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26th December 2011:
Annual Club Award Dinner
The Club annual dinner and prize presentation will be held at the Country Cottage, Ruddington on Saturday 28th January 2012. After a very successful year for the Club demand is likely to be high so don't delay and return your booking form and menu without delay - form available here
18th December 2011:
NDCXL Round 11 Sherwood Pines
Another great turnout from the Club with 31 riders in all categories taking part.
Under 12s:
Youth:
Seniors:
20th November 2011:
NDCXL Round 10 Holme Pierrepont - Nottingham Clarion
Great weather and a varied course which received favourable feedback from a lot of NDCXL riders saw the Club's first CX promotion for more than 30 years as a success. Well done to the many who helped organise before during and after the event.
You can see a movie of the race courtesy of member Neil Mansfield here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IeqYw0geC6c
13th November 2011:
NDCXL Round 10 Holme Pierrepont - Nottingham Clarion
Its the turn of Nottingham Clarion to host the forthcoming Round 10 of the SRAM NDCXL League at Holme Pierrepont on Saturday 19th November. Even if you don't fancy riding its well worth coming along to watch the racing...
12th November 2011:
NDCXL Round 9 Sinfin
32 club members of various ages finished Round 9 on a tough course with a bit of everything. Some pictures from the senior race courtesy of cyclomonster.com (where full res pics can be purchased)
29th October 2011:
NDCXL Round 8 Rosliston
27 club members took part in more more usual muddy cyclo cross conditions at Round 8 of the SRAM NDCXL league.
Pictures are courtesy of cyclo monster.com (where full res pics can be purchased)
23rd October 2011:
Matlock Riber and Bank Road Hillclimbs
Stewart Gregory competed in both events finishing 14th at Riber and 27th on the Bank Road Climb. Clubmates Greg McCullum and Richard Birkin both took part in the Bank Road event finishing 12t and 17th respectively.
22nd October 2011:
NDCXL Round 7 Bingham
29 club members took part in Round 7 of the SRAM NDCXL league held at Bingham:
U9:
8 Lotta Mansfield
10 Stan Chmiel
12 Henry Pawson
16 Stephen Wildman
20 Rosie Mansfield
U12:
3 James Swadling
12 William Pawson
14 Lewis Rivers
15 Poppy Wildman
23 Finn Mansfield
39 Peter Avery
40 Alex Holliday
Youth:
12 Gabriel Bird
13 Oliver Peckover
21 David Hirst
25 Kieran Howarth
29 Ozzie Chmiel
38 Joni Wildman
39 Jack Mansfield
40 Eve Lyon
Senior:
7 Kyle
38 Neil
61 James
72 Nolan
82 Mark
89 Ricky
99 Simon
110 Karl
123 Caroline
16th October 2011:
Club Hillclimb Championship 2011
Stewart Gregory became the 2011 Club Hillclimb Champion after recording the fastest time up Stathern Hill.
1. Stewart Gregory 3min 11.45secs
2. Neil Mansfield 3min 28.85secs
3. Simon Dale 3min 31.31secs
4. Greg McCullum 3min 35.34secs
5. Freddie Griffiths 3min 35.77secs
6. James Peckover 3min 37.88secs
7. Mark McCartney 3min 44.16secs
8. Richard Birkin 3min 46.45secs
7. Oliver Nuthall 3min 49.89secs
8. Joe McCartney 3min 52.22secs
9. Andy Baker 5min 02.33secs
10.Seb Raikkonen 6min 40.37secs
PT Jamie Walker-Jones 3min 56.57secs
PT Rhod Shipley 4min 01.02secs
PT Martin Cheshire 4min 10.67secs
PT Paul McCannam 4min 38.81secs
15th October 2011:
NDCXL Round 6 Alfreton
35 club members took part in Round 6 of the SRAM NDCXL League races held at Alfreton.
James gets airborn at Alfreton (pic courtesy of Sally Maier Ashfield RC)
9th October 2011:
NDCXL Round 5 Shipley Park
After dry conditions at the first rounds finally some rain arrived and meant some more 'normal' cyclo cross conditions at Shipley Park which our riders revelled in.
