2005 News Archive

*Get well soon to Julian Corlett and Matt Berry who have both visited Nobles Hospital in recent days. Matt will be off the bike for at least 12 weeks while his broken leg is repaired.

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15th November

*Peter O’Shea raised a total of £1,363 for the Red Cross this summer when he rode the L'Etape du Tour. HBOS have contributed a further £500 as part of the matched funding scheme it operates. This gives a final total of £1,863.00. Peter wishes to express his gratitude to all who helped him during the year and contributed to the fund. Many thanks. Lets hope we can beat this figure next year.

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7th November

*2005 BAR results are here

*Notes from the CA Meeting that was held on 2/11/2005 are here. The committee believe that it needs to ensure that the membership are kept informed of what is happening in world of Cycling on IOM.

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26th October

*The Wheelers AGM takes place on Tuesday 8th November at The Red Cross Centre, Derby Road, Douglas. It starts at 7.30pm.

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21st October

*Cycle Mad is the name of the Isle of Man Cycling Association's 2nd Annual Cycle Fair and Jumble sale. For all those bikes and equipment gathering dust or those future Champions bikes from the NSC that have suddenly become too small this is the opportunity to clear out the garage and raise some money before Christmas. Held on Friday 11^th November at the Braaid Hall with refreshments available come along and enjoy the "crack". In addition to being able to buy and sell all your cycling equipment there will be a number of other events on the night and also it will be your last chance to buy tickets to the CA Annual Dinner and Prize Presentation.

The event starts at 7:15pm and admittance to the sale is £2 and £1 for under 16's. Those wishing to sell goods can buy a table in advanced by contacting Graeme Hatcher on 615214 or 450284, at a fixed price of £10. All proceeds will go to the Isle of Man Cycling Association Cycling Squads.

*IOMCA Annual Dinner

Tickets are £20 adults, £15 under 14s and need paying for prior to issuing. You can pick them up personally (Tel 404629 first) or send a cheque made payable to THE ISLE OF MAN CYCLING ASSOCIATION with a stamped self addressed envelope to:

Alan Crowley

At Last

The Level

Colby

IM9 4AG

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10th October

*British Cycling have published a list of provisional events for 2006. Have a look here

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2nd October

*Results for Saturday's Hill Climb can be found here

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25th September

*The results for today's Rob Rohrer 25 mile time trial is here

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8th September

*At the Cycling Association meeting on the 5th September the subject of an all Island road cycling club was raised and clubs have been asked to canvas opinion on the subject. It's an emotive issue but one that needs to be grasped. There are undoubted benefits by forming an all Island club (cost savings to mention one) but also possible losses (the diminishing or even loss of club names with a long history). It needs thought and discussion before deciding. There is a thread on the Road Clubs forum here to discuss the issues. Click here for an online vote.

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4th September

*The start sheet for the Alex Forrest 2 up 10 mile Time Trial is here

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31st August

*Manx riders performed well at the British Youth/Junior Track Championships at Newport a couple of weeks ago. Ashley Whipp (MVW) flew the flag for the Wheelers while Cayley Ennett represented Ellan Vannin. Manx Road Club members also performed well during the week with Peter Kennaugh (junior!) breaking the British Youth Pursuit record. Chris Whorrall (MRC) was third in the under 14 omnium event with James Berry of Team Scottish Provident IOM finishing top under 13 rider in 5^th place overall in the same event. Mark Christian (TSP IOM) and Tim Kennaugh (MRC) rounded off a fine week for manx riders by acquitting themselves with good rides in their respective events.

*Ian Mudie is looking toward the joys of winter training and was wondering whether you know of any spinning classes or whether any of the guys get together for turbo sessions etc. He also wants to know if there's anyone that could help him put together a training program for the winter. If anyone can help him out please mail the wheelers at mvw@manx.net

*On Sunday, August 28, 2005, three Manx based riders competed in the Irish TT Champs held just south of Carlow Town in Southern Ireland. Andrew Roche (Team Rochelle) lead the way with an excellent second place in the Men's Elite event, with 45 riders over 40km, in a time of 52 mins and 2 secs. He was beaten to the title of Irish Champion by David McCann with a time of 50:13. The course was on the main Carlow to Kilkenny road. The first half of the course was into the teeth of a strong headwind (memories of riding towards The Cronk on a windy Wednesday night, but for a lot longer) which, thankfully the wind pushed the riders all the way home. Claire Moore (MVW) rode in the Elite Woman's 30km Time Trial over part of the same course. Unfortunately for the women, they had to ride 20km into the headwind and only had the benefit of the tail wind for just 10km. Claire completed the course in a time of 50:22 and secured fifth place out of 11 competitors. The winning time was 48:07. Peter O'Shea (MVW) rode in the 40km Vet Men's event in a time of 62:50, taking tenth position out of 19 riders. The leading vets time was 54:46 and only three vets completed the course in under the hour.

