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Scene Newsletter – May 2016

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LVRC Tour of the Abberleys

A 3 day, 4 stage League of Veteran Racing Club event run annually over the May bank holiday. Neil Dean sucking in air preparing for stage 1, the prologue just 3 miles – but up and down a Newbald as fast as you can!

Three further hilly stages in tough but beautiful countryside. More, page 16.

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Letter from the editor

This is the third monthly Scene and so far no shortage of contributions. Great to get different members emailing in which means we are getting a broad range of articles. This month we have:

In Club Scene minutes from the meeting, thank yous and coming events.

Social Scene has a fascinating report of a cycle holiday in India and a couple of ride adverts.

Racing news covers a BC rider attaining 3rd cat, reports from the EYRRL, success in LVRC racing and a Hull Thursday member representing Great Britain in the European Duathlon Championships.

TT Scene is only a single page but well worth a read (Jim, you must read it )

Muddy Scene is rather neglected

The Odds & Sods has a couple of great Pit Stop recommendations. So, I hope there is something to interest everyone, and send your feedback as it’s nice to know that members are reading it. Thank you to this month’s contributors: Rob Stones, James Bray, Brett Waterhouse, Jan Emptage, Geoff Rawson, Neil Dean, Dave Milson, Jim Trevor, Andy Abbott, Andy Cawley, Lee Coulson and me. Please can you send contributions for June Scene to arrive by June 21st. (The earlier the better).

Amanda Dean, Scene Editor, [email protected]

Letter from ERRYL Organiser: Thanks

Hello to all HTRC members I would like to thank all the members who helped out at the recent East Yorkshire Road Race League event at Sproatley on the 28th April. The first event of the series is always going to be an awkward event to organise as you are unsure who's willing to help , some people may not be bothering with racing events for the year and many have been unseen all winter but plenty of members answered my plea for help and covered all positions. I was unable to provide good weather for the event as it chucked it down with rain and the temperature was low but it may have been a lot more pleasant marshalling than riding, Shaun Nicholson and Ben Warner both braved the racing. So far 15 riders from Hull Thursday RC have entered and taken part in the league which make the largest club group entered in a few years. WELL DONE. I'd like thank those who informed me that they were unavailable, I know most will be busy at forthcoming events. If any members are considering helping at any of the club’s future events all organisers will be pleased with any offers of service. A BIG THANK YOU Andy Abbott, Club member and Organiser of EYRRL (See race reports on pages 13 and 14.)





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Hull Thursday RC – Annual Subscriptions

We are now almost into the 6th month of the year so I assume that last year members who have not paid their subscription no longer wish to be part of the club and will be removed from our distribution list. Anyone who has missed the prompts and wishes to join, get in contact. Neil Dean, Membership Secretary, [email protected]

HTRC Beverley Criterium: Friday 8th July http://www.eastyorkshireclassic.co.uk

Organised by Andy Cawley and Martin Cockerill. If you are able to help out set up the course or with the organising on the night please email: [email protected]

HTRC BIG G: Saturday 9th July – Open for Entries http://big-g-sportive.co.uk Pass the news around that the Sportive is open. At the time of writing we have 185 entries. Please advertise at work, sports centres etc.




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Committee Minutes May 2016

Longcroft School, Beverley, 7.30pm

Committee Meeting on 9th May 2016 Present: Neil Dean, Dave Millson, Richard Guymer, Chris Brown Apologies: Paul Kilvington, John Ulyatt, Mike Kilgour, Andy Cawley, Neil Prendergast,

George Leighton, Mandy Dean

1. Election of Chairman N Dean was elected as Chairperson for the meeting. 2. Apologies See above

3. Minutes from previous meeting and their acceptance Minutes from February’s meeting were agreed as a true record. 4. Matters arising from Previous Minutes

Jim Sampson’s access to HTRC website to put pictures and results mainly from Winter Training sessions. CB will look into and work out the most secure way to do this. Also will sort a username and password to place the pictures onto HTRC flicker account where all our images are kept to keep our website memory restrictions below maximum. 5. Correspondence YCF require two marshals for 21st May on V718 to fulfil our membership obligation. DM has asked current club members who ride YCF events and open TTs as this seem the most fair. Nick Ashdown contacted about HTRC having “Teamapp” an app for mobile phones for club events. Not considered necessary and maybe not suitable for our demographic of members. Humberside Police regarding cycle crime and prevention, details on website and in scene. Chris Bray widow of Eddie Bray has sent DM some old club handbooks. CB to scan and put interesting articles on website. 6. Website CB updated records, calendar and road race images. 7. Treasurer’s Report Current balance still remains healthy. 8. New Members Chris Devaney, Chris Helm, Nigel Denton, Scott Barley, Mark Etherton, Darren Smith and Nicola Moore. 158 members 9. Major Events Equipment Officer – I have purchased some equipment- 2 new magnetic car roof signs £85 each- (one paid for out of the race account) Beverley Town Centre Elite Race Everything on track Road Closure order written up and barriers ordered. Council are fully committed again with £7k sponsorship and all the usual help. Additional support sponsors all on board – bar 1 still to confirm – another £4700 committed. Civics Reception sorted – outside drinking granted again.