Amongst the results, Kyle Burleigh was 12th in the senior event and James Swadling 1st in the U12 event
In the 81st edition of the Monsal Head Hillclimb, Stewart Gregory finished 55th and Richard Birkin 61st
8th October 2011:
Nottingham Clarion Goose Fair Open 25mile TT
Tough conditions meant that there were only 29 starters for the Goose Fair Open 25 mile TT which was won in a very quick time of 53:01 by Julian Ramsbottom of Team i-ride. Team prize was won by the Clarion members Mark McCartney, Andy Baker and Seb Raikkonen.
Full result can be seen on the Open Events webpage here
1st October 2011:
Racing in the heat
Stewart Gregory finished 8th and Richard Birkin 14th in the Rudy Project TT, part of a national TT championship, this round held on a local sporting course.
In Round 4 of the NDCXL held at Allestree Park near Derby, blistering temperatures didn't put off a record club turnout of 36 riders across all categories racing on the dry and fast course.
25 September 2011:
3 Peaks Cyclocross Race
Neil Mansfield took part in this famous race across the three peaks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, held in tough conditions and completing the course in 4hrs 46mins 32secs
You can read Neil's blog of the event here:
http://peelypost.posterous.com/2011-three-peaks-cyclocross-oof-that-was-a-to
24 September 2011:
NDCXL Round 3 Thornbridge
One of the furthest venues in the NDCXL calender for our members still attracted 23 Clarion riders across all categories to a dry but technical course at the Thornbridge Outdoors Centre.
17 September 2011:
Big turnout at NDCXL Round 2 Bestwood
26 members enjoyed participating in the SRAM NDCXL Round 2 at Bestwood, Nottingham in all categories, some of them captured in the team photograph, taken after the last race, below:
16th September 2011:
Club awarded National Lottery Sports England Funding
We are pleased to announce that the Club has secured a National Lottery Funded Small Grant from Sports England.
This has been awarded to Nottingham Clarion to fund projects including the purchasing of 6 bikes for the young riders at our new after school club, some additional coaching staff to help meet the increased demand. Also this award will help towards the cost of hiring the club room for extra activities including Watt bike sessions, Women only sessions etc.
11th September 2011:
Clarion ANDCC Lighthouse Trophy Winners 2011
For the first time since the 90's the club won the coveted Lighthouse Trophy which is presented to the winning team of 5 fastest riders from the local Nottingham clubs taking part in the 25 mile ANDCC Lighthouse time trial held on the Granby sporting course. There was a large club entry of 16 riders for the event held in tough breezy conditions and an impressive 6 club riders managed to go under the hour.
The winning Clarion team with the Lighthouse Trophy from left, Dave Ash, Mark McCartney, Simon Dale, Stewart Gregory and Stuart Pryce
10th September 2011:
SRAM NDCXL Round 1 Hilton near Derby
Despite numbers of our riders being in action at other events, there was an excellent turnout of 22riders across all age groups at the first race in the local Notts and Derbys league. We had 5 riders in the under 9s event, 7 in the under 12s, 5 in the youths and at least another 5 in the adult race.
Callum McBrearty in action at Hilton
10th September 2011:
GHS National Championships - Clarion youngsters in action
Great rides by the lads on a really tough day,
Gabriel Bird recorded 23-26, James Peckover 24-35 and Charlie McVey 25-29
Gabriel took 18 secs off his individual Club record and the boys improved 57 seconds on the Club record team time which now stands at 1-13-30. Charlie was also the 3rd fastest 13 year old.
From left, Charlie, Gabriel and James in action at the GHS National Championships
18th August 2011:
Rem wins Bob in the Hat Evening 10
The Club's last Thursday Evening 10 took place on 18 August in an event which the rider who shows the most improvment over their season's best wins a prize of everyone's entry fee for the night. Rem Fiorini took the prize with a 54 second improvement. Mark McCartney produced the fastest time of the night with 23:25 followed by U16 rider Gabriel Bird with an impressive 24:11 and Darren Kerry with 24:23. In 4th with a new personal best of 24:42 came Craig Wood.
15th August 2011:
Richard rides for 12 hours!
Richard Birkin literally rode all day in the National 12 hour Championship time trial finishing 44th and completing a distance of 224.52 miles.
