the lewes wanderer no. 258 june 2012

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The Official Monthly Magazine of the Lewes Wanderers Cycling ClubThe Official Monthly Magazine of the Lewes Wanderers Cycling Club

‘Probably the best Cycling Club in the World’‘Probably the best Cycling Club in the World’

Issue 258

June 2012

Editor

Chris [email protected]

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Editorial - Wednesday 13th June 2012Well, I’m still waiting for summer time and the joy I get riding in the warm sunshine with my shades on. Let’s hope it’s just around the corner and the wettest drought conditions on record sail off across Russia or the Atlantic, or anywhere away from East Sussex.

We’ve reached the busy time of year, with the Evening Ten Series at the halfway point and the Lewes Crits occupying the first three Thursday evenings in June. Both events are well covered in this mag, along with some informative & entertaining material from you the membership.

You will see on page 3 that I’m planning to stand down from my various LWCC roles at the end of the year. It’s been a blast and I’m looking forward to doing a bit more cycling and spending a little less time sitting at my decrepit old computer. I hope it doesn’t finally give up the ghost before I complete my final few Wanderer mags! CM

Calendar

Evening Tens - First rider starts: 7:15pmRound 07 - Monday 18th JuneRound 08 - Monday 25th JuneRound 09 - Monday 2nd JulyRound 10 - Monday 9th JulyRound 11 - Monday 16th JulyRound 12 - Monday 23rd July (Athletes Ten)Two-Up Ten - Monday 30th July (Grab a partner)

Evening Hill Climb - Monday 6th AugustPromoter: Mark Winton - 1542 yardsEntries on the lineFirst rider starts at 7:15pmNo HQ - meet at start (road to Firle Beacon)

Sunday Summer Club Runs - Start: 8:30amSunday 17th June - Holywell Tea Chalet, EastbourneSunday 24th June - Summer Tourist TrialSunday 1st July - East Hoathly for the Open 30Sunday 8th July - Llama Farm, Ashdown ForestSunday 15th July - Camellia Botnar, West Grinstead Sunday 22nd July - Stuart Anderson’s, Burgess HillSunday 29th July - De La Warr, Bexhill - Plans might be changed as it’s the Olympic Road Race Sunday 5th August - Stanmer Park, BrightonSunday 12th August - Quaintways, Penshurst

Summer Tourist Trial: A Paul Gibbons production Meet outside Boots in Uckfield at 8:30am. Paul has devised a 61km route with questions on a pub theme. After: (11:00am) tea & cakes at Gibbons Central, Broad Oak. Non competitors are also welcome.

LWCC Circuit of Earwig - Thursday 28th JunePromoter: Adrian Hills - 17.68 milesEntries to Adrian Hills - Entries Close: 19/06Round 7 of our Middlemarkers Competition

LWCC Open 30 miles - Sunday 1st JulyPromoter: Rob Pelham - Entries Close: 19/06Website: www.sites.google.com/site/lwcc30/Round 8 of our Classic League Competition

ESCA & Club 50 miles - Sunday 15th JulyPromoter: Simon Yates - Entries Close: 3/07Round 9 of our Classic League Competition

ESCA & Club 100 miles - Sunday 19th AugustEntries Close: 7/08

Waldron Pub Night Tuesday 19th June & Tuesday 17th July

The Star Inn, Waldron from 8:00pmNew faces always welcomeOn a bike if you can, if not cars are ok!

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Front Cover photos

Top left: The Tandem Kings - Peter & Tom Baker taking out the Evening Ten Tandem Championship and in the process, recording the fastest ride of the night on Wednesday 6th June - Photo: Lawrence Watts - see report & results on page 11 and more tandem pics on page 13

Top right: Record Breaking - Natasha Fuller setting a new female 50 record on the Charlotteville CC 50 miles on Sunday 13th May - Photo: Dave Carlsson of Blinkman Photography - see report & results on page 18

Middle left: Four fine men ready for action - Stuart Kirkham, Peter Morris, Matt Coombs & Michael (white skinsuit) Valks await their start on the Round 4 of our Evening Ten on Monday 28th May - Photo: Sarah Dwyer - Find out how they got on on page 11

Middle right: Bucket Head - Paul Gibbons in an aero hat after his outing with Adrian on the tandem trike. Sadly, the front wheel collapsed ending their excursion - Photos: Lawrence Watts - see page 13 for a pic of the boys in full flight

Bottom: The battle for third - Our own Rob Pelham digs deep and gets third on the first round of our crits on Thursday 7th June. Chris Hough can be seen getting the photo used to make the call - Photo: Lawrence Watts - see page 16 for report, results and more action snaps

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ContentsEditorial & CalendarCM standing down at the end of 2012Archive - Looks at some old press cuttingsEastbourne Cycling Festival - Lawrence WattsYouth Racing - Dan GardnerVelo Vercors 2012 - Peter MorrisEvening Ten Series - First six roundsEvening Ten GalleryWanderers in Road Racing ActionLWCC Criterium Series - Round 1 Time Trial results & reportsFour different Club Run reportsSeaford 100km Challenge Back Page - Every picture tells a story!!

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Ask not what your club can do for youAsk what you can do for your club

Your next two MagazinesThe July-August Summer Special Edition (No. 259) will be posted on, or before Friday 10th August and the PDF version will be available on-line at our club website by Saturday 11th August. There will not be a September edition. The October (No. 260) will go to post on or before Friday 12th October, with the PDF version on-line by Saturday 13th October. There will be a November and December edition of the mag (publication dates will be in the October mag).

Sponsorship RequestThe main reason for not producing a September mag is down to me heading off to Australia for a few weeks and whilst out there I’m taking part in the Sydney Oxfam 100km Trailwalk. I hope you don’t mind me reproducing my brother, Ian’s email request for support in this mag, but it’s all for a good cause and if you would like to make a contribution, I thank you. CM

Hi there, On the 26th & 27th August, with my brother Chris Martin, Michael Hall and Alan McGrouther (aka The Torch), we intend to walk 100km. It is considered to be one of Australia’s roughest endurance event courses, punctuated by only a brief stop every 10-15km to tend the blisters, grab a muesli bar and top-up the drink bottle. It’s called Oxfam Trailwalker.

So why are we doing this? Firstly to prove at a combined age of more than 200 years, we still have what it takes and secondly because I cannot face another year of cooking 2000 sausages at checkpoint three.......... However, most importantly it is about raising money for Oxfam. Their amazing work is centred around providing support to the world’s poorest and most disadvantaged people.

Any donation would be hugely appreciated, and by going to the website you can get a great idea of where the money will go to make a real difference.

Our team is called "Ramble On" as a homage to the activity at hand, a great Led Zeppelin song and Hally's tendency to do just that...........I wonder if he will still be talking after 24 hours. I am also pleased to say that the team is being supported by State Street who is the global sponsor of the Trailwalker events.

Please take a few moments to go to the following:

Ian Martin

LWCC Surrey League Road Race

Wednesday 11th July Start time: 7:00pm Location: Dunsfold (Top Gear tack)Event: Vets race - any vet (over 40) all Cats

Help needed: Contact Peter Morris or Chris Hough if you can help - See page 15 for Chris Hough’s report from our first Dunsfold promotion on Wednesday 30th May.

Next LWCC Committee MeetingTuesday 18th September - 8:00pm

You can view the Minutes from the last meeting (Tuesday 29th May) at the Club Info page on our website. You can also download all previous Agendas and Minutes going back to 2009.

I’m standing down at the end of 2012After a lot of thought, contemplation and some serious sole searching, I informed the Committee (29/05) that I will be standing down from my various LWCC duties at the end of the year. By giving notice, I hope this enables a smooth succession plan to be put in place, allowing the club to continue the progress and success that we have enjoyed over the last few years. I have loved my role in the Wanderers and take a huge amount of pride and satisfaction being a cog in something so good and vibrant.

Reason: I have been unemployed now since 31/03/11 and have not been addressing this with any urgency or passion, I think it’s called denial! I am living on my limited capitol and this is not sustainable. With my numerous roles for LWCC, I have built a little world that allows me to immerse myself in Wanderers stuff and thus avoid the more brutal realities of my situation. I have also noted that I do a lot less riding than I used to, as my ten times testify.

Chairman: I will chair the AGM in Jan 2013 and we will look to elect a new Chairman to take the club forward. I will expand on my work as Chairman in the next mag.

Website: I built the first website for the club in 1998 and have developed and maintained it ever since. In 1998 my HTML skills were current; sadly I have not expanded my skills, so I still work in basic HTML code and use the odd bit of JAVA script. Modern websites are built on sophisticated, user friendly editors, and not in simple code. It’s a big website with lots of data and areas of archive. It would be an ideal project for someone with up-to-date web skills, who could take the data from the current website and build a new cutting edge one with more functionality.

Magazine: By the end of 2012 I will have produced the club mag for seven years. This is my 69th edition and in that time I have produced 1288 pages with 57 pull-outs.

I would like to see someone (or a small team) take it forward with their slant and style. My version has plenty of indulgence (vain attempts at being entertaining, using my daft humour etc), but also focuses on giving members all the key results and info. CM

Club Barbecue - @ Adrian & Jill's placeSaturday 4th August from 4:[email protected] - 01323 841999

Bramber, Hempstead Lane, Hailsham, BN27 3PR

Please contact Adrian so that he has an idea of numbers.

Burgers, sausages etc will be provided including salad as well as Coffee and tea. Please bring your own alcoholic drink. Let's all hope for sunny weather - however, our conservatory has seated 20 CTC before and the summer house can take more should the weather be unkind. See Forum for more, there might be a ride out before. AH

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http://trailwalker.oxfam.org.au/sydney/teams/team/?team_id=12516

Don’t look back in anger!Don’t look back in anger!

