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2006 News Archive 23rd December * Please note that there will be a social ride-out in memory of James Berry on Sunday, 31st December 2007, leaving the NSC at the usual club run time of 9.15am. Meet at the car park next to the all-weather hockey pitches. Everyone is welcome. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14th December *Christmas Social Ride. The annual Christmas festive ride and carol service takes place next Wednesday (December 20) at the Baltic Hotel, Foxdale from 7.30pm onwards. Supper will also be provided. Please make sure your lights are in good working order as the ride home may take longer than you expect! Contact Gary Hinds for more details on 492666 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
10th December *Those nice people over at the Manx Tri Club have got a shiny new web site that is full of details of their activities. For details have a look at www.manxtriclub.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1st December *The IOM Sports Council has been working in conjunction with representatives of the IOM Cycling Association over plans to try and establish an outdoor cycle track at the Onchan Stadium. The Onchan Commissioners requested notices of interest and have now called for interested parties to present a Business Case before the 18 December 2006. Council believe that it is absolutely essential to fully consult with the Cycling Association, all Clubs and all persons interested in the promotion and development of Cycling on the Island. The CA would therefore invite all such bodies and individuals to a meeting at Cronkbourne Pavilion, Tromode, next Monday, 4 December with the building opening at 6.45 with the meeting scheduled to commence at 7.00pm The CA would hope that as many people as possible can attend to discuss this very important issue and therefore we would like you to extend this invitation to as many members as possible.
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10th November *Manx Viking Wheelers Club Kit orders are now being taken. Order forms are here in word of here in pdf format. Please note the order form needs to be with Gavin at Bikestyle before 20th November. Kit prices are discounted as usual. Be aware that if you intend to race then you need the kit! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8th November *Cycling Association Prize Presentation
The Isle of Man Cycling Association buffet dinner and prize presentation takes place at the Claremont Hotel, Loch Prom, Douglas on Saturday November 25. Tickets are £10 and can be obtained from Jackie Kennaugh on 472509 or 627682. Alternatively email jackie.kennaugh@manx.net . Cheques are payable to IOM Cycling Association. Please send them to Jackie at 36 Copse Hill, Douglas, IM2 1NE.
Guest of honour for the forthcoming CA Prize Presentation will be former professional rider and current Re-Cycling.co.uk Director Sportive John Herety. Joining him will be the endurance coach of the Great Britain Olympic Development Program, Darren Tudor.
*A meeting last night at the NSC heralded a new era for junior level cyclists in the Isle of Man. The aim is to develop riders from 16 years of age to senior level. Contact National coach Mike Doyle 'doylee2005@hotmail.co.uk' for details. (remove the 'commas' at each end of doylee uk - they are there to stop bots trawling web sites and bombarding with spam) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7th October *Due to a lack of entries, there were only 11 definite entered, the Bobby and Essie Collister hill climb on Sunday has had to be called off. Entries could have been taken on the day but really we needed more to enter at the shop to be certain that the hill climb went ahead. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3rd October *The results for the Alex Forrest family 2 up are here Ian Sharpe and Andrew Cook won the event on a tandem with Tom Black and Dave Taylor second. Warren and Scott Flynn were the first 'family' home and third overall. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
29th September *The provisional start sheet for the Alex Forrest family 2 up is here Sign on from 08.30 with the first rider off from 09.01 ish. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
26th September *Sundays Alex Forrest Family 2up. With regard to course and presentation, it's the same format as last year. There is a start sheet in both Douglas bike shops. Jim Cottier will accept telephone entries or Email entries and collect money (£5.00 per team) on Sunday. He will also accept Entry On Line. The course starts at the bottom of the Ballavarran Road @ 9.01 and does a loop of St Judes X Roads, Andreas, Beehive, Jurby Garage, The Cronk and finishes on the Ballamoar Straight. As always volunteer marshals would be most welcome. It's a family 2 up so enthusiastic partners would be appreciated! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
22nd September *The Annual General Meeting of the Manx Viking Wheelers C.C. is to be held at The Manor Hotel, School Road, Willaston on Monday 23 October commencing at 7.30 p.m.
