The New Forest Cycling Club

John’s 59 overshadowed by can attack

May 17th, 2012

By Bob Jolliffe

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NEW Forest Cycling Club tough guys John Heffernan and Gary Lock took first and second places in their club’s first evening 25-miler of the season at Lyndhurst.
The event was overshadowed by the actions of an irresponsible young thug who caused bruising to 15-year-old Hugo Walters waiting on the start line at Matley.
The youth hurled a “Coke” can from the passenger window of a passing car, hitting Hugo’s elbow and exploding in a sticky shower.
Shocked and angered by the inexplicable attack, Hugo was allowed to swap starting order with fellow juvenile Konnor Bracher-Walsh to give him time to mop up and calm down.
Further down the road, the thug compounded the offence when he leaned from the car and slapped first man off Dave Wilson as he was overtaken.
Hugo, who despite the attack finished in fifth place with a time of 1-06-23, later described the youth as “an idiot”.
Konnor, who finished his first 25, clocked a good 1-09-42 for 10th.
Victory and three club championship points went to current club champ Heffernan who, just three days earlier, had lowered his personal best by 15 seconds to 56-13 in good weather conditions at Upton.
And his form continued despite the cold north-westerly wind and wet conditions on the considerably tougher two-lap course taking in Beaulieu Road and Colbury on Tuesday where he clocked 59-54 against Lock’s nevertheless impressive 1-01-02 for two points.
Stuart Ward, making a return from injury, took third place with 1-05-09 and collected the final championship point on offer.
Stuart Peckham took fourth with 1-06-20, four seconds faster than Southampton Tri Club’s Peter Wooldridge who was sixth, one second behind young Walters.
Others (NFCC unless stated): Marc Barfoot (Contre la Montre) 1-06-59, Steve Roberts 1-07-11, Andrew Hanley 1-08-55, Nick Williams 1-09-47, Dan Mitchell 1-10-21, James Bannister 1-11-19, Joe Phillips 1-12-01, Richard Rajski 1-12-09, Keith Bradfield 1-12-17, Richard Mason 1-13-05, Dave Wilson 1-13-17, Hugh Roper 1-14-32, Geoff Weller 1-18-36, Ryan Blake (Soton TC) 1-20-47, Poppy Holmes (Soton TC) 1-20-58, Stuart Martin (Sotonia) 1-21-59, Rosie Hillary (Soton TC) 1-22-34, Martin Balk 1-25-40, Sue O’Dowd (Soton TC) 1-28-48.

Fast times from Forest trio

May 14th, 2012

By Bob Jolliffe Contact him on 01425 616525 or by email at bob.jolliffe@btinternet.com

SOUTHAMPTON-based Contre la Montre’s Stephen Whitewick and Julian Jenkinson took first and second places in the Bournemouth & District Women’s Cycling Association 25-mile time trial near Poole on Sunday.
Whitewick, from Totton, clocked a rapid 52-13, more than a minute quicker than his teammate who finished in 53min 17sec to beat veteran Poole Wheeler Terry Icke, who is enjoying some of the best form of his long career, by 36 seconds.
New Forest CC club champion John Heffernan was on form again following his win in the inter-club against Sotonia CC, finishing in 12th place with a sparkling 56-13.
Heffernan’s clubmate Chris Hughes was “over the moon” with a three-minute-plus improvement on his personal best to 1-00-54, while Stuart Peckham also went well with 1-02-25.

Other local times: Martin Beale (VC St Raphael/second claim NFCC) 1-00-01, Dave England from East Boldre (Crabwood CC) 1-02-54, Claire Newman from Totton (Crabwood) 1-5-41.

Bob’s best, but Hutch is much better

New Forest CC veteran Bob Jolliffe clocked a best for the past 14 years in the Lea Valley CC Middlemarkers’ 10 near Cambridge on Saturday finishing with a time of 27-41 riding fixed wheel. First place went to Henry Farrell of Welwyn Whrs with 21-04.

In Gear/Quickvit/Trainsharp RT’s Michael Hutchinson powered  to victory in the scratch race which followed the middlemarkers’ with a super-fast 18-10, which bodes well for a record eighth win in the National Championship 10 at Sawtry on Sunday.

Second place went to Joe Perrett of Ciclos Uno with 18-49 and Kevin Tye (Data Team All Stars) was third with 19-20.

Round the Forest entries needed now!

