Puncheur Sportive

The Puncheur Sportive is an early-season Sportive starting and finishing in Ditchling, East Sussex on Sunday 1st March 2009.

A rolling course of 67 miles with feedstation at 33 miles and pasta meal after finishing on Ditchling Beacon.




Entries limited to 300, circular route, electronic timing - more details and online entry at http://www.puncheur.co.uk

Seale clubruns update

Andy Milner updates on the Seale Tearooms rides:

Starts 9.30 covering about 50 miles or just over three hours riding, usually but not always with a coffee stop. Until the new year this is designed as a slightly easier ride - more clubrun than training ride - than the run from the shop, with frequent re-grouping and nobody being left behind, and no 'winner'. Each ride will have a volunteer leader. Upcoming rides are:

23rd November, Phil Masters "One lump or two?"

30th November, Colin Addison "Climber's Delight"

7th December, Ben Macland "Liege Dunsfold Liege"

Volunteer your ride now to andrew.milner@h-i.com

Jamie Keeps Producing

Putting child production on hold for a while (will he stick at 2?) Jamie Newall has returned to his second love ( or is it his first?) and has taken 3 wins from 3 starts in this winter's Cyclo-Cross campaign.

After winning his season opener on 26th Oct at Chainhurst, Kent.





Jamie followed up last week with a clear victory in round 8 of the London League at Lydden Hill, finshing over a minute clear of the next contender.





Then last weekend it was a switch to try out the Wessex League event at Basingstoke and tougher competition in the form of Tim Dunford. After a race long battle, where the lead was switching between Jamie and Tim throughout, Jamie finally broke clear with only yards to go and took the win.



Jamie says next stop is the South East Champs on Dec 7th at Wilmington in Kent - where he is hoping to retain the title he won last year.

He has also entered the National Trophy event on 14th December at Oakham in Leicestershire, which will be the one and only he does this this year due to family commitments. (bottle feeding, nappy changing, dog walking, bike selling etc.)

Jamie says he was just outside the top 10 in National events last season - so a top 15 would be a good day.

Bring on the mud and rain - helpers would be much appreciated for the Divs on 7th December. Jamie says he can provide wellies & coats, but would prefer bikini-clad babes who enjoy getting a bit dirty to help operate his powerful jetwash.
- auditions to be held at the club dinner on Friday!!!

For anyone in the club who fancies a local try out at the sport of kings, there is a London league event being held at Dunsfold Airfield on Decmber 21st. Nice and flat.
(photo credits to londoncyclesport www.cycleweb.co.uk , www.grahamrobins.net

For Sale - BMC MTB

Where does he get all this kit from ? - Jamie has a brace of tasty MTB's for sale - see below ...

It's that time again for a bargain BMC beauty ..


BMC TEAM ELITE 02 ALLUMINIUM HARD TAIL 18INCH


BMC ALLOY HARD TAIL AS USED BY TEAM BMC
FULL SHIMANO XT
DISC BRAKES 180MM ROTORS
ROCKSHOX REBA TEAMS
DT RIMS ON XT HUBS
FIZIK GOBI SADDLE
EASTON EA70 FLAT XC BAR 110MM STEM AND SEATPOST
CANE CREEK ERGO BAR ENDS AND GRIPS
£2000 NEW USED FOR TWO RACES THIS SEASON
IN GREAT CONDITION OFFERS £1100



I also have a second exactly the same as this but with a riser bar instead of a flat bar - same price - contact via phone (below) / email or comment on this post
MOB 07899 894 964 HOME 01276 24536

Bob says 'Ride the Boards'

Bob Moore encourages everyone to test the Track ....

It was in March earlier this year that I had the chance to go to Newport for a track taster session with the High Wycombe CC, it seemed an opportunity not to be missed.

I had ridden at Calshot a couple of times in the mid 70's but I couldn't really remember the details, I was a 'tester' back then so the 'Pangbourne Lane' had much more interest to me.

