May 2000

RULE BRITANNIA

Our special Millennium event The Britannia Mountain Time Trial took place on Bank Holiday Monday 1st May 2000. It was a warm sunny day with a slight breeze. It was won by Mark Lovett in a time of 1.26.04 beating Jim Henderson the National Hill climb champion, by more than five minutes.

The best showing by North Enders was John Moore who was 5^th in 1.35.35.Also an excellent performance by Mike Jones with 1.36.57.He is a former winner of the Britannia and getting back to his old form.

The club also took all the team prizes on offer:
Senior with John Moore, Mike Jones and Jeff Vernon.
Junior: Chris Byrne, Andrew Massey and Andrew Christie.
Veterans: Mike Jones, Peter Byrne and David Parry.

Well done to all our riders on a very tough course. The event was organised by Clive Walmsley, who did an excellent job. It was very well marshalled and thank to all who helped on the day. Our club president Andy Kelly Presented the prizes. Gordon Thompson made a speech in which he reminded us all that this event used to be run over 48 miles and even 62miles (a man's event I think he called it!!!!!!!!)

It was a great event, pity it was only for this year………..

Doug Philips

HILLY 22

The Birkenhead North End Hilly 22 was held on Good Friday 21^st April.

It was a sunny morning with a stiff breeze on the outward leg. It was won by Keith Murray in a time of 47.51. Beating veteran Roger Iddles by just over 1 minuite, best North Ender was John Moore (AGAIN!!!) In fifth position with 51.01.

Other North Enders won category prizes-: they were
Group B-John Moore
Group D-Peter Byrne
Group E-Ian Boult

We also won the team prize with John Moore, Peter Kay and Peter Byrne.

Well done to Mal Dunphy who organises this event every year. He even ordered up good weather this year. Thank you to all club members who marshalled, pushed off, numbers, results etc .You made this an excellent event.

Peter Byrne

CLUB TIME TIALS

Our first club 10 was held on 18^th April in cool and blowy conditions. The results were:-

1^st John Moore 21.52
2^ndChris Byrne 23.11
3^rd Ian Hawkins 23.17

HANDICAP
1^st Andrew Christie
2^ndIan Boult
3^rd Chris Smith

The Second Club 10 was on the 9^th May. Better conditions sunny and very little wind, saw some very good times.

1^st John Moore- 21.40
2^nd Chris Byrne –22.27
3^rd Ian Hawkins- 22.40

HANDICAP
1^st Andrew Christie
2^nd=Ruaraidh Gillies
2^nd=George Aldridge

There were five 22s and seven PB’s recorded, but special mention must be made of Mike Daly who recorded a PB with 28.00. just missing handicap placing by 1 second !!!!!!!

(Full results are available from the "Events" page)

NORTH END AND FRIENDS- MAJORCA 2000

You have seen the T shirts and you have seen the suntans. Seven hundred miles in two weeks, in the sunshine while it froze and snowed in England made for a smug group of 59(21 north End and partners and 38 friends). You didn’t know we had so many friends did you!

This seems to be a matter of some envy for the wobbliest of the wobbly wheelers! It did pour down 1 day when cars passing the hotel had bow waves over their roofs. We had 4 or 5 groups every day, club run, tourist, social, laughing group and a Z section.

They all explored the lanes, the villages, and the Alpine type climbs, which are the wonderfully accessible attraction of Majorca, with the advantage of guidance from our resident friends Alan, Sue and Sammy.

Not to omit the pleasure of sitting in the square of Petra in the sunshine eating free oranges and drinking coffee surrounded by nubile young German girls, in minimal Lycra!!!!!

Another guest at the hotel accosted one of our groups,’ there a bit noisy your lot aren’t they’. "Well er,yes a bit , you know what its like when you get 60 cyclists together’ ‘ by gum, I wish I was with you'.

We ended with the famous and now traditional ‘Champagne and crisp’s’ leaving do.. 30 bottles of ‘champagne’ and about two tons of crisp’s gone in twenty minutes !!!!!!!

At the time of writing we have about 40 booked for March 2001, but we do have 3 spaces left preferably for North end members.

Peter Hudson (sounds great Peter: Z section???)

NEW PRESIDENT

Congratulations to club member Doreen Mahar Who was recently elected as National President of the Veterans Time Trialing Association for a five-year term.

FOR SALE

Bob Jackson trike 22.5 inch 531 excellent condition, campag mavic – OFFERS

Tel Sid Old –01244 382 503

Mark Lovatt, winner of the Britaina Mountain Time trial, being presented with the trophy by Gordon Thompson.

WEB SITE

If you haven’t visited our web site yet, you really must do so. Ruaraidh Gillies has done a fabulous job by creating and always updating the information on the site (he had his second place in the handicap on the web page before I had put my bike away in the garage!!!!)

Chris Byrne

(Hmm, seems a bit silly putting this up on the web, but I'm never averse to public acclaim...! Ruaraidh)

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