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Prize lists finalised – Increased 1st in elites to £1000. Support race has full field, we only have 1 woman entry at the moment. We will be looking for some assistance during the day and on the night. - (what is the Scene time table looking like – for advert for help?) I am offering sponsors a ride in the Big G again and collecting paper entries, - looks likely to be around 12 takers. Will collect and forward entries in one go. Big G 132 entries and 10 for the mini G. PK has sent out emails monthly to previous riders to help promote the event. Bishop Burton booked, risk assessment completed, Scouts booked, event notification is to be sent to ERYC and police. Race Team will be contacted in the next week to form an organising committee as last year, to sort out the finer details. New Lead Organiser required for next year (2017) as PK will be stepping down. 10. Forthcoming/recent events Club TT series is well underway, with good numbers. 2up TTT ran well, thanks Mike Kilgour, helpers and marshals. Newbald RR another success, thanks Neil Prendergast and his helpers.

Neil D vets road race (Vic Sutton) on 29th May, Walkington circuit, marshals etc will be required. Age 40 & 50 races full, 60+ still open 11. Clothing report large stock. No more ordering of any stock at present. 12. Scene Latest Scene out. ND to purchase a colour printer to print 10-12 copies ONLY for members who don’t use email or internet. Approximately 40p-50p a copy. 13. Youth Section No current response from youth riders. RG still happy to take younger riders out but they must show commitment. 14. AOB

ND proposed Andy Carroll as Press Officer, PK was invited to continue as Club President. Rachel Codd and Helen Cleminshaw have details of a disco and photographer for the Club Dinner.

Monday 6th June - Next Meeting Unfortunately there were only four of us at the May meeting and club rules state six is required for a quorum. Therefore even though we discussed club matters none of it was official. We haven't had a committee meeting since February as March was AGM so we could do with a bit more interest. Next meeting is 6th June, please try and come. I know we have other things to do but let’s see if we can get at least six. I'll bring some biscuits! – 7.30pm Longcroft School. Thanks Dave Milson, Club Secretary



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Newcastle to London for MacMillan, 20th August 2016: Lee Coulson

Don’t forget to support Lee in his massive cycle ride to earn money for Macmillans https://www.JustGiving.com/Lee-Coulson646 Thank you in advance Lee Coulson

Humber Bridge Sportive – Sunday 12th June: Andy Cawley Charity event, please advertise www.humberbridgesportive.co.uk

Following the success of the 1st and 2nd HB sportive; 300 riders in 2014 and 550 last year, we are pleased to announce that plans are on track for an even better 3rd event on 12th June, with 200 entries so far this year, over 30% from out of town.

The event is run purely to raise sponsorship for worthwhile charities; for the past two years all money raised has gone to the Echoes foundation almost £13,000 in total.

This year the nominated charity is ‘THE ELLIE PENROSE FUND’ -supporting young people in sport. Ellie was a Hymers student who died suddenly from Meningitis last summer.

We have an exciting new link with "Cycle4Life Challenge" an initiative sponsored by East Yorkshire Public Health with the aim of encouraging both children and adults to take up cycling. Viking FM and the Street Team will be broadcasting live from the event, a series of exciting, free cycling related activities will be available to try at the venue during the day.

EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY ALL ACTIVITIES FREE OF CHARGE!! Get Cycling – KMX Cart. Fast, fun pedal powered go carts for adults and children

Get Cycling – Bike try out. If you've ever fancied trying a Penny Farthing, Tandem, stretched chopper, clown bike, or another type of weird bike this is the one for you!

Get Cycling – Extreme try out. A portable MTB track raised off the ground. A true test of skill, balance and bike control.

Savage Skills – Breath-taking display of stunt skills throughout the day

Bike Track People – Maintaining your momentum is key to mastering this track. With banked corners and humps this track is a real test.

Go Ride Try out – Test your bike handling skills under the supervision of a British Cycling coach

Viking FM – Presenter hosting the event, entertaining the crowds throughout the day.



