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News archive ... 2007

15/07/2007

12/07/2007

Steve Wilkinson placed 4th in the 2007 Great Divide Mountain Bike Race - A Trans-America ultra-race from border to border of 2,490 miles, solo and self-supported. Read all about his exploits here..

06/07/2007

The start sheet for the FWCC PTTL event on July 15th is now posted here..

05/07/2007

This evening's TT was cancelled due to the bad weather.

02/07/2007

Dave's mtb rides for July are now up on the mtb section..

01/07/2007

Phil Burton represented FWCC in the 3/4 Cat Dave Ryan Memorial Road Race on the Beckley course near Oxford. An 80+ field competed over the 4 x 22.5 Km laps that consisted of a large flat section and three climbs of between 4 - 10%. The good weather and course made for a fast and exciting race. A break of 5 got away on lap 3, Phil and other riders found it difficult to close down as team mates of those in the break did a good job of hindering the chase. The break managed to stay away to the finish by 15 - 20 secs. The finish was on at the top of a 8% climb and although Phil felt he had good legs, poor positioning in the large bunch prevented a higher place. Results are on the BC website..

24/06/2007

Roadwork's on the B2177 Wickham - Southwick Road, will undoubtedly affect the next two 25 mile events. A decision has been taken to run both, but as a shorter version of the course. As things stand  at the moment  we will leaving out the whole of the B2177 section and finish each in Rookesbury Farm Gateway approx 500 yds south of the  ' Roebuck ' Pub. This would give a distance of approx 20.6 miles.  (car measurement). Next Thursday's event  5th July is for the Hodges Handicap Cup, which we still hope to run. It would help Don if members entered in advance so that he can figure out what their handicap time should be more accurately. The second event affected is the PTTL event on Sunday 15th July, this closes next week - Don is looking for riders and helpers!

23/06/2007

Another windy day (but no rain) at Bentley saw 2 wheelers on the start sheet for the Farnham RC open 25 on the H25/8. Dave Rich did a new pb of 59:42 and Matt Warlow did a 1:00:55. Well done guys!
22/06/2007

The roadworks that forced shortening last night's TT are connected with laying new water pipes along the length of the road - this appears to be long term so we may not be able to use the course again this year. We may be using the P813 (Travellers Rest/Hipley) or the P817 so check here or at the club before heading out to the next P829 event.

21/06/2007

Roy Bailey rode a 23:07 in the Bognor Regis CC 10 mile open TT on the P901 - you can check the full results here..

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Phil Burton of FWCC won this evening's club 9 mile TT  - nice one Phil - correct me if I'm wrong but I reckon this course hasn't been used before so that makes Phil's time the course record for the P829c/9. May it stand forever! Results are now posted here..

18/06/2007

Just a reminder that next Monday (25th) is Tour de France quiz night - see the social events page for more info..

17/06/2007

Fareham had a great day at the races at the Thruxton circuit today.  Larry came in 2nd in the 3rd Cat' race and Neil won the 4th Cat race! more.. Fareham Wheelers are now 3rd in the South Region road race points table.. great stuff guys!

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Roy Bailey rode a 59-59 at the Bognor Regis CC Dennis Doughty club 25 on the P901 at Fontwell today. Roy says "I have not been under [the hour] for 5 years, due to an injury so its very good to be under again, and the first time for the club. Had a bit of a ding dong with Peter Younghusband - I was his minute man and I was caught on the long leg between Arundel and Fontwell - it took him 4 attempts to get past totally, after Tangmere and then by a 14 s difference at the finish. He said he was a bit tired after riding a tt and a 9 mile run the previous evening! But that's Triathletes for you." Nice one Roy - great ride! You can download the full results here [29kb]

13/06/20007

Wet conditions for Rik and Geoff who rode in tonight's cat 3/4 Velocity bikes circuit race at the Mountbatten centre. Both worked for several laps in different breaks but with a couple of laps to go it was all back together for the sprint in which Rik did well placing fifth while Geoff had a great view of the finale from further back! Results here..

11/06/2007

This Thursday's (June 14th) Portsmouth North End club TT is cancelled due to all their regular marshalls & time keepers being on hols at the same time!

10/06/2007

4 Wheelers rode in the Hantspol open 25 on the P881/25 today. Dave Rich with a new pb of 59:31, Matt Warlow on 1:00:34, Graham White smashed his pb with a 1:01:00 and Stuart Laughton on 1:06:27. Great rides guys! Full results here..

07/06/2007

After a short warm up on the P881 last night (see below) Aran Stanton of the RN&RMCA won tonight's FWCC club 25 on the P821 with a time of 1:00:38 with Velocity's Ray Robinson a close second in 1:00:50 despite being held up by a tractor! Full results are here..

