Mstina South East Jersey series LVRC

[Alan M]

[quote="Antloony"]Might join the LVRC soon and give you some company Alan. Old timers racing here we come

[Col]

To all over 40 agreables plenty of races you can do with the LVRC within a hours drive most Sunday's and cheap to boot.

Toks I am a Agreeable (second claim) and go out most Saturdays from CSS (even helped ACC win a few darts games, first win was good, beating, Keith Butler and the NP's!), just been with the Festival for more years than I care to remember, back in the Halcyon days of the 80's as a 1st cat for many years.

Anyone over 40 through to over 70 I would thoroughly recommend the LVRC, you can race against your peers as motivation to keep fit without getting a hammering from the youngsters each week!!

I particularly encourage all over 40 Agreeables to enter my races in October (with a pub social afterwards all ages welcome) looking for another Agreeable winner after George won my Surrey League promotion, maybe Alan or you Ant!
18 October 2009 Sunday Double Point Festival Finale Walliswood

and the Remaining LVRC South East Races
24 May 2009 Sunday Ken Fuller Memorial RR
31 March 2009 Sunday National Criterium Championships
3 June 2009 Wednesday Team Quest Hillingdon Series
14 June 2009 Sunday Ciclos Uno Viper RR
17 June 2009 Wednesday Team Quest Hillingdon Series
21 June 2009 Sunday Ciclos Uno Summer Series
28 June 2009 Sunday Ciclos Uno Summer Series
1 July 2009 Wednesday Team Quest Hillingdon Series
5 July 2009 Sunday RT316 Dave Griffiths Memorial RR
12 July 2009 Sunday VC Deal - circuit races
15 July 2009 Wednesday Team Quest Hillingdon Series
19 July 2009 Sunday Ciclos Uno Hoggenberg classic
26 July 2009 Sunday Ciclos Uno Summer Series
29 July 2009 Wednesday Team Quest Hillingdon Series
2 August 2009 Sunday SWRC Foliclly Challenged
9 August 2009 Sunday Ciclos Uno Summer Series
12 August 2009 Wednesday Team Quest Hillingdon Series
16 August 2009 Sunday Kentish RR
22 August 2009 Saturday Shaftesbury CC Criteriums (Reg 9 Crit champ)
26 August 2009 Wednesday Team Quest Hillingdon Series
30 August 2009 Sunday Ciclos Uno Summer Series
6 September 2008 Sunday Reading CC RR
6 September 2008 Sunday Ciclos Uno Last of the Summer Wine
9 September 2009 Wednesday Team Quest Hillingdon Series
13 September 2008 Sunday Ciclos Uno Last of the Summer Wine
20 September 2008 Sunday Ciclos Uno Last of the Summer Wine
27 September 2008 Sunday Ciclos Uno Last of the Summer Wine
4 October 2008 Sunday Ciclos Uno Last of the Summer Wine
11 October 2008 Sunday Ciclos Uno Last of the Summer Wine
18 October 2009 Sunday Double Point Festival Finale

All details from lvrc.org and plenty of other races at http://www.lvrc.org

Colin

[Col]

Haslemere Town Centre Road Races (17/5/09)

1 Malcolm WHITEHEAD Kingsnorth International Wheelers
2 Domenique GABELLINI Rapha Condor
3 Les LIDDIARD Team Endura-Thule-24/7-MI Racing
4 Colin BATEMAN ACC 2c Festival RC
5 Bob MOORE Ciclisti Vecchi - Amtec
6 Brent SKINNER Met Police CC
7 Mick DEEN Redmon CC
8 Keith GROSS Glendene CC-Biketrax
9 Paul BIRD East London Velo

1 Eddie ADKINS Kingsnorth International Wheelers
2 Dick NAYLOR San Fairy Ann CC
3 Andy HICKS SWRC - Evans Cycles
4 Oliver McPHERSON Dunfermline CC
5 Roger JACKAMAN SWRC - Evans Cycles
6 Keith BROOKS Ciclisti Vecchi - Amtec
7 Alan MALARKEY Addiscombe CC
8 Trevor TRETT VC Deal/Hammonds/Nicosport/Activ/Harry Rowlands/SIS
9 Fred HALE Reading CC
10 Ian FRANKLIN Cyclleworks
11 Philip MASTERS Ciclisti Vecchi - Amtec
12 Paul SHOOBRIDGE Ciclisti Vecchi - Amtec
13 Dave BURWOOD Kingsnorth International Wheelers
14 Colin SUMMERFIELD Ciclisti Vecchi - Amtec

