2021 WECC RIDERS IN OPEN TIME TRIALS
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SCA HARD RIDERS (TT Bikes)
(incorporating WECC SPOCO event) |
GS/194
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Sunday 17 Oct 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
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Ian Cheesman |
1:07:24 |
7 |
Well done to Cheesy for completing the full set of SPOCO events for the season.
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SCA CHAMPIONSHIP HILL CLIMB
(incorporating WECC Championship event) |
GH/92
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Saturday 2 Oct 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
+/- |
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John McGrath |
5:15.3 |
24 |
+ 0:26.7 |
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+ 0:11.7 |
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Ian Cheesman |
5:53.1 |
38 |
- 0:25.1 |
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- 0:32.1 |
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Kelvin Newman |
DNS |
Dreadful weather with lashing rain and wind.
John McGrath regains the WECC title that he won 2 years ago with the 2020 champion Kelvin being a DNS.
John McGrath regains the WECC title that he won 2 years ago with the 2020 champion Kelvin being a DNS.
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Epsom CC 25
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H25/8
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Sunday 26 Sept 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Colin Toppin |
57:47 |
28 |
+9:44 |
Race report from a very happy Colin:
Early fog thankfully cleared to leave good conditions with hardly any wind.
88 entries incl 14 road bikes. 20 DNS (fuel shortages to blame mainly !) and 4 DNF punctures.
I clocked 57:47 to knock a good margin off my 59:01 from back in April in the SCA…setting a new PB (my LTS PB at start of this year was 59:39) and my quickest 25 since 1993 before I jacked it all in for a number of years !
Happy with that, to complement last weekend’s 10 PB too. That’s 2021 TTs all done now for me
Early fog thankfully cleared to leave good conditions with hardly any wind.
88 entries incl 14 road bikes. 20 DNS (fuel shortages to blame mainly !) and 4 DNF punctures.
I clocked 57:47 to knock a good margin off my 59:01 from back in April in the SCA…setting a new PB (my LTS PB at start of this year was 59:39) and my quickest 25 since 1993 before I jacked it all in for a number of years !
Happy with that, to complement last weekend’s 10 PB too. That’s 2021 TTs all done now for me
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Paceline RT 10
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P881/10
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Saturday 18 Sept 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Colin Toppin |
21:35 |
62 |
+5:06 |
This was the last 10 of the season on the popular P881 course, run by Paceline RT this time.
Just Colin T from WECC in this one. A full field entry (but minus a good few DNS’s) and good weather on the day.
Big congratulations to Colin for clocking 21:35 to practically equal his lifetime PB, and knocking 40 seconds off his 22:15 held since 2019.
Colin reported that he felt good….but suspected that it felt even better for Chris McNamara when he crossed the line to win with 18:24, albeit that was 3 seconds slower that his own course record !
Just Colin T from WECC in this one. A full field entry (but minus a good few DNS’s) and good weather on the day.
Big congratulations to Colin for clocking 21:35 to practically equal his lifetime PB, and knocking 40 seconds off his 22:15 held since 2019.
Colin reported that he felt good….but suspected that it felt even better for Chris McNamara when he crossed the line to win with 18:24, albeit that was 3 seconds slower that his own course record !
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Utag RT 10
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P881R/10
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Saturday 4 Sept 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Nolan Heather |
21:44 |
20 |
+4:43 |
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Andrew Lock |
23:10 |
41 |
+4:08 |
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Colin Toppin |
DNS |
Sadly not everyone got to race as the was a serious accident on the course (not involving a cyclist) and only 55 out of the 160 entrants were able to get a result.
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SCA Sporting 25 (incl WECC SPOCO event)
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G25/49
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Monday 30 August 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Ian Cheesman |
1:03:15 |
19 |
+5:08 |
Cheesy was the only WECC rider entered for both of the WECC sporting course events (held within the SCA events) on the gnarly roads around Kirdford, Plaistow and Ifold.
For the 25 mile the road surface turned out to be the lesser issue due to farm traffic blocking roads and lanes on two out of three laps but he still managed a course PB by 13 seconds!
Needless to say the WECC SPOCO Competition is in the bag with one event to go (the Hard Riders)
For the 25 mile the road surface turned out to be the lesser issue due to farm traffic blocking roads and lanes on two out of three laps but he still managed a course PB by 13 seconds!
