Eelmore Circuits - Race 1- Photos

Eelmore Circuits 13april2011

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Race 1 - Eelmore Cycle Kingdom Circuits

Results from Race 1 of the Cycle Kingdom Eelmore Circuit Series

YOUTHS RACES
1 - Jake Epps - V.C.Meudon - E Boys

1 - Jay Allen - P.Park Velo - D Boys
2 - Joe McGuinness - H S S - D Boys
3 - Zac Elverson - Felt Racing - D Boys

1 - Danny Griffith - Palmer Park Velo - C Boys
2 - Charles Page - H S S - C Boys

1 - Liberty Hards - VC Meudon - C Girls

1 - Sam Oliver - P.Park Velo - B Boys

1 - Toni Griffiths - Palmer park Velo - B Girls

1 - Jamie Fry - CCB - A Boys
2 - Ross King - Velo Schils interbike - A Boys
3 - Joe Crolla - Palmer park Velo - A Boys



34 RACE
1 - Nick Allen - VC Meudon - 3
2 - David Barnaurice - Felt Colbornes - 3
3 - Michael Laboren - Cycleworks - 4
4 - Mark Taylor - VC Meudon - 4
5 - Nils Gustafsson - Inversert/Cyclaim - 3
6 - Andrew McCombe - CCB - 3
7 - David Farmer - Cycle Works.Co.Uk - 3
8 - Matt Wakeford - Wyndymilla - 3
9 - Mark Lawn - Inverse RT/Cyclaim - 3
10 - Rich Pyne - Army Cycling Union - 4

Another win for VC Meudon's Nick Allen, his 3rd of the season and an impressive ride by new VCM member Mark Taylor in a very large field of 53 riders.
UPDATE - some debate about the result now - we'll check the start sheets and photos and update if required!

E12 RACE
1 - Justin Hoy - Felt-Colbornes Racing Team - E
2 - Jamie Newall - Corley Cycles - 2
3 - Paul Pickup - Cycle Kingdom Race Team - 1
4 - Pete Wager - Felt-Colbornes Racing Team - 1
5 - Tim Elverson - Felt-Colbornes Racing Team - E
6 - Andes Christensen - Cycle Kingdom Race Team - 1
7 - Robert McCarthy - Cycle Kingdom Race Team - 2
8 - John Wager - Felt-Colbornes Racing Team - E
9 - Allan Ridler - Cycle Kingdom Race Team - 2
10 - James Bracey - VC Meudon - 2

A bit of "as you were" at the first E12 race, with Justin Hoy taking the spoils and the Felt-Colbornes team looking dominant again but possibly seeing some more challenges from the strengthened Cycle Kingdom RT.

VC Meudon Likes Geoff's video

We Like Geoff's video shot at The 2011 Hell of the East, the Dengie Marshes Tour
Follow Geoff on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/thewarhead

(high quality video so go fullscreen)

VC Meudon Spring Classic Update

This event takes place on Sunday 25th April on the Herriard Circuit.

I have added additional race details and a current list of entries on this page
http://www.vcmeudon.com/meudon-springclassic2011.html

Emperors of Thruxton II

With final official results still to come in, this week's report comes from Richard Unwin who rode the thirds. Naturally this was won by Nick Allen with Ben Marks 3rd and Richard Unwin 5th. So a quite good result all round then.

"When I realised how may riders were in the race, something like 100,
I thought no way am I going to get in the top 10 so I decided to give
myself a good workout instead. I covered almost every break and even
helped a 3 man break to see if we could get away, alas we were caught
by the pack. It was really enjoyable to be up the front working so
hard. In the last 3 laps I was in the top 5 or 6 and covered a lot of
short lived breaks. I felt a bit tired coming up the hill on the final
lap but just gave it a final effort. I saw Nick in front of me so
tried to follow him but had to break hard in the chicane when another
rider cut in front of me. I lost a lot of speed so I stood up and
began to sprint again but I was in too high a gear so it took a while
to get back up to speed. I was very wide on the finishing straight but
managed to pass the bunch and very pleased with 5th place."

Half-wheeling to be outlawed on VCM rides.

Here's the latest top tips from Ken Ruffell in his etiquette series:

"REAR WHEEL QUICK RELEASE

Younger riders differ to the grizzlies on this important safety factor. They now have the quick-release lever on their rear wheel pointing backwards. Most of us grizzlies have it pointing forward, for good reason. If a group of riders stop suddenly, perhaps because of a crash immediately in front, then bikes will come into contact - for example, front wheels pushing into rear wheels. When a quick-release lever is pointing backwards, there’s a good chance that it can be flipped open by another wheel, and when the racing gets going again, someone’s bike will be dangerously insecure! I know what you’re thinking...this is just a grizzly thing. So take a close look at the pro teams’ bikes at the Spring Classics and see how the team mechanics have set them up!

HALF-WHEELING

When we are training as a group, in two lines, the two guys up front set the ‘tempo’, which should be brisk and constant. If the two front guys keep their front wheels parallel with each other, then the two lines of riders behind stay parallel also. If an inexperienced rider on the front feels he needs to prove a point to the rider next to him, the two lines will become eratic and unbalanced, and the response from the guys behind will be to either get pissed off or take the piss. The result will be that the weaker rider will pull off before the ten or twenty minute interval has been completed. The average speed of the completed ride will also drop."

Ken