At Newport I was a bit apprehensive for a few laps but every lap seemed to bring a bit more confidence and enjoyment.
Before long you'll be circling at the top of the track, skimming the barriers and swooshing down the banking.
I can't describe how brilliant it feels to be ripping around the track in a string of riders, it is fantastic!

Basic rules for safe riding are the same as riding on the road, avoid overlapping wheels, look behind before pulling out, point out the pot holes.... I made the last bit up... and just go for it.

Since then Andy Grant and myself have both been down to Newport for a couple of Vets training sessions and are totally hooked on the 'boards', and just when I thought it couldn't get any better I went back to Calshot, 33 years after the first visit.
Imagine a Pinball Machine, pull back the spring and fire the steel ball bearing straight up the guide track, the ball bearing shoots around the curve at the top and, ...... thats what Calshot feels like, but twice every lap!!

Andy is organising a track session with coaching at Newport on Saturday January 10th and he has a few spaces left, it could be just the boost you need to kick-start the 09 season... to miss it will be to miss out!

To get the most from the hire bikes it may be worth fixing up a pair of road shoes with Look Delta shoe plates(old style).Newport Track hire bikes have Delta pedals but they do not allow pedal removal for other systems.
The alternative is trainers and Newport Tracks toe clip attachment that fixes to the Delta pedals

Bob

Top Result - Jo wants no fuss

We're still waiting for Jo's report on this ride from back in September so we decided to nick the write-up from the BC website

"Jess Booth - West Midlands WRT won the final event in the season long Women's Team Race Series in a lunge for the line ahead of Jo Munden - Surrey League and Corrine Hall - Twickenham CC to bring down the curtain on a very good season for this popular series."

"After a fast start in the gorgeous sunshine the race settled down for the next few kilometres; with Surrey League leading the Team series by just 71 points from Twickenham CC it was expected that the race would see these two teams taking the lead in the action and it was with 20 kilometres covered that Surrey went onto the attack over the main hill on the circuit, which meant a few riders lost contact with the race."

"This attack was countered by Twickenham but Surrey again attacked on the downhill section some 6 kilometres later but chased by London Phoenix; another attack was countered by Sara Cramoysan - Team QCP. With 50 kilometres covered a serious attack went with Charlotte Blackman - Surrey League, Kate Calvert and Dorothea Cockeril both of Twickenham; they gained a maximum of 21 seconds but were hauled back after 4 kilometres of freedom by the active bunch."

"Calmness descended on the bunch for a few kilometres but with a long season behind them it was obvious that the depleted bunch would now wait for the final sprint. With 3 kilometres to go the final lunge for the finish was taking shape as the speed went up past the Lount Nature Reserve; over the hill and into the left hand corner the leaders in the bunch went for the line with Jess Booth the stronger."


Pictures here too (Jo is in white)

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080921_womens_team_series.asp

Final Women's Team Series Race - Coalville Wheelers:

1 Jess Booth West Mids WRT
2 Jo Munden Surrey League
3 Corrine Hall Twickenham
4 Dorothea Cockerll Twickenham
5 Marianne Britten Fat Birds Cycling Club
6 Sarah Cramoysan QCP
7 Kate Calvert Twickenham
8 Tracy Fletcher Fat Birds Cycling Club
9 Eryn Nolan Surrey league
10 Cassie Gledhill www.agiskoviner
11 Charlotte Blackman Surrey League
12 Ruth Middleton Surrey League
13 Penny Rowson www.agiskoviner
14 Sarah Reynolds Swift RT
15 Rohan Battison www.agiskoviner
16 Samantha Lea Nottm Clarion
17 Linda Hubbard Welland Valley
18 Jeanette Caldicott Team Luciano
19 Naomi Anderson www.agiskoviner
20 Jackie Garner Team Luciano
21 Charlotte Blackman Surrey League
22 Claire Leonard Surrey League



FINAL TEAM SERIES STANDINGS
1. Surrey League 1354 points including sprint points
2. Twickenham CC 1187 points including sprint points
3. Fat Birds CC 1073 points
4. Team Luciano 1039 points

Winning the series - not a bad result for a team who registered a team as a bit of a giggle! :o) says Jo