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Club Time Trial Dates 2009
23/11/2008 by Steve McCall.
Hello fellow testers!
The events for next year are as follows
10 mile-Saturday 13th June Holme Valley Wheelers event on the V910 Brotherton-Micklefield-Brotherton.
15 mile-Sunday 13th September East Bradford CC event on the V225 Boroughbridge-Walshford-Boroughbridge.
25 mile- Saturday 2nd May YCF event on the V236 Boroughbridge-Dishforth-South Kilvington.
50 mile-Sunday 16th August YCF event on the V258 Dishforth-Knayton-Dishforth X2.
Hill climb-Sunday 18th October Huddersfield CA event on the V999 Ripponden Bank.
Hope we can get a good turn out for them all, even I promise to ride the hill climb! Don’t promise to post a good time though 
If anybody needs any help with forms etc give me shout anytime and I will endeavour to do my best as your friendly racing sec!
I will be hounding you all nearer the time so make sure you have my number memorised and caller display working if you wanna dodge the events!!!
When the handbooks come out I will be printing off the races that Andy, John and me have got our eyes on and will pin them on our notice board in the new club room. If anyone else has races that they fancy they can add them on a sheet that I will put up alongside these.
Cycle promotions sale this Sunday.
21/11/2008 by Steve McCall.
I’m going on Sunday to get quite a few bits I need, is there any of you who are riding on Sunday that would like something fetching?
2009 countdown has now begun!!! Nationwide provisional fixtures are here to view, YIPEE. Orders being taken for handbooks as well.
11/11/2008 by Steve McCall.
http://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/News.asp?ID=192
Click on the link for the full list of national open time trials. There are loads for Team time trials as well, so lets get at least a couple of teams going and have some rivalry between ourselves.
Some good dates for some fast courses, 2 eyecathers, slowest 120 riders on the 30th May on the super fast V718 in Hull and another on 6th June (again on the 718 in Hull) with a preference to YCF clubs, so most of us will have a VERY good chance of riding both and nailing a good time. PB’s anyone?
I will be putting a bulk order of handbooks in soon, so if anybody wants one please let me know.
Warrington RC 2 up Team Time Trial
28/09/2008 by Steve McCall.
Alastair and myself rode the 2 up yesterday over on the Jodrell Bank course, a course full of bloody pot holes and terrible roads but in lovely countryside. We posted a time of 1:01:34 which we were both delighted with. You could tell we had given it our all by the state of us after, even I didn’t talk for nearly 5 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Andy wilkinson won the event with a time of 54 minutes so to think he only put 7 into us was pleasing with the exceptional form he has been showing.
Thanks for the advice on Tuesday’s club night, it worked a treat changing roughly every minute for the first half then when 2nd wheel felt the pace dropping on the 2nd half. Through the whole race I think we only distanced each other twice and that was only by a metre or 2.
Team Trials are a great buzz and a good laugh actually so we’re going to try and get a few teams up for next years events, there’s the Nova CC 2 up in late Feb and a 3 up in Hull early March. Mid March there’s a 2 up again in
Hull, so with plenty of events it would be great to see a bit of inter team rivalry between the Thorpers. The long term aim could be to enter the nationals and really embarrass ourselves!!!!!
Club 15 results.
14/09/2008 by Steve McCall.
1st Andy Callaghan 36.09
2nd Steve McCall 37.10
3rd John Callaghan 38.20
4th Martin Lucas 38.53
5th John Hatfield 39.13
6th Dave Sugden 45.40
DNF Al Wareham, punctured on his first Open Time Trial :-( Obviously gutted, shame he wasn’t rewarded with a time for sacrificing 2 nights of beer on holiday in Turkey. His next ride is the Warrington RC 25 mile 2up TTT, watch him take his frustration out then and rip my legs off!!!!
Well done to all riders, especially Andy for the outstanding time 36.09, finishing 12th overall and also the lads who raced yesterday up at the VTTA 10, that’s pain and suffering for you!!!
Club Time Trial dates
24/08/2008 by Steve McCall.
The date for the club 15 is the 14th Sept at 1000, organised by Yorkshire Ladies CA on the V724, Newport Howden Newport.
The date for the club 25 is now 5th October at 0800, organised by Yorkshire Cycling Federation on the V234, Dishforth Leeming Bar Dishforth.
All entries welcome, anybody without a handbook let me know and I will send you the address of the organisers.
Also the Hill Climb is on the 19th October oganised by Huddersfield CA on Ripponden Bank, course V999 (you may need to dial 999 for an ambulance after this one!!!!)
stevemccall@talktalk.net
Saturday Cafe run to Windmills Cafe, near Ingbirchworth.
24/08/2008 by Steve McCall.
There is a new start time for anybody unaware and anybody reading the old outdated web-site, the time is now 0915 for a steady ride to the Windmills cafe.
This link http://www.mapmyride.com/route/gb/mirfield/843056275864 will take you to a route I’ve logged on my profile on mapmyride.com.
Any new members are always welcome and will be given a very warm welcome by a great bunch of people, club nights are on a Tuesday 1930 at Trinity Street Scout hut in Mirfield, and club runs are 0900 every Sunday from the bus stop 100 meters from the Swan pub.
stevemccall@talktalk.net
New Years Day Fancy Dress Time trial:-) :-) !!!!!!
03/06/2008 by Steve McCall.
Fancy making a “fool” of yourself and risk bringing shame onto your entire family and Ravensthorpe CC :-)by getting outrageously togged up on New Years Day for a fun time trial around Hartshead circuit (4.6 miles)?
After the farcical shennanigans it is proposed we refresh ourselves in a local hostillary and refuel our glycogen stores with post race recovery food (pie and peas!!) and drinks (real good, real ale (for the men), lager (for the other “men”) and a white wine sprizter for the ladies).
Everybody is obviously welcome to bring the family and/or friends.
Initial thoughts on venue are the Old Colonial in Mirfield but I will contact them in the next week to enquire. If anybody has contacts elsewhere please let us know and we can discuss and compare options.
Lets all get together and kick the year off to a great fun start and have a reet gud laff!!!! (Just think it’s the first 4.6 miles of what could be a great year).
You know you want to!
Steve.
P.S. Anybody who goes as one of Max Mosley’s “lady friends” risks the wrath of severe ridicule on youtube!!
Club 15, 25 and 50 dates.
03/06/2008 by Steve McCall.
News from the club night regarding the dates for the club 15, 25 and 50 mile time trials.
The 50 will be on Sunday the 20th July around the V255 course (Boroughbridge, Dishforth, Catterick, Dishforth) with the YCF organising.
The 25 will be on Saturday the 9th August around the V236/1 (Topcliffe, South Kilvington, Topcliffe X2) with Drighlington BC organising.
The 15 will be on Sunday the 14th September around the V724 (Newport, Howden, Newport) with Yorkshire Ladies CA organising.
Please pass onto anyone who hasn’t yet been Thorper Blogged 
so we can get a good turn out.
Steve.
Club “10″ success
12/04/2008 by Steve McCall.
There have been good reviews for all the marshals on the club 10 that was run today(12th April), a quote from www.timetriallingforum.co.uk “excellant marshalling and very little traffic. thx for putting the event on.” So all in all a great success and a thank you for all the helpers today from me as well.