Organizers of a race at Campagne les Hesdin in France (Pas de Calais; 1:10 from Calais) on September 7th invite british riders to participate. The event is for french categories 1-2-3 and Juniors. UK 1st and below are welcomed and Juniors too of course!
The race is composed of a lap of 24 Km and a lap of 88 Km. There are 7 "montains" and the 5 best climbers will receive rewards.
The 20 first of the scratch results will receive rewards (prices grid of 534 euros). The 15 first of the french category 3 and all Juniors will receive rewards (prices grid of 228 euros).
The 3 first of each category will receive rewards.
The entry fee is 5,50 € (app £3.90). You will need a letter of autorisation from B.C.
The organisation:
- 230 roadside marshals
- 20 old cars (post race)
- Neutral race service
- 20 motorcycle outriders.
Each rider will receive 2 bottles.
Each program is an entry to a tombola - 1st. prize is a mountain bike.
Full details on: http://www.ccbrimeux.com/La-Cantonale-2008.html
15 BC riders participated to La Cantonale and appreciated it. We appreciated too to receive them and would be very happy to receive more BC riders this year.
French race invites British riders
Ken podiums in Handicap
Ken Prince reports from last weeks SL Handicap at Kitsmead Lane ....
"It was the usual fast pace with the group myself and Mark were in working well together. The scratch group caught us, Dave (Creeggan we assume) was in this group and we continued to work hard to catch the groups in front. We only caught the front group on the last lap so it came down to a bunch sprint. It was getting quite dark and on the final long straight before the last corner it was the usual free for all as every rider wanted to be at the front! It was not for the faint-hearted! Mark was well positioned near the front most of the way down there from what I could see. Just before the corner I moved forward. There was a little group of riders just a bit off the front coming out of the corner which we caught on the first rise. Dave pretty much led out the sprint, I jumped on his wheel and Mark was just behind me. Dave moved over and only Darrell and Martin managed to get past me just before the line with Mark still right behind me.
Kitsmead Lane H'cap RR July 31, 2008
1st Martin Smith A W Cycles E
2nd Darrell Pembroke Agiskoviner.com 2
3rd Ken Prince V C Meudon 2
4th Andy Davies Fit- For 2
5th Mark Bremmer V C Meudon 2V
Cycle Kingdom Series - Race 13 Results
Races held Wednesday 6th August 2008
UPDATE - There are only 2 more races left in the Series and there are some close battles that remain to be fought for in the overall rankings.
The final race in the series on Wednesday 20th August is set to be a true sports-fest in more ways than one with the overall prize presentation being followed by a *** FREE BBQ *** for all racers, friends, family and helpers.
E12
1 Paul Pickup - Cycle Kingdom Race Team 1
2 Tim Elverson - Felt Racing E
3 Christopher Minter - Pedalon.co.uk 2
4 Scott Forbes - Pedalon.co.uk 2
5 Lewis Atkins - www.agiskovinor.com 1
6 Justin Hoy - Felt Racing E
7 Tom Smith - AWCycles E
8 John Wager - Felt Racing 1
9 Lee Smith - www.agiskovinor.com 1
10 Neil Cooper - AW Cycles 2
11 Boyd Roberts - www.agiskovinor.com 2
12 Darrell Pembroke - www.agiskovinor.com 2
13 Pete Wager - VC Meudon 2
14 Steve Richards - VC Meudon 1
15 Rob King - Reading C C 2
Overall Classification
3/4
1 Andy Hibberd - Pedalon.co.uk 3
2 Seb Ottley - VC St Raphael 3
3 Ian Hastings - North Hants RC 4
4 Garry Buttery - VC Meudon 3V
5 Richard Jerome - Willesden CC 3
6 David Butcher - DNA cycles 4
7 Dan Barclay - P.M 3
8 Mark Cracknell - AW Cycles.co.uk 3V
9 James Duwsbier - London Dynamo 4
10 Gavin Morton - Godalming Cycles RT 3
Overall Classification
Youths
not in yet !
Wager's Week
Hillingdon Circuits
Welcome to the Tony Gibb show! If you have not riden here then you should at least try it once. E123 race over 35 laps of the Hillingdon circuit. As usual the large field of around 60 riders rolled off the start line and straight into action. Immediatly found myself in a group of 15 riders including Tony Gibb and Colin Roshier. We managed to pull clear for around 5 laps before some of the group just sat up and the organisation went to bits - this allowed the bunch to quickly close in - as soon as they tacked on the back Tony Gibb and Colin Roshier attacked with no one able to chase on - that was the last time we saw them. Over the remainder of the race AW and Python racing team all worked hard to catch the lead duo - another group of 5 escaped including Jerome Walters - Sigma, Nigel Carpenter-Norwood Paragon, Tom Smith - AW, Nigel Williams - Python and Paul Crook - Beyond MTB - these guys managng to also stay clear to the end.