*This Sunday's Kewaigue 11 mile time trial has been cancelled. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19th September *Sunday's 11 mile time trial at Kewaigue is in imminent danger of being cancelled due to a lack of entries. Should you wish to flog yourself up past Kewaigue school, Richmond Hill and back up the Old Castletown Road, then get yourself in contact with Gavin at Bikestyle in the hope it's not too late. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
12th September *The revised BAR tables for the Ladies and Juveniles are here _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3rd September *The 2006 BAR results are here Hopefully everyone that has qualified is included but if anyone’s missing or any details are incorrect, contact alan.crowley@manx.net. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
31st August *The Manx Mountain Bike Club End to End Challenge takes place on Sunday 10th September. Anyone who can assist with marshalling the event would be made most welcome. If you can help to support this event by marshalling or in any other way please contact Rob at Bikestyle. There is a meeting somewhere, on some date but of course I have left the information at work! I will update the information tomorrow. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
26th August *Peter O'Shea has updated the final instalment of his 2006 E'Tape ride. A fine ride and read - read it on his e'tape page here If you haven't sponsored him yet you still have the time to donate,
*Thanks to a server issue at Manx Telecom, the Team Scottish Provident web page ( www.juniorcyclingiom.co.im ) has been restored to an earlier version but cannot be updated at present. It is hoped to be resolved sometime next week. Don't you just love product improvement campaigns!
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21st August *The Bikestyle handicap held on the 10th August was a fantastic race with 49 riders on the start line! It was a really hard night with strong winds where the long markers completed the full race distance and were only caught when virtually in sight of the finish. The result is here. John Marchment, Neil Bellhouse (and maybe Ian Gale?) came down when winding up for the sprint. Neil felt he was ‘on for it’- alas to no avail. That’s cycling Neil! Gary Hinds won the gallop, you know what this means don’t you? He will be living off this victory for the next 15 years! Seriously he did show a good turn of speed and good tactical nouse to take the victory but it was close! Sam Looker was right there and getting stronger as Hinds was fading. Steve could not place Ian Gale. If anyone feels they have been misplaced please email Steve to let him know. Thanks to all marshals and helpers and clubs who organised the events this year. A big thank you to all who entered and took part. Sorry the handicapping was a little astray this year I think I got right in the end though ! *The final results table is here. The points table shows that the ‘old hands’ cannot be discounted with Fletcher, Aspell and Gage featuring prominently while first lady was Laura Wasley in her comeback year. Newcomer and Juvenile Tom Craine…what a first season!
*The rescheduled 10's League week 5 result is here In 'near perfect' conditions Andrew Cook (MVW) took the victory from Graeme Hatcher (PTT) and Gianni Epifani (MVW).
*The Penrice 25 mile time trial was held on 17th August. The results are here. Andrew Cook (MVW) won.
*The Rob Roher memorial 25 mile time trial was won by Andrew Roche (EVCC). The results are here
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9th August *Week 15 of the 10 mile time trial league are here Andrew Cook (MVW) took the honours with Gianni Epifani (MVW) second and Paul Kneen (MMBC) third.
*Congratulations of course to Peter Kennaugh, Jonny Bellis and Mark Christian on their recent outstanding results at the Junior Track worlds and at Assen. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8th August *There is a club meeting on Monday 14 August at 7.30 p.m. at the Red Cross Hall.
*The rescheduled round 2 of the Bikestyle Series Start Sheet is here All groups will complete 4 laps this week. Handicapping has been worked using on recorded lap times from the last event so should be pretty accurate. The points scored to date are here The final result is still wide open with one event left.
*Week 15 of the 10's league start sheet is here Please note that the event will be run on the Jurby course because of ongoing issues with road works at St Jude's. It starts at 18:45. Next week will most likely be the same.
*The event for next Sunday, August 13th, (the Alex Forrest 2 up) will need to be postponed due to the overrun of the ten league. Week 5, which was cancelled, will be help next week. The Alex Forrest & Family 2Up will be held sometime after that.