12th August 2011:
Pryce wins Evening 10 Championship
The final counting event took place on 11th August and confirmed Stuart Pryce as the deserved 2011 Evening 10 Champion with the fastest ride of the year and the 5 fastest times combined. This year also proved successful for our younger riders recording fast times and beating senior riders in the process.
Fastest times of the year:
Men: Stu Pryce 21:53
Ladies: Hester Duncan 28:01
U16: Gabriel Bird 23:44
U14: Oliver Peckover 24:57
2011 Evening 10 Championship (5 best rides):
1. Stu Pryce
2. Dave Ash
3. Andy Woolf
Athletes prize (normal road bike no aero aids) Mike Jones 24:14
Stu Pryce in action earlier in the year
4th August 2011:
James and Oliver take the chequered flag at Mallory Park races
James and Oliver Peckover both won their respective age group races at the final Mallory Park circuit race of the season in July. The wins both meant that James and Oliver finished first in the 2011 league in the U16 and U14 categories respectively!
19th July 2011:
Ash burns to Tour of the Vale Trophy win
Dave Ash recorded a new club course record in the Club Tour of the Vale 25mile time trial with a time of 57:59 on the sporting course in the Vale of Belvoir.
Full result:
1 Dave Ash 57-59
2 Simon Dale 59-01
3 Stewart Gregory 1-00-20
4 Oliver Nuthall 1-03-10
5 Darren Kerry 1-03-41
6 Richard Birkin 1-03-43
7 Gabriel Bird 1-04-31
8 Richard Hill 1-04-58
9 Tim Fahy 1-06-56
10 Rob Sewell 1-08-36
11 Karl Bird 1-11-34
12 Gary Peckover 1-18-26
13 Andy Baker 1-20-53
14 Seb Raikkonen 1-21-01
Dave Ash
12th July 2011:
Go Ride Summer Sessions 2011
Advanced notice of our sessions for the next 8 weeks when they will move from Holme Pierrepont to Abbey Road school for the series of 3 novice races;
Wed 20th July, we will replace the normal session with the 1st Go Ride Race Event at Abbey Road School West Bridgford NG2 5ND
Wed 27th July, Sorry No session as we do not have coaches available for this date.
Wed 3rd August, 2nd in the series of Abbey Road Go Ride Races.
Wed 10th August, 3rd and final Go Ride Race at Abbey Road School.
Wed 17th August, Annual Holiday Break
Wed 24th August, Annual Holiday Break
Wed 31st August, Annual Holiday Break
Wed 7th September, Re-commence off road sessions at Holme Pierrepont.
1st July 2011:
Bird flies for record
U16 rider Gabriel Bird followed up his good form in the recent GHS time trial to record 23:44 in the Club Evening 10 on 30 June which is a new U16 club record beating the previous record time by 5 seconds set by A Homewood back in 1974!
29th June 2011:
Ironman Richard shows his mettle.
Well dome to member Rich Hill completed an amazing Ironman triathlon held in France:
3.8km swim in 1hr 19mins 07 secs
180.2km bike in 6hrs 43mins 12secs
42.2km(full marathon) in 4hrs 43mins 56 secs in 37 deg heat!
Rich at the finish amazingly still standing!
26th June 2011:
Clarion Youngsters against the clock
The Clubs younger members took part in the GHS regional TT Championships held on a 10 mile course between Darley Dale and Bakewell. James Peckover (15) came 2nd, Charlie McVey (13) 3rd, Gabriel Bird (15) 4th, Callum McBrearty (14)7th, Joe McCartney (15) 9th and Oliver Peckover (13) 10th.
More pictures from the event can be seen in the photos sectionhere
25th June 2011:
Double National Champion
Stewart Gregory became the National Clarion 10 mile TT Champion in the Bridlington CC Open 10 mile time trial held on Saturday 25 June. Stewart is already the reigning National Clarion Hillclimb Champion.
20th June 2011:
Friday night MTB race at Cotgrave
All ages of the club turned out in force at the recent Friday night mountain bike race event at Cotgrave:
Start of the U12s race
Start of the Youth/ Senior Event
19th June 2011:
Racing Round-up
Phil Hurst represented the Club at the National 50 mile time trial Championship finishing a creditable 75th from 150 starters. Stewart Gregory was 12th and won the 'most stylish rider' category in the recent Peak RC Hilly held in Derbyshire. Meanwhile Stu Pryce finished 5th after an aggressive performance in the Tom Simpson Memorial Road Race
7th June 2011:
Birkin and Woolf fly in Grouse 10
Richard Birkin and Andy Woolf both produced good rides in the Matlock CC Grouse Open 10 mile time trial held between Rowsley and Bakewell. Richard won the medium gear event with 25:24 and Andy finished 4th with 22:11 in the unrestricted event.
