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2007 News Archive
31st December
*Mark Christian (MRC) won the Bikestyle Hamper Race after dropping early breakaway partner Andrew Cook (MVW) towards the end of the 20 mile race over four laps of an excellent course based around Jurby. The handicap prize went to Steve Hull (MVW). Mark was unable to collect his hamper at the prize presentation as his father Peter rushed to the fore to collect what he believed to be a Camper from the bemused Burgers!
*Photographs of the race were taken by Dave Kneen at Manx Photos Online and can be viewed here
*There was a large turnout for last Sunday morning's commemorative ride in honour of James Berry. The riders cycled from the NSC to the scene of James's incident at Greeba where a minute's silence was held. Many thanks to everyone for making the event such a special occasion. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
24th December
* IMPORTANT NOTICE...........The start time for the James Berry commemorative ride from the NSC this coming Sunday (Dec. 30th) has been brought forward one hour to 9.00am. This is in order to give riders plenty of time to get to Jurby for the rescheduled hamper handicap road race. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21st December * This year's commemorative ride in honour of James Berry is being staged on Sunday, 30th December. The ride will depart from the NSC at 10.00am and head for the Tynwald Mills Cafe along the main Douglas to Peel road. Alternatively, mountain bikers can use the railway line that runs parallel to the road. Everyone is welcome and there will be groups to cater for all abilities. Contact Dot on 851691 for more details. Meanwhile, the 2007 recipient of the James Berry Memorial Trophy for Commitment to Sport - presented annually by Ballakermeen High School - is Christopher Nicholson. *Good luck to everyone that has entered the Bikestyle sponsored Hamper Race. The sealed handicap race has a mass start at the Jurby Parade Ground at 11.00 on Sunday. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1st November
Congratulations to Colum O'Shea on his fine performances at the Friday night Manchester Track League where the junior wheeler has been in excellent form, scoring a couple of wins and second places in his first 2 track meets of the winter series.
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18th September
The Wheelers AGM is on Thursday 4th October starting at 7.30 pm at The Manor Hotel, School Road, Willaston. Please try to attend if at all possible. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
28th August *There has been an amount of clothing left over from the Manx Telecom "10" league:
1 off Gill Black/Grey Winter Top, also has Giant logo on it (large).
1 off Alexa Yellow Long Sleeved Summer Training Top (large).
1 off De Marchi Long Sleeved Summer Training Top. GT and Shimano logos on
it (small).
There are also a few hot dogs left over from Family 2 up night!
Jim Cottier asks the owners to get in touch directly.
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13th August *Don't forget Wednesday's 2 up time trial !!
*Last Thursday's 3 up 25 mile time trial results are here
*The belated Bikestyle results for the final round are here _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3rd August A report by Steve Shimmin on last nights Bikestyle: "What a great final race!! Perfect weather, a great circuit well signed and marshalled. Thanks to EVCC for running the event in particular Geoff Ennett for course marking and selling me a drive on lawn mower and Adrian Mooney for acting as Safety Officer. All the groups worked really hard tonight. No messing around just hard graft through and off. All knew what had to be done to secure overall positions and race strategies were obviously thought out beforehand. Well maybe on the start line or when the gun was sounded as opposed to in the team bus (Steve Cregeens car)! The handicapper faced untold unfounded arguments on the start line regarding the fairness of the start positions which all proved fruitless and were ignored anyway!! We really must introduce a ‘red card’s system for next year for arguing with an official! Andy Jowett returned from childbirth and promptly retired at end of lap 2….understandable. Other neo dads Bellhouse and Kirkwood faired a lot better particularly Kirkwood. Suspicions are aroused about what he’s taking; I reckon he’s stealing the baby’s bottles and drinking them himself!! Did you see his 10 time this week! You can tell by the recent burst of offspring what cyclists do each October!! Oh…back to the race. It came down to those who really wanted it. Reports from the lead car and other observers said the Cregeen really worked hard and made his race with the series in mind. Mazzone was looking for his first victory in senior ranks and Dooley was playing domestique extraordinaire, marshalling and goading the lead group to work together. The scratch group got up in the results but the sprint was taken stylishly by young Mazzone with Creggen in 2nd and Dooley wrapping up the top 3. Andy Roche took 4th after driving the scratch group all night with other notable performances from Hatcher, Baxter, Gage and Kneen. Special mention to a man in his first season Tom Hughes; who has performed consistently well throughout the series. As you can see the final standings were really close. Sorry but I made an error when announcing the provisional series standings at the Creg, I miss- calculated Peter Gages total. Sorry mate. All in all a great series which I have enjoyed coordinating thanks to all who entered and took part. Thanks to Bikestyle for sponsoring the series …remember GO AND BUY SOMETHING!! See ya next year folks".