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Cycling in Rajasthan, India: Jan Emptage

Chris and I try to have an “adventure holiday” once a year and, where possible, to see it on our bikes. Not only do we enjoy the challenge but seeing a third world country on the bike brings you so much closer to the real country you are visiting. We are now retired so when we make these trips we are not tied to two or three weeks, hence our eight week trip to India, which included three weeks cycling in Rajasthan. Without a doubt cycling in Rajasthan is the most fascinating cycling we have ever experienced. It is hard to put into words the feeling we had in the first few days of "what the hell is going on" and I can still remember the adrenalin rush and fear that we initially experienced when we set off on the bikes; I will try and share our experience with you. If you are looking for lots of technical information; forget it, please move on and read something else. Firstly, we realised very quickly that religion is a big part of daily life in India and Hinduism is practised by approximately 80% of the population, who believe that earthly life is cyclical and you are born again and again, the quality of these rebirths being dependent upon your karma (conduct or action) in previous lives. Living a righteous life will enhance your chance of being reborn into a higher caste and better circumstances. Alternatively, if enough bad karma has accumulated rebirth may take animal form. So, just in case it might be you next

time round, all animals are sacred and for Hindus, cows represent fertility and nurturing. So if the cows have stopped producing milk they are left in the towns/villages for everybody to feed them and they become part of the village family. A market trader at the end of the day will leave his surplus food for all the animals to eat, these include oxen, camels, sheep, the odd donkey,

chickens, dogs, monkeys, baboons, goats and in the east of Rajasthan, pigs and piglets. Not forgetting, in the west elephants. So why am I telling you this, because we shared the road with all these animals and we nicknamed them “Noah’s Ark”. The camels were my favourite, I could not help staring at them every time I passed, they were so graceful as they moved, often beautifully decorated pulling an assortment of brightly decorated carts. We have travelled on the bike in Vietnam, China and Burma and Noah’s Ark roaming freely on the road was the biggest difference, there were so many of them.




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Secondly, the only thing to take from the UK Highway Code is that we set off every morning on the same side of the road - forget everything else. When we cycled between the major towns we often cycled on either the National Highway, similar to our motorway with two lanes, and State Highway with one wide lane. There is no lane discipline, in fact the white line was often used as a guide to drive along the centre of. It was not unusual to be travelling down one of these highways and see traffic coming towards you on your side of the road in the outside/fast lane. You also shared, in parts of Rajasthan, these major high ways with Noah's Ark who roamed freely. Avoiding black cows on the motorway at night is very 'hit and miss', if you will excuse the pun. The other rule of the road is that you give way to the largest vehicle, which normally had the largest horn. The cacophony of horns all around you was at first intimidating, as they were all saying “I am bigger than you get out of my way”.

The lorries were huge, colourful, overloaded and often with enormous white tarpaulins on top, which made them look like turbans. How the drivers saw out of their front windscreen is beyond me, as they were decorated with so much bling (including their steering wheel) and their horn was by far the loudest and longest and everything (except the cows and ox) moved out of their way. The 'disco' tractors and trailers were also quite amazing, especially in the north east of Rajasthan. Firstly the front of the tractor and the trailer is decorated like the lorries with so much bling that you wonder how they see out, secondly they had the




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biggest speakers fastened to the front of the tractor blaring out Indian music, which was so loud and distorted you heard them a mile away. We nicknamed them the Essex crowd. The rickshaws, tuk-tuks, scooters/mopeds (often with 5 people on) all beeping their horns as they expertly weave in and out often caught us out, as they came so close and slowed down as they wanted to stare at us.

The first day we cycled we watched in amazement and quickly learnt the Indian highway code - when approaching a roundabout or a T junction do not stop or slow down, if you are turning left or going straight on just carry on as normal, blowing your horn loudly to tell all the small vehicles to get out of your way. If you are turning right at either a roundabout or a T junction just blow your horn and turn into the traffic and everything will move for you, if you are bigger, or you weave around it. Don't worry if when you have turned right you realise it is a dual carriageway, just carry on against the traffic until you can cross over the central reservation. In built up areas we learnt not to leave any space at all between us and whatever was in front, unless it was anything from Noah’s Ark. And then there are the people - the women and young girls in colourful saris, red, yellow, orange, green, all brightly decorated and walking so tall: the men with their brightly coloured turbans and the children in their blue and white uniforms. We went in January which is the Wedding season, apparently the sun moon and stars are at their best for a successful marriage! We saw quite a few wedding processions and they swiftly transformed the dusty street into a mass of colour. The groom was usually on a decorated




