Club Event, Saturday 3 November 2018

Wash Hill at Wooburn Green was once again the venue for the Club’s hill climb, the traditional season closer. On a dry, seasonable warm morning, only two members were brave enough to tackle the anti-gravity event. A minor panic by the finish timekeeper when, due to his unnatural strength, his rear wheel pulled over while ascending the hill, luckily failed to affect the result as he wasn’t caught by the first rider. The result is as follows:

Rider	Club	Time	Points
Harjinder Obhi	SBRC	2:58.8	10
Michelle Ayres	SBRC	3:37.8	9

Cumulative Points (SBRC First + 2nd Claim Members only):

Rider	Points
Harjinder Obhi	60
Michelle Ayres	54
Joy Payne	9
Bob Hewett	7

Advance Notification: 
The Club’s annual lunch has been scheduled for Sunday 7 April 2019.

Club Event, Saturday 1 September 2018

As 1st September is the start of the meteorological autumn, it was not surprising that the day dawned bright but a little chilly. Once again traffic lights appeared on the course for the third time this season, which impeded the riders to varying degrees. With holidays still in vogue Harj was the only Road Club rider (he was really quite thankful for the short rest while the traffic lights were on red!) The full result is as follows:  

Rider	Club	Time	Points
Harjinder Obhi	SBRC	25.43	10
Steve Arscott	VTTA	DNF
Adrian Feek	Bath RC	24.45
Guy Davis (road bike)	MDCC	23.35
Emily Davis	MDCC	29.13

Cumulative Points (SBRC First + 2nd Claim Members only):

Rider	Points
Harjinder Obhi	50
Michelle Ayres	45
Joy Payne	9
Bob Hewett	7

Club Event, Saturday 4 August 2018

The roadworks bug bit yet again for the latest of our club events at Maidenhead Thicket. Given that there were temporary traffic lights in both directions at Burchetts Green roundabout, riders recorded relatively good times. Which left them wondering what they would have clocked had there been no road works! The full result is as follows:  

Rider	Club	Time	Points
Michelle Ayres	SBRC	26.53	9
Harjinder Obhi	SBRC	25.32	10
Adrian Feek	Bath RC	25.54

Cumulative Points (SBRC First + 2nd Claim Members only):

Rider	Points
Michelle Ayres	45
Harjinder Obhi	40
Joy Payne	9
Bob Hewett	7

Club Event, Saturday 7 July 2018

With the latest heat wave well under way the club event held at Maidenhead was a sunny and very warm affair. Whilst the riders could choose to remain in the shade until they were called to the start, spare a thought for the time keeper and pusher off who had to suffer the solar onslaught both at the start and finish. There was a fair amount of traffic on the A4 today, but that didn't stop Michelle Ayres setting a season’s best time of 26.46. 

Rider	Club	Time	Points
Michelle Ayres	SBRC	26.46	9
Jorj James	MDCC	26.35
Jeff Day	Farnboro' + Camb. CC	24.55
Adrian Feek	Bath RC	24.23
Tony Flynn	Willesden CC	24.30
Harjinder Obhi	SBRC	25.03	10
Peter Oliver	Fairly United Cycling Team	22.34
Paul Stowell	Thames Velo	24.19

Cumulative Points (SBRC First + 2nd Claim Members only):

Rider	Points
Michelle Ayres	36
Harjinder Obhi	30
Joy Payne	9
Bob Hewett	7

David Millar's Time Trial Film

David Millar's new film is being shown in selected cinemas around the UK.  Trailer and more info here: https://www.timetrialfilm.com/

I believe David was at some time a member of High Wycombe CC.

Showing on 12 July 2018 in Reading, Henley, Oxford and Esher, and on 13 September in Newbury.

Worth a watch for TT devotees, like er,... us?!

Club Event, Saturday 2 June 2018

Very humid and dull conditions prevailed as the riders ground their way along the A4 to the turn at Twyford. They were, however, rewarded by a good, strong tailwind from there to the finish. Michelle Ayres was the only solo Road Club rider finishing with 28.25. The other two Road Club riders were Ken Powell and Gary Wells who rode a two up - as this was Gary's first time trial - recording 30.34. The full result is as follows:

Rider	Club	Time	Points
Michelle Ayres	SBRC	28.25	10
Jorj James	MDCC	27.30
Pete Warwick	Didcot Phoenix	25.37
Alan Alcock	Didcot Phoenix	24.17
Gill Reynolds	Willesden CC	27.53
Tony Flynn	Willesden CC	24.45
Jeff Davis	Farnboro' + Camb. CC	24.31
Richard Willcox	Bath Road CC	24.36
Rob Engers	Shorter Rochford	26.16
Ken Powell + Gary Wells	SBRC (2UP TT)	30.34

Cumulative Points (SBRC First + 2nd Claim Members only):

Rider	Points
Michelle Ayres	27
Harjinder Obhi	20
Joy Payne	9
Bob Hewett	7

Club Event, Saturday 5 May 2018

The long promised fine weather duly arrived for the latest club event at Maidenhead Thicket and riders' times reacted accordingly. Harjinder Obhi was SBRC's fastest rider with 24.56 with Michelle Ayres recording 27.57. Overall quickest today was Jon Elliot from the Maidenhead club in 22.04. Full results are as follows:

Rider	Club	Time	Points
Michelle Ayres	SBRC	27.57	9
Jorj James	MDCC	27.23
Pete Warwick	Didcot Phoenix	25.34
Al Alcock	Didcot Phoenix	25.40
Harjinder Obhi	SBRC	24.56	10
Rob Engers	Shorter Rochford	DNF (puncture)
Jonny Newell	Twickenham CC	23.47
Jon Elliot	MDCC	22.04

Cumulative Points (SBRC First + 2nd Claim Members only):

Rider	Points
Harjinder Obhi	20
Michelle Ayres	17
Joy Payne	9
Bob Hewett	7

Club Event, Saturday 8 April 2018

Luckily, after the recent spate of rainy weather, the morning dawned dry but cool and overcast for the first of the year's club events. Slight gusts and significant headwind from the turn hampered the riders. However, the biggest obstacles were temporary traffic lights on red in both directions creating long tails of traffic for the riders to negotiate. Consequently, times were significantly affected. The full result is below:

Rider	Club	Time	Points
Joy Payne	Amersham RCC	29.22	9
Gillian Morgan	Westerly RC	29.55
Michelle Ayres	South Bucks RC	30.40	8
Paul Stonell	Thames Velo	27.08
Bob Hewett	South Bucks RC	31.26	7
Harjinder Obhi	South Bucks RC	27.04	10

Cumulative Points (SBRC First + 2nd Claim Members only):

Rider	Points
Harjinder Obhi	10
Joy Payne	9
Michelle Ayres	8
Bob Hewett	7

2018 Club Events

As usual, this year, SBRC's band of merry men and women will be running time trial events on the first Saturday of the month, as follows:

On Maidenhead Thicket TT course H10/2 (0901 start):
7 April
5 May
2 June
7 July
4 August
1 September

On Wash Hill Hill Climb* course HHC026 (1001 start):
3 November.


* N.B. Our 2017 Hill Climb event was cancelled due to bad weather