BMX. Joyce Brothers at the Worlds: Dads View!

Steve Joyce with a father’s view of the recent BMX World Championshps
“The Worlds turned out to be a bit of a disaster, Kobi had the worst crash of his life in practice on the Tuesday before the race on Thursday, he suffered really bad bruising across his hips and thighs (and wrecked the bike), despite this he still raced on the Thursday, but rode with a lot of caution, he made it out of the qualifying moto's but got knocked out in the last 64, still a great achievement considering how bad the crash was and the bruising he was riding with. Ryder got taken out in open practice the morning of the race by a much older kid, ended up with a grazing and a tyre print on his ribs… he ended up racing on, and despite riding a bit gingerly still made the last 32…
Kobi's biggest achievement came on the Sunday where he raced the Cruiser (24" wheel) class; he seemed to perk up a bit from earlier in the week. He raced the 12&under class and managed to make the last 32, huge achievement against bigger stronger kids….
Other Bournemouth club results were varied, Jordan Hatcher and Elliot Pateman rode the Boys 15's unfortunately both boys were put in the same qualifying moto, Jordan was ridding well and earned enough points to get through after just 2 of the 3 moto's, but unfortunately crashed in his 3rd race breaking his wrist in the process, even worse, Pateman was right behind him, crashed into him and broke a rib in the process !
The older guys got a mixed bag too, Jon Moore racing 40-45 cruiser crashed out in the quarter finals, whilst leading out last year’s world champion, taking him out in the process. Anthony Revell was the Man of the week though, coming out of BMX retirement about 6 months ago, he lifted the world title to confirm he's still a class act “!

Joyce Brothers selected for Great Britain

Kobi and Ryder Joyce from Branksome, Bournemouth, will be representing GB at the BMX world champs next week in Birmingham .Racing will take place on a one off purpose built track in the National Indoor Arena.
The boys already have one world championships under their belt as they both raced in Copenhagen last year. Denmark was all about gaining experience. Ryder, 5, was knocked out in the early stages whilst Kobi, 9, crashed out having won his opening qualifying round. The top 8 riders who make the final will get a world ranking and Ryder who has been racing since the age of 3 is aiming to be in that final. In 2012 he is riding in the 6 & under category and is currently lying fourth in the national series, having missed 3 rounds with an injury. Kobi races in the 10yrs boys’ category and is itching to make amends for last year’s disappointment. Father Steve says “The national series started early this year to accommodate the Olympics and Kobi is starting to peak at the right time”

Kobi has been racing since the age of four, has won two British titles and goes into the World Championships as one of the Great Britain’s top hopes. If that was not pressure enough, British Cycling has given Kobi a wild card entry into the 9-12 yrs. boys’ cruiser class, racing boys three years older than him. Steve continues “This seems a big ask for a 9 year old as he will only get his cruiser race bike a week before the event, but he sees it as a bit of fun and it does not faze him. Hopefully both boys will do well as I dread the bragging rights on the drive home!”

The UCI BMX World Championships is the biggest prize in BMX racing with the world’s best riders chasing the right to wear the coveted rainbow stripes for the following 12 months. The event is also the last event in which nations can secure qualification points for the London Olympics in 2012. The event takes place in the Birmingham's NIA between 24th and 27th May 2012.

Local Cycling News

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Terry Icke "Goes to the Well" to hang onto to Gary Dighton's wheel

Terry Icke & Gary Dighton (Poole Wheelers)won the VTTA (Wessex) Grand Prix Des Gentlemen 2-up 25. Icke & Dighton were clearly "up for it" with Dighton making his racing partner, 67 year old Icke suffer just to hold the wheel. The pair deserved the win and with only a few more races left, it was a timely result. The Poole Wheelers duo will both finish their seasons with the final round of the Rudy Project national circuit series,on the 15th October, promoted by their own club. Bryce Riglar (CC Weymouth)clocked 22.18 for 8th place in the Yeovil CC 10,

team mate Pat Dunn finished 6 secs back in 10th spot. Darren Lewis (Poole Wh) 23.05, Loiuise Burman (A3crg) 25.55 & Stuart Carrington, 26.31, were the other locals in action.

Will Stephenson (Bournemouth Arrow/Hotel Collingwood) came 5th in the Stockbridge Down Road Race. The tough 65 mile race was won by Ben Stockdale (Team Qoroz) who book-ended his year nicely having won the Perfs Pedal race way back in February.

