In Gear's Peter Tadros from Pett stormed round the rural Tenterden 10 course to record a superb time of 20.53 and win Southborough Wheeler's Saturday afternoon event by a clear minute on a glorious warm day. Most riders have to seek out drag strip courses on dual carriageways to produce an average speed of 29 mph over ten miles but Tadros is one of the few that can do it on more sporting courses.
Ivan Johnson (24.11) was Hastings and St Leonards Cycling Club's top rider in 17th place with Simon Newell (24.53) and Malcolm Daly (25.14 setting a PB by well over a minute) completing the team of three.
Joe Jenner 25.28 was first placed junior and overall 35th some six minutes quicker than the same event last year and on his first competitive ride on a time trial bike setting a PB by nearly one minute.
Also riding for Hastings were Dave Dixon (26.19), Mark Corliss (26.35), Nick Neale (26.52), Tim Miles (28.22), Chris Parker (30.17) and 1066 triathlete Maxine Simmonds (32.09) who was riding her first cycling only event and was one of the 15 women to finish, the fastest being Bronwen Ewing (23.38) from Hastings riding for Rye Wheelers and being placed 14th.
Chris Parker
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Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Saturday, 24 March 2012
24/3 Early bird - Conrad Returns
Great turnout this morning in glorious spring sunshine for the 'Darwell 30 miler'. I was very surprised to see Steve D there as I assumed he would be resting his legs for the Hastings half marathon on Sunday. Also, a pleasant to surprise to see Conrad again, we haven't seen him for ages. Haran was keen for more punishment and was there again on his fixie. We enjoyed the ride and suffered only two punctures on the route, all the road surfaces were bone dry and it was much warmer than they said it would be on the weather forecasts. Most of us started with 'winter clothing gear' but the time we finished we had leggings, vest etc stuffed into jersey pockets.
Distance 31 miles, av speed 14.9 mph
S.C
23/3 Friday Chaingang Welcolmes Haran
Despite some riders saving their legs for the Tenterden timetrial on Saturday, there was still a solid turnout with 6 riders. This included newbie Haran. Haran had bumped into Chris W a few days earlier and Chris had told him about the club. Sadly Haran will only be able to ride with us for a short while as he is on a 5 week work placement at the conquest hospital. After that he will be back up to Essex where he rides with his local club. Haran was on a fixie so that meant there were three fixies and three geared riders. Some of us were feeling more tired than usual having covered a lot of hard miles over the last few weeks. Ivan had to get off going up stonestile and Derek seemed to find it particularly hard this time. Haran had no problem at all getting up there on his fixie. John and Simon G were also on good form.
distance 22.5 miles , av speed 16.5 mph
S.C
Friday, 23 March 2012
Hare and Hounds Chaingang 21 March
Twenty five riders, set off with an easterly wind behind. Seasoned greyhounds Pete T and Shaun R followed by young hotshot Nathan R formed a fast break early on, your roving reporter tagged along. By Cooden Beach I'd had enough of furiously spinning the 48x15 gear at 1200 rpm. Slowing down to lightspeed I let them power away. Drifted alone in the blackness- no redlamps ahead and no whitelamps behind till the foot of Spooky Hill where I thought I saw a distant light behind, must be the Norman's Bay railway stop? - no, a single headlamp appeared to be closing on me fast - a motorbike - a minute later I saw it was Ivan J's diesel express. Grateful for the lift I shared the work a couple of miles to the halt where the three pistoleros were waiting, grinning. A short moment later we heard a shout and the bunch came round the corner with their elbows out - looked like fun I thought, "we should have waited for them" said Ivan.
Lively conversation flowed thru the crowd, Steve snapped Paul B and Caroline for the blog. The new season is upon us, big thanks to all who turned out for HSTLCC at the Hardriders on Mothering Sunday, and to all the helpers and volunteers from ESCA and the Sussex clubs. Heading home, Pete got the jump and rapidly vanished into the night. With some effort I caught his wheel and sat in - Ivan, Nathan and the bunch worked hard to get across to us by Cooden, Shaun having sat in then bridged on his own before then.