Right: You can read about Nick Dwyer’s second place in this year’s Norwood Paragon 25 on page 18. The event start sheet listed the

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Archive looks back at some old press cuttings Archive looks back at some old press cuttings

Below: Kent & Sussex Courier - 12/06/87 - Paul Gibbons A teenager, so young, I wonder what happened to him?

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Eastbourne Cycling Festival - 19th & 20th May - by Lawrence Watts

I had not been aware of the Eastbourne Cycling Festival in previous years, so when I saw it advertised on a flyer picked up at Rob’s Giant Shoreham Showdown back in January I wrote the date down in my diary. My plan was to ride the included sportive event, however my growing awareness of the exaggerated entry costs of sportives led me to adopt a more leisurely approach to the event, simply “pootling around” on my Tommasini and taking in the general ambiance.

The main enclosure was within the lawn area just next to the Wishtower Café and was host to ten or more separate stands/exhibitors. Of note was the Eastbourne Rovers’ tent with its Rollapalluza bikes in a power-wattage challenge. Further along were the sartorially-elegant folk of the Bexhill Classic Cycle Group (www.classiccyclegroup.co.uk - who are linked to the Bexhill Museum). One bicycle in particular grabbed my attention: a Sheldon Brown with its distinctive cantilever frame. I later did a few laps of the criterium circuit with them, during a designated bicycle parade where riders as young as three could show off their bikes in motion.

I watched two shin-padded guys doing their stunt-jumping, rock-hopping, step-climbing thang on very bouncy-tyred mountain bikes but was soon distracted by the gleaming impressiveness of the Enigma Bikes stand. Their bikes and frames are an undeniably beautiful sight to behold. Then again, most bikes are in my opinion. Mine drew quite a few admiring comments and gave me the opportunity to chat to a few random others. A nice couple from Ashford, seeing my wanderers jersey asked me to pass on their best wishes to Adrian Hills (his cycling-related influence clearly knows no bounds).

The last of the 2011 Winners finally get their medals

And so to the main showpiece event of the day - the 2nd & 3rd category (I think) criterium race. The spectators were numerous around the 750 metre, four-cornered circuit. Even riding relatively slowly around the course, earlier on, had proved that the circuit was quite technical at one or two points, but only one rider managed to hit the deck and leave a trace of his precious DNA on the tarmac. Everyone else stayed upright, with the field quickly splitting into three or four distinct bunches. It was only in the last 15 minutes, or so, of the hour-long race that the winning breakaway developed. A small group of nine riders had gained a significant gap over the rest of the field, and one rider in particular was regularly managing to get a lead on the other eight. When it came to the final lap though, it was another rider who was victorious in the sprint. He did not appear to be the most powerful rider, build-wise, but I had noticed during the race that his riding-style was very smooth and efficient and this had clearly paid off when it counted most.

All in all, then, a very pleasant day out, blessed by good weather and equally good people. LW

I did a bit of on-line research, but it looks like Dan Gardner (see next page) was the only Wanderers taking part in this year’s Eastbourne Cycling Festival.

CM

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John Mankelow Jamie Lowden Stuart KirkhamAndy Comben

Youth Racing - Dan GardnerAfter a few murmurs on the Forum and a phone call from Peter Burbery, asking who this young Wanderer was, monstering the track at Hove & Preston Park, I thought it was time to get a report from the said young man. Ignoring the fact that he was in the middle of his GCSE exams, I requested and chased for an article and photos. Thanks Dan and I do hope the exams went to plan. CM

Sussex Track LeagueWeek 1 - Five Wednesdays of rain caused a delayed start to this year’s Track League. The 16th of May finally brought a sunny evening, producing a big turn out of riders. There was quite a buzz as the senior scratch got under way. It was my first track race, so I started at the back of the pack for the u16/14 four-lap scratch. Being the 'unknown Lewes rider' (quoted from the commentator), I had no pressure to do any work because no one knew who I was. So I made my way through the bunch sitting on an Eastbourne rider's wheel, who led me out perfectly. I jumped with about 200m to go and took the win.

The 'devil', 'win+out' and 'dash' all took roughly the same format for me later on that night. However as the commentator learned my name, I spent more time on the front; making the occasional attack.

Always listen to Nick

Week 2 - Scratch championship week meant double the distance (8 laps) and double league points. With the Dwyers out to watch and Pete Burbery plus his mates giving support from the stand, the outcome was inevitable. I fluffed it. What was frankly a boring race, was led out by Mark of VC jubilee on the bell lap. A strong effort by him left me just sitting in his wheel for most of the lap. Maybe I didn't have the legs, maybe it was just pure laziness, I'll never know. But I left the attack way too late, getting out the saddle to go round him on the final bend. The result was a photo finish and the commissaire later went home to check the video, which concluded that Mark had held me off to secure the win.

The 1 lap handicap race was also one of my less memorable races. I hadn't clipped in properly, so my leg came flying out as I was pushed off. Looking up to see some of my competitors, who had started 30 meters ahead, already half way round the track, I DNF'ed.

For the last race, I wanted to go out and smash it; the last two races had put me in an 'all out' mood. The block handicap meant the under 14's started half a lap ahead and us under 16’s had 4 laps to catch them. We worked

well and I put in some big efforts at the front. Catching them with 1 lap to go was a relief until I realised one of the under 14's was off the front. I went full out and passed him on the final bend to win, rounding off the evening nicely!

Week 3 - Once again the opening scratch race caused problems for me. I led out with one lap to go and obviously lost speed as a PPYCC rider powered past me. I hung on for second though.

The dash, devil and handicap races went perfectly, crossing the line first in such quick aggressive races gave me a real kick. My highlight of the evening was the 1 lap handicap race where I started last and one by one caught the riders to just clinch the victory off the rider on a 45metre start.

It's great to see the Lewes colours of Pete B down at Preston Park! The thrill of track racing has got me hooked, it's a real contrast to TT's. Also there is a real good vibe amongst the riders and spectators, a perfect way to unwind after a day of exams!

Hove Park4th May - After the first few laps I concluded the course suited me well, with a nice ramping hill to the finish. So I hit the front for a few turns and found me and two other lads had gained a gap. We worked well together, establishing a big enough gap to start getting tactical at the end. On the second last lap I attacked at the foot of the hill and rode away to take the win.

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1st June - A small field of only four under 16's entered this month’s race. Therefore, it was very 'cat and mouse' like. We were down to three riders quite soon. I put in quite a few attacks half heartedly, upping the pace, but then we would come to a grinding halt as riders refused to do any work at the front. It got so slow that the under 14's started overtaking us, and then we would take them as someone attacked. Anyway, it got to the bell lap and we blasted round at a blistering speed of about 15mph. It was like a track sprint on the last hill. I clunked up the gears and sprinted full out to make a small gap and take the win again.

20th May - A very technical short circuit was set out at the seafront during the Eastbourne Cycling Festival. Every lap there was a challenging 180-degree turn like the one on the Champs élysées but a lot tighter. Five others and me quickly formed a breakaway group. Well I say breakaway, but in reality the field just split in two. We worked together and stretched the gap, eventually lapping the other group.

My new 'chilli compound' tyres, recommended by Mr. Winton, held me up well over the sharp bends. As we approached the line for the lap last lap I was sitting in second, behind the eventual winner. And BAM…. my calf had obviously had enough and decided to cramp. So as they rung the bell, I rolled over the line shaking my leg like a lunatic. I still finished in front of group B to claim 6th spot. I can put this down to forgetting the rollers and my legs not being used to the constant change of speed during the cornering. Both things that I can work on, so it's a learning experience! Interval training and planning….That rings a bell, should've listened Nick! DG

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Dan getsCramp

South East Regional Youth Circuit Championship

Victory

Members of the club headed off to France for the third consecutive edition the Velo Vercors odyssey. You can read about the two previous trips in the following mags:

2010 Part 1 - No. 242 October 2010 - Pages 6-102010 Part 2 - No. 243 November 2010 - Pages 16-182011 - No. 249 Summer Special - Pages 28-42 (epic)

Saturday: Again meeting at Stupid o'clock outside Rob's gaff, we loaded the vans, this year’s crew who were driving down: Rob ‘Power’ Pelham, Micky 'Sasquash' T, Charlie 'Marmotte Hater' Midgley, Stevie G (G for Gaston), John 'Col de la Machine' Miller, Charlie 'Secret Climber' Middleton and Myself. Rob was driving the van with me riding shotgun, and the rest were in Bigfoot's tank AKA Micky T's Nissan Patrol.

After 10 minutes of driving, Rob turns to me and says "You’ve got your passport, haven't you?" "Er, no" would be the answer. So a swift call to Alice, who'd already got up at the crack of dawn to deliver me to Rob's house, and she was on her way again to meet up with us in Hastings with my Passport. She must love me.

The rest of the crew in the Tank went and got on the first train whilst Rob and I played catch up.

We all arrived safely and enjoyed a great first nights dinner with Rog, Teresa and guests. Which incidentally went up to 30 euros this year, I think we drank more than our 20 euros each in wine last year, so amendments needed to be made! ;o)

Dom, Stu Papworth (Horsham CC), Frosty and Mark Paton flew down and met us there.

Our first night there and the heavy rain made a leak in the roof of our gite, woken in the night by a drip on the head, the first thing that my half asleep, drunken mind would think to do is position a mug from my bedside table on my pillow to catch the drips... Rob's idea of moving the bed in the morning was a master brainwave!

