Thursday 10 June 2021

Feature Interview: Sam Clark (TBW23/Stuart Hall Cycling)

 


Sam Clark (TBW23/Stuart Hall Cycling) impressively won the Portsmouth North End Summer Road Race at Owslebury in Hampshire on Saturday (5th) to add to his growing reputation. The twenty year old from Petersfield jumped across to early leader Paul Burton (Paceline RT) and immediately went to the front forcing the pace, Burton had burnt too many matches trying to escape the still fresh bunch, by the time he was out of sight he was running on empty and quickly back in the fold, Clark pressed on alone pulling out a gap of 55 seconds and with a couple of teammates stalling behind, took  a well-deserved  win on Salt Lane. “It was such a good feeling” 



Cramp in the last few miles slowed Clark but he was able to measure his effort with little panic “  I live local so i have ridden the roads so much that i know the course like the back of my hand so i definitely had that to my advantage. 



Victory on the Milburys course came just 4 days after an impressive win at Thruxton and Clark placed 4th at the Portsmouth clubs open 25 on Sunday (6th), a puncture that took him out of the winning break at Chitterne a coupke of weeks back now long forgotten.  Clark has been working with TRAINSHARP coaching and puts his form, fitness and the confidence that always  comes with those two elusives down to this new alliance…..

The process was a real eye opener as until then my zones were just calculated on the old school 20 minutes -5% FTP which I soon learnt is very inaccurate and can give you zones that are not actually realsistic. TRAINSHARP carried out a blood lactate test to assess my LT1 and LT2 levels , a ramp test while measuring VO2 and my  minimum aerobic power, the even came out with me and watched me complete a max effort up a local climb to assess my riding style as well as taking anthropometric measurements to calculate body fat etc, so it’s the full package I honestly cannot recommend them enough, they have played a massive part in my development as a cyclist”

An icy training crash in February saw Clark off the road for 5 weeks with a broken collar bone  "But TRAINSHARP worked their magic and i was absolutely flying by May"



Targets for the year include a National B win, The Severn Bridge race on 27th June will be his next opportunity and the National U23 Championship: “it’s an optimistic target as there are some really strong U23’s at the moment who are racing in the pro peloton etc so I’ll have to be on top form when I go there but I’ve always wanted a stripey jumper and that kind of result would likely get me onto a pro team which is the ultimate goal.”

Clark works two days a week, a bike shop mechanic in Haselmere, the other 5 days are for training, “In an ideal world I would ride full time but cycling isn’t the cheapest sport so I’ve got to do something to make some money. My long-term ambition is to make it to the world tour peloton, obviously there’s a few steps between where I am now and there and an awful lot of hard work but that’s ultimately what I want to be doing.”

The Bike:

 Cannondale SystemSix Hi-Mod .. “its a super fast bike and with all the hidden cables it looks very sleek.”

Ultegra Di2 Disc “ I just love how crisp Di2 is and the disc brakes are mega benefit when you’re racing in the wet”

  Enve 3.4 rims, Chris King R45 hubs  they are just dreamy to ride on the bike all built up is like a rocket ship, super fast and still climbs very well due to the fairly shallow wheels.”

Tubeless Continental GP5000 tyres  I really like them to be honest, they roll very fast and have the added bonus of puncture protection which is something that I definitely want while racing. And then recently I’ve been experimenting a bit and waxing my own chains which I used at the PNE road race, I can’t say I actually notice the difference but it’s supposed to be faster.”

 

 

