
Stuart and Andy reckoned the worst
of the roads were over and would carry on and see how it went. The rest of the
ride went well with the roads being icy in places. We had to laugh though when
some Nutter went shooting down Coombe hill and fell off when he hit an icy
patch, but the funny thing was he got back on his bike and did it again. He got
back on his bike again went two metres then his tyre blow out, I had to say
‘Your not having a good day, are you?’ as I past him. I don’t think he was too
impressed.
The Watership Down hill was steep
and a little bit icy, Stuart had to get off and push his bike up it a bit of
the way. Andy showed true climbing technique staying on his bike the whole way,
I recon it’s just because he needs to loose a few pounds!!! We fell off 2 times
on the way back to the HQ, but it was just silly little mistakes going along at
about 2mph on ice. We got back to the HQ having done 83miles within 6 hours and
looking forward to soup, tea and cakes. We found out we were one of the few
groups out of the Audax to do the complete ride, the rest either packed or
stuck to the main roads. Both were sensible decisions to make.
We had our soup and headed on our
way back to
Events in the near future
- 2 March Tour of the Purbecks 105km
- 30 March
Salisbury Plain
Challenge 2003
There can't be many cycling events
which benefit from freezing temperatures and icy conditions but after weeks of
torrential rain the prospect of several hours on Salisbury Plain in knee deep
mud was daunting! Thank God (literally!) for the plummeting thermometer over
Saturday night which made for ideal racing conditions by Sunday. The ground was
solid and the wind was still which kept the air temperature to a comfortable -4
degrees C, even Phil felt inclined to drag himself out of bed for the event.
Click on the picture
for the full size version
The event attracted over 1,000
riders and it was superbly organised as usual. The start is always exciting
with about 800 riders "champing at the bit" to be off but held back
by a line of motor cycles for a rolling start. Nick managed to push right to
the front and it was the only time he was ahead of Phil. The first long hill
soon strung the field out and Eric was the first to draw level and pass Nick to
the merry sound of a tinkly bell. There was an amazing number of punctures on
the first flinty track and some very cross riders frantically changing tubes.
About hour and a half later Mike
met up with Nick who was convinced at that time (falsely) that he had a
puncture. Nick and Mike decided to take the wimps route down "suicide
hill" but marveled at the acrobatics of those (fools) who chanced their
luck. Some wheel sucking road skills were handy on the road sections before the
long grind up from Warminster. The rough track down to the wood section was
challenging (scary!). The transition from bright sunshine to dark and dingy
woods was unexpected as the wonderful "3km to go" sign appeared. Nick
celebrated by falling off and watched Mike disappear towards the finish.
A great day, great conditions and
a great race. Well done Emma for a faultless first time 50km and well done
Chazz for representing AW juniors.
Results: Total of 1,346 riders.
861 riders finished the 50km ride. Click this link for full
results
Veterans
- 15
- 27
- 54
204 riders in class
Master Women
- 6
20 riders in class
Master Men
- 13
- 49
- 86
359 riders in class
- (25km) - 71
Also 1st Veteran Men -
The official results are published
on the SPAM web site; http://www.spambiking.co.uk/
now.
Watership down
The Watership Down Audax event is
on the 12th of January. It is a 108km event running from Kingsworthy near
Please contact Stuart for further
info and to arrange a meeting point.
01264 395911, 07974 319117 stewart.thompson2@ntlworld.com
Click on this link to see the January 2003 Newsletter
Andover Wheelers
sponsor TeamEndurasport.Com-Principia
Andover Wheelers are proud to
sponsor TeamEndurasport.Com-Principia, a New British Professional Cycle Racing
Team to which Neil Coleman (ex AW) is a member. The team was launched on
Harry is
enthusiastic about the future of the team. “We are an ambitious team who, with
the help of supporters, are planning to move up the rankings from our initial
“trade team three” status. Our aim is to offer young British riders the chance
to race on the continent and experience life as a cycling professional. Most of
the team will be based in northern
The club has taken
out a Cycle Club sponsorship which will give members access to the Endurasport
web site members area. Plus the team will donate two of their racing jerseys
which will be given to a couple of lucky Andover Wheelers riders.