Sunday: First ride out in beautiful sunshine, unfortunately we knew rain was on its way by mid afternoon, but we made the most of it. Last year we missed the Col de Rousset which looked amazing from the viewing point at the top, we just never climbed it. So this year we were straight to it! I blazed up it, Rob was first loser (had to get that in mate ;o} ), followed by everybody else trickling in.

Charlie gave us an unhealthy looking smile at the top before showing his lunch into the wind over the barrier. We stopped at the restaurant at the top to fill up, or refill if you're Charlie, then got going. Roger had said it was 30 km back to camp with 6 km of climbing, which of course was the perfect combination of ascent and descent. The weather would have its way and we soon became victims of the mountains moody climate. Descending in the rain was cold and dodgy; it was every man

for himself. To make things a tad worse I punctured, luckily Rob stopped to assist. With our heads down sorting the problem out, we hadn't realised a mist had set in until it was time to go. Misty and wet we slowly made our way back to the gite to warm up and recover, banking 83 miles, it had been an awesome ride which I'd fully enjoyed.

Monday: It rained consistently, staying low and out of the mountains way, we stacked up 58 miles. It dried up near the end and we got some good chain gang practice in. Unfortunately we lost Charlie that day, like a homing pigeon he made his way back solo. He went off the front to avoid wheel spray from everybody else, a little too far off the front. Back and into town for a drink. A little later the 'flyers' went into town to the same bar to experience a bar fight, which was quite exciting, women and everything apparently!

Tuesday: It was a funny day. Dom, Stu, Micky, John, Midge and Charlie went to climb Mont Ventoux because the weather looked better down there but were apparently caught out at the top like on Sunday with heavy wind and rain. The rest of us hung around the gites waiting for the rain to stop, before venturing out for a 40 mile ride in the peeing rain. Not very eventful.

Wednesday: This would be a very un-restful rest day before we attempted the Marmotte route on Thursday. A semi-pro wanted to come and play with us and we had agreed to break him, as is the way of the world. This fine plan didn't go well as I followed him up the first climb of the day, we chatted on the way up, him in French, me in English, comms were crap to be fair, I asked if he liked

time trials, he said no, that's as much as was understood,

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everything else was lost in translation....He upped the tempo as we neared the top and I let him go - partly because I didn't wanna wreck myself for the Marmotte the next day (that's right peeps, I don't take defeat easily!) Hanging about at the top he decided to leave us to it as it was getting cold, so that was us breaking the semi-pro.... splendid work gentlemen. A fine Roger led ride, after a John Miller puncture which involved two spare inner tubes and a tyre, not to mention me losing my saddle bag which had my iPhone in. We stopped for lunch, a bizarre place with no menu, you either ate what was put in front of you, or you didn't. The group then split, Rog, Rob, Charlie, John, Dom & myself pushed on whilst the rest enjoyed a long scenic downhill back to camp. Almost 70 in total.

Thursday: Today would be one of the finest days. Our planning may have been a little off as the Galibier and the Glandon were ferme, which kinda messed up our ideas of running the Marmotte route. Didn't mess Charlie Midgley's ideas of running over a Marmotte though! When we reached the top of the first Col (Croix Col de Fer), which was a bastard! We all gathered and waited to regroup, the view was amazing, sunshine, it was hot, there was snow everywhere, it was an awesome moment. Only enhanced by Midge reaching the summit with news that he'd ran over a Marmotte!! Great news! In its attempt to get out of harms way it scarpered across the road hitting Neil's peddle, unclipping him and then squealing as it passed under his back wheel almost tipping him off the bike. They're pretty big close up apparently.

At the peak we separated, some wanted to go back to Oison where we parked and climb Alp D'Huez, and some wanted to descend and then ascend the other side of the Col de Fer. This would prove a long strenuous task. Stu, Charlie, Rob and myself made the savage downhill into the next town, which in turn would be a savage uphill. 2½ hours of uphill in fact. And in extreme heat of around 30° in the sun. At the top we regrouped and then enjoyed the awesome downhill back to Oison where we'd regroup with many of the others to do the Alp together. Both John and myself bonked on the Alp at the end of the Marmotte route last year, so we wanted to knock it on the head this year. And with Frosty, Neil and Rob in Micky's tank, we were cheered up Alp D'Huez. John Miller reaching the village at the top first, followed by myself, Charlie, Micky T and Stu. After a drink at the top we enjoyed a hot, fast, intense descent. I loved it, with the tyres sticking to the road like dog mess to a tartan picnic blanket, I brought the bike

down low for every switch back, one of the highlights of the holiday for me. After 8 hours 10 mins of riding and being out for 11 hours and 20 mins we climbed into the van/tank and made our way back. I clocked 105 miles.

Friday: The final day, and with plenty of sunshine and heat, we went out for a recovery ride. We climbed up the valley from the gite, which was a savage climb - we stopped to admire the view we'd missed through bad weather earlier in the week. It was breathtaking. Finding a place to eat, having a wind down, enjoying each others company, it was a really nice ride. We loved the brilliant descent back to the gites one last time, Micky T learning the roads through the week made the most of it and was a joy to follow alongside Midge. 40 miles that day. We spent the remainder of the day packing and preparing a goodbye BBQ which we ended up enjoying with our hosts in the evening in the grange as a thunderstorm beat down overhead. It was a really nice evening.

Another fantastic holiday, a big thanks to all involved :o) PM

LWCC Evening Ten Series - The first six rounds

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Evening Ten - Round 1Tuesday 8th May

Pos Name Time1st Jamie Lowden 21:522nd Tom Glandfield 22:133rd Mark Frost 22:234th Duncan Fuller 22:245th Peter Morris 22:296th Dominic Lowden 23:107th Dan Gardner (J) 23:188th Mark Paton 23:239th Neil Midgley 23:27

10th Colin Harris 24:0111th Sam Ramsey 24:0612th Stuart Kirkham 24:1013th Mike Hannay 24:1114th Alan Lloyd 24:3415th Rob Rollings 24:3516th Michael Valks 24:3817th Peter Baker 24:5018th Charlie Middleton 25:3019th Chris Martin 25:3820th Andy Denyer 26:2821st Micky Turner 26:3222nd Doug Gardner 27:1223rd Hugh Procter 27:2024th David Beale 27:4225th Paul Hanratty 28:1426th Simon Yates 29:16* Bob Coleman 27:41

DNS Natasha Fuller (L)Course: G10/87 - * = 2nd Claim

Rd. 1 - A big thanks to the following Promoter & Signing On: Adrian HillsPusher Off : Ian McGuckinStart Timekeeper: Laurie LeaneyFinish Timekeeper: Richard MeedStart Marshal: Ashley LeaneyBoship Marshall: Tony GaleCatering: Stuart AndersonCatering: John GallsworthyPhotos at Boship: Lawrence Watts

After what seems like weeks of horrid weather, we had a break, with a dry, overcast, still(ish) night, which for me was also warm enough to leave the arm & leg warmers in the car for the first time this year.

Jamie Lowden, over from his French base, stormed round for first place ahead of a close battle in the 22s, which promises well for the rest of the series. Pete Morris suffered his first defeat in a Wanderers event of the year, sliding down to an ignominious sixth place, can he fight back?

Dan Gardner took another big step forward with an impressive PB ride. Sam Ramsey was another happy Wanderer with his PB on the course.

Evening Ten - Round 2Monday 14th May

Pos Name Time1st Dominic Lowden 23:372nd Sam Ramsey 23:563rd Alan Lloyd 25:074th Chris Martin 25:435th Tom Benjamin 25:556th Andy Denyer 26:207th Steve Gaston 26:288th Hugh Procter 27:359th Simon Yates 28:48

Course: G10/87

Rd. 2 - A big thanks to the following Promoter & Signing On: Adrian HillsPusher Off : Ian McGuckinStart Timekeeper: Laurie LeaneyFinish Timekeeper: Richard MeedBoship Marshall: Bob CombenCatering: Adrian HillsPhotos: Lawrence Watts

A gloomy and wet night meant our smallest field in a club TT for some years. Dom maintained the Lowden family’s 100% win record in this year’s Ten series with a strong ride in the challenging conditions.

Of the heroic nine who took part, Sam Ramsey had the biggest smile after completing a PB Ten and his first 25+ mph ride.

After a good soaking, we reconvened in the HQ for some tea & biscuits, including Jaffa Cakes. Special thanks to Adrian who was on a multi-tasking duties.

Evening Ten - Round 3Monday 21st May

Pos Name Time1st Stuart Kirkham 23:222nd Rob Rollings 23:263rd Sam Ramsey 23:484th Dan Gardner (J) 23:575th Mike Hannay 23:586th Peter Baker 24:287th Alan Lloyd 24:378th Tom Benjamin 24:459th Chris Martin 25:14

10th Andy Denyer 25:5911th Hugh Procter 26:4112th Shane Duncan 26:4813th Paul Hanratty 27:0114th Doug Gardner 27:4715th Simon Yates 27:5716th Martin Komen 28:0017th David Beale 28:1418th Stuart Anderson 29:1019th Adrian Hills 32:59* Bob Coleman 27:56PTT - Riders from other clubs

Jason LeGoff - In-Gear 23:06John Cordner - ERCC 23:28Max Norrel - Giant 25:00Tim Miles - Hastings 27:33

Course: G10/87 - * = 2nd Claim

Rd. 3 - A big thanks to the followingPromoter & Signing On: Adrian HillsPusher Off : Ian McGuckinStart Timekeeper: Bob CombenFinish Timekeeper: Su BalcombeTimekeeper’s assistant: Richard MeedBoship Marshall: No oneCatering: John GallsworthyPhotos: Lawrence Watts

It must have been a good night, as I went a little faster than my previous two outings and Sam Ramsey continued on his PB journey. I did suggest to Sam, that by round 12 it’ll be quite tough to maintain the week-on-week improvement. Now, what was the name of that Russian Pole Vaulter who broke the world record at every event by a smidgen, as there was a big payout for achieving a new world record? O yes, (thanks Google) it was Sergey Bubka, who broke the world record on 17 occasions - even Nick can’t equal that! I wonder if Sam is getting financially rewarded for his endeavours.