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white horse dressed all in red surrounded by family and friends who sing and dance to a lively brass band. And I lost track of the pilgrimage processions we saw. On occasions we saw very dedicated individuals making their pilgrimage by crawling on their belly. So you can see, everything is moving around you – we learnt very quickly to hold our line and let everything else move around us. We also got used to being stared at and in a morning setting off from our hotel we understood how the professional riders must feel in the tour de France (not that we looked anything like them!). We were quickly surrounded by a curious group of people always male, with the ladies watching from a distance, and the children shy at first then cheekily coming forward. If they spoke English we would start chatting to them and we would be asked lots of questions, usually in the following order; where are you cycling to, how far will you cycle, where are you from, how old are you, what is your job, how many children do you have, why are you not in a luxury white Volvo coach like all the other tourists, and the important question, where did you get your bike from? Our bikes were hired in India and were part of the holiday package, they were hybrids with 24 gears - something unseen in either the city or country. The gears fascinated all the children and they would often run and get their worn out bikes, with no gears, often with no pedals, just the spindle and no brakes, and they would set off with us trying to beat us! Also, it was not unusual for traffic to stop and watch us, quite often the driver getting out walking across the road and shaking Chris’s hand and asking him all the same questions. I was completely blanked! We cycled between 35 to 60 miles each day through small rural villages and towns, often on dusty roads watching the way of life, which in the area we were in, usually happened at the side of the road. The small villages in the west near the desert would often be just a handful of tents. We rode camels in the desert and an elephant on our entrance to the Amber Fort through the Sun Gate. We flew kites from roof tops over Jaipur and Ramgarh and we saw a tiger in Ranthambore National Park.




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Rajasthan was hot dusty noisy crowded and in the main scruffy and full of rubbish that Noah's Ark did not eat (plastic and paper etc.). At the end of the day we were ready to escape to the quiet tranquillity of our hotel room, have a drink, get a shower and chill - but in the morning we could not wait to get out there and do it all again! We enjoyed the whole experience and although we have had lots of wonderful cycling holidays and have more planned, I have a feeling Rajasthan will take some beating.



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4th Cat to 3rd Cat: Brett Waterhouse I have only recently joined HTRC however have been riding for a while and after some gruelling training sessions through the winter months I was offered a chance to ride for the team. I snapped this offer up as it had always been something I’d aimed towards many years back when I first rode my road bike. However nothing could quite prepare me for the intensity of the racing particularly as my first race was a closed circuit race around the popular York Sport Circuit in the 2/3/4 Category! Obviously about 5 laps in I was dropped, I was a fool to even contemplate this level of fitness and race ability on my first ever race – lesson learned and I entered the 4th Cat only for my next race in which I got 4th Position and my first top ten, result! A few more road races had passed and I was getting the hang of things and my fitness was improving whilst dropping a bit of extra weight that I was still carrying from winter. After a truly shocking performance at the Ilkley 2 day stage race I was back at York lining up for another 4th Cat race. I knew I had to get 4th or better to get the 12 points I needed to gain my 3rd Category License. Luckily for me the weather was terrible and the field wasn’t as strong as my previous race there so I knew I had a good shot at it. I managed to get in the break of 7 riders and the group ended up working well together to stay away from the main bunch. After a few little digs off the front that were quickly closed down the bell rang for the last lap. The group had reduced to 6 now and I knew I just had to sit tight on the back and then out-sprint the two wheels in front of me to get 4th. As we rounded the final bend I went with the fourth wheel sprint and just managed to take it at the line! Now the hard work begins….




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Road Race League Report. Race 1 Sproatley: Neil Dean

The first event at Sproatley was very cold and very wet. The race was shortened by a lap due to the weather and the lack of daylight and it was the right decision. The sun came out at the finish which only helped to dazzle everyone as it hung just above the horizon. Most HTRC riders were marshalling this event and were generally pleased not to have raced it in those conditions. As you can see – Danny having a thoroughly enjoyable time preparing to start the race.

Well done to Danny Posnett. He managed to get clear of the field and ride a full lap on his own to take the win.

There were many riders out the back of the race, some may have been in the wrong group or the time gaps were not big enough, hopefully that can be adjusted for the next event at Little Weighton.

