2021 WECC RIDERS IN OPEN TIME TRIALS
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SCA CHAMPIONSHIP 25
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G25/93
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Sunday 2 May 2021
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PROVISIONAL RESULTS
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Spencer Kirkham |
59:47 |
29 |
+8:58 |
14 |
+8:50 |
19 |
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Colin Toppin |
59:47 |
29 |
+6:31 |
24 |
+7:44 |
21 |
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Nolan Heather |
59:53 |
32 |
+4:57 |
36 |
+7:02 |
26 |
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Ian Cheesman |
1:01:56 |
40 |
+6:19 |
26 |
+6:27 |
29 |
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Trevor Leeding |
1:02:41 |
44 |
+7:04 |
22 |
+6:26 |
30 |
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Andrew Lock |
1:05:33 |
50 |
+3:42 |
39 |
+3:19 |
37 |
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Simon Steeles |
DNS(A) |
NOTE : CTT Target Times are used for SCA Competitions. VTTA Standards are used for WECC Competitions.
The WECC 25 Club Championship is decided by results within this SCA Championship event. This turned out to be the closest run competition for some time with just a mere 6 seconds separating the first three riders.
Spencer and Colin jointly took the title. This was a first title for each of them so congratulations to them for putting new names on the board.
Spencer and Colin jointly took the title. This was a first title for each of them so congratulations to them for putting new names on the board.
Report from Cheesy:
Today six WECC riders were on the start line of the SCA 25 Mile TT Championship (incorporating the WECC Club 25 event). The temperature was positively tropical at 4 degrees compared to yesterday with very light winds so the excuses would have to mechanical or personal!
WECC put in a good showing and the WECC competition was closely fought out between three riders with only six seconds separating them in the end. There was some debate as to who was entered in the WECC event however, it seems very straightforward to the writer. Many of WECC events are incorporated in SCA events throughout the season so by default if you entered and completed the SCA event then you qualify for the club event.
Colin and Spencer share the 2021 WECC 25 Mile title so they'll have to fight out custody of the trophy between them as they posted exactly the same time.
Mark Smith didn't win the event overall today as he was pipped by a 16 year old Yuff - Mattie Dodd (Team Backsedt) who posted an incredible 51.53. I suspect we will be hearing much of him over the coming years.
Today six WECC riders were on the start line of the SCA 25 Mile TT Championship (incorporating the WECC Club 25 event). The temperature was positively tropical at 4 degrees compared to yesterday with very light winds so the excuses would have to mechanical or personal!
WECC put in a good showing and the WECC competition was closely fought out between three riders with only six seconds separating them in the end. There was some debate as to who was entered in the WECC event however, it seems very straightforward to the writer. Many of WECC events are incorporated in SCA events throughout the season so by default if you entered and completed the SCA event then you qualify for the club event.
Colin and Spencer share the 2021 WECC 25 Mile title so they'll have to fight out custody of the trophy between them as they posted exactly the same time.
Mark Smith didn't win the event overall today as he was pipped by a 16 year old Yuff - Mattie Dodd (Team Backsedt) who posted an incredible 51.53. I suspect we will be hearing much of him over the coming years.
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SCA CHAMPIONSHIP 10
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G10/97
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Saturday 1 May 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Nolan Heather |
23:06 |
23 |
+2:50 |
33 |
+3:21 |
22 |
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Spencer Kirkham |
23:19 |
26 |
+4:11 |
17 |
+3:48 |
15 |
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Colin Toppin |
23:37 |
29 |
+2:54 |
31 |
+3:04 |
23 |
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Andrew Lock |
24:41 |
44 |
+3:01 |
28 |
+2:31 |
31 |
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Ian Cheesman |
24:42 |
45 |
+2:36 |
35 |
+2:19 |
35 |
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Ian Newbold |
25:51 |
54 |
+0:40 |
45 |
+0:50 |
44 |
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Simon Steeles |
DNS(A) |
NOTE : CTT Target Times are used for SCA Competitions. VTTA Standards are used for WECC Competitions.
Report from Cheesy:
Early morning on the 1st May competitors woke up to the return of winter with temperatures hovering just above freezing! Global warming seems to be a contradiction as it was more like another ice age! Six WECC riders took to the start (seven if you factor in that Nik Allen obviously entered the race whilst still a WECC rider so his time and brilliant 11th position were temporarily credited to WECC not TMC!)