Shaftsbury-Based Paul Hopkins (Merida) wrapped up the Veterans title in the final round of the British Mountain Bike XC series.

Held at Newnham Park Plymouth the tough, technical course put paid to the hopes of many including Winton’s Carol Tilley (Ridebike.co.uk) who crashed and was forced to withdraw with a shoulder injury.

Team Mates Roland Tilley, Mark Chadbourne & Steve Moors also struggled with the course and finished well down on Hopkins.

Kobi Joyce (Big Daddy/Avent) successfully defended his British BMX title at the National Championships in Cheddar, Somerset. 8 year old Joyce, who recently won the National Points series, seems to thrive on the pressure of the big events and secured the title in front of a 3,000 strong crowd. Having won all 4 qualifying rounds and the semi-final, the Branksome youngster led from the gun in the final. As well as his two titles, Joyce is now ranked No1 in his age group in the UK. After his winning ride Kobi was keen to thank his Team Manager, Martin Baxter. Baxter took on Kobi and his younger brother Ryder this year and "has helped us loads"

BOURNEMOUTH CYCLE & TRI EXPO

The Cycle & Tri Expo is coming to Bournemouth on November 12th at the Bournemouth International centre

Brands attending are:
Lynskey, Sportful, Specialized, Bike-Fit-UK, Cannondale, Trek, Argon18, Eddy Merckx, Assos, Gore, USE, Parlee, Pinarello, Lightweight, Zipp, Garmin, Shimano, Campagnolo, Cervelo, Newton, LOOK, Tacx, Go-Pro, Zone 3, 2XU, Blue, Kuota, UK-Cycling, Giro, Fox, Met and many more to follow!

Roller racing contest on the day! Special guests attending during the day!

As we get more news we will let you know.

A Forest View, Bob Jolliffe writes..........

NEW Forest Cycling Club veteran all-rounder Martyn Dymond kicked off his cyclocross season with 35th place in a substantial field of 93 at Brighton on Sunday.Dymond, 48, who has been turning in some good time trial performances towards the latter part of the season, was the only Wessex League rider to make the journey east to the London League event promoted by Preston Park Youth Cycling Club at Happy Valley Park.Winner was VC Londres’ Jules Birks who finished 2-46 ahead of Jack Finch of VC Deal, who also picked up the junior award.New Forest CC 50-year-old veteran John Heffernan powered his way through the stiff southerly wind to win Sotonia CC’s club 10 on the Lyndhurst/Ipley Cross course on Sunday morning.Despite the tough breeze on the long outward leg to Leygreen, Heffernan nipped another eight seconds from his best reducing it to 23-21.Second place went to the promoting club’s Colin Yeates with 24-16, while New Forest’s Gary Lock took third with 24-35 from GA Cycles’ Richard Blake (24-54).

Mechanical problems put paid to the chances of a fast time by New Forest’s Terry Jefferies and VC St Raphael’s Martin Beale in the Wessex Veteran Time Trials Association Grand Prix des Gentlemen 25 organised by Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers near Wool in Dorset.Jefferies calculated they were on a 58-minute ride when he looked around to find Beale had disappeared after exiting a roundabout at about 15 miles. However, after turning and making running repairs to Beale’s collapsing gear cassette, the pair still returned a time of 1-3-14. At the Mountbatten Centre in Alexandra Park, Portsmouth, New Forest CC’s crack juvenile Hugo Walters finished in the bunch in the 50 minutes plus two laps Elite/First and Second Category circuit race.Andy Betteridge and John Heffernan also finished in the main field in the Third and Fourth category race over 40 minutes plus two laps.Former New Forest CC juvenile Jon Dibben (Hargroves Cycles) from Totton was best British performer in the junior time trial taking eighth place, 48.04sec behind gold medallist, Denmark’s Mads Wurtz.Dibben finished the 126km junior road race in the main field in 34th position, just three seconds behind the small group containing winner Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier of France. (Dibben won Bronze in the mens 4km pursuit at the National Track Championships in Manchester this week with 4.34.201)

French Letter PT3

They tell me it is a fashionable problem for racing cyclists. I broke my collar bone in a Kermess race in Belgium on Saturday 17th September.
The race was at Ertvelde, 50 m 14 laps, for over 70s. I touched a wheel after coming out of a corner on the fifth lap. It was a concrete road, and although I managed to roll over to ease the fall the road was harder than me. Two other riders came off with me including one woman.