Danny Posnett enjoying the win in the finish sunshine

Result:

Position Rider Team

1 Danny Posnett Squadra RT 2 Greg Saunderson Wold Top Actif RT 3 Josh Ravn Wold Top Actif RT 4 Alex Dalton Wold Top Actif RT 5 Ben Baugh Wold Top Actif RT 6 Richard Moore Squadra RT 7 Rob Hill Cliff Pratt Racing

8 Richard Vickers VC Beverley 9 Mark Ramage VC Beverley 10 Rich Gibbins Cliff Pratt Racing




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Road Race League Report. Race 2 Little Weighton: Andy Abbott

Thanks to City RC and Cliff Pratt Racing Members for marshalling the event on a bright but windy evening. The turnout to race was good with 58 riders taking part. Each of the four groups had healthy number of riders. Group 1 had a more generous time gap at the start which looked maybe too generous during the early laps of the race. Group 4 applied the pressure from the start and had caught group 3 with in the first two laps, group 3 had been the smallest group. 17 year old Joe Faichney had started the race in group 1 having marshalled the first event waiting for injuries to heal (broken arm then a shoulder) and unsure of his race fitness, found the confidence to ride clear of the group with two laps remaining and managed to gain a large gap which he held to take a solo win. By the time it came to the bunch sprint all groups had merged and a battle for the minor placings took place with all clubs represented.

Results 1 Joe Faichney City RC 2 Alex Dalton Wold Top Actif 3 Dan Posnett Squadra RT 4 Dave Shackleton Wilson Wheels RT 5 Steve Guymer Feather cycles Racing 6 Ben Harmer GS Creazzo 7 Mark Rogers VC Beverley 8 Rod Towart Cliff Pratt Racing 9 Matt Adams Petuaria Rt 10 Paul Campbell Hull Thursday RC

League positions top five: 1st Dan Posnett 18pts 2nd Alex Dalton 16pts 3rd Joe Faichney 10pts 4th Greg Saunderson 9pts 5th Josh Ravn 8pts




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About LVRC Racing http://www.lvrc.org.uk: Mandy Dean

The League of Veteran Racing Cyclists provides racing for cyclists 40 years of age or more;

the League is open to male and female bike racers. If you think you aren't fit enough to race

in your age group you are allowed (encouraged, in fact) to compete in an older age group.

Racing is organised by age: Cat A (40-44yrs), B (45-49yrs) etc. Most events have 3 races with

the ABs, CDs and E+ racing together (but prizes awarded by category). Women race against

men 10 years older. As the events are not allowed to make a profit there are quite a few

prizes awarded. In order to race these events you must pay the annual licence of £20. Most

races cost £10 to enter, a few like the National Championships cost £15. So, compared to BC

racing it is very affordable.

My experience is of a very friendly environment with experienced and safe riders. If you are

thinking of getting back to racing or starting racing, and you are old enough, I very much

recommend you give it a go. And, which is nice, I have never been to a race that does not

have tea and cake at the end.

If you have any questions about LVRC racing contact Neil Dean our LVRC Race Leader.

LVRC National Championships 22nd May 2016: Neil Dean

Neil 10th in the Nationals.

Very pleased with that as I

had been unwell since

Tuesday, only picking up on

Saturday.

It was a brutal course with

two hills of 18% on each of

the five laps.

I was desperately trying to

stay in touch on the climbs

and set a new personal

heart rate record on the

final climb.

I was the last one over the hill to stay in touch leaving me with a group of around 20 for the

uphill sprint finish with one rider 2 minutes up the road. My sprint brought me through to

10th place.



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LVRC Tour of the Abberleys 30th April – 2nd May 2016: Neil Dean

This is a great event for any veterans (over 40s) who can get away for the whole May bank holiday weekend. It’s a lovely area and Mandy reports there are numerous footpaths heading into the countryside for supporters to explore. Mandy and I stayed at the Kidderminster Travelodge, a 20 minute drive from race HQ in Great Witley. We recommend a Travelodge over a nicer hotel as nobody bats an eyelid when you bring your bikes in. However, this time the room was much smaller than we’ve had in the past and only had a shower. How was I going to wash my bike in a shower? It wasn’t easy but it can be done. The receptionist, who knew nothing about the specialist cleaning requirements, advised us to book a triple room next time as they are the same price only bigger and have baths. The HQ is a great community hall with ample parking. All 4 stages start within 100m of race HQ which means that last minute changes can be made before each race. Given the changeable nature of the weather this was very handy. I arrived in the car park early on Saturday to get a decent parking space and enjoy the atmosphere. It was a cold but sunny day at this point. Every piece of team kit I possess was in my bag as, with no intention of washing any clothing over the weekend, it had to cover 4 stages. Stage 1 is a 3 mile TT up and over Woodbury Hill. The climb isn’t steep as it only goes up 50 metres in just under a mile, but I got to know it fairly well after traversing it 12 times (in one direction or the other) over the weekend. I’d intended to bring the turbo for warming up but managed to leave it in Hull, so had to ride on the local roads and hills instead. The stage starts straight up the hill and, although I controlled my effort on the climb, I was in serious distress with half a mile to go on the rolling descent. Managed to hang on for 7min 40 secs, which was 26 secs quicker than the previous year. It still left me in 18th place overall, 6th in my age group, and 40 secs behind the stage winner. After an hour and a half rest, the weather deteriorated and 2 minutes before the start of the second stage (45 miles and not too hilly) the heavens opened and it hailed and rained for 10 minutes. The start was delayed but it meant we set off in really wet conditions and, with no mudguards, it was very messy! A pair of riders took turns attacking until one of them eventually got away with the other marking every attempt to chase. One other rider did eventually get away with the rest of us finishing together. After that stage it looked like the overall race winner had been determined, with the stage winner having a 2 min lead over the second placed rider and 3 min 50 sec over everyone else. With day one finished I was 17th in the race, 6th in my age group, very wet and dirty and wishing we had a bath in our room. Mandy had been driving our car as the support vehicle for this stage and numerous spare wheels were given out following a spate of punctures.




