16/07/2008

Andy Page placed 7th and Dave Dalton 24th in this week's Portsmouth-DHcyclesport cat 3/4 race at the Mountbatten centre. Robin Didymus racked up another handful of points, finishing 11th in the E/1/2/3 race - results here..

13/07/2007

Neil Dayus and Phil Burton rode in the Sotonia summer road race - Neil's bad luck continued as he punctured early (Your luck's got to change soon Neil!) Phil had better luck - he somehow managed to get through a pile up at the end for 13th place and a few points! Results here..

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Results of the FWCC PTTL 25 mile TT are posted here.. Congrats to Simon Tout of HRC for the win. Steve Walkling (VBCC) also put in a reasonable effort! League tables now updated...

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Dave Rich rode in the Agiskoviner open 50 on the Bentley course. He had a stormer and took 4 mins 19 secs off his PB with a 2:05:44. Nice one Dave!

08/07/2008

Startsheet for this Sunday's PTTL event is now posted here..

06/07/2008

Dave Dalton placed 8th in the cat 4 race at the Omega Thruxton race today - nice one Dave - results here..

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Phil and Neil rode in the cat 3/4 Dave Ryan memorial road race this morning, everyone else was far too sensible to trek all the way up to Oxford to ride around in a downpour. From Neil's point of view at least he wasn't out in it long, crashing while going down a hill on the first lap! Neil says "I went cartwheeling so far through a hedge that the paramedic/support cars behind didn't see me and drove straight past! I think I've broken a finger but otherwise I'm just cut to ribbons. Gave the nice ladies at race HQ quite a shock! (Note: the bike is fine so no real damage done!) Phil on the other hand was going great guns, the lack of cooperation in the bunch when it came to break-chasing was frustrating as most guys seemed to want to sit in and wait for the finale: A leg snapping climb that turned off the main loop for the last 400m. It was very steep and a real power finish, Phil rode well saving a bit for the final lunge and finished up around 15th (5 riders clear by 20sec or so, then a procession of 4-5 leading the main body of the bunch home). Great prep' for next weekends Sotonia race was the conclusion in the car home (provided my finger is better!)" Better luck next week Neil! Results are here but Phil seems to be missed off at the moment...

03/07/2008

Results of tonight's 25 mile club TT for the Hodges handicap cup here..

02/07/2008

Just in from Dave - mtb rides for July - check 'em out!

01/07/2008

Dave Dalton rode a pb 22.52 on the H10/8 in the Farnham RC club 10 - quite an improvement over his previous best of 25.28! Nice one Dave!

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Extension to entry date for PTTL 25 mile on 13th June. Entries will now close on Thursday this week (3 July) please send them to

pttlcoordinator@fareham-wheelers.org.uk

or

roger.devere@btopenworld.com

or by telephone:- 01489892768.

Event HQ is in Wickham square and sign-on is from 06:45 . Because of parking restrictions and safety concerns the results board will also be in Wickham square.

29/06/2008

There are a few new items up for grabs in the For Sale section...check it out...

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Geoff Loveman rode in the Wessex RC 50 mile open TT managing 4th place with a time of 1:58:44. PTTL regular Alan Emmott of Hanstpol was also there and placed 2nd on Vets standard, improving on his pb by just over two minutes - good stuff! Full results here..

28/06/2008

Robin Didymus and Gareth Peters rode in the Team AXIOM Mid-Summer Hill Climb at Ditcham Park School. 2pm start, today. A great new event for the calendar – fantastic venue, excellent organisation and a lovely 2.2 miles of suffering!! (The North hill up to the school is used…..a mix of flat bits, steep bits, very steep hairpin bit and a nice 90 degree turn within 100m of the finish line thrown in at the end!....) Robin placed second (go Robin!) with a time of 8:04, and Gareth managed 9:29. The Winner was the promoting team’s Luke Myers with a 7:30. (He was also fastest to the gatekeeper’s Lodge Prime) There were lots of junior riders taking part and many were presented with prizes from the bottom of the finishing list upwards. Big thanks to Tony, Luke, Sarah and the Axiom for a superb afternoon’s competition! and to Will and his team at Ditcham. This is hopefully going to become an annual event and it would be great to see more FWCC riders supporting next year.

26/06/2008

Alan Davy and Gareth Peters rode the PNECC 15m club TT  –  it was v.v. windy! A sufferfest or what! Alan Rode with his Disc on – heroic effort. Check the results here..

