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National Association for the 1over 40 year old Racing Cyclist Derek Stewart 25 Mile Champion at the Prize Presentation Photo by Kimroy 2 National Association for the over 40 year old racing cyclist NATIONAL EXECUTIVE 2011/12 President Alan Colburn (Midlands) 01886 888575 Honorary Life Vice President Keith Robins Vice Presidents Mrs D Mahar E A Green Chairman Jim Burgin (London and Home Counties) 33 Pinelands Park Padworth Common Reading RG7 4QB 0118 9701147 : [email protected] : 07925503819 National Secretary Ann Butterworth 4 Whitehall Close Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 1NP 01625 527074 : [email protected] Treasurer AGM Organiser Clifford Grant (London & Home Counties) Ann Butterworth (Manchester) 41 Southfield Drive, Hazlemere 4 Whitehall Close Wilmslow High Wycombe, Bucks HP15 7HB Cheshire SK9 1NP 01494 712126 01625 527074 [email protected] [email protected] Records Secretary Membership Secretary Geoff Perry (London & Home Counties) Merv Player (East Anglia) 8 The Meadway Loughton 18 New Close Knebworth Milton Keynes MK5 8AN Herts SG3 6NU 01908 200680 01438 814154 [email protected] [email protected] Editor & Advertising Secretary Webmaster Jim Burgin (London & Home Counties) Jim Gibb (Wessex) 33 Pinelands Park Welshman’s Road 4 Hispano Avenue Whiteley Padworth Common Reading RG7 4QB Fareham PO15 7DS 0118 9701147 & 07925 503819 01489 564735 [email protected] [email protected] National Recorder National Executive Committee Steve Lockwood (Midlands) Gordon Scott (West) 18 Badbury Close Studley Barry Quick (Wessex) Warks B80 7RS Greg Lewis (London & Home Counties 07976 231420 [email protected] Website : www.vtta.org.uk 3 CONTENTS Officials’ Reports 5 Results Pages 37 Around the Groups 8 Letters 38 NEC Meeting 32 Obituaries 40 The New Standards - Reflections on the AGM 46 34 Why We Need Them Advertising Rates Full Page £75 Half Page £55 Third Page £40 Quarter Page £35 Copy Dates 17th May 17th August : 17th November : 17th February 4 PRESIDENT’S NOTES I’m sure we’ve all been checking against the by Alan Colburn new Standards to see what effect they may have The enduring salutation on the death of a on our personal aims – instead of getting +8s and monarch is “The King is dead, long live the King” – +9s for the Ten, I shall be looking at +5s or in that a phrase which didn’t make a lot of sense to a region. The really encouraging thing about the seven year old when I first heard it! However it is subsequent rule changes means that even if you the concept which I couldn’t help thinking about get a minus, a rider can still attain a medal if he when I started to write about the new Standards improves on that. Tables. I would like to congratulate the Association’s The original Standards recently consigned to the AGM on its courage in taking this vital step to archives by popular vote, means that we now have rejuvenate the VTTA and to gratefully a new set of Standards to race against. The old acknowledge the efforts of the Working Party in Standards had become skewed largely due to the enabling this to be decided. increase in older, fitter riders – we can all look The new Standards have arrived at almost the back to our early racing days when the same time as the 2012 CTT Handbook which appearance of a fifty year old on the start line produces that anticipation of turning the shiny new would have excited much comment.. Nowadays, pages to see what events are available generally seventy and eighty year old competitors are an followed by the frustration of not being able to link accepted part of the time trial scene which was the events together week on week to fit your own idea behind Mr Strevens’s original thoughts. plans. I’ve started to put a few crosses against 5 some events – all I have to do now is to get to celebrations. grips with the new entry form and on-line entries. The new season has started for a few hardy During the winter I had the privilege of speaking souls so let me finish by wishing everyone good at two Group Lunches and what a pleasure it was. luck for the coming year and stay safe. But just The meal, an odd drink or four, the chat, the remember what Mark Twain once said: reminiscences and the presentations all combine “When your friends begin to flatter you on how to round off another season of competition: Many young you look, it’s a sure sign you’re getting old.” thanks to the Merseyside and London and Home Counties Groups for inviting me to share their ___________________________________ SECRETARY by Ann Butterworth You will have read much about the AGM elsewhere in this issue of The Veteran and of particular interest will be the adoption of the new Standards Tables. However, feedback from the AGM has shown that many members (even those who were present at the AGM) are confused about claiming for Personal Standards. So, I’ll try to explain as simply as possible. From this year, any member can ride a Type A event and claim a Standard medal whatever their plus or minus may be. For example: John rides a 10 mile event this year. He is 70 and so his Standard is 28:36. John does a time of 30:35, so he does not get a plus, but rather a minus of 2:01. As long as John has applied for attempts for Standard medals, John will get a Standard medal at the end of the season. In order to get a Standard medal next year, he has to improve on his -2:01. He will be 71 and so his Standard will be 28:45. To improve on -2:01 by just one second, he will have to do a ride of 30:45 to produce a minus of 2:00 (28:45 + 2:00 = 30:45). You will now have realised that you no longer have to beat your Standard to get a medal. Once you set your plus or minus using the new Standards Tables, you just have to improve on this by getting a bigger plus or a smaller minus. 6 EDITORIAL winner; is that the way forward I ask myself. I’ve had a particularly busy Social Season this When donating a trophy - and virtually all are year and have met a lot of people who, over the donated in commemoration of a person or seven years I have been editing this magazine, persons, the donor must assume that each year’s have been names without faces. winner will proudly display the award until Reflecting on this I have decided to include in returning it for the next recipient: no one imagines each issue as many faces as I can, beginning that there won’t be a winner or, if there is, that the with the valued contributors who give some point winner won’t want to take the trophy home. This to this publication. As you will see, not all have is a problem that’s not going to go away and I for sent photographs yet but they will doubtless do one would appreciate any helpful suggestions so. from those readers who have experienced the On the subject of photographs, Brian Jones of same difficulty. Kimroy has agreed to act as official photographer One subject dominates this issue and that is at the Association’s championships this year (the the new Standards. In spite of the overwhelming one exception being the 25 which clashes with vote in favour, there are those vehemently CTT’s National Championship - Brian is booked against what they see has a change too heavily in for all of those). Notice that he attended the favour of the recent Prize younger rider. Presentation - I Although sitting on wonder - was he the fence on this surprised at how few issue, I have photographs he was witnessed the called upon to take! enormous amount I ponder just how of research and many trophies there analysis carried out are existing in the by the Working Groups and then the Party in its efforts to clubs. My club has 46 achieve a just and of them and 22 were equitable set of awarded in respect of standards for those the 2011 season: that from 40 to 90. That means 24 were stored the existing tables somewhere. were unfair was not My Group has 16 really in dispute and and 7 were awarded so we have to find at the recent out how fair the new presentation; however, set are. Being not all the winners based upon a formula, adjustments may easily be wanted to take the trophies home which led to made (so I am told) thus would it not seem a another storage situation. I wonder how this is sensible idea to reserve judgement and to watch dealt with by the many who must have the same and see how it pans out in 2012, then putting problem. The minimum price I could find from one forward proposals for modification where thought of the myriad of storage companies was £13 a necessary? week - £676 a year. No club or Group could afford that surely! Perhaps the answer is to buy a To return to the theme of my mixing with shed for the specific purpose, taking it down and prizewinners this year, I thought it likely that some re-assembling it each time a new official is readers might think I have never been one - a recruited to deal with the annual award season.