Inter-Club Hill Climb,West is Best!

Mud,Sweat n’ Gears & CC Weymouth turned the 2015 inter-club hill climb series into a two horse race after dominating the opening round on the Ridgeway climb north of Weymouth. Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers cling to a faint hope after claiming 3 of the top 4 places but Poole Wheelers are already out of it with just one rider making the short trip along the coast.

The series rewards those that ride, with all scoring points for their club and the two West Dorset outfits packed the 42 strong field. The two, supposedly bigger, better eastern clubs shown up by their smaller neighbour’s in the west.

Phil Cole (MSG) took the individual honours clocking, 2.26.61 for the 1 kilometre climb across Bincombe Down. Simon MaClaughlin (BJW) pulled his foot out of his cleat at the start, perhaps costing him the second he needed, only he knows if it cost him more? Tom Stocker & Bob Richardson (BJW) had ridden the 35plus miles out to the event and kept their clubs faint hopes alive with 3rd & 4th place. The never steep, Ridgeway climb was once the main road into Weymouth but the new road, built for the Olympics, has made it redundant, walkers, cyclists and the occasional farm vehicle now the only traffic. The series continues next week with the short, steep climb of Creech Hill in the Purbecks

1 PHIL COLE MSG 2.26.61

2 SIMON MaCLAUGHLIN BJW 2.27.68

3 TOM STOCKER BJW 2.29.86
4 BOB RICHARDSON BJW 2.31.17
5 ROB WOOD MSG 2.35.21
6 DARREN ORCHARD MSG 2.36.78

7 PADDY DUNN CCW 2.37.23
8 MIKE KERSLAKE MSG 2.40.32
9 CHARLIE COX MSG 2.43.15
10 STEVEN TIERNAN OFF-CAMBER 2.44.58
11 STEVE OLIVER CCW 2.45.57
12 ROB MIDMORE MSG 2.46.67
13 ALISTAIR GAIN PW 2.48.05
14 ANDY LEACH MSG 2.51.09
15 GARY LONG MSG 2.57.93
16 STEVE NOBLE CCW 2.58.54
17 OLIVER MILLAR MSG 3.05.68
18 JUSTIN LOVELAND UNATT 3.05.79
19 PAUL GOLLEDGE CCW 3.08.49
20 BEN WILSON BACC 3.14.14
21 CHRIS TIERNAN UNATT 3.16.38
22 IAN MANLEY UNATT 3.16.48
23 JOE STOCKWELL CCW 3.20.46
24 RICHARD BARTLETT MSG 3.21.15
25 GARY MALGARIN MSG 3.23.74
26 PHILLIP SMITH CCW 3.26.99
27 NICK IRELAND CCW 3.28.37
28 ANDREW JACKSON CCW 3.32.77
29 PHILLIP CLIVE CCW 3.33.70
30 ANDY CADMAN MSG 3.36.58
31 AARRON BEVIS MSG 3.37.71
32 NICK MANNERING MSG 3.39.08
33 MICHELLE WALTER BACC 3.39.87
34 KEVIN RIDGE BJW 3.42.24
35 ALAN ROBINSON MSG 3.42.94
36 CHRIS CHAPMAN MSG 3.49.07
37 WAYNE FORDHAM MSG 3.50.45
38 PETER HAMMOND CCW 3.59.34
39 BRIAN SANDS CCW 4.18.89
40 RUPERT HAIGHTON CCW 4.48.13
41 RICHARD GOULD CCW 4.53.98
Provisional Points after round 1
MSG 991
CCW 722
BJW 265
BACC 105
PWH 64.

42 THOMAS HAIGHTON CCW 6.07.37 (above aged 7)

Winter MTB Racing in Dorset & Hampshire.

An exciting opportunity to race on a normally closed course for a winters end to your racing.
Main event will be a 2hr XC race on a 3mile closed loop, So No Horse Riders or Dog Walkers on the course, with a support race for the kids on a separate short course.
Categories: Male & Female (Main) – Fat Bike – Single Speed – Kids (free)
Main race starts: 11:00 - Kids: 10:00
Costs
Pre Entry-£16 - On The Day £21 warm showers available for you all post-race, (Mud), Bike wash also available..
The Fabulous Sunny Republic Brewery will be supplying some post-race
liquid refreshment (over 18s only)
Hot food will be available on site also to keep your supporters happy..
We may even have Mince pies for you..
Event location is Avon Tyrell Activity Centre BH23-8ED
Entry details HERE

In addition to the New Forest XC event the well-established Off-Camber series feature 7 monthly rounds, running from September through till March. Entry on the line.

Inter Club Hill Climb Series Returns on Sunday

The popular Interclub Hill climb competition returns on Sunday 27th September with the CC Weymouth event on the previously unused climb at Bincombe Down. Mud, Sweat’n & Gears won the title in 2014, M,S &G could not provide an individual winner but there strength in numbers approach secured enough points to take the series, The Dorchester based team will promote a climb this year extending the series to 5 events The inter club series has revitalised the hill climb season in Dorset with over 60 riders signing on at Whiteway in 2014.

Cycle Club Weymouth Hill Climb
Date : Sunday 27th September 2015
NOTE : Start at 10:00am
The CCW event starts at the metal gate at the bottom of the Ridgeway adopted road
cycle path (SY674851), finish top dead centre of bridge over A354 (SY671859).
Sign on is under the A354 bridge at the bottom of the course. Nearest postcode is
DT3 5PS.

