29th Sept 2007

WLCA 10 H10/2, Sat 29th Sept 2007

Tony T 30:02
Lisa 32:47

Festival 10 G10/42 Sat 29th Sept 2007

Jackie 25:02 - Club Record
Jake 28:03
Andy 25:52
Simon 26:05


Lisa

North Hants 25 result

Hot off the press: North Hants 25, H25/8, 22 Sep 2007

Jackie Townsend 1:4:05
Ann Bath 1:12:46
Rachel Croggon 1:8:40
Jake Dodd 1:9:38

All have recorded their best 25 of the year.
Club Ladies Team Record twice, as they started in that order: 3:25:31 & 3:22:23

Joe Bertorelli 1:0:02
Andy Avis 1:6:26

Not an improvement on either of their times.

Sadly Jackie's amazing ride of 1:4:05 - the 2nd fastest 25 by a lady in the history of the club has swiped the George Crouch Tankard (Improvement) from Rachel, which gives Rachel the Consolation Trophy from Paul who was declared the provisional winner last week.
I say "sadly" because Jackie already has enough trophies for her wheel-barrow at the Club Dinner! ;-) However with the steady improvements she has made during the year she deserves it.

Lisa

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Consolation 25 result

Name             Time      Hcp    Hcp Time
Rachel Croggon  1:13:26   11:30   1:01:56
Jackie Townsend 1:10:02   07:30   1:02:32
Paul Day        1:11:12   08:30   1:02:42
Ray Dare        1:12:10   09:15   1:02:55
Steve Hillier   1:19:03   16:00   1:03:03
Jake Dodd       1:17:54   12:00   1:05:54
Grant Pyke      1:20:20   12:15   1:08:05
Joe Bertorelli  1:08:39   00:00   1:08:39
Andy Avis       1:10:41   02:00   1:08:41

Rachel stormed to a win in the event, with the top five seperated by only a minute on handicap. However as she is currently in pole position for the George Crouch (Improvement) Tankard and 2nd placed Jackie is about to be crowned Ladies Champ with a new record speed - just the details to be sorted there - Paul is the provisional winner of the Consolation Trophy, with a ride that improved his best 25 of the year.

However, if Jackie can improve her 25 next week by half a minute, without Rachel making a corresponding improvement then it could be all change over the trophies!

Today's event settled the final club events points trophies, with Andy just about securing his lead over Joe in the Men's points trophy and Jackie overhauling Jake for the Dar Trophy (Handicap Points).

Joe had an interesting ride when he realised that he'd left his race shoes behind, and rode in trainers on Look style pedals - he said concentrating on keeping his feet on the pedals took his mind off his back hurting! - but he was still fastest round.

Thanks to Frank for timekeeping our event before dashing off to Herne Hill to timekeep there for the afternoon.

Lisa

ECCA 12hr - Result

The full result of the ECCA 12 hour has come through at last:

Jake 217.403
Ann 201.098
Lisa 155.783
Grant 153.112

Jake's ride gives her the record by 0.013 miles, or approximately 22 yards!
We also improved the team record by about half a mile, despite my best attempts to the contrary.
Ann, Jake & Grant won the VTTA National Team award with a total plus 0f +16.23 and also the VTTA East Anglian Group Team award.
and Ann won 2nd Handicap in the event and also 1st Lady on Handicap.

Lisa

Provisional Trophy Winners 2007

Provisional Trophy Winners 2007

as at 15th Sept 2007 and subject to change based on rides done by members until 31st OCt 2007
Updated 16th September 2007

