NICOLE LINES UP FOR RAS

Cooke excited by home race return

Cooke is looking to claim her eight British title on Sunday
Nicole Cooke will make a rare appearance on home soil on Wednesday when she competes in the Ras de Cymru.
Cooke, fresh from retaining her Grande Boucle Feminine in France on Sunday, will race in the opening four-mile time trial stage at Caerleon, near Newport.

The 24-year-old will miss the rest of the five-day race as she will be defending her British Road Race title at Beverley, Yorkshire, on Saturday.

"It will be a nice little test after the Grande Boucle," said Cooke.

"It'll give me a chance to open up my legs to make sure everything's firing right before the British Championships.

"It fits in well with my preparations for Saturday and I'm very much looking forward to it."

It was a real highlight and a fantastic experience

Nicole Cooke

Cooke clinched her second successive Grande Boucle Feminine title on Sunday after a gruelling five stages of racing in France.

It proved to be a hugely successful race for British cycling as Emma Pooley finished third and Tanja Slater, who will join Cooke in Wednesday's time trial, clinched a stage victory.

"It was very hard," said Cooke. "We didn't have the best of conditions - there was a lot of wind and rain so the conditions were constantly changing in a lot of the stages.

"And on top of everything nature could throw at us, we had very tough stages. It really was a tough race and we had a time trial thrust in there as well.

Following Wednesday's time trial, the first stage of the 396-mile Lifeforce Ras de Cymru will start at Abergavenny on Thursday.

The sixth and final stage will be a 50-mile circuit on Sunday.

JOHN ANDREWS MEMORIAL ROAD RACE

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Rockbeare Hill Road race

Club Secs,

For a number of logistical reasons the Bovey Carnival Road Race scheduled for 2nd August will not be promoted this year.

In its place Adam Beams has agreed to be the event secretary for the Rockbeare Hill Road race. It has been applied for as a race open to E/1/2/3 with points to a lower band due to it being only 58kms.

This will use a new 11km circuit. It is based on the old A30, the village of Rockbeare and then via the hamlets of Marsh Green and Rockbeare Hill to the ridge road that runs between the Halfway Inn and Daiseymount Roundabouts - a sort of shortened Airport/Aylesbeare circuit. The same kind of main climb but once every 11kms.

Please send your entry to:-

Adam Beams
40, Laura Grove
PAIGNTON
PL3 2LP

Cheques for £12.00 made out to "Mid-Devon Cycling Club"

The HQ is the Whimple Cricket Club.

Please circulate to your club members who are potential entrants

Thanks

New Tester course found!!!

Tuesday night Chain gang complete success!!

Online Videos by Veoh.com

TEAM CERTINI INTERVIEW

PACKET OF THREE TRIATHLON

NEW CYCLES LANES A HIT!!

Belgian Pro sends back first video diary

A tribute to all those who hit this silly site over 3,000 of you - THANKS...

James Smith Announces wedding plans at RAS DE Cymru!

LAST CHANCE!!

Plymouth Corinthian CC

South West District '50' Championship

S4/50

Sunday 1st July 2007

HQ. Buckfastleigh Town Hall

1st Prize: Spiuk TT Aero Helmet

Alejandro Valverde

26 Entries to date (Closing date 19th June):

Julius Jennings - Gillingham & District Wheelers
Gary Fouracres - St. Austell Wheelers
Tony Farnell - Penzance Wheelers
Ian Deakin - Mid Devon CC
Stuart Pickering - http://www.cyclelogic.co.uk/
Andrew Ellis - http://www.cyclelogic.co.uk/
Richard Goulden - http://www.cyclelogic.co.uk/
Mike Hayes - http://www.cyclelogic.co.uk/
Karl Hodson - Sid Valley CC
Adrian Clode - Sid Valley CC
Douglas Parker - Sid Valley CC
Nigel Winchester - Sid Valley CC
Steven Sage - North Devon Wheelers
Nick Denning - Exeter Wheelers
Chris Gostling - Exeter Wheelers
Robin Brown - Camel Valley C&TC
Guy de Selincourt - Camel Valley C&TC
Daniel Young - Plymouth Corinthian CC
Scott Markham - RNRMCA
Bob Richards - RNRMCA
Simon Paget - RNRMCA
Don Tanner - RAF CC
Ian North - St. Austell Wheelers
Richard Bevan - St. Austell Wheelers
Andrew Brimecombe - CS Dynamo
Helen Boatman - Finsbury Park CC

Event website: http://pccc50.plymouthcorinthiancc.com/

WEEKEND ROUNDUP

Hello All,

Weekend roundup and as usual this time of year very busy.....

National 50 and well done to local riders Sean Childs and Mark Gorman for travelling all the way to the big city....