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2nd August The results of Sunday's 25 mile time trial championship are here. The race was won by Andrew Roche in a time of 52 minutes and 56 seconds. Graeme Hatcher was second with Gianni Epifani third. Tom Black was the top junior in 9th place. Top veteran was Dave Taylor in 6th place.
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30th July *Results from last weeks Bikestyle handicap are here. Young guns Mark Christian and Peter Kennaugh were first and second with the effervescent Peter Gage in third.
The report from Steve Shimmin: What a race this turned out to be. Conditions were very windy, strong headwind down the coast and a tailwind along the Ballamoar Straight leading to the bunch travelling at speeds of 36 miles per hour! These conditions combined with that tortuous Col more commonly know as the Pill Box Road (total ascent 30ft) combined to produce the longest list of retirees this season. Yellow jersey holder Steve Williams abandoned quoting “pins and needles”, other notable problems included “sore hamstring” (when rider was asked which one he responded “the one that hurts”), and at least 3 cases of undefined ‘bad back’ (sick note) syndrome! The race itself was pretty hard held over the shorter Jurby South circuit. The strong scratch group got their heads down and immediately began to bring back the longer markers. The long marker groups seemed more intent on attacking each other rather than working together which made the scratch men’s job easier. Mark Christian won the gallop from Peter Kennaugh Jnr and evergreen veteran Peter Gage. Warren Flynn, Colum O’Shea and visiting Junior Craig Eden made up the top six. Good to see 5 out of the top 6 places filled by riders under the age 20. A man getting stronger as the season progresses is Steve Hull in 7th. Steve’s time trialling is improving as well. Points table will be updated later. Steve Shimmin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
27th July *The Manx Viking Wheelers are promoting the 3up 25 Mile Time Trial Championships on Thursday, August 9, 2007. Signing on will be at the Wildlife Park Car Park from 18:15, with the start at Ballaugh from 19:00. Entries should be sent to Peter O'Shea, Hillside, Strang Road, Union Mills IM4 4NW, with entry fee for each rider as per the IOM Calendar, by Monday, August 6, 2007. Will only accept postal entries
*The start sheet for this Sunday's Ramsey Bakery 25 mile championship time trial is here. Please see the note below regarding the changes to the course.
*The current Bikestyle table is here. Remember that the best 4 rounds count so those that appear to be lagging may leapfrog up the table once they have 4 rounds in. The series is currently lead by Steve Williams with Johnny Cregeen in second and Elliot Moore in third place. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
23rd July *Sunday's Fred Kelly Memorial Road Race was won by Mark Cavendish from Andrew Roche with Mark Christian in third. The B race appears to have been won, somewhat surprisingly by Andrew Nicholson. Looking more and more like his son Chris every day, the rejuvenated Andy sped across the line in front of Eliot Moore and Steve Hull. Beer, chips and the arduous game of golf have clearly rolled back the years for Mr Nicholson. Either that, or in fact it was a typo in the results and Chris took the win. You be the judge! The results are here.
