World Duathlon Championships - 6th for Angela Joiner Handy

Angela Joiner Handy made the trip to Pontevedra in north west Spain for the World Duathlon Championships, despite suffering a mechanical on the bike Angela finished 6th. Looking at the times of 6th, 5th,4th,& 3rd it was close for the bronze.

Brownhill has Go Tri Blast Off

Round 2 of the WsW & Tri Clubs GO Tri series took place on Friday evening at Moreton Hall Heatlh club. This short distance Aquathlon of a 200m swim and 2k run is designed to give an accessible route into multi sports events for anyone wanting to try it out. It also doubles as part of the WSW & Tri clubs super sprint trophy. On the night 27 adults took part with Chris Brownhill take first place in 12.27sec closely followed by Chris Dive 12.35 both of WsW and Simon Daniel of Boxford Cycling club  3rd in 12.36. See the website for full results.

Our club juniors also turned out in force with 18 of them taking part in the pre GO Tri event. Some great times and effort put in by everyone but notable times posted by Myles Taylor 12:29, Niamh Perry 13:15, Matt Asker 13:46 & Casey-Jo Maggs 13:53.

Fellow club members in action this weekend were Pip Moore, Lesley Linden & Mandy Bunn at the Nottingham Triathlon which saw a big field of 826 tackle the sprint distance triathlon of 750m open water swim, 20k bike & 5k run. The whole event took place at the national water sports center Nottingham. Pip came a commendable 57th overall and a impressive 5th in his age group of 83 in an overall time of 1:01:12.  Mandy's overall time saw her stop the clock at 1:17:31 and Lesley in 1:34:05.

Further afield at the Garmin Eton Super Sprint Triathlon at Eton Dorney, venue for the Olympic rowing. Another of our age groupers Alice Maguire took top spot in the Junior 17-18 ag finishing the 400m swim, 21.2k bike & 5k run in 1:14:23.

In the Beccles Sprint Triathlon, Sharon Perry took top spot in her age group and 2nd lady in overall, adding to her impressive form from last season which saw her gain GB age group representation.

Open Time Trials results

Last Saturday Alex Dowsett set a new competition record for 10 miles - 17.20 beating Michael Hutchinson's record by over 20 seconds in the ECCA 10 on the A11 in Cambridgeshire.

Three Wheelers took part on this momentous occasion.
Trisha Goulden 22.35
Ron Back         24.02
Tony Panting     25.18

Aberystwyth sportive

Whilst on holiday in Wales last week Tony Panting rode the 100K Sportive at Aberystwyth in very wet conditions and in spite of a fall negotiating cattle/sheep grids and much gravel in the descent from the Cambrian Mountains managed to finish 84th out of 215.

St Edmundsbury Wheel

Sunday 8th June 2014

Not to Late get Booked on.

Choose from 100, 75, 50, 30 and 15 mile routes - http://www.stedmundswheel.org.uk/

Mountain Bike Race - help need

The club is assisting with the next round of the MSG mountain bike event at Ickworth Park this weekend. Although this event clashes with the St Edmundsbury Wheel, if any one is available to help with course set up from 9am Sat or with marshalling on Sun from 8am please contact Helen Ballam. Last year we were best supporting club for the help we gave - need to keep it up.

Coaching & racing for youngsters - see http://www.mudsweatgears.co.uk/.

Interclub TT - 19th June

Anyone wanting take part in the Interclub 10 mile TT organised by CC Sudbury on the 19th June, entry is via preentry only. There is no entry of the night.

Please email admin@westsuffolkwheelers.co.uk with your best 10 mile TT time by the 11th June to secure you entry.

There will not be a club time trial on the 19th. The more riders we have representing the club, the more points we can score in the competition

For Sale

Cube Aerium Pro Race bike (2012)

Size – Medium

Full ultegra components

Drop handlebars with clip on tri bars

Great condition

£1000

Please contact for details, based in Bury area

~ Conrad Burgess

please contact admin@westsuffolkwheelers.co.uk and I'll put you in touch with Conrad

Charity Ride

From 1st June 2014 – 14th June 2014 I will be attempting to cycle from Gibraltar to High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire as part of a 14 man Rockride2 team raising money for several different charities.