1 Michael Hutchinson In-Gear Quickvit RT 01:42:22 0:50:54 29.306

2 Ben Instone a3crg 01:42:42 0:51:07 29.211

3 Richard Prebble Pinarello RT 01:45:11 0:52:06

28.522 23 Sean Childs Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA 01:48:57 0:53:46 27.536

25 Aran Stanton Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA 01:48:59 0:53:24 27.527

80 Stuart Edwards Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA 01:59:40 0:58:35 25.070 102

Mark Gorman Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA 02:04:15 1:00:56 24.145

also

CVCTC 10

With Sean Childs doing the Nationals and it was left to Dave Gilbert to take the honours

John Andrews Road Race

A Field of over 70 riders from all over the country gathered in Langport for what turned out to be a super fast race with average speeds of 27mph for 65 miles.

Throughout the race http://www.team-certini.co.uk/ dominated sending one rider after the other up the road. Jason Flooks attacked 4 times in one lap with James Smith bouncing off him. Every time Jason got caught James would attack.

However, the biggest attack of the afternoon came from Gary Andrews on the Upton Climb, this was strong enough to obliterate the pack. This was enough to allow Flooksy to get away with Hitchens (MDCC) and others including legendary Julius Jennings.

This was to be the winning the break with Hitchens just outsprinting Flooks and Jennings. James Smith went on a Kamikaze attack and stayed away to gain 10th in his third race in a week.

If you have anything to add just click on the comments link.

PAIGNTON REGATTA RACE

PAIGNTON REGATTA CYCLE RACES
Supported by Nigel Green Property Sales & Rentals Ltd.

CYCLE RACING FOR ALL

Friday 17th August, 2007

Racing for under 8, 10, 12 year olds on the Eastern Esplanade
Starting at 18.00 hours

Racing for the under 14 and 16 year olds around the North Green
Starting at 18.30 hours
20 minutes plus 2 laps – prime after 10 minutes

Signing on for the above races adjacent to the start
Entry fee £4.00
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Racing for Elite, First, Second & Third category
British Cycling licence holders riders
Starting at 19.00 hours
50 minutes plus 5 laps – primes every 15 minutes

Signing on for this race at Paignton Rowing Club,
Paignton harbour – open from 17.30
Entry fee £12.00 by 3/08/07 (EOL £ 18.00)
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Changing rooms and showers for all races at Paignton Rowing Club
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All cheques made out to “Mid-Devon Cycling Club”
& sent to

Ken Robertson, 9, Barnfield Road, PAIGNTON, TQ3 2JT

PCCC 2 UP 10 TOP TEAMS GO HEAD TO HEAD

The PCCC 2 up 10 on the 21st of June will see some of the strongest pairings seen in this part of the country for some time. Sean Childs and Stuart Edwards will be paired up for the RNRMCA and will start as favourites. They have trained together over a long period and should work well.

Bikinmotion also have some brotherly love with Phil and Glen Borrett pairing up. These pair will be needed to be watched as they are both of a similar standard.

Team Certini have entered two teams in an internal battle with a bottle of JP CHENET on the line. Rob Willcocks and Gary Andrews again are superbly strong and have trained together all year. James smith and Kairn Stone in their first pairing could be another super team. Kairn will be fit after returning from the European Duathlon Champs.

Who do you think will win?

JOHN ELLIS TEST NEW AERO HEAD!!

TAMAR CC 10 IT ALL WENT PETE TONG!!

ABOVE - Smith knew there was something missing

In what seemed lke perfect conditions a large field of the best Time triallers in the South West prepared for the simple loop of the A30 (S18). In fact the times thmeselves were slow due to a strong crosswind after the turn.

James Smith was one of the later starters and felt strong up until the turn and actually including the turn. It was not until the return leg that he began to bonk and quickly. "no excuses beaten by a better man on the night, I made mistakes in the run up to that race including attending the chain gang and driving to and from Birmingham the day before, but that does not take anything away from Mark Lees who did a great ride. I am looking forward to the John Andrews Race this weekend".

Chris Scott continues his comeback with a strong ride but was beaten by his young upcoming brother Rob.

Winner Mark Lees - 20.59

2nd James Smith 21.01

3rd Dave Gilbert 21.11

Get your entry in!!!

Plymouth Corinthian CC '50'

Bob Wilson Memorial

South West District '50' Championships

Sunday 1st July 2007

1st Overall - Spiuk TT Aero Helmet + Other

2nd Overall - MET Helmet + Other

3rd Overall - MET Helmet + Other

4th Overall - MET Helmet + Other

Other prizes: Top 10 overall, Teams, Ladies, Spot prizes etc....