Directions :
1. From Weymouth on the Dorchester Road through Upwey and up to the junction
with the A354.
2. From Dorchester by car - Come off of the Dorchester to Weymouth road (A354) at
the Bincombe / Upwey exit.
3. From Dorchester by bike – come up the cycle track on the Dorchester to
Weymouth A354 road and turn right at the bridge at the top.
4. Come up from Broadmayne (3 miles east of Dorchester) on Chalky Road (left at
crossroads in village) and continue straight on at the sharp right hand corner over
top of hill. Continue up and over to the bridge over the main A354 Weymouth to
Dorchester road. By coming this way you will have covered all of the MSG hill climb
route from Broadmayne.

27/09/2015 Sun Cc Weymouth HC The Old Ridgeway 10.00
04/10/2015 Sun Poole Wheelers Creech HC Creech 10.00
11/10/2015 Sun Poole Wheelers Whiteway HC Whiteway 10.00
18/10/2015 Sun BJW Hillclimb Bulbarrow Bulbarrow 10.00
25/10/2015 Sun Mud Sweat & Gears Hillclimb Chalky Rd Broadmayne 10.00

Mud Sweat and Gears Hill Climb
Date : Sunday 25th October 2015
Start at 10:00am
Start at point 194 yards South West of 30mph sign on Chalky Road, Broadmayne.
Turn south at crossroads in village. Nearest postcode to start : DT2 8PN. (Latitude :
50.67444 Longitude : -2.39575, GR SY 72132 86161).
Finish at point 528 yards west of sharp bend 686 yards south of entrance to Came
Down Golf Club, Dorchester. Nearest identifiable postcode to finish : DT2 8NR.
(Longitude: -2.45431 Latitude: 50.67187 GR : SY 67992 85899)

Winter Training: What will you be Doing?

The road season is just about done; time to think about a few weeks off the bike, perhaps a few beers before concentrating on that all important winter training. But what should we all be doing through the off season? Long steady distance, quality extensive endurance guided by a power meter, Turbo training, Cyclo-Cross? “Local Riders, Local Races” spoke to the main protagonists (and others) at the recent VC Venta race to find out what they would be doing through the winter.

Tim Elverson (Pedal Heaven) “Have a proper break, you need to be hungry to get back on the bike, I don’t condone filling yourself with beer & pies because you have to get rid of that weight again, one or two blowouts is fine. Get a good block of road miles in before Christmas, because you tend to get a period when you cannot road ride and are confined to the turbo. Not junk miles, you have to keep your zone right and you need to tickle a few zones to make sure they don’t completely switch off. We ride on power and tend to ignore heart rate. Our Continental guys will go to Spain in December for a few weeks to start the base, a good base will get you through the season, you can still do well on a bad base but your season tends to be shorter and its harder to improve on the previous year if you just do the same old stuff”

Oscar Hutchings (Bikeshed-UEX) “A bit of a break am starting a new job so a few beers a bit of Cyclo-cross, then build up the long weekend rides, starting off at 2 hours 30 mins then build in some tempo work, I use a power meter and heart rate, I will use the turbo for intensity and intend to start that earlier, by December”

Andrew Syme (Primera-sports.com) “No beer, lots of miles and I am looking to get a coach”

Mitch Webber (Pedal Heaven) “ A lot of miles I guess and hopefully go to Spain a few times to get a big base. Up to Christmas it will be more miles and then afterwards incorporate a bit of structure with a power meter, I don’t use heart rate, I love power. I will have a two weeks off the bike in October and maybe do a little gym work, you need a bit of time off, you need some rest”

Danny Axford (Arctic-Tacx RT) “My 17 mile each way to commute keeps me in shape over the winter”

Malcolm Dixon (Dream Cycling RT) “I have a two week break, a holiday in Spain, I won’t take the bike. Winter miles with a power meter, its key, I absolutely swear by it. A little bit of cyclo-cross, I have not done that before. I start out the winter doing a bit of strength and core stuff, then I go to Spain in January and February, I am a guide for a tour company and get loads of miles in”

John Veness “ The odd beer,The Ottershaw race series, long miles and some mountain biking, I came from mountain biking”

Warren Jesse (Team Moore Fitness) “ I just don’t stop riding, I will ease back,steady riding, a bit old school really. The winter is about miles, no watts or heart rate for me, I just go on feel. If I was new to it I would use power but I have been doing it for 20 years now. I am going back to pedal Heaven, the shop team next year to add a bit of experience, they are looking to get a few more youngsters, two or three more perhaps
John Heaton-Armstrong “ It depends on what racing you are going to do I guess: Up until December I will do lots of nice long rides, enjoy the countryside and essentially do what you are not able to do when you are racing and if you are going out for 6 hours I would say that’s training. I do a bit of mountain bike racing so will do a few of the Gorrick MTB races for a bit of fun. My first big races are in March, I am away in December, then its all about the turbo in January, definitely Watts, it’s a no-brainer, having a plan is essential, the hardest thing about a hard training session is starting it, if you have a plan then you have something to stick to. The though process of what session should I do is taken away, have a plan and stick to it”

Rob Hurd (Unatt) “I don’t know, if I am going to race next year but you certainly have to be training by December”

Well there you have it, it seems power meters are the future as if we did not know it, structured training, warm weather camps and that old favourite, long miles. There are many ways to reach the top and they all involve hard work but for now kick back and enjoy that beer.