Mstina SE Series 2009 Points Chart

1 Colin BATEMAN ACC 2c Festival RC
2 Malcolm WHITEHEAD Kingsnorth Int Wheelers
3 Phil BULL VC Elan/Harry Perry Cycles
4 Bob MOORE Ciclisti Vecchi - Amtec
eq 5 Jerry BROMYARD RNRMCA
eq 5 David CHURCHILL Bigfoot Bike Club
eq 7 Martin HULBERT VC Meudon
eq 7 Mick DEEN Redmon CC
9 Les LIDDIARD Team Endura-Thule-24/7-MI Racing
eq 10 Paul BIRD East London Velo
eq 10 Domenique GABELLINI Rapha Condor
12 Mick LANE Kent Cycles RT
13 Nigel WOOD Dulwich Paragon CC
14 Brent SKINNER Met Police CC
eq 15 Andy GRANT Ciclisti Vecchi - Amtec
eq 15 Richard KEMP Redbridge CC
eq 15 Keith GROSS Glendene CC - Biketrax
eq 18 Colin MONK Bishop Stortford C.C.
eq 18 Martin STRATFORD Defence Academy
eq 20 John HALL Verulam CC
eq 20 Chris READ San Fairy Ann CC
22 Steve BARNSLEY Ciclisti Vecchi - Amtec
eq 23 Steve SMITH Redbridge CC
eq 23 Steve WHARTON Finchley RT
eq 25 Stephen MINTER Gateway Cycling
eq 25 Phil JAKSZTA Team Quest
eq 25 Vincent DAVISON Victoria CC/Ciclos Uno/Prolite
eq 25 Graham SIMMS Stratford CC
eq 25 John SANCHEZ-BISSON DHCyclesport.co.uk - Colnago
eq 25 John WILLIS Bayeux Landscapes CC
eq 25 Patrice GOUGHAM Finchley RT
eq 25 Stephen STANBROOK Glendene CC - Biketrax

1 Eddie ADKINS Bournemouth Arrow - Hotel Collingwood
2 Dick NAYLOR San Fairy Ann CC
3 Keith BROOKS Ciclisti Vecchi - Amtec
4 Oliver MacPHERSON Dunfermline CC
5 Barry JONES Cycles Dauphin
6 Andy HICKS SWRC - Evans Cycles
eq 7 Trevor TRETT VC Deal/Hammonds
eq 7 Alan MALARKEY Addiscombe CC
eq 9 James GOWAN Bayeux Landscapes CC
eq 9 David SMITH GD Avanti
eq 9 Terry DEVINE PCA Ciclos Uno
12 Reg SMITH GS Avanti
13 Roger JACKAMAN SWRC - Evans Cycles
eq 14 Phil COOPER tba
eq 14 David BROWN Nene Valley RT
eq 14 Colin SUMMERFIELD Ciclisti Vecchi - Amtec
eq 17 Bob CRAYFORD Gravesend CC
eq 17 Robin WEBB Squadra UVE
eq 19 Shay GILES VC Elan/Harry Perry Cycles
eq 19 Philip MASTERS Ciclisti Vecchi - Amtec
eq 21 Roger FRIEND Gemini BC
eq 21 Dave WOODS CC Luton
eq 21 David BURWOOD Kingsnorth International Wheelers
24 Jeff HARDY n/a
eq 25 S V FRANKLIN Medway Velo
eq 25 John McMILLAN Team Finchley Racing Magic Homes
27 Fred HALE Reading CC
28 Paul SHOOBRIDGE Ciclisti Vecchi - Amtec
29 Dave WORSFOLD n/a
eq 30 Ian FRANKLIN Cycleworks
eq 30 Jeff RUSZ Ciclos Uno
eq 30 David REED Imperial RT
eq 30 Terry DEVINE PCA Ciclos Uno
eq 30 Jim MORRIS A3 CRG
eq 30 Tony WELLS Epsom CC
eq 30 Robin WEBB Squadra UVE/Essex Air Ambulance
eq 30 Colin MANAKEE Glendene CC - Biketrax
eq 30 Jason ROGERS n/a

[Toks]

[quote="Col"]Toks I am a Agreeable (second claim) and go out most Saturdays from CSS (even helped ACC win a few darts games, first win was good, beating, Keith Butler and the NP's!), just been with the Festival for more years than I care to remember, back in the Halcyon days of the 80's as a 1st cat for many years.
31 March 2009 Sunday National Criterium Championships

[Col]

31 March 2009 Sunday National Criterium Championships

Cheers Toks, I hope to see you up there on Sunday, I don't think Alan will be going as he's off traveling again I understand.
Colin

[Alan M]

Today was the last of the races in this vets series. Double points. I haven't really done enough races with sufficient success to be in the running for prizes but managed somewhere in top 10 today. Colin was 5th in his race both riding and running the races in his first claim Festival promotion.

The race was on the Oakwood/Walliswood course near Ockley and is reasonably manageable except for a fast down hill 40mph on a bumpy surface that wasn't for the feint hearted. We also had to overcome a horse box dividing the peleton and several skittish horses on route.