May 10th, 2012

By Bob Jolliffe

CLUB members who fancy taking on the tough challenge of riding the “Round the Forest” open time trial need to get their entries to organiser Jim Pascoe by Tuesday, May 15.
The event, on Sunday, May 27, starts at 7am in Caird Avenue, New Milton (that’s near the town’s Tesco superstore) and takes in Lymington High Street, Walhampton Hill, Beaulieu, Lyndhurst, follows the A35 to the Cat & Fiddle pub, Walkford and finishes on the A337 near New Milton football ground.
That’s 32 miles of fabulous Forest scenery, or 32 miles of suffering on heavy roads, depending on your point of view, how fit you are and the weather.
If you haven’t got any entry forms, they can be downloaded off the CTT website: www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk. Go to “information”, then “organiser info”, then “open events” where “entry form” in either Adobe or Word formats is top of the list.
Send your completed entry form to: Jim Pascoe, 24 Highlands Road, Barton-on-Sea, New Milton BH25 7BL with a cheque for £7.00.
Several marshals have “volunteered” – that’s shorthand for coerced – to keep riders safely en-route so far: Chris Gannaway at Lymington one-way, Terry Baker at Gosport Street/Bridge Road, Martin Balk at Lyndhurst fire station, Chris Mills and wife at Lyndhurst Goose Green, Peter and Carolyn Weaver at the Cat & Fiddle and “Budge” (John Burridge) at the Chewton roundabout near Highcliffe.
To be confirmed: Geoff Weller and Richard Rajski look likely to share turns at pushing off and Barry Wootten is likely to be at Hatchet Pond.
Jim is lining up the timekeepers and Margaret and Gerry Read will be in the kitchen brewing up the teas and coffees and dishing out the cakes.
Anyone else who wants to volunteer should contact me, Bob Jolliffe on 01425 616525 or Jim on 01425 612868 and I am sure we can find something for you to do.

IT’S RUDY TO ASK . . . BUT

I know it’s a long way off, but riders and volunteers (lots of them) will be needed for the Rudy Project time trial New Forest CC is staging on the morning of August Bank Holiday Monday – that’s the 27th.
Starting at Bull Hill near Norleywood, it’s a course with several junctions to marshal and, as it is round six of an eight-round national competition, the club needs to get it right, and that means keeping competitors on course and keeping the event incident-free and accident-free.
Pencil it into your diaries today and keep the morning available to help out, compete or just to turn up and cheer on the participants.
Contact me, Bob Jolliffe, for more info: on 01425 616525 or by email at bob.jolliffe@btinternet.com .

OBREE BIDS

Second claim New Forest CC member, fixed wheel enthusiast and renowned charity fund raiser Stuart Grace has been in contact with former World Hour Record holder Graeme Obree who has donated various items to raise money for the Piam Brown Oncology Ward at Southampton General Hospital.
 
Stuart said: “As some people may remember towards the end of last year Jens Voigt and a number of his team mates at www.radioshacknissantrek.com signed a number of photos as part of the ward’s Christmas raffle. I’m pleased to say that we made over £7,000, which is a good amount in the present economic climate.
 
“The items Graeme has sent are a signed race number from Jonny Helms two-up; he reckons it’s the last number he will wear; two artist prints, signed by the artist and Graeme, measuring 200mm by 300mm and a large canvas print, again signed, measuring 400mm by 600mm.
 
“There is a copy of a letter sent to me regarding the items which will accompany each sale.
 
“This will be a closed auction and people can e-mail me with there bid or contact me by phone or text, it will close at the end of May and there will be no postal charge. I may deliver the canvas print as I’m worried it may get damaged.”

Contact stuart_singlespeed@hotmail.com .

Forest take round one of new inter-club comp

May 9th, 2012

By New Forest CC press secretary Bob Jolliffe
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FIRST, second, fourth and sixth places from a flying New Forest CC squad in the initial leg of the new inter-club competition with Sotonia CC provides a solid 10-point cushion for the return round at the end of May.
John Heffernan led the Forest assault with a time of 22min 59sec on the Lyndhurst-Beaulieu Road Ipley Cross loop, a three-second improvement on his personal best and a near 30-second upgrade of his best for the course, on what was a rapidly cooling evening after a warm day.
Teammate Gary Lock was a mere two seconds slower, 55 seconds faster than Sotonia’s best finisher, Gerwain Young with 23-56.
New Forest’s Colin Humm was a further three seconds adrift in fourth while Sotonia’s Keiron Batt clocked 24-06 for fifth.
Fifteen-year-old Hugo Walters was the fourth and final New Forest qualifier in sixth a just a few seconds off his all-time best with 24-49 while Philip Connell and Jon Dudley were Sotonia’s other two team counters collecting seven and eight points with 24-50 and 25-11 respectively.
Southampton Tri Club’s Mike Zollo produced a good ride of 24-47, as did New Forest’s Geri Robinson with 25-06 and junior clubmate Konnor Bracher-Walsh who collected a new PB of 27-08.
The event attracted a full evening card of 50 riders with several having to be refused entry on the line, including New Forest’s on-form Ben Boardman and Contre la Montre ace Julian Jenkinson.

