Weekly Briefing 15/01/2015 | [email protected] | www.clarencourt.com | 07806 284911 This Week Saturday 17th January 2015 Bob Green, Mick Curtis, Duncan Brown and Mick Ayliffe on a hare and tortoise MTB ride to Bike Beans at Ashtead on a very windy and showery morning. “Tea and a bacon sandwich please.” “Would you like a granary torpedo?” “A What?” “Have your bacon in one of these, a granary torpedo, they’re lovely.” “Why? Don’t you have any bread and butter?” Sunday 18th January 2015 Val, Vinny, Andy, Dave E, Bill and Trevor to Horsham but Bill and Dave went for any early coffee at Henfold Lake. The others rode on to Horsham. Mick was having a late start with the e-bike/train to Horsham but was not seen there. Rumour has it that he went to Henfold and probably met Dave and Bill. The ride back from Horsham was via Wimlands to Box Hill then up Little Switzerland and Epsom Downs. 56 miles. Mick missed the meet due to missing gloves, he then missed 9.16 train, the 9.46 was cancelled, he got his money back and left for Henfold, halfway up the Paris-Roubaix road he decided his legs were too cold so he rode back home and sulked for the rest of the day. Tuesday 20th January 2015 Trevor to meet the OHG but riding only to Red Lane before Henfold where he returned to Epsom for the Warfarin blood test, which was OK but with a retest in two weeks. There was a beautiful ride up Little Switzerland in brilliant sunshine. Home by 12 o'clock. again, as last week, before the rain started! 28 miles Norman Luhr and Mick Ayliffe to Notcutt’s, Cranleigh to meet up with Wombat. Beautiful bright cold morning on way out. Thunder, lightning, icy rain, lovely rainbow over Okewood Hill and 40 minute wait on a very windy Ockley station on the way home. Thursday 22nd January 2015 Andy H and Trevor with two others of the OHG to Bricks Smithbrook Kilns near Cranleigh. Started at Dauphin Sports at Box Hill where Noel found he had a flat tyre. apparently happened while he was waiting and talking! Trevor also suffered a puncture before the coffee stop. Despite this Trevor arrived back before 3 pm in Epsom where rain and showers had occurred during the morning but these were not experienced by the riders. 65 miles at a brisk pace, January Rides List OHG = Over The Hill Gang, see OHG = Over The Hill Gang, see http://www.clarencourt.com/the-club-runs/over-thehill-gang for details. All rides are on road bikes except for those marked MTB which are mountain bike rides. Date Thu 15 Destination " Bricks - Smithbrook Kilns, A281 Bricks - Smithbrook Kilns, A281 OHGOHG Tanhouse Farm Sat 17 MTB Ride Stoke D'Abernon " " Sun 18 Tue 20 " " Wed 21 Thu 22 " " Page 1 Miles Meeting Points 50 Betchworth (Social 15mph av) Betchworth (Fast 17mph av) Dorking Station 50 OHGOHG TBA 40 Cranleigh Notcuts Garden Centre Burgesh Court Chiddingstone, Kent Chartwell Barns Café - Four Elms OHGOHG Notcutts, Cranleigh 50 Night MTB 15 Café Elvira - Borde Hill Gardens Café Elvira - Borde Hill Gardens OHGOHG Tanhouse Farm 50 60 60 45 50 Start time 9:45 Notes/Pick up times Steve Clinch 10:00 Steve Clinch 10:00 Cheam Station South Side 9:00 Church Car Park Betchworth Cheam Station South Side 9:00 Betchworth (Social 15mph av) Betchworth (Fast 17mph av) Church Car Park Betchworth Mansion House Nonsuch Park Betchworth (Social 15mph av) Betchworth (Fast 17mph av) Dorking Station 9:45 9:00 Mick Ayliffe Mick Ayliffe Leatherhead BR Station 9:45 am Norman Luhr Trevor Hughes Steve Clinch 10:00 Steve Clinch 9:00 19:30 Contact Mob 07974 451 893 Norman Luhr 9:45 Bill Martin Steve Clinch 10:00 Steve Clinch 10:00 Mick Ayliffe Weekly Briefing 15/01/2015 | [email protected] | www.clarencourt.com | 07806 284911 Kit – only one item left from September order! Lesley Clinkscales – Short sleeved, long zipped jersey, size S, ladies cut (size turns out to be Medium but please come and try it on Lesley) Bob Greens Winter weight long sleeved jersey (42” chest) doesn’t fit him so is back in stock and available for sale. We have a full stock of small and medium sized hard shell hats in club colours, £63 each. Some mitts, overshoes and XL jerseys Harry has agreed to put a new page on the Halo website in the New Year to accommodate individual orders of kit from Clarencourt members. I plan to place another order for Summer stuff on February 1st so do please let me know what you want before then. Spring Order: Billy McNamara Bob Green Winter gloves size XL 1 pair Winter weight, L/S top size 44” chest Subs Membership fees (£20 full or £5 Second claim/social) are now due for 2015. They can now