Club Championship:           Jake Dodd       19.95mph
Men's Championship:          Ray Dare        21.33mph
Ladies' Championship Trophy: Jackie Townsend 22.79mph
Junior B.A.R. Trophy:        No competitors
Veteran's Champ Shield:      Ray Dare        +5.46mph
Pentney Mem'l Trophy (25):   Joe Bertorelli  1:00:00
50 Miles Trophy:             Joe Bertorelli  2:14:13
100 Miles Trophy:            Jackie Townsend 4:58:08
12 Hour Trophy:              Jake Dodd       217.403
Derek Mason Mem'l (KW):      Jackie Townsend 2:16:21
Consolation Trophy:          Paul Day - Provisionally
Road Race Champ Trophy:      No competitors?
Club Events Pts Men:         Andy Avis       85 pts
Club Events Pts Wmn:         Jackie Townsend 112 pts
Dare Trophy (Hcp Pts):       Jackie Townsend 69 pts
George Crouch Mem'l Tankard: Rachel Croggon  +6m 15s
Tudor Cup:                   Jackie Townsend 1:5:55
Brass Monkey Trophy:         Stuart Pearce   1:10:17

Names in red indicate where the trophy has been settled - either due to there being no further qualifying events, or else an unassailable lead! Ironically, Andy is in the position where a win in the Consolation tomorrow would secure him the Men'sPoints Trophy which would then deny him the Consolation trophy.

And even more ironically, we have instituted a number of women's trophies in recent years to recognise the increasing number of women in the club, and Jake & Jackie have mopped up a good number of the open trophies this year as well. The men may lament the "disgrace" of conceding the trophies to the women, but where competition for the trophies is open to all members we aren't going to re-write the rules to keep the women from winning them (as I have heard tales of from other clubs.....).

Lisa

Consolation 25 start sheet

KINGSTON PHOENIX ROAD CLUB
CONSOLATION
CLUB 25 MILE TIME TRIAL
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16th 2007
G25/47

START SHEET

No NAME           START
1
2
3  Ray Dare          08-03
4  Grant Pyke           04
5  Mark McNamara     08-05
6  John Beer            06
7  Paul Day             07
8  Tony Tugwell         08
9  Jackie Townsend      09
10 Steve Hillier     08-10
11 Ann Bath             11
12 Andy Avis            12
13 Rachel Croggon       13
14 Jake Dodd            14
15 Joe Bertorelli    08-15

Awards:
1st Hcp
2nd Hcp
3rd Hcp
Fastest Woman

Frank Cubis

The Consolation Tropy is awarded on handicap, so the entire event is run based on handicap. Because of this the handicap is sealed (so no one can work out who they need to catch in order to beat them on handicap). The club event points awarded are also based on handicap placings for this event. Also the trophy itself goes to the highest placed rider (on handicap) who has won no other trophy this year, which rules out certain members who have already secured trophies - see the next post for the provisional trophy winners for 2007.

Lisa

Festival RC Roadman's 10

FESTIVAL ROAD CLUB
"ROADBIKE" 10
SATURDAY 29th SEPTEMBER 2007 @ 2PM
Course: G10/42

For the fourth year running, there will be an optional prize category for "Road Bike Riders" as well as standard TT bikes. To qualify its quite simple, No Tri-Bars, NO Discs & No Aero Helmets (standard hard shell preferred).

MINIMUM £200 PRIZE LIST!

How fast are you without all the aero kit?

Can you beat the Road Bike event record of 21.41

Entries on CTT forms please to:

Colin McDermott see handbook
Entry Fee £6.50
Closing date 18th September 2007

FUNDRAISER IN MEMORY OF JOHN IBBOTSON

Photo: Jen Mitchell

For all those cake addicts out there of which there are a few!!

JOHN IBBOTSON ‘CAKE QUEST 2007’

John Ibbotson or ‘Ibbo’ as he was more affectionately known was a unique and very special person. Someone who combined his passion for racing at the highest level with a sense of fun which he passed on to anyone he came into contact with.

He raced professionally in Europe, mixing it with some of his childhood heroes, and achieved much in his short but action packed life. After having ‘just one more season’ in the UK John finally retired from racing in 2003 to spend more time with his family and start Fit-For, a thriving coaching service. From the outset his list of clients started to grow at an amazing rate as he somehow managed to combine the serious side of training to reach one’s goals with a sense of fun, an infectious enthusiasm touched all under his wing. His success as a coach was inevitable as he never underestimated the importance of enjoying riding a bike, of finding a good cafė and perhaps most importantly, great cake!

