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2012 Open Time Trials with the CTT

January 27, 2012 Paul Carvill No comments
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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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The Paul Kirk North Lincs’ CycloSportive

December 20, 2011 Paul Carvill 2 comments
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The sportive is basically a long training ride with the useful addition of a map and directions. The ride will set off from the Ancholme Leisure Centre at 8am and riders will be able to choose whether they do the full 100 miles or cut the route short to 100 km when they reach Market Rasen at the 46 mile mark. The ride is limited to 500 so secure your place now for just £15 before the 29th March 2012 (£20 on the day). There will be a cut off time for the 100 miler.

The sportive is now in memory of Paul Kirk who took part in the event with his daughter in 2011 and sadly suffered a fatal heart attack while halfway through the ride. The family would also like the event to continue in aid of Lindsey Lodge Hospice.

Lindsey Lodge Hospice offers very special care for people in the North Lincolnshire area living with life-limiting conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease. Every year hundreds of patients and their loved ones benefit from the care and support that they provide free of charge.

There are facilities at the Leisure Centre where you can get changed and have a shower.

ENTER ONLINE

Organiser: Matthew Porter – 07834 238 8431 or Email:matthewporter@lincsquad.co.uk

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Winter Club Runs on Sunday Mornings

October 27, 2011 Paul Carvill One comment
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It’s that time of year again when the racing has come to an end and the training once again begins for next year.

So it’s time once again to bring back the Sunday Club run from the Ancholme Leisure Centre. The rides will vary depending upon who turns up and the weather, as always nobody gets left behind. So what’s your excuse?

Meeting Every Sunday (Ancholme Leisure Centre, Brigg) at 8:45am and setting off at 9:00am.

For those not familiar with the Sunday morning club run it is a steady training ride with a view to building up to higher mileages for the early spring/late winter.

Ride EssentialsFor the comfort of your fellow riders you should ideally fit mudgaurds and ensure you carry spare innertubes, pump and ideally a mobile just in case. Helmets are compulsory as with all Lincsquad group rides, however you don’t have to be a club member.

Jeff Chappell is also running some novice rides from Scunthorpe which range in mileage and an excellent introduction to group riding if you are new to cycling.

If you have any questions then please feel free to comment below.

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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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Brigg Bomber Quadrathlon – 10th July

July 7, 2011 Phil Binch No comments
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The Brigg Bomber Quadrathlon takes place this Sunday 10th July 2011, and is the British Quadrathlon Championships 2011 and also World Cup race.

The Bomber is not for the faint hearted and kicks off from Broughton Bridge with a 1500m open water swim with a transistion to the Kayaks before paddling 7km up stream past Brigg Leisure Centre to a turn point and back downstream to the Leisure Centre. Then it’s onto the bike for a 36km road time trial, before returning to Brigg for the final 10km road run, with 2 laps around the town and down Cadney Road, finishing at the bandstand in Brigg Market Place.

A total of 64 competitors will take part this year, 28 solo entries and 12 teams, many of which are new to quadrathlon.

Many entries are local but we have also received entries from far & wide, Northumberland, Scotland, Ireland, Germany & Cambridgeshire to name just a few.

For race numbers & wave start times, click here

To view the “at a glance” route map, click here

for the PRE-RACE INFORMATION PACK, click here

Any support would be much appreciated, please come along and cheer everyone on, its a tough race, everyone will need some encouragement.

If you want to know more about the Brigg Bomber Quadrathlon click here.