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30th August

*Things should be back to normal after the summer break. Results for interest will be posted over the next few days.

*The annual Shoprite Challenge is fast approaching. The question is, will the Wheelers enter a team this year?

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10th August

*Tonight's 10's result is here. In deceptive conditions (looked fine at the start) Andrew Roche took the honours. Everyone is getting faster except me!!

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9th August

*Wednesday 9th August week 15 o the 10's league start sheet is here The revised week 5 start sheet is here This is of course, rearranged and will take place on the 17th August. A printable 2 page version of week 5's start sheet is here

*The Manx Road Club organised Fred Kelly Road Race is this Sunday. It's the last major road race of the year so please endeavour to support it. Go to the 2005 results page to download an entry form and have a look at the route.

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7th August

*Today's Mountain Time Trial start pictures are here and here Pictures from Creg Ny Baa are here and here There was a good turnout and some excellent times posted. The results are here

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4th August

*Results for week 14 (3rd August) of the 10's league are here

*Sunday's Bushys Mountain Time Trial Start Sheet is here Please note that no further entries will be accepted.

*A team of four under the banner of Team Isle of Man took part in the Newry 3 Day Stage race in Ireland last weekend. Tristen Gell, Gianni Epifani, Aaron Livesey and Mike Doyle put in some good performances.

Stage 1 took place in heavy rain on pan flat 40 mile circuit, the peleton stayed together and a bunch sprint saw Mike Doyle gain a strong top 10 position, the rest of the local riders finished safely in the bunch.

Stage 2 covered 62 miles over a more undulating course, after half way a small group escaped from the main bunch, unfortunately none of the Isle of Man riders were in the break, although there was a concerted effort towards the end of the stage from the main bunch the escapes had a over one minute at the end of the stage.

Stage 3 – Tristen Gell took full advantage of having his time trial bike by taking 5^th position on the stage and moving up to 14^th position on overall GC. After good time trials Gianni Epifani and Aaron Livesey moved up into the top 30 and 40 on the GC respectively.

Stage 4 – The longest and hardest stage of the event over 70 miles, the main bunch was very active during the early part of the stage, after 10 miles a small break escaped that included Mike Doyle, at one stage they had a 2 minute lead, however, after a brave attempt the escapes, they were caught with 10 miles remaining. Once again the final stage came down to a bunch sprint and after avoiding a heavy crash in the final 1km Aaron Livesey produced a fine top 10 position in the sprint, the rest of the local riders arrived safely in the bunch.

In the team classification was made up of 18 teams, the Isle of Man finished a creditable 6^th. Tristen Gell finished top local on the GC in 14^th, Gianni Epifani 28^th, Aaron Livesey 38^th and Mike Doyle 48^th. 100 riders completed the race 122 riders started.

*The result from last weeks (27th July) 10's League is here

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25th July

*Delays in updating the website are as a result of the webmaster seeking inspiration at the Tour de France! A highly recommended experience, and for those Viking Wheelers who have made the trip, lets see the photographs. E mail them to mvw@manx.net

*I am away again for a week from Wednesday assisting Team Scottish Provident in their efforts at the Kerry International Youth Tour. The results for week 13 of the 10's league can be found at Ellan Vannin CC In the meantime, please keep sending in your news and reports, they will be published when we get back. Good luck to all TSP & Road Club riders going to Kerry.

*The start sheet for week 13's 10 league is here A 2 page printable version is here

*Week 14's 10's League (3rd August) is also here A 2 page printable version is here

*The belated results for the Bikestyle 6 can be found on the 2005 results page. The Handicapping was nearly bang on. The girls worked consistently well with Caroline outsprinting Jackie for the win. The second group went into the last lap only 1min 30 down on the leaders but failed to catch. All the groups were in sight of each other at the finish.