The second and final leg of the inter-club is a 15, starting at 7pm on the evening of Thursday, May 31. Event headquarters is Parc Pale car park between Lyndhurst and Beaulieu Road Station. Don’t forget to book a ride to avoid disappointment. Contact Margaret Read on 01425 653822.

Other times: Stuart Grace (GA Cycles) 25-22, James Bannister (NF) 25-25, Stuart Peckham (NF) 25-31, Chris Grant (NF) 25-46, Jon Legg (Sotonia) 25-48, Rob Brinsdon (NF) 26-04, Barry Wootten (NF) 26-05, Richard Rajski (NF)and Andrew Hanley(NF) tied with 26-18, Gary Plumb (NF) 26-20, Dan Mitchell (NF) and Tom Trueman (Sotonia) tied with 26-28, Joe Phillips (NF) 26-37, Keith Bradfield (NF) 26-45, Phil Underwood (NF) 26-54, Richard Mason (NF) 27-01, David Wilson (NF) and Ted Knowlton (Sotonia) tied with 27-16, Cameron Taylor (Sotonia) 27-18, Julian Sheppard (Sotonia) 27-36, Nick Tattersall (NF) 27-41, Peter Weaver (NF) 27-51, Andy Gannaway (Sotonia) 27-52, Stuart Gray (NF) 28-05, Wendy Knowlton (Sotonia) 28-15, Mick Braddan (Sotonia) 29-12, Donna Shaw (NF) 29-21, Chris Summers (Sotonia) 29-25, Geoff Weller (NF) 29-35, Peter Hawker (NF) 29-55, Rosie Hillary (Soton TC) 30-09, Bob Jolliffe (NF) 30-25, Aleksandra Burlinson (NF) 30-49, Martin Balk (NF) 30-55, Julian Wherrett (Sotonia) 30-58, Roger Bacon (NF) 31-42, Julian Gee (Sotonia) 31-46, Carolyn Weaver (NF) 33-20.

Lull after storm, roads in a mess, Lock still in charge

May 3rd, 2012

By New Forest CC Press Secretary  Bob Jolliffe

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FLOODING, dangerous gravel and a ditched lorry meant a swift change of course for New Forest Cycling Club’s first of a pair of Thorney Hill 10-milers.

The problems at Crow caused by heavy overnight rain led to the abandonment of the usual Burley-Braggers Wood course and the utilisation of the two-lap Thorney Hill-Bransgore circuit, used just seven days before, instead.

Whatever the course, it made no difference to club powerhouse Gary Lock who took advantage of calm, bright conditions to improve on his previous winning time by 43 seconds to 23min 41sec.

Second place went to GA Cycles’ visitor Ray Claridge who finished in 24-10 to beat New Forest’s Ben Boardman into third by 46 seconds.

Another Forest rider, Tony Rendall, took fourth with 25-34 with three seconds in hand over Southampton Tri Club’s Peter Wooldridge who was two seconds quicker than the Forest’s next best Stuart Peckham who tied with second claim New Forest CC member Martin Beale (VC St Raphael) with 25-39.

Other times (NFCC unless stated): Stuart Ward 25-45, Steve Dauncey (Southampton University RC) 26-08, Steve Roberts 26-23, Ben Clifford (private trial under the Come and Try It scheme) 26-33, Peter Wilson (Bournemouth Arrow CC) 26-35, Dan Mitchell 26-58, Geri Robinson 27-01, James Bannister and Gary Plumb both 27-08, Richard Rajski 27-16, Richard Mason 27-24, Keith Bradfield 27-26, Joe Phillips 27-28, Phil Underwood 27-30, Konnor Bracher-Walsh 27-40, Barry Wootten 27-45, Hugo Walters 27-58, Julian Sheppard (Sotonia CC) 28-41, Julian McCarthy (Soton TC) 28-48, Stuart Gray (private) 29-55, Anthony Moyle 30-18, Geoff Weller 30-31, David Wilson 27-31, Poppy Holmes (Soton TC) 29-57, Peter Weaver 30-00, Chris Mills 31-07, Aleksandra Burlinson 32-00, Peter Hawker 32-34, Martin Balk 33-49, Sue O’Dowd (Soton TC) 35-15.