With quite a few of the fastmen enjoying Velo Vercors (see page 8) it was left to Stuart K to take victory just ahead of Rob R. Stuart has been working hard with his (not-blunt) coach (other coaches are available) and avoiding old deers (see page 21).

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Right: Sam Ramsey (Rd. 2) set a PB on each of the first four rounds. Sam PB Ramsey

Evening Ten - Round 4Monday 28th May

Pos Name Time1st Nick Dwyer 20:122nd Mark Frost 22:003rd Pete Morris 22:034th Tom Glandfield 22:165th James Ryan 22:436th Tristan Vouilloz 22:447th Matt Coombs 22:55

=8th Sam Ramsey 23:16=8th Michael Valks 23:1610th Rob Rollings 23:2611th Colin Harris 23:2712th Dan Gardner (J) 23:3013th Stuart Kirkham 23:3814th Neil Midgley 23:4315th Peter Baker 24:3516th Simon Vouilloz 24:4117th Alan Lloyd 25:1618th Chris Martin 25:2419th Natasha Fuller (L) 25:3920th Will Herbert 25:4621st Shane Duncan 26:2522nd Oskar Vouilloz (J) 26:4423rd Ian Glen 26:5024th Doug Gardner 26:5725th Paul Hanratty 27:1026th Simon Yates 28:1327th Stuart Anderson 28:2028th Adrian Hills 31:05

PTT - Riders from other clubsConnal Yates - In-Gear 20:07Dave Pollard - In-Gear 21:39Sean Yates - In-Gear 22:38Tim Miles - Hastings 26:57Jaro Bubers - Enigma 27:07

Course: G10/87

Rd. 4 - A big thanks to the following Promoter & Signing On: Adrian HillsPusher Off : Ian McGuckinStart Timekeeper: Laurie LeaneyFinish Timekeeper: Richard MeedBoship: Ian Landless & Bob CombenCatering: Anne Locke & Duncan FullerPhotos: Sarah Dwyer

2012 New Club Record No. 3It was a hot night and the fast men turned up en masse from their training caves. Nick reported before the event on his recent run of second places and then finished second to Sean’s little bruv, but in the process he did break his club record for best time on our ten course, lowering it by 16 secs. Rd. 5 - A big thanks to the followingPromoter & Signing On: Adrian HillsPusher Off : Ian McGuckinStart Timekeeper: Laurie LeaneyFinish Timekeeper: Jane LadeStart Marshal: Ashley LeaneyBoship: Tony GaleCatering: Richard Meed & 2 x Leaney

Evening Ten - Round 5Wednesday 6th June

Pos Name Time1st Rob Pelham 21:372nd Mark Frost 22:373rd Mark Paton 23:354th Sam Ramsey 24:095th Alan Lloyd 24:536th Chris Martin 25:167th John Mankelow 26:248th Doug Gardner 27:599th Martin Komen 28:34

10th Simon Yates 29:0411th Horry Hemsley 33:36

DNS Hugh ProcterCome and Try It

Keith Walker 41:19Tandem Ten

1st Peter & Tom Baker 21:32

2nd Micky Turner & Neil Midgley 23:58

3rd Tom & Miles Benjamin 27:08

Adrian Hills & Paul Gibbons DNF

Course: G10/87

It’s just like F1, a different winner every round. A wet & windy day didn’t bode well for a big field or fast times. Fortunately, the rain kept away, although the roads were quite wet and my front wheel danced its own little jig as the cross-winds buffeted it.

The main event of the night was a four-way battle for king of the tandems. As might be expected, Peter & Tom took a dominant win with the added bonus of fastest ride overall

Tandem virgins, Micky & Charlie, borrowed a splendid Flying Gate tandem with excellent lug work from Adrian. The lads enjoyed their inaugural outing and were chuffed to get under 24 minutes. They reported on being caught by Team Baker for one minute at Boship and that Peter nearly overcooked it and just avoided an encounter with the undergrowth!

Father & son team Benjamin took the bronze medal, 20 seconds slower than their previous ride in 2011.

Highlight (for me) of the night was Adrian & Paul on the mighty tandem trike (see page 13). After a phone call from me, they had matching (current) kit and Paul appeared (for the first time ever) in an aero hat (borrowed from Adrian). Aero hat in name only, it looked more like a bucket! After a good start their front wheel exploded on the way out, bringing a sad and premature end to their eclectic sojourn. See photos on front cover.

Evening Ten - Round 6Monday 11th June

Pos Name Time1st Rob Pelham 22:122nd Tom Glandfield 22:213rd Jamie Lowden (F) 22:254th Dominic Lowden 23:565th Dan Gardner (J) (F) 24:036th Sam Ramsey 24:107th Andy Denyer 24:438th Paul Gibbons (F) 24:459th Chris Martin 25:21

10th Neil Midgley (F) 25:3511th Tom Benjamin 25:4912th Oliver Tuckley 25:5913th Stephen Gaston 26:1714th Micky Turner (F) 26:3415th Hugh Procter (F) 27:1816th Paul Hanratty 27:3617th Doug Gardner 28:5518th Simon Yates (F) 29:2019th Adrian Hills (F) 32:5520th Horry Hemsley 33:39

Fixed Ten1st Jamie Lowden (F) 22:252nd Dan Gardner (J) (F) 24:033rd Paul Gibbons (F) 24:454th Neil Midgley (F) 25:355th Micky Turner (F) 26:346th Hugh Procter (F) 27:187th Simon Yates (F) 29:208th Adrian Hills (F) 32:55PTT - Riders from other clubs

John Cordner - ERCC 22:51Kevin Burton - ERCC 26:10

Come and Try ItKeith Walker 42:04

Course: G10/87

Rd. 6 - A big thanks to the following Promoter & Signing On: Adrian HillsPusher Off : Ian McGuckinStart Timekeeper: Bob CombenFinish Timekeeper: Jane LadeBoship: Tony GaleCatering: Paul Hanratty & Tom Glandfield

Rob P ruined my F1 analogy by taking his second win of the series and back at a damp HQ he was relieved to have finished ahead of those with one gear. As has become the norm, the field was probably restricted due to yet another grim old day of rain & wind, but we did get eight in the battle for fixed supremacy.

LWCC’s answer to Rafa Nadal, Oliver T has dominated this event for the last seven years, but informed me that he’d sold his fixed and was on gears. So, a new champion was needed. A little bird had said that the Flyer was coming out, but like Mr Lloyd they were both DNS (did not show) - probably back at home in their oxygen tents watching England - France.

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Photos: Lawrence Watts

Evening Ten Series Gallery - Photos: Lawrence Watts Rounds 1, 2, 3 & 5

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We are spoilt for choice, with photos from the first five rounds. The top three are the winners of the first three rounds.

Continued from page 11 - In the end Jamie took a strong victory, with mentions in dispatches for Dan & PG for completing the podium. First timers, Midge & Micky said they’d be back for more and Ollie handed over the single cog trophy to Jamie.

Considering the weather, we’ve had a good first half to the series, but let’s hope for some proper summer and bigger fields for part two. And where are all our female riders? To date, Natasha has done one ride and that’s it from the ladies - Come on girls.

1st on Rd. 3 - Stuart Kirkham

1st on Rd. 2Dominic Lowden

1st on Rd. 1Jamie Lowden

Colin Harris

Hugh Procter

Horry HemsleyMark Paton

Rob Rollings

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Above: Nick Dwyer sets out on another record breaking Ten (Rd. 4) See page 10 for results & reports - See the front cover for the top tandem

2nd - Micky Turner & Neil Midgley3rd - Tom & Miles BenjaminDNF - Adrian Hills & Paul Gibbons

Below: After a seven year reign, Oliver Tuckley hands over the single cog trophy to Jamie Lowden, the new king of fixed - Photo: RP

Rob Pelham fastest on Round 5 & 6

Photo: Sarah Dwyer

Surrey League - Bayeux CT - Barcombe

Cat 2/3 - 60 miles - Saturday 12th May - We had our dynamic duo of Jamie Lowden & Pete Morris in action, whilst Rob Pelham provided the photos. A little bird told me over tea at Bodiam that he thought Pete did too much work for others sitting on the front and towing the bunch along, and that he might benefit from some different tactics

1st Harold Evans VO2 Development Team - Cat 2 - 2:25:0020th Jamie Lowden - Cat 2 26th Peter Morris - Cat 3 34 Classified finishers

Peter Morris reports (taken from the Forum) - Well that was interesting. Cramps and groin injury aside it was a bit frustrating...

From the off we'd agreed no break until at least halfway, unless Conall Yates goes,knowing he'd do most of the work. First few laps we kept near the front, onone of the early primesI went off the front a bit,which crippled me a bit and I ended up at the back quite quickly as I recovered. Probably didn'tactually need that much of a recovery but with most of the race left I wasparanoid I'd run out of puff. At the back was theworst place to be for any recovery. People kept losing the back of the peloton and I took it uponmyself to drag their ass's back on, on quite a few occasions, which killed. Deciding that this was a bad idea I pulled myself to the front... Slowly - I could see stuff going on at the front with Conall, but by the time I'd got there he was away with a group of about seven.