*The result of Sunday's Colin Nelson Memorial Mountain Time Trial is here A big thank you to all those who turned out to help out / marshal the event. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2nd August *Week 14 results for the 10 mile time trial league are here
*Please note that due to roadworks at St Jude's crossroads, this weeks 10 mile time trial will be run on the Jurby course. Week 14's start sheet is here _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29th
July Steve will collate the points table early next week to publish prior to the final round of the series (10 August). Competitors will be able to get their tactics worked out!! The handicap system will also be revamped for the next event. It has been quite difficult to get the handicaps correct this year largely due to the fact that standards have risen, which is great. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
27th July *Results from the 16th July MVW 50 mile time trial are here
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26th July *Week 13's results are here On a deceivingly warm night, Gianni Epifani, Paul Kneen and Juan Kinley were the top 3 finishers.
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25th July *Week 13 start sheet of the 10's time trial league is here
*Bikestyle Handicap 5's provisional results are here _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
19th July *Ashley Whipp (MRC), Andrew Cook (MVW) and Gianni Epifani (MVW) were the first three riders home in tonight’s 10’s league on the ‘emergency’ Killane course. The results are here
*Important notice regarding tonight's 10. "The Ten Course for tonight's TT has been changed due to traffic lights at St. Jude's crossroads. The new course will start at the Cronk, but will now go out the Killane road to Jurby Garage, then towards Andreas through the Beehive. It will have a dead turn near Andreas and return along the same route. The finish will be close to the finish on the Killane course. This is a one off change and will not likely to be used again." _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
17th July *Week 12 of the 10's league start sheet is here _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
12th July *Andrew Roche (EVCC) Andrew Cook (MVW) and Graham Hatcher (PTT) were the top three in week 11’s 10’s time trial league. The winner put in an incredible 0:20:49! The results are here _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10th July *We have received a message from the CA in regards to standards at the 10’s Time Trial League. It is safety related so please review the content and if necessary, please adjust your riding style accordingly. At best we are in danger of upsetting the local community and at worst it could cause a serious incident. “Several complaints have been directed to me regarding dangerous riding and following cars in time trials.
Complaints against specific riders have been made and the CA will follow these up. Most common is the practice of crossing the carriage way on the entry and exit of corners. This appears to becoming common place. This is a very dangerous practice and puts the marshals in a very ‘delicate’ position as they have to deal with complaining motorists (who are in the right). ” *Bikestyle Events 1 and 2 were postponed due to bad weather. They have been rescheduled for Thursday 10 August (staged by EVCC) and Thursday 24 August (staged by MVW). Next race is Thursday 20 July, marshals are, Ged Power, Aaron Livesy, Colin Whiteway and Stuart Brown. *Week 12 of the time trial league start sheet is here It is the Ramsey course and incorporates the 10 mile TT Championships.
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5th July *Round 10 of the 10 mile time trial results are here Gianni Epifani (MVW) was fastest with Paul Kneen (MMBC) second and Aaron Livsey (EVCC)) third. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1st July *Club Member, Christine Barwell completed her first Ironman event in Nice on Sunday. She completed the 3.8km swim(1:08:52), 180km cycle(7:47:51) and 42.2km Marathon(5:26:24) in a total time of 14hrs 45mins 32secs. Outstanding achievement. The weather was hot with some thunderstorms on the Promenade around noon, when the elite athletes were starting to come in. The sea conditions were near perfect for the swim, which started at 06:30. A brisk sea breeze developed during the day that made it quite hard for the athletes coming in to the finish of the cycle. The cycle route was hilly, with a total of 2,000m of ascent, mostly in one climb. The run was along the Promenade des Anglais. There were 4 circuits of 10.4km each approximately. There were plenty of people suffering from dehydration when they reached the run and a number had to be rushed to hospital. Out of a total 1,067 starters, 875 completed the whole course with the last finisher coming in just 2 minutes before the 16hr cut-off. To view the results and some pics you can go on www.ironmanfrance.com.
*Round 4 of the Bikestyle handicap series results are here The event was won by TSP's Tom Craine.
*Week 10 of the Manx Telecom sponsored 10 mile time trial league start sheet is here
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28th June *Week 9 of the 10's league result is here
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26th June *Week 9 of the 10's time trial league start sheet is here
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21st May *Blustery and occasionally rainy conditions greeted tonight's riders for the 10's league. The results are here Andrew Cook (MVW) was first, Gianni Epifani (MVW) second and and Paul Kneen (MMBC) was third.
