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Download File Number 59 THE December 2018 VETERAN ALL THE WOMEN CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALLISTS OF 2018 Front cover (top left to bottom right) - Karen Ledger, Liz Powell, Lynn Biddulph, Angela Carpenter, Jackie Field, Katia Rietdorf, Debbie Moss, Mary Corbett, Christine McKenzie This page (top left to bottom right) - Kate Bradley, Jo Corbett, Helen Reynolds, Sue Semple, Rachael Mellor, Sue Cheetham, Janet Fairclough (photo by Rob Jones), Alison Vessey (photo by Rob Jones), Wendy Gooding All photos, except where noted, kindly supplied by . National Association for the 40 years old and over racing cyclist NATIONAL EXECUTIVE 2018/19 President Carole Gandy (Kent) 01622 762837 : [email protected] Honorary Life Vice President Keith Robbins Vice Presidents Mrs D Maher E A Green Chairman Andrew Simpkins (Midlands) 18 Richmond Close, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5QD 0121 474 2680 / 07767 835004 : [email protected] Treasurer National Secretary Mary Corbett (Wessex) Rachael Elliott (London & Home Counties) 28 The Meadows 6 Pindar Place Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7EL Newbury, RG14 2RR 07837 551768 07931 722817 [email protected] [email protected] Records Secretary Membership Secretary Geoff Perry (London & Home Counties) Merv Player (East Anglian) 5 The Meadway 18 New Close Loughton, Milton Keynes, MK5 8AN Knebworth, Herts, SG3 6NU 07808 839811 01438 814154 [email protected] [email protected] Editor & Advertising Secretary Awards Secretary Mike Penrice (Yorkshire) Ian Greenstreet (London & Home Count) Tawnylands, South Duffield Road Davandy, Long Lane, Shaw Osgodby, Selby, YO8 5HP Newbury, RG14 2TH 01757 291196 07980 301321 [email protected] [email protected] National Recorder IT Manager (co-opted) Glen Knight (Midlands) Jon Fairclough (Surrey/Sussex) 6 Grange Field Road Romer Cottage, Long Reach Bredon, GL20 7AZ Ockham, Surrey, GU23 6PF 07766 831267 01483 285562 / 07976 558616 [email protected] [email protected] National Executive Committee Members Robert Jones (South Wales), Barry Quick (London & Home Counties), Alan Colburn (Midlands) John Hawkridge (Kent), Keith Dorling (East Anglian) Website : vtta.org.uk and Facebook 3 THE VETERAN THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF THE VETERANS TIME TRIALS ASSOCIATION Founded in 1943 to promote cycle time trialling for those aged 40 and over Number 59 December 2018 CONTENTS Officials Reports 5 Three Distance Competition Results 41 C.W.Cooke Trophy & Ted Bricknell Award 9 Short Distance Competition Results 45 “I Like Alf” Book Review 10 National 15 Miles Championship 59 Rider Q&A - Peter Baker 13 Obituaries 65 Age 80+ Members Racing in 2018 15 Anniversary Memorabilia - The First 69 Around the Groups 16 VTTA 25 Best All Rounder Results 39 Correspondence to the Editor 70 Welcome to a bumper edition of The Veteran as we Steve continues to be involved in VTTA activities, conclude our 75th anniversary year. Despite some having taken on the vast quantity of number problems with courses, cancellations and crunching required for the standards review. This abandonments it has been an exciting year of process is being led by Chairman Andrew Simpkins, racing, including all eight VTTA championships. In who gives an update in the following pages and with this edition we report on the 15 miles, which was the expectation that standards revisions can be organised in the most efficient manner by Rachael adopted for the forthcoming 2019 season. Elliott, with strong support from her London and The new VTTA website and on-line membership Home Counties Group friends. As we all know system is another of Andrew's projects, where he has Rachael suffered a serious stroke early in the year been most ably supported by Jon Fairclough. Both and organising this event and then returning to her are former senior IT professionals so this role as National Secretary was a big personal development has been in good hands and we are milestone on her road to recovery. The National now seeing real benefits in membership processing. Committee were therefore delighted to have the If you have not done so yet, it is now really easy to opportunity to select her as the recipient of the Ted rejoin on-line so why not give it a try? If you are one Bricknell Award for 2018. of those members who does not rejoin before 28th At the last AGM Steve Lockwood stepped down February under the new system your membership will from his post as National Recorder, having done the lapse and this will be your last Veteran magazine. job since 2012. There was no immediate We can look forward to 2019 with confidence. The replacement but Glen Knight of Midlands Group has programme of championships is decided and is stepped in very late in the year and