Andy Woolf in the Grouse 10 (Picture courtesy of Steve Strange Matlock CC)
6th June 2011:
Derby Mercury Summer Road Race
Club members took part in the Derby Mercury Summer Road Race on Saturday June 5th with Mike Jones coming 8th backed up by fellow members Oli Nuthall and Stu Pryce leading him put for the sprint.
Meanwhile in the Newark Castle CC Open 25 Simon Dale recorded an impressive 56:10 followed by Phil Hurst with 57:10 in an event held in windy conditions.
29th May 2011:
Nottingham Clarion Open 50 Mile Time Trial - Alan Daniels Memorial:
The Club ran a successful Open time trial on the sporting A50/5 course based in the Vale of Belvoir and won in style (on a windy day) by Matt Sinclair:
1. Matt Sinclair Lutterworth Cycle Centre RT 1-48-59 (Course record)
2. Shaun Eden Mapperley CC 1-54-44 (fastest ANDCC rider)
3. Simon Dale Nottingham Clarion CC 1-55-22 (National Clarion 50mile Champion 2011)
4. Adam Ellis Spalding CC 1-56-14
5. Stewart Gregory Nottingham Clarion CC 1-57-07
Full results available on the website here
Matt Sinclair presented with the Alan Daniels Memorial Trophy by Alan's wife Carole
28th May 2011:
Oli grabs 5th at the AA Brown Engineering Road Race:
Kyle Burleigh, Oli and William Nuthall took part in this event on Saturday 28th May organised by Welland Valley CC at Tur Langton in Leicestershire. After riding aggressively during the race Oli got 5th and enough points to secure his 3rd category licence.
Oli Nuthall in action at Tur Langton.
26th May 2011:
Young riders excel at recent Mallory Park circuit races:
The club's younger members have been doing well at the recent weekly Mallory Park circuit races. On the 24th May race in the U14 boys Callum McBrearty won with Ollie Peckover finishing 3rd. In the U16 boys James Peckover was 2nd and Gabriel Bird 3rd.
In the 17th May race in the U14 boys Oli Peckover was 2nd and in the U16 boys James Peckover was 1st.
22nd May 2011:
Nottingham Clarion CC Open 50mile Time Trial startsheet and event details published:
The startsheet and more details of the event to be held on Sunday 29th May can be found on the website.
21st May 2011:
Evening 10 Championship well underway and Lime Kiln 10 course record broken:
The Thursday Evening 10 Championship is now well underway with a number of riders now having completed 5 rides so the League Table is taking shape: http://nottinghamclarioncc.sports.officelive.com/Evening102011Results.aspx
This week saw the course record broken by James Tucker recording a very fast time of 20 minutes and 56 seconds.
28th April 2011:
Clarion Youth racers in action:
Our racers had success in the East Midlands Youth Criterium Championship with Ollie Peckover claiming a Bronze Medal in the U14 Category. Our riders then followed this up with some great performances at the Mallory Park circuit race on Tuesday 26th April with James Peckover winning the race in the final sprint. Clarion guest rider Charlie McVey just over from France was close behind in the leading group.
23rd April 2011:
Clarion racers in action at Barkston Heath:
Our racers had success in numbers at the recent Withan Wheelers promoted races at Barkston Heath. In the senior event Oli Nuthall was 2nd, Mike Jones 4th and Craig Wood 6th. in the yOuth A race James Peckover was 6th and in the B race Oliver Peckover was 7th.
Clarion riders at the head of the field
Oli Nuthall about to get 2nd place at the finish (note soon to be 2011 Lady Junior World Champion Lucy Garner sprinting for 3rd just behind with Mike Jones)
16th April 2011:
Evening 10 Time Trials Important News:
The Evening 10 series has had a very successful start with unprecedented record numbers of riders wanting to ride. We have had more riders than some district Open events this year! Unfortunately at our first few events, with the daylight hours available this has led to riders finishing uncomfortably close to sunset and our overriding priority is that we run a safe event for all riders. We apologise to the riders at the 2nd event who were disappointed as they were unable to ride because of failing light conditions and realise that as some of these were club members (and TT season ticket holders) this was an unhappy situation we wish to avoid in the future if we can. To alleviate the problem the club committee has made a number of decisions on numbers and priority of entry starting from next weeks event.