Portsmouth North End Summer Road Race 05/06/21

1. Samuel Clark TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling
2. Matthew Houlberg Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT
3. Lukas Nerurkar VC Londres
4. Cameron McLaren Nopinz Motip Development Team
5. Brandon Baldacci Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club
6. Adam Charleston High Wycombe Cycling Club
7. Jacob Schnabel FlandersColor Galloo
8. Harry Horsman TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling
9. Warren Jesse Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT
10. Sam Freeman Montezumas Race Team
11. William Smith Z Junior Race Team
12. James Ashcroft Nopinz Motip Race Team
13. Paddy Brown Hunt Bike Wheels
14. David Hird Halesowen A & CC Academy
15. James Bonham Paceline RT
16. Kouros Driscoll Sotonia CC
17. Jamie Gostick Banjo Cycles – Raceware – Specialized
18. Stefan Gloyn Army Cycling Union
19. Luke Prenelle VC Londres
20. Joe Parker Racing Club Ravenna
21. Archie Peet Flamme Rouge Rouleurs
22. Paul Burton Paceline RT
23. Quentin Cowan Z Junior Race Team
24. Oliver Hurdle Southampton University Road Club
25. Maximillian Ashwanden TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling

Thursday 8 October 2020

Local Riders, Local Races

 

After 10 years  running “Local Riders, Local Races” I have decided to step back. Pretentious reasons like pursuing other projects are half-right but mostly i just want to ride the bike again. Riding the bike gave us the empathy to do it, racing the bike perhaps gave us the credibility  to get away with it. “Local Riders, Local Races” grew from our Bournemouth Echo Cyclesport column, as the paper abandoned cycling Local Riders flourished. The cumbersome name was also the brief, allowing plenty of scope while keeping us in check, no Tour de France reports here, unless, of course someone from the South was riding! We covered road racing, time trials, cyclocross, track racing, mountain bike, paracycling & BMX, reliability trials, training rides, club runs and social riding and always strived to avoid the cliché-rich, weather report style of others, we did not always succeed but we tried. (we also sponsored races, funding prize lists and adding additional prizes) I would like to say a big thank you to Bill Temple at Primera-Sports, who backed us almost from the start and  Chris McNamara & Jon Sharples at Trainsharp   who understood and appreciated what “Local Riders” was about. Thank you also to all the race organisers, clubs and individuals who sent me start sheets, results, reports, news and gossip and also corrected my mistakes. The site will remain and be accessible as an archive/resource and maybe even the odd news item.

Best wishes and see you up the road!

Eamonn



Sunday 4 October 2020

Sotonia CC Club Hill Climb, Results

 


 Dean Hill, Sunday 4th October.

Red Walters (pictured) was a comfortable winner of a wet and windy Sotonia hillclimb in what is thought to be a record time. 20 riders faced timekeeper Dave Crocker for this annual anti-gravity test and Walters was in class of his own, scaling the climb in under 2 minutes.

Salisbury based student, Matthew Bond, finished runner up just in front of a couple of novice riders, Phil Gough and Chris Lynch.

1. Red Walters BCN 1.59

2. Matthew Bond Cambridge University CC 2.18

3. Phil Gough Come and try 2.19

4. Chris Lynch Come and try 2.24

5. Kouros Driscoll Sotonia 2.26

6. Luke Essigmans Sheffield University RC 2.29

7. Harry Johnson Nopinz Symec RT 2.31

8. Craig Smith New Forest CC 2.38

=9. Dave Barnes Come and try 2.49

=9. James Cooper Sotonia 2.49

11. Oliver Starkey Sotonia 2.54

=12. William Fox Grant SRAMcc 3.11

=12. Isobel Conibear DHC 3.11

14. Jez Hart Sotonia 3.12

15. Martin Olney Sotonia 3.13

16. Gemma Wilks Sotonia 3.30

17. David White Come and try 3.42

18. Wout Davidse Sotonia 3.48

19. Gemma Herbertson SRAMcc 4.05

20. Freya Herbertson-Hill SRAMcc 4.39

Big thanks to all those would turned up to ride and especially to the timekeepers, Dave Crocker and Martin Napier for turning out in unpleasant conditions.