It was bloody freezing and Cheesy's feet are still missing in action after the event. A good showing from the club but watch out as Andrew Lock appears to be progressing well and moving up the ranks. The overall winner, wait for it, yes you guessed it Mark Smith (Crawley Wheelers 20.15)
Early morning on the 1st May competitors woke up to the return of winter with temperatures hovering just above freezing! Global warming seems to be a contradiction as it was more like another ice age! Six WECC riders took to the start (seven if you factor in that Nik Allen obviously entered the race whilst still a WECC rider so his time and brilliant 11th position were temporarily credited to WECC not TMC!)
It was bloody freezing and Cheesy's feet are still missing in action after the event. A good showing from the club but watch out as Andrew Lock appears to be progressing well and moving up the ranks. The overall winner, wait for it, yes you guessed it Mark Smith (Crawley Wheelers 20.15)
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ESCA 25
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G25/89
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Sunday 25 April 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
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Nik Allen |
55:22 |
12 |
+12:21 |
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Colin Toppin |
1:01:20 |
38 |
+6:11 |
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Ian Cheesman |
1:01:27 |
40 |
+6:56 |
Report from Cheesy:
This morning Nik Allen, Colin Toppin and Cheesy took to the start line of the ESCA 25 Mile time trial making a team of three from WECC, albeit with Team TMC having many riders we were unlikely to be challenging for the team prize.. A good and varied field would also take the start line and history appeared to be repeating itself with Mark Smith from Crawley Wheelers being the favourite overall with Nik clearly being the out and out favourite for WECC. Weather conditions were not brilliant as it was about 5 degrees and a fairly brisk ENE wind seemed to make it hard going in both directions and there were certainly a few exciting moments when riders moved sideways as well as forward!!
Nik took club honours posting with a fine 55.22 and placing 12th. Nik seemed to have a good and strong ride but both Colin and Cheesy had a few minor issues. Colin couldn't get his Garmin to wake up so rode completely on feel which didn't seem to do his time any harm and with a few miles to go Cheesy hit a shallow pothole or crack in the road, causing his saddle to drop forward and down by about 20 degrees so staying perched on the saddle correctly was interesting.
Another good outing for WECC and a good start to the season. So far it's 2-1 to Cheesy between him and Colin and I suspect that this friendly competition will swing both ways throughout the season! As predicted Mark Smith won the event with a 52.02 so another strong ride from him.
This morning Nik Allen, Colin Toppin and Cheesy took to the start line of the ESCA 25 Mile time trial making a team of three from WECC, albeit with Team TMC having many riders we were unlikely to be challenging for the team prize.. A good and varied field would also take the start line and history appeared to be repeating itself with Mark Smith from Crawley Wheelers being the favourite overall with Nik clearly being the out and out favourite for WECC. Weather conditions were not brilliant as it was about 5 degrees and a fairly brisk ENE wind seemed to make it hard going in both directions and there were certainly a few exciting moments when riders moved sideways as well as forward!!
Nik took club honours posting with a fine 55.22 and placing 12th. Nik seemed to have a good and strong ride but both Colin and Cheesy had a few minor issues. Colin couldn't get his Garmin to wake up so rode completely on feel which didn't seem to do his time any harm and with a few miles to go Cheesy hit a shallow pothole or crack in the road, causing his saddle to drop forward and down by about 20 degrees so staying perched on the saddle correctly was interesting.
Another good outing for WECC and a good start to the season. So far it's 2-1 to Cheesy between him and Colin and I suspect that this friendly competition will swing both ways throughout the season! As predicted Mark Smith won the event with a 52.02 so another strong ride from him.
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ESCA 10
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G10/89
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Saturday 24 April 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Ian Newbold |
27:06 |
64 |
-0:25 |
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Farnborough & Camberley CC 25
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H25/8
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Saturday 17 April 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Ian Cheesman |
58:33 |
74 |
+9:50 |
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Colin Toppin |
59:01 |
81 |
+8:30 |
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Andrew Lock |
1:02:41 |
111 |
+6:11 |
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Nolan Heather |
DNF |
Report from Cheesy:
Conditions were reasonably favourable with light cross winds for the Farnborough and Camberley CC 25 Mile held on the A31 at Bentley, albeit a later start meant that temperatures had increased to forego leg warmers and fingered gloves! Four WECC riders were signed up and eager to get going in a full field of 150 riders and hopeful that the reasonably fast course would lead to some favourable times. Andrew had a very early start so the temperature was chilly requiring him to wear leg warmers, Nolan sadly was a DNF as was suffering from hay fever and was having difficulty getting air in his lungs so bailed at 10 miles. Colin was using his bike with his new position set up for the first time and secured a distance and course PB, despite suffering from cramp in his quad for the last mile and Cheesy was glad just to be racing again and secured a course PB.