Needless to say the WECC SPOCO Competition is in the bag with one event to go (the Hard Riders)
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SCA Sporting 10 (incl WECC SPOCO event)
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G10/45
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Saturday 28 August 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Ian Cheesman |
25:10 |
9 |
+1:51 |
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Farnham Road Club 25
Middle-Markers & Long-Markers, Slowest 120 |
H25/8
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Sunday 22 August 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Colin Toppin |
59:11 |
15 |
+8:20 |
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Andrew Lock |
1:05:59 |
35 |
+3:08 |
Colin recorded a very similar time to his 59:01 on this course back in April. Andrew was a bit back on his 1:02:41 also on this course in April.
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…a3crg (Men) 10
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P881/10
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Sunday 15 August 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Nolan Heather |
22:02 |
43 |
+4:25 |
Conditions were overcast and became wet on the return leg as Nolan just missed out on going under the 22 minute mark. The 22:02 is his fastest Open 10 of the season so far.
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Bec CC 25
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G25/93
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Sunday 15 August 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Ian Cheesman |
58:19 |
12 |
+10:04 |
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Colin Toppin |
DNS |
Conditions were great, being warm and overcast with minimal breeze. Cheesy was delighted with this and took advantage to record a personal best for the course by over a minute. This brought an excellent 12th place and is his fastest 25 of the season so far.
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..a3crg Glorious Goodwood Circuit TT
(5 Laps of Goodwood : 11.8 miles) |
P917
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Tuesday 10 August 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
Mens TT |
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John McGrath |
25:52 |
17 |
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
Womens TT |
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Karen McGrath |
32:12 |
12 |
John records the fastest of his five rides on this circuit this season as he goes under 26 minutes for the first time.
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Addiscombe CC 10
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G10/42.
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Saturday 31 July 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Colin Toppin |
23:16 |
31 |
+3:25 |
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Nolan Heather |
23:40 |
39 |
+2:47 |
Both riders go inside the 24 min benchmark on this undulating Surrey Hills dual carriageway course.
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SCA CHAMPIONSHIP 30
(incl WECC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP) |
G30/91
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Sunday 25 July 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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Ian Cheesman |
1:11:48 |
12 |
+10:06 |
9 |
+10:36 |
8 |
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Spencer Kirkham |
1:13:26 |
13 |
+9:40 |
10 |
+9:33 |
9 |
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Huw Williams |
DNF |
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Andrew Lock |
DNF |
Report from Cheesy
Four WECC riders took to the start line for the SCA 30 Mile championship, incorporating the WECC club 30 mile event. Andrew Lock, Ian Cheesman, Spencer Kirkham and Huw WIlliams were the brave souls. Whilst the winds were light and the temperature a very nice 17 degrees, rain was threatened and it didn't disappoint so it ended up being a very wet event.
Cheesy was very pleased to ridden a PB for course and distance by over 2 minutes and Spencer also PB'd as he'd never ridden a 30 before! Not sure what the reasons for DNF were but as both of their cars were gone from the car park I'm assuming that it was mechanical rather than crashes.
Four WECC riders took to the start line for the SCA 30 Mile championship, incorporating the WECC club 30 mile event. Andrew Lock, Ian Cheesman, Spencer Kirkham and Huw WIlliams were the brave souls. Whilst the winds were light and the temperature a very nice 17 degrees, rain was threatened and it didn't disappoint so it ended up being a very wet event.
Cheesy was very pleased to ridden a PB for course and distance by over 2 minutes and Spencer also PB'd as he'd never ridden a 30 before! Not sure what the reasons for DNF were but as both of their cars were gone from the car park I'm assuming that it was mechanical rather than crashes.
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SCCU 100
(incl SCA CHAMPIONSHIP and WECC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP) |
G100/61A
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Sunday 18 July 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
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Clive
Patterson-Lett |
DNF |
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Having got himself (and Nicole) up for a 3:30 breakfast and having done great preparation Clive fell victim to bad luck in his first 100 for 10 years. In fact no WECC rider had done one since 2017.
