THE Yeovil Cycling Club July 2005 Some like it hot... John Andrews Memorial Road Race Final results were: The hottest day of the year, well at least 1. Eamon Deane - Bournemouth Jubilee before last week’s mini heat wave, made Wheelers the John Andrews a race of attrition. The 2. Dean Robson(J) - Somerset Road Club 54 starters set a good pace right from the 3. Jamie Treliving - Team Certini off, with small attacking breaks continually 4. Andrew Hitchens - Mid Devon CC testing the bunch. By the start of the 5. Alex Fitzgerald - Bikin’ Motion fifth lap a small bunch of six riders finally 6. Stephen Atfield - Bournemouth Jubilee managed to stay away. Despite the efforts Wheelers of a few riders to either push the pace, or 7. Stuart Dodd - Team Tor 2000 to make the jump across on their own, the 8. David Meadows - Somer Valley CC small group slowly extended their lead. As 9. Martyn Holmes - Mid Devon CC the heat of the day increased it saw more 10. Kevin Thomas - Severn RC riders fall by the way, even those that had 11. Stuart Jones(J) - Wolverhampton started with plenty of drink were soon Wheelers running dry. Some of the riders that had 12. Paul Gregg - Swindon RC pulled out watched from the road side and 13. Peter Ritchie - Bikin’ Motion passed what drink they had left to team 14. Jon Opie(J) - Team Tor 2000 mates or fellow riders. The main bunch 15. Ian Phillips - CS Dynamo fragmented by the end of the ninth lap, some of the riders that had jumped away Team Prize: Team Tor 2000 re-formed to make a small group with what remained of the main field following on. Walter Rixon The leaders had almost half a lap on the Sadly Walter lost his battle with chasing group of three as they embarked cancer on Tuesday 19 July and on the final circuit, and after a further half died at St Margarets Hospice. For lap Eamon Deane made what proved to be those that knew Walter you will the decisive move. He steadily road away already be aware of the amount from the remaining five riders, crossing the he gave to cycling, from his work finish line about a minute ahead of a closely as a BC commissaire through to his fought sprint for second to sixth. The bunch commitment to help with the young of three who stoically kept going reaped the riders at Merryfield. Walter loved benefits, and the points, as they crossed the cycling, without people like him the line with local rider Stuart Dodd the first of sport would be so much poorer. You the Team Tor 2000, team prize winners, to will be missed Walter. make it home. www.yeovilcc.com ...and some like it flat Division Crit Champs for the top six places going to these riders. This year the Team Tor 2000 Circuit races at Chris Smith won the final lunge for the line Ilton incorporated the Divisional circuit race followed by his team mate Steve Manning championships. The event was blessed with with Dave Poole taking the final podium place. some stunning sunny weather, which brought There was good support in the youth races out a good number of riders and some quality with some very competitive racing. racing across the board Div Champs The senior race saw action from the gun Greg Sandy - Cycleurope/Bianchi with come back man Paul Barrett (Chard Paul Barrett - 1st Chard Wheelers Graeme Lackford - Cycleurope/Bianchi Wheelers) attacking the race from the drop Adam Holmes - Mid Devon CC of the flag and large gaps soon opened. Paul Andrew Parker - Mid Devon CC held the gap for a couple laps until Graeme David Bentley - Somerset RC Lackford (Cycleurope/Bianchi) bridged the Mark Gibbs - Somerset RC gap, the pair settled down into a rhythm until Thomas Ireland - Team Tor 2000 David Walters - Ajchima Limoux thry were joined by Greg Sandy (Cycleurope/ Jeremy Rees - Private member Bianchi) and Adam Holmes (Mid Devon CC). 