be paid direct into the Clarencourt Bank Account. The account details are :- Sort Code 09-01-51 Account Code 92969404 If you use this method, please, please put your name as the reference so I know who the payment is from. If you wish to pay by cash or cheque then please email me at [email protected] and I will send you my address. Andy Huddart (Hon Treasurer) Sportives 28/02/2015 Evans Cycles Sportive RIDE IT Sandown Park (Saturday) Sandown Park, Surrey 22/02/2015 Hell of the Ashdown Biggin Hill 15/02/2015 Evans Cycles Sportive RIDE IT Gatwick Crawley 22/02/2015 Bucks Road Sportive Higher Denham Community Centre Lower Road, Denham , UB9 5EA 15/02/2015 Kentish Killer 2015 Brands Hatch Motor Circuit Sun 8 Mar - The PUNCHEUR A 65-mile cyclosportive starting and finishing in Ditchling, East Sussex, 5 miles north of Brighton. Fully-signed route: short, punchy hills, long drags, and some long, fast stretches on quiet roads. Ditchling Beacon to finish. Ouch! Fashion From Mick Curtis’s Winter Collection Page 2 Weekly Briefing 15/01/2015 | [email protected] | www.clarencourt.com | 07806 284911 Emails Dear All You may have helped me and Sutton Cycling Club in the past to organise the Cycling Championship for Sutton Primary Schools. This year will be the tenth edition, this is certainly the first, and probably still the only, such event in the country. It is to be held at the Walch Memorial Sports Ground, Northey Avenue, SM2 7HJ, from 1300 onwards on Wednesday 11th March. We need helpers , preferably sensible , useful people with some knowledge of cycles. You are amongst the people I know who meet these criteria. It would be great if you can help us on this afternoon , it really is a great treat to see youngsters enjoying cycling but we , of course, have to ensure things go off safely. It happens whatever the weather. We need helpers to be around from 1200 hrs. on the day. Please let me know if you can help out. Reply to this e mail or ring me 0208 641 2850 / 07778192739. If you have any friend that may like to help bring them along please. Thanks and best wishes for 2015. Pete Fordham Sutton Cycling Club, Mick The Forty Plus CC HQ sent us the fwg information re Decathlon's Club of the Year competition. Thought you might be interested in sending in your nomination. Regards, Valerie Taylor http://www.decathlon.co.uk/blog/cycling/decathlons-cycling-club-year-competition/ Mick, A bit longwinded but worth the read - perhaps pass on to others. Cheers, Peter Hatch. http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/raf-pilot-teach-cyclists/ Once again many thanks for the news letter very much appreciated. Going back to the Balham rough I’ve just come across a 1958 result sheet when J.B broke the course record, you recorded , a 1.53.10.not bad for a19 year old. John Smith Some correspondence about the Old Joe’s OHGOHG Tuesday cafe stops at Notcutt’s. OHGOHG Café Rides Those that receive "Letter from America" will have already have read the following suggestion. "Since the sad loss of Cliff, who encouraged us all to ride together as a group, I understand that people have generally been riding to the café stops on their own. In particular the number attending Notcutt’s on a Tuesday has declined to just one or two. Tanhouse Farm is still very much the favourite but it has been suggested that it might be prudent to find a café closer to home and more central for everyone. It would be interesting to get a discussion going on this if possible." Bryan Staples Hi Bryan, Reference the Tuesday ride, in my opinion the problem is pretty simply down to numbers & by that I mean numbers of riders of the "appropriate" age group. Without being able to drum up more support & let's face it guys of your age group must between you know all the possible candidates the ride will probably die off. If there aren't at least a guaranteed two or three guys (or gals) turning from a larger "pool" where is the incentive. It is easy to understand why Norman doesn't always bother to drive over from Westerham or wherever if he's going to be on his Jack Jones! I consider myself a "second claim" Tuesday rider as I'm still only 60! but I like to ride out with my own thoughts at my own pace that gives me a good workout then I enjoy the chinwag & cuppa & more sedate ride home with whoever. All the best, Wombat Hi Steve, Thanks, understand and appreciate what you are saying. With a more central location I was hoping maybe it would encourage more people like myself, who are no longer up to riding all the way to Notcutts and back, to ride