Axford Victory at VC Venta Summer Road Race!

Dropping Oscar Hutchings (Bike Shed-University of Exeter) on the final climb of Winton Hill, Danny Axford comfortably won the re-arranged VC Venta, 66 mile summer road race at Stockbridge Down in Hampshire. The 40 year old was conceding a few years to the younger Hutching’s but had the fresher legs and importantly the “nous” to take the win.

Axford had worked his way across a 60 second gap to Hutchings, John Veness (Hand sling) and early leader, Malcolm Dixon (Dream Cycling RT),adding impetus to the breakaway, pulling the lead out to over two minutes but ultimately consigning the three to the minor places.

Robert Ward (Danny Shane-Storck Racing) & Lewis Martin (Eden Veranda Racing) briefly led before Dixon attacked over Winton hill building a lead of 40 seconds on the second of six 13 mile laps. The Bristolian took the £10 prime on the line then eased to allow the chasing Hutchings & Veness to join up.

A lap later and riding well together the trio had stretched their lead out to 70 seconds as the sun burned off the last of the mist that had delayed the start by 30 minutes.

Harry Veale (Cycleworks.co.uk),Andrew Syme (Primera-Sports.com), Liam Walsh (VC ST Raphael) & Axford escaped the bunch on lap 4 but could not bridge across to the three leaders and the promising move was snuffed out. Half a lap later Axford went again, found himself alone, put his head down and caught the tiring leaders, setting up his first win of the season. Originally scheduled for a June date, the VC Venta race was postponed due to flooded roads. Slow-to clear mist threatened to scupper the event a second time but Commissaires delayed the start for 30 minutes and thankfully the sun appeared to save the day

1 Danny Axford Arctic Tacx RT 66 miles in 02:52:04
2 Oscar Hutchings Bikeshed Exeter 00:14
3 Malcolm Dixon Dream cycling race team 00:54
4 John Veness Handsling racing 00:57
5 Alastair Barnard University of Bath 02:15
6 Robert Hurd 02:17
7 Warren Jesse Team Moore Fitness 02:17
8 Thom Hayward VC Venta 02:17
9 Liam Walsh VC St Raphael 02:22
10 George Smith Gillingham & District wheelers 02:22
11 Andrew Syme Primera-sport.com 02:25
12 Harry Veale Cycleworks.co.uk 02:29
13 Cameron Austin Look mum no hands 02:42
14 Stanley Kennett PMR@toachim House 02:42
15 Matt Cleaver Blazing Saddles Cycles 02:42
16 Will Houghton Hillingdon cycling club 02:44
17 Ian Taylor Leicester forest CC 02:44
18 Dave Billings VC St Raphael 03:21
19 Adam Moore Team Moore Fitness 03:31
20 Alex Anderson Neon-Velo Cycling team 03:33
21 Matt Downie Eden Veranda Racing 03:35
22 Nicholas O'Hara 3C Cycle experience 03:35
23 Simon Jodeth Team Moore Fitness 03:54
24 Lubomir Balek St Ives CC 04:03
25 Andrew Gough VC Venta 04:03
26 Ed Slot Sotonia CC 04:21
27 Patryk Rucki Skinline Race Club 04:37
28 Robert Ward Danny Shane- storck racing 04:52
29 Jed Webber Andover Wheelers 05:04
30 Douglas Tandy Fareham Wheelers 05:04
31 Adam Cotterell Wyndymillar 05:04
32 David Prickett Team Moore Fitness 05:04

1st junior: Mathew Dowie Eden Veranda Racing
1st U23: Alastair Barnard University of Bath

Prime 1 : Malcolm Dixon Dream Racing
Prime 2 : Oscar Hutchings – Bikeshed Exeter
Prime 3 : Danny Axford – Arctic Tacx RT

Rider Reaction

Danny Axford “It was hard to jump across but I needed to do it because the bunch was not really going anywhere, I had tried earlier and expected other guys to come with me, the gap opened and I thought ok, Commit! I got about half way across pretty quick but the second half took quite a long time, I was wondering whether I was going to make it. I could see they were tired, I took the last prime and wanted to try and win on my own, I went into the wind at the hardest point, Oscar came with me, he is just like a limpet, really strong. I had a little dig at the bottom of the climb but Oscar came with me so I put it in the big ring not really because I had the legs but to try an intimidate him a bit then just near the top that’s where I went”
At 40 is it still exciting to win?
“Oh yeah, absolutely, yeah, yeah, yeah, I love it!

Oscar Hutchings “Hard, I attacked on the second lap, it took a while for me and John to reach Malcolm, we were working well but it got harder and harder, the course is a war of attrition really draggy. Once Danny caught us I knew we would stay away but also knew my chances of winning were slim, he was going so well. I managed to go with him once on the hill but could not respond the second time”

Malcolm Dixon “ I know the circuit, its very hard but I felt good today, I spent a lap out front on my own but had an eye on my power metre to make sure I was not working too hard. I took the prime then waited for the two behind, it would have been too hard to stay out on my own. We worked well together but when Axford joined it was clear he was strong, I could tell he was going to win it.