done an spread fairly around the country, including Scotland, outstanding job processing the results of the three and the groups are all very active. Membership is national season long competitions. Editorial increasing and time trialling continues to provide deadlines can be very unsympathetic but he has popular challenges for us older riders. risen to the challenge and provided a full set of results for inclusion in this edition. It is worthy of Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New note that the outright winner of our Best All Rounder Year. May 2019 be your best ever season for time trials is Jackie Field - she is the first ever female winner or just for the basic pleasure of just riding the bike. of any of our season long competitions so deserves special congratulations. Mike Penrice 4 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Over the years women’s cycling has gone from strength to strength and it is great to see that this edition of The Veteran on its front cover displays those women who have taken part and been successful in the Vets National Championships for 2018, where every distance was entered by them. The women’s results in all the distances on standard were extremely commendable but not quite good enough to dislodge the men from taking all the Championships. However I am sure this will be achieved in the not too distant future as training techniques and equipment ensures that not only men but women are improving on their times in leaps and bounds. Since I last raced the approach to training has changed dramatically. Beryl Burton was certainly one of the all time greats of women’s cycling and her 12 hour achievement which beat the men’s distance at the time stood the test of time for 50 years before being broken in 2017. Beryl was one of my heroes and a great lady and I am delighted to see that women are still going out and achieving faster and faster times. Records are there to be broken. Whilst the number of women taking part in time trialling could be better the interest is there to increase the numbers as more and more women are enjoying riding a bike, probably initially for pleasure but as they get in to the activity they look for more challenging rides. Many triathletes do eventually enjoy the cycling discipline and this has helped to boost the numbers. Whilst road racing is not part of the VTTA scene we only have to watch the media to realise that this is a growing interest for many women and this again demonstrates that women’s cycling is at long last receiving the attention that it has always deserved. Whilst the number of women that appear on start sheets still looks low in comparison to the number of men it is encouraging to know that the number of women entering events is increasing year on year. The 2018 season is now over and all those who have ridden their bikes will look back on a good season and will I am sure be already planning their aims and aspirations for the 2019 season. On completing the 2018 season we have seen Jackie Field take the 4 distance VTTA Bar; the title is a first for a lady in the history of our organisation. Enjoy the ‘social season’ but I also know that serious training, be it on your own or with a coach, will be starting in earnest. Good luck to all those competing ladies and may we see one of you taking at least one top spot in the 2019 VTTA Championships. Carole Gandy VIEW FROM THE CHAIR The end of the year is a time to reflect on the season’s performances and there have been some particularly notable rides. Among too many to mention, there are Gavin Hinxman’s sub four hour ‘100’ on a trike, a suite of very fast times by Kevin Tye that netted him six age records, Karen Ledger with many top placings and four age records, and Stephen Williamson who recovered from injury to win the National 12 hour championship. Then there is Jackie Field who is the first woman to take overall first on standard in the BAR. A great achievement and one I am sure will inspire our other female members. Mention should also be made of those members in their late 80s who continue to turn out remarkable performances – Syd Wilson, Ken Stevens, Ron Hallam and Peter Horsnell. Hopefully all of us who compete have achieved something encouraging this year to add to the simple pleasure of just riding our bikes. It is also the time of year that is particularly busy for our group and national officials. While riders may be taking something of a rest, officials are arranging AGMs and dinners, processing results for the season long competitions and standards, ratifying age records, and in addition providing the content for you to read in this edition of the Veteran. Our thanks to all those who give so generously of their time to keep the Association moving forward.
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