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Day two, stage 3 was a 55 mile 5 lap hilly route, dry throughout, and I stayed strategically near the back of the bunch (see left) as I wanted to save my legs for the following day. However, I moved forward for the climbs to avoid any splits as the field thinned as we shed riders during the stage.

Cramp started to threaten with over a lap to go, and the final climb to the finish was desperate as both quads and left hamstring were cramping. Spinning was the only option and I lost time because of it. Still finished the second day in 15th place and now 5th in my age group. Saw Mandy several times during the stage as she ran round the circuit (with camera), then helped at the finish by voice recording the riders’ numbers as they came in. She has a recording of me complaining bitterly about cramping up.

The Bank Holiday Monday stage was only 35 miles starting with a 15 mile flattish loop towards Worcester followed by two finishing 10 mile laps which included two significant hills, one of a mile and a half and 18% max gradient. My age group was really only split by our prologue times so I was 34 secs off the lead and I was hoping to improve my position. We were off and the Worcester loop proved to be good interval training for 10 miles as attack after attack tried to get away, only easing off as we approached the finishing circuit and everyone mentally prepared themselves for the pain to come. I moved up the bunch so as to not be too far back at the top of the first climb but a number of riders pulled away and I was unable to follow. A small number of us chased hard down




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the other side, hitting over 47mph as we gradually closed the gap, re-joining the front group on the valley road before the second big climb on the circuit. Losing more ground on the climb was followed by chasing downhill but we never did catch that group again. However we did pick up a few stragglers on the second circuit. The finish is at the top of a hill and I buried myself trying to make up a 10 second gap that would have put me into 3rd in my age group. I failed as I only made up 9 seconds.

Mandy was driving the support car again today and thought I would finish in a foul mood as she’d seen my elbow flicking and nobody coming through as we rode along the valley towards the final climb. They did eventually come through and then I sat on for much longer! So overall I finished 14th and 4th in my category. This is the best result in 3 attempts and the first time I’ve picked up an envelope at the end.

It was very pleasant sitting the village hall after the race, eating, drinking and watching the perfectly timed rain hammer down outside. We’ll be back next year for another crack at these hills and hopefully have a room with a bath.

Vic Sutton LVRC Road Race Sunday 29th May 2016: Organiser Neil Dean

Rob Stones 1st G Rider Paul Campbell 5th B rider Mark Robinson 3rd E rider

Lots of good reports for the race despite a problem getting into the HQ at the start of the day (key

holder needs a new alarm clock!). Three HTRC riders and all successful. Hoping for a full write up for

July’s Scene.




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More Hull Thursday LVRC Success at Alford Wheelers RR: Mandy & Neil Dean I had a really good race which is not bad considering I was last. I could have done with eating a banana before the start of the race but was too nervous (I was starving at the end!). My current training was based on time trials (ready for Worlds duathlon) and I did not feel at all prepared. Neil’s race was off and a few minutes later our race was underway. Mark Robinson (riding for Hull Thursday) was in my race so, when I was wondering what to do I headed for his wheel. It is a lovely circuit which winds through fields and small villages, a few miles on a main road and one hill which was not bad but I knew this is where I would struggle. My race was 4.5 laps, 43 miles, 5 climbs of the hill.