06/06/2007

4 Wheelers rode in the a3crg club 10 on the P881 tonight. In blustery conditions Dave Rich rode a 23:32, Matt Warlow 24:12, Roger de Vere 25:54 and Stuart Laughton 26:13. Winner was Aran Stanton in 21:31 -  Full results here..

04/06/2007

Dave's mtb (that's code for 'mountain-bike' ) routes for June are now posted here..

03/06/2007

Dave Rich and Matt Warlow rode in the Team Axiom open 25 on the P885 - Dave rode a 1:00:26 and Matt 59:03. Full results are here..

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Well it was a scorcher for the South Region Champs at Owslebury today - Rik Tye and Neil Dayus rode in the cat 3 Masters/Cat 4 race and Geoff Loveman rode in the E/1/2/3 race. Rik fared best, placing third in the morning race - nice one! Fareham Wheelers are now 5th in the South Region Club rankings! It's better luck next time for Neil and Geoff... see the results!

02/06/2007

FWCC Clean Sweep of Personal Bests:

Roger DeVere, Gareth Peters and Stuart Laughton rode the Sotonia CC 10m TT on the P613 with all three setting new PBs for ten miles. Roger rode a stunning 23.36! Gareth broke 25 mins for the first time ever with 24:20! Likewise, Stuart clocked a great 24:38! Great rides guys! Full results are here..

30/05/2007

24/05/2007

Ray Robinson of Velocity won this evening's 10 with a time of 22.42 - full results are here..

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Oops - sorry I missed this before: Roger De Vere also rode in the Salisbury RC 10m TT on the P613 last Saturday 20th (Matt Warlow was the best placed wheeler). Roger rode 23:54, which was his lifetime PB for a ten and indeed the first time in his life he's broken the 24 minute barrier. Way to go, Rog!!

23/05/2007

Larry and Luke rode the Mountbatten tonight. Larry got in a break which worked really well and lapped the field which ensured a good result he managed 6th and the valuable points needed to get up to 3rd Cat. Luke rode steadily for a good training ride.

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Seven riders represented the club on the annual ride in Normandy "La Route de l’Estuaire" read all about it...

22/05/2007

Phil Burton rode the Hants RC 10 mile club TT - riding a 23:37 - a pb by over two minutes - great ride Phil!

21/05/2007

Coming soon to a clubhouse near you - the Tour de France Quiznight..

20/05/2007

Matt Warlow rode a 23:04 in the Salisbury RC 10 mile open TT on the P613, check the full results here..

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Geoff Loveman rode in the Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 30 mile open TT on the P412, placing 8th with a time of 1:10:16. You can check the full results here..

19/05/2007

Dave Rich rode in the Hounslow and District 10 mile open TT on the H10/8 Bentley course clocking up a 24:12 on a windy day with a strong headwind to the turn at halfway. You can check the full results here..

16/05/2007

13/05/2007

Results of today's Hants Road Club promoted PTTL event are here.. The updated league points table is here.. If you spot any mistakes, let us know.

Unfortunately, there was a car accident at the event, Luke Myers of Team Axiom was injured by a car which turned in front him in Horndean Road, Emsworth. Luke was taken to QA Hospital. Fortunately his injuries were not as serious as first thought and he was released after a couple of hours with bad bruising to the hip and knees.  Get well soon Luke - hope you are back on the bike soon.

12/05/2007

Dave Rich rode in the Farnborough &

Camberley open 25 on the H25/8. Tough wind conditions battered the riders. Quote from Dave: "It was my hardest time in the saddle ever!" Dave still managed 1:03:39 - a good ride in the windy conditions. Check the full results here..

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Phil Burton, Neil Dayus and Geoff Loveman rode in Team Axiom's Tour of the Milburys more..

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The PNECC club TT to be held on Thursday 17th May will be on the P813 Hipley/Hambledon course. HQ is the Travellers Rest, Newtown.

06/05/2007

Fareham Wheelers, Neil Dayus, Larry Wiltshire, Geoff Loveman, Rik Tye and Phil Burton rode in the 60km HantsPol Road Race. Read Phil's race report...

Check the photos in the image archive..

05/05/2007

The Hants RC open 10 was held today on the P881. Quickest Wheeler was Matt Warlow with a 22:51, Dave Rich smashed his 10 pb with a 23:06 (obviously very happy!), Gareth Peters on 25:15, Stuart Laughton with a new pb of 25:19 (well done Stuart) and due to a 10 minute late start, Roger De Vere came in with 35:10. So we have something to aim for, the event was won by Ben Instone with 19:41!!!! Check the full results here..

04/05/2007

Startsheet for the HRC PTTL event on May 13th is now posted here..