All the Evening 10 events will start at 7pm (not 7.15pm as some were previously published at) and once a 40 rider entry is reached, any further riders are at the timekeepers discretion.
Club members will have priority sign in, and will have up to 15 mins before the start time (so 6.45 for 7pm start) to sign in and receive their number (subject to the previously published safe riding number not having been already reached) . Anyone wishing to ride in a private trial will be able to register their interest to ride before 6.45pm but their name will be placed on a reserve list. 15 mins before the scheduled start any remaining spaces not taken by club members will be given to those on the reserve list.
We hope this addresses concerns that Club members get priority as it is their Championship and trophies are at stake! For members of our fellow clubs we have always welcomed and encouraged participation and in return we actively promote your Open and Club events to our members. We hope that you understand our need to prioritise for members and would expect that you may need to take similar measures at your own events in similar circumstances. Given the earlier start time, improving daylight conditions and timekeeper discretion we don't anticipate disappointing anyone.
Happy Racing!
Nottingham Clarion CC
8th April 2011:
Club Evening 10 time trial series gets underway:
A huge turnout of 38 riders and many onlookers were at the first round of our Thursday Evening 10 mile time trial series which are held near the Lime Kiln PH, near Cropwell Bishop. Full results from the first round can be found in the classified results section of our forum and you can find out more about the events here: http://nottinghamclarioncc.sports.officelive.com/10results09.aspx
The start at the Lime Kiln.
27th March 2011:
A racing weekend round-up:
A large number of members took part in a variety of races over the weekend with some great results.
In the Melton Olympic Hilly Time Trial, Simon Dale was 4th with 51:21 closely followed by Stewart Gregory with 52:28 for 5th and John Odell did 56:48 (not on his usual TT bike).
In the Spalding hilly TT, Richard Birkin was 11th with 1:07:12. Dennis May and Gareth Cooper took part in the Coalville Wheelers Open 10.
Meanwhile in road racing, three of our members rode the Bill Jinks Memorial Road Race with Oli, Will and Craig taking part in the 3/4 category race.
25th March 2011:
Clubmark Presentation at Holme Pierrepont:
British Cycling presented the club with its Clubmark Award at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham in front of a large enthusiastic group of members. It also marked the start of our weekly Wednesday Evening Club nights at our new Clubroom at Holme Pierrepont.
President Tim Fahy tries a Wattbike at the Clubroom
British Cycling article here: http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/article/goride20110606-News--Clubmark-for-Notts-Clarion-0
19th March 2011:
Medium Gear TT Championship Final standings and results from Round 4:
Neil Mansfield became the Club Medium Gear Champion for 2011 with the fastest 3 rides in a closely fought Championship:
1. Neil Mansfield 1:20:45 - Club Medium Gear Champion 2011
2. Richard Hill 1:20:53
3. Simon Cooper 1:21:22
Round 4 Result:
1 Richard Birkin 25-28
2 Richard Hill 26-00
3 Neil Mansfield 26-10
4 John Odell 26-11
5 Gabriel Bird 26-48
6 Rob Sewell 27-13
7 Mike Campbell 28-24
8 Dennis May 28-51
9 Andy Brown 30-00
10 Seb Raikkonen 31-02
11 Gary Peckover 31-24
12 Andy Baker 31-27
17th March 2011:
Clarion Riders at British Cycling MTB School of Racing (from the British Cycling website)
Road To 2012 British Cycling Regional School Of Racing recently held at Thornbridge - full article and pictures on the British Cycling website here: http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/mtb/article/mtb20110308--MTB--School-Of-Racing-0
12th March 2011:
Medium Gear TT Championship Round 3:
Richard Birkin won the 3rd round of our Championship from Simon Cooper:
1 Richard Birkin 25-51
2 Simon Cooper 26-35
2 Richard Hill 26-35
4 Rob Sewell 27-53
5 Gabriel Bird 28-03
6 Dennis May 28-50
7 Mike Campbell 29-04
8 Francis Grafton 29-47
9 Andy Brown 30-39
10 Seb Raikkonen 31-06
11 Andy Baker 32-02
7th March 2011:
Nightrider Back in Action (from the British Cycling website)
Following the huge success of the first ever nocturne Go-Ride Racing event in January, the Nottingham Nightrider returned for Round 2 in March.