With proper agreements I have resolved with Colin that we might jointly promote a LVRC race next year. It would be nice to see more Addiscombe faces riding the vets races and this might be a way to give it greater prominence. I reckon any regular 18mph club-run rider could have managed our 35 mile race today. Average speeds were getting towards 22mph but sitting in this was quite comfortable.

will post final results when they come through.

[Snoop Doug]

[quote="Alan M"]Today was the last of the races in this vets series. Double points. I haven't really done enough races with sufficient success to be in the running for prizes but managed somewhere in top 10 today. Colin was 5th in his race both riding and running the races in his first claim Festival promotion.

With proper agreements I have resolved with Colin that we might jointly promote a LVRC race next year. It would be nice to see more Addiscombe faces riding the vets races and this might be a way to give it greater prominence. I reckon any regular 18mph club-run rider could have managed our 35 mile race today.

[Alan M]

1 Terry Devine PCA Ciclos Uno
2 Mick Murkin Swindon
3 Dave Woods CC Luton
4 Shay Giles VC Elan
5 Ian Franklin Cycleworks.co.uk
6 Alan Malarkey Addiscombe
7 Barry Jones Cycles Dauphin
8 Trevor Trett VC Deal/Hammonds/Acttiv Folkestone
9 Gavin Garrett Redhill
10 Oliver MacPherson Dunfermlime
11 Harry Webb RT316
12 James Gowan Bayeux
13 Ken Beecham VC Elan
14 Paul Shoobridge Ciclisti Vecchi
15 Alan Clarke Ciclisti Vecchi
16 John Henderson
17 Colin Summerfield Ciclisti Vecchi

This was my age group result in last race and I was 8th taking into account other age groups (older) Over the series I was 12th out of 42.

Colin of course did much better but I'll leave him tell you more.

[Alan M]

My 2010 debut for this year's LVRC series was somewhat delayed due to travels, lack of fitness and weather issues. 2 of those are now less problematic but fitness is still something of an issue. At Bletchingly a few weeks ago I did 2 laps and on my 3rd hilly bit my chain came off and that was game over. I did finish the race, picking up a few others that had been shot out the back. In truth I think I would of struggled to keep in touch to the last ascent.

Today's ride on the Cutmills circuit seemed ok at first but there is a series of 3 hilly bits and, again on the third try up the hill myself and another guy lost contact. We formed up with 3 others who had fallen back before us and worked together to bring the bunch back - we got close but not close enough but it was a great work out and we were chasing at almost 40mph at times! The race was incident free and we all received a goody bag of gels, bars and creams from the sponsors.

Colin Bateman stayed with the bunch in his race today but found Bletchingly difficult. He has been doing Sportives in France recently and has won back some form.
I am still the sole Addiscombe shirt you'll see at these races and it would be great to get some interest from other 40+ riders. I believe Toks does some Hillingdon races. It is a relatively safe and cheap race format and you can trade down the age groups and race out of category if you want to start cautiously. Google LVRC and you'll find it easily.

[Paul Blackburn]

I did one of these LVRC races back in April on a course based at Herriard (between Alton & Basingstoke in Hampshire). The event was well organised and the course was interesting.

The race I did was run in 2 sessions, with age groups D and above racing in the morning and A to C in the afternoon, but it looks as if most are run as combined events. The pace was certainly quick, particularly being in the oldest group that afternoon, but it was good fun to be racing on the open road and I intend to do more events later in the year. I might also try one of the LVRC events at Hog Hill as I have never ridden the circuit and it would be a good opportunity to do so.

[Alan M]

Ottershaw tomorrow, but how to get there?

[Alan M]

The better question was how to get home! I was always going to finish in the bunch unless I crashed so that is what I did!
I am OK but have difficulty walking at the moment. Going back to casualty tomorrow am to check out cracked collar bone and change dressings. I took a hard hit when someone veered from the side and in front of me taking my front wheel away. I guess they may have reacted to something else, anyway, no chance to take avoiding action and when the group got up I was the last man not standing. I wisely insisted on an ambulance and luckily we crashed outside the hospital, 1 minute's drive! Bye Bye race fitness!


[quote="Alan M"]Ottershaw tomorrow, but how to get there?

[Stephanie]

Oh no Alan, what damage have you done? Toks

[Alan M]

Chipped collar bone, badly strained thigh muscle, rash, some swelling and a deep elbow gash, but it hasn't affected my good looks! it was a very sedate race but kept attacking then slowing loads at the front. We were coming down a hill and it had slowed down to 21 mph and I think this caught out some riders who rejoined the bunch at speed squeezing in where there wasn't much space,

[quote="Stephanie"]Oh no Alan, what damage have you done? Toks

[Toks]

Sorry to hear that mate, just as you're building up some good fitness too. I hope things heal quickly