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Rain fails to dampen club TT opener

April 12, 2012 Paul Carvill One comment
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Last night saw the first Lincsquad club TT of 2012 attended by a massive 54 riders. The tea time weather seemed to be looking OK but with the darkest of dark clouds looming it wasn’t long before the heavens opened. The rain came down heavy and soon left large areas of standing water for riders to negotiate.

The King Billy Car Park was full within minutes and kind resident Joe Naylor opened up some of his land for additional parking, which he said we can now use for every event. So a big thanks to both.

It was good to see so many people eager to get going and see where their winter training had brought them. Lincsquad kit was everywhere, shiny bikes galore and the latest aero of aero helmets.

A big BIG thanks must also go to Dave, Ellinor, Vicky, Kev, Nicky who was manning the crossing which as always caught a couple of riders out.

The results can be found in the forum here

Feel free to add your own experiences below in the comments.

 

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2012 Open Time Trials with the CTT

January 27, 2012 Paul Carvill One comment
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As well as our own club ‘Time Trials’ which start on the 11th April 2012 (Dave Hinch will provide more details shortly), there are also open events that you can enter as long as you are a member of a CTT affiliated club such as Lincsquad.

Time trialling is the simplest of competitive formats: a race against the clock, with riders starting a minute apart. It’s known as the ‘race of truth’ because there’s nowhere to hide, no one to draft behind; just you and the bike and the thumping of your heart. Oh, and a clock ticking.

Most events are fixed distance, being 10,25,50 or 100 miles. There are also fixed time events -12 and 24 hours -with the objective being to ride the furthest you can. Courses are on public roads and are either’out and back’, using a roundabout to turn halfway, or circuits with consecutive left turns.

Mark Dyer has kindly put together a list of some of the events in Lincolnshire below.


Date/Day       Course/Distance    Event Start/£     Organising Club        Comments

03-Mar Sat    C10/27 10mile      14:00/£7.5           Scunthorpe RC          A15/Kirton to M180 return

11-Mar Sun   CS/13 22mile        09:00/£7.5           Bourne Whs CC (Hardriders) Rolling! Essendine

17-Mar Sat    O10/1 10mile         13:00/£8            Doncaster Whlrs        Hat.Woodhse/Blaxton. (Tyram lake)

25-Mar Sun   CS/9 27mile            09:00/£7            Spalding CC              Edenham

01-Apr Sun    C25/10 25mile       10:00/£7.5         Skegness Wheelers  Candlesby

07-Apr Sat     C10/10 10m          14:00/£8            Sleaford Wheelers CC Sleaford

08-Apr Sun     C25/27 25m          09:00/£15          Boston Wheelers CC (2 Up TTT) Frithville (£15 per team)

14-Apr Sat     CS/4 15.5m           14:00/£15           Lincolnshire RRA  (2 Up TTT) At Horncastle

29-Apr Sun    CS/11 19m             08:00/£7.5         Scunthorpe RC           Scotter/Susworth/Morton

12-May Sat    C10/7 10m            14:00/£8             Barton Wheelers       Barton

13-May Sun    C25/3 25m           10:00/£7.5          Lincs RRA (MM 1:00:00) Saxilby/Newton/Besthorpe

(MM 1:00:00) indicates preference to people who’ve not gone sub 1hr last 3 seasons. If full field slowest riders given preference. Good event for first time 25m TT on safe course.

20-May Sun    C10/9 10m           09:00/£7.5          Lincs RRA                   Skendleby

26-May Sat     O13C 13m/26m   13:00/£10           Rudy Project TT Series Bessingham/Gringley/Clayworth

Doncaster Wheelers promotion (my old club!) of the regional event of the national Rudy Project series. Good course with a few testing drags and little traffic. 2 years ago Michael Hutchinson won men’s event and Sarah Storey (Paralympian gold medallist and first person to ride for full GB team) the woman’s. This year Julia Shaw won the women’s event – by far the best female in TTs over the past few years. 13mile for woman/juniors/male veterans. 26m for senior men/espoirs.  :)

27-May Sun    C25/1 25m           13:00/£7.5          Lincolnshire RRA (CENTENARY EVENT) At Tattershall

03-Jun Sun     C25/17 25m         08:00/£7.5          Scunthorpe Road Club Great Coates (on A180/Barnetby)

09-Jun Sat      C10/4 10m           14:00/£7.5          Lindsey Roads CC       Not location details in handbook!