Over 25 novice young riders braved the dark condtions to develop their racing skills at Abbey Road Primary School in West Brigford following ongoing work with local Go-Ride coach Steve Crosland.
With such a great turnout at the first event, photographer Luke Webber attended the second and here is his collection of photos.
http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/go-rideracing/article/goride20110307-Nightrider-Back-In-Action-0
5th March 2011:
2011 Racing gets underway!
This weekend saw many of our members begin their racing season across three events with some success:
Darley Moor Road Race:
Mike, Craig and Greg entered the first East Midlands region road race of 2011 on the motor racing circuit at Darley Moor near Ashbourne with Mike taking a terrific 3rd place after getting into a breakaway with 7 laps remaining.
6 riders in the Matlock CC Open Hilly time trial:
Six of our riders took part in the cold, wet and dirty hilly TT and performed admirably all finishing in the top half of the field. Fastest time was Charles Taylor with 1:02:52 and 40 riders braved the conditions.
4th Simon Dale 1:06:54
8th Stewart Gregory 1:09:09
10th Oliver Nuthall 1:10:09
14th John Odell 1:14:28 (22 second late start!)
15th Andy Woolf 1:14:32
19th Richard Birkin 1:16:14
Medium Gear TT Championship Round 2:
Neil Mansfield took the club win again from Simon Cooper with the fastest time in Round 2 (of 4) of the Medium Gear Championship. Next round is on Saturday 12th March 11am at the Lime Kiln (see club events for details).
1 Neil Mansfield 27-15
2 Simon Cooper 27-24
3 Richard Hill 28-18
4 Gabriel Bird 28-20
5 Rob Sewell 28-45
6 Karl Bird 29-17
7 Dennis May 29-21
8 Mark Harrison 30-51
9 Seb Raikkonen 32-43
10 Andy Baker 33-04
11 Gary Peckover 33-35
Gareth Cooper DNF
Richard Birkin DNF
Full results including private times recorded are in the classified results section of the forum
27th February 2011:
Medium Gear TT Championship Round 1:
Neil Mansfield took the club win with the fastest time in Round 1 (of 4) of the Medium Gear Championship. There was a great turnout of 19 riders. Next round is on Saturday 5th March 11am at the Lime Kiln (see club events for details).
1 Neil Mansfield 27-20
2 Simon Cooper 27-23
2 Craig Wood 27-23
4 Gabriel Bird 27-54
5 Rob Sewell 28-29
6 Chris Osborne 28-45
7 Mike Campbell 29-22
8 Dave Noble 31-43
9 Seb Raikkonen 32-43
10 Andy Baker 34-49
Richard Birkin DNF
Full results including private times recorded are in the classified results section of the forum
24th February 2011:
SRAM Notts and Derbys Cyclo Cross League 2010 / 11 season finishes:
A successful season for the Club has drawn to a close with the final results produced which shows our increased participation across all categories:
Team (21 teams)
11th Nottm Clarion
Club Participation trophy (25 teams)
10th Nottm Clarion
U10s (43 riders)
12th Lance Ash
26th Finn Mansfield
U10 girls (25 riders)
15th Lotta Mansfield
24th Rosie Mansfield
U12 Girls (13 riders)
3rd Eve Lyon
11th Claudia Ash
U12 Boys (32 riders)
3rd James Swadling
28 Jack Mansfield
Youth (50 riders)
7th Gabriel Bird (3rd U16 Boy)
9th Ollie Peckover
21st David Hirst
24th Callum McBrearty
31st Patrick Ash
32nd James Peckover
33rd Jason McCullum
Senior (74 riders)
7th Kyle Burleigh
66th Greg McCullum
Veteran
40-45 (34 riders)
9th Neil Mansfield
33rd John Hughes
34th Paul McBrearty
45-50 (30 riders)
18th Karl Bird
28 Gary Peckover
50+ (21 riders)
14 Graeme Swadling
60 (3 riders)
2nd Paul Harwood
They will be back for more when the next season starts in Autumn 2011....