*The revised start sheet for the Melrose 25 is here The event is tomorrow (22nd June) The start is at Ballaugh Bridge (7 pm). _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20th May *Last Thursday's Bikestyle Handicap results are here Apparently a number of the scratch racers thought it was the fastest races they had ridden! Laura Wasley took the honours. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
19th May *Week 8 of the Manx Telecom sponsored time trial league start sheet is here
15th May *Peter O'Shea's blog has been updated. Read it on his page. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14th June *The results from Wednesday's 10's league are here Tonight's event was won by Andrew Cook (MVW) with Tristan Gell second and Ashley Whipp third.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12th June *Week 7 start sheet of the Manx Telecom sponsored 10 mile time trial league is here
*Sarah Berry is doing the Parish Walk on the 24th June in memory of her son James, with the proceeds going to Team Scottish Provident Isle of Man. James was a product of the Tuesday night's league and Sarah would like to help the club continue its success. If anyone who has not sponsored her yet, and would like to do so, please see Ken Berry on any Wednesday evening between now and the 24th June.
*The John Hamer road race went ahead on Sunday 11th June. The A race was won by Peter Kennaugh (MRC) and the B race by Chris Whorrall (MRC). _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8th June *Peter O’Shea is riding the L’Etape du Tour again. Despite our Chairman’s utter lack of commitment to his Etape blog page, he assures me that his training regime has gone to whatever plans he has, and now with just over a month to go, he is looking for sponsorship to ride L'Etape du Tour 2006, Stage 16 of this year's tour. Peter says “I am raising money for a UK based charity, Get Kids Going. They assist disabled young people with mobility and encourage involvement in sport. I need to raise at least £800, so can I ask for your assistance. Donations can be made through my web page, www.justgiving.com/pos-etape2006 , or you can send cheque to me at Hillside, Strang Road, Union Mills IM4 4NW. Your help will be very much appreciated”. I will start the ball rolling and pledge a tenner. More if he actually remembers to send updates for his blog!!
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28th May *The next Club meeting will be on the 19 June @ 20:00 in the Red Cross Hall. Usual format with tea and whatever leftovers the chairman has!.
24th May *Tonight's 10's league results are here The spoils went to Graeme Hatcher with Gianni Epifani second and Ashley Whipp third. It was a blustery evening on the Killane course.
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23rd May *Round 6 of the 10 mile time trial league start sheet is here A printable version is here _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
17th May *Tonight's round (5) of the 10 mile time trial league was cancelled due to the poor conditions.
*The next meeting of the Manx Viking Wheelers will take place on Monday 22 May 2006 at the Red Cross Hall, Derby Square commencing at 8.00 p.m. The format will be the same as before with the meeting lasting approximately an hour, followed by tea and biscuits. Reports that these are the Chairman’s leftovers from Sunday’s race are not true. Please try to make it as it would be nice to see a good turnout.
*The Tour of the West took place on Sunday 14th May. The A Race went to Peter Kennaugh Jnr (MRC) with Arron Livesey (EVCC) second and Elliot Baxter (MVW) third. B Race honours went to Matt Looker (TSP). Alex Kinvig (MVW) put in a fine ride for second and Sam Looker (TSP) was third. Race results and report is here
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15th May *Thursday's Bikestyle Round 2 Start Sheet is here Lets hope for better conditions this time round.
*Week 4 of the 10 mile time trial league start sheet is here A printable version is here
10th May *Results for tonight's (week 4) 10 mile time trial is here Andrew Cook (EVCC) took the spoils with Peter Kennaugh (MRC) second and Andrew Cook (MWV) in third place. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8th May *And not before time, our illustrious chairman (can you have one these days?) Peter O'Shea has finally updated his Etape blog. Sponsorship beckons so please do your best to support him. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7th May *Week 4 of the 10's league start sheet is here A printable version of the start sheet is here
*The next (youth) Coaching Academy takes place this coming Thursday May 11 at the NSC from 6pm. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4th May *If anyone has a size 3 wheelers short sleeved shirt that they bought perhaps in the thought that they were more svelte than they imagined and would like to swap it for a more portly size 4, can you please drop the webmaster a quick line. Thanks. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3rd May *The results for tonight's 10's at Killane is here In windy conditions Andrew Roche took the win from Peter Kennaugh (junior) and Andrew Cook.