Hitchings wins Sotonia 10 by two seconds

Ollie Hitchings of Peter Hansford Racing was the winner of the Sotonia CC 10 on the Copythorne-Cadnam-West Totton Bypass circuit passing the timekeeper in 22min 38sec, just two seconds faster than Stuart Martingale from the promoting club.

GA Cycles’ Ray Claridge took third with 22-48 just ahead of teammate Simon Barnes (23-05) who had a single second in hand over Sotonia’s Gawain Young.

Other times (Sotonia CC unless stated): David Ardley (Soton TC) 23-17, Colin Yeates 23-22, Steve Wood (Antelope RT) 23-23, Mike Zollo (Soton TC) 24-03, Richard Blake (GA Cycles) 24-18, Kieran Batt 24-20, John Dudley 24-53, Dave England (Crabwood CC) 25-32, Cameron Taylor 26-36, Julian Sheppard 27-18, Alan Doney (Winchester & District AC) 27-37, Stuart Martin (Come and Try It) 28-24, Chris Summers 29-01, Peter Trunwitt (Bournemouth Jubilee Whrs) 29-28, Norman Harvey 30-41, Martin Balk (New Forest CC) 30-56, Mary Corbett 31-00, Julian Gee 31-11, Martin Napier 31-39.

Cycle path racing and Audax Excursion add to experience

Conditions were also kind to New Forest CC member Nick Tattersall riding in Severn Road Club’s evening 10 on the U186 course the same evening.

However, road works meant almost a mile of the course had to be ridden on a cycle path which Nick reckons added about 20 seconds to his time of 25-41, 11 seconds faster than the previous week.

The winner was again Peter Georgi of Giant CC-Halo Films with 21-24, 20 seconds slower than seven days previously.

Two days earlier Nick braved the wind and rain in the CTC/Audax UK 125-mile New Forest Excursion as part of his build up to the 500-mile Beat the Block charity ride from Portsmouth to Rosyth.

He said: “I didn’t complete it, giving up at the Cranborne checkpoint and deciding to return, but it felt like an epic ride anyway in those conditions. 

“Seventy-one miles in 4hr 50min, one puncture and a collapsed outer gear cable added to the fun.  It was good to hook up with Martyn Dymond in Ringwood and ride back together. 

“Anyway the point of this is to say “Thanks” to the organiser John Ward and to point out to everyone what incredible value this type of event represents compared to commercial sportives. 

“No signing, but a detailed route card, manned check points in remote car parks where you are provided with bananas and chocolate biscuits, a warm welcome and hot food and drink on your return.  All for the grand price of £6.  Incredible!”

Cold and punctures take toll

A chill east wind and a severe case of the puncture bug made turned the Wayfarers’ Randonee on the Isle of Wight something of an epic on Sunday.

New Forest’s Rob Brinsdon was the victim of the punctures which affected him every six miles or so.

The problem proved so bad that eventually he resorted to taking a taxi back to Yarmouth and returning home to Lymington without completing the 67-mile course from Yarmouth and taking in Cowes, Wootton, Bembridge, Alverstone and Whitwell.

Teammates Gary Lock and Tony Rendall went on to complete the circuit.

Club president Roger Bacon, Dan Mitchell and Dave Wilson rode around together and completed the course, as did Mike Ahearn and Peter and Jill Norris.

Roger said: “It was horrible weather and freezing cold. It was six degrees at the east end.”

But the conditions couldn’t stop his enthusiasm for cycling. He added “It was an enjoyable ride.”

Closed road and cobbles

Shaftesbury’s cobbled Gold Hill – made famous by those hoary old Hovis adverts – is being closed to traffic (not that much uses it) for the Shaftesbury Cycle Revival hill climb, known as the Bread Winner, on the afternoon of Sunday, May 27.

Advertised as “a full-on-out-the-saddle-sprint climb” which is “steep, uneven and features cobbles that will rattle your teeth out” it sounds like a race for the hardest of the hard.