16-Jun Sat      C50/2 50m           14:00/£8             Sleaford Wheelers CC  As above!

24-Jun Sun     C25/35 25m          09:00/£7            Spalding CC                 Donington

30-Jun Sat      C10/4 10m           14:00/£7.5          Lindsey Roads CC       No location details!

01-Jul Sun      C50/8 50m           08:00/£7.5          Scunthorpe RC          Gt Limber/Brigg/Barton/Laceby

03-Jul Tue      C10/8 10m           19:00/£8(£2 for boys/girls) incoporating GHS LINCS DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP school boys/girls 12-16yrs. All get medal I believe and can qualify for National finals (Alford Whls CC) (Championship Entry Forms only for boys/girls). At Alford

08-Jul Sun     C25/35 25m          08:00/£8 Sleaford Wheelers CC         Donington

14-Jul Sat     C10/28 10m          14:00/£8  Lincoln Wheelers (CHARITY)  Ingham (Gift downhill to finish that you never pedal up in the event!!)

22-Jul Sun     C10/9  10m           14:00/£7.5  Skegness Wheelers        Skendleby

28-Jul Sat      C10/10 10m          16:00/£7.5   Witham Wheelers          Sleaford

12-Aug Sun   C25/27 25m          09:00/£8     Alford Wheelers              Frithville

02-Sep Sun    C30/7 30m           09:00/£7.5   Lincolnshire RRA             Boston

09-Sep Sun    C10/28 10m         10:00/£8      Trent Valley RC               Ingham – that downhill again!

16-Sep Sun    CS/8 24.5m          10:00 Men/Esp RTTC Rudy Project Time Trial Series (LINCS DISTRICT)

16-Sep Sun    CS/3 14.1m         10:00 Women/Male Vets/Juniors RTTC Rudy Project Time Trial Series (LINCS DISTRICT) Harby/Saxilby.

So, that’s the vast majority of the Lincolnshire events. Also lots more events in Yorkshire and North Midlands districts which are not far away. Link to CTT for more events:

http://www.rttc.org.uk/Events/EventsList/tabid/134/Default.aspx

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Lincsquad Time Trials 2011

September 2, 2011 Phil Binch No comments
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Wow, what a year for the Lincsquad Time Trials, record attendances, times & personal bests.

Firstly, a big thank you to everyone that took part and supported the series, to those that gave up a TT to marshall at the level crossing and a special thank you to Elinor, Vicky & Kev for their time-keeping & starting, without you all the Time Trials would not have been the success they have been.

We saw record numbers of competitors this year with 117 different people taking part throughout the season, thats 37 up on last year. We also saw the average TT attendance increase from 25 last year to around 40 this year, with a record breaking 52 TT’ers for the final race of the season. Awesome!!

For all the newcomers to Lincsquad TT’s this year, well done, we hope you enjoyed them enough to come back next year and join our ever growing club so that you can build on your personal best’s next year.
Lincsquad membership link here – join now & get 16 months membership

Course Records were broken this year;
- Robbie Whitaker, joining Lincsquad half way through the season recorded the fastest time ever by a member of Lincsquad with a 20:49 at the 17th August TT, only 2 seconds off the course record set by Stuart Wells (Lindsey Road Club) 20:47 on 6th July 2011.
- We had a number of Lincsquad Youth Academy members take on the TT’s this year which was great to see, Simon Beedham (16) setting the record with a 24:13 on 6th July, watch out everyone, he has you in his sights.

There were plenty of battles at all levels within the series and with a record 31 TT’ers completing the minimum 6 TT’s for the series standings.

Steve Grocock - 2011 TT Champion

Steve Grocock - 2011 TT Champion

Steve Grocock becomes the Overall Series Championfor 2011, with a great set of times, the only TT’er to average sub 22 mins for the series and a new PB of 21:18. A very worthy winner, well done Steve.

The lighning bolt that is Dunc Wright takes 2nd in the Lincsquad series with some fantastic times this year to go along with his success in the summer duathlons, just getting better with age Dunc, well done.