The points table for the points table up to round 6 is here (Although Round 5 was cancelled, it is intended to be rescheduled for sometime in August).

*Results for the 10's league week 12 (20th July) are here

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18th July

*Peter O'Shea successfully completed his Etape du Tour 2005 from Mourenx to Pau. Read his blog for the final episode in his trek - and well done with the fund raising. Thanks to everyone who contributed but if you haven't done yet you still can.

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16th July

*This weeks 10's league start sheet is here There is a 2 page printable version here

*Download an entry form for the Mountain Time Trial on the 7th July. Word document here or pdf here

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13th July

*Tonight's 10's results are here Once again fine weather prevailed and there were some excellent times posted.

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7th July

*Week 11 of the Manx Telecom 10' League Start Sheet is here

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6th July

*Tonight's 10's league results are here Unusually for Jurby, it was a windy evening!

*The results for round 4 of the Bikestyle Handicap Series are here Thanks to Steve Shimmin and get well soon Ollie.

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5th July

*Peter O'Shea's Etape Blog has been updated.

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1st July

*Week 10 of the 10's League Start Sheet is here

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29th June

*Results of tonight's 10's league are here It was a fine evening with 80 starters and some terrific times posted.

*Will all riders please note, tomorrow's Bikestyle Handicap has been cancelled.

*Team Isle of Man competed in last weekend's Tour of the Wrekin and had a superb result with Jonathon Bellis (MRC) sharing the spoils of victory with Andy Tennant. Jonathon also took the King of the Mountain jersey to round off an excellent weekend for Team Isle of Man. He was ably supported by Mike Doyle, Tristan Gell, Graeme Hatcher and Ashley Whipp. Read the report here

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28th June

*Peter O'Shea's blog has been updated. As the Etape draws closer, Peter's training moves into its final preparation. read all about it here

*Fast times in Merseyside:

Competing in the Brian Rooney Memorial 10 mile TT on Saturday 25 June, Peter Gage, Dave Taylor, Trevor Kirkwood, Gianni Epifani, Warren and Scott Flynn enjoyed a number of fast times and personal best performances.

Warren Flynn was fastest junior in 22min.18secs, with brother Scott fastest Youth in 23mins.41secs. Peter Gage recorded a very fast 22mins 02secs which was the sixth fastest time on the day and one of the fastest vets times. Dave Taylor had a particularly good ride to record a time 22mins.33secs and a new PB. Gianni Epifani and Trevor Kirkwood recorded PB times of 22mins.38sec.and 23mins.03 respectively. Fastest on the day was James Steward from Kirby riding a super fast 20mins.39secs.

The following day Peter, Dave, Trevor and Gianni rode the Oscar Dover Memorial 25 mile TT. Peter was fourth fastest on the day and again one of the leading vets riders with a time of 57mins.28secs. Dave Taylor broke the hour for first time with a very good time of 59mins.59secs. Trevor Kirkwood just missed out on breaking the hour but still rode a PB with 1hour4secs. Gianni broke the hour again with 58mins.53secs. Again fastest on the day was James Stewart with 54mins24secs.

Results from two events were added together, Peter Gage and Gianni Epifani were third and fifth respectively with Dave and Trevor also inside the top 10.

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26th June

* Wednesday 29th June 10's start sheet is here Fine weather is forecast so enjoy.

* Well done to Andrew Cook and Julian Corlett on a MVW one two in the Colin Nelson Memorial time trial. The full result is here Club Chairman Peter O'Shea continued his Etape build up by putting in a respectable time for a veteran! If you haven't sponsored him yet, go to his blog page and please do so. At the other end of the age group, Tom Black (TSP IOM) also deserves a round of applause for being the only juvenile rider to tackle the course (in a time that would put me to shame).

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24th June

*Week 8 results for the 10's league are here The timekeepers had a very difficult job so please be understanding.

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23rd June

*The MVW organised Penrice Trophy 25 Mile Time Trial attracted a field of 23 riders and the results are here

*The start Sheet for the Colin Nelson Memorial Mountain Time Trial on Sunday 26th June can be found here The first man is off at 07.01.

*It was another windy evening at Jurby for last night's (23rd June) 10'. The results are being delayed slightly because of some timekeeping checks caused by the high number of starts and up to 7 at a time crossing the finish line together!