30/04/2007

Hargroves Cycles, West Street, Fareham have agreed to give FWCC members 10% discount off anything, including complete bikes - on production of an FWCC membership card. There is a link to Hargroves website on the links page but you could just follow this one..

28/04/2007

James Terry and Geoff Loveman rode in the CC Weymouth 10 on the P451, you can check the results here..

26/04/2007

Ben Instone won this evening's club ten on the P813 in a time of 22:52. Check the full results here..

25/04/2007

This Thursday (April 26th) evening's club 10 is on the P813. HQ is The Traveller's Rest Pub in Newtown. First rider off at 18:45, see you there!

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Details of Tuesday evening mtb rides for May are here..

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Phil Burton is promoting this year's Hilly 14 mile Time Trial on May 10th. Volunteer's for timekeeping etc. are needed. Event details are here..

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The British Heart Foundation ride Round the Harbours takes place on Sunday June 10th.  Can you be an event helper for the day? Or ride the route after all checkpoints close at 12 noon to do a sweep of the route? Last year Fareham Wheelers supported this event - if you can help out this year please contact event organiser Laura Kyte on

T: 01892 893917 or

M: 07710 195836

22/04/2007

Phil Burton, Luke Cole, James Terry, Rick Tye, Larry Wiltshire, Adrian Clark and Geoff Loveman rode in the Norman Halewood memorial - a 55 mile road race run by PNECC. more..

21/04/2007

Matt Warlow, Gareth Peters, Roger DeVere and Alan Davy rode in the Andover Wheelers open 10 on the P613. Gareth rode a 25:13 - his p.b. by half a minute - good stuff! Check the results here..

16/04/2007

Dave Rich rode in the Team Axiom club 10 on the P829 tonight. Dave placed 2nd in 25:30 with Malcolm Cox (VC St. Raphael) placing first with 25:20. Nice one Dave! Check the Team Axiom results page here..

14/04/2007

Laurie Pither of HRC has sent further details of the next PTTL event which you can view here. Don't forget you need to have your entry to Don by Monday April 30th.

12/04/2007

Perfect weather this evening for the first club 10 of the year on the P829 which was won by Aran Stanton of RN&RMCA in 23:21 - check the full results here..

08/04/2007

Matt Warlow rode a 22:56 in the Bournemouth Arrow 10 mile TT on the P412 - check the full result here..

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Gareth Peters, Dave Rich, Stuart Laughton and Geoff Loveman rode in the a3crg Easter 10 on the P883. None of us managed to win an Easter egg but Geoff did manage a pb for the ten. Full results are here although some of us are down as Clarence Wheelers at the moment - currently trying to get that sorted! (Steve Brown, South DC webmaster, has now fixed this - thanks Steve!)

05/04/2007

Evening club Time Trials start next Thursday (12th April). The first event will be run on the P829. Race HQ is Wickham square. The event is down as a 7pm start but it may start a little early depending on light; numbers of entrants may be restricted for the same reason so arrive in good time!

01/04/2007

FWCC were at the Thruxton circuits again this weekend, Neil grabbing a point for 9th place in the cat 4 race - nice one! Results are here..

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Fareham Wheeler Matt Warlow rode in the a3crg 2-up 25 mile TT with Gordon Pain of Sussex Nomads to place 14th - check out the full results here..

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Luke Myers of Team Axiom won today's PTTL 15 mile TT promoted by Portsmouth North End CC. You can check the results here. Fareham Wheelers and PNECC are now tied for 1st in the teams league - check the team and individual league tables. If you spot any mistakes just let us know .

30/03/2007

Get your knobbly tyres out for Tuesday evening MTB rides this month more..

28/03/2007

Change to third PTTL event: The HRC promoted event on the 13th May has had to be changed from a 50 to a 25 mile course more..

25/03/2007

Fareham were well represented at the Thruxton circuit races again this weekend. The cat 4 race was pretty hairy with nervy riding causing several crashes, one of which brought Luke down close to the finish - leaving him with a cut face - bad luck Luke. The other Wheelers were lucky enough to avoid the chutes, Geoff, Neil and Larry placed 2nd, 3rd and 4th and Richard finished well in the bunch in what was his first race. Great rides!

24/03/2007

The start sheet is now posted for this year's 2nd PTTL event promoted by PNECC on 01/04/2007.

18/03/2007

We had a great FWCC presence at the Thruxton circuit races this weekend, check the image archive for piccies taken by Gareth. The full results are here...

Check out the race write up for the Cat 4 event here..

17/03/2007

Matt Warlow rode a 23:58 in the Sotonia CC open 10 mile TT, boosting Fareham Wheelers up to 4th in the South DC teams league. You can check the full results here..

11/03/2007

Refusing to let a week go by without a mention on here, Geoff Loveman rode in the Team Axiom 'not quite 40k' hardriders TT, placing 7th. Full results here..

