February 2001

100 YEARS OLD

On Sunday 14th January it was exactly 100 years to the day that the club was formed in the Pacific Hotel, Price Street, Birkenhead. Members turned out in force, over 50 all in club kit and posed for photographs outside the Pacific with the Mayor.

She looked very smart in a long white coat standing next to a Penny Farthing. The photograph appeared in all the local papers later that week. It was a bitterly cold morning and the landlord of the Pacific did us proud by laying on free tea, coffee and biscuits, most welcome!!

The club members then left and made their way, retracing the route of some of the first club runs to Chester, calling in on the way at the Mills for tea and coffee. Then on to Chester for a hot pot lunch at a small hostelry [The Spital Vaults] behind The Bike Factory.

Dave Parry arranged this. Thanks and well done to all that helped organise the day.

J.R. Hartley and Danny Baird missed the start arriving too late! They must report to Mike Garner for forfeit.

Doug Philips

CLUB TRACK DAY

The first club track training session of the New Year was attended by 10 North Enders and 9 guests on a cold winters morning. Some North Enders looked at the snow outside and rolled over, some more hardy members placed their bikes, snow shovels and blankets in the boot and travelled regardless. What was missing in quantity was more than made up for in quality with a number of PB's in the flying 200m and in all 3 hours of quality track time under the eye of our double World Champion, the honourable member from Willaston. Steve Light provided time keeping and massage.

You can check out results of the Flying 200m on the results page.

Next track session Sunday 18th February 2001   

BCF COACH

Congratulations to Clive Walmsley who as well as being a world champion he is now a fully qualified BCF coach achieving 96% in his final exams! Well-done Clive.

BCF RANKING 2000

The BCF ranking for last year feature quite a few North Enders past and present: -

Rachel Heal           1st Elite Female (319 pts)
Steve Cummings    81st Elite (142 pts)
Jeff Vernon            182nd 1st cat  (41 pts)
Geoff Brandt           586th 2nd cat (4 pts)
Andy Allen             2nd Junior (306 pts)
Chris Byrne            75th Junior (16 pts)
Andrew Christie      42nd Youth A (12 pts)
Andrew Massie      77th Youth A (3 pts)
David Berry            59th Youth B (3 pts)
James Hartley        78th Youth B (1 pt)

I really must try to score at least one point this season!

Peter

TIME TRIAL SERIES 2001

The West Cheshire T.T.C.A. is running a Time trial series based on existing events. They will be run over a variety of distances. Six events must be completed to qualify for the competition of which at least 2 must be west Cheshire events.

Points will be awarded to all finishers, 120 points to the winner, 119 for second etc down to 1 point for 120th place.

Interim results tables will be displayed at the Mills after each event throughout the season.

Awards will be made in different categories and presented at the Annual West Cheshire dinner in December.

Categories are: -

Senior, junior, juvenile, lady and veteran, age bands 40-49,50-59,60-69, and 70 plus events.

  1. Chester RC Hilly 28m…March 11th D14/2
  2. West Cheshire 25m…April 8th D25/9
  3. B.N.E.C.C Hilly 22m…April 13th D22/1
  4. West Cheshire 30m…April 29th D30/7
  5. North ShropshireWhs25.May 26th D25/8
  6. Birkenhead Vics 25…July 1st D25/6
  7. West Cheshire 10………..July 18th D10/19
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  9. Team Velopost 10……….August 1st D16/9
  10. West Cheshire 25……….Sept 9th D25/6
  11. Wrexham Hill climb…Oct 14th D0/1

Events will be identified in the RTTC handbook by the words’ West Cheshire Series Event 1 etc

Results will be available on the North Shropshire Wheelers web site http://ww.nsw.org.uk

NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER

I recently received a letter from Sid Old relaying his cycling exploits in Perth West Australia.

It is mid summer there at the moment with average temperatures of 30c(90f)!!

‘ Each Wednesday consists of a 7am run along the scenic coast road, meet up with 8 or so club cyclists at 8am another hour's ride to a marvellous beach and have a swim in the ocean, coffee at a pavement café, then ride home.

On another day we ride in the country, again meeting at 8am and riding through market gardens, forestation and bush land.

The roads are good and you can often ride for an hour without seeing a single vehicle.

Flocks of white, black or green parrots are a common sight as is the odd snake slithering across the road, and last week a pair of black eagles were perched on a telegraph pole!!’

That’s the sort of winter training we could all use!!

(Sid: if you read this Down Under, just know that we're now expecting you to kick the pants off everybody in the first Club '10' of the year! - Ruaraidh)

CYCLING FOLKLORE

Never put off until next season that which you can do this year ………

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