a shorter distance. As we no longer ride in a group, due to the disparity of abilities, those that wish could ride as far as they liked and then meet up with those that can attempt a shorter ride. The traffic now makes it too difficult for me to drive and then ride the last part to Notcutts as I have been doing. My thoughts were that somewhere like Cobham, Ripley or Dorking, if we could find a suitable meeting place, might fill the bill. Yours is the only reply I have had so far, it will be interesting to see if anyone else bothers! Best wishes, Bryan Staples. Re Tuesdays OHGOHG at Notcutt’s. I’m a fringe opinion since I am now an ebike/Senior Railcard cyclist. The drop off in attendance at Notcutt’s is a pity but I’m not too bothered about it. My present route out over Coldharbour from Dorking station and back up Tanhouse Lane gives me a lovely ride if the weather is Ok. In principle I’m a bit against going to the same place by a similar route every week but I admit it’s very convenient especially for those only able to come out occasionally and it avoids the hassle of ringing round. I would give priority to getting to the OHG venue if battery and Southern Rail accommodate it although this has been less possible recently. That introduces a bit of variety. I was quite pleased when I called in at Henfold on New Year’s Day. They’ve got a lovely log fire but of course that uses the same roads as Tanhouse. Page 3 Weekly Briefing 15/01/2015 | [email protected] | www.clarencourt.com | 07806 284911 So change the Notcutt’s venue if you want or let it wither on the vine and just meet at Tanhouse on Thursdays. Evolution not revolution that’s me, I really don’t mind. Mick "Café Stops It has been mentioned by a number of people that the OHG/OHG group ride mainly on their own these days and that the Notcutts venue is very poorly attended. The suggestion is that we change the venue for Tuesdays to a more local point where people can ride directly if they wish or use a less direct route if that suits them for a longer ride. The following are the suggestions so far: Beare Green – Blu-Moon cafe Pilgrim Cycles at West Humble Station Cobham ? Suitable cafe Capel ? Suitable café Ripley ? Suitable cafe Dorking ? Suitable cafe Abinger Hammer – Post Office Reigate Clandon Denbies Leatherhead Another suggestion has been that maybe if we plan to meet later in the day this would suit those that travel part of the way by car, thereby missing the peak commuter period. The Thursday meet at Tanhouse Farm is well attended and there is no need to look at this. Any constructive thoughts from those who are involved by replying either to Mick or Bryan Staples would be appreciated in an effort to make things easier and more enjoyable for the older ones amongst us." www.sccu.co.uk SOUTHERN COUNTIES CYCLING UNION Annual General Meeting On Saturday 24th January 2015 at 2 PM. at St Andrews Church Hall Complex Woodmansterne Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2DN CONTENTS Agenda Programme of Events BAR Results Minutes of 2014 AGM Accounts 2014 PLEASE NOTE LOCATION OF AGM The church is situated on the corner of Woodcote Grove Road (A237) and Woodmansterne Road, just northwest of Page 4 Weekly Briefing 15/01/2015 | [email protected] | www.clarencourt.com | 07806 284911 Coulsdon. COMMITTEE MEMBERS We really need new committee members, we only have a committee meeting every two months. Can your club help? Contact me for more information on 0208 642 9983. SOUTHERN COUNTIES CYCLING UNION PRESIDENT ROD STARMER Annual General Meeting of the Southern Counties Cycling Union at St Andrews Church Hall Complex Woodmansterne Road, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2DN Saturday 24th January 2015 at 2 PM. Agenda 1. To elect a Chairman for the meeting. 2. Apologies for absence. 3. To confirm the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on Thurs 25th Jan 2014. 4. To adopt the reports for 2014. 5. To adopt the accounts for 2014. 6. To elect a President for 2015. By the Executive Committee: That Rod Starmer, Surrey Ravens CC, be elected President of the Southern Counties Cycling Union for 2015. 7. To confirm that the following are Past Presidents -: J Watts, A Alston, S Brown, G Bristow. And that the following are Gold Badge of Honour Holders G Bristow, S Brown, J Watts, A Alston, R Starmer. 8. To elect vice-presidents -: By the Executive Committee: That the following are re-elected as Vice-presidents: D Bonner and Brian Laughton 9. To appoint the following Honorary Officials -: a. General Secretary b. Treasurer c. Social Secretary 10. To confirm the event promoters and programme for 2015. 