*The web site start page (here) is getting a bit congested and slow opening for those without broadband so I intend to keep this page short and move older news items from this page to the 2005 News Archive A permanent link is on the left border.

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*Manx Viking Wheeler Andrew Cook rode the ERC Eastern Promise Road Race 2005 in Scotland last week. The race was open to elite category riders and Andrew continued his fine form with a 3rd place overall and took the King Of The Hill prime.

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*The Manx Viking Wheelers organised Penrice Trophy 25 Mile Time Trial will be held on Thursday, June 23, 2005 @ 19:00. Sign-on is at the Wildlife Park from 18:30. If you wish to place your entry, please go to Bikestyle before 17:00 on Monday, June 20. It's £4 for Juveniles and Juniors and £5 for Seniors & Vets. Non-TLI members will be charged double. On line entries will be charged double. Under 18 riders will need parent/guardian consent on the line. Unfortunately no consent, no ride.

*A ‘Bicycle Bring and Buy’ evening will take place in order to raise funds for the Island Games Mountain Bike team.

The event will be held at the Braaid Hall on Friday 24^th June at 7pm and will take the form of a social evening. A raffle will be held and light refreshments will also be provided. It's a good cause so please give it your support.

Entry will be £1 or £5 for those who wish to set up a stall of their own. Funds raised will go towards travel expenses for the team to travel over to the games in Shetland.

*The Start Sheet for week 8 of the 10's Time Trial League is here

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*Round 7 of the Manx Telecom Time Trial League results are here It was a blustery evening but 74 riders started. Fastest rider was Viking Wheeler Warren Flynn.

*Last Sunday's (12th June) John Hamer Road Race results are here Thanks to the Road Club for the results and report, which can also be found here

*Manx Road Club in conjunction with Cycling Time Trials are organising the Colin Nelson Memorial Mountain Time Trial at the Grandstand on the 26^th June at 07.00. All categories and abilities will be catered for. Entry fees are £5.00 for Seniors and £3.00 for Juniors and Juveniles.

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*Team information for the Wrekin and the Cymru is on the Ras de Cymru page. The combined teams consist of Jonathon Bellis, Andy Cook, Mike Doyle, Pete Gage, Tristan Gell, Graeme Hatcher and Ashley Whipp,

Can all riders please note that there is a combined riders meeting for these two events on Monday 20^th at 19:00 before the CA meeting so it will not take more than 30mins.

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*Peter O Shea completed the Wicklow 200 over the weekend. Read his blog for the details. As Peter rightly points out, there are two other MVW club members doing this year's Etape. These are Graham Hughes and Paul Nolan so come on guys, let us know how it's going!

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*Manx Telecom's 10's League resumes this Wednesday (15th July). Round 7 start sheet is here

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*Club member and Commonwealth hopeful Andrew Cook clocked a very rapid 52mins 05secs to finish an excellent 23rd in last Sunday's British National 25 mile Time Trial Championships in Wales. A total of 133 riders completed the distance.

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*Peter O Shea's blog updated. Words and picture - viewer discretion advised!

*Sunday 12th June is the date for the MRC organised John Hamer Road Race. The Braaid Hall was to be used as H.Q however it is still being used as part of T.T. Week, so signing on will be at the start area at Marown School Playground from 08.15. Click here for further details and an application form.

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*A report is here from Graeme Hatcher's trip away to the Ballantyne Trophy RR last weekend. Congratulations to Graeme on another fine Manx performance.

*Could all riders competing in the Ras de Cymru contact Graeme Hatcher on 450284 with their BC and UCI numbers.

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*Week 6 of the Manx Telecom 10's league results are here It was a very quite night last night with just 44 starters, but some big points for some people.

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*Bikestyle handicap round 3 results are here

*The MRC organised Barregarrow 25 results from the 22nd May are here

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*Peter O'Shea's blog has been updated. Have you sponsored him yet? The Scottish Provident Cycling League had a bucket collection (complete with 2 sumos!) last Tuesday night to aid Peter's sponsorship and raised over £150. TSP rounded this up to £200. Well done guys!

*Week 6 of the Manx Telecom sponsored 10's league Start Sheet is here

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*Race order for the Barregarrow 25 mile Time Trial on the 22nd May 05 is here.