There are races for male and female juniors in ranges 11-13, 14/15 and 16/17; males and females in open classes for 18 to 39-year-olds, 40 to 49-year-olds, those aged 50 plus and for those riding fixed wheel.

The morning features downhill racing for those with specialist kit and nerves of steel.

Check out the details and get entry forms from www.shaftesburycyclerevival.co.uk . The downhill costs £12.50 and the hill climb £10.

Lock tightens grip

April 30th, 2012

By New Forest CC press secretary Bob Jolliffe

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NEW Forest Cycling Club triathlete Gary Lock already has a stranglehold on Division One of his club’s evening 10-mile series after claiming his third victory in as many races.
Strongman Lock zipped around two laps of the grinding Thorney Hill-Bransgore-Holmsley South circuit in 24min 24sec to beat his nearest challenger, clubmate Ben Boardman, by a clear 42 seconds.
Third place went to Richard Schofield of Hantspol CC, one of just four visiting riders in the field of 33, who clocked 25-30.
Another triathlete, New Forest CC’s Tony Rendell, took fourth with 25-48 from clubmate Stuart Peckham (26-09).

Boardman on target at Arrow

Two evenings later, Ben Boardman was the only rider to beat 24 minutes in Bournemouth Arrow CC’s 10 on the Ringwood-Sopley course. His time of 23-52 in very windy conditions was 33 seconds too good for Poole Wheeler Leighton Girling.
Third place went to second-claim New Forest CC member Martin Beale (VC St Raphael) with 24-40 while the previous week’s winner, New Forest’s Stuart Peckham was fourth with 25-49. Another second-claim NFCC rider, Rob Ellis (VC St Raphael) took sixth with 26-35.

Valve goes in blow

Ben Boardman was among a third of the field of 90 to defy strong winds in the West London Cycling Association 10 in Oxfordshire. Despite having to ride on a heavy training wheel after a valve leaked in his rear disc on the way to the start he overcame the gale and the seven non-starters ahead of him to clock a quality 22-43.

“I can honestly say my arms have never had such a workout,” he said. “I probably had more lactic acid build up in my arms than my legs due to to wind buffeting the front wheel so much.

“I got to the turn and felt like I’d done 15 miles not five. It was definitely a day for the powerhouses and, not really fitting into that category made a rhythm hard to find.”

He added that Contre la Montre’s Harry Bulstrode “had absolutely stormed around the course in 20-10 for the win”.

Horner in charge in sprint

The previous weekend at Nomansland, Rowan Horner (VC St Raphael) beat Phil Reynolds (Peter Hansford Cycles) in the sprint to take victory in the 35-mile Sandie Radford Memorial Road Race, while last year’s winner Harry Bulstrode (Peter Hansford Cycles) was third at 18 seconds.
New Forest’s Stuart Peckham did well to finish in the bunch in what was his first road race. He said the pace was very high and he is looking forward to competing in more first-past-the-post events.

Barnes storming in CCC 10

While Boardman was winning the Arrow event, GA Cycles’ Simon Barnes was doing likewise in Crabwood CC’s 10 on the Beaulieu Road-Ipley Cross loop, finishing with 23-12.
Second place went to Southampton University CC’s Alex Clayton (23-26) while Sotonia CC’s Colin Yeates was third (24-12).

Hants RC 10 cancelled

Heavy rain led to the last-minute cancellation of the star-studded Hampshire Road Club 10-miler at Liss on Saturday. The event, due to start at 5pm, had attracted 107 entries including on-form NFCC rider Chris Hughes, who had been hoping to better his new 23-38 pb, and teammate veteran Bob Jolliffe, plus second-claimer Martin Beale (VC St Raphael).

Quick Nick

New Forest CC’s Nick Tattersall, currently working in Bristol, improved 2-05 from the previous week in the Severn Road Club 10 on the U186 course “sandwiched between Bristol and the River Severn”. He clocked 25-52 for 27th place from 43 finishers. Fastest was Peter Georgi of Giant CC-Halo Films with a rapid 21-04.