John Veness “I was starting to cramp and I was expecting Danny to have a go, I am pleased really, I have not been racing much so it’s nice to still be able to get in the breaks”

Rob Hurd “To be honest I have not done the racing, I would have preferred to have been in better condition, I am still not sure if I will race next year”

Warren Jessie “I fancied my chances this morning but for whatever reason I did not really have it, I was next to Danny Axford when he went, I knew that was the move but I did not have it, a hill climb in a couple of weeks and that’s it”

Andrew Syme “We kept on trying but it’s a tough course, it just wore me down, I dunno…………back to training I guess”

Paul Double
“That was horrible, I have been ill all week, I had nothing in my legs, so I pulled out, the national hill climb coming up then that’s it for the season”

Dave Billings (VC ST Raphael/Waites Contracts) ”Continuing training till early October, then two weeks off, bit of running then miles, miles, miles!”

Pedal Heaven DS, Tim Elverson was present at the race and had his eye on a few lads, Tim gave no names away but did stop for a quick chat.

Tim Elverson “Next year we are running a continental side and a shop team, obviously different BC licences and slightly different kit. The logic is the shop guys will be what we feed into the Continental team for 2017/18, we have a proven pattern at the moment, every year we have a junior who comes into the main team, as we step up for next year we now want a firm plan, the shop side will do the National B and local races, I will help develop how they operate as a team so they are more ready to go into the Continental side. The continental side will do some early season national Bs because we need the racing but through the season we will only do National A races. There are a couple of lads here I have my eye on, in fact there are 4 lads we are watching, they are young , you have to look past that, it’s about having potential and its down to us to unlock that potential, it’s not all about results. We have proven that now and have turned three or four lads into decent racers.

More to Come

A3CRG Autumn Sunshine 10, Brief Results

James Boyman fastest on a good day on the p881r Griggs Green-Ham Barn, Liphook course in Hampshire on Saturday afternoon



James Boyman Farnham Road Club 00:18:37
2 Rob Sharland Paceline RT 00:18:44
3 Kevin Tye VeloRefined Aerosmiths 00:19:01
3 James Lowden Neon Velo 00:19:01
5 Liam Maybank Twickenham CC 00:19:25
6 James Copeland Fareham Wheelers 00:19:30
7 Steve Williamson …a3crg 00:19:32
8 Stephen Whitewick VeloRefined Aerosmiths 00:19:50
9 John Samways Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 00:20:00
10 Michael Stafford Portsmouth North End CC 00:20:02
11 Andrew Langdown Hampshire Road Club 00:20:10
11 Simon Healey Andover Wheelers 00:20:10
13 Simon Mclaughlin Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 00:20:11
14 Phil Ember Paceline RT 00:20:12
15 Alex Napier Blazing Saddles 00:20:13
15 Mark Denney Poole Wheelers 00:20:13
17 Simon Berogna Velo Club St Raphael 00:20:14
18 Philip Peters …a3crg 00:20:15
19 Richard Harrison Didcot Phoenix CC 00:20:16
20 Chris Randall CC Weymouth 00:20:21
21 Samuel Wadsley Poole Wheelers 00:20:25
22 Aran Stanton Velo Club St Raphael 00:20:27
23 Matt Cleaver Blazing Saddles 00:20:28
23 Jake Prior Velo Club St Raphael 00:20:28
25 Ricky Froud Alton CC 00:20:29
26 Steven Pink CC Weymouth 00:20:36
26 Martin Winter Twickenham CC 00:20:36
28 Cliff Rowe Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 00:20:37
28 David Dalton Fareham Whs 00:20:37
28 Paul Byford Crawley Wheelers 00:20:37
31 Andrew Moore Kingston Wheelers CC 00:20:38
31 Will Soloman Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 00:20:38
33 Brendan Reese Bournemouth Arrow CC 00:20:39
34 Charles Mitchell …a3crg 00:20:50
35 Richard Tully Elite Cycling 00:20:53
36 Andy Rivett Velo Club St Raphael 00:20:56
37 Mark Stafford Portsmouth North End CC 00:20:58
38 Paul Smith VeloRefined Aerosmiths 00:20:59
39 Terry Icke Velo Club St Raphael 00:21:00
40 Patrick Brennan …a3crg 00:21:05
41 Shaun Smart Southdown Velo 00:21:06
42 Anthony Bee Wigmore CC 00:21:08
43 Hamish Walker Hampshire Road Club 00:21:10
44 Simon Church In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT 00:21:11
45 Lee Turner Sigma Sport.co.uk 00:21:14
46 Kevin Grimshaw Bigfoot CC 00:21:17
47 Mike O’Gorman Worthing Excelsior CC 00:21:24
48 Drew Hosie …a3crg 00:21:29
49 Peter Baker Lewes Wanderers CC 00:21:33
50 Keith Griffin Paceline RT 00:21:35
51 Rob Sherrin …a3crg 00:21:37
52 Paul Medcraft Dorking CC 00:21:38
53 Darren Lewis Poole Wheelers 00:21:39
54 Graham Lenton New Forest CC 00:21:43
54 Tom Ilett Dream Cycling 00:21:43
56 Dave Warne Old Portlians CC 00:21:44
57 Richard Moore Wyndymilla 00:21:45
58 Darryl Barr …a3crg 00:21:47
59 Gawain Young Sotonia CC 00:21:48
60 Lesley Walkling Velo Club St Raphael 00:21:49
60 Lee Marsden Poole Wheelers 00:21:49
62 Gary Ferrett Hampshire Road Club 00:21:57
63 Jonathan Coleman …a3crg 00:21:59
64 Daniel Edwards Sotonia CC 00:22:05
65 Tony Day Bigfoot CC 00:22:09
66 James Baggott Charlotteville CC 00:22:17
67 Thomas Goodyer Portsmouth North End CC 00:22:18
67 Nick McCormick Epsom Cycling Club 00:22:18
67 Sarah Matthews …a3crg 00:22:18
70 Shaun Marlor Bec CC 00:22:19
71 Timothy Peters Horsham Cycling 00:22:25
72 Lee Pendlebury Crawley Wheelers 00:22:28
73 Andrew Green Bec CC 00:22:29
74 Chris Fletcher Team ASL360 00:22:31
75 Craig Weston Poole Wheelers 00:22:34
76 Andy Henderson Frome & District Wheelers 00:22:38
77 Warren Peters …a3crg 00:22:41
78 Nick Wright New Forest CC 00:22:52
79 Nigel Ford Hargroves CC 00:22:57
80 Sophie Household Velo Club St Raphael 00:23:04
81 Laura Bartlett …a3crg 00:23:06
82 Cole Pearce Vectis Roads CC 00:23:09
82 Marc Barfoot Velo Club Venta 00:23:09
84 Peter Phipps …a3crg 00:23:22
85 Paul Beck Hampshire Road Club 00:23:36
86 Peter Trunwitt New Forest CC 00:23:45
87 Mike Boyce …a3crg 00:23:48
87 Paul Jones Alton CC 00:23:48
89 Eva Nyirenda …a3crg 00:24:04
90 Simon Andrews Polhill Racing Club 00:24:05
90 Simon Craig-McFeely …a3crg 00:24:05
92 Matthew Golden …a3crg 00:24:12
93 Robyn Yates Addiscombe CC 00:24:13
93 Steve Newton Alton CC 00:24:13
95 John Cooke Farnham Road Club 00:24:16
96 Roger Chapman Farnham Road Club 00:24:17
97 Matt Warlow Fareham Whs 00:24:49
98 David England Crabwood CC 00:25:05
99 Zoe Taylor 3C Cyclexperience 00:25:39
100 Rachael Lamont Hampshire Road Club 00:25:46
101 Bob Jolliffe New Forest CC 00:25:55
102 Norman Harvey Sotonia CC 00:26:42
103 Deanna Ferrett Hampshire Road Club 00:27:36
103 Brian Hall Hampshire Road Club 00:27:36
105 Rosslyn Young Serpentine Running Club 00:30:31
106 Jan Farmer Serpentine Running Club 00:32:17