J and I were trying to get some organisation together about 2 laps later, but some people's idea of organising a 'push' were a lot different to ours. One guy wouldn't let me in the line near the front at one point and suggested I do my turn by overtaking the four guys in front and doing my stint!? Why the 'peeling off' method couldn't be used I'm not sure!? Lack of experience I guess. Mike Coyle then came alongside and told us that they were away and we were wasting ourselves pulling the peloton along. We made a deal, he suggested that we should get away on the hill after the prime. I asked if he'd have one of his Mitre chums let us go, he replied 'they'll do it if I f***ing tell 'em too'. The time came, J and Coyle were off like whippets and I couldn't drag myself up the hill in time. I decided to let them go and sit on the front but this was short lived as a few people gave chase.

Eventually Coyle got off the front with somebody else with a lap to go and then Josh Lawless went on his own up the prime which was impressive. With a lap to go we sat in and crossed the line in the peloton.

I'm pretty sure J got in a break for a while but it was only about 10 secs ahead and wasn't very organised, all this was going on whilst I was working my way up the pack.

Very impressive riding by Jamie who is extremely strong at the mo, it's a bit annoying watching you disappear up the hills whilst I struggle!! I've been doing it for a while so I guess it's my turn! PM

Jamie Lowden’s account (also taken from the Forum) - Found it OK today but just a bit frustrating:

From the start four guys got away (I think) and opened a biggish gap. It almost came back together on the second lap (I think they were at 10seconds) before Conall and a couple of others jumped across. I felt it was too early and

that they would exhaust themselves, so sat in for a bit as a couple of other teams held it in check. I think the gap opened to about a minute before we basically brought them back with big turns from the LWCC and Mitre boys. Again, they got to less than 10 seconds but no one was willing to do the work to finish it off and they got away again.

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Jamie’s away

With three laps to go Mike Coyle suggested we try something just as a laugh really because the break had about two minutes, so I started hitting the hills hard. I got away with Mike and Josh Lawless and a guy from Charlotteville up the hill towards Newick, but that didn’t go anywhere; the guys in the peloton weren't going to chase the main break but were happy to work to shut down four riders having a go in no-man's-land. Some swearing might have been heard as we were brought back.

I tried again up the same hill just after the two-to-go sign and got away on my own but was soon back in the bunch and as we came through Barcombe Mike and a couple of others clipped off the front with no reaction from anyone. The last lap was pretty slow with some tired riders and by the time we came to the final sprint I was pretty tired and not too happy about sprinting for minor places anyway. Sat up and came in about 20-something I guess with Pete just behind.

A few guys mentioned to Pete and I at the end that we looked really strong. Always nice, but it would have been better to have some places to show for the hard work.

This was my proper long ride for a few weeks and I think I found the distance hard, reckon I'll go better in France tomorrow afternoon where it is only 70km of racing.

Thinking back to last season, it took me a while to get going with all my best results towards the end of the season (Lewes Crits excepted), so I'm not too worried about lack of form in the UK...would be nice to pick up some points though. Written this before reading Pete's report... hopefully it sounds like we did the same race. JL

Hove Park Crits - Race 2Brighton Mitre - Cat 4 - 35 minutes + 5 laps Friday 18th May - Report: Taken from Brighton Mitre website - With spring still wrapping us all in its cold blanket it was a dull, cold, wet Hove Park that greeted the riders for round two in the series.

Cat 4s - Cat 4 race was its usual selection of the strongest riders. As the race came to its final stages it saw five riders contest the win. It was Joe Hyatt that ignited affairs with a hard attack in a bid for victory but the others were not going to capitulate that easily and he was caught on the final climb and the resulting gallop for the line was won by Elliott Lipski with George Moore second and Jo Hyatt hanging on for third.

1. Elliot Lipski (VC Elan)2. George Moore (ASL 360)3. Joe Hyatt (Brighton Mitre)4. Matt Townsend (Lewes Wanderers)

Round three in the series is on Friday the 15th June. The event starts with a Cat 4 race at 6.45pm & the Cat 2/3 race at 7.25pm. See page 6 for Dan Gardner’s report from the Hove Park Youth Races.

Jamie back in FranceJamie has been real busy racing in France and in the process very successful. He has recorded his exploits on the Forum with some excellent reporting and plenty of great photos that really capture the glamour of racing in France. And despite winning several giant hams, he doesn’t seem to be putting on any weight (like some of us)!

LWCC Dunsfold Road RaceWednesday 30th May - Report: Chris Hough - To enable riders to participate in Surrey League events, we need to run 2 Surrey League events this year and have opted for running Dunsfold Wednesday evening vets races. I have to admit, leaving Central London halfway through a working day to get to Sussex and drive to Dunsfold; put me in a lousy mood, before I got there. On arrival, seeing Micky Turner and Matt Townsend and relatives already there and dealing with the sign-on did a lot to lift the cloud and the fantastic backdrop of Dunsfold Aerodrome on a fine summer’s evening is something worth seeing. I say that, as Pete our road racing secretary, missed it on that occasion and was standing somewhere on the other Dunsfold road circuit just up the road. Enough said, because Pete is a talented racer and I’m not and furthermore, he did volunteer to take the secretary’s job off my hands this year.

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Ian Glen was our only representative in the race and had survived a pile- up the previous week, caused according to Glyn Durrant, (the Surrey League Organiser) by riders (not Ian) not knowing how to pull off after sprinting too early on a runway, so wide that you can land a jumbo jet.

Dunsfold is also the only circuit in the South East where you may have to stop the race if a plane is landing. So it’s ten laps of the circuit, where you could feel like you are in a Bond movie or even Top Gear, if you are not driving a crap Ford Fusion, like mine. A break of six riders went away fairly early on and Ian took a significant part in the chase, from my viewpoint in the following car. On each lap, Matt’s daughter was jumping up and down on the finish line encouraging the riders as they came past and it was great to have her as a helper. 30-miles of racing and my petrol gage worryingly indicating 1 bar, the six riders crossed the line and Ian sprinted in towards the front of the second group.

The next race we are committed to is the same again on Wednesday 11th July at 7:00pm. So please contact Pete who promises to be there himself and help us out at the venue where circuit racing meets jump jets and the jumbo featured, but not it seems, destroyed in Casino Royale. CH

LWCC Criterium Road Race Round 1Thursday 7th June - Report: CM - Chris Hough had assembled a top team to run the opening round. There will be specific credits in the next mag, but we had two cars, two motorbikes, an ambulance, two Commissaires in cars and a minimum of two marshals on each junction. The Tri Store in Eastbourne www.thetristore.com had again, generously agreed to provide the prizes.

This team allows us to put on a great show and gives the riders an almost pro-feel event. All we need now is closed roads! We had a full field of 50 with several strong teams looking to do battle over the three round series.

Due to limited space, you’re not getting my view from the second lead car and I’ll leave it to Rob to tell his tale. CMPhotos: Lawrence Watts

Todd Leckie takes a comfortable win

The battle for third by Rob Pelham - I should have judged it better, but the fifth time into Kennel Corner was a mess. I usually like to be near the front through that tight turn but this time from the middle of the pack it came up a bit quick, everyone was breaking hard & I almost lifted my back wheel trying to scrub off speed.

There was already a break of two riders up the road, including team GB triantelope Todd Leckie, so 1st & 2nd

place was gone.

Out of the turn I was mid pack (20th ish). This being the last lap the pace out of the turn was fierce, approximately 5-7kph faster than any of the previous passes. I could see up ahead that Pete & Andy had taken up good positions near the front so I battled up the outside of the already strung out field to take a better place in line.

From my new vantage point (10th wheel) I saw the strong Crawley Wheelers rider pull off from the front leaving in-form Pete Morris to take up the pacemaking. The speed instantly increased another few kph. Pete was doing a fantastic

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Andy & Pete chase down a Mitre manDom & John M further back in the line

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selfless task, intending to keep the pace high to stop any attacks coming over the top & also try to lead out Andy, who we acknowledge as our best bet in a bunch sprint.

It's very hard to choose when you hit the front in a pace line, & the guy in front always pulls over sooner than you want. I guess this is what happened to Pete as he found himself on the front with 2km's to go. When my HR returned to somewhere at the lower end of the red zone I decided I couldn't leave Pete to do all the last 2km on his own & I'd try to get up there & share some of the work.

A couple of deep breaths, a couple of flicks of the right shifter & BANG - I was off, past the line of riders strung out in Pete’s slipstream. The intention was to fight my way just in front of Andy or Pete & set Andy up for the sprint glory he deserves. Unfortunately, this isn't how it happened. I can only assume I caught a freak gust of wind or something. My speed jumped from 50kph to 60kph & by the time I was level with Pete, he had no chance of getting on my wheel. The line of riders in the shadows on the tarmac to my right quickly fell backwards till there was only one shadow alone with 500m to go.

In poker terms I was now 'all in'. If I sat up there was no way I'd recover and be able to go again for the finale, so I just had to get on with it & keep going. I always say I'd rather try hard & come last than sit in all race & sprint for 20th place. My Garmin gps tells me that I managed to keep a good high speed for the whole of the last 500m, only just tailing off slightly on the uphill finish to the line. At the time it felt like I was riding in treacle for the last 100m. I was dying a million deaths inside, & I'm glad there weren't too many people about to hear the huffing, puffing, grunting & groaning I was doing.

