BBC Look East Sports Club of the Year 2010
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St Edmundsbury Club of the Year 2010Italian Spring Training Camp
Italian Spring Training Camp – Sat 7 to Sat 14 May 2016
The Hotel Riz (Ritz), in the Italian coastal town of Cesenatico, has been the base for the West Suffolk Wheelers’ annual training camp since 2006 (with the exception of a visit to Girona in 2010). The reasons are simple - a good location with plenty of riding options, on the flat or in the hills - a comfortable hotel, with very friendly and helpful staff and terrific food, that provides unrivalled value for money - experienced Italian cycling guides, and of course that special Italian ingredient - La dolce vita!
Interested? If you’d like to come along or need more information, give Justin Wallace a call (01359 232 151) or send an email (justinannwallace@btinternet.com)
New Year 2016 race reports
Cyclo-Cross - Snetterton Sunday 3rd Jan
The penultimate round of this season’s Eastern Cyclo Cross League rolled into the World Horse Welfare centre at Snetterton, Norfolk on Sunday. A perennial favourite with cyclo cross racers, the technical and heavy going course was probably better suited to farm machinery in parts, especially as the course quickly became badly rutted and muddy due to the rain and high turn out across all race categories.
Top West Suffolk Wheeler & Triathlon Club performance of the season looks to be from U10 Harley Gregory, who again stormed to a well fought 1st place and in doing so has cemented a podium finish currently standing 1st overall after his 11 scoring races out of 17 to date, with only Trinity park on the 24th January left.
Triathlete Scott Williams, in only his 2nd cyclo cross race, will take much from his debut season, finishing 34th in the Sen/Jun race.
The men’s 40-49 race was met with enthusiasm typical of this highly competitive group of Wheelers, with Mike Bowen, despite suffering a mechanical, forcing his way to 13th, followed by a gutsy ride from Matt Shingleton (21st), the ever present Matt Denny (who also suffered a puncture) moving up the rankings with a fine 34th and Giles Prime (57th).
In the U12, Oliver Griggs will be pleased with 10th. In the Youth race, Harry Shingleton finished 37th, Thomas Macro not far behind in 45th, with Lianna Denny chalking up a DNF.
The combined Men’s 50+ and women’s race again saw Paul Watson (7th) being pushed all the way by Peter Golding (14th), both improving with each race. Adi Grimwood matched the conditions with 37th David Griggs will be very pleased with his season’s performances, finishing with a fine 41st. Darren Baker ploughed around slowly for 49th.
Trisha scores an early 2016 TT win
Meanwhile, back on the roads Wheeler Trish Goulden started the 2016 time trial season in fine style at the Norfolk based CC Breckland’s New Year’s Day 10-mile TT. Held over the B10/3 out and back course between Besthorpe and Wymondham on the A11, Trish’s time of 24:50 was well rewarded with 1st lady home and 21st overall.
Last but not least... the Fred Filby!
The final highlight of Wheeler’s 2015 calendar was the Boxing Day Fred Filby time trial, held around the 10 mile Horringer course at Brookes Corner.
A fun, non competitive Christmas event saw 13 riders pace themselves around the course unaided by any form of recording device with the winner finishing closest to their anticipated time.
2015’s winner saw a finely paced ride from David Young, 15 seconds away from his expected finish time, with Neil Grimmer second (+ 22s) and Mark Eastwood (+53s). The other finishers were Ben Mickleburgh (VeloVelocity, 4th +1:06); Julian Long (5th, + 2:30); Darren Baker (6th, + 2:40); Darren Sharman (7th, + 2:58); Chris Hinitt (8th, + 3:05); Sam Asker (U18, Welwyn Wheelers, + 3:06); Jim Greenwood (10th, + 4:38); Dale Sturman (11th, 5:20); Adi Grimwood (12th, +6:02) and Guy lesser (13th, + 6:02).