Results

Other results (NFCC unless stated) – club 10: Stuart Ward 26-14, Steve Roberts 26-39, Geri Robinson 26-40, Rob Brinsdon 27-11, Andrew Hanley 27-19, Gary Plumb 27-42, Joe Phillips 27-44, Howard Doe 27-45, James Bannister 27-46, Dan Mitchell 27-51, Richard Rajski 27-54, Richard Mason 27-56, Konnor Bracher-Walsh 27-55, Phil Underwood 28-15, Nigel Gemmell 29-17, David Wilson 29-18, Peter Weaver 30-37, Chris Mills 31-05, Geoff Weller 31-11, Donna Shaw 31-12, Poppy Holmes (Southampton Tri Club) 31-30, Philip Jones 31-42, Bob Jolliffe 32-00, Roger Bacon 32-30, Sue O’Dowd (Soton TC) 33-50, Martin Balk 34-54, Carolyn Weaver 35-22.
BACC 10: Gary Plumb 27-18.

Mile-chomper Konnor in End-to-End bid

Mile-eating junior Konnor Bracher-Walsh and his Royal Marine uncle, Dug, will be attempting to ride the 960 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats in just 72 hours during July in a bid to raise loads of cash for the University of Cambridge Veterinary School Trust and Go Commando charities.

The pair will be riding in relay and and say they believe this challenge has never been attempted before.

Konnor (16), who lives in Totton, said: “For a number of years I have been involved in fundraising for the University of Cambridge Veterinary School Trust as part of the Solent District Dog Display Team and Training Club, who have raised a staggering £145,000 for the charity since 1983.”

The money has helped fund equipment and facilities at the school’s referral hospital “which not only treats thousands of animal patients from all over the UK each year, but helps train the veterinary surgeons and specialists of the future”.

“Although I am taking a break from the display team this year due to other commitments, namely my GCSEs, I wanted to continue fundraising for the trust and, as I have always had an ambition to cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats, thought this was the perfect way to do it.

“I’m really pleased that my Uncle Dug is joining me in this challenge and raising money for his own charity, Go Commando, which supports Royal Marines and their families. A Royal Marine himself, Uncle Dug is making sure that we don’t slack on the training.

“Please support me in my ride and in doing so support Cambridge Veterinary School and their aim in providing the best animal healthcare, now and in the future.

“Your gift, no matter how large or small, will make a huge difference to their work.”

Donate on line at www.justgiving.com/konnorbracherwalsh or catch up with him or his mum Maggie at a New Forest CC club event.

Konnor and Dug’s marathon pedalling adventure is due to begin on July 9.

 

Norwegian good

April 22nd, 2012

By New Forest CC press secretary Bob Jolliffe
Contact him on 01425 616525 or at bob.jolliffe@btinternet.com

NEW Forest CC’s Chris Hughes hacked a huge 1min 8sec from his personal best 10 in the Andover Wheelers’ event on Sunday morning, reducing it to 23-38.

Hughes put it down to some serious gym sessions while working in Norway the previous week, though he has trained hard all winter and his smashing of the 25mph barrier was well deserved.

Buoyed-up by his ride, later in what proved to be a damp day, he said: “It was cold but it was perfect. There was no wind and we missed all this showery rubbish.”

VC St Raphael’s Stephen Walkling and Simon Tout took first and second places with 20-37 and 20-46 respectively. Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers Dave Pickering and Paul Jones were third and fourth with 20-57 and 21-00, while Sotonia CC’s Stuart Martingale slotted into eighth with 22-02.

Second claim New Forest member Martin Beale (VC St Raphael) was unlucky to puncture at three miles at which point he had averaged 27.4mph. His teammate and second claim Forester Rob Ellis had better luck and finished with 24-45.

Stuart wins

Another Forest rider benefiting from winter training is Stuart Peckham who claimed victory in Bournemouth Arrow CC’s first evening event on the Ringwood Sopley course, clocking 24-52 in the cool conditions.

Second claim New Forest member Rob Ellis (VC St Raphael) took second with 25-22 while Poole Wheeler Mark Valentine took third with 25-26.

Contre la Montre one-two

Southampton-based Contre la Montre’s James Gilfillan beat his teammate Julian Jenkinson into second place in Alton CC’s 50km test on Sunday.

Top triathlete Gilfillan powered around the hilly course starting at West Meon and taking in Chawton, Four Marks, Ropley, the A272 and Cheriton and Bramdean in 1-10-28 against Jenkinson’s 1-13-38.

Bob Jolliffe struggled on the gradients and was Tail End Charlie in the small field with 1-42-12.