11. To elect an Executive Committee. 13. To appoint Auditors. 14. To confirm the affiliations to the CTT and the BCF. 15. Any other competent business Proposition by South Eastern Road Club . To amend the SCCU rules regarding membership. That serving members of the armed forces who are a member of their respective service cycling club/association / union wishing to enter any SCCU promotions will not need to be affiliated to the SCCU for their entry to be considered (normal entry/acceptance conditions would apply). (a) Armed forces entrants would be eligible to compete for any SCCU trophy** or championship this to include team awards. ** Trophy would remain with the Counties and a plaque would be substituted. OR That serving members of the armed forces who are a member of their respective service cycling club/association / union wishing to enter any SCCU promotions will not need to be affiliated to the SCCU for their entry to be considered (normal entry/acceptance conditions would apply) (b) Armed forces entrants would be accepted as private members but would not be eligible to compete for any of the SCCU trophies or championships, only compete for individual placing’s. SOUTHERN COUNTIES CYCLING UNION 2015 EVENTS Sun 15 March SCCU Sporting 21 GS/334 £8.50 0830Hrs OPEN EVENT Bryn Tully, 8 Hartscroft, Linton Glade, Croydon, CR0 9LA 020 8651 1429 Don Glover Memorial Event. ____________________________________________________________________________ Sat 21 March Sporting 10 G10/46 £8:50 1400 OPEN EVENT Sun 22 March Sporting 25 G25/44 £8:50 0900 OPEN EVENT Robin Johnson 7 Gorseland Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9TT 01403 783368 THE SPORTING EVENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE BEST ALL ROUNDER COMP ____________________________________________________________________________ Fri 3rd April THE GOOD FRIDAY MEETING at OLYMPIC VELODROME Graham Bristow, 29 Manor Road, West Wickham, Kent For details & BOOK TICKETS ON LINE AT www.thegoodfridaymeeting.co.uk ____________________________________________________________________________ Sun 19 April 25 Mile G25/54 £8:50 0700Hrs **** Tony Alston, 88 Banstead Road, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3NH. 020 8642 9983 Page 5 Weekly Briefing 15/01/2015 | [email protected] | www.clarencourt.com | 07806 284911 ____________________________________________________________________________ Sat 16 May 10 Mile G10/58 £8:50 0630Hrs **** Jonathan Vickery, 83 The Drive, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 9MD 020 8254 9016 ____________________________________________________________________________ Tues TBA The Alick Bevan Plate Meeting at Crystal Palace Circuit – ____________________________________________________________________________ Sun 28 June 50 Mile G50/10 £8:50 0600Hrs OPEN EVENT Paul Tunnell, 10 Uppark Gardens, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 5JN 01737 374673 ____________________________________________________________________________ Sun 5 July 50 Mile G50/10 £9:00 0600Hrs OPEN EVENT Sussex CA Open (Counting Event for SCCU BAR) Robin Johnson, 7 Gorseland Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9TT 01403 783368 ____________________________________________________________________________ Sun 26 July 100 Mile G100/61 £8:50 0600Hrs OPEN EVENT Rod Starmer, 23 Tanhouse Road, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9PE 01883 713043 ____________________________________________________________________________ Sat 15 August 10 Mile G10/57 £8.50 0630Hrs South Eastern RC Open (Counting event for Women's and Junior BAR.) Colin Derrick, 43 Aviemore Way, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3RP 020 8658 5215 ____________________________________________________________________________ Sun 6 September 25 Mile G25/54 £8:50 0700Hrs **** Colin Derrick, 43 Aviemore Way, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3RP 020 8658 5215 __________________________________________________________________________ Sunday 1st November Counties Luncheon and Prize Presentation at Copthorne Hotel --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Best All Rounder Competitions consist of -: Junior -10 and 25 Mile. Ladies - 10, 25 and 50 Mile. Men - 25, 50, 100 Mile. Veterans - 25, 50, 100 Mile on CTT Target Times. The events marked with an **** are restricted to member clubs and Private members only. Page 6
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