Checkout the teams
progress and keep up with the news on: http://www.teamendurasport.com/
The
dreaded first club run after Christmas!!!! by Knight Rider
Most people know me Ian
"terminator" Knight, been around the wheelers as long as the Fosters,
22nd year I think now, cant work that out as I have just renewed my espoir
racing license.
Like most people I have until
recently been a lazy fat git and not even gone out my motorbike let alone my
push bike, as most will know I have used the excuse of a long awaited hospital
visit as my reason for not riding, no more excuses I am like Arnie in the
Terminator I always said I'll be back..
Anyway as the title suggests I had
to go out on my first club run for about 150 years, only 6 other people turned
up, I think I ought to tell you about the type of people that go out.
Mike Risdale, he was still trying
to light that last ciggie before we left, its lucky he's not fast or he would
have to stop to light the damn things, what makes it worse you know how much
Mike wobbles when he rides just imagine him trying to roll his own, you really
ought to give up Mike it could kill us all, anyway he was on his racing bike,
he heard I was going out and was in fear I would drop him, I will soon coz I'm
BACK!!!!!!
There was Nick Adnitt, haven't
known him long but he did seem to get a bit excited and kept racing to the top
of any hill, the last time I saw Nick ride away from me was in the Weyhill
weekend I did and "8" thing was he only did a "4" just
shows why I have started my training in January rather than like last year in
September, but I didn't want to burn out and the 2 up was in October, you wont
do a "4" and beat me by 4 mins again Nick coz I'm BACK!!!!!
Of course Jake Prior, although
Jake plays his cards tight to his chest, everyone knows Jake is always riding
at 50%, well that was how it was when I went by him coming back down from
Popham in the 25 2 years ago, see it does pay to be fat and heavy, I think I
upset him that day and he still has not forgiven me, he waited for me over the
last 3 hills, and guess what I was suffering and you guessed it Jake was riding
at 50%, you have to up the percentage soon Jake coz I'm BACK!!!!!
There was Roger Hartnell,
evergreen Roger, always there riding at the same annoying speed uphill downhill
or into the wind, but last year he wanted a year out, he had seen how I had
used it to my advantage, you know get injured, do no training and beat Mick Ris
he decided to copy me, a plan was hatched the Rog and Ris stunt team were born,
the rest as they say is history, thing is Rog, you are gonna have to go faster
downhill coz I'm BACK!!!!!!
No club run would be complete
without my old yeah that's right OLD mate Paul "roundabout" Welch,
last time I rode properly with Paul it was the gentleman's 2 up, and I am sure
he was only using it to train for the Paris Brest Paris, A zillion mile over 4
days in France, he is mad but boy he is so slow on anything that involves going
around ie roundabouts, thing is Paul brakes are for emergencies not bloody
roundabouts, still we did a "4" not bad but next year Welchy, under
the hour, I will snip your cables and I reckon we can gain back those 5 minutes
on the roundabouts, you best do all of those Audax's your gonna need the miles
coz I'm BACK!!!!!!
And lastly someone who I don't
know a bloke call Phil, I think he only went out for some milk this morning,
well probably the weeks shopping looking at the size of his panniers, he must
have heard I was going out, I reckon he'd taken the murphys and crisps with
him, if only he had called me first I would have told him not to bother I had
loads and loads and loads on Friday night, well that stops now, I am on the
wagon well except the red wine if Johan Museew can then so can I, anyway Phil
nice thought but you don't need the panniers anymore coz I'm BACK!!!!!!!
That's the people what about the
ride I hear you cry, we did somewhere between 55-60 miles, no tea stop!!, they
made me ride on the front apparently I gave the most shelter, the route
Alresford, Winchester, Stockbridge was an interesting one with roads I had
never been on before, but all in all, I had a great laugh with my friends, even
though they were reminding me how lazy I had been, they don't say anything to
you but you can see the evil in their eyes as they power up the hills and get
in your way on the downhills.
Well not really, it was a moderate
run that my Granny could have managed, but then she is 2 years younger than me
(21), I never thought that strange until I found my Mum was the same age, a
great run that anyone could manage at a realistic pace, thanks lads hope to see
you next week, COZ I AM BACK!!!!!