The distance to be covered in 14 days is 1500miles and the route includes Spain, the Pyrenees and France. These daily distances are rarely achieved outside professional cycling making it a considerably enduring challenge for all the riders.

The Rockride2 cycle ride is not a relay and all participating cyclists will cover the entire distance in an attempt to raise as much money as possible for their chosen charity.

I am personally riding for SSAFA Suffolk (Soldiers, Sailors, Airforce Families Association) and am hoping to raise at least £10,000 between now and the Rockride2 event in June.

I am fully committed to the Rockride2 event and have been training several times a week since last summer and am now beginning to ‘ramp it up’ so I can endure the rigours of 100miles a day for 2 weeks!

If you would like to make a donation to any of the charities there are a number of ways of making contributions and any amount will make a difference. You never know – you may benefit from one of them in the future!

There has been a website created giving a more detailed overview of the Rockride2 event and assosiated charities should you wish to clarify anything. In addition Rockride2 is featured on Facebook and Twitter pages for maximum publicity.

Thank you for your support,

Alan Kemp.

Age 49 – soon to be 50!

www.virginmoneygiving.com/alankemp2 - for any donations please

www.rockride2.com – more information about Rockride2 including some background details of myself.

www.facebook.com/rockride2

www.twitter.com/rockriders2

 

Cycling Events

 

Lotus League

Wednesday 7th May and continue every Wednesday to 30th July

The Race Programe may vary from week to week and only Youth Riders are catered for every week. Please see 2014 Calendar.

Field Sizes

The layout of the track allows us to run events concurrently – using two circuits each approximately 1 mile long. The maximum field sizes permitted will be:

• Regional C+ – 120
• Go Race – 50
• Youth Races – 40
• Entries are on a 1st come 1st served basis. (Only the Go Race has been oversubscribed just once)

For more information please see http://www.lotuscycleracing.org/

Suffolk Cycle Race Series

Starts Wednesday Evening June 11 with races for Youths, Novices and regular racers of both genders and all categories.

This season the series is being sponsored by Maglia Rosso, Cycle Centre and Destination Café.

The venue is Trinity Park in Ipswich (Suffolk Show Ground) on a challenging course, different each week.

YOUTH U14/U16                                   6.50pm (20 mins)

GO RACE (NOVICES and CAT 4 adults) 6.51      (30 mins)

E1234 men*                                        7.30      (60 mins)

E1234 women                                      7.31     (40 mins)*usually run on a group handicap basis.

Dates are June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 9, 16 plus a full day of racing on Sunday July 12 with races for Cat 3 and 4 riders and all juveniles from U8 to U16.

www.suffolkcycleracing.org.uk for full details

Training Events

Cycling

Wednesday night ride – leaves club HQ at 6.30 and will consist of laps around Beyton and Thurston. We will be travelling towards Thurston at Fishwick Corner Crossroads turn right then keep turning left! If you want to join us but miss the start travel pass Fishwick Corner then turn right along the Thurston / Beyton Road then keep turning right. We will practice through and off and try to simulate sprints etc. on the quiet sections. It will last about 90 minutes as we aim to be back at the HQ for 8pm. Please have lights and drink etc. If it is raining then we will go inside the HQ and use rollers and turbo trainers.

Swimming

Tuesday 8.30 -9.30pm at Abbeycroft sports centre, coached session across three lanes to cater for all standards. Session starts promptly so please arrive for 8.15. £3.00 per session.

Monday 07.30 – 8.30pm Culford School, coached session joining the Bury Master swim club

£5 per session.

Go Ride

Go Ride starts Tuesday 22nd April, 6.30pm - 7.30pm at Club HQ, Priory School, Mount Road. Suitable for children aged 6 and above. All children need a bike and a helmet. £3 for 5 sessions or £15 for Junior membership.

Junior Triathlon

Tuesdays from 5-6pm at South Lee School, and Sundays in the pool at Abbeycroft Leisure Centre also 5-6pm.

Park Run

Every Saturday morning starting at 9am at Nowton Park IP29 5LU.

Free, weekly, 5K, timed run. The same distance as a sprint triathlon run.

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