03/03/2007

Geoff Loveman took first place (yay!) in this year's opening PTTL event, a ten miler on the P817, promoted by Team Axiom. Fareham Wheelers are placed second in the team points competition. Go Fareham! You can check out the full results here..

28/02/2007

Tour de France Prologue London 7th July 2007. A coach has been arranged to take members of PNECC and any others to see this exciting event. It leaves The Blue Lagoon, near The Hilsea Lido at 9am on the 7th July and the cost is £15 each. Bookings can be made, on a first come first served basis from the organiser, Mike Simpson of the PNECC,   'phone 02392  825958 - payment is required on booking. There are about 20 seats available so if you are interested, contact Mike as soon as possible.

24/02/2007

Matt Warlow and Geoff Loveman rode in the ...a3crg 10 mile open TT on course P883R. Geoff placed 7th in 23:17 and Matt was 23rd in 25:00. You can check the full results here..

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The startsheet is posted for next Saturday's PTTL event (March 3rd) - let me know if you spot any mistakes!

20/02/2007

Start times for the club run are to change as from the 4th March:

08.40  from Titchfield Mill
09.00  from Wickham Square
Additionally, there will be 2 groups to suit ability. A faster group will set off first,  averaging 17-19 mph. The second group will go a couple of minutes later, aiming for 15-17mph, the idea being if someone is unable to keep up with the first group, they can drop back to the second group.
18/02/2007

Adrian Clark rode in the Mountbatten Circuit races cat 4 event, placing 8th and earning 2 ranking points. You can check the full results here..

17/02/2007

Geoff Loveman rode 29 minutes dead (felt like it) in the Andover Wheelers Hilly 10.2 mile open TT to place 9th. You can check out the full results here..

16/02/2007

Don't forget, Monday night at the club is your last chance to enter the first PTTL event - see Don on Monday. The  i-team are competing in the PTTL this year but points will still be based on your 4 best rides. There will also be a team award based on the best aggregate score of three riders from each club. Throughout the series, you remain in whatever age category you are in on the 1st March, so to avoid confusion on categories, you need to give your date of birth on entry (it's 21, of course!)

16/02/2007

Neil is back with more great advice that will make you a stronger all round cyclist. Check out the Training Tips page to find out just how important a strong back really is!

15/02/2007

Hi everyone - you will notice a small change on the notice board - when you add a message you will see a random code that you have to type in  before your message gets displayed - this is to prevent the automated spam we have been getting - if you are having trouble with a code, it may be that you are entering the letter 'O' - it should be the digit - zero '0'. I have made some other changes behind the scenes which may also help but we will have to wait and see!

11 February 2007

The team a3crg 10 mile time trial will be taking place at Liss on Saturday the 24th Feb. This year the course has been changed so you can take part even if you are more of a lard-rider than a hard-rider. You need to enter by this Tuesday though, so fill in this form with the details on this page and send it to David Collard Berry at the address on this page with a cheque made out to a3crg for seven quid. Stick it in the post by Monday latest and you could be top of the South District TT points table for 2007 in just a fortnight's time. Imagine seeing your name in Cycling Weekly and picture the glory that could be yours, all for seven quid. I could even pick you up on my way there, naturally, if you beat me you'll be cycling home (  ;

08/02/2007

Just a reminder to come and see Geoff Shergold talk on preparing your bike for the season – next Monday (12th Feb) at the Clubhouse. Geoff is coming complete with stand and tools, ready for action.  He has said that, if anybody has a particular technical problem with their bike, they are welcome to bring the bike down to the clubhouse with them and he will show them how to fix it rather than just talk about it!  

23/01/2007

18/01/2007

Despite a meeting between Goodwood's track manager, Keith Butler of the Surrey Cycle Racing League  and Keith Brooks of VC Meudon on Jan 17th, the Tuesdays at Goodwood are NOT on for 2007. This is a decision by the Goodwood Board of Directors based on a number of issues including staffing, finance and insurance issues. They are sympathetic but adamant.

17/01/2007

Saturday training rides starting soon -

follow the link under Riding & Racing or click here...

07/01/2007

The FWCC Randonnee will be running on Sunday the 28th of January - check out the two routes - same as last year - entry will be £3.00 - free for under 16's - start at 0900 outside the clubhouse - entry includes refreshments - available at the finish. Riders welcome from any club. Anyone who rides a bike on the road should get themselves insured through joining British Cycling or the CTC!

Volunteers are needed for marshalling - contact Brian:

 

03/01/2007

Annual subscriptions are due - comes round quick, doesn't it!

Subscriptions for 2007 are £20 for full members; £10 for 2nd Claim, Social or Junior members; £1 for youth members and £40 for family membership.

Happy New Year!

 

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