After a number of failed attempts to get moves away I was resigning myself to the ever dangerous bunch sprint - with 60% of the field sitting on all race they appear at this stage of the race to fight out the remaining few points and it's not a pretty site! 5 laps to go and some strong pulls on the front and we get a group of 10 away. There then followed some serious verbal encouragment from me :) at which point some of the group realised what work is and started pulling as well. Final lap and they all decide to watch each other until the final corner but I was just not game for a sprint and rolled over the line in a rather frustrating 18th position
Eelmore - CycleKingdom Round #12
With Portsmouth circuits finished for the season while they replace the track a visit to home turf was on the cards this week. Respect was shown for the passing of Chas Messenger before the evenings events got started. As expected the E12 race was full on from the gun with attacks coming from all the main teams. Nothing managed to stay clear for more than a few laps as all the top riders marked each other out. It looked possible it might hold together for another bunch sprint.
10 minutes and 5 laps to go and finally a group was away and it included some super strong riders - Hoy and Elverson from the ever consistent Felt Racing, Anders and Mr 'Power' Pickup, Lewis Atkins from Agisko, Martin Smith, AW Cycles and me Wager junior, the lone VC meudon. We got organised and started to roll through pretty well initially pulling clear of the bunch.
3 laps to go and the bunch was closing in with some strong riding from a handful of riders, some of which had riders in the break......you know who you are!!!.... it was finally closed and the stage set for a bunch sprint. Aware of this Paul Pickup and Martin Smith clipped away and maintained a 10 second lead all the way to the line with Martin taking the sprint.
The rest of us - Bunch sprint! Usual mayhem into the bottom corner and I was soon at the back of the bunch stuck in the 11 sprocket. Trying to get that gear going up the straight I was thankful Craig had lengthened the finish and managed to pull passed most of the bunch in the final 20 meters Zipp 808's letting them know I was approaching to a reasonable 8th place.
As it turned out the top 8 were pretty much the same as the group away with the exception of Tom Smith sneaking into 7th spot!
There is no 'I' in 'Team' :)
Check Nick Onslows video of the finish on facebook.
Stealth Larcombe and Dunsfold
This week vcmeudon.com catches up with stealth rider Dave Larcombe whose recent rides have somehow fallen below the radar. Cunningly disguised in a London Dynamo top until someone lent him a Meudon top to slip into at the last minute, Dave recently clipped off with two laps to go in the Dave Griffiths Memorial RR for 9th in his build up to the end of season races. He then slipped quietly out of the building before the prizes could be given out. This was followed up with an excellent 2nd in the (National B) Team Tor Circuit Races when Dave made a lightening strike into Somerset, getting - and staying - away with 1 other rider.
Cycle Kingdom Series - Race 12 result
Races held Wednesday 30th July 2008
E12
1 Martin Smith AW Cycles E
2 Paul Pickup Cycle Kingdom RT 1
3 Justin Hoy Felt Racing E
4 Lewis Atkins www.agiskovinor.com 1
5 Tim Elverson Felt Racing E
6 Anders Christensen Cycle Kingdom RT 1
7 Tom Smith AW Cycles E
8 Pete Wager VC Meudon 2
9 Jamie Newall VC Meudon 1
10 Nick Onslow Pedalon.co.uk 2
11 John Wager Felt Racing 1
12 Adrian Lansley Pedalon.co.uk 1
13 Rob King Reading CC 2
14 Darrell Pembroke www.agiskovinor.com 2
15 Adrian Goatley www.agiskovinor.com 2
Overall Classification
3/4
1 Andy Hibberd Pedalon.co.uk 3
2 Andrew Dilkes VC Meudon 3
3 Steve Smith Python RT 3
4 David Wilson Charlotteville CC 3
5 Seb Ottley VC St Raphael 3
6 Mike Lancaster VC Meudon 4
7 Garry Buttery VC Meudon 3V
8 Dainel Ahearn D H Cyclesport 3
9 Dave Faulkner Charlotteville CC 3
10 Ian Hastings North Hants RC 4
Overall Classification
Youths
Joe McGuiness Palmer Park E 1