*The start sheet for the first round of the Bikestyle Handicap series is here _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1st May *The start sheet for week 3 of the 10 mile time trial is here _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
27th April *Last night's (26th April) 10's results are here Andrew Cook, Gianni Epifani and Ashley Whipp were first, second and third respectively.
24th April *The start sheet for this weeks 10's (week 2) is here.
*Belated results from week 1 of the 10 mile time trial league are here _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7th April
*Entries for this years Bikestyle Series: Please sign on at Bikestyle - they have a sign on sheet in the shop.
*Tour of Ulster 2006 With less than 4 weeks to go to this year’s race entries are flying in. Amongst the early entrants so far is 1999 former winner Navigators Professional Ciaran Power, as is 2001 and 2003 former winner Timmy Barry (Dan Morrissey/Carrick). No Commonwealth Games riders entered so far, but they are only just arrived back from the Games in Australia. Irish News will sponsor the Under 23 competition-for the rising stars of Irish Cycling. Last year’s winner was Commonwealth Games rider Ryan Connor from Ballymena. Entry forms can still be downloaded on the race website www.tourofulster.com Details of the route are as follows: Stage 1 - Saturday 29th April - 140 km - Newry to Omagh. A tough hilly opening stage for the tour. Stage 2 - Sunday 30th March - 100 km - Omagh to Cookstown. Across the Glenelly valley, again hilly. Stage 3 - Sunday 30th April - Cookstown 5 km (TT) - Moneymore Road. Stage 4 - Monday 1st May – 110 km Cookstown to Newry. Flat in comparison to the early stages, but finishes with circuits based on the Old Warrenpoint Road.
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26th March *This year the Tour of Ulster will take place on bank holiday weekend Saturday 29th April - Monday 1st May 2006. It is the 50th anniversary of the very first Tour of Ulster, run by Seamus McGreevey of Newry, from Newry to Bundoran and back. It’s not going to Bundoran this year, but to mark the occasion, the 2006 event will start and finish in Newry.
*Today's 15 Mile Time Trial was won by Warren Flynn. Peter Gage
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24th March *Have you made the start sheet for the 10 mile Time Trial League? Find out here The Marshals list is here Please let Jim know if there is a problem.
*The Start Sheet for this Sunday's 15 mile Time Trial is here
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*Congratulations to Mark Cavendish on winning the scratch race in Melbourne today. A great ride from a fine young man. *The Conditions weren't ideal for today’s 2 up 25 mile time trial. Although it was a bit cool, the brisk breeze from the east made the ride from the start and to Ramsey a bit tough. The ride after the turn was fast though. Tristen Gell and Ashley Whipp were the only team under the hour, with Gavin Quayle and Matt Holden putting a great ride to take second. Behind them were a close group of riders with 10 seconds between third and sixth. Unfortunately, Peter Kennaugh jnr. lost a crank and he and Chris Whorrall had to pull out. The results are here _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18th March "The Start Sheet for this weekends 25 mile 2 up is here
*There is a Club Meeting on Monday night @ 19:30 in the Red Cross Hall.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15th March *ENTRIES STILL FLOODING IN FOR IOM YOUTH CYCLE TOUR Entries for the Sleepwell Hotels sponsored Isle of Man International Youth & Junior Tour topped the 100 mark this week. It’s the first time entries have hit the ton since the event was established only two years ago. Some of the star riders confirmed so far include Jetse Bol, Pim Ligthart and Mitchell Huenders from the Netherlands who will race for Sleepwell Hotels, National Junior Ladies Champion Louise Maha of the Sutton CC, regular Revolution Future Stars riders Ross Yates and Tom Skubala and National Youth Circuit Race Champion Chris Worrall of the Manx Road Club. Add in most of the Regional British Cycling Talent Teams, a Welsh National Squad along with some strong teams from Team Scottish Provident Isle of Man, the Tour looks set to be a real classic event. Further good news was received this week when Le Coq Sportif confirmed they will sponsor the Points Competition. The company whose rich heritage includes supplying leaders jersey's for the Tour de France will have a presence at the event, including representatives of their UK & Ireland distributors, Hedgehog Sports and a fully branded Mini Cooper car. The events loyal title sponsors Sleepwell Hotels kindly provide special accommodation rates for travelling competitors and their families along with the Leaders Jerseys, race HQ/results centre and Prize Presentation. The event has further backing from the Isle of Man Department of Tourism. The Tour takes place 28 - 30 April. For more information along with entry forms go to www.youthtour.co.uk or contact organiser Oliver Last on 07624 456146. Entries close 9th April. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
12th March *The popular 10's Time Trial League now has 140 entries and so the organisers have reluctantly closed the book at this stage. A list of successful applicants will be posted as soon as possible.