Leaving Cooden Pete flew up the climb, Shaun and I dug deep to follow and I think at this point another chaser brought up his dinner in extremis! Closing on Bexhill the two hangers on took turns to have a dig; the demented spin drier first then the big gear cruncher with the hare on his tail, hardly wearied from leading most of the way.
Lively conversation flowed thru the crowd, Steve snapped Paul B and Caroline for the blog. The new season is upon us, big thanks to all who turned out for HSTLCC at the Hardriders on Mothering Sunday, and to all the helpers and volunteers from ESCA and the Sussex clubs. Heading home, Pete got the jump and rapidly vanished into the night. With some effort I caught his wheel and sat in - Ivan, Nathan and the bunch worked hard to get across to us by Cooden, Shaun having sat in then bridged on his own before then.
Leaving Cooden Pete flew up the climb, Shaun and I dug deep to follow and I think at this point another chaser brought up his dinner in extremis! Closing on Bexhill the two hangers on took turns to have a dig; the demented spin drier first then the big gear cruncher with the hare on his tail, hardly wearied from leading most of the way.
A day later and I've got wooden legs and a sniffling cold. Wishing John Corder a swift recovery - and you all a good weekend at the racing, clubruns etc and hope to see you all next week, cheerio!
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Sports Report Monday 19 March 2012
In Gear's Peter Tadros (33.08) from Pett always starts the season well and this year is no different with a clear win by well over a minute in Sunday's East Sussex Cycling Association Hard Riders time trial. With traffic lights for emergency road works on the Heathfield road the usual 15 mile course was shortened to a two stage 14 mile event.
New signing Marc Townsend (38.26) proved the surprise package for Hastings & St Leonards Cycling Club with ninth place in his first time trial. Chris Watson (39.10) in 12th place and Ivan Johnson (39.51) in 17th place completed the top team from the club. Malcolm Daly (41.19), JP Brophy (41.21) and sixteen year old Joe Jenner (41.33) all made the top thirty to pick up ESCA competition points.
Also riding were Simon Newell (43.00), Simon Grogan (45.40), Greg Blackwell (46.33), Jay Miles (49.03), Steve Curtis (50.20), Derek Millgate (52.37) and Chris Parker (52.51)
Photos from the event can be found here: http://www.photoboxgallery.com/ESCA
On Saturday afternoon Hastings have a team of eleven riders in Southborough Wheelers Tenterden ten. HQ is Homewood School and first rider off at 14.31 with Peter Tadros top seed and last man off in a field of 90 riders.
Chris Parker
New signing Marc Townsend (38.26) proved the surprise package for Hastings & St Leonards Cycling Club with ninth place in his first time trial. Chris Watson (39.10) in 12th place and Ivan Johnson (39.51) in 17th place completed the top team from the club. Malcolm Daly (41.19), JP Brophy (41.21) and sixteen year old Joe Jenner (41.33) all made the top thirty to pick up ESCA competition points.
Also riding were Simon Newell (43.00), Simon Grogan (45.40), Greg Blackwell (46.33), Jay Miles (49.03), Steve Curtis (50.20), Derek Millgate (52.37) and Chris Parker (52.51)
Photos from the event can be found here: http://www.photoboxgallery.com/ESCA
On Saturday afternoon Hastings have a team of eleven riders in Southborough Wheelers Tenterden ten. HQ is Homewood School and first rider off at 14.31 with Peter Tadros top seed and last man off in a field of 90 riders.
Chris Parker
Sunday, 18 March 2012
Saturday, 17 March 2012
16/3 Friday Chaingang
Only four of us out tonight: myself, John S, Anthony and Nick. I think some of the others were saving their legs for the hard riders on Sunday? Weather conditions were great with light winds.I felt the high mileage (130 miles) of the last week catching up with me but was determined to get out and ride. John is getting stronger every time he gets out and beat me up the long drag to Broadoak and up Stonestile. It looks like the chain gremlin is about to strike again as every so often there was a loud click as one of the links on my chain was getting stuck, I am going to whip that skinny B*****d off quick before it has chance to break and dump me in the middle of no where.
S.C
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