The field had some very fast riders in it so WECC wouldn’t be in the running for any individual prizes and Mark Smith from Crawley Wheelers was certainly amongst the favourites for the event. A fact not lost on Cheesy as Mark caught and passed him for two minutes at the 7.5 mile point! The overall winner was Mark Smith (Crawley Wheelers) with a time of 50.24 with the top six riders under 51 minutes and separated by only 30 seconds!!
Conditions were reasonably favourable with light cross winds for the Farnborough and Camberley CC 25 Mile held on the A31 at Bentley, albeit a later start meant that temperatures had increased to forego leg warmers and fingered gloves! Four WECC riders were signed up and eager to get going in a full field of 150 riders and hopeful that the reasonably fast course would lead to some favourable times. Andrew had a very early start so the temperature was chilly requiring him to wear leg warmers, Nolan sadly was a DNF as was suffering from hay fever and was having difficulty getting air in his lungs so bailed at 10 miles. Colin was using his bike with his new position set up for the first time and secured a distance and course PB, despite suffering from cramp in his quad for the last mile and Cheesy was glad just to be racing again and secured a course PB.
The field had some very fast riders in it so WECC wouldn’t be in the running for any individual prizes and Mark Smith from Crawley Wheelers was certainly amongst the favourites for the event. A fact not lost on Cheesy as Mark caught and passed him for two minutes at the 7.5 mile point! The overall winner was Mark Smith (Crawley Wheelers) with a time of 50.24 with the top six riders under 51 minutes and separated by only 30 seconds!!
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VTTA National 15 Mile Championship
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H15/3
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Sunday 11 April 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Nik Allen |
32:44 |
17 |
+7:34 |
18 |
Revised 2021 VTTA standards in operation here. Nik's new standard is 40:18 (which he beat by 7 mins 34 seconds).
Report from Nik:
Lovely early season outing to Newbury for TT championships. Scraping ice from the screen didn’t start the day well but sun soon came out to take chill off the NE light winds. Warm up done, start line found and Garmin set. Off we went, targets set and maintained for majority of race, legs tired towards end but managed to summon a few more meters before holding it into the chequered flag. Bagging 18th (on standard) was worth the trip. Nice course with good surface and good marshalling. Like another run on it sometime.
Report from Nik:
Lovely early season outing to Newbury for TT championships. Scraping ice from the screen didn’t start the day well but sun soon came out to take chill off the NE light winds. Warm up done, start line found and Garmin set. Off we went, targets set and maintained for majority of race, legs tired towards end but managed to summon a few more meters before holding it into the chequered flag. Bagging 18th (on standard) was worth the trip. Nice course with good surface and good marshalling. Like another run on it sometime.
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Brighton Mitre Hilly '25'
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GS/999
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Monday 5 April 2021
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TT BIKES
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ROAD BIKES
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Brighton Mitre Hilly 10
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G10/44
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Saturday 3 April 2021
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TT BIKES
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ROAD BIKES
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Crawley Wheelers Sporting 41.6 miles
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GS/196
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Friday 2 April 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
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Ian Cheesman |
1:51:52 |
37 |
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Andrew Lock |
1:56:58 |
45 |
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Trevor Leeding |
1:57:23 |
47 |
2nd April 2021 saw the 2021 season beginning with the usual Good Friday Crawley Wheelers Sporting event. A strong field of 72 riders were in attendance as was a blustery North Easterly wind and temperatures below 5 degrees!!
From Worthing Cheesy, Trevor Leeding and Andrew Lock took to the start line. As suspected not an easy day for racing and none of the trio were expecting PB's and were all questioning their decision to start the season with a difficult and long race. All found the course hard going but all finished safely despite some buffeting by the wind and a few exciting moments!!
The event was won by Chris McNamara with a ridiculous and super human time of 1.29.14 beating his brother by six minutes and the course record by two minutes. One word - "HOW?!!"
From Worthing Cheesy, Trevor Leeding and Andrew Lock took to the start line. As suspected not an easy day for racing and none of the trio were expecting PB's and were all questioning their decision to start the season with a difficult and long race. All found the course hard going but all finished safely despite some buffeting by the wind and a few exciting moments!!
The event was won by Chris McNamara with a ridiculous and super human time of 1.29.14 beating his brother by six minutes and the course record by two minutes. One word - "HOW?!!"