Primera Cycle & Tri Expo 2015

Primera Cycle & Tri Expo 2015

Each year Primera Sports organise a Cycle & Tri Expo during the off season in a bid to keep your enthusiasm going and give you a great event for FREE….!
The 2015 Expo is being held on the 21st November at the Bournemouth International Centre with a very large selection of exciting 2016 bikes from Cannondale, Specialized, Orange, Argon 18, Kuota, Pinarello, Cervelo, Lapierre, LOOK and Lynskey. Some of the bikes attending will be the first viewing in the UK and a great chance to compare models and talk direct with the brand leaders. If you are looking at wheels, all the very latest Zipp, Enve, Shimano and Fulcrum carbon wheels will be there as well as other leading wheel brands. New 2016 accessories and clothing will be on show from Go-Pro, Tacx, Bkool, Hope, Gore Bike Wear, Santini, 3T, Specialized, Zipp, Fulcrum, Continental, Northwave, Endura, Shimano, Campagnolo, Sram, Pioneer, Look, Camelbak, Garmin, Mavic, Zipvit, USE Exposure, Cat-Eye, Elite, Salice, Zone 3, Enve, Sidi, 2XU plus ‘as the saying goes’ many More!

2XU Triathlon experts are attending with a great range of compression clothing and talks on the benefits of using compression in sport!
FREE to enter roller races on the day with a prize for the fastest time of the day!
Primera owner Bill Temple said “I have attended many cycle shows over the years and always seen people queuing to pay for entry and once in, they are disappointed to see what’s on show. Our aim is to provide our fellow cyclists with a cycle show with some of the biggest brands in the world with free entry. Five years ago after first approaching some of our suppliers to see if they would be interested in attending we were blown away with the positive responses. Some of the brands travel from overseas to attend because they love to show their products and they love talking face to face with the end user. This year we have some new brands attending and it looks like being a fantastic event. Hope to see you all on the day!”

Also on the day you will get the chance to enter the raffle with some fantastic prizes including bikes, clothing and a great selection of cycle parts worth thousands of pound.
Start time 10.00am going through the day and closing at 5.00pm. Raffle is being drawn at 4.00pm.
The venue is located right on Bournemouth’s stunning sea front so why not make a day of it!
Venue:
Bournemouth International Centre
Exeter Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH2 5BH

Autumn Reliability Trials & Club Run Dates

Winter miles, the base of any successful racing season starts here!