Comment from Clive: Many thanks everyone 👍 Unfortunately whilst taking a drink I hit something in the road and double punctured so game over😖 It would have been easier to take if it was 13 miles in, but it was at 13 miles to go! with a big PB in the offing😖 . Thanks again but particularly to Nicole for following me around all morning then rescuing me from the roadside. Thanks to Jon & Tiffany and Steve Custance for roadside support and all the shouts from the WECC gang- it really does help 👍 ........Right how many more 100s are there this season? 🤔 |
Looking happy and confident pre-race.
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...a3crg 10
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P881/10
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Wednesday 14 July 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Spencer Kirkham |
22:08 |
40 |
+5:04 |
31 |
The last P881/10 event for a month sees Spencer finish 31 seconds slower than last week.
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Brighton Excelsior CC 25
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G25/93
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Sunday 11 July 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Spencer Kirkham |
0:58:41 |
19 |
+10:11 |
12 |
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Huw Williams |
1:00:30 |
29 |
+8:07 |
17 |
Spencer and Huw enjoyed the fine weather conditions. Huw recorded a PB, and Spencer rode his fastest 25 since 2019.
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...a3crg 10 (Slowest 90 riders only)
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P881/10
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Sunday 11 July 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Nolan Heather |
22:13 |
18 |
+4:14 |
39 |
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Andrew Lock |
23:26 |
45 |
+3:46 |
49 |
An encouraging promotion (yet again) by ...a3crg as they prevent the P881/10 course being swamped by super fast riders and allow mere mortals to have a crack at it. Starting places were given to those riders with the slowest LTS.
Nolan and Andrew took advantage of the course and the benign conditions. Nolan recorded his fastest 10 of the season, whilst Andrew gained a PB.
Nolan and Andrew took advantage of the course and the benign conditions. Nolan recorded his fastest 10 of the season, whilst Andrew gained a PB.
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...a3crg 10
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P881/10
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Wednesday 7 July 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Spencer Kirkham |
21:37 |
26 |
+5:35 |
19 |
The popular A3 based 10 course comes into play for the first time this season and Spencer takes advantage to record his fastest open 10 time of the season by almost a minute.
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SOUTHBOROUGH & DIST WHEELERS 25
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G25/89
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Sunday 4 July 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Ian Cheesman |
1:00:22 |
18 |
+8:01 |
12 |
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Colin Toppin |
1:02:14 |
23 |
+5:17 |
19 |
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Clive
Patterson-Lett |
1:04:03 |
25 |
+5:04 |
20 |
Three riders from WECC took to the start line so that we would have a team of three. Whilst the wind was a light to moderate SSW the rain was biblical at times with lots of standing water on the course so memory as to where the numerous potholes were was important.
Cheesy gained a personal course best for G25/89 by over a minute. This was despite the recent addition of another chicane roundabout on the course.
Clive Patterson-Lett did even better. It was his first 25 mile event for 4 years and he beat his previous PB of 1:04:53 by 50 seconds. Having already ridden a 50 he just needs a 10 time for a score in the vets BAR competition.
Cheesy gained a personal course best for G25/89 by over a minute. This was despite the recent addition of another chicane roundabout on the course.
Clive Patterson-Lett did even better. It was his first 25 mile event for 4 years and he beat his previous PB of 1:04:53 by 50 seconds. Having already ridden a 50 he just needs a 10 time for a score in the vets BAR competition.
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SCA CHAMPIONSHIP 50
(incl WECC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP) |
G50/10
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Sunday 27 June 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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Ian Cheesman |
2:01:37 |
15 |
+14:52 |
12 |
+18:01 |
15 |
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Colin Toppin |
2:10:45 |
30 |
+1:48 |
28 |
+7:01 |
30 |
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Andrew Lock |
2:13:29 |
34 |
+5:01 |
21 |
+7:10 |
24 |
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Trevor Leeding |
DNF |
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Spencer Kirkham |
DNS(A) |
Ian Cheesman takes the WECC 50 title for the second time in three seasons and was almost three minutes quicker than his 2019 time on the same course. It is also the quickest of his two attempts at the distance this season and so consolidates his leadership for the Richard Shipton Trophy (which he has won previously in 2017).
The maximum points gained in both the scratch and the veterans rankings move him to the top of the series leaderboards. Colin Toppin also gained useful points.