5th March *Results for the Fletcher Trophy are here. Tristian Gell (MVW) took the honours in the 23 mile event with Ashley Whipp (MRC) in second place. In the 1 lap event Mark Christian (TSP) was first with Tom Black (TSP) in second place. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1st March *Results for the Tour of the Middle are here. The A race was won by by Andrew Cook (MVW) with Ashley Whipp (MRC) second. Honours in the B race went to Mark Christian (TSP) with Chris Whorrall (MRC) second.
*The local calendar for March is now on the calendar page.
*The Ulster Cycles Promotions Club (U.C.P.C.) are promoting the forthcoming St Patrick’s Classic, Armagh – Downpatrick Cycle Race, taking place on Sunday 19th March 2006. For further information contact: Garry Nugent on 0044 (0) 7901858295. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22nd February *Volunteers are required for marshalling at the IOM Youth Tour. Can anyone that is able to assist contact Ollie Last as soon as possible.
*Peter O'Shea is being foolish enough to do the Etape Du Tour again this year. Check out his etape page for details and future updates. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13th February *The 10's League for 2006 is here. Download an entry form in word or pdf. Please note the points on the entry forms and as detailed on the page. (Mr Christian, your time has come!) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7th February *The 2006 Manx Calendar is now available from that nice man Peter O'Shea. Pick your copy up at Bikestyle and other fine retailers! To encourage the purchase (and support of the CA), February's meetings only are listed thus far on the calendar page.
"Donations in lieu of flowers to TSP IOM for James Berry have totalled over £2,000 so far. I would like to thank everyone for their contributions, kind words and immense support that we have received at this most difficult time. You are all stars. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
30th January *The Tuesday night NSC training sessions have resumed at the NSC.
* Kirk Braddan church was full to overflowing for James Berry's funeral service. The large congregation included representatives from British Cycling and club sponsors Scottish Provident International. Reporters from the local press and radio were also in attendance. A group of James's Team Scottish Provident Isle of Man club mates followed the hearse on their bikes as the cortege made its way to the church under a police escort. During the service there were moving and sometimes amusing tributes to James from his school teacher Mrs Duffy, children's cycling league organiser Dot Tilbury and IOM Cycling Association chairman Steve Shimmin. After the church ceremony, James's team mates formed a guard of honour at the crematorium. Despite the overwhelming sadness of the occasion, the huge turn out demonstrated just how many lives James had touched in his thirteen years. He will be greatly missed by everyone, but never forgotten.
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16th January *The Funeral service of James Berry will take place on Friday 20th January at 12 noon at Kirk Bradden Church, followed by cremation at the Douglas Borough Crematorium. Flowers or preferably donations in lieu, if so desired, may be sent to TSPIOM, c/o Dot Tilbury, 1 Ballaquinnea Cottages, Braaid, Marown. Enquiries to Alfred Duggan and Sons Funeral Directors Ltd. Tel Douglas 673328.
*Manx Viking Wheelers are having an Open Meeting and Signing On Night at the Red Cross Society, Red Cross Hall, Derby Road, Douglas on Monday 23rd January at 8.00pm.
*The Creek Inn on the Quayside in Peel are offering to all cyclists/walkers and runners a selection of snacks and drinks. Mon - Sat - open from 11am for tea, coffee and light snacks Mon - Sun - soup and sandwiches (ham, cheese, egg, tuna or beef) £5.00 (This is in addition to our all day menu) Sundays - open from 10am for tea/coffee and toast £2.00
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