Bournemouth Arrow 50 mile reliability trial. A steady group or groups ride (depending on numbers) around local roads on a sporting course, 50 miles in 3 ½ hr. Sun 15th November, 09:00 Bisterne village hall, on the B3347. First Group Start: 9.00am (No of groups to be arranged on day)Fee £2 per rider Open to all riders (33 mile option within 50 Route) Food and Drink Available at HQ after ride
Full Route Instructions and Map on
BACC Website HERE (also available on day)
In addition to the Arrow event, Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers will once again be running their popular, long running reliability trial series. The monthly trials, starting with the 50 mile event in November, always provide a good test of rider and machine.
Members (First and Second Claim) £1 per Reliability Trial, other riders are required to become Associate Members of the Club.
Cost is £5 for all four Reliability Trials and all BJW Club Runs for the year. You can join on the day.
Under 18s should be accompanied by an adult.
1st NOVEMBER 2015 50 MILES
6TH DECEMBER 2015 100KM
10TH JANUARY 2016 75 MILES
7TH FEBRUARY 2016 100 MILES/100 KM
All BJW reliability trials will start between 08:30-09:30, SIGN ON & GO! From Merley Community Centre BH21 1XE.


1st Nov 2015 (depart 0830-0930) 50 Miles
6th Dec 2015 (depart 0830-0930) 100 Km
10th Jan 2016 (depart 0830-0930) 75 Miles
7th Feb 2016 (depart 0800-0900) 100 Miles or 100 Km option

The term reliability trial dates back to the early years of the 20th century when cycling equipment was not so reliable, road surfaces were poor, sign-posting was even worse, and mobile telephones had yet to be invented. Reliability trial riders needed to be resilient, able to navigate, capable of dealing with minor mechanical problems, and fit enough to complete the course.

Successful completion of all 4 BJW Reliability trials entitles the rider to a medal.

Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers winter club run calendar 2015/16.
All are welcome to attend Bournemouth Jubilee club runs, meet at Kinson Library on Sunday mornings.

Schedule for Winter 2015/16 is as follows. 9AM start (with exception of 18th Oct club hill climb and also the Club Sunday Reliability Rides which start at Merley Community Centre).

The rides will generally be ~50-70 miles with a cafe stop at the destination. Club runs are not run at race pace, but you do need to be reasonably fit to complete them. You need a robust bike (not expensive) as some of the roads that the club runs use are minor B-roads so mudguards and 25c tyres are recommended in the Winter Months.

20-Sep-15 09:00 Shaftesbury
27-Sep-15 09:00 Lymington
04-Oct-15 09:00 Lulworth
11-Oct-15 09:00 Burley
18-Oct-15 08:00 Bulbarrow (Club HC)
25-Oct-15 09:00 Beaulieu
01-Nov-15 08:30-09:30 Club Reliability 50M
08-Nov-15 09:00 Wilton
15-Nov-15 09:00 Sherfied English
22-Nov-15 09:00 Dorchester
29-Nov-15 09:00 Landford
06-Dec-15 08:30-09:30 Club Reliability 100km
13-Dec-15 09:00 Fordingbridge
20-Dec-15 09:00 Compton Abbas
27-Dec-15 09:00 Brockenhurst
03-Jan-16 09:00 Swanage
10-Jan-16 08:30-09:30 Club Reliability 75M
17-Jan-16 09:00 Lepe
24-Jan-16 09:00 Weymouth
31-Jan-16 09:00 Morton
07-Feb-16 08:00-9:00 Club Reliability 100M or 100km

The Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers also run a fast-paced chaingang ride on Saturday mornings, 09:00 from Hurn Post Office.
Thru ‘n Off, a good paced training ride with no stops. Approx 39 miles.

Route: From Hurn Post Office head north along Matchams Lane out to Alderholt & Fordingbridge, left to Damerham, through village, over to Cranborne, (careful through village) on to the Horton Inn, left then right to Chalbury Common, Gaunts and Furzehill, up to Colehill, down to Canford bottom then Ham Lane & Parley Cross and back to Hurn!

Every Saturday from Hurn Post Office, shop is open for post ride cold cans, mars bars etc. free car park across the road (Ramsdown Enclosure)

Note: This is intended to be a quality training ride, so there will be no mass stop for punctures etc, be prepared.

Helmets compulsory. Full mudguards please from 1st Nov-1st Feb.

Hill Climb Series Returns for 2015!

The popular Inter-club hill climb series returns this autumn with the opening CC Weymouth event moving from Portland to the new closed road climb of the Old Ridgeway. The 2015 edition of the Dorset hill climb series has been expanded to 5 climbs, with 2014 victors promoting the final race on the Chalky road climb at Broadmayne. M S & G turned out in numbers last year and although they failed to provide an individual winner, they comfortably took the points-based title, anyone finishing in the top 75 scores points which favours quantity rather than quality. Sign on for the first event is under the bridge at the bottom of the climb on Dorchester Rd from 09:00-09:45

27/09/2015 Sun Cc Weymouth HC The Old Ridgeway 10.00
04/10/2015 Sun Poole Wheelers Creech HC Creech 10.00
11/10/2015 Sun Poole Wheelers Whiteway HC Whiteway 10.00
18/10/2015 Sun BJW Hillclimb Bulbarrow Bulbarrow 10.00
25/10/2015 Sun Mud Sweat & Gears Hillclimb Chalky Rd Broadmayne 10.00