World Champ Dani rides Forest 10

April 18th, 2012

New Forest CC press secretary Bob Jolliffe
Contact him on 01425 616525 or at bob.jolliffe@btinternet.com

WORLD women’s team pursuit champion Dani King showed most of the lads how to time trial when she was an unexpected and welcome visitor to New Forest Cycling Club’s second evening 10-miler of the year.
King, from Hamble, was part of the trio that set a new world record in Melborne earlier this month.
Starting number 21, the Matrix-Prendas rider ripped around the Ringwood-Sopley-Bransgore-Kingston North loop in 24min 8sec on a damp and windy Tuesday which failed to attract any other visitors.
Despite her speed, she failed to catch her minute man, New Forest’s on-form Gary Lock, who pulled ahead by 44sec to win in 23-24. Clubmate Ben Boardman clocked an excellent 23-52 to finish second on a difficult night, leaving King third.
Fourth place went to Geri Robinson with 25-54, Stuart Peckham was fifth with 26-05 and James Bannister sixth with 26-16.
Others (all NFCC): Rob Brinsdon 26-36, Dan Mitchell 27-02, Andrew Hanley 26-58, Richard Rajski, Phil Underwood and Gary Plumb all tied with 27-12, Hugh Roper 27-14, Richard Mason 27-19, Keith Bradfield 27-23, Konnor Bracher-Walsh 27-55, Peter Weaver 28-15, Antony Moyle 29-43, Bob Jolliffe 31-38, Roger Bacon 31-39, Chris Mills 32-10, Geoff Weller 32-35 (off course), Chris Grant 33-37.

Weather bad in Bristol, too

Meanwhile, New Forest’s Nick Tattersall, who is currently working in Bristol, was giving it his all on the U186 course on “a cold, blustery, showery evening”.
“The course starts at the top of a steep drop from Old Down, frighteningly high speeds even into last night’s 20mph wind, but watch out for the pots!” he said.
“Then under the M48 at Aust with a road surface that makes the P311 seem like a billiard table. Head south for a couple of miles, still bucking that wind and the wash from lorries heading for the motorways. Then at long last into the lanes that take you out of the wind, first east and then north to finish at the bottom of Old Down Hill.
“So a ski ramp start and flat (other than bridges over the motorways) thereafter should have been a recipe for a fast time. Not so – the wind saw to that.
“Quickest time on the night was 22:48 (Freddie Lewton of Dream Cycling; 1-17 slower than the previous week), I recorded 27-57 for 27th out of 38 finishers.
“Still, the ride north back to my hotel was very quick (speeds up to 35mph) with that wind behind me, just staying ahead of a heavy shower which caught me with a mile or so to go.”

Lock heads sub-24 trio

April 17th, 2012

By New Forest Cycling Club Press Officer Bob Jolliffe
Contact him on 01425 616525 or by email at bob.jolliffe@btinternet.com with your news

NEW Forest Cycling Club powerhouse Gary Lock took top honours in his club’s first evening 10-miler of the season finishing in 23-04 to beat GA Cycles’ visitor Simon Barnes into second place by 29 seconds.
Returning from injury, the home club’s Ben Boardman showed a good improvement with 23-35 for third while fourth place went to Sotonia CC’s Gawain Young with 23-39, just one second faster than Colin Humm who completed New Forest’s sub-24-minute trio.
Forest clubmate Tony Rendall followed up a cracking Good Friday ride at Upton with 24-50 for sixth, a single second faster than Stuart Peckham, who was four seconds quicker than Southampton Tri Club’s Mike Zollo in eighth.
Conditions were chilly on the Ringwood to Sopley road but that did not stop a total of 31 riders competing.
Others (NFCC unless stated): Phil Roker (Full-on Tri) 25-13, Stuart Ward 25-21, Rob Brinsden 26-06, Rob Ellis (VC St Raphael) 26-14, Chris Grant 26-24, Gary Plumb 26-30, Richard Rajski and Tony Strickland (Bournemouth Arrow CC) both 26-36, Howard Doe and Keith Bradfield also tied with 26-41, Andrew Hanley 26-43, Richard Mason 26-47, Phil Underwood 26-49, Konnor Bracher-Walsh 27-13, Mike Ahearn 27-15, David Wilson 27-40, Dan Mitchell 28-02, Tom Stubbs (VC10) 28-07, Julian McCarthy (Southampton Tri Club) 28-14, Bob Jolliffe 30-05, Antony Moyle 30-11, Roger Bacon 31-10, Pete Hawker 31-26, Chris Mills 31-41.

