Weekly Round-up: 12 Aug 2024
All the latest news, events, and results from NFCC Members from this week’s two-wheeled adventures…
NFCC Ten Series Rd.10 – P163The final time trial of the 2024 season. Results from the night can be found by CLICKING HERE. |
RCR FatCreations Goodwood (another) Summer SpecialA team of five riders went from the whistle in Tuesday night’s RCR FatCreations Goodwood (another) Summer Special race at the renowned circuit near Chichester. Phill Brown was seen in action in the main pack once again and despite his best efforts to make and chase various other escape efforts from the peloton, he ended up on the wrong side of another split in the group and crossed the line just outside the top 20. |
Thursday ChainGangOn a damp evening after a very wet day only Phil H made the start line for this weeks chain gang. It was neither a chain nor a gang. Hopefully the forecast of better weather for next Thursday will tempt a few out. |
Saturday Club RideA good turnout for this week’s club ride despite it being peak holiday season. Enough riders for two well matched groups. We also welcomed Harvey for his first ride with the club. The pelotons headed east towards Hatchet Pond for a circuit around East Boldre and then another one around Lepe. Here we had the first of a few minor mechanicals with Sean’s saddlebag being the culprit. Barry went back to collect Sean and the two of them rode 2-Up to catch the rest of the group. Here the clubs “big beasts” saw three other “big beasts” as they spotted some African Water Buffalo in a field on Stanswood Road. |
Sunday Club RideAnother beautiful morning welcomed 16 riders to the start line this week. Phil’s expert route planning had failed to take into account that our route was almost identical with that of a mass pony and trap meet-up and ride. A last minute, some might say hasty route change was agreed upon which would see us head up to Nomansland and back albeit with the compromise that we would go down the dreaded pipers wait hill rather than up and then back up the less fearsome Bramshaw hill. We split into two groups of 9 and 7 because someone can’t count with the idea this week that both groups would be easy paced. That did last for a while but at some stage the pace in group one started to raise and a pretty jaunty speed was held into the headwind across Ocknell plain. Pipers wait going down was, as usual wet, much to the dismay of those that had broken out the spanking white anniversary jerseys from the back of the cupboards. Dirty splatterings were unavoidable. One way or another that hill’s gonna get ya. On the return route we took advantage of the tailwind across Ocknell plain with everyone enjoying a nice draft and some p.b’s in the rare easterly wind, unless that is, you were one of the poor schmucks at the front. With Andrew.D and James.M dropping off we were down to 5 and then with Dan S heading home just 4 of group one made the cafe. Group two must have been setting a decent pace as they arrived pretty shortly afterwards. Very pleasant, sunny ride and great to catch up with some of the group one regulars. |
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