Trevor Leeding was unfortunate in being a DNF in this club championship event for the second season running.
The maximum points gained in both the scratch and the veterans rankings move him to the top of the series leaderboards. Colin Toppin also gained useful points.
Trevor Leeding was unfortunate in being a DNF in this club championship event for the second season running.
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...a3crg Glorious Goodwood Circuit TT
(5 Laps of Goodwood : 11.8 miles) |
P917
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Tuesday 22 June 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
Mens TT |
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John McGrath |
26:17 |
13 |
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
Womens TT |
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Karen McGrath |
DNS(A) |
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Horsham Cycling 10
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G10/97
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Saturday 19 June 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Spencer Kirkham |
22:30 |
14 |
+4:37 |
7 |
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Huw Williams |
23:55 |
26 |
+3:12 |
20 |
A very creditable 14th place by Spencer, and Huw saw a 9 second improvement on his time on this course 3 weeks ago.
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Farnham Road Club - 4 Up TTT
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H25/8
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Sunday 13 June 2021
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Riders |
Time |
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Pos |
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Spencer Kirkham /
Colin Toppin / Trevor Leeding / Nolan Heather |
52:24 |
9 |
Report from Colin:
Today saw the ever popular H25/8 course near Bentley in Hants playing host to Farnham Road’s Club’s 25 mile event for 4ups, 2ups, & solos. The event proved very popular - 15 4up teams, 17 2up teams, 1 tandem, 12 women solo & 22 men solo…and even 13 reserve riders as the event was over-subscribed. Its great to see so many ’teams’ assembling in the time trial world, which can at times be a very solitary old sport !
WECC fielded a team in the 4up with Spencer Kirkham, Nolan Heather, Trevor Leeding, & Colin Toppin making the trip to fly the flag for the club. A very warm & calm day greeted the riders; a blessing from the cold & breezy conditions of some of the earlier season's events this year.
Spencer was road captain organising us into a running order for the day, and with some decent training miles in our legs this year courtesy of all 4 riders being ‘lab rats’ from Simon Steeles coaching plans, we gave our best shot on the A31 course which was pretty busy with traffic on the day.
Official results aren’t yet published at the time of writing, but we stopped the Garmin with a respectable 55:22 when we crossed the line - it was a first 4 up for this WECC posse, with none of us haven ridden in a 4up of any sort for some years with such events being less common in the calendar these days. Times are taken on the 3rd rider across the line in a 4up, and the elastic snapped a bit for Trev who went on to finish with a very strong mid/long 58 - as he said himself he carried on in case we needed a bike swap in case of a puncture or something - now that’s a team player ! A good morning all round.
Today saw the ever popular H25/8 course near Bentley in Hants playing host to Farnham Road’s Club’s 25 mile event for 4ups, 2ups, & solos. The event proved very popular - 15 4up teams, 17 2up teams, 1 tandem, 12 women solo & 22 men solo…and even 13 reserve riders as the event was over-subscribed. Its great to see so many ’teams’ assembling in the time trial world, which can at times be a very solitary old sport !
WECC fielded a team in the 4up with Spencer Kirkham, Nolan Heather, Trevor Leeding, & Colin Toppin making the trip to fly the flag for the club. A very warm & calm day greeted the riders; a blessing from the cold & breezy conditions of some of the earlier season's events this year.
Spencer was road captain organising us into a running order for the day, and with some decent training miles in our legs this year courtesy of all 4 riders being ‘lab rats’ from Simon Steeles coaching plans, we gave our best shot on the A31 course which was pretty busy with traffic on the day.
Official results aren’t yet published at the time of writing, but we stopped the Garmin with a respectable 55:22 when we crossed the line - it was a first 4 up for this WECC posse, with none of us haven ridden in a 4up of any sort for some years with such events being less common in the calendar these days. Times are taken on the 3rd rider across the line in a 4up, and the elastic snapped a bit for Trev who went on to finish with a very strong mid/long 58 - as he said himself he carried on in case we needed a bike swap in case of a puncture or something - now that’s a team player ! A good morning all round.