21st February 2011:
First Open TT event of the year:
Three of our riders rode in the first central district open time trial of the season, the Coalville Wheelers 25 mile TT on the demanding Griffydam course. Stu Pryce finished an excellent 6th in his first 25mile TT and Mike Jones was close behind with a strong 9th place. Pics of Stuart, Mike and Seb in action:
18th February 2011:
Clubmark Presentation Evening:
British Cycling are to present the club with its Clubmark Award on Wednesday 23rd March at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. A conference room is arranged from 6.30pm (actual presenattion will be sometime between 7 and 7.30pm), there will be a buffet and soft drinks available and Wattbikes will be set up in the Studio for anyone wanting a go! The event will be receiving publicity via the British Cycling website and all family, friends and anyone interested in the club are very welcome to come along.
New clubroom facilities:
This marks a new chapter for the Club as we now will have a weekly clubnight at Holme Pierrepont every Wednesday onwards from March 23rd from 6.30pm to 8.30pm in a studio room. This will tie in with our 7pm Wednesday evening rides around the lake and also our Go-Ride Wednesday evening events in the Summer.
The Presentation evening on March 23rd will also give you an opportunity to have a look around the clubroom and other facilities we have access to at Holme Pierrepont
We expect that this will benefit the Club greatly with weekly use of a room for meetings and indoor training sessions, a notice board in the main corridor, showers, use of adjoining kitchen, and the bar and restaurant. Wednesday evening rides at 7pm would continue but if the weather is poor you now have the option to bring along your turbo / rollers instead and we hope to arrange regular access to the Wattbikes for training sessions too.
Above all this is a chance for all the Club to have a regular social meeting venue so even if you don't fancy a ride, you can meet up with your fellow Club members of all ages.
We also plan to hold workshops and demonstrations which could range from coaching sessions to anything biking related. We will be producing a programme of events in the near future.
Through our new relationship with Holme Pierrepont we hope to explore further developments for the Club, watch this space for any future news.
This is a big step forward for the Club so lets all make the most of it, see you there!
7th February 2011:
Clarion Riders take part in NDCXL Round 11:
The club had a good turnout at Round 11 of the Notts and Derbys Cyclo Cross League held at Darley Moor near Ashbourne in wet and windy conditions. Lance rode in the U10s, three riders took part in the Under 12s, James (5th), Eve and Claudia. There were five in the Youth race, James (5th), Callum, Gabriel, Ollie and David. In the senior event, Kyle (a fine 9th!) and Neil rode.
6th February 2011:
Club AGM
The Club's annual General Meeting was held on 6th February and the club committee for 2011 was elected. You can see the committee members here: http://nottinghamclarioncc.sports.officelive.com/Committee.aspx
We also hope to have some news on new developments for the Club in the next few weeks which should benefit all members - more here soon!
2nd February 2011:
Recent Nightrider Event is a big success
From the British Cycling website http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/go-rideracing/article/goride20110131-Nightrider-event-is-a-great-success-0
There was a great atmosphere at the Nightrider held at Abbey Road Primary School West Bridgford on Wednesday 19th January which saw 44 young riders under 16 turn out to take part in the first event of its kind for Go-ride Racing. Each rider had twoopportunities to race over 2 to 5 laps depending age, followed by an Italian Pursuit which saw 33 riders on the course at the same time!Another Nightrider is planned for Wednesday 2nd February at Abbey Road School and the organisersare expecting an even bigger turn out from local riders, but don’t forget your bike lights!
You can find out more about the event and a report from Go-Rider Evie Fletcher here: http://nottinghamclarioncc.sports.officelive.com/NightriderEvents2011.aspx
30th January 2011:
Club Dinner
The Club held its annual dinner at the Country Cottage Hotel, Ruddington to celebrate with the prize-winners from the 2010 season.
For a full list of award winners for 2010, please see here: http://nottinghamclarioncc.sports.officelive.com/ClubAwards.aspx
22nd January 2011:
Jenny nominated for 'Community Coach of the Year' at the Notts Sports Awards!
