Enter Thorney Island circuits now.

After the success of last year's event, Tim Costello is again promoting some races on the Thorney Island circuit on the 9th of May. It's a nice, scenic, traffic free course with no hills. There will be youth's races and a 2nd cat vets/3/4cat race. Because it is on an active military base you have to enter in advance - there is no entry on the line. There are only a few entries so far - so guaranteed points for those wishing to upgrade!

You can enter on-line via the Surrey League website:

http://www.surreyleague.co.uk/results/results2010/may2010/may9-2v34.htm

Race and postal entry details here:

http://tinyurl.com/y4m35m6

SRM lost at Eelmore 14/4/10

James Carter has lost his bike computer (SRM Powercontrol VI) and wondered whether it may have been spotted or found at Eelmore last night. He was parked on the right side about 100m before the finish line. It's quite an expensive piece of kit so he'll be very grateful if anyone's got it. You can contact him on 07870 224 482.

Day and Hulbert in the results

Martin Hulbert rode the Blackmore Essex LVRC Mystina Race 2 on Sunday for cats A+B+C and finished 3rd in the C category.

The race was dominated by one break of about 5 riders with 3 laps of the 7 laps to go. This contained Favourites Matt Seaton and Mark Daley who was first overall. There were no C categories up the road. Martin finished 3rd in break for 3rd C category.

Meanwhile on the in the Farnham Road Club 10, Chris Day was flying down the dual carriageway to record the second fastest time of the evening in 23:00.

Terry's LVRC Races 18th April

Here are the details of the LVRC races Terry Morgan is organising on the new Herriard course on Sunday 18th April. Thanks to all who have volunteered to help out - if anyone else can spare a couple of hours morning or afternoon that would be much appreciated -
Contact terry to let him know - his contact info is on this info sheet

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casatramonto.com Italian training camps

We run a small-scale operation which is priced competitively but still offers high quality accommodation and food as well as all the advantages of training on cycle-friendly roads ridden by the professionals.

The property is offered for cycle training in the early part of the year and as a self-catering holiday home in the summer. If you look at our website you will see it is currently dual purpose and includes a page entitled Cycle Tramonto which gives information about the training camp.

If what you see isn’t exactly what you want then please send us an email letting us know and we’ll be happy to contact you to discuss a tailor-made visit. For example you and your group might want to self cater in which case the price would be reduced or alternatively you might want to bring your family and your bike in the summer months and cycle while they laze by the pool or soak up the sun on the beach.

www.casatramonto.com

We look forward to receiving any feed back you may have.

Regards

David Freeman

ex Hastings CC, Bayeux CC and LVRC

Another win for Rob

Fresh from his win at Thruxton last week Rob McCarthy switched back to mountain bikes this week with equal success in the British Mountain Bike Series round 1 race at Sherwood Pines.

Here's his report from the 4 lap Sport men's race:

"With no MTB points on my licence I found myself gridded close to the back of the field, with at least 50 riders in front of me.
I knew the start was going to be critical if I was going to get a good result, I got away from the line fairly well making my way through the field, at the first wide fire road I got out of the saddle and put in a big effort to get to the front group of 5 or so riders, before the first section of singletrack. By the end of the first lap I was riding in second place and took the lead early on in the second lap, I felt strong riding in the lead for the second and third lap. On the last lap the second place rider caught me and took the lead, I tried to break him on the first fireroad section and retook the lead, only to caught again with 2 k to go, I tried to put pressure on him by passing back markers on some tight corners, I looked round and he was still on my wheel, with five hundred metres to go I locked out my front forks prepared for a sprint. He tried to pass me once more before entering the arena to no avail.
With one hundred metres to go I took the grippiest line on the final corner into the finish straight, forcing him onto a slippery line, and held him off in the sprint by a bike length."