Mike Rutty Memorial Road Race, Start List

Promoted By
Velo Club Bristol Est. 1954
Mike Rutty Memorial RR
Sunday 20th September 2015
HQ: Bishop Sutton AFC
Bishop Sutton, Nr Bristol BS39 5XQ
Start: 10.15am
Race distance: 57 miles
2 / 3 / Jun
1 Kris Jasper 2nd
2 Jake Hollins 3rd Bath University CC
3 James Hywel-Davies Jun 3 Gillingham and District Wheelers
4 Tom Stocker 3rd Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers
5 Gary Sheppard 2nd Bath Cycling Club
6 Ruan Bester 3rd Bath Cycling Club
7 Hayden Burton Jun 3 Bath Cycling Club
8 Andrew Smith 3rd Bath Cycling Club
9 David Stoyle 3rd Bath Cycling Club
10 Nicholas Beale 2nd Beeline Bicycles RT
11 Brian O’Kelly 3rd Bristol RC
12 Mark Hudson 3rd Bristol South CC
13 Ben Millar 3rd Cardiff University Marmots
14 Steven Whitehurst 3rd Cheddar Cycle Club
15 Richard Cleaver 2nd Cheltenham & County CC
16 Robert Wadsworth 3rd Clevedon & District RC
17 George Jones Jun 3 Clevedon & District RC
18 Richard Williamson 3rd Climb On Bikes Racing
19 Trevor Smith 2nd Cotswold Veldrijden
20 Niel Dunnage 3rd Cotswold Veldrijden
21 Ryan Brain 2nd Cwmcarn Paragon Cycle Club
22 Paul Hayward 2nd Cwmcarn Paragon Cycle Club
23 Ryan Dunn 2nd Cycle Sport Dynamo
24 Steve Thomas 2nd Dream Cycling Race Team
25 Jamie Penton 2nd Dream Cycling Race Team
26 Stephen Brown 3rd Dream Cycling Race Team
27 Ashley Martin 2nd Easton Ritte
28 Lee Frost 2nd Easton Ritte
29 Charles Rees 2nd Gillingham and District Wheelers
30 Chris Gray 3rd Gillingham and District Wheelers
31 Oscar Twinning Jun 3 Gloucester City CC
32 Chris Pyne 3rd Imperial Racing Team
33 Luke Nolan 2nd Live2Ride Sunwise
34 Carl Luke 2nd Live2Ride Sunwise
35 Nick Sturman 3rd London Dynamo
36 Andrew Turner 2nd NFTO Race Club
37 Tom Clements 3rd Offcamber
38 Sol Warwick 2nd Penzance Wheelers
39 Jack Thompson Jun 2 Performance Cycles
No. Name Cat. Club/Team
40 Ben Wilson 3rd Personal Best Cycling Services
41 Stefan Barnett Jun 3 Radeon Cycle Coaching
42 John Carter 2nd Radeon Cycle Coaching
43 Mark Perry 2nd Ride 24/7
44 Tom Sefton Jun 2 RP Racing Team
45 Gordon Markus 3rd Severn RC
46 Robert Chalker 3rd Severn RC
47 John Russell 2nd T1Diabetes.info
48 Stuart McCombie 2nd T1Diabetes.info
49 Daniel Marshall 2nd T1Diabetes.info
50 Jason White 1st ** T1Diabetes.info
51 Matthew Franklin 2nd T1Diabetes.info
52 Huw Richards 2nd Tavistock Whlrs North Shore Gallery
53 Oliver George Jun 3 Team Tor 2000
54 Nic Ball 3rd Team Tor 2000
55 Daniel Mcquillan 2nd Tri UK
56 Ben Lockett 2nd Tri UK
57 James Curson 2nd Tri UK
58 Duncan Clark 3rd University College London Union
59 Jonathan Gates 2nd Velo Club Bristol Webbs of Warmley
60 Simon Oddy 4th VC Equipe - Flix
61 Kieran Dineen 2nd VC Equipe – Flix

Mike Rutty
What makes a non cyclist a cyclist? Well Mike Rutty fits
this analogy perfectly. Having not ridden a bike since
he was at school, Mike got into the sport by taking his
youngest son David to bike races. Locally to begin with
then all over the country, helping and supporting as he
progressed as a bike rider.
So having now become a cyclist he got more and more
involved within the sport and helping Velo Club Bristol.
He promoted many road races and crits including the
Divisional RR Champs whilst also being the club secretary
for many years.
It was decided by the club to honour Mikes contribution
to the club after he lost his battle with cancer in 2010.
This is the fourth edition of the race, hope you enjoy it
and make it a good one!

Dave Moss:A Tribute.

Alan McRae pays tribute to fellow Bournemouth Arrow membder and friend, Dave Mosss who passed away on 22nd August 2015

............I consider it an honour to be asked to describe, on behalf of the Club, the contribution Dave has made to the Bournemouth Arrow.

I first met Dave when I was only 5 years old, staring straight ahead at Dave’s knee caps at the Club Room, with the rest of him stretching up to the sky, little did I know I would spend the rest of my life to this day looking up to Dave.

