St Ives Cycling Club staged the eighth round of the Eastern League last Sunday – and two of their riders claimed podium finishes on home turf. Ralf Falkner took third place in the Under 14 Boys race at Grafham Water with Cora Wood also bagging bronze in the Under 10 […]
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The days leading up to the event had forecast rain most of the day, and I’d contemplated switching the date. The conditions however turned out to be almost perfect, partially sunny and virtually no wind. Last year we had a record turn out, but this year was even better with […]
The final Wednesday night TT of 2018 had 23 riders. It probably wasn’t a fast evening, but some still set personal bests. With Tim having a mechanical issue before the start, Adrian had little serious competition on the night but still finished in 22.22. Fastest junior and second was Max […]
What initially appeared to be a very fast evening turned out to be exactly the opposite. Favourable winds on the first half of the course left many riders on schedule for PBs by the time they had crested Spiceland Hill and gone through Monks Wood. However the section from the […]
Tim Phillips was fastest in 22.49. Alex Royle of Manchester Bike Club riding a standard road bike was second in 23.44 and Mike Hoy was third in 24.36. Jess Williams was again the fastest women and set another PB. Her time of 25.06 is now the second fastest women’s time […]
Having taken part in a few club TTs last year Alex Royle of Manchester Cycling Club was racing for the first time this year, but was still quickest in 23.35. Alex actually holds the 10m and 25m records for Armed Forces personnel in 18.25 and 46.50 respectively, both set in […]