To all club members and friends.
We will be promoting the Surrey League races on Sunday 26th June. The first race (3rd category) starting at 09:30 and the second (2nd/3rd Categories) at 13:30.
Any help you can offer for these promotions will be greatly received, particularly marshalling as it is always a struggle to get sufficient volunteers.
If you can assist, please get in touch with Colin Bateman directly or through the club website (www.festivalrc.co.uk) e-mail address info2@festivalrc.co.uk
Thanks
Trevor.
Saturday, 14 May 2011
Sunday, 13 February 2011
60th Club Dinner
Just a few pics from the club dinner on 5th Feb 2011. Thanks to everyone that came along, lots of past and present members made it a really special evening.
Saturday, 1 January 2011
Festival Winter Club Runs
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Why not burn off those festive excesses in the picturesque Surrey lanes on one of the Festival Winter Club runs?
Starting Sunday 2nd January, Club Runs will be weekly throughout January and February.
Meet outside the old Spread Eagle at Epsom Crossroads at 9.30am each week.
Distance and pace to suit those out. Let me know if you can make it so we don't miss you. - 07799505546.
Hope to see you there and happy riding in 2011
Why not burn off those festive excesses in the picturesque Surrey lanes on one of the Festival Winter Club runs?
Starting Sunday 2nd January, Club Runs will be weekly throughout January and February.
Meet outside the old Spread Eagle at Epsom Crossroads at 9.30am each week.
Distance and pace to suit those out. Let me know if you can make it so we don't miss you. - 07799505546.
Hope to see you there and happy riding in 2011
Sunday, 5 December 2010
Christmas Lunch Ride
For anyone planning to ride out to the Christmas Lunch on Saturday 11th December, we will be meeting as usual at the Spread Eagle, Lecester Bowdens at Epsom Crossroads - 10.am. (Don't sit on the steps!!)
Hope the snow will have melted by then and look forward to seeing you.
Hope the snow will have melted by then and look forward to seeing you.
Sunday, 7 November 2010
Ottershaw Win
It my last road race of the season today at Ottershaw and the final of the three race series. Having finished 15th on race one and 7th last week, I was lying 8th overall. After last weeks heavy rain it was good to get a dry and bright race even if it turned colder again. This last race returned to Staple Hill circuit for 9 laps before moving on to 9 laps of the Valley End circuit.
Staple Hill was fast with continous attacking but nothing staying clear for long before the fast moving bunch caught up. Then on to Valley End finishing circuit and with about 5 laps left, I jumped across to Paul Holdsworth who was in fine attacking form. Riding together we pulled out about 20 seconds on the bunch, just out of sight in the winding lanes. A group of 4 was chasing hard and with just over a lap to go we had just 15 seconds on them with the bunch fast approaching. Having to work hard on the last lap we just managed to stay clear and at the yellow flag with the chasing group just 10 seconds back Paul jumped. Digging deep, I managed to grab his wheel and sprint past for the win.
Couldn't have got there without Paul's hard work and pleased to finish the year with my 3rd and best win of the year.
Overall Lewis Atkins took the series from Ashley Holding in 2nd after his great win last week and I was 5th.
Staple Hill was fast with continous attacking but nothing staying clear for long before the fast moving bunch caught up. Then on to Valley End finishing circuit and with about 5 laps left, I jumped across to Paul Holdsworth who was in fine attacking form. Riding together we pulled out about 20 seconds on the bunch, just out of sight in the winding lanes. A group of 4 was chasing hard and with just over a lap to go we had just 15 seconds on them with the bunch fast approaching. Having to work hard on the last lap we just managed to stay clear and at the yellow flag with the chasing group just 10 seconds back Paul jumped. Digging deep, I managed to grab his wheel and sprint past for the win.
Couldn't have got there without Paul's hard work and pleased to finish the year with my 3rd and best win of the year.
Overall Lewis Atkins took the series from Ashley Holding in 2nd after his great win last week and I was 5th.
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Festival RC AGM
The Club AGM will be held on Tuesday 9th November 2010 at:
St Paul's Centre
Hook Road
Hook, Surrey
KT9 1PF
Start time is 8.00pm
ps can all last year trophy winners please bring the trophies with them.
St Paul's Centre
Hook Road
Hook, Surrey
KT9 1PF
Start time is 8.00pm
ps can all last year trophy winners please bring the trophies with them.
Sunday, 10 October 2010
Soggey League Win
Last week saw my 6th road race of the year in the Surrey League morning race at Alfold, after a summer of testing. Yet another day of heavy rain and wind with a bunch of approximately 50 3rd's setting off.
Immediately the neutralised flag dropped a group of three riders drifted up the road and with the gap growing to 20 seconds, I jumped across to the break on the drag up towards Plaistow, into the wind. The four of us worked well for another lap and were then joined by 4 others to stretch the lead further. On the next lap various riders slipped back to leave just three of us working hard into the last lap. Having not raced on the road for a few months, I was glad that there was not more attacking and with the three of us staying together until the finish I managed to jump through from the back and hold a long sprint for the line and my second win of the year. Back to 2nd cat now so will hvae to have a Sunday lay in now for the afternoon races!
Next I'm planning to ride the Ottershaw Series - Mark /James are you up for it?
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