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North Lincs Adventure Challenge – Start times

May 25, 2011 Phil Binch One comment
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Please find below start times & race numbers for the North Lincs Challenge on Sunday 29th May.
Registration will open from 7am to 7:45am, please follow the signs at the leisure centre to register where you will receive your race numbers.
Please arrange your kayak in race order on the river bank with lowest race numbers closest to the bridge, paddles & buoyancy must be left in the transition area.
A Race briefing will take place in the transition area (artificial football pitch) at 8am, all competitors are required to attend. (A marshall briefing will take place at 7:45 am on the grass outside the front door of the leisure centre)
Please arrive at the exit to Leisure Centre at least 5 minutes before your start time, a marshall will direct you to the start line when appropriate.
On behalf of the Lincsquad Events Committee, thank you for taking part, have a great race & don’t forget to come to the T-shirt tour around Brigg on the sunday night, everyone is invited.
Please read the full race briefing prior to the event DOWNLOAD RACE BRIEFING

 

Race No. Forename  Surname  Start time 
38 Sallie    Joseph  08:30    
37 Mark  Askew  08:31 
36  Antony  Runnegar  08:32 
35  Paul  Hewson  08:33 
34  Shaun  Crummey  08:34 
33  Andrew  Yeadon  08:35 
32  Steve  Lund  08:36 
31  Jeff  Chappill  08:37 
30  Peter  Chappill  08:38 
29  David  Leigh  08:39 
28  David  Heffernan    08:40 
27 Alison  Deykin  08:41 
26  Mark  Craswell  08:42 
25  Darren  Jordan  08:43 
24  TEAM Lindsay, Ben, Chris  Lindsay Heathfield, Ben Chappill, Chris Spavin  08:44 
23  TEAM Rayment  Natalie Rayment, Alan Rayment, Neil Bvatt  08:45 
22  TEAM Good in Parts  Tony Yeats, Andy Grimwood  08:46 
21  TEAM Steve, Becky, Emma  Steve Grocock, Becky Bowen, Emma Phillips  08:47 
20  Paul  Barley  08:48 
19  David  Finch  08:49 
18  Gareth  Barker  08:50 
17  Steve  Dolby  08:51 
16  Rob  Wood  08:52 
15  Rick  Stenton  08:53 
14  Paul  Carvill  08:54 
13  Alan  Cardy  08:55 
12  Giles  Byworth  08:56 
11  Ian  Smith  08:57 
10  Dan  Broughton  08:58 
9  Nigel  Crowe  08:59 
8  Tim  Deykin  09:00 
7  Pete  Stockdale  09:01 
6  Josh  Hook  09:02 
5  Mark  York  09:03 
4  Peter  Connolly  09:04 
3  Phil  Binch  09:05 
2  Matt  Stephenson  09:06 
1  Steve  Clark  09:07 
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Good Friday Night Ride

April 24, 2011 Paul Carvill No comments
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On Good Friday at 10pm seven Lincsquad members headed off from Brigg for a night cycle. Instinctively  the group headed off to the Humber Bridge via Elsham and down the A15. The pace soon picked up and we were going through and off at nearly 40mph when I clashed with Dunc coming round the outside to overtake everyone, however somehow we managed to remain upright!!

We stopped on the Humber Bridge to decide on the route for the evening and after a short discussion it was decided to head towards Spurn Point again.

The pace eased as we discovered the wonderful sights and sounds of both Hessle and Hull with everything from cheers, claps and the silky white bottom of a female flasher who some might describe as a 13 pinter!

Once we left the razzle dazzle of Hull the pace soon started to pick up again with each village sign being aggressively fought over. Even the odd long distant solo breaks to ensure victory and the odd distraction techniques that any cold war spy would be proud of!

We stopped for a quick refuel at Easington and nearly called into the local pub, the Marquis Of Granby for a swift half. Nearly! That is if we had been local maybe!!! It was 2am!

So back we headed towards Withernsea with the brisky and risky pace soon returning all the way back to Hull. In the distance near to Hull the bright lights of a BP garage beckoned with the promise of a hot cuppa…. NO!!!! it was shut…
On we rode with yet another garage in sight, this time success and coffees all round. Stenno even treated us all to some cookies, what more do you need.

Then the final stint and off for the Humber Bridge we headed with a “not so shortcut” being taken by me and losing everybody!!! Mr Binch gave me a call on the moby and advised me off my error and said I best get my head down as they were already on the bridge… BUGGER!!

Once off the bridge it was yet another hard session with the group splintering all over the shot and then coming back together again at the turn on the A15 for Wrawby.