The surgeon at Ghent said "six weeks off the bike" The surgeon in France said "Ce n'est pas une grande chose." (It is not a big thing.) It will heal in three weeks. Obviously surgeons are better in France.
I was lying second on points in the over 70's classification in Belgium, but as I cannot finish the season I should end up third or fourth now.
As you can imagine there were a few problems being carted off to hospital from a bike race in a foreign country when you are on your own. One of the questions from the ambulance man was "Have you a woman?"
There were three English lads riding at Ertvelde, they and a friendly Dutchman rallied round sorted out my possesions, moved my car, picked me up from hospital, and put me up for the night.
Next day I drove gently the 260 km to my flat in France with one arm.
Now I am trussed up like a chicken ready for the oven, but the bone appears to healing and movement is returning.
After 71 years of being a serious cyclist apart from cracking a rib, this is the first time I have broken a bone.
I hope to be competing next season, but will see how it goes.
In Belgium they send a bill for the use of the ambulance. It has been known for riders to hide in a ditch after they came off to avoid having to go in the ambulance and pay.
Best wishes,
Trevor.

Local Cycling News

Sarah Storey (Horizon/Prendas Ciclismo) successfully defended both her world titles at the Para-Cycling World Championships in Denmark. Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 2nd claim member, Storey, stormed to victory in the 9.6km Time Trial her winning time of 20.52 for the twisting course was over a minute faster than silver medalist, Anna Harkowska of Poland. The Polish rider put up a strong fight in the road race but Storey proved just too strong in the sprint finish. It was a hatrick for the GB rider; having won both titles in 2009 & 2010 and laid down a marker for the Paralympic games in London next year.

Talent Team member, Crystal Lane was dissapointed with 9th place in the time trial. Lane, riding her first world championships produced a super ride in the road race to win the bronze medal.

Other GB medalists included Mark Colbourne silver in the C1 time trial, Simon Price, bronze C2 road race,

Shaun Mckeown C3 Time Trial Bronze, David Stone(Trike) Time Trial Silver, Rachel Morris, bronze hand cycle road race & Karen Darke bronze in the hand cycle TT & Road Race

Tickets for the 2012 games went on sale last week and are expected to sell out, a first for Paralympic sport. Verwoods Darren Kenny had a disappointing championship. Kenny finished well down in the time trial and crashed out in the road race.

PostScript: As a carer for the GB squad part of my duties included driving a team car to the championships. A flight up to Manchester and on to the Velodrome to load the vehicles, 2 vans & 2 cars. The Holiday Inn in Manchester, then drive down to Folkestone to the Channel Tunnel. On through France, Belgium,Holland and a hotel in Northern Germany. Up early the next morning for a 2 hour drive to catch a ferry across to Denmark. Another 2 hours to the Hotel then quickly over to the airport to pick the athletes up. The return journey was much the same, a greasy spoon on the Germany/Holland border provided supper. Checking into a hotel on the outskirts of Gent,Belgium, we had broken the back of the trip. Back through the tunnel the following morning, gaining an hour i was back in Dorset for lunch. Sleep was a welcome visitor that night!

Kobi Joyce (Bournemouth BMX) clinched the British BMX series title at the weekend. The 12 round, season long series came down to the last race with Joyce needing to win to take the title. The 8 year old who races in the 9 yr male category duly took the victory to top the national rankings.

Joyce is now a double British Champion, having won the under 8 title last year and is set to defend his title at the National Championships at Cheddar Gorge.

Bournemouth Jubilee Wheeler, Paul Jones had to settle for second place in the Bognor Regis 25 mile TT. Jones time of 54.46 was only 9 seconds adrift of in- form Sebastian Ader (a3crg). Winton-Based, Claire Day (Born to Bike) clocked a seasons best 57.09 at the VTTA 25 in Wales. Day is currently lying in 4th place in the British Best All Rounder rankings. Husband Tim recorded a lifetime best 58.03 in the same event.

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LOCAL CYCLING NEWS

"Nothing short of a Breakthrough" was how coach, Alan Mcrae described Will
Stephensons (Bournemouth Arrow/Hotel Collingwood) performance in the Junior Tour of Wales. Stephenson backed up a fantastic 2nd place on Stage 4 with a super strong ride to take 9th place on Stage 5. This final stage included the tough climb of the Tumble Mountain in the Brecon Beacons. Sixteen year old Stephenson claimed 7th place on the overall general classification, Will also finished 6th in the points and 5th in the King of the Mountains.