Third place in the Lincsquad Series goes to Chris Spavin, the only TT’er to complete all 11 TT’s recording 6 PB’s along the way, with a season PB of 22:19, nearly 2 minutes quicker than last year.

Lindsey Heathfield takes the Ladies Champion title, leading the series for the whole season, completing all but one TT in the series, well done. Great to see an increasing number of ladies taking on the TT’s this year.

It was great to see many riders from other affiliated clubs this year taking on our TT, with Ronnie McWillaim (Lincoln Velo) completing 6 TT’s and recording an average of 22:06 with a PB of 21:42 and Steve Rhodes (Stockton Wheelers) completing 9 TT’s with an average of 22:52 & PB of 22:22, thanks guys, and thanks to other TT’ers from Barton Wheelers, Scunny Poly, Lindsey Road Club, Adwick Tri, Grimsby Tri.

Finally, there were some great improvements on last years personal bests and some big improvements since the first half of the season.

Alan Woodcock, Nicky Robinson, David Hinch, Steve Rhodes, Chris Spavin & Phil Binch all knocking over a minute off last years personal best’s.
Most Improved 2010 Vs 2011

But the star of the “improvement show” has to Youth Academy’s, Tom Yeats (14), who has completed 8 TT’s this year, and has improved his average time in the second half of the series by nearly 3 minutes, recording 6 PB’s on the way to a 27:03 in the final TT of the year, thats over 6 & half minutes quicker than his first time, awesome, well done Tom (I bet your dad’s proud).
Lincsquad newcomers Rik Longcake & Rob Jaques also show great improvements throughout the season, both recording 6 PB’s and improving by over 6% on the first half of teh series, well done.
Most Improved during 2011

Lincsquad Time Trial Series Awards
Overall Champion – Steve Grocock
Second – Dunc Wright
Third – Chris Spavin
Fourth – Phil Binch
Fifth – Mark York

Ladies Champion – Lindsey Heathfield
Second Lady – Nicky Robinson
Third Lady – Becky Bowen

Most improved 2010 vs 2011 – Phil Binch

Most improved during 2011 – Tom Yeats

Awards will be presented at Lincsquad’s Annual Awards Event later this year
(details to follow).

Series Final Standings below;
Lincsquad Series – Men’s
Lincsquad Series – Lady’s
Allcomer’s Series

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Lincsquad Time Trial 17th Aug 2011

August 17, 2011 Phil Binch 9 comments
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Great weather for tonight’s Time Trial with 41 competitors turning up, 9 of which were new to our Time Trials, thats now 110 competitors this year, a big step forward on the 80 that took part last year, which again was a big step forward from the previous year, thank you for supporting the Time Trials.

Special mention to Chris Spavin who is the only person to have attended every Time Trial this year.

Well, a night of Personal Best’s with 20 in all and a new Lincsquad course record by Robbie Whitaker of 20:49, just 2 seconds of the allcomers course record.

Tonights Time Trial results and series standings can be found by clicking here

Personal Bests were recorded by;

  • - Robbie Whitaker 20:49
  • - Steve Grocock 21:18
  • - Duncan Wright 21:47
  • - Chris Spavin 22:19
  • - Steve Rhodes 22:22
  • - Phil Binch 22:26
  • - Andy Veitch 23:06
  • - Paul Carvill 23:29
  • - Jeff Chappill 24:27
  • - Paul Ralph 24:37
  • - Ric Longcake 24:06
  • - Chris Gibbs 24:59
  • - Gav Mann 25:37
  • - Sheehan Quirke 25:45
  • - Kev Fish 25:40
  • - Rob Jaques 25:59
  • - Ed Bark 27:41
  • - Emma Philips 28:38
  • - Nicky Robinson 28:11
  • - Dave Scott 29:27

Chris Spavin, Phil Binch & Ric Longcake have all had 6 PB’s this season, can any of them match last year’s record by Andy Veitch of 7 Personal Best’s in a season?

Just the one Time Trial to go on 31st August but there is still opportunity to move up in the Lincsquad Series, remember you need to complete 6 Time Trials to complete the series, awards will be issued at the annual Lincsquad Awards night for series winners/ runners up in both the mens & ladies series as well as some awards for most improved from last year and most improved over this season, so still lots to play for.

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