“Against the Clock” team wins at Bentley

Team victory went to the new Southampton-based Contre La Montre squad in Farnborough and Camberley CC’s 25-mile time trial at Bentley on Saturday.
Clocking a rapid 50min 58sec ride, the team’s Ironman tri champ James Gilfillan took second place 18 seconds behind London Dynamo’s Richard Simmonds.
Steve Whitewick took third with 52-05 and former British Best All-Rounder Julian Jenkinson was eighth with 54-30 to complete Contre La Montre’s three-man team.
Bramshaw’s multi-national champ Julia Shaw (Drag2Zero) was a further seven seconds in arrears and claimed the fastest women’s award.
Other Bournemouth and Southampton area times: Gary Allan (GA Cycles) 55-26, Stuart Martingale (Sotonia CC) 56-39, Terry Icke (Poole Whrs) 57-25, Dave Hanbury (Sotonia) 1-03-29, Dave England (Crabwood CC) 1-03-49, Alan Sharpen (Sotonia) 1-08-34, Bob Jolliffe (New Forest CC) 1-14-03, Chris Summers (Sotonia) 1-14-37, Norman Harvey (Sotonia) 1-14-56. Club chairman Margaret Read’s grandson and former New Forest CC member Matthew Golden finished with 1-13-35 to his credit.

Good at sums? Your sport needs you

Health concerns have led to Fareham Wheeler Ken Blowe giving notice he will be stepping down as treasurer of the South District Council of Cycling Time Trials in the autumn.
Consequently, South DC committee members, including the relatively innumerate writer of this column, are looking for a replacement.
Ken says he has everything set up on his computer and it will be no trouble to pass his package onto his successor.
The job entails ensuring clubs have paid their subscriptions each year, making sure race levies are received correctly and sent off to the national officers, and keeping a simple balance sheet.
In addition to finding a replacement for the long-serving Ken, extra South DC committee members are required, as are people to promote additional time trials to fill an increasing number of gaps in the annual open time trial calendar
Contact me, Bob Jolliffe, if you are interested in any of the above.

120 hard miles is the key

April 9th, 2012

By New Forest CC press secretary Bob Jolliffe
Contact him on 01425 616525 or at bob.jolliffe@btinternet.com

A TESTING weekend training on the hills of Exmoor proved to be ideal preparation for a personal best 10 for New Forest Cycling Club toughie Gary Lock.
He and clubmate Rob Brinsden headed for the hills in preparation for a Half Ironman competition later in the season and returned fully primed for the Bournemouth Arrow CC Good Friday 10-mile west of Poole.
Lock pushed himself to the limit and clocked a rapid 22min 21secs, an improvement of 1-21, to take 10th place in a quality field laden with local stars.
Brinsden was just two seconds away from his previous best with 26-00, while teammate Gary Plumb improved his PB by the same margin, to 25-30.
Tony Rendall improved by the massive margin of 2-01, clocking a super 23-42.
Stuart Peckham also recorded a new “best” of 25-08, a 27sec improvement while Chris Hughes was 10sec adrift of his best with 24-46.
Winner in freezing but sunny conditions was top distance rider Julian Jenkinson (Contre La Montre), who showed he still has a rapid turn of speed, finishing in 21-08.
Second place went to Poole Wheeler Gary Dighton in 21-24 and his teammate Andy Buddle claimed third with 21-33.

Rivett wins again

Velo Club St Raphael’s Andy Rivett took the honours in New Forest CC’s Easter Sunday 25, finishing the tough Holmsley-based course in 1-00-34. It was his third victory in a “Forest” club event this season.
Second place went to holidaymaker Ewan Farrow (Ilkley CC) with 1-02-12 while last year’s victor, Brockenhurst’s Dan Ahearn (Cambridge CC) was third with 1-03-10.
Colin Humm was the best of a small home contingent, taking fourth in 1-03-22.
Others – club 25 (NFCC unless stated): Steve Groome (Bournemouth Jubilee Whrs) 1-03-44, Martin Beale (VC St Raphael) 1-05-04, Stuart Peckham 1-05-25, Pete Wilson (Bournemouth Arrow CC) 1-06-07, Nick Best (Bournemouth Jubilee Whrs) 1-07-09, Justin Slater (private trial) 1-07-39, Steve Roberts 1-07-51, Stuart Grace (GA Cycles) 1-08-07, Alistair Asher (Contre La Montre) 1-08-56, Rob Brinsden 1-09-45, Mike Ahearn 1-09-58, David Wilson 1-12-08, Gary Plumb 1-12-53. BACC 10: Bob Jolliffe 30-12.