April 2003

Kirkby Track League

Geoff wanted this in the March newsletter - unfortunately it was a little late in arriving!

The League kicks off again on Wednesday 2nd April & runs until Wednesday 20th August. Registration costs £15 for Seniors and £5 for Juveniles, entry per meeting is £5 for Seniors and £3 for Juveniles. Help the League survive the possible demolition of Kirkby track, without the right numbers this season the facility may not be replaced.

This is brilliant training whatever your discipline, get to ride with Gethin Butler (or just watch the man!).

I can collect up to 3 riders from Lime St on Wednesday evenings at 6.30pm - ring 652 0217.

Geoff Brandt

Racing Results

North Enders have been getting some decent results lately.

Mark Gibson contacted me to let me know that he was victorious in his first race of the season - the Anfield ‘7’ at Huntington, which he won with a 17-57.

In the MLCA ‘10’, Doug Phillips ensured that I knew that Andy Massey had done a "22, but I don’t know the seconds," and that the same was true of Pete Davies. Doug says we had a third rider who did a "23", and we would surely have won the team prize … if there was one.

Also, readers of the comic will have noticed that Rachel Heal came 8th in the recent GP Feminas Castilla y Leon women’s World Cup race, in a bunch of 23. Well done Rachel!

Do you think you did a notable ride? Or do you think your mate did, but he (or she!) is too shy to shout about it? Well let me know and I’ll include it in a future month!

Classifieds

All from Tommy Banyard. Contact Alan Masterson on 653 5506

West Cheshire Championships

The West Cheshire Championships are only for their own events (West Cheshire ‘25’, ‘30’ & ‘50’, the Shropshire ‘100’ and the joint ‘12’ with the LTTCA, Manchester TTCA & MLCA).

The points series events are as follows:

Chester RC Hilly March 9th

D14/2

West Cheshire ‘25’ April 6th

D25/1

West Cheshire ‘30’ April 13th

D30/6

BNECC Hilly April 18th

D22/1

Wrexham RC Hilly April 27th

D24/1

North Shrops Wh ‘25’ May 5th

D25/8

B’head Vics ‘25’ July 6th

D25/1

West Cheshire ‘10’ July 16th

D10/19

West Cheshire ‘25’ Sept 14th

D25/8

Wrexham RC Hill Climb October 12th

Horseshoe Pass

To qualify you need to finish six events - at least 2 to be hilly events and at least 2 to be West Cheshire events. Unfortunately by the time this circular is published the first events will have been and gone!

Mike Daly

TLI Race Amendments

Chris Quinn forwards on some alterations to the local TLI race schedules.

Cheshire "13" Road Race Series – HQ & Course Changes

Only one event now at Oulton Park (July 1st) as the fee for an evening’s racing has been increased to £500 plus VAT which after adding normal promotional expenses means an income of around £650 is required before you can even start to think about prizes.

TLI National Track Championships - Changes
Now Sunday 24th August only
Morning 10.30am to 12.30pm - Sprint TT & Sprint scratch.
Afternoon 1.30pm to 3.30pm - 40 Laps (10km) scratch & 50 Laps (15km) scratch.

Details from D.Tarr, 14 Oakford Villas, North Molton, North Devon, EX36 3HN. Tel 01598 740021

Marshalling Reminder

The paper newsletter at this point shows upcoming events on the Marshalling Rota. Here, I'll just provide a link to the Rota page:

London Marathon

Les Kennedy is once again running in this year’s London Marathon on 13th April. I don’t know why: I keep telling him it’s a lot quicker to do 26 miles on a bike! Anyway, in addition to trying to beat his time for last year of 3 hours 45 (in fact he’s trying to go under 3-15) he is being sponsored for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust.

Last year he raised over £1200 for this worthy cause. If you would like to help sponsor him, then send a cheque (payable to "The Anthony Nolan Trust") to Les at 9 Weymoor Close, Spital, CH63 9HG. Or you can give online at http://www.justgiving.com/leskennedy/

Stop Press: I can reveal that, after falling prey to a bout of cramp, Les completed the course in 3 hours 47 minutes. Still a fantastic effort, and still worthy of your support!

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