The race was strange varying between full on and a real saunter. On the second lap Mark advised me to be near the front for the hill having watched how I slid backwards first time. I arrived at the front and riders were messing around so I just carried on. Being no threat I was left to it and loved passing the finish line (3 laps to go) in the lead with a big grin at the time keepers. After about 5 minutes they gathered me in. On the 4th lap I again found myself on the front as they were going very slow but I found myself stuck! No matter how many times I looked back no one came through for ages. When they did it was rather quick but I managed to slide in and was with them as we climbed the hill with the last lap bell ringing. Unfortunately I slid off the back, only a short distance but no matter how hard I chased they edged away, the group was now working. My a final lap was a time trial, which is how I normally end my races. So last but, this was the longest I had stayed with a race and I had spent some time in the lead . Well done to Mark who finished in 3rd place. Neil: This Withern circuit is between Louth and Skegness in a very quiet part of Lincolnshire. There’s 300 feet of climbing over the 10 mile circuit, with most of that in a 1 mile section before and after the finish line. The race starts near the village hall HQ in Withern with the under 60s doing 5 ½ laps and the over 60s 4 ½ laps. In my race a 3 man break went right at the start with another 3 getting away to join them half a lap later. A very disjointed chase ensued, although at one stage there must have been 12 riding through and off which pulled the break back to within 30 seconds before it all fell apart again. As usual I started the final uphill sprint too far back but made my way past all but 3 riders by the finish line. I knew that there was at least one rider from my age group in the break but it turned out he was the only one to finish ahead of me. I took second in the 55-59 race and with Mark 3rd in the 60-64 race, another good result for HTRC. Also from Hull, Richard Moore (Squadra RT) won the 45-49 race.




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European Duathlon Championship 28-4-2016: James Bray (abridged Mandy Dean)

The full write up is found on James’ blog and is well worth a read. http://jameswbray.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/european-duathlon-championship.html It’s been two weeks since I raced at the European Duathlon Championships in Kalkar, Germany. I placed highly in my warm up duathlon in Durham so was heading to the Europeans full of confidence.

[James drove through UK (collecting mum), France and Belgium arriving late Thursday evening]

We checked in and headed to the restaurant, fortunately they were still serving. After food and a much needed drink we were both shattered. En-route to bed I checked the team notice board to find out the final plans for the weekend, specifically the pre-race brief and the bike course recce. Friday - Breakfast was nice and chilled and it was good to see so many fellow GB athletes. At midday I joined the Team GB bike recce. There were so many athletes on the course the pace was steady so, as we pulled into Wunderland after the first lap me and Matt Turnball decided to do another lap with a few race pace efforts. After lunch I gave my bike a clean, polish and final tweak before heading over to transition to register and rack my bike. We then sat in the hotel bar enjoying a coffee, chatting and making most of the hotel Wi-Fi as I was beginning to get Twitter withdrawal symptoms! 4 pm the team began to assemble outside one of the conference rooms for the pre-race brief after which we made our way out to the front for the scheduled team photos.

The GB standard distance team, can you find me? It's a bit like Where's Wally? 😜

The team then headed into Kalkar for the parade of nations, held in the market square and where

the town mayor with the president of the ETU opened the European Duathlon Championships, then back to the team hotel for the pasta party. Time for us all to commit carbiside! Saturday (race day) - The night before a race I find it hard to sleep as I keep thinking about the race and likewise I also wake up much earlier that my alarm and this was no exception!



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I was in the first wave of Age-Group athletes to go off, starting at 10:30 am, just after all the elite Para athletes. The big issue was the weather forecast, as it was highly changeable I didn't know if I would go for a base layer or not and would I wear gloves? I decided on the warmer option. About 45 minutes to go I headed over to transition to start my final preparations; check tyre pressure, talc my shoes and run though transition before the all-important caffeine gel then warm-up. With 5 minutes to go I headed to the start line. I was able to get a good spot quite close to the front. The MC then started the race build-up, my heart rate started to increase and it was time for me to get my game face on! The klaxon sounded and we were off! The 10 km run was 4 laps of a 2.5 km loop that weaved around the Wunderland grounds, with a stretch along the river before looping back and circling the conference centre (acting as the indoor transition area). We went off like a rocket - but this is the Euro's so what do you expect! I was right in the mix after the first km and was buzzing, then all of a sudden my body was telling me that I'd gone out too fast! What didn't help, was that this coincided with the "out and back" section along the river, into a tough headwind! This section started to string out the field with a front pack of 4 athletes pulling away from everyone else. I really had to dig in now. The next two laps were a real battle, but I continued to hang in there and on the fourth and final lap, started to get back into my groove. I then entered T1, put my helmet on and was out of transition, jumping on to my bike after the mount line. This went super slick and was on to the bike where I hoped to move up the placings. The bike course was also 4 laps but this time of a 10 km loop. The bike course was pure flat with a few 180 degree turns. Just like the run there was a tough section into a headwind, but aside from that the wind was kind with either a side or tail wind. I kept pushing as hard as I could keeping aero to minimize the drag effect from the wind and was slowly beginning to claw back some places. As the laps went by I gained an extra few places and could work out that if there were more laps I would gain a few more, but we were all pretty spread out now. I turned into Wunderland for the final time and started the approach to T2. I bent down, un-Velcro'd my tri-shoes, slipped my feet out and rested them on the top of my shoes ready for the dismount line. I jumped off my bike just before the line and raced into transition for T2 before starting the final 5 km run.