The line couldn't come quick enough. I could literally feel the bunch breathing down my neck as I looked up for the paint on the road. As I lunged (I dunno why?) a fast moving rider came up on my right shoulder & also lunged for the line. I didn't have a clue who’d got it?

Back at the HQ the photos showed just how close it was but the video confirmed what I wanted to hear. My lunge for the line did the trick & I took the place from some fella from a 'race team'. The extra weight of his power metre probably costing him those vital few centimetres. First from the bunch and third place overall. I've finished higher in a 4th cat race once, but this was definitely my best place in a 'proper' road race. I'm still buzzin, but will be glad to get back to team player duties next week! The big bonus is the whole series is still wide open. Pete picked up points on all three primes & Andy finished the bunch sprint in the top 10. Also the LWCC team should be re-enforced for Round 2. Awooga! RP

Results for Round 1 - 7th June 2012Prime 1

Pos Name Club1st Todd Leckie Bodyworks2nd Rob Pelham LWCC3rd Peter Morris LWCC

Prime 2Pos. Name Club

1st John-Paul Brophy Neon Digital2nd Todd Leckie Bodyworks3rd Peter Morris LWCC

Prime 3Pos. Name Club

1st Kristian Emptage Crosstracks2nd Todd Leckie Bodyworks3rd Peter Morris LWCC

Final ResultPos. Name Club

1st Todd Leckie Bodyworks2nd Kristian Emptage Crosstracks3rd Rob Pelham LWCC4th Mark Poland In-Gear5th Gary Brind Southdowns Bikes6th Andrew Comben LWCC7th Steve Atkinson Southdowns Bikes8th Rob Quinn Brighton Mitre9th Matthew Butt ASL 360

10th John Cordner Eastbourne RoversOther Wanderers: 16th Peter Morris, 18th Ian Glen Finished in the bunch: Dom Lowden & John MillerDNF: Dan Street

Points after Round 1Pos. Name Club Points

1st Todd Leckie Bodyworks 232nd Kristian Emptage Crosstracks 143rd Rob Pelham LWCC 10

=4th John-Paul Brophy Neon Digital 05=4th Mark Poland In-Gear 05

6th Gary Brind Southdowns Bikes 04=7th Andrew Comben LWCC 03=7th Peter Morris LWCC 03

Points System5, 3 & 1 for first three in each prime12, 9, 7, 5, 4 & 3 for the first six on the line at the finishAll GC points are doubled on the third and final round

Round 2 - Thursday 14th JuneRound 3 - Thursday 21st June

A great start, which promises much for the next two rounds. We have several riders joining up who will bring strength in depth, add firepower and increase our options. They include, James Ryan, Matt Coombs, Matt Townsend, Alan Lester & Nick Smith. See next month’s mag for the concluding story.

Right: Rob leads Todd Leckie in the sprint for the first Prime

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Wanderers in Racing Action - Time Trials

Old Portlians CC 10 miles - Saturday 12th MayPos Name Time

3rd Nick Dwyer 20:5610th Mark Frost 22:3214th Duncan Fuller 22:4920th Mark Paton 23:3335th Natasha Fuller (L) 25:30

DNS Kaye Dwyer (L)

1st Peter TadrosIn-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 20:28

Course: G10/57 - Entries: 59 - DNF: 1 - DNS: 11

Natasha missed the top female award by a tantalising one second, whilst Nick added the 1st vet prize to his 3rd on GC

Charlotteville CC 50 miles - Sunday 13th MayPos Name Time

29th Duncan Fuller 2:00:4165th Natasha Fuller (L) 2:12:29

1st James GilfilllanContre La Montre 1:48:08

Course: H50/8 - Entries: 120 - Finishers: 95

2012 New Club Record No. 1Duncan & Natasha were our first 50 riders of the season, with Duncan just missing out on a sub-two hour ride, whilst Natasha became the first Wanderer of the year to break a club record. Her final time was a 36 seconds improvement on the previous best, set by Heather Wimble back in 1995.

Norwood Paragon CC 25 miles - Sun 13th MayPos Name Time

2nd Nick Dwyer 0:53:508th Peter Morris 0:57:00

12th Mark Frost 0:57:3613th Tom Glandfield 0:57:3722nd Dominic Lowden 1:00:2323rd Colin Harris 1:01:0326th Mark Paton 1:01:1427th Michael Valks 1:01:1835th Neil Midgley 1:02:0337th Micky Turner 1:02:2062nd John Mankelow 1:08:2763rd Stephen Gaston 1:08:40

1st Steve DennisEast Grinstead CC 0:53:01


2012 Team Win No. 3 - See Archive for some history

Some top performances and with it a team win. Fireman Tom was pipped by Frosty as our third counter.

VTTA (Kent) 30 miles - Sunday 13th MayPos Name Time

8th Alan Lloyd 1:15:54

1st Andrew MeilakData Team Allstars 1:07:57

Course: Q30/2 - Entries: 45 - DNF: 1 - DNS: 3

Our Press Secretary enjoyed a 2:20 PB performance over in Kent, where he reports they have superior road surfaces to our third world (esk) rutted Sussex tracks.

Above: Duncan at nearly 25mph on the Charlotteville 50 See cover for a photo of Natasha’s record breaking ride Photo: Dave Carlsson of Blinkman Photography

SCCU 10 miles - Saturday 19th MayPos Name Time

1st Nick Dwyer 20:3643rd Kaye Dwyer (L) 28:06

DNS James RyanCourse: G10/57 - Entries: 50 - DNF: 1 - DNS: 6

2012 Open Win No. 3

Team Dwyer topped & tailed the leader board, as Nick delivered a strong performance and with it an excellent win. Ideal preparation for his ride on Sunday’s National 10

Sotonia CC 25 miles (Tandem) - Sat 19th MayPos Name Time

1st Peter & Tom Baker 55:21Course: P128/25 - Entries: 1 - DNF: 0 - DNS: 0

2012 Open Win No. 4 - Team Baker flying again

Worthing Excelsior 25 miles - Sunday 20th MayPos Name Time

10th Duncan Fuller 0:58:2414th Colin Harris 0:59:2322nd Michael Valks 1:00:2254th Oliver Tuckley 1:04:4657th Natasha Fuller 1:04:57



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RTTC National Championship 10 miles Sunday 20th May

Pos Name Time55th Nick Dwyer 22:14

1st Michael HutchinsonIn-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 19:40

Course: N1/10 - Entries: 154 - DNF: 1 - DNS: 33

Nick’s words taken from the Forum - Well all I can say is 'Been there done that' - A cold and blustery day with a head wind all the way out to the turn on what proves to be not a very fast course on what was the old A1, a straight out and back course with a speed-sapping road surface and a slow dead-turn roundabout and one very interesting right-hander on the way out.

Not a great ride from me - didn't really push the pedals hard enough. I suspect the knee injury I've been carrying for a couple of weeks had something to do with it. Hutch’s winning time, all things considered was quite a feat on the day. If I'm being honest with myself my time is probably about 30-40secs off what I could have done. I think I was 3rd in my age group. At this level of competition every second counts and in many cases seconds divide placings

Heart-rate and power were below average for a 10, in effect the same as the day before, but then I was holding back a little. Dave Pollard pipped me by one sec, both the Giff and the Brog had disappointing races. Pete Tadros narrowly missed an age group medal by about 12secs.

On the positive side the knee is improving and it's getting warmer next week! ND

Farnham RC 10 milesSaturday 26th May

Pos Name Time2nd Nick Dwyer 20:41

1st Richard PrebbleNode4 - Gordana RT 20:38

Course: H10/8 - Entries: 114 - DNF: 1 - DNS: 11

Farnham RC 10 miles (Women)Pos Name Time

13th Kaye Dwyer 29:26

1st Rachael ElliottNewbury RC 23:15


Again, it was just a matter of a few seconds as a revitalised Richard Prebble kept the Flyer off the top step.

Brighton Mitre (various) 10 milesSunday 27th May

Results: see top of next column

2012 New Club Record No. 2Some good results from Robins Johnson’s multi discipline event. Natasha stared with a new club ladies ten record, knocking 19 seconds off her previous best set last year. No wins, but two seconds and two thirds and a second team. Mr Paton was denied a 22:55 because of a late start and Adrian had a ‘Tin Can’ failure.

Brighton Mitre (Flat) 10 milesSunday 27th May

Pos Name Time2nd Nick Dwyer 20:32

=18th Michael Valks 23:2225th Alan Lloyd 24:2636th Mark Paton 35:55

1st Pete TadrosIn-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 20:21


Brighton Mitre (Ladies) 10 milesPos Name Time

2nd Natasha Fuller 24:39

1st Emma RichardsEastbourne Rovers CC 24:36

Course: G10/97 Entries: 3 - DNF: 0 - DNS: 0

Brighton Mitre (Hub Gear) 10 milesPos Name Time

3rd Simon Yates 28:53Adrian Hills DNF

1st David EcclesRedmon CC 26:10


Brighton Mitre (Hilly) 10 milesPos Name Time

3rd Duncan Fuller 23:28

1st Pete TadrosIn-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 26:10

Course: GS/995 - Entries: 17 - DNF: 0 - DNS: 1

VTTA (Surrey/Sussex) 10 milesSaturday 2nd June

Pos Name Time2nd Tom Glandfield 22:07

31st Stephen Gaston 26:16DNS Mark Paton

1st Richard GiffordIn-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp 21:54


A flying Tom Glandfield just missed the top spot, whilst our chums at Eastbourne Rovers cleaned up the VTTA prizes.

