Annual Prize Presentation Feb 2013

Hastings and St. Leonards Cycling Club's  impressive array of trophies were on display at the recent prize presentation for the 2012 season held in the Old Town's Cinque Ports Arms. Stand out season long improving performers were Malcolm Daly and Joe Jenner.

Joe Jenner- Junior Best All Rounder

Jenner picked up the Junior Best All Rounder trophy and Ron Powell Fastest Junior 10 shield. The Junior BAR is for the best average of the speeds for the best two 10 and best two 25 mile time trials. Jenner's best 10 (23.34) for the Ron Powell shield was his first time quicker than 25 mph  and just one day before winning the trophy for the fastest Hastings rider in September's East Sussex CA 25 with a PB of 1:00:37, which puts him within touching distance of joining the elite riders that break the hour, something no Hastings junior has done since Chris Kitchenham's record setting rides twenty years ago.

Daly picked up the Senior Best All Rounder Trophy for the best average of the speeds for his fastest 25, 50 and 100 mile time trials and also the Ken Apps Cycles Trophy for winning the club's time trial series. Daly also went quicker than 25mph  for the first time in a 10 time trial (23.43) and was less than a minute away (1:00:55) from joining the elite band of sub hour 25 mile riders.

Malcolm Daly- Senior Best All Rounder

Chris Watson- HRH Trophy And Grimpeur's Cup

Marc Townsend won the fastest 10 (21.57) and fastest 25 (56:09) trophies but will be racing for Eastbourne Rovers in 2013. Paul Holdaway had the fastest 50 (1:56:31) and his father Lee Holdaway the fastest 100 (4:37:35). Chris Watson won the Hastings-Rye-Hastings Trophy and the Grimpeur's Cup for the fastest ascent of Battery Hill.

Daly, Watson and multiple trophy winner in recent years Ivan Johnson lead a team of 19 senior riders in Sunday's East Sussex CA Hard Riders 15.1 mile TT, first rider off at 10:01 from Boddle Street Green just north of Windmill Hill. Jenner leads a team of 4 Juniors, making Hastings the best represented club with a team of 23 in a field of 80 riders.



Chris Parker