Saturday, November 3, 2012

Club Hill Climb Event, 3 November 2012

It was a beautiful autumn morning, crispy cold with sunshine glowing through golden leaves. What better way to spend it than hammering it like the clappers up a steep hill?

Here are the results of today's hill climb event on the Wash Hill course HHC026* :

RiderClubTime Points
Joy Payne South Bucks RC 3:27.88
John Payne South Bucks RC 3:18.3 9
Robert Cable South Bucks RC4:18.46
Michelle Ayres South Bucks RC3:42.87
Paul East  Reading CC2:14.6
Harjinder Obhi South Bucks RC3:01.910
Jill Bartlett Hounslow and D. W. 3:39.1
Jamil GaidaRapha Condor CC2:00.4

Club Points Trophy (SBRC Members Only), Final Standings for 2012:
RiderPoints
Harjinder Obhi 59
Joy Payne 47
Michelle Ayres 42
John Payne 36
Peter Cockbain 19
Robert Cable 12
Michael Kennedy 11

HHC026 course description
Start Line: Next to the "Wash Hill" street name sign post, which is located next to the playing fields car park in Wooburn Town
Finish: Near a small sign labelled "The Park Wash Hill 1-6"
Length: ~0.5 mile
Max Gradient: ~10-15%

Thursday, September 20, 2012

South Bucks Road Club AGM 2012


At last night's Annual General Meeting the following officials were elected:

Chairman                       Peter Ayres
General Secretary          Alan Hodgson
Racing Secretary           Alan Hodgson
Treasurer                       Anona Stevens
CTT Reps.                     Alan Hodgson/Peter Ayres
WLC Rep.                     Tony Pell
Auditor                          Audrey Hughes

Club Events 2013
These will be held on the first Saturday of each month from April to September with the exception that no event will be held in May.  In addition a Hill climb will take place on Saturday 2nd. November.

Affiliations 2013
Cycling Time Trials (CTT)
West London Combine (WLC)
West London Cycling Association (WLCA)
Road Records Association (RRA)


Prize Winners 2012                   

Men's BAR                    Not Awarded
Men's Trophy                Not Awarded
Ladies BAR                   Not Awarded
Novices Cup                  Not Awarded
Points Trophy                Harjinder Obhi (Unless something extraordinary occurs in  the forthcoming Hill Climb)
12 Hour Cup                 Not Awarded
Mannheim Trophy        Not Awarded

Michelle will attempt to book the Road Club Lunch for Sunday 13th. January at Birds Hill Golf Club.

                                                              

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Club Event 1 September 2012

For a change, it did not rain on us on the Maidenhead Thicket H10/2 course. One could even describe it as pleasant, at least to the extent that 15*C is reminiscent of summer. In contrast to our recent events, the morning started dull, gradually became warmer and the sun was even glimpsed, but only after the event was over, of course. Alan had no problems with damp timing sheets. Congratulations to the three SBRC members who set personal bests today.

RiderClubTime Points
Michelle Ayres South Bucks RC 25:46 9
Bhodi Morrison Unattached27:41
Ian Brodie Maidenhead & D. CC25:18
Joy Payne South Bucks RC 27:198
Robert Tinn Maidenhead & D. CC23:43
John Grr. Payne South Bucks RC27:43 (PB)7
Paul Bucknall RAF CA23:45
Harjinder Obhi South Bucks RC25:14 (PB)10
Michael Kennedy South Bucks RC29:26 (PB)6

Club Points Trophy (SBRC Members Only)
RiderPoints
Harjinder Obhi 49
Joy Payne 39
Michelle Ayres 35
John Payne 27
Peter Cockbain 19
Michael Kennedy 11
Robert Cable 6

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Club Event 4 August 2012

Yet again, the warm weather was absent. To cap it all, the rain started a few minutes into the race. Now, where have I heard that before? Oh yes, at the last event! Once again, it was "soggy scoresheets" time on the line. Let's just call it "enthusiasts' weather".

RiderClubTime Points
Joy Payne South Bucks RC 27:108
Michelle Ayres South Bucks RC 25:57 9
R. Wilcox Bath RC24:34
N. Stagg Hounslow & D. W.21:56
S. Aukins Maidenhead & D. CC23:12
C. Grant-Riach Maidenhead & D. CC24:11
M. Woods Maidenhead & D. CC25:59
Jo Wells Hounslow & D. W.28:58
D. Tinn Maidenhead & D. CC23:53
R. Tinn Maidenhead & D. CC24:14
Harjinder Obhi South Bucks RC25:3310

Club Points Trophy (SBRC Members Only)
RiderPoints
Harjinder Obhi 39
Joy Payne 31
Michelle Ayres 26
John Payne 20
Peter Cockbain 19
Robert Cable 6
Michael Kennedy 5

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

South Bucks at Olympics TT

We had a fabulous day out in Weybridge, Surrey, with the South Buck CTC, cheering Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome to Gold and Bronze respectively. To give you a flavour of the day, here's a video of the road race Gold medallist Alexander Vinokourov in his colourful TT outfit. Note the young lad with vuvuzela and Wiggo Sideburns at the end of the video (no, not Alan!). I would have put up a video of Wiggins and Froome, but was just too busy cheering.

Gustav Larsson, with the interesting looking Swedish team aero helmet (alien life form?):

And here is a mobile phone picture of Froome and Italian Marco Pinotti:



Sunday, July 8, 2012

Club Event 7/07/2012

Here are the results of the time trial on Saturday 7 July 2012 (on H10/2 Maidenhead Thicket). We were blessed with 5 minutes of sunshine - but only during the warm up. Shortly after the race began, it started to drizzle. The Met Office suggests that it is the fault of the Jet Stream being too far south at the moment!