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The next two Thursday evening club TT events are for club trophies:

3rd July: 25 mile Hodges Handicap Cup; 17th July: 10 mile Jean Gray Handicap Cup. As club handicapper it would be helpful to Don if those intending to ride could enter in advance. This is to minimise the possibility of overlooking riders who turn up ad lib. The old crystal ball is less reliable than the form book ! ! For those uninitiated with the handicap procedures, it is based on the competitor's form. Having established the fastest man (known as the Scratchman) a time allowance is given to all other riders set against the 'scratchman' depending on their ability. In theory, the most improved rider wins. Let Don know if you intend to ride...

25/06/2008

Dave Dalton and Phil Burton represented FWCC in the 3/4 CAT race at the DHCycles Mountbatten circuits. The strong windy conditions affected the 35 strong race significantly. Much of the race was spent lined out in single file which quickly broke up into a number of small groups, as clinging to the wheel in front became a survival exercise. Phil said it was "One of the hardest I have done and the average speed was over 1 mph slower than the usual. It was good to see a number of Wheelers in the crowd supporting, much appreciated." Dave finished in the group and Phil was rewarded with 3rd for giving it a go early on. - Racking up the points now Phil!  Full Results at BC site when posted.

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...a3crg ran a 2up 10 mile club TT this evening, with the option of continuing on to 25 miles and getting a split at the 10 mile point. Alan Davy rode the full 25 solo, while James Terry and Geoff Loveman rode the fastest time in the 10 mile 2up - 21:31 - sweet! Check back later for a link to the full results..

24/06/2008

Dave Rich rode a new PB of 22:15 on P613 in the Andover Wheelers Club 10m TT!!!  This is a 40 sec improvement.  He was so keen to ride this course that he simply couldn’t wait for an ‘Open’ event. Nice one Dave…..looks like the FWCC 10m Record Holders Team  have a reserve rider………..who said 4-up TT? NB Anyone riding this course for the 1st time – there’s always one more hill than you think at the end!!

21/06/2008

Dave Rich rode in the Farnborough & Camberley CC open 10 on the H10/8. Dave was happy with his time of 23:17, in less than perfect conditions!

19/06/2008

Dave Sinclair of Team Europe won tonight's club TT on the P829, finishing (on his road bike) in 22:49 - we reckon if he'd been on a TT machine that would've been the course record gone - nice one Dave. Oh, and James didn't go too badly either...! Results here..

18/06/2008

Phil Burton placed 8th in the cat 3/4 race at the Portsmouth-DHCyclesport.com Circuits tonight at the Mountbatten centre. Nice one Phil! Results here..

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Don't forget the FWCC PTTL event on Sunday the 13th July - if you intend to ride, you need to let Roger know by June 30th. If you can help out with marshalling etc. please see Roger.

17/06/2008

Team Axiom are promoting a mid-summer hill climb - check the details on the events page..

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Alan Davy is selling two Viner carbon road bikes - check the for sale pages for these and other bargains..

15/06/2008

News from Susan Knight's Susie's Circuits at Thruxton: Dave and Gavin rode well and finished safely in the bunch in a fast sprint in the 4th cat race. Both remarked on the good experience they are gaining from the frequent races. Phil rode a steady, disciplined race (or in his words - "sat in") in the 3rd cat race and gave it a go on the last drag up to the chicane riding home into 3rd place for his second excellent result of the weekend. Results here..

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Matt Warlow, Graham White and Barrington Day rode in the Army CU 25 mile open TT on the P881 - results here..

14/06/2008

Club Record Broken!!!

At Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 10 mile open TT on the P613, Phil Burton, Geoff Loveman and James Terry all rode personal best times today to break the FWCC record with a team time of 1:02:58. James rode a blistering 21:34, smashing his previous best time by 70 seconds, Geoff knocked 48 seconds off his p.b. with a thundering 20:55 and Phil sheared 62 seconds off his time from ten days ago with an explosive 20:29!!!

The record for a team ten mile TT was previously set in 1994 by Rowan Horner, Russ Lloyd and Ashley Morris, with a combined team time of 1:03:25. After today's ride the team spoke seriously about their achievement: "Yessss! Come on!! Yeeehaaarrrr!!! We love it!!!! Go Team!!!!!" Results here, also, you can check FWCC club records over the years here but right now I'm going to get the beers in. 

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For Bike Week, Eye Books have some special offers on cycling books - check it here..

12/06/2008

Gavin Brown rode a pb of 26.35 at tonight's PNECC club 10 on the P829 - nice one Gavin! results here..