*The 25-mile Time Trial Championships, organised by The Manx Road Club on the 29th July has, due to a road closure at the prison been forced to change the course. Signing on is now at The Wildlife Park from 8am. Starting at 9.01. The course now starts at Ballaugh Bridge and follows the T.T. Course to Sulby Bridge where it turns left and proceeds to St Judes X Roads whereupon it turns left again and proceeds to The Cronk. Turn right and proceed as far as the Killane “10” finish where there’s a “dead” turn. Retrace the course through the Cronk, along the Ballamoar straight and towards Ramsey. At the Ramsey “10” start there’s another “dead” turn. Retrace the route back to the Cronk for the 3rd time. At The Cronk turn left and proceed to the finish. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
20th July *Last nights Bikestyle round 5 results are here. Report from Steve Shimmin below: "Group 1 worked
really well together, Andy Beattie EVCC grabbed the win in the last few metres
by a wheel width from Jonathan Cregeen MRC with a hard charging Matt Berry MVW
in 3rd. Newcomer Des Ware
MRC rode strongly to take 4th , Mark Stewart MVW benefited from a
proper warm up to take 5th with MMBC man Nick Faragher well pleased
making up the top six
Other notable
rides came from newcomers
Sincerely though
it was great to see
Congratulations also to Andy Jowett and Trevor Kirkwood who became dads this week". *Results from Wednesday's 10's league are here. Andrew Roche took the win from Dave Taylor with Ashley Whipp in third. There was a notable ride from Colum O'Shea in 4th place who comprehensively thrashed club chairman and father Peter. Not for the first time. *Due to impending road works at the Prison that the next 3 week's course will be Ramsey. Also due to complaints to the organiser at the Ramsey start, the board will be at a different location. You will now find it at the Whitebridge (Ramsey) car park by the Sulby river. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
17th July *The webmaster would like to apologise for the delay in updating the web site - as some of you know, I am on a quest to see the world at someone else's expense and consequently access to upload the site can be restrictive. Still the weather is nice here!
*Results for the Barregarrow 50 mile Time Trial are here. Congratulations to Graeme Hatcher on his fine win.
*Week 11 results of the Ten Mile Time Trial League are here. Andrew Roche took the win from Mark Christian and Ashley Whipp.
*Week 10 results of the Ten Mile Time Trial League are here. This weeks spoils were taken by Gianni Epifani with Peter Gage in second place and Trevor Kirkwood third.
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2nd July
*Get well soon to Maria Hull who took a spill last weeks tens. Maria had a nasty cut to her knee and some other cuts and bruises. Despite the injuries she was extremely brave.
*Gianni Epifani – Manx Viking Wheelers took part in Burton and District Cycling Alliance 100 mile Time Trial on Saturday 23 June near Stoke on Trent. Gianni finished 23rd in a time of 4.01.37 seconds, there were 91 finishers. The event was won by Kevin Dawson a team mate of Andrew Roche in 3.32.18 ( averaging over 27 mph ) riding for Pinarello RT.
*A report on the recent John Hamer Road Race can be found here.
*Week 9 results from the Killane 10 mile time trial league are here. Gianni Epifani was first, followed by Pete Gage and Tim Kenneaugh. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
25th June *Results from Sunday's John Hamer road race are here. Congratulations to Elliot Baxter, Tom Black, Chris Whorrel, Pete Gage and Natalie Arrowsmith who all won their respective classes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
22nd June *Results from Tuesday nights 10's league at Ramsey are here. Man of the moment Mark Christian pipped Peter Kennaugh to take the spoils. Fellow juniors Tom Black and Colum O'Shea were at the high end of proceedings as the juniors gave everyone a bit of a lesson in time trialling! Paul Kneen and Elliot Baxter flew the flag for the seniors and split the pairing of the juniors.
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18th June *Results from Sunday's 15 mile time trial are here. The event was won by Mark Christian in what was possibly a record time for both junior and senior category. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
15th June *Colin Nelson Memorial Mountain Time Trial CANCELLED (No Police),
15 Mile Time Trial Starting from Kings Reach (Ramsey '10' Start).
Signing on at Ramsey Baths from 08:15.
This event to replace the Colin Nelson.
*At the latest CA Meeting it was noted that a number of riders are not wearing Cycling Helmets when on Training rides. The CA takes a dim view of this and strongly recommend that all riders should wear Cycling Helmets at all times when on your bicycle. Can our members take heed of this and please wear a cycling helmet. It's common sense really. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
29th May *The rescheduled "King of the Mountains" cycle challenge will take place on Sunday 10th June around a revised 108km course (with an optional short course at 91km). This is a new kind of event for the IoM and is based on similar (and very popular) events in the UK - such as the Fred Whitton (Cumbria) and Etape du Dales (Yorkshire Dales). Electronic tagging devices are used to record visits to 10 checkpoints around a tough but enjoyable course. But this is a challenge with a difference - in that there are two optional cafe stops built into the route - where riders may take time out for refreshments without losing overall time! The start will be from outside the Terminus Tavern on Douglas promenade anytime between 9am and 10am. The finish will be at the Ard Jerkyll cafe near Foxdale. Entries will be taken on the day, but to reserve a place, there are registration forms at both Bike Style and Eurocycles. Entry fee is £10. Full details may be found on www.kotm.manxtimingsolutions.com. Results will be posted on the web and a trophy will be presented to the rider posting the quickest time. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
26th May *The ratified results for event 2 of the Bikestyle series are here.
