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01/09/23
Last night was the last club TT of the year which saw three championships decided and 4 PB's.
Congratulations to Sam for narrowly winning the 5 mile TT Championship 2 seconds ahead of Matt, to Marie for narrowly winning the Ladies 5 mile TT Championship 2 seconds ahead of April and to Dave for winning the Club Handicap Competition.
Congratulations also to Gaz, Matt, Dave and April on their PB's.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
Thanks to all riders for turning up and competing this year, and already looking forward to next year.
25/08/23
Last night was a good night for the 2 up Championship, which saw 3 solo PB's.
The 2 up Championship was won by Sam and John, with Dave and Darren and Martin and Kevin coming second and third.
Congratulations to Gaz, Matt and April on their PB's.
Last night also saw the Club and Six Best Tens Championships decided, with Sam winning both.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
Next week is the 5 mile Championship which starts at 18:30.
18/08/23
Last night's 10 mile TT saw the welcome return to the proper course.
A windy night saw PB's for Gaz and April, and a special mention for Annette who broke the 30 minute barrier on her first TT.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
Next week is the 2 up Championship (solo riders also allowed) which starts at 18:30.
11/08/23
Last night's Deepdale Circuit TT saw the conclusion of the Deepdale Challenge championship.
Congratulations to Sam for his win on the night and to Gaz, Peter and April on their PB's.
The championship was won by Bevan with Sam and Martin coming second and third.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
04/08/23
Last night's 10 mile TT had to be held on the alternative course due to the underpass being flooded yet again.
Congratulations to April for a new PB and beating her mother for the first time.
Congratulations also to Gaz on his course PB.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
28/07/23
Last night's 15 mile TT Championship had to be held on the alternative course due to the underpass being flooded again.
Congratulations to Sam for winning the Championship with John and Darren finishing 2nd and 3rd.
Hard luck to Darren as his electronic gears failed on the start line resulting in him only having use of one gear for the event. He still managed a valiant effort coming third by two seconds only, and getting another Category Record.
Congratulations also to Gaz on his PB.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
21/07/23
Last night's Ladies and Vets 10 mile TT Championship had to be held on the alternative course due to the underpass being flooded.
Congratulations to Sam for winning the Vets Championship with Alison and John for finishing 2nd and 3rd.
Congratulations also to Alison for winning the Ladies Championship with Marie and April finishing 2nd and 3rd.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
14/07/23
Last night was the 25 mile TT Championship which saw two PB's and a Category Record.
Congratulations to Sam for winning the Championship and also winning the Vets 25 mile TT Championship.
Congratulations also to Darren for knocking a massive 2:30 minutes off the Vet 3 Category Record.
However special mention must go to Gaz and Peter who achieved new PB's by 5:41 and 1:29 minutes.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
12/07/23
The 10 mile TT held on 06/07/23 saw two PB's and a Category Record.
Congratulations to Matt and Gaz on their PB's, and to Darren for knocking a massive 37 seconds off the Vet 3 Category Record.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
30/06/23
Last night was the 10 mile TT Handicap Championship.
Massive congratulations to Bevan who recorded an amazing time of 19:53 smashing the current Senior Category Record by a huge 86 seconds and also winning the Handicap Championship with a scratch handicap!
This was Bevan's fifth category record so far this year.
Congratulations also to John and Robert for finishing 2nd and 3rd in the championship.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
29/06/23
Last night Sam Abdy further extended the club Vet2 Open Category Record in the City RC open event run on the V714, recording a time of 22:38.
On a very wet night, which saw half of the field DNS because of the heavy rain, Sam took a further 12 seconds off the record, giving a total of 28 seconds off the previous record so far this year.
23/06/23
Last night saw a warm night for the 25 mile Middlemarkers Championship.
Congratulations to Dave, Peter and Darren for finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively, with Peter achieving a PB.
Special mention to Matt for going under the hour for the first time, and to Andy for a fantastic winning time.
Last night also saw Sam take the lead in the Mike Frow Memorial Vets 25 TT Competition.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
16/06/23
Last night saw a warm night for the 10m mile TT, which resulted in three PB's.
Congratulations to Peter, Kevin and especially Gaz who took a massive 76 seconds off his previous PB.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
15/06/23
Last night Bevan and Sam competed in the City RC open 10 mile TT on the V714 at Gilberdyke finishing 4th and 14th out of a field of 45 riders.
Bevan achieved a fantastic time of 20:37 whilst Sam broke the Vet 2 Open Category Record which has stood since 1994 in a time of 22:50.
It was nice to see BWCC represented on the finishing board, one more rider and we would have qualified for the team prize!
08/06/23
On yet another cold and windy night we had 15 riders.
The event was won by David Brearley in an amazing time of 20:45, with his brother John coming in second place 12 seconds behind.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
01/06/23
On what appeared a hard night, last night saw two category records and five PB's in the first 25 TT of the year, which was the Longmarkers Championship.
Congratulations to Dave Norris who won the championship with a PB and a Vet 3 category record, and to Bevan for his superb Senior Category Record and course PB.
Well done to Martin Softley, Martin Haworth and Peter Wilson for their PB's, and also to Martin H and Peter for coming second and third in the championship.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
25/05/23
Good conditions for the Deepdale TT was marred by the fact that someone saw fit to spread drawing pins in the road, causing seven of the riders to get either punctures or slow punctures.