The Tour of Wales is the toughest junior race on the domestic calender, a short hilly time trial, followed by "lumpy" 72km road stage make up day 1. Stages 3 & 4 on day 2 however are very different, a short 30km circuit race followed by fast, flat, course, including some dual carriageway. The final stage is one for the climbers, 95km of tough terrain in the National Park, sees the gaps open in the GC. Stephenson "won" the opening prologue time trial, a problem with the timing however, led to all the riders being awarded the same time, effectively neutralising the stage. Mcrae went on to say "This result establishes Will as one of the countrys top ten Junior road riders and comes after some solid performances at the Junior Track Championships. 10th in the scratch race,13th in the individual pursuit & 17th in the points race "I think a short rest is deserved"

Speaking to "E D" Will said; "I felt much better on the hills than I thought. As I was only given a place in the race the week before I had done less preparation than planned, concentrating on the track nationals instead. I am really looking forward to doing the national series events next year, especially the ones with hills in! I also managed to gain my 1st cat license during the tour so I can enter national B events next year which I am looking forward to. For the rest of this season, I have the GHS 10. I was also going to do the Downton 2 day and try and improve on my 3rd place last year. Then maybe a few hill climbs and a winter of long training rides ready to start next season with a few time trials and then moving on to road races in April."



Rupert Burbidge (Redhill CC) broke the course record on the Bakers Arms- Holes Bay circuit to win Bank Holiday Mondays 15 mile TT.

Clocking 31.10 Burbidge beat local pair Gary Dighton & Terry Icke (Poole Wheelers) Julia Shaw warmed up for this weekends British Time Trial Championships with a 32.59 for 7th place

Bournemouth BMX Club hosted round 10 of the South Summer Series at their Iford Track.

The Bournemouth club also celebrated its 30th year, Chairman, Geoff Routledge was presented with an award to mark his involvement with the club over those 30 years.

RESULTS OF R.U.K. 2-UP TIME TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP
2011

1st JAMES GILFILLAN TEAM FEAT
BRYCE DYER V.C.St. RAPHAEL 28.43

2nd OLLI HITCHINGS SOTONIA C.C.
EVAN JARDINE-SKINNER SOTONIA C.C.29.09

3rd GARY ALLAN G.A.CYCLES
SIMON BARNES G.A.CYCLES 29.45

4th GLENN LONGLAND ANTELOPE RACING TEAM
TREVOR HORTON WARRINGTON R.C.30.22

5th OLLI EMMANs ANTELOPE RACING TEAM
STEVE WOOD ANTELOPE RACING TEAM 30.32

6th RICHARD BLAKEG.A.CYCLES
MATT PARTON ANTELOPE RACING TEAM 31.36

7tH STUART GRACE G.A.CYCLES
NICK WILLIAMS NEW FOREST C.C.32.49

8th JON DUDLEY SOTONIA C.C.
COLIN YEATES SOTONIA C.C.C 33.39

9th JO HAYLES SOUTHAMPTON R.C.
IAN WOODHOUSE SOUTHAMPTON R.C.C 34.07

10th JAMES CHANT GILLINGHAM & DISTRICT
JOHN PHILLIPS GILLINGHAM & DISTRICT 36.45

11th BARRINGTON DAY FAREHAM WHEELERS
PHILLIP MORRIS FAREHAM WHEELERS 50.04

DNF BOB OLIVER FAREHAM WHEELERS
DNF PETER KNIPE FAREHAM WHEELERS PUNCTURE

French Letter (PT2)
A note to let you know I am still pottering around in Jubilee strip, and Prendas hat.
Last Monday (22nd August) I rode in the World Masters road race championship, under UCI rules; over 80s group at St. Johaan in Austria. It had 37 entrants 27 starters, 40km, with a 2.25 km 5% gradient after three km, and a 350m climb 10% gradient at 15 km. And another easier climb at 20km.
There were nine of us after the first climb, ten after the second, and twelve after the third. There was some demon descending for that.
Whilst I felt strong over the final half and placed myself correctly for the sprint, I finished seventh from a bunch of twelve; which was disappointing.
I did not take the 20 km time trial World championship seriously on Wednesday 24th, as I thought there was no class for me and did not put on tri-bars. When I signed on there was a separate race for my age group, and I finished fourth by 18s, and 47s behind the second man.
No doubt with tri-bars and funny hat I could have been third, and challenged the second rider.

Next year I will be 82 and I think I have another season of kermesse racing in my legs, and after that it will be time trials and/or sportives.

Best wishes,

Trevor Fenwick