Sadly John passed away on 27^th September 2005 and left a hole too large to fill. The coaching side of Fit-For ceased but a number of his friends and clients decided to keep the name going and run a club in his memory……..

With this in mind, on October the 14^th 2007, we bring you the first of what we hope will be many Ibbo Cake Quests. Three distances are on offer to cater for varying levels of fitness, all starting and finishing in John’s home of Walton on the Hill in Surrey.

Rides are denoted as:

Jaffa Cakes 60 km
Carrot Cakes 110 km
Fruit Cakes 150 km

Entries in advance, with cheques payable to: The John Ibbotson Memorial Fund for £10, or £15 entry on the line.

Ibbo Cake Quests
c/o Sue Ibbotson
2 Mere Cottages,
Witheybed Corner
Walton-on-the-Hill
Surrey
KT20 5BE

Entry forms are at www.Fit-For.com and must accompany your cheque, please

As a warm up event to get everyone in the mood, a fundraising barbecue is taking place on September 30^th. This will take place in the field behind the Fox and Hound pub in Walton on the hill from 1.00 - 5.00pm. Food and drink costs £10 per head or £5 for children, vegetarians are also catered for. Everyone is welcome and with an increasing list of amusements and entertainment planned with highlights such as the “wonky bike challenge” and a “flying monkey competition” it is sure to bring a smile to anyone’s face…John would have loved it!

All profits raised will go towards ‘The John Ibbotson Memorial Fund’ which aims to help support carefully selected young aspirant riders making their first tentative steps towards racing in Europe….

Hilly 12 Result

KINGSTON PHOENIX ROAD CLUB
31st CLUB HILLY 12 MILE TIME TRIAL (GS/281)
AND
CLUB HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP
SUNDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER 2007
RESULT

No NAME            TIME   HCP   HCP T     H/C    Points
5 Bob French       45-26 Weybridge Wlrs 3-07.25
6 Nicky Chambers   50-59   PTT          3-26.12
7 Lisa Colombo      DNF   15:00                    1/0
8 Andy Avis        39-14   3:00 36-14   2-24.09  5 7/4
9 Jake Dodd        42-30   7:00 35-30   2-29.16  6 5/5
11 Tony Tugwell     DNS
13 Ray Dare        41-42   3:30 38-12   2-31.55  4 4/2
14 Rachel Croggon  40-55   6:00 34-55   2-36.35  5 7/7
15 Jackie Townsend 41-17*  3:00 38-17   2-20.19  7 6/2
16 Joe Bertorelli  39-26   2:00 37-26   2-19.62  6 6/3
17 Paul Day        39-28   4:00 35-28   2-03.69  7 5/6
18 Grant Pyke       DNS
19 David French    39-19 Weybridge Wlrs 2-11.93

*inc 2 min LS
DNS: Ann B, Steve H, Emma P, Grant P, Jen & Simon M.


HILLY 12 AWARDS
1st Hcp Rachel Croggon
1st Fastest Andy Avis
2nd Hcp Paul Day
2nd Fastest Joe Bertorelli
3rd Hcp Jake Dodd
1st Woman Rachel Croggon

HILL CLIMB CHAMPION MEN: Paul Day
HILL CLIMB CHAMPION WOMAN: Jackie Townsend


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Hill Climb start time keeper: Doreen Powney
Marshals: Judy, David, Ben, Nicholas, Iain & Carolyn Margery. Frank Powney.
Pusher Off: Tony d’Italia

Frank Cubis


And a special thanks to: Joe for stopping and giving me his pump after I punctured along by the Hand in Hand, an act which certainly lost him the Club Event win. Also to David French for informing next marshal, David Margery, who very kindly came and collected me and returned me to the HQ, which was greatly appreciated. Thanks to you all.
Commiserations to Jackie over her 2min late start which cost her the Club Record.

Lisa