West London CA 30 milesSaturday 2nd June

Pos Name Time4th Nick Dwyer 1:03:32

55th Natasha Fuller 1:19:57

1st Richard SimmonsNode4 - Gordana RT 1:02:19


2012 New Club Record No. 4Natasha adds the 30 record to her new 10 & 50, as she closes in on the full set. Some work will be needed to take Ruth Elliott’s 25 best of 1:02:38 set in 2005, but it is in reach. Then it’s the 100, 12 & 24-Hour for total dominance

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Crawley Wheelers (Sporting) 41.9 miles Sunday 3rd June

Pos Name Time3rd Peter Morris 1:38:354th Rob Pelham 1:39:239th Tom Glandfield 1:42:19

18th James Ryan 1:46:0125th Micky Turner 1:48:032nd Tom Glandfield 22:07

31st Stephen Gaston 26:16DNS Neil Midgley

1st Wouter SybrandyTeam IG-Sigma Sport 1:32:21

Course: GS/196 - Entries: 73 - DNF: 2 - DNS: 19

Classic League Competition Round 72012 Team Win No. 4

Some top performances and a great team win. Mr Lloyd’s words taken from the Forum - A horrible drizzly day, but some cracking times. We won the team prize. Great ride by all three, particularly Pete who sliced over 4 mins from last year. Micky T flew round. I had a near death experience with Mr White Van man as he executed a three point turn at the foot of the hill. I slammed the brakes on and was nearly catapulted over the bars. AL

Kent CA 50 miles - Sunday 3rd JunePos Name Time

29th John Mankelow 2:13:39

1st Kevin TyeData Team Allstars 1:43:24

Course: Q50/11 - Entries: 77 - DNF: 7 - DNS: 20

With this being an Association event and the Wanderers not being a member of KCA, John had to join the Rye Wheelers as a second claim member to ride.

VTTA (East Anglia) Inc VTTA National Champ.25 miles - Saturday 9th June

Pos Name Time3rd Nick Dwyer 51:59

1st Kevin TyeData Team Allstars 49:54

Result on StandardPos Name Time

8th Nick Dwyer +15:35

1st Kevin TyeData Team Allstars +18:13

Course: E2/25 - Entries: 142 - DNF: 5 - DNS: 26

Nick’s words taken from the Forum - Whilst all the fast youngsters were doing battle at the RTTC Nat Champs in Teeside, I went off to ride the old geezers and girls VTTA Nat Champs on E2/25. Last year it was a warm and windy, this year it was less warm and more windy.

I quite like the course, but again it was frustrating to ride 12.5 miles into a stiff headwind, average to the turn was 26mph, on the way back - 32mph. I finished about 25 secs slower than last year. (8th on actual last year). Not a bad ride, but not a great one. Power stats were below par but many riders who did the same event last year complained of being 1-2mins slower. ND

Team Axiom 10 miles (Tandem) - Sat 9th JunePos Name Time


2012 Open Win No. 5

Team Axiom 25 miles - Sunday 10th JunePos Name Time

24th Mark Paton 58:09

1st Stephen WalklingVC St Raphael 51:39

Course: P885/25 - Entries: 83 - DNF: 5 - DNS: 20

Team Axiom 25 miles (Tandem)Pos Name Time


2012 Open Win No. 6

Reading CC 50 miles - Sunday 10th JunePos Name Time

3rd Jamie Lowden 1:56:12

1st Gavin AtkinsHemel Hempsted CC 1:49:20


Sussex CA 50 miles - Sunday 10th JunePos Name Time

10th James Ryan 2:01:4614th Mark Frost 2:04:2121st Neil Midgley 2:06:3326th Sam Ramsey 2:08:1532nd Alan Lloyd 2:11:2337th Oliver Tuckley 2:15:1041st John Mankelow 2:21:22

Micky Turner DNF



Some good performances, with Ollie getting one of Robin’s bottles of wine for fastest in his age category.

Top four in the Classic League Competitionafter 7 of the 10 events

Pos Name Points1st Peter Morris 1012nd Tom Glandfield 0913rd Nick Dwyer 0804th Rob Pelham 074

With just the Open 30, ESCA 50 & ESCA 25 to go - will Mr M be caught by any of the chasing power pack? They all outgun him on power and we know he's not a fan of the A22. A little bird told me that Nick can't do the ESCA 50 (Holiday fun at altitude). Is Rob going to ride his own (30) event this year (no reason why not, Simon rides his 50)?Or is it going to come down to a two-way battle with the man of bronze. Get your tickets and back your man for the 'Rumble on (and on) on the A22'.

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Club Run to Tulley’s Farm, Turners HillSunday 13th May by Stuart Kirkham - The first day for what seemed like an eternity, saw the sun poke its head out from the clouds on what turned out to be a great day for a ride. Eight met outside Boots (a pair of Stuarts, Rob, Nick S, Ian, John M, Martyn & Chris). We set off towards Haywards Heath via Fletching over some familiar roads. Once into Haywards Heath it was out towards Balcombe and then we veered off towards Cuckfield. Ansty quickly followed before turning towards Slaugham and Staplefield.

Now, having lived in Haywards Heath for many years I thought I knew all the roads around there, but Mr McGuckin is nothing if not full of surprises. He took us up a road around the back of Staplefield which was superb. Quiet, which is a good start, a constant climb and quite long. Rob put the power down and we all went backwards rather quickly apart from Nick who went with him. It helps when you are only seven stone!! At the top, the two cool customers were waiting for us where we had a short recovery chat before Rob went off to keep the wheels of industry turning.

Someone then mentioned Ardingly (I don't like Ardingly) and we were off. Not sure what to write at this stage, apart from it's rides like this which remind me why I ride a bike, just for pleasure. Tulley's farm soon followed and then we were off again. I was loitering at the back of the ride when I had a strange experience. It came in the form of a deer who decided to come from my left to the right in a straight line.

Thankfully, my brakes worked and we missed each other by a whisker. Now I can add venison to my near misses, which include a horse, a dog and a goat (large with horns). Ardingly came and went (have I mentioned I don't like

Ardingly). We headed back over to home to conclude a great ride. Well done Ian. SK

Club Run to Bodiam CastleSunday 20th May by various - First up, the official club run report from Stuart Anderson - With numbers which barely constitute a club run, Martyn C. and myself set out on a hilly route to Bodiam Castle. Martyn had thoughtfully printed out a route map which took us through Mayfield and along Witherenden Road and Peartree Hill up to Stonegate. From there we ventured up through Ticehurst and down the B2009 and A21 before turning off to go through High Wigsell to the tea stop.

Nine have tea & cakes at Bodiam

Tasty homemade scones proved too hard to resist but we managed to spare a few crumbs for our feathered aquatic friends and a bold sparrow. We were just about to leave when a second group of Wanderers arrived (Richard Meed, Peter Price, Chris x 2 {Hough & Martin}, Bob Coleman, Tony Gale & Paul Gibbons) and so we stayed on for a second round of refreshments.

The return route took in the long climb up to Brightling and then on to Heathfield where Simon Farmer was sprung a surprise visit from the LWCC building inspectors (PG & CM). The already fragmented return group split further when Martyn and I headed back to Uckfield (Martyn doing all of the work I might add). Stats: 83km, Ave speed 24.6, elevation gain 914 metres. SA

Peter Price sent me the two photos and reports on his ride out - We started from Hailsham town centre car park at 8:45am. With me, Tony G, Chris H, Bob C & Dirty Dick. Bob and Tony rode to the meet! We did 28 miles to Bodiam following a circuitous route by Tony - a lot of which I recognised as being portions of Mad Jack but backwards! Such was the pace; we arrived with but one minute to spare for 11:00. I thought the cafe was excellent, not having been in there before. The sausage roll, scone and fairy cake clearly did the business as I got back to Hailsham without distress. Finished with 48 miles. PP

CM reports - And the third and final group or is that duo (I think you need at least four to form a group, as three is a trio, two a duo and one a solo artist).

Phone rings just before 9:00 (I’m still in bed!) and it’s PG. “Morning, fancy a ride to Bodiam?” “OK” I say and head off to Paul’s house. He then (as per norm) finds the hilliest route possible, with some lovely third-world goat track surfaces to get me to the castle for tea & scone. I even got wheelspin trying to get up one climb out of the saddle! CM

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Something for the BBQ

Club Run to Pevensey BaySunday 27th May by various - First up it’s Chris Hough This club run was one of those where you gather riders along the way. And so on a warm sunny day, I spotted Peter Price from my bedroom window at 7:50am. He rode over from Haywards Heath to get some miles in and we set off towards Ringmer meeting Richard Mead along the way. The Roebuck Laughton at 9:00am is a regular meeting point for riding out with messrs. Gale, Landless, Coleman etc. and those of us who go a bit slower and style ourselves as Audax riders.

Just before Berwick, (Tony, help me here I don’t know the name of the lane), we were swept up by the Uckfield group lead by Ian McG. There was a split at Arlington with Ian and Martyn Crawford deciding to take the run up Exceat and over Beachy Head. Peter P Bob C and I decided to join them from our original group and from there on, it was time to chat and catch up with those you could stay with on the climb, in my case, Alan Stevens. Dispiritingly, Martyn went faster than all of us up both major climbs ona hefty fixed gear and was close behind me on the descent of the switchbacks into Eastbourne, which I thought might dampen or rather numb his enthusiasm.