Well done to Club Coach Jenny Harwood who has been nominated for 'Community Coach of the Year' at the Notts Sports Awards.
The finalists will be invited to an awards ceremony on 21st February 2011 where the winners will be announced.
Here is what the nomination list has to say;
'Jenny has worked all year in all weathers to coach and support the Go Ride section of the Nottingham Clarion club. Now a level 2 coach, she has built up the membership base to a core of about 40 riders. She has also developed session and coaching plans for the project which have contributed to the club attaining accreditation. This work has enabled a further 20 riders from neighbouring clubs to attend indoor training sessions, and take WATT bikes on the road. Jenny also coaches the younger section of the club to compete in the cyclo cross league.'
More on the Notts Sports Award Website here:
http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/leisure/l-sport/l-sports-sportsreview.htm
22nd January 2011:
Clarion riders take part in the NDCXL Round 10:
Eve and Jack in action
The club had another great turnout at Round 10 of the Notts and Derbys Cyclo Cross League held at Trent Meadows, Long Eaton. Four riders took part in the under 10s, Lance, Finn, Lotta and Rosie. Three riders took part in the Under 12s, Eve, Alex and Jack. There were six in the Youth race, Gabriel, Callum, Ollie and Patrick. In the senior event, Kyle, Neil and Karl rode.
More pictures on the forum here: http://www.nottinghamcycling.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1991
9th January 2011:
Kyle Burleigh at the National Cyclo Cross Championships, Derby
Kyle represented the Club at the National Cyclo Cross Championships at Derby in the senior race against the best in the country - full report and result on the British Cycling website
http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/cyclocross/article/cyx20110109-Day-2---2011-National-Cyclo-Cross-Championships-0
6th January 2011:
Women in Cycling Mapperley Sports Village
Celebrating new funding for Women’s sport and activity with Sport England and the Sports Minister Hugh Robertson MP and Olympian Gail Emms.
Great news for women’s activity includes funding for a brand new National Women’s Cycling Network from British Cycling
For the first time ever a national network of free local bike rides for women, led by women with an emphasis on having fun!
The Sport England funding and the enthusiasm of women across the country will enable British Cycling to set up this new network
The event took place on 6 January at the Mapperley Sports Village, Ransom Drive, Nottingham,
Ian Drake British Cycling CEO thanked the club representatives for attending the presentation.
From left, Diane Swadling,(Nottingham Clarion) Janet Hudson (British Cycling Recreational Manager East Midlands), Karen Lifford (British Cycling Regional Events Officer, East Midlands) and Helen McCullum (Ridewise).
4th January 2011:
January Newsletter
The new January edition of the Club newsletter is available on the website with news, articles from Dennis, John and Neil and an exclusive interview with a Club member. You can download the newsletter here:
http://nottinghamclarioncc.sports.officelive.com/Documents/Newsletter%20JAN%202011.pdf
3rd January 2011:
11 riders take part in the NDCXL Round 9
The club had a great turnout at Round 9 of the Notts and Derbys Cyclo Cross League held at Thornbridge near Bakewell. In the under 10s Lance Ash was 10th, Finn Mansfield was 12th, Lotta Mansfield was 32nd. In the Under 12s James Swadling was 4th, Alex Holliday was 21st and Jack Mansfield was 23rd. In the Youth race, Oli Peckover was 15th, Gabriel Bird 17th and David Hirst 21st. In the Seniors, Kyle Burleigh finished 11th and Neil Mansfield 67th
Pictures and a report on the British Cycling website:
http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/cyclocross/article/cyx20110104-cycle-cross-Images--SRAM-Notts-and-Derby-League-R9-0
2nd January 2011:
Kyle 9th at Midlands Cyclo Cross Championships
The Club was well represented at the in the Midlands Cyclo Cross Championships and Kyle rode an excellent race to finish 9th in the Senior Event. In the Under 10s Finn was 15th and Lotta 25th, Under 12s James was 8th, in the youth category Ollie was 9th and in the veterans race Neil finished 19th.
1st January 2011:
Stuart Waller wins Club Freewheel Championships
1. Stuart Waller
2. John Hughes
3. Gary Harris
4. Sebastian Raikkonen
5. James Peckover
6. Ollie Peckover
Nice to see a formidable former champion back in the saddle to prove once again how good he is going downhill!
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