PLYMOUTH WINTER PRE-SEASON CAMP RIDE ONE

Martin Smith



The Essential Facts!

Name (+ team nickname): Martin Smith

Age: 39

Lives: Wakefield, West Yorkshire/ Toddington, Beds

Grew up in Yelverton Plymouth

Height / Weight: 1.81m/ 75kg

Racing Category: E

National Ranking in 2006 13th Elite

Career wins: Road/Circuit:- 70
MTB:- 20
TT:- 10


Summary of your strengths and weaknesses on the bike: S- Sprinting, endurance W- Climbing long steady climbs

When and why did you start riding? BMX 1983-1986
MTB 1999
Road 2000
TT 2002

What was your first club? Army CU

When was your first race? Road race- Apr 2000, 4th cat race, also my first win

What was your first win First Elite win – Hilingdon 2003/ Road race Chas Messenger 2005

What is your best ever race result- National Masters RR Champs 2008

What was your most embarrassing moment on a bike? Spinning a 360 on last downhill lbend of the IOM Viking trophy RR with 2km to go.

What bike are you racing on in 2009 Giant TCR advanced team

What are your aims for 2009?top 3 SERR series/ top 20 Elite ranking

Who was your biggest cycling inspiration? LA/ Stephen Roche

Who would be your bicycle belle? Vicky Pendleton

Outside cycling, my claim to fame is… Once made the local paper for ‘alledgedy’ smashing a bar door after being thrown out due to complaining about being short changed

Summarise yourself in four words: Gritty, Determined, Team-player, Humourous




All Welcome and it's free.



First Ride - Jan 1 09 1030 Novotel for four hours

Route Plymouth Novotel 1030 - Head out to Callington, drop down to Gunnislake and then Tavistock. Climb out of Tavistock to Princetown and one lap of Burrator reservoir, followed by final ride back to Plymouth.

This route is pretty steady one long climb out of Gunnislake. There will be a steady through and off back to Plymouth.

Martin Smith (pictured above in green jersey) National Masters Road Champion will be on hand for any questions and no - one gets left behind.

See you all there

Butlins xmas 08

JJ's war face!!!

We dominated the arcade game 'virtual cop 3' during our long weekend break at Butlins. There was much drinking done and silly behaviour, however NO training! Great wkend kids loved it.

In 2009 I am the KURGAN

PLYMOUTH WINTER CAMP

Plymouth Winter
Camp
1-4 Jan 09
Meet at novotel 0830 daily
More details by email leave your email and I will reply with further details

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bIymHvdWhic

Epic ride of the marshes

Great ride yesterday. Rob W and I thrashed each out a long lumpy ride for four hours. Heading down to Paignton -Newton Abbott - Ashburton and home. Lots of rain and mud with no coffee stop.

Next weekend not riding

1830 Thursday night time level 2 ride
0815 Novotel on Saturday
0900 novotel on Sunday

Comments please is this better than strictly? I would defo watch

looks like more of this

Armstrong confirms tour place

VELORIDERS WEIGHT LOSS CLUB

1st Monday in Jan to end of March. Post your weight publicly on VR every Monday and I add it into a spreadsheet which Adam hosts for me so you can see who is doing well.
Normally get 30-40 people doing it. Weight loss ranges from 1lb over 12 weeks to 23 or 24lbs
You start by stating your current weight and your target weight for end of March and then you get measured against what you say you will achieve week by week

www.veloriders.co.uk

Spraggy is no sprog

Bikinmotion's Spragg Secures Professional Contract



News Posted: 5 December 2008



Bikinmotion Cycling Club member, 21 year old James Spragg from Exeter, has secured a professional cycling team contract for the 2009 season with International squad ,Trek Marco Polo. His contract is recognition of James's recent achievements and his future potential.



Above: James Spragg



Two years ago James went to Holland to spend some time racing with the then Discovery Channel Marco Polo cycling team, the feeder team to the Discovery Squad. Since then they have kept an eye on his progress and after a successful 2008 season riding in France, he has gained a place in the squad now called Trek Marco Polo for 2009. This is his first fully professional contract and will hopefully open many doors. The first of these will be the Tour de Langkawi, a traditional season opener that is ranked only one level down from the Tour de France.

"Riding with Trek Marco Polo is a great opportunity to progress and compete in bigger races" he says. "I will also have the benefit of riding with some very experienced riders like Leon Van Bon has won stages in the Tour de France and Fuyu Li rode with Discovery when Armstrong was last riding there."



In 2009 the Dave Rayner fund which was set up to support young British riders will be helping James for the first time. James is really looking forward to the season and intends to repay the faith his new Team has put in him.

Ricco Darts game

http://www.mtbireland.com/bikepure.htm

Is this guy a Triathlete?