Martin Komen headed back to a son’s sporting commitment just after Sovereign Harbour, leaving the rest of us to cruise into the Pevensey Bay café stop. It was great to meet the others including our club chairman and treasurer. The only frustration of the day was the café, badly in need of a time and motion study in serving customers. Is that just me being picky, as we don’t get wooden spoons with numbers on in Covent Garden? CH

Photos and the following from Peter Price - Good ride today, although very hot. I got home around 4:00pm with 95 miles, after very nice tea provided by Liz Hough at Offham. I had started by riding over to Chris for 8:15am (according to Mr Hough’s report it was 7:50?) and from there we met the others at Laughton. The Uckfield mob we bumped into just after setting out from Laughton. As some were feeling a bit fragile, Dick John and Ian went across the marshes and the rest of us went up Exceat and Beachy Head which was very hard work into the wind. Once down into Eastbourne of course it degenerated into a mad dash towards Pevensey and the café. PP

Having one of my (far too many) lazy days, I rode straight out to the café on my own, a mainly downhill ride from Heathfield to Pevensey. CM

And to finish, I got the following from Lawrence Watts After Sunday's elevenses at Pevensey Bay I rode on to Bexhill, and eventually Hastings. On the Bexhill promenade an elderly gentleman (with zimmer-like apparatus) spoke to me saying "Ahhh, you're a Lewes Wanderer I see". I acknowledged his friendly comment and soon learned that he was one of the original post-war Wanderers who regularly rode with the club during the 1950's. I don't know many details from the club's early history but I am sure his name - Bill Richardson - will be known to a few. I updated him on various details of the club's current status and listened to his stories of Mick Burgess and Dick Whittington. Now aged 86, Bill lives in Ringmer, and I hope that it might be possible to get him along to the next awards-dinner.

Club Run to Washbrook’s, HurstpierpointSunday 3rd June by Ian McGuckin - Only three of us turned up for the Jubilee ride; me, Stuart K and Dr. Stuart. As you’ll probably remember, it was a typical wet Bank Holiday, but no wind and fairly mild conditions made for a very pleasant ride.

We headed out through Fletching, which was bedecked with lots of bunting, all set for a closed road Jubilee-fest. Around the back of Lingfield and Borde Hill, and then up to Cuckfield, where we then headed down Deak’s Lane, which, at the bottom of the hill, resembled a river bed, and we had to pick our way through as the road had completely disappeared under rocks and sand. The further west we went, it became clear that the overnight rain must have been torrential, and the wash out onto the roads was as bad as I’ve seen in a long time. Having said that, as the rain was overnight, the roads weren’t too bad by the time we were heading over them. Having arrived at Washbrook’s we all agreed that, considering the weather conditions it had been an enjoyable ride over.

After coffee & cakes we stuck to the tried and tested route home via Danny, Underhill and Plumpton College, back to Offham with Dr Stuart heading off at Westmeston, and me and Stuart Kirkham splitting at Barcombe. 60 miles in total, and all things considered, not a bad morning. IMcG

Bank Holiday Tuesday to Rye Harbour Tuesday 5th June by CM - Ian Landless, Chris Hough and myself joined our leader, Tony Gale for a great ride to Rye, featuring two café stops!

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Seaford 100km Cycle Challenge Sunday 10th June 9:00am by Rob Pelham - The idea of the Seahaven 100 was to have a mass start ride around the Sussex countryside for road cyclists. Target audience wasn't just club riders, but all cyclists regardless of affiliations and experience. This was to coincide with the Seahaven Cycling Festival & be a grand celebration of all things 2 (or 3) wheeled.

Unfortunately due to the rather unseasonable weather (& some horrific forecasts) a lot of what was supposed to happen simply didn't. The festival was scaled down & a considerable amount of planning laid to waste.

Many of us hardened Wombles have Audaxed in snow (it’s what our furry coats are for) so the threat of a little bit of a Summer shower wasn't gonna stop the ride I'd organised from happening. As a result approx 60 riders signed on with a good mix of experienced club riders, local cyclists & customers from the shop I work in (you may have noticed a fair amount of Giant bikes on the route?)

100km was the distance. From the Salts Recreation Ground in Seaford all the way up to the Ashdown Forest. A free (and very well stocked, thank you Cliff Bar) feed stop just outside Nutley and then the blast back to the coast. Directions we're Reliability Trial style, which proved a bit of a challenge for those new to this type of event, but I believe they all appreciated that it made the event a bit more enjoyable and satisfying rather than just plodding around and following arrows.

Feedback from all was that the route was a corker (thanks - I worked hard on it) and that organisation was spot on (thanks again - I had the reputation of my club to uphold).

Massive THANK YOU to all the Wanderers who turned out and supported the event. You made me very proud in the manner you just 'get on with it' & take this type of event in your stride - I think you steadied the ship a little for those who aren't so used to it too. Thank you.

BTW: absolutely all the profits (& then some) will be donated to the Motor Neurone Disease Association, so thanks again! RP

View from the saddle by CM - Sitting on the seafront with a healthy cross-section of Wanderers, Rob described the damp stuff falling from the sky as sea mist. I set off in my rain-jacket, although hard men Gale & Jeffs didn’t need one

The 4:30 group was quite large and stayed together over the early miles, including that little 16° punch towards Alfriston. Tony and I led the way and at a comfortable pace through the scenic and mainly peaceful countryside. When Tony dropped back in search of Bob Comben, Graham stepped up and we continued to drive the train. Graham took the polka-dot jersey on the climb to Crowborough, as with 100m to go I realised my plan to ride up on the big ring had nearly run out of steam.

After a brief refuelling stop on the forest, with some excellent freebies, we cracked on. Then the Pelham, Miller & Glen train sailed by and as you do, I jumped on the back for a few miles of up-and-down chain-gang stuff. When I let them go, I was all alone and that was it on the company front, I rode back to Seaford solo. Thanks to my riding chums + Rob and his team for an excellent day. CM

Odds & SodsFollowing Alan Lloyd’s Cryptic Quiz in last month’s mag, Paul Gibbons phoned me about ten minutes after getting the mag to claim first prize. I pointed him in the direction of Mr Lloyd and I hope he was suitably rewarded.

Apologies to Team Landless (Ian and Julie) having forgot to credit them with marshalling duties on the Circuit of Danehill. My excuse is - I remember a jolly (as ever) Peter Price turning me left after Sheffield Park, but the rest of my ride was a bit of a blur due to lack of oxygen. Yes, you can really go that slow and suffer for it!

Favourite Tweet - After trying to find some info about Tony Gale’s ride to Rye on Bank Holiday Tuesday, Peter Price posted the following on Twitter

@chairmanslow Mr gale not wired up ..he not believe in electricity.

A three-wheeled Frosty - Why was Richard Frost riding along with several other riders on Bank Holiday Tuesday with a carbon wheel in his hand? We passed him on our way to Rye.

At last month’s Committee Meeting (29/05), along with normal club operational business, we discussed two bigger picture subjects: Road Conditions and Motorist Attitude.

Leading the way on road conditions, especially the A22 (Ten course) is Simon Yates. Simon is putting a lot of effort and energy into contacting and keeping the pressure on to get some pothole repair action, before someone comes a cropper, courtesy of some pretty horrific holes in the carriageway. Do your bit and report holes, keep the pressure on, it may not seem worth the bother, but it’s a numbers game and the more people complain, then maybe, someone will take action.

We then moved on to a discussion about a perception that there is an increased level of aggression towards cyclists from motorists and what, if any action we can take. Various recent examples were raised and discussed and it was agreed to do some follow-up

work and an article in a future mag. It was agreed that there is no simple fix, but a non-aggressive response, despite provocation was generally deemed the best action. Do use the Forum to post-up any unpleasant encounters.

Top three in the Points Competitionafter 6 of the 14 events

Pos Name Points1st Alan Lloyd 5402nd Chris Martin 5263rd Simon Yates 471

Where are the fast men I hear you ask? Well, they’re being selective in their choice of events, whilst the above three are the only riders to have ridden all six rounds.

Good luck to Dan Gardner on the GHS - Saturday 23/06

Promoter: Mick KilbyHQ: Laughton Village Hall First rider:10:00am

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Back Page - Every picture tells a story!!

Slow down, you move too fast, you've got to make the time trial last Just peddlin' down the A22, lookin' for potholes and feelin' groovy

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Issue 259: The July-August Summer Special edition should be with you via 2nd Class post on or before the 15th August. It will also be available as PDF download on the club website at www.leweswanderers.co.uk by the 11th August

Contact: [email protected] - 01435 863427 - Bayte, Hailsham Rd, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 8ET

Your details: Please let me know if you change your address, email or mobile numberAlways Wanted: Articles, reports, results, photos and anything interesting and or entertaining to share with our readers.

Next Edition: Will have results from the second half of the Ten Series, along with reports from round’s 2 & 3 of the crits and all the latest on the various season long competitions. Chris Martin

Mark Paton’s latest tactic? - captured by Bob Evans

Right: You know Ian’s had one too many sherbets when he comes out of the pub and checks the pressure of the (solid) tyres on his penny-farthing

Above: I can’t dance! Alan & Stu pay their own tribute to Robin Gibb. Is it Night Fever?

A choice of headwear? Aero hat or bucket!

Sadly, the picture of PG on the cover doesn’t relay the fact that his aero hat didn’t fit and to me looked more like a bucket, and then Lawrence sends me a pic of Adrian in the back of his van with a selection of hats, two in Chelsea blue! Wonder what they’ll wear on the 30?

Comedic Moustache?Peter Baker is well known for his silver (nowadays) moustache, but what’s with the second black pencil tash and why’s it stuck on the end of his nose?!

Left: An insight into the dream-world of Stuart Kirkham, I wonder if he watched Donnie Darko? See page 21 for more and bottom right for an mmmm old deer mmm on a bike

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