However, this didn't stop Bevan breaking his own Category Record and PB with a fantastic time of 23:41, even with a pin in his tyre.
The night also saw PB's for Martin Haworth and Kevin Sayles.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
18/05/23
A warm calm night saw 13 riders for the 10 mile TT.
Congratulations to Martin, Adam and Gareth on their PB's.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
11/05/23
Yet again a course alteration was required due to the underpass being flooded. This resulted in an extremely tough course which included 2 laps of the Burnham loop.
Well done to the 5 riders.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
08/05/23
Sunday 07/05/23 was the first social ride outing of the year. 6 of us headed to the North Yorkshire Moors for a day of serious climbing in some stunning scenery.
The day started off nice and sunny leaving Pickering, and we soon started climbing the first feet of what ended up being a total ascent of over 5000 ft, with some gradients reaching 33%.
We hit rain at about the 18 mile mark, which lead to some interesting descending, but we all survived, and had dried out before arriving at the cafe stop.
Once settled in the sun with the obligatory sausage butty (I may have embellished mine slightly) and view over the valley, it was easy to forget the earlier rain and tortuous climbs.
However, our legs quickly reminded us of the previous climbing as we left the cafe straight into yet another climb.
We arrived back at the cars after 45 miles, tired but elated at a great day of riding.
Thanks to John for organising the ride/route, and to those attending making it a very enjoyable jolly.
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04/05/23
On yet another cold and windy night, 10 riders turned out to do battle with the tough conditions.
Well done to those who turned up and to Andy Thomas for a great time on a very hard night.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out on such a miserable night.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
07/05/23
Massive congratulations to Bevan who not only set his PB, but smashed the club open 10 mile TT Senior Record yesterday.
Competing in the East Lancashire Road Club Open 10 on the L1015, Bevan finished with a superb 19:19, beating his PB by a single second, and smashing the club record by an amazing 87 seconds, which had stood since 1999. He finished 6th overall out of a field of 100 riders. What is even more impressive is that this was done in torrential rain!
Well done Bevan.
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27/04/23
We went from the largest field of the year last week to the smallest of the year last night. It was hardly surprising though as it was a wet and cold night.
There was good news however, as we were able to use the proper course for the first time this year.
Well done to those who turned up and to Martin for a PB.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers for turning out on such a bleak night.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
20/04/23
The largest field of the year so far saw 18 riders tackle the Deepdale Circuit TT on a cold and windy night last night.
Congratulations to Bevan on his category record, an achievement made all the more remarkable being as the previous record had stood since 1998. Congratulations also to Alison on her category record.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
Next weeks event will hopefully see us returning to the usual 10 course (flooding permitting).
13/04/23
Unfortunately it is becoming a theme for this season, but again, last night's event saw a course change due to the underpass being flooded.
On a very windy night we had 13 entries, but at least it stayed dry. Congratulations to Andy Thomas for taking the win and to Martin Haworth for a PB.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
Next weeks event is the Deepdale circuit which will start at 19:00. Meet/sign on at Deepdale Garden Centre.
Sunday 09/04/23 saw in excess of 20 riders leave Barton Market Place on a memorial ride for Stu Simons on either a 65 mile or 130 mile route. 8 of these riders were from BWCC. A further 10 riders joined them at Caistor for a brilliant turn out for Stu. It really shows just how well thought of and remembered Stu is.
Special mention goes to Adam Oughtibridge and Calvin Burton who both completed the 130 mile route.
06/04/23
Once again last night's event saw a last minute course change due to the underpass being flooded.
On a very wet night we had 16 entries. Congratulations to Andy Thomas for taking the win.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
30/03/23
Last night saw the first time trial of the year take place. Due to the underpass being flooded, a last minute course change was required, using the 4.8 mile Burnham Loop instead.
After some hard rain showers, the night turned out to be quite nice with some great early season times been set. Congratulations to Bevan for taking the win.
As always thanks to the officials and helpers.
Check out the results on the TT Results page.
16/03/23
Big congratulations to Club member Simon Leech who has been sporting his club kit from afar this year. He has taken part in a couple of UCI events, getting 3rd place in Jordan and 6th place in Dubai. He'll also be representing GB (and BWCC) in the Gran Fondo ITT and Road Race in Glasgow at the World Championships in August (50 to 54 age category).
Keep up the good work Simon!
Does anybody else have any pics of club kit being worn far from home?
02/03/23
In memory of our friend Stu Simons members of the Phillips66 Cycle Club will be taking part in a self-supported Audax style ride on Sunday 9th of April.
The ride will start from Barton marketplace at 0700 and take them through to Boston and back to Barton using the Audax LEL route, clocking up a distance of 130 miles.
As many of you know the 960 mile London-Edinburgh-London Audax was Stu’s favourite ride which he successfully completed twice. This date has been chosen as it is 3 days before what would have been Stu’s 45th birthday.
Just to clarify, this will be self-supported with no support vehicles or feed stops and it is anticipated that people will ride in small groups or on their own.
It would be great to see some BWCC members there to help pay tribute to Stu, whether they come along for part or all of the route. Any questions please get in touch via the BWCC email address.
Please use the following link for the route, but be aware the start/finish has been changed to Barton Market Place: