Competition News

Club ‘10’ Time Trial League – Brickendon

Time Trial season is now upon us and as you may know we are joining North Road CC this year with our own league competition in their 16 races on the 10-mile Brickendon circuit on Tuesday nights from NEXT WEEK, 6th May.  All dates are below, so make sure they are in your diaries,   race starts at 7pm from the club house in Brickendon.

Strava Competition winners for the MARCH KICKSTARTER MEDALS 2025 -AMENDMENT

Apologies for an error in last month’s announcement, Chris Boulton’s total mileage for March was in fact 984.2m and not the meagre 719.3m reported in last month’s newsletter!!  Apologies for the error Chris, you are the absolute and undoubted winner of this competition.  Well done!

Well done to Strava Competition winners for April who are:-

Athelete                                                                   Distance

Road Riding

WELL DONE to the following dedicated riders who have achieved the greatest distance in March and the road riders will receive their winners’ medals at our Annual Prizegiving next year:-

Athlete                                                                  Distance

Road Riding

Chris Boulton                                                    984.0

Carolyn Kellaway                                              371.1

Combined Road & On-Line/Turbo Riding

Chris Boulton                                                    984.0

We are hoping that all club rides and riders on Sunday, 27th April 2025 will be part of the Great Big Cycle for Herts 2025 to raise vital funds for Helping Herts and their 12 amazing charity partners, supporting children, families, and communities across the county. 

Club ‘10’ Time Trial League – Brickendon

This is the exciting news you were all waiting for… we are joining North Road CC this year with our own league competition in their 16 races on the 10-mile Brickendon circuit on Tuesday nights from 6th May.  All dates are below, so make sure they are in your diaries,   race starts at 7pm from the club house in Brickendon.

The latest Competition new will be on this page shortly.

Competition secretary Sam Ball reports

And so, after enjoying the Bank Holiday, the points have been counted and (ahem) verified and we now have the results of this year’s Tourist Trophy competition.

Five Wheelers entered July 2nd time trial

Results

1. Sam Ball 27.43
2. Arron Emms 27.53
3. Phil Smith 27.59
4. Barry Page 30.12
5. Peter Walton 30.15

So the men's league table is now:

1. Peter Walton (55)
2. Sam Ball (30)
3. Ian Bembridge, Arron Emms (9)

5. Phil Smith (8)
6. Barry Page (7)

The women's league table is unchanged:

1. Emily Chilton (20)
2. Laura O’Shea (19)

In the ladies league, Emily Chilton leads with 20 points and Laura O’Shea is second with 19 points. For the men, Peter Walton is up to 49 points in first place, Sam Ballf in second place with 20 points and Ian Bembridge third with 9 points.

3 wheelers at tonight's time trial - Peter Walton, Laura O'Shea and mme (Sam Ball). I didn't take my own advice and forgot my lights but thankfully I was able to borrow some. Nice conditions but a bit of a headwind held up progress on the long downhill from the start.

May 7th. First Wheelers' event within the NRCC TT series

Conditions were perfect for tonight’s time trial through the woods around Brickendon. Unfortunately, due to a road closure the race route was actually extended (travesty) along White Stubbs Lane making the final distance 10.6 miles, and some sections of this part of the course were pretty wet from the recent rains. Nevertheless, two Wheelers - Sam Bally and Peter Walton - took on the course and finished in 31m43s and 35m15s respectively.

Last weekend I took part in the National Track Championships at Manchester Velodrome. I raced as a pilot on a tandem bike with a visually impaired rider, Natalie Jamieson. We took part in two events which are both essentially time trials on the track of different distances. On Friday we did 1k TT which is 4 laps of the track and Saturday we did the 3k pursuit which is 12 laps of the track. Although it doesn’t sound far it is an all out effort from a standing start on a fixed gear so it takes it out of you!

Following their debut ride on Friday Emily and Natalie returned in the fourth session the following day They completed the grueling 3km pursuit event finishing in 4:26. Again they were third with the world champions finishing second.

Congratulations Emily!

Emily Chilton piloted Natalie Jamieson in the Women's Paracycling B TT Finals in the first session of the British Track Cycling Championships at the Manchester Velodrome. They completed the 1km event in 1:25.9 finishing third behind the current world champions who finished second.

Emily and Natalie will compete again today (Saturday) in the Women's B Pursuit final.

Congratulations to Brian Hill who was the leading Wheeler on his first outing this year on the Brickendon course.  Yiannis was not far behind followed by Lisa who was delayed and only just made the start then went round in exactly the same time as her PB for the course.  Four of the five Wheelers equalled or beat their best time this year for the course while Yiannis chose to ride on his titanium road bike and couldn't match his previous best this time.

Wheelers' times

An overcast, chilly, blustery evening saw nine riders turn out for the last Wheelers-run TT of the season on the F20/10 course (Hertford to Turnford and back).  The temperature and the crosswind were doing nobody any favours and everyone finished the event a little dissatisfied with their time.  The first place on the Herts Wheelers podium was taken by Yiannis Gopoulos with Claire Gopoulos taking second and settling a score with the course on which she had missed the turn in the previous race.  Third place was filled by occasional time-trialler Graham Knight taking a break

On a fine evening when conditions were excellent for racing it was a surprise to only get five entries for the TT.  Three Wheelers and two private entries took part and the race saw the first sub-nineteen minute ride in a Wheelers time trial for almost three years with the same rider, Andrew Hastings, having achieved it both times.  Solid rides from Wheelers Yiannis Gopoulos and Peter Walton and disappointment for the third; a moment’s doubt about the route and Claire missed the slip road for the turn and her race was over  -  a big shame but she’ll be back.

Another good turn-out from Wheelers on a NRCC Brickendon TT. A win for Yiannis on a course that he says doesn't suit him and an excellent time from Gary on his first TT.

Lots of excellent times on a sunny June evening with light wins. Well done Yiannis for hanging on to first place in the Wheelers' league competition in the face of a strong challenge from Graeme who registered another PB. PB too for Ian who went below 30 minutes (and comfortably so) for the first time.

Thanks to Graham and Peter for the timing and Lee for the signs.