The final run was two laps of the same 2.5 km loop. I exited transition and was quickly into my stride, running well. I was feeling good and pushing hard to move up the field and/or hold off athletes behind me. The best part about the out and back section was that it gave you a good chance to work out where you where, who was in front of you and who was chasing you. As I reached the turnaround I was confident that I wouldn't get caught and there was a slight chance I could gain another place, so this is where I kicked for the finish. I'm guessing the guy in front of me thought the same as I failed to catch him. I crossed the line and was over the moon! I finished 9th in my age-group and 3rd Brit, in a time of 2:05:35. I have a feeling that this performance is good enough for me to gain automatic qualification for next year’s ETU duathlon championships. Over the moon - I couldn't have given any more.



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TT Scene Newsletter – May 2016

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Not the Club 25 Record: Rob Stones (& Mandy Dean)

Although Jim Trevor is awesome with the 25 record in 2016, I have found out that Rob Stones did a 52.49 as a vet in 1986 (when he was 40 years old). Making him the fastest current vet member of HTRC. He rode a standard road bike with toe clips, downtube levers, nothing aero at all – not even the haircut. Though (from Rob) “I was in City RC at the time, for my sins, so it does not count.”

Mrs B Burton OBE was the fastest lady in the event doing a 56.24! Maybe Rob should get a TT bike and see what he can do against the 70+ year olds.

HTRC VEGAN SUFFERS IN THE FROST IN 1ST TT OF MAY: Jim Trevor

Vegan TT specialist was in action again on Sunday 1st May in the Norlond '30' at Tempsford. A dismal performance considering his current form to take 5th place in a 27 man field that saw 6 DNS. Arriving at the HQ at 6am the temperature was 1 degree, with everything frosted over and only got to 3 degrees as the sun started to climb into the sky and Jymmy set off from the start line. Far too cold for such a herbivore. Most other herbivores hibernate in such temperatures! Jymmy’s slowest '30' TT ride ever clocking 1:11:40, only a pip over 25mph. Pretty pathetic. Fingers crossed for warmer weather as the season progresses and the BBAR campaign

starts, an area where Jymmy concentrates his real efforts. VETS '25' TT RECORD SHAVED: Jim Trevor Jymmy Trevor shaved 10 seconds off his own HTRC Vets '25' TT record Saturday 14th May at Etwall recording 53:09. This is the third record breaking TT ride by 'The Hawk' this season, taking the '10' in March, the '25' in April and renewing the '25' in May. It will be interesting to see what happens as we enter into the '50' and '100' season of June, July, August and September, Jymmy's favoured events.



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Muddy Scene Newsletter – May 2016

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Wot no Muddy Scene!



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Odds&Sods Scene Newsletter – May 2016

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Pit Stops: Costello’s Pie Shop Malton & Cycle Heaven York: Geoff Rawson

I'm happy to report two new finds both have proved excellent on food and great coffees. Firstly in Malton Costello's pie shop great homemade pies and quiche not much choice for vegetarians but I guess that's pretty normal for a pie shop. 17 Market place Malton easily spotted near the red phone boxes. Yes I know we're White phone boxes in Hull but out in the sticks they are red. And of course your choice of hills to burn that pie off after lunch. Www.costellosbakery.com for more details. Next the recently opened Cycle Heaven cafe in York, Fulford Road turn right at Hospital Road. Signed posted millennium bridge and it’s poorly signposted itself but it’s second right.

A cycling friendly cafe inside the shop with the usual choices for us bikers. There is even indoor cycle parking although a little limited; big groups can ring to place an order and they will get tables together for you. And a great shop to browse whilst that butty has time to settle. Ridley's, Cannondale, Team Condor, JLT etc. Beware Angie and I visited recently and ended up buying a super cool cruiser bike. Then asked each other how the hell are we going to get it home?

www.cycle-heaven.co.uk for more details.



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