*The Cycling Association has received a letter of complaint from the DOT referring to an incident that occurred on Good Friday. Glencrutchery Road was closed while DOT were in the process of removing the top of the footbridge between Nobles Park and Douglas Borough Cemetery. Some club cyclists, on a club run, rode through the piece of road that was closed. The department are treating this as very serious, most particularly on safety grounds. It is also understood that some of the cyclists gave verbally abuse to the workmen. This is clearly unacceptable behaviour. As road users we are supposed to adhere to the Rules of Road. As members of cycling clubs on the island, we need to show more respect for the law. If we are not seen to comply with the law on a continuing basis, we may jeopardise any applications for Road Closures for races to the DOT and give the cycling fraternity a very bad name. Anyone who flouts the law is effectively bringing their club and cycling into disrepute while breaching the Cycling Association's Code of Conduct. Disciplinary action will be taken if deemed necessary. Please take heed of this. Let us enjoy our cycling and keep safe. *Photographer Dave Kneen has been wandering around the lanes of Jurby taking photos of the 10’s league. His website is MANX PHOTOS ONLINE.COM Follow this link to see if you are there: www.manxphotosonline.com
*IOM Young Guns show their stuff in Morecambe Bay 2 Day
Warren Flynn, Scott Flynn and Colum O'Shea competed in the Morecambe Bay 2 Day Stage race over the weekend for Team Isle of Man. The event consisted of a 2.3km prologue, a 48 Mile Road Race, a 1 hour plus 5 lap Crit and a 63 Mile Road Race. The first three stages were all held on Saturday with the final stage on Sunday. 49 out 62 riders made to the start line. The prologue, of 2.3km held at the Salt Ayre Sports Centre Circuit, was a straight forward affair with Warren being the highest placed Manx rider, with O'Shea a couple of seconds behind and Scott another second further back.
The second stage, a road race over 48 miles on an undulating course just each of Lancaster, was tough to say the least, with a strong head wind on the hilly section and heavy rainfall just before the start. A break of some 9 riders, some elite and 1st cats, broke off the front early. The Manx boys succeeded to make a break of their own on the last of 6 laps, coming into the finish together, a minute or so behind the leaders and 5 secs ahead of the main pack. The first day's racing completed with a Crit at the Salt Ayre Sports Centre. The weather conditions had improved immensely although the wind was still quite strong. Despite the narrow circuit, the riders completed the race without any crashes. Throughout there were a number of attempted breaks, but each was reeled in with reasonable ease. Warren Flynn and O'Shea were one of those to attempt a break, without success. At the finish of the one hour and five laps, it was Scott Flynn who finished the leading Manxman, in 10th position. A tough first day.
The final stage was held in south Cumbria, near Ulverston, over a 6½ laps of a hilly course. This time, the wind took a rest, giving the opportunity for a much more competitive race. With 2 laps to go, Warren Flynn and three other riders made a break. They managed to gain some 2 minutes on the chasing group. It all came back together, though, on the finish line with one lap to go, when the break gas on the climb. It all came down to the bunch sprint on the climb. O'Shea lead the manx boys home in 8th place. Colum was 22nd, Scott 26th and Warren 37th overall on GC. Excellent performances all round. Warren's GC position was brought down by the performance in the final stage. Despite being off the front on the penultimate lap, the effort took it's toll and he finished behind the bunch.