One week remaining (closing date: 19th June)

14 Entries so far.....

Tony Farnell - Penzance Wheelers
Stuart Pickering - www.cyclelogic.co.uk
Ian Deakin - Mid Devon CC
Steven Sage - North Devon Whs
Karl Hodson - Sid Valley CC
Adrian Clode - Sid Valley CC
Mike Hayes - http://www.cyclelogic.co.uk/
Andrew Ellis - www.cyclelogic.co.uk
Nick Denning - Exeter Wheelers
Richard Goulden - www.cyclelogic.co.uk
Scott Markham - RNRMCA
Douglas Parker - Sid Valley CC
Don Tanner - RAF CC
Ian North - St. Austell Wheelers

Event Website: http://pccc50.plymouthcorinthiancc.com

TRURO CC 25 WINNER JAMES SMITH

It looked like a glorious day as the riders started the TRURO CC 25. Hot sunny and there appeared to be no wind, although we should have guessed there was a tail wind with an average speed of 31mph over the first 20 minutes.

It was not until the turn that the strength of the wind became apparent. It was straight in the riders faces brought the field to a standstill. This could be a fast course but the wind played a major part today.

Gary Andrews missed the turn! Not his fault ok!! He did not see the sign ok!! Stop talking about it!!! It is quite a complicated course if you have your head down and pushing big gears.







Pos Name Club Time
1
James Smith
Certini 55-42

2
Dave Gilbert
CVCTC 57-07

3
Martin Bawden
Cyclelogic 57-16

4
Julius Jennings
Gillingham 57-36

5
Gary Fouracres
SAW 57-50

6
Tony Farnell
PZW 59-26

7
Stuart Pickering
Cyclelogic 59-35

8
Paul Friday
PZW 1-00-19

9
Adrian Clode
Sid VCC 1-00-37

10
Mike Hayes
Cyclelogic 1-00-50

11
Andy Ellis
Cyclelogic 1-02-15

12
T Leonard
St Budeaux 1-03-00

13
P Smith
Plymouth Tri 1-03-22

14
Damien Cudmore
CVCTC 1-03-52

15
L Bradley
Guerciotti 1-04-01

16
Adrian Warne
SAW 1-04-29

17
Paul Chesterfield
SAW 1-04-42

18
Richard Bevan
SAW 1-04-47

19
A Hughes
Exeter Tri 1-05-05

20
Daniel Young
PCCC 1-05-35

21
John Trott
D & C P 1-05-38

22=
Peter Blackshaw
PZW 1-05-42

22=
John Fazakerley
Truro CC 1-05-42

24
Robin Brown
CVCTC 1-06-13

25
Anne Burnett
CVCTC 1-10-55

26
Caroline Chesterfield
C & D P 1-11-27

27
R Shadbolt
SAW 1-13-37


31 riders

Blind Tandem Rider Seeks Assistance

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AN ATTEMPT AT MAKING A SILLY VIDEO

Need inspiration? Look at this...

GARY ANDREWS IS!!!

John Ellis discusses Ilton

CERTINI CLOSE IN ON 100% ME TEAM

The team work of Certini is paying dividends nationally after getting 6 riders in the top of 20 of the Regional Road Race Champs. This has put www.team-certini.co.uk within spitting distance of the best and most supported teams in the U.K. including 100% ME.

Team Manager Jason Flooks was delighted with the team performance at the champs with riders sacrificing their own chances to help the team leader. This kind of dedication in an amateur team is very rare.

Team Certini are now lining up for their biggest race of the year the internationally renowned RAS DE CYMRU one of the longest amateur stage races in the world where they will go against World Cup leader Nicole Cooke.

James Smith Team Certini " We will try and get the the Yellow early and see how it pans out from there. We have amazing strength in depth and have a rider for every stage. Gary Andrews (pictured) is an example of a rider that will be in the mix in every race."

Places on the team are highly sought after and many riders have been linked with this over achieving outfit

JENNINGS CRACKS THE ROAD

Ilton 31 May 2007

Julius Jennings wins at Ilton

The top time trialist in the South West, Julius Jennings (Gillingham & District Wheelers), broke away from the main field of competitors at Ilton last night to romp home alone in the 3 & 4’s race. When interviewed after he said, “ At last, I have now cracked the world of Road Racing. Having tried for so long to be so good at both disciplines”.

E 1 2

Jason Flooks Team Leader Team Certini had decided before the race that the team would try and control the race. This was partially successful after getting Gary Andrews in a 7 man break. Gary worked like a trojan for 20 minutes but there were too many in the bunch wanting to chase.

In the end in it came down to a bunch sprint with James Smith being the highest placed rider. This could however be anywhere at this moment form 8th to 31st depending on the Marshall's etc