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

"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

Local Cycling News

With series leader, Jason Eastwood (Hargroves Cycles) not riding, Steve Dring (Team Echelon-rotor) claimed the honours in round 8 at Moreton. The race came together with just over 2 laps remaining.

The usual lull was followed by a flurry of attacks, none of which succeeded, until Dring went with a mile to go. Gregg Shrosbree (Merida) liked what he saw and jumped across to the escaping Echelo-Rotor rider. The pair held a gap to the line, with the smart money being on the more experienced Dring.

Luke Gray (Hargroves Cycles) won the tight sprint for third place. Once again bright evening sunshine had greeted the fifty plus field, with organiser Pete Washington opting for 55 mins plus 1 lap instead of the usual eleven 3 mile laps.

1, STEVE DRING (TEAM ECHELON-ROTOR)
2, GREGG SHROSBREE (MERIDA)
3, LUKE GRAY (HARGROVES CYCLES)
4, ANDREW BOYD (REVO RACING)
5, JOHN HAYES (RIDEBIKE.UK)
6, ROLAND TILLEY (RIDEBIKE.UK)
7, JORDAN WADE (POOLE WH)
8, MATT MILNER (UNATT)
9, JULIAN THACKER (VC ST RAPHAEL/WAITES CONTRACTS)
10, BRETT EDBROOK (UNATT)
11, ANTHONY BIRKBECK (BJW)

• Dave Dent (wightlink RT) got the better of midlands visitor Jamie Scott (Colbert Racing Team) by 23 secs and set a benchmark time for the new Wareham course. Dent recorded a time of 1.10.17 for the Hilly circuit. Paul Matthews (UTAG-YAMAHA) 1.11.06 was third The Bournemouth Jubilee promotion was a dry run for the final round of the Rudy Project National series organized by the Poole Wheelers in October. Credit must go to race organiser,Les Pick who put in a lot of work to make this race a little different, including a 5 man team award, with the Poole Wheelers picking up the generous £20 each award.
Tery Icke (Poole wh) clocked a seasons best 53.37 in the A3CRG 25 on the Liphook course. Icke, who had ridden the lumpy 32 the previous day, was backed up by Leighton Girling 54.20 & Richard Davidson 54.23 on what turned out to be a float night. Stephen Whitewick (utag-yamaha) won with 49.32

The Mayor of Bournemouth, Councilor Chris Rochester, officially opened the new track with the ringing endorsement of former Olympic and Commonwealth Games rider Geoff Cooke. Thankfully the "suits" were outnumbered by the "skinsuits" and it was a great opening celebration.

Full details of all coaching & training times are on this blog and on www.bournemouth.cc

CLUB EVENTS
BOURNEMOUTH JUBILEE 10 P311 28/06 26 STARTERS
1,D LLOYD (GARMIN-CERVELO) 21.03
2,J CLEMAS 22.58
3,M SAVAGE 22.59

NEW FOREST CC 15 P165 28/06 24 STARTERS
1,C HUMM 35.48
2,K KING(SOTONIA CCC) 36.05
3,J HEFFERNAN 36.14

CC WEYMOUTH 18 P451 12 STARTERS
1,B RIGLAR 47.25
2,J CHAPMAN 48.21
3,J GLYNN 50.30

(In both the Forest and Weymouth events, a rider punctured after signing on and was DNS)


POOLE WHEELERS 10 29/06 P431 20 STARTERS
1,T ICKE 23.02
2,S BIRTWISTLE 23.04
3,R DAVIDSON 23.20

BOURNEMOUTH ARROW 10 P311 30/06 20 STARTERS
1,D PICKERING (BJW) 22.24
2,B BOARDMAN (NFCC) 23.27
3,A MAYFIELD 24.09

And Finally a French Letter;

Last Friday 24th June I was third at Wachterbeke. 48 km 7 laps.
1st René Colman. (St. Niklaas)
2nd Ted Battersby (From Yorkshire)
3rd Trevor Fenwick (Bournemouth Jubilee)

On Monday 27th June I was second at Gavare 49 km 7 laps.
1st René Colman (St Niklaas)
2nd Trevor Fenwick (Bournemouth Jubilee)
3rd Daniel Nuytink.

Both events were in Belgium and for over 7O years of age, and in the Ghent area.

They have altered the rules this month. Instead of racing against over 72s they have dropped it to over 70s; which means I am giving away eleven years.
The over 68s still start with us, so the racing is no harder, just more difficult for me to get high up in my group’s prize list.
Bringing in the over 70s brings in Tour de France winner Lucian Van Impe, who you may have heard of, plus some other new lads.
His cousin Freddy Van Impe at 68 also rides with us and is going better than Lucian.
In both the events above, they started the 60 to 68 group with us; which makes it hard for me, but somehow the judges are able to sort out the finishing lists with three different races and over 60 riders.
Prizes in my event cover the first 15 and in the others the first 25, but I rarely hear any complaints.
The majority of riders are World class in my events. Tour de France stages, placings in World masters or Belgian championships.
I came off in an event three weeks ago, and although I was not hurt, I wrecked a carbon fibre frame. It has taken a couple of weeks to sort out another bike and myself.
These events are well marshalled. The marshals have Police training and authority to stop traffic. It is rolling road closure. I found out this weekend that all marshals get 16€, a lunch pack, and two bottles of beer.
At least it shows appreciation.
René Coleman who won both events above is the next oldest to me at 75. He retired last year, and the lads decided to let him win his last race.
He turned up this year with a new car, new bike and absolute flying form!
Best wishes,
Trevor Fenwick

photo cycling weekly

Local Heroes, Trevor Fenwick

Image, Cycling Weekly

Trevor Fenwick (Bournemouth Jubilee WH) was there at the start and he is still going strong some 70 years later. Now living in France, Trevor, who will be 81 this month, regularly nips over the border to race in Belgium. Riding in the over 72 category, Trev is at least 5 years older than the competition. Racing in Belgium is nothing new for Fenwick, competing as an Independent (semi-pro) back in the 50s; he was one of the first riders to go abroad, lured by the prospect of racing every day. Spending about two years racing on the continent, including riding the Ardennes classics, Liege-Bastogne-Liege and Flech-Wallone, Trevor started to attract attention from some of the bigger teams. However, by this time Trevor was married and in the process of buying a house, so said goodbye to Belgium and professional bike racing and came home to England.
Trevor, the former cycling correspondent for the Bournemouth Echo, lost his wife, Betty, a few years back. He now spends most of his time living in France near his son, and grand children. Talking about his racing Trevor is as enthusiastic as ever.“The first events were a shock but I have now settled in and finished 2nd on the 28th April, at Westekerke. Our class rides with the over 68s, so the pace is fierce for me. The atmosphere is terrific, with rolling road closures, barriers for the last 200 meters, loudspeaker van and photo finish at all events. Of course I am riding in Bournemouth Jubilee colours.So far i have had two sevenths,1 fifth and two fourths. Last weekend i entered an over 60s event, giving away twenty years is little difficult! I was warned i would take a kicking and a kicking was duly delivered".

Result from Westekerke. 48km,10 laps (Trev tells me it ended in a sprint finish)
1, Willy Voobraek
2, Trevor Fenwick
3, Daniel Joons
4, Edward Battersby

I regularly see Trevor in the Lanes below Ringwood whenever he is back in Bournemouth. His smooth, low style instanly recognisable, confirmed by the ever present Prendas/Jubilee casquette.

see you up the road Trev!