Club Event Saturday 4 July 2015

A humid warm morning complimented by a strong south westerly wind faced the riders in the latest morning club event at Maidenhead Thicket. Although there were moans at the finish about the difficult first half to the turn this appears to have been compensated by a very rapid return resulting in Personal Best times for John Payne and Bob Hewett in 26:25 and 27:56 respectively. Harjinder Obhi was our fastest rider with 24:42 while Peter Cockbain suffering from bruised ribs after an altercation with the family washing machine clocked 28:47. The full result is as follows:

Rider	Club	Time	Points
John Payne	SBRC	26:25	9
Peter Cockbain	SBRC	28:47	7
Richard Wilcox	Bath RC	24:24	.
Harjinder Obhi	SBRC	24:42	10
Bob Hewett	SBRC	27:56	8
Rob Engers	Shorter Rochford	24:25	.

Cumulative Points, Trophy - SBRC only:

Harjinder Obhi	30
Peter Cockbain	25
Bob Hewett	23
Joy Payne	18
John Payne	18
John Bridgeman	8

Club Event, Saturday 6 June 2015

An early reconnaissance of the Maidenhead Thicket course for the latest club event revealed that a small part of the road was subject to traffic light control. The consensus of the  riders was that we should run the event on the principle that any race was better than no race. In the event, the obstruction appeared to have little bearing on the race although the strong SW wind probably did. John Payne was first back to the timekeeper having caught and passed his wife to record a personal best. Joy, it transpired, had suffered a cycle computer hardware malfunction and had stopped several times to fix it. The full result is as follows:

Rider	Club	Time	Points
Joy Payne	SBRC	27:52	8
John Payne	SBRC	26:49	9
Richard Wilcox	Bath RC	24:48	.
Grigor McLeod	Hillingdon Tristars	24:38	.
Adrian Feek	Bath RC	25:42	.
Harjinder Obhi	SBRC	25:04	10
Bob Hewett	SBRC	29:11	7

Cumulative Points, Trophy - SBRC only:

Harjinder Obhi	20
Peter Cockbain	18
Joy Payne	18
Bob Hewett	15
John Payne	9
John Bridgeman	8

Club Event, Saturday 2 May 2015

A cold windy morning on the Maidenhead Thicket course meant conditions were far from ideal for the second of the club's ten mile events (7degC, 10mph ENE breeze, overcast). The result was as follows:

Rider	Club	Time	Points
Harjinder Obhi	SBRC	25:23	10
Heather Mackay	Maidenhead + District CC	24:07	-
Grigor McLeod	Hillingdon Tristars	24:20	-
John Bridgeman	SBRC	34:50	8
Peter Cockbain	SBRC	28:34	9

Cumulative Points, Trophy - SBRC only:

Peter Cockbain	18
Joy Payne	10
Harjinder Obhi	10
Bob Hewett	8
John Bridgeman	8

Club Event Saturday 4 April 2015

The first of the club’s morning events on the Maidenhead Thicket course was held on a windy cold but dry morning. The result was as follows:

Rider	Club	Time
Joy Payne	SBRC	28:01
Bob Hewett	SBRC	30:42
Peter Cockbain	SBRC	29:04
Gill Reynolds	Willesden CC	31:48

Points Trophy - SBRC only:

Joy Payne	10
Peter Cockbain	9
Bob Hewett	8

Crossword puzzle solution

With apologies for the delay, here is the solution to the crossword. I hope you enjoyed it!
Harj

Christmas Cycling Crossword!

Hi all. While on the plane on a business trip recently, I threw together this cycling themed crossword. In (sort of) Daily Telegraph style, the top three answers across combine to make a special place for us. I'll upload the solution grid in the New Year. Best regards and Merry Christmas!

Harj

Across

1, Sit on bike; needed for a computer.

3, Stops a sweaty back.

5, A faster way up?

7, Fumble soaps, for steering a bike?

9, Dual on modern brake.

10, Bull horn stab, makes nice jackets.

11, Padding, suck one to avoid 15 across.

12, Go! Come on!

15, Hits the wall.

18, Keys to unlock bars.

19, Kebab stabs.

20, Tyres fitted.

Down

1, Fenders to some.

2, Baby mammals love this!

3, Place to stop, on the edge.

4, Smartens bars.

5, Not the best place for a coffee stop!

6, Cable sheaths.

8, Attacked alone to victory.

13, Kids should not share helmets because of these.

14, Calorie rich fuel in the US.

16, Lubricates.

17, Sprinter’s click.

Club Hill Climb, 1 November 2014

Luckily the early morning rain cleared in time for the start of the last club event of the year, although in parts the hill was a little slippery with wet leaves. John Payne was the fastest South Bucks Road Club rider, closely followed by new member David Mills.

The full result is below:

Rider	Club	Time	Points
Michelle Ayres	SBRC	3:49:3	6
John Payne	SBRC	3:22:2	10
Joy Payne	SBRC	3:43:1	7
Paul Holdsworth	H+DW	2:45:2	.
Neil Blundell	H+DW	2:30:3	.
Jill Bartlett	H+DW	3:45:2	.
David Mills	SBRC	3:28:4	9
Bob Hewett	SBRC	3:40:6	8

(H+DW stands for Hounslow and District Wheelers)

Points Trophy (SBRC Members Only)

Joy Payne	36
John Payne	33
Bob Hewett	22
Peter Cockbain	17
Michelle Ayres	14
Harjinder Obhi	10
David Mills	9

This means that Joy will hold the trophy for the coming year. Congratulations Joy and well done to everyone who took part in club events this year.