RiderClubTime Points
Harjinder Obhi SBRC 25:4510
R. Wilcox Bath RC 24:47
John Payne SBRC 29:06 7
Michelle Ayres SBRC 26:30 9
Joy PayneSBRC27:438

Club Points Trophy (SBRC Members Only)

RiderPoints
Harjinder Obhi 29
Joy Payne 23
John Payne 20
Peter Cockbain 19
Michelle Ayres 17
Robert Cable 6
Michael Kennedy 5

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Club Event 02/06/2012

Here are the results of the second time trial event of the year. Once again, the sun eluded us and it felt more like winter. At least it didn't rain (spitting on the way home doesn't count!).

RiderClubTime Points
T. Childs Westerley RC 25:27
P. Oliver Fairley United 23:11
J. Hopkins Fairley United 28:18
C. Kitchener ? Bayeux RT 23:03
Harjinder ObhiSBRC 26:03 10
Owen BrunsdenA5 Rangers 29:47
Peter CockbainSBRC26:48 9
Joy PayneSBRC28:578
John PayneSBRC30:057
Robert CableSBRC33:176


Club Points Trophy (SBRC Members Only)  

RiderPoints
Peter Cockbain 19
Harjinder Obhi 19
Joy Payne 15
John Payne 13
Michelle Ayres 8
Robert Cable 6
Michael Kennedy 5

Friday, June 1, 2012

World Champion at Book Launch event, Evans Cycles in London

Earlier this week, I attended a book launch event at Evans Cycles in London. There, I met 2 times cyclocross World Champion and Omega Pharma Quick Step rider, Zdenek Stybar:

Very nice gentleman he is too! Sadly, he didn't reveal any secrets that would help me to stop being a back marker! He was also BMX World Champion at the tender age of 8. Wow!

The evening was hosted by Daniel Friebe, on the right below. Daniel is a cycling journalist and writer - he collaborated with Mark Cavendish to write Boy Racer, and also recently published Eddy Merckx: The Cannibal. Balint Hamvas (middle) launched his Cyclocross 2011/2012 photo book. A coffee table type with superb pictures, capturing a wide variety of perspectives on riders, their lives and racing. His website is cyclephotos.co.uk. Yes, I did buy a copy, and yes, I did get it signed by both Balint and Zdenek! I also have a signed copy of Daniel's book on Merckx, which is highly recommended too.
Zdenek told us the story behind his pink Specialized bike, which had caused quite a stir last winter when he started racing on it in a blaze of pink-themed publicity. I asked him what it is like to be in a team with riders like Tony Martin and Levi Leipheimer, and even whether he gets tips on time trialling from Herr Martin! He said that it is a real confidence boost to be in the same team and he learns by watching Tony Martin warm up and prepare for races. Off the bike, Stybar runs twice a week, does core/stability training in the gym and weights, mainly presses. One season, before the World Championships, he ran 3400 steps as stair climb training only to realise later that he was supposed have been working on 340! They stuck him in an ice bath to speed recovery, but during the World Championships, he was flying up the stairs! On training for cyclocross, he told me that you have to train at the intensity of races, like intervals. Makes me tired just thinking of it. Just what you'd expect, I suppose.

I wish I'd stuck around longer and harassed him for more information, but it's a fine line between being a keen fan and behaving like a stalker! A fantastic evening. There was even cold Belgian beer! I only heard about the event on the day, but I'm glad I did.


Harjinder Obhi, SBRC

Sunday, May 6, 2012

South Bucks RC '10' Saturday 5th. May 2012

The first of the season's Saturday morning '10' mile time trials was held on the Maidenhead Thicket course (H10/2). On a cold, windy but dry morning the results were as follows.....

RiderClubTime
Harjinder Obhi SBRC 26:29
Adrian Feek Team Quest 25:09
Huw Dymond Reading CC 24:26
Robert Tinn Maidenhead CC 25:06
Joy PayneSBRC 29:35
Peter WeirBanjo Cycles 22:23
John PayneSBRC32:23
David DyerMaidenhead CC28:03
Peter CockbainSBRC26:23
Michelle AyresSBRC27:46
David WaughUnattached29:03
Michael KennedySBRC32:41


Club Points Trophy (SBRC Members Only)  

RiderPoints
Peter Cockbain 10
Harjinder Obhi 9
Michelle Ayres 8
Joy Payne 7
John Payne 6
Michael Kennedy 5

Sunday, January 22, 2012

West London Combine Events 2012

West London Combine Events 2012


Sunday  4th.   March          10     H10/2       08.01
Sunday  18th. March          25     H25/4       08.01
Sunday  15th. April            25     H25/4       07.31
Sunday  27th. May            25     H25/4       07.31
Sunday 24th.  June            50     H50/4       07.31
Sunday   2nd. Sept.          25      H25/4       07.31 (2 up and Solos)
Sunday 16th. Sept.           10      CC180     08.01
Sunday 14th. Oct.             H/C   HCC011 10.01

Entries £2.50 (to include CTT levies) at least 12 days beforehand to Tony Pell
Entry Fees are collected at the end of the season
H10/2  Maidenhead Thicket
H25/4       Great Missenden
H50/4       Great Missenden
CC180     Great Missenden
HCC011  Windsor Hill Bourne End  

Club Events 2012

Club Events 2012


Saturday  5th   May       10       H10/2       09.01
Saturday  2nd. June       10       H10/2       09.01
Saturday 7th.   July        10       H10/2       09.01
Saturday 4th. August     10       H10/2       09.01
Saturday 1st. Sept.        10       H10/2      09.01
Saturday 3rd. Nov.       H/C     HCC026 10.01
Entries £3 (to include CTT levy) on the line
H10/2  Maidenhead Thicket
HCC026  Wash Hill Bourne End