Flying down Elsham hill we were greeted with the sight of five cyclists heading up the hill, and the time 3:45am! So we are not the only nutters!!!

“BADGER!” was the scream, WTF!!!! Was it dead, alive??? Was that a speedhump?

Only a mile to go, yes just one mile!!!

CRASH!!! WTF!!!, me and Dunc turned to see Dobber skittling his way down the cyclepath having not seen the kurb sticking out in the middle!!! Ouch Ouch…… then we saw Mr Hinch do a technical dismount that any Olympic Gymnast would be proud of, however he got the last bit wrong and instead of landing on his two feet with his hands outstretched he broke his fall with his head & shoulders (no not the shampoo!).

The shine was taken off the evening a little but both Dobber and Hinchy rode the final mile and hopefully their bruising wont last too long.

So thanks guys, it was Epic

  • Phil Binch
  • Steven Dolby
  • Paul Carvill (me)
  • Dave Hinch
  • Rick Stenton
  • Duncan Wright
  • Rob Wood

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Linc’s Road Race League 2011 Calendar

January 20, 2011 Paul Carvill No comments
2011 Lincs League Road Race Diary
 

April events start at 18.45 hrs. all others at 19.00 hrs
DATE                                 EVENT                                       COURSE
Wed
27/04/11
 Newark Castle CC. Start 6.45pm (leave HQ at 6.30pm) Entry Fee £6        

Contact:  Chris Hobey       Telephone:01636 681317

Website: http://www.newarkcastlecc.co.uk/

 Long Benninton
Directions
Wed
04/05/11		  Lincoln Wheelers     Start 7pm, Entry Fee £6          

Contact:  Steve Walker     Telephone:01522 828262

Website: http://www.lincolnwheelers.co.uk/

 Aisthorpe
Directions
Wed
18/05/11		  DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED  
Wed
01/06/11		  V.C.Lincoln    Start 7pm, Entry Fee £6               

Contact:  Keith Middleton  Telephone:01522 821261

Website: http://www.veloclublincoln.co.uk

 Ingham
Wed
15/06/11		 Lindsey Roads C.C. Start 7pm, Entry Fee £6

Contact: Nigel Black, 01472 878029       

Website: http://lrcc.brinkster.net/

 Limber
Wed
29/06/11		 Witham Wheelers Start 7pm, Entry Fee £6                   

Contact:  Tony Mendham  Telephone:01476 402840

Website: http://www.withamwheelers.co.uk/

 Grantham Cricket Club
Wed
13/07/11		 DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED  
Wed
27/07/11		 Sleaford Wheelers      Start 7pm, Entry Fee £6           

Contact: Dennis Owen, 01529 307674

Website: http://www.sleafordwheelers.co.uk/

 Ashby-de-La-Launde
Wed
10/08/11		 Alford Wheelers        Start 7pm, Entry Fee £6               

Contact:  John Elliott    Telephone:01507 588386

Website: http://www.alfordwheelerscc.com/

 Withern

League Co-ordinator John Elliot – Telephone 01507 588 386 Mobile 07787 555 8125

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Snow hits Humberside

December 1, 2010 Paul Carvill No comments
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Humberside Police are experiencing significant calls for service due to the weather as are our partner agencies. We are asking the public to consider whether calls are essential before ringing and also to expect an increased response time.

As the bad weather continued across the region Humberside Police are still advising motorists to take extra care and drive according to the weather conditions.

The weather has left a number of roads across our region difficult to drive on and in some places poor visibility.

Rural roads have been particularly affected especially in the North Lincolnshire area. People are urged to travel only if it is essential.

The message being sent out today is that if you dont have to travel then don’t and please take care even if you are walking to your destination.

There have been no reports of any major incidents this morning, however the roads in the area that are causing some issues are:

The Humber Bridge was closed earlier but has now reopened with a 30mph speed limit.

The River Ancholme has all but disappeared!, Brigg has never seen such weather!!

And there is more to come……

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