 Thanks to Julian Gee

Saturday 3 October 2020

Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers Club 10, Results

 September 20th 2020 P311 Ringwood, "The Peter Boston Tankard"


1 Lee Curtis 23:28

2 Bob Richardson  24:08

3 Oz Ellis  24:23

4 Chris Simpson   26:42

5 Gary Chiverton   27:40

6 Pat Pinchin   33:16

Lee Curtis wins the Peter Boston Tankard

Private Trials

Darren Lyons   VC Venta   23:37

George Creasey   Bournemouth Cycleworks   23:42

Tom Oldham  30:28

 

Timekeeper Martin Reeder

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Sunday 27 September 2020

Omega Portsmouth Circuits Results

Saturday 26th September 

Youth U8 / U10 ~ Race 1

1st       133     Timofey GITNIK                    D         VC Londres

2nd     135     Harry LANE                          D         Wyre Forest CRC

3rd      146     Jaya MARTINGALE             Eg       Sotonia CC

4th      148     Theo KOLSTOE                   E         Solent Pirates

5th      147     Alyssa GITNIK                      Eg       VC Londres

           dns     Samuel COMBEN                E         Sotonia CC

Youth U8 / U10 ~ Race 2

1st       135     Harry LANE                          D         Wyre Forest CRC

2nd     133     Timofey GITNIK                    D         VC Londres

3rd      147     Alyssa GITNIK                      Eg       VC Londres

4th      148     Theo KOLSTOE                   E         Solent Pirates

5th      146     Jaya MARTINGALE             Eg       Sotonia CC

           dns     Samuel COMBEN                E         Sotonia CC

Youth U12 Race 1

1st       117     Charlie PETTIFER                C         Poole Wheelers CC

2nd     116     Harrison HENDY                  C         Team HUP

3rd      118     Grace UPSHALL                  Cg       Poole Wheelers CC

4th      120     Otto ALLISON                      C         Charlotteville CC

5th      115     Mikhail GITNIK                     C         VC Londres

6th      113     Charlie SHEPHERD             C         Solent Pirates

7th      114     Jack MORGAN                     C         Solent Pirates

8th      121     Skye MARTINGALE             Cg       Sotonia CC

9th      119     Ewan WATSON                    C         Solent Pirates

10th    134     Isla WATSON                       Dg       Solent Pirates

           dns     Niclas OLLEY                       C        

           dns     Rosie WINGATE                  Cg       Solent Pirates

Youth U12   Race 2

1st       117     Charlie PETTIFER                C         Poole Wheelers CC

2nd     116     Harrison HENDY                  C         Team HUP

3rd      118     Grace UPSHALL                  Cg       Poole Wheelers CC

4th      115     Mikhail GITNIK                     C         VC Londres

5th      120     Otto ALLISON                      C         Charlotteville CC

6th      113     Charlie SHEPHERD             C         Solent Pirates

7th      114     Jack MORGAN                     C         Solent Pirates

8th      121     Skye MARTINGALE             Cg       Sotonia CC

9th      119     Ewan WATSON                    C         Solent Pirates

10th    134     Isla WATSON                       Dg       Solent Pirates

           dns     Niclas OLLEY                       C        

           dns     Rosie WINGATE                  Cg       Solent Pirates

Youth U12   Race 3

1st       116     Harrison HENDY                  C         Team HUP

2nd     117     Charlie PETTIFER                C         Poole Wheelers CC

3rd      120     Otto ALLISON                      C         Charlotteville CC

4th      118     Grace UPSHALL                  Cg       Poole Wheelers CC

5th      113     Charlie SHEPHERD             C         Solent Pirates

6th      119     Ewan WATSON                    C         Solent Pirates

7th      114     Jack MORGAN                     C         Solent Pirates

8th      121     Skye MARTINGALE             Cg       Sotonia CC

9th      134     Isla WATSON                       Dg       Solent Pirates

           dns     Mikhail GITNIK                     C         VC Londres

           dns     Niclas OLLEY                       C        

           dns     Rosie WINGATE                  Cg       Solent Pirates

Youth U16 / U14   Race 1

1st       23       Matthew GILMOUR              A         Velo Club Venta

2nd     90       Alexander MURPHY             B         Velo Club Venta

3rd      88       Oliver GILL                           B         Poole Wheelers CC

4th      89       Oliver PETTIFER                  B         Poole Wheelers CC

5th      87       George MAHON                   B         Poole Wheelers CC

6th      94       Digby LLEWELLYN              B         Poole Wheelers CC

7th      93       Owain WILLIAMS                 B         Hillingdon Slipstreamers