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ESCA 50
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G50/90
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Sunday 13 June 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Pos |
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Ian Cheesman |
2:02:07 |
16 |
+17:31 |
11 |
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Clive
Patterson-Lett |
2:12:01 |
30 |
+9:11 |
19 |
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Nicole
Patterson-Lett |
DNS(A) |
The first 50 of the season and Ian Cheesman stakes his initial claim in the race for the Richard Shipton Trophy (for the fastest 50 of the season by a WECC rider). Cheesy and Clive both recorded course PBs.
Report from Cheesy:
Early on Sunday morning near a sleepy East Sussex village, the sun was shining with a light SSW breeze in attendance as were a number of Lycra clad warriors ready to do battle on the ESCA 50 Mile TT Championship course. Three riders from WECC were scheduled to take the start on this "grippy" and lumpy course but Sadly Nicole Patterson-Lett was unable to start due to a swimming injury.
Early on Sunday morning near a sleepy East Sussex village, the sun was shining with a light SSW breeze in attendance as were a number of Lycra clad warriors ready to do battle on the ESCA 50 Mile TT Championship course. Three riders from WECC were scheduled to take the start on this "grippy" and lumpy course but Sadly Nicole Patterson-Lett was unable to start due to a swimming injury.
CLIVE PATTERSON-LETT
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SCA CHAMPIONSHIP 15
(incl WECC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP) |
G15/92
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Saturday 12 June 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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John McGrath |
34:15 |
16 |
+8:13 |
4 |
+7:11 |
8 |
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Spencer Kirkham |
34:57 |
20 |
+6:18 |
14 |
+5:53 |
12 |
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Nolan Heather |
35:00 |
21 |
+3:54 |
27 |
+4:50 |
18 |
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Ian Cheesman |
35:32 |
23 |
+5:25 |
20 |
+5:10 |
16 |
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Karen McGrath |
43:24 |
51 |
+2:18 |
37 |
+2:22 |
33 |
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Andrew Lock |
DNS(A) |
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Simon Steeles |
DNS(A) |
Spencer Kirkham won £15 as fastest in age group 50-54.
Report from Cheesy:
Saturday 12th June 2021 was the SCA 15 mile TT (incorporating the WECC 15 Mile championship) and finally we were blessed with a light breeze and nice temperatures. Seven WECC riders were due to take the start line in a full field. A good race for all and again WECC delivering respectable rides.
Saturday 12th June 2021 was the SCA 15 mile TT (incorporating the WECC 15 Mile championship) and finally we were blessed with a light breeze and nice temperatures. Seven WECC riders were due to take the start line in a full field. A good race for all and again WECC delivering respectable rides.
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...a3crg Glorious Goodwood Circuit TT
(5 Laps of Goodwood : 11.8 miles) |
P917
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Tuesday 8 June 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
Mens TT |
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John McGrath |
26:01 |
15 |
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
Womens TT |
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Karen McGrath |
31:55 |
6 |
A good evening with John finishing 15th out of 45 (in his best P917 time so far this season), and Karen finishing 6th out of 10 riders.
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Brighton Mitre CC HILLY '10'
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GS/995
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Monday 31 May 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
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Kelvin Newman |
27:15 |
8 |
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Brighton Mitre CC 10
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G10/97
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Monday 31 May 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Spencer Kirkham |
22:28 |
21 |
+4:39 |
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Nolan Heather |
22:48 |
25 |
+3:39 |
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Huw Williams |
24:04 |
39 |
+2:57 |
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Ian Newbold |
26:13 |
64 |
+0:28 |
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Andrew Lock |
DNF |
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...a3crg Glorious Goodwood Circuit TT
(5 Laps of Goodwood : 11.8 miles) |
P917
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Tuesday 25 May 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
Mens TT |
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John McGrath |
26:41 |
16 |
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
Womens TT |
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Karen McGrath |
31:53 |
9 |
Karen put in a storming ride gained a significant improvement on her 33:05 from three weeks ago. On the other hand John was a bit off his previous 26:15 due to the self-incurred penalty of a late start.
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SCA 2-up TTT
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GS/987
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Sunday 23 May 2021
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Report from Cheesy:
Today saw a number of WECC riders take the start of the re-scheduled SCA 2 up race. Chilly conditions with a strengthening SW wind and the possibility of some rain in the forecast. Nolan Heather was unable to make the start due to illness meaning that Spencer had to ride solo. Riding south down the A24 was pretty much in to a block headwind and to add insult to injury we had to do it twice!!