A great weekend's work by the young lads, particular as they were up against some class opposition with elites and category 1 & 2 riders. *Results for week 6 of the 10's league are here _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
22nd May *The start sheet for this Thursday's Bikestyle event is here . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
18th May *Last nights Bikestyle results are here. Robin Garry was first over the line. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
17 May *Last nights 10's League results are here. *The Marshall's rota for the Bikestyle series is here.
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14th May *Sunday's Tour of the West was won by Graeme Hatcher with Warren Flynn in second place and Elliot Baxter third. The full results are here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
10th May *Wednesday nights 10's results are here. Congratulations to Mark Christian on his fine win. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3rd May *Entries close for the Bikestyle Handicap Series on the 10th May. An entry form is available from Bikestyle.
*Last night's 10's result from Kilane are here. It was run in excellent conditions for the third week in a row. The winner was Andrew Roche with Peter Kennaugh second and Mark Christian third. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2nd May *Results for last weeks MVW Handicap road race at Andreas are here.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26th April *Round 2 of the tens league results are here. Ran again on the Ramsey course Andy Roche emerged the winner. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19th April *The first round of the Manx Telecom sponsored 10's League took place last night on the Ramsey course. The results are here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
17th April *There is a MVW club meeting on Thursday at the Manor at 19.30. If nothing else, the Guinness is nice.
*The Bikestyle Handicap series entry forms are available from Bikestyle and Steve Shimmin will be distributing forms at tomorrows 10's (on the Ramsey course).
*Ollie Last has details of the Manx Youth Tour marshals situation. Please note as follows and please help out if you possibly can: The times for
marshaling are as follows: Ollie Last
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16th April *The Melrose 25 mile time trial was won by Mark Christian. A fantastic result from the 16 year old. Gianni Epifani was second and Peter Gage third. The full results are here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
14th April *The start of the 10’s League is on us and so there are road works and traffic lights at the X roads by the prison! Therefore the venue for the 1st round next Wednesday is being changed from Jurby to Ramsey. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2nd April *An appeal here from Ollie Last who does a superb job of organising the Manx Youth Tour. Please have a read and help out if you can: "I would like to draw your attention to the IoM Youth Tour which takes place 4-6 May (only 4 weeks away). As far as Manx Cycling is concerned, we are going to be put directly in the public spot light as a result of this event, and its absolutely critical that everyone involved with cycling gets behind this and helps out in someway. We have in excess of around 240 off Island competitors coming over for this and when you factor in their parents, Team Managers and hangers on, we are looking at around 800 people over. Include 30+ local competitors into this as well with their families. - And this is just people directly involved with the event. With regard to local spectators, Isle of Man Newspapers are producing a 4 page mini programme which will be in next months Outlook Magazine, and will go out on 24 April to every single IoM house hold. We anticipate that this will attract quite a lot of spectators, especially to the Kermesses around Douglas and Port Erin on the Saturday & Sunday. It is also being filmed for Sky Sports and Cycling.TV. There will also be some very important people invited to the stages, including Political figures, Sponsors, Senior BC Officers and Officials & National Press, all of whom are keen to see Manx Cycling continue to grow. With the above in mind, we are going to need lots of Marshals/Stewards and Helpers for all of the stages. If you have not already been asked to help out in someway, please can you contact either myself or Steve Honeybone (who is collating marshals) with times you are available, email address and a contact number. (Schedule below). Steve has already contacted some other organisations to see if they can help (such as the Army Cadets) to boost numbers, but ultimately its the involvement of cyclists who understand how cycle races work which we need. I appreciate that some people may not want to give up their weekend, however this is only a one off event and we really need your support to make this a big success. The times we require people from are as follows: Friday 4 May - Loch Promenade 6.15pm until 9.00pm All helpers will be watered and fed on the Saturday and Sunday for free. If you need any further information, contact me either on this email or call me on 456146. Event specific information can be found on www.youthtour.co.uk Many thanks for your help!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1st April *The Alexander Forbes Tour of the Middle promoted by Manx Viking Wheelers was held today. Peter Kennaugh won the A race while Paul Renshaw won the B race. Results are here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
27th March *The Manx King of the Mountains is an open challenge based around a fixed 112km course, taking in some of the best climbs around the Isle of Man. The course may be completed at any time over a 10 day period (28th April - 7th May) and can even be done several times (half price entry for multiple runs). Proof of visit is achieved by use of a sophisticated electronic tagging system and riders must visit around 10 checkpoints in the correct sequence to qualify. Riders will be issued with a route card and full instructions. Entry includes a free tea at the finish - and riders can also break the route at optional cafe stops around the course. Whilst at the cafe, the clock is stopped - thus allowing the route to be attempted as a relaxed tour. For details, please check at www.kotm.manxtimingsolutions.com and/or pick up an information leaflet at one of the Douglas bike shops. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
25th March *Sunday's 2 up 25 mile time trial was won by Elliot Baxter and Gianni Epifani (MVW). In blustery conditions the winning pair put in a time of 57 mins 59 seconds. The full results are here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24th March *Due to the massive entry for the IoM Youth Tour, organisers have had to cancel the sceduled IoM Senior Circuit Race Championships due to take place on Sunday 6 May at Port Erin. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21st March *This Sunday's 25 mile 2 up Time Trial is in danger of being cancelled unless more marshals volunteer. Please contact Gavin at Bikestyle on 673576 if you can help out.