*Graeme Hatcher has provided some useful information about the upcoming Ras de Cymru that starts on the 1st of July. For the details click here

*Manx Telecom "10" League Week 5 This event was cancelled by the organiser as a precaution because of the high winds and wet roads which could have proved difficult to some of the riders. This event will take place later in the season if time permits.

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*24 riders completed today's (Sunday 15th May) MVW organised Tour of the West. The 'A' race was held over 70 miles and the win went to Andrew Roche of Ellan Vannin. The 'B' race held over 42 miles was won by Mark Christian of Team Scottish Provident IOM. The results are here

*Round 5 of the Manx Telecom 10's League Start Sheet is here Please be aware that after last weeks difficulties for the timekeepers if you do not shout your number at the finish and/or your number is not clearly visible you may not be credited with your time.

*Results for the 25 mile 3 up Time Trial are here

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*Excellent weather stayed for the 3 up Time Trial to provide some fast times (to follow). Fastest of the night were the Wheelers team of Andrew Cook, Graeme Hatcher and Ashley Whipp while the unluckiest riders of the evening were Tom Black, James Berry and Sam Looker (TSP IOM) who were really flying until Sam punctured at St Judes. A wheel change got them going again and yours truly suffered the indignity of being passed twice by the same juvenile riders! Peter Gage had an unfortunate off in the car park (forgot to put his feet down when stopped?) but was unhurt. Peter O'Shea and son Colum put in particularly good rides.

*The Manx Road Club organised Barregarrow 25 Mile Time Trial is on Sunday 22nd May at 07.00 The closing date for entries is the 19th May. Download your entry form in Word here or PDF here

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* Week 4 of the 10's League Provisional Results are here

*Not forgetting Thursday's 3 up Time Trial Champs organised by EVCC. Sign on is at the Wildlife Park (be early!) with the event starting from Ballaugh at 7.00 pm.

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*Next Wednesday's 11th May 10's Start Sheet is here

*Thursday 6th May Bikestyle handicap race results are here Thanks to Steve Shimmin for the results.

*Wednesday 4th May 10's week 3 result here

*The Tour of the West (including the Isle of Man Road Race Championships), sponsored by Crowe Morgan, will take place on Sunday, May 15, 2005. Race HQ is at Peel Campsite, where sign-on will be from 08:30 and showers and refreshments will be available after the race. There will be an A, B and possibly C race over the Peel/Creg Willy's/Kirk Michael circuit. The A event will be about 5 laps with the B being about 4. Start time is 09:15. Please sign-on at Bikestyle by Tuesday, May 10, 2005.

*Peter's blog updated.

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*Club Clothing online order form available here in a word document or here in a pdf document. More information on the membership page.

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*Andrew Roche Second in Tour of Ulster. GC, Stage 3 and 4 results here

*Sunday's Teare Trophy results are here Pictures are here

*Tour of Ulster Stage 2 results here There are some rather good results from IOM riders.

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*Wednesday's (4th May) 10's Start Sheet is here

*Tour of Ulster Stage 1 results are here

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*The next event being organised by the Club is the Tour of the West, incorporating the Isle of Man Road Race Championships on Sunday 15th May starting at 09.30 am with signing on at Peel Swimming Pool.

Help is very much needed and if you are able to marshal please contact either Gavin Quale or one of the committee members.

*Club Clothing: An order will be made next month. An on line copy of the order form will appear here soon! In the meantime Gavin at Bikestyle needs your requirements before Saturday 14th May.

*10's League week 2 results are here

*Peter has updated his blog. Not sponsored him yet? See his page.

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*The Tour of Ulster route details and stage start times are here

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Week 2 10's League Start Sheet is here Please note that numbers are collected from Jurby Parade Ground. There's a short! ride up to the start at Andreas so make sure you give yourself time to get there.

*Peter O'Shea has finally made it into the local press for the right reasons! His article is here

*The Tour of Ulster starts this weekend.

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*Club Vice-Chairman Rides L'Etape du Tour for Red Cross.

Peter O'Shea is riding in this year's L'Etape du Tour on July 11. In conjunction with this he has decided that it is a good opportunity to raise funds for the Red Cross in the Isle of Man. As many of you know, Peter supports the Red Cross in the Island and assists at sporting events as wide ranging from the TT to the Scottish Provident childrens cycling league. Many of us at some time have been grateful for his presence at events we have participated in.