Given the conditions WECC gave a reasonable showing and managed to get back to HQ before the rain, albeit it was a bit demoralising being passed by riders on road bikes who seemed to be immune to the wind, accepting that one pair contained Chris McNamara who is back in the saddle!!
Provisional times are:
Spencer Kirkham – 1.09.48 – An excellent ride as he had to do it all himself
Cheesy/Martin Booker – 1.11.13
Colin Toppin/Andrew Lock – 1.11.47
Trevor Leeding/Ian Leeding – 1.14.07
Today saw a number of WECC riders take the start of the re-scheduled SCA 2 up race. Chilly conditions with a strengthening SW wind and the possibility of some rain in the forecast. Nolan Heather was unable to make the start due to illness meaning that Spencer had to ride solo. Riding south down the A24 was pretty much in to a block headwind and to add insult to injury we had to do it twice!!
Given the conditions WECC gave a reasonable showing and managed to get back to HQ before the rain, albeit it was a bit demoralising being passed by riders on road bikes who seemed to be immune to the wind, accepting that one pair contained Chris McNamara who is back in the saddle!!
Provisional times are:
Spencer Kirkham – 1.09.48 – An excellent ride as he had to do it all himself
Cheesy/Martin Booker – 1.11.13
Colin Toppin/Andrew Lock – 1.11.47
Trevor Leeding/Ian Leeding – 1.14.07
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Hampshire RC 10
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P881/10
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Saturday 15 May 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
+/- |
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Colin Toppin |
21:54 |
51 |
+4:47 |
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Trevor Leeding |
DNS(A) |
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Spencer Kirkham |
DNS(A) |
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Nolan Heather |
DNS(A) |
Conditions not at all great and so there was a delayed start and 42 non starters. Actually Trevor was unlucky in that having made the trip he then punctured on the way to the start. Well done though to Colin for an excellent 21:54 (his first sub 22 since he was a youth and definitely a new LTS).
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SCCU 10
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G10/42
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Saturday 15 May 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
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Ian Newbold |
DNS |
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...a3crg Glorious Goodwood Circuit TT
(5 Laps of Goodwood : 11.8 miles) |
P917
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Tuesday 4 May 2021
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
Mens TT |
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John McGrath |
26:15 |
20 |
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Rider |
Time |
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Pos |
Womens TT |
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Karen McGrath |
33:05 |
17 |
Yet another innovation by ...a3crg. An off-road TT with multiple laps of Goodwood.
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SCA CHAMPIONSHIP 25
(incl WECC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP) |
G25/93
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Sunday 2 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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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
|
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 |
+/- |
|
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 |
||||||
|
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
|
G25/89
|
Sunday 25 April 2021
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Rider |
Time |
|
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
|
G10/89
|
Saturday 24 April 2021
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Rider |
Time |
|
Pos |
+/- |
||
|
Ian Newbold |
27:06 |
64 |
-0:25 |
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Farnborough & Camberley CC 25
|
H25/8
|
Saturday 17 April 2021
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Rider |
Time |
|
Pos |
+/- |
||
|
Ian Cheesman |
58:33 |
74 |
+9:50 |
|||
|
Colin Toppin |
59:01 |
81 |
+8:30 |
|||
|
Andrew Lock |
1:02:41 |
111 |
+6:11 |
|||
|
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
|
H15/3
|
Sunday 11 April 2021
|
|
Rider |
Time |
|
Pos |
+/- |
|
Pos |
||
|
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'
|
GS/999
|
Monday 5 April 2021
|
|
TT BIKES
|
ROAD BIKES
|
|
|
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Brighton Mitre Hilly 10
|
G10/44
|
Saturday 3 April 2021
|
|
TT BIKES
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ROAD BIKES
|
|
|
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Crawley Wheelers Sporting 41.6 miles
|
GS/196
|
Friday 2 April 2021
|
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Rider |
Time |
|
Pos |
|
|
Ian Cheesman |
1:51:52 |
37 |
||
|
Andrew Lock |
1:56:58 |
45 |
||
|
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?!!"