Dave had started cycling in 1948 and almost immediately threw himself into racing. Looking at the Open Time Trials results that first year, you can see the immediate impact Dave made, coming 20th out of 90 riders in the Jubilee 25 with a 1hour 6mins, just 4 minutes off the winner. By 1949 Dave was down a1- 4 in the same event, in 1950 he came 4th in the Poole Wheelers event in 1-3 and in 1951 Dave got to the top spot in the Jubilee 25, the most prestigious local 25 of the whole season, 1st out of 110 riders, in a stonking 59-38. From that period in Dave’s racing career, I know he was very proud of his1953 season with 2nd in the Salisbury 25 and wins in both the Poole Wheelers 25 and the Wessex 50. Dave backed this up with a 2nd in the Jubilee 100 in a stunning 4hours – 17 mins, followed by really solid 245 miles in the Poole Wheelers 12 hour. These terrific performances, all on local roads, meant Dave achieved an incredible 10th place in the National Best All-rounder Competition with his reputation as a top rider firmly cemented.

With the arrival of Jeane, Dave’s family life started to take precedent and active cycling took a back seat for a few years.

You can’t keep a good man down though and sometime late in 1968 we saw the return. I say we because I remember this most vividly. Riding on Club runs with Dave that summer I knew he was very unsure whether he still had what it took, particularly having been so good first time round. With encouragement, Dave tentatively entered the late season Salisbury 25 and sure enough tucked away in 44th place came Dave Moss in 1-7. This was a significant event for both of us, it showed Dave there were signs of hope, and for me it remains the one and only occasion that I actually beat him. On the back of that ride we thought we would have a crack at a Team Time Trial in 2 weeks for a bit of fun! It was over 42 miles though, I felt I’d be OK, I’d just beaten Dave and had ridden a lot of road races that year but Dave was genuinely concerned about his stamina. Sitting behind Dave in that event was a revelation to me, how can anyone ride so smoothly and not seem to be trying, how can he crouch so low when riding behind I can see over the top of him at the road ahead, and later in the race why does the speed start creeping up when Dave is on the front, and finally why can’t I keep it going when it’s my turn? If he didn’t know it – I certainly did – Dave was back.

The next few seasons saw Dave put in some really great rides, impressing everyone with 3rd in the Wessex 100 and 4 placing’s in the top 6 in the Poole Wheelers 12. I was relegated to be bucket and sponge support to Dave during those events. You get to know what people are made of in a 12, riding on one occasion in awful conditions, I saw first hand just how determined Dave was.

During this second period with the Club, Dave also became more involved in the organisation of club activities, first on the Committee then very soon after as our Club President. Dave proved to be an absolute natural in this role. His calm and assured manner underpinned everything he did. Add to that his fierce competitive drive and you could sense an evolution was about to take place in the Club.

Under Dave’s leadership Coaching and training activities began to appear, weight training at the Club Room, circuit training at Winton School, road sessions on the Queens Park Circuit, Winton Rec and, of course, the dreaded Cliff Top! Speak to any rider who took part in those and they will smile, simply because those sessions were absolutely great and everyone loved them. Dave’s organisation of those, at the expense of his own participation, was fundamental to their success. I’ve no idea how he did it, with Dave there no shouting and balling at people, he just seemed so calm! These Cliff Top sessions were monumental, first a warm up, then a 1 lap TT with riders going off at 30 sec intervals, then the dreaded hill repeats in Durley Chine Car Park, and finally the famous 10 lap handicap, all run by Dave! So do we remember them as Dave’s sessions? Well not really, because that was not Dave’s style, that was not important to Dave, he knew what was needed, created just the right environment in his calm assured manner, and it really worked. Among the Facebook tributes, Phil Stone was spot on when he described Dave as the “King of Keeping his Cool”.

Under Dave’s guidance, Arrow riders George Dixon, Lynda Allen, Ian Hastings, son Steve, and later Paul Whitfield all won medals at National Championships, this is just too many successes to be a coincidence and they stand as a tribute to Dave’s coaching at that time.

Whatever the Arrow has done in respect of coaching and rider development since that time can be tracked back to Dave, he was and will forever remain the Founding Father of who we are as a Club and what we do.

Dave did not limit his involvement to just supporting the Arrow, his commentating at Poole Track remains unsurpassed in its balance of an objective description of the racing, underpinned with warm and encouraging words of support for the newcomer. A complete professional, Dave was keen to show no favouritism to Steve and would only refer to him in commentary as “Moss”!!

In later years Dave’s health problems give him and his family a difficult hand to play, but play them he did with the same approach he had all his life, calmly making the most of each developing situation. I’m so pleased that Dave saw Bournemouth Track completed, safe in the knowledge we now had a dedicated cycling facility as a successor to the Queens Park Circuit and the Cliff Top he used.

To have achieved so much is remarkable, however to have achieved it in the manner of quiet and unobtrusive true gentlemen is outstanding.

I’ve missed seeing Dave in these past few years but I know he is in a good place now, where there is a warm gentle tail wind, the tarmac is smooth, the tyres are pumped hard and zinging. I can see Dave crouched super low with those long legs spinning away, making it all look so easy to the poor guy hanging on to his back wheel!

In time Dave we all hope be seeing you again, but please next time, no Durley Chine Car Park!

Alan McRae

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