Check out his page here

He will be using the page as a blog to keep us updated in regards to his progress. Check his page out to contribute to a worthwhile cause.

10's League round 1 result is here. Thanks to Ellan Vannin for the results. Their web site is here

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*It's here at last! The 10's league starts again on Wednesday. The start sheet is here

World and Olympic champion Jason Queally will be the guest speaker at the annual Sport Awards Evening.

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*The Island Games selection mountain bike race on Sunday 17th April has been cancelled because of fallen trees and a water logged course. The event will be re arranged.

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*Tour of the Middle pictures here

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*Wheeler wins in Wales.

Manx Viking Wheeler, Andrew Cook won Sunday's 1st round of the Brynbach Park Crit series. The 55km crit in damp and windy conditions saw Cook involved in an early break with with 3 other riders. As the race drew towards the closing stages the leading group was reduced to 3 riders with Cook taking the win in the sprint for the finish.

*All, could I please ask you to push this years “chain gangs”. Starting this Tuesday they will be running each Tuesday and Thursday (unless there is a Bikestyle on) and will leave the NSC gates at 6:15 and will use the back roads to get to St Johns and then will be running around the old Farmers arm’s course. All welcome but they are likely (if popular) to be tough rides so I would recommend really that Cat A riders only to attend but anyone is welcome to try.

Thanks

Graeme Hatcher

*For info, the Isle of Man Team for this years Tour of Ulster is: -

Andy Cook

Andy Roche

Mark Kelly

Graeme Hatcher

Mike Doyle

Steve Porter.

The race take part from the 30^th April till the 2^nd May and is based around Craigavon, website link included for info..

www.tourofulster.com

*The MVW organised Tour of the Middle race report and results are now available. Race report is here and results are here Pictures (thanks to John Bellis) as soon as possible via the '2005 Events' page.

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This Sunday's MVW organised Tour of the Middle details are here Map of the route is here Sign on is at Braaid Hall Car Park between 08.45 and 09.15. Classes cater for A, B and C (newcomers) riders.

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* Manx riders put on an excellent display in Ireland this weekend in the Gorey 3 day. Have a look at the information and results here Well done to all concerned. Final standings are at the bottom of Stage 4's Results. Team Isle of Man won the team Prize. Thanks to shortall.info

* Congratulations to Mark Cavendish on his fantastic achievement of winning a gold medal in the madison at the World Track Championships in Los Angeles.

Mark and his partner Rob Hayles, who won bronze with Bradley Wiggins in the same event at the Athens Olympics, finished one lap ahead of the field to claim the rainbow jersey.

Mark started his cycling career in the Scottish Provident League at the NSC, competing from 1995, when he was just nine years old, to 2001 when he joined the junior ranks.

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* Riders were up early this Easter Sunday morning to participate in the MRC organised 15 mile Time Trial. Results are here Thanks to the Manx Road Club for providing the results. Breezy conditions awaited the riders especially around Jurby. Pictures here At least the rain kept away!

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*The MVW organised 2 Up 25 mile Time Trial took place at Ballaugh. Race results here and photos here

Get well soon to Malcolm Bradley who had an unfortunate accident shortly after the start of today's time trial. Malcolm is in Ward 1 at Noble's and is in a 'comfortable' condition where it is expected that he will remain in hospital for the next couple of days or so. Fortunately Malcolm's hard shell helmet did a sterling job.

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*2005 Manx Racing Calendar page added. It takes a while to open the page but the full monty is here

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*This Sunday's 25 mile 2 up Time Trial Start Sheet here . Signing on is at 09.15 at the Wildlife Park with the first riders off at 10.00

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*Manx Viking Wheelers membership application forms are now available online. Simply click here to download a form and remember, the first years membership is free for new members.

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*The Roy Killey Memorial Road Race took place on Sunday. The results are here

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*The MVW organised Kewaigue 11 mile sporting time trial took place on Sunday morning. There was a vast contrast of machinery for a time trial, with some riders on low profile time trial bikes while most preferred road bikes with tri bars, There was also a class for mountain bikes.

Thanks to organiser Graeme Hatcher, Natalie Arrowsmith for signing on the competitors, Dot Tilbury for her time keeping duties and all the marshals stationed around the course. Results here and pictures sent in by Mike Quayle and Dave Taylor here