8th      91       Oliver MORGAN                   B         Solent Pirates

9th      92       Emma HARRISON               Bg       Sotonia CC

           dns     Reece PITTMAN                  B         Palmer Park Velo RT

 

Youth U16 / U14   Race 2

1st       23       Matthew GILMOUR              A         Velo Club Venta

2nd     89       Oliver PETTIFER                  B         Poole Wheelers CC

3rd      90       Alexander MURPHY             B         Velo Club Venta

4th      88       Oliver GILL                           B         Poole Wheelers CC

5th      91       Oliver MORGAN                   B         Solent Pirates

6th      94       Digby LLEWELLYN              B         Poole Wheelers CC

7th      87       George MAHON                   B         Poole Wheelers CC

8th      93       Owain WILLIAMS                 B         Hillingdon Slipstreamers

9th      92       Emma HARRISON               Bg       Sotonia CC

           dns     Reece PITTMAN                  B         Palmer Park Velo RT

Youth U16 / U14   Race 3

1st       23       Matthew GILMOUR              A         Velo Club Venta

2nd     88       Oliver GILL                           B         Poole Wheelers CC

3rd      90       Alexander MURPHY             B         Velo Club Venta

4th      89       Oliver PETTIFER                  B         Poole Wheelers CC

5th      87       George MAHON                   B         Poole Wheelers CC

6th      91       Oliver MORGAN                   B         Solent Pirates

7th      94       Digby LLEWELLYN              B         Poole Wheelers CC

8th      93       Owain WILLIAMS                 B         Hillingdon Slipstreamers

9th      92       Emma HARRISON               Bg       Sotonia CC

           dns     Reece PITTMAN                  B         Palmer Park Velo RT

3 / W / J         Race 1

1st       69       Ian LEGG                             3       British Cycling Private Member - South

2nd     72       Andrew TEN-BROEKE         3       PB Cycle Coaching Racing Team

3rd      68       Ryan PALMER                     3       Inflite-Dynamic Rides Race Team

4th      74       Chris PARKER                     3       VCGH

5th      70       Gareth FIFORD                    3       Portsmouth North End CC

6th      73       Paul BUTLER                       3       PB Cycle Coaching Racing Team

7th      12       Aimee LANE                         WJ3 Team Echelon

8th      71       Stuart HOWARD                  3       PB Cycle Coaching Racing Team

9th      67       Peter BOYCE                       3       Team Senza Limiti

           dns     Simon BROOKS                   3       VC St Raphael

3 / W / J         Race 2

1st       68       Ryan PALMER                     3         Inflite-Dynamic Rides Race Team

2nd     72       Andrew TEN-BROEKE         3         PB Cycle Coaching Racing Team

3rd      69       Ian LEGG                             3         British Cycling Private Member - South

4th      70       Gareth FIFORD                    3         Portsmouth North End CC

5th      67       Peter BOYCE                       3         Team Senza Limiti

6th      74       Chris PARKER                     3         VCGH

7th      71       Stuart HOWARD                  3         PB Cycle Coaching Racing Team

8th      73       Paul BUTLER                       3         PB Cycle Coaching Racing Team

9th      12       Aimee LANE                         WJ3    Team Echelon

           dns     Simon BROOKS                   3         VC St Raphael

3 / W / J         Race 3

1st       68       Ryan PALMER                     3         Inflite-Dynamic Rides Race Team

2nd     69       Ian LEGG                             3         British Cycling Private Member - South

3rd      72       Andrew TEN-BROEKE         3         PB Cycle Coaching Racing Team

4th      70       Gareth FIFORD                    3         Portsmouth North End CC

5th      73       Paul BUTLER                       3         PB Cycle Coaching Racing Team

6th      67       Peter BOYCE                       3         Team Senza Limiti

7th      74       Chris PARKER                     3         VCGH

8th      71       Stuart HOWARD                  3         PB Cycle Coaching Racing Team

9th      12       Aimee LANE                         WJ3    Team Echelon

           dns     Simon BROOKS                   3         VC St Raphael