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*Entries are now full for the manx telecom sponsored 10 mile time trial series. See if you are on the list here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
22nd February *Entries for the Manx Telecom sponsored 10 mile time trial league are filling up. As of the 20th February there were about 30 places left. See here for the latest entry list. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
18th February *Please review the notes below in regards to Ellan Vannin organised events and single entries for the IOMCA road race series: *TIME TRIAL ENTRY FEE(S): TLI MEMBERS £10 /£7/£5 NON MEMBERS £11/£8/£6 & EoL MEMBERS £ 15/£10/£7. NON MEMBERS £16/£11/£8, *ROAD RACE ENTRY FEE(S) MEMBERS £10 /£7/£5. NON MEMBERS £13/£10/£8 & EoL MEMBERS £ 15/£10/£7. NON MEMBERS £18/£13/£10 *SERIES MEMBERS £50/£40/£30. NON MEMBERS £71/£61/£51. *All Ellan Vannin event entries and RR series individual event entries should be sent to Ian Brand direct. There is a blank entry form here if you need one. Entry forms can be obtained from Ian by e-mail or reference to TLI website http://www.theleagueinternational.com
IMPORTANT : Juveniles are not allowed to compete unless a Parent / Guardian is present and has signed the disclaimer on behalf of the entrant. Juveniles under 14 are not allowed to compete on public roads unless the event is a time trial and they have reached their 12th birthday
Any questions please contact Ian.
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13th February *MVW are having a pre-season Club Meeting on Thursday, February 22, 2007 in the Manor Hotel, Willaston @ 19:30. We need as many members as possible to attend.
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31st January *The ever popular Manx
Telecom sponsored "10" mile time trial league is only 11 weeks away and entry
forms are available from the following retail outlets from Monday 5th Feb. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
29th January *The 2007 season calendar is here.
*Anyone at Junior and Senior level that is interested in riding the Gorey 3 Day, could they attend the NSC next Thursday, February 8, 2007 @ 18:30 for a short meeting to discuss travel, accommodation etc. Peter O’Shea is arranging. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
27th January *The 2007 IOM CA Events Calendar has now been produced and a free copy can be obtained at either Bikestyle or Eurocycles. The new format calendar features all road, circuit, mountain bike & BMX events scheduled for the 2007 season.