3,J This was to be the final selection and with one Dean Robson - Somerset RC lap to go the quartet shed Adam, to leave the Jon Opie - Team Tor 2000 three riders to fight out the medals. As they David Rutty - CS Bristol came into the finish straight Paul lead the Stuart Dodd - Team Tor 2000 James Griffin - Cheltenham and Gloucester CC sprint out with Greg close on his wheel with Steve Noyce - Team Tor 2000 Graeme already out of the running and in Stuart Pickering - www.cyclogic.co.uk the bronze medal position. With a final burst Mike Parker - Mid Devon CC in the closing metres Greg went pass Paul to Julian Ridgley - Somerset RC Mario Pavan - Bath CC take another divisional title. Dave Walters, Andrew Peters - Mid Devon CC now riding under his first claim banner of 4,W French club Ajchima Limoux, took ninth place. C. Smith - Bath CC The first few laps 3J race, which S Manning - Bath CC incorporated the junior champs, saw lots of David Poole - Somerset RC small attacks but none of them proved fruitful. John Etherington - Team Tor 2000 Peter Sandy - Somerset RC But as the bunch crossed the start/finish line Lee Bradley - North Devon Wheelers for the fourth time a move was instigated Youths by National Junior 25 mile Time Trial Silver U8 Ashley Hutchingson - Cheltenham and Medallist Dean Robson (Somerset RC). Dean’s Gloucester CC escape was short lived as he was soon joined Karla Hodson - Sid Valley CC by Tor’s Stuart Dodd, Jon Opie and David U10 Chester Gray - Team Tor 2000 Rutty (CS Bristol). This partnership worked U12 Torsten Junker - Luk Coombes Racing well pulling away from the main field. Then Josh Gray - Team Tor 2000 with two and half laps to go Dean jumped the Lydia Hodson - Sid Valley CC break away group to power his way to solo U14 Jacon Pierpoint - Bikinmotion victory, not only to take the race win but the U16 Doug Dewey - Team Tor 2000 junior divisional title too. William Lester The 4th’s race started at a steady rate Sophie Lanham and slowly built up to speed, a sudden surge resulted in the field splitting. This proved to Bit of a dearth of Yeovil riders in the results, be the move of the race with all the points but there is always next year! P AGE T w o 2005 Club Time Trials Come and Try It Andy continues to do a fantastic job on The first ever come and try it event the evening time trials, coping with all promoted by the club proved very the signs and riding the odd event too. popular, thanks in no small way to the If you didn’t see, or don’t have access to effort of Andy P distributing posters the web, there is a list of helpers for the around the town. It attracted 34 riders, rest of the season. Please try and help not all of which were new to time if you can, or let Andy know if you are trialling, but there was a good selection not available. of new faces some of whom have since Date Time Course Helper joined the club and ride on a regular basis. 28 July 19:15 U30/10 Jon Sharp 4 Aug 19:15 U30/10 James Hector Club clothing 11 Aug 19:00 U30/10 Andy Newbury We still have a reasonable supply of Club kit, 18 Aug 19:00 U30/5 Stephen Pym although we are running low on a few sizes. 25 Aug 18:45 U30/5 Dave Driver There are still a few bargain bits of Impsport 1 Sept 18:45 U30/5 Andy Millward Clothing at less than half price. Contact 8 Sept 18:45 U30/5 Martin Wills David Notley (see page 7) or see me on a Tuesday or Thursday at Ilton or Open 25 Podimore respectively. Chris Fendt organised his first Open 25, Notice of AGM supported by plenty of volunteers and helpers, 13 SEPTEMBER & date fixing with typical enthusiasm and thoroughness. Well done to the Yeovil riders that scooped This year's AGM, which the team prize, Mike Loader, Andy Millward incorporates the Date and especially to Nick Young who did a PB, Fixing Meeting, is not all that far away. knocking 30 seconds of his previous best. It will be held on Monday 12 September, Commiserations to Hugo, who had a puncture starting at 8pm, at the Sports Club, whilst on the Cartgate road (luckily it was just Johnstone Park. a short ride home) and to Shaun who had a It is at this meeting that all next late start (rider error that one!) years events are agreed, the Committee elected and any new proposals 1 David Kiddell Cavalier CC 00:54:16 discussed. Motions for the meeting 2 Dave Keene Bristol South 00:54:32 should be with John Clemit by 1st 3 Thomas Ireland Tor 2000 00:55:25 September, either by e-mail, john@ 4 Michael Loader Yeovil CC 00:55:42 clemit.fsnet.co.uk, or post please: 5 Rob Pears Bath CC 00:56:16 2 The Briars, Yeovil BA22 2SW. 6 Tony Thorne Bath CC 00:57:35 We need a new TVCRA Representative 7 Peter Vincent North Devon 00:57:36 as well as a Raod Race Secretary. Mike 8 Andy Millward Yeovil CC 00:57:41 Northcott has already stated that he 9 Nick Young Yeovil CC 00:57:50 cannot do the road races next year so 11 Daren Rogers Yeovil CC 00:58:53 unless a volunteer can be found then 13 Shaun Walsh Yeovil CC 01:00:15 * there may be no Yeovil CC Road Races in 15 = David Driver Yeovil CC 01:00:55 2006.