*The issues surrounding the Viking Wheelers Tuesday night training sessions has been resolved. As long as you are a member of a British Cycling affiliated club (Wheelers, MRC, EVCC etc) then you are permitted to ride. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22nd January *There has been some discussion / confusion as to whether insurance is a requirement at the Wheelers run NSC Tuesday training nights. It would seem that BC Gold or Silver Membership or being a member of the BTA (British Triathlon Assoc) would fulfil the requirement. The subject is to be discussed fully at the club's Open Meeting and Signing on Night this Thursday where hopefully the situation can be clarified. With the Chairman's agreement, in the meanwhile MVW would recommend third party insurance for all riders (both at the NSC and road rides). For this week at least, there is no mandatory requirement for BC, TLI, BTA etc membership in order to ride around the NSC perimeter track in a traffic free environment. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
18th January *The IOM Cycling Association Premier Road Race Series 2007 entry form is available here in word or here in pdf format. Please note that the closing date for entries is the 11th February. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12th January MANX VIKING WHEELERS OPEN MEETING AND SIGNING ON NIGHT *You are invited to attend an Open Meeting and Signing on Night to be held at The Manor Hotel, School Road, Willaston on Thursday 25 January 2006 starting at 7.30 p.m. . There will be a short meeting to discuss various matters. Also attached is a membership form for you to complete prior to the evening. Where possible please let me have an email address as this reduces costs etc. BCF and TLI application forms will also be available. Gavin is bringing supplies of Club Kit so anybody who has not yet collected their order or requires some additional items these will be available. If you are unable to attend please contact mvw@manx.net and we will arrange to send the necessary forms to you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
9th January *The 2007 Membership application forms are available here in word or here in pdf format. Either one is acceptable as you choose. Whichever, become a member and become a most fashionable member of the Islands leading cycle club! Contact Gavin a Bikestyle for club kit (but bear in mind that you may have to ride around butt naked if you wait for Gav!). A small strategically place towel (or towels) may suffice in the intrim!!
*The signing-on night will be Thursday 25th in the Manor @ 19:30. There will be a club meeting followed by a bit of a social while signing on. Michelle will put together a notice advertising the meeting. A New Year message from the Chairman: May I wish you all a very Happy New Year. I hope you all had a great Christmas. Now you probably realise that it was too good. But you can make it right and get out to do those winter miles to prepare you for the season to come, which is just around the corner really. Some of you will be going to find the warmer climes to train. I hope you enjoy. 2006 was a brilliant year for the club. As I said at the AGM, we were the top club locally, winning quite an amount of events. Our juvenile members, in TSP, have had a quite an astounding year, with great performances at U14 and U16 level. We have to be sure that this is maintained and that we in the Wheelers offer those leaving TSP some continuity from within. With some new blood coming from our Juvenile ranks joining us this year, we can look to maintain our strong local position. We cannot fail these guys. We need to make the senior ranks of our club the obvious route for our juvenile members. The Island Games will be held in Rhodes in July. Selection for the Road and Mountain Bike competitors will be made by 15 April. Good luck to all of you who aspire to represent the Island at this and other off Island events, such as the Gorey 3-day at Easter and the Tour of Wales in July, amongst others. The local calendar will be available shortly. The first road event of the year will be the Shoprite Challenge on 25th February. The first competitive event will be the Fletcher Trophy on 4th March followed by the first Road Race of the season, the Teare Trophy on 11th March. This year sees the introduction of a Road Race Series which includes 7 events. There are points available in each race which will count for the final positions. It not required that you ride every event, but it will increase your chances if you do so. You must enter the series to be included in the final tally, although you can ride any of the events on an individual basis, if that is what you choose. Included in the RR series will be the Future Stars Series, which is intended for those riders who have previously races in the 'B' category events. A similar number of events and points are available. Riders entered in either series will be asked to stand down for one of the events so that he/she can marshal. You will have the opportunity to find a substitute if you wish to ride. To ensure that the events are a success this, may I encourage that all members marshal at some point during the season. We need your support at all levels to ensure that our sport remains strong. Good luck with 2007 and keep safe. Peter
*The Tuesday night NSC winter riding sessions resume next week on the 23rd January. Weather permitting, proceedings start at 18.30 and are to be endured until 20.00 by which time you can either keep up with Mr Kennaugh, Bellis, Christian, Whorrall et al or collapse trying. Of course this pertains to the junior members of the families rather than the older generations!! In the case of Mr Christian, tricycle entries are not permitted. The junior and associates coaching session at the Harriers club room will take place immediately after the riding session at 20.00 unless bad weather forces the cancellation of the riding session. In that case the coaching session for the juniors will take place at 18.30. That is the time and NOT the dodgy holiday club for impressionable teenagers, twenty and thirty somethings !
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1st January * Despite the inclement weather, there was an excellent turn out of around 60 cyclists for last Sunday morning's ride-out in memory of James Berry. The riders cycled out to the scene of James' tragic incident in Greeba where they stopped for a moment's reflection before heading out west and returning home via the Tynwald Mills cafe. We would like to thank the organisers and everyone who turned out in such bad weather. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