Fred Filby Boxing Day 10m TT
| Position | Name | Club | Time | Target | Difference |
| 1 | David Young | WSW | 37.20 | 37.35 | 0.15 |
| 2 | Neil Grimmer | WSW | 35.48 | 36.10 | 0.22 |
| 3 | Mark Eastwood | WSW | 38.28 | 37.35 | 0.53 |
| 4 | Ben Mickleburgh | VeloVelocity | 33.41 | 32.35 | 1.06 |
| 5 | Julian Long | WSW | 35.40 | 38.10 | 2.30 |
| 6 | Darren Baker | WSW | 45.15 | 42.35 | 2.40 |
| 7 | Darren Sharman | WSW | 29.48 | 26.50 | 2.58 |
| 8 | Chris Hinitt | WSW | 39.30 | 42.35 | 3.05 |
| 9 | Sam Asker (U18) | Welwyn Wheelers | 29.29 | 32.35 | 3.06 |
| 10 | Jim Greenwood | WSW | 37.57 | 42.35 | 4.38 |
| 11 | Dale Sturman | WSW | 25.10 | 30.30 | 5.20 |
| 12 | Adi Grimwood | WSW | 44.12 | 38.10 | 6.02 |
| 13 | Guy Lesser | WSW | 34.28 | 42.35 | 8.07 |
Off Road Racing 13th Dec 2015
Wheeler Malcom McFarlane in Top Spot
Mud was the order of the day at both round 15 of the Eastern Cyclo Cross league, which made a welcome return to Chantry Park, Ipswich, and G8 Events Mountain Bike Race in Thetford Forest both on Sunday
Another superb turnout of West Suffolk Wheelers and Triathlon Club’s off road racing group saw the club grab podium finishes in both disciplines.
2015 Time Trial Series Results
The results are finally in, and our two champions for 2015 are...
In the Points competition it's Richard Farrow with 321 points.
The Collard Shield goes to Pip Moore with an impressive ten course personal bests.
(If you want to know how the points are calculated - see here)
Points Competition
|
Position |
Name | Time Trial Point Series Competition |
| 1 | Richard Farrow | 321 |
| 2 | Paul Rooke | 290 |
| 3 | Pip Moore | 254 |
| 4 | Matt Shingleton | 244 |
| 5 | Paul Vickers | 195 |
| 6 | Darren Davis | 190 |
| 7 | Peter Nichols | 184 |
| 8 | Dale Sturman | 172 |
| 9 | David Young | 145 |
| 10 | Peter Stephenson-Wall | 142 |
| 11 | Darren Sharman | 135 |
| 12 | Julian Long | 115 |
| 13 | Boyd Nicholas | 114 |
| 14 | Fraser Elsworth | 110 |
| 15 | Martin Gale | 104 |
| 16 | Matt Eaglen | 86 |
| 17 | Henry Wood | 78 |
| 18 | David Howes | 72 |
| 19 | Zoila Gilham-Femandez | 68 |
| 20 | Steve Newman | 67 |
Collard Shield
| Position | Name | Collard Shield Points | Number of Course Personal Bests |
| 1 | Pip Moore | 75 | 10 |
| 2 | David Young | 60 | 2 |
| 3 | Martin Gale | 60 | 6 |
| 4 | Richard Farrow | 57 | 3 |
| 5 | Paul Rooke | 54 | 5 |
| 6 | Peter Nichols | 54 | 5 |
| 7 | Fraser Elsworth | 54 | 7 |
| 8 | Zoila Gilham-Femandez | 54 | 3 |
| 9 | Peter Stephenson-Wall | 48 | 4 |
| 10 | Robin Lines | 45 | 2 |
| 11 | Matt Shingleton | 43 | 5 |
| 12 | Darren Davis | 37 | 4 |
| 13 | Matt Eaglen | 36 | 5 |
| 14 | Henry Wood | 36 | 3 |
| 15 | Rhys Holland-Jones | 34 | 3 |
| 16 | Paul Vickers | 33 | 3 |
| 17 | Brian Aldiss | 33 | 3 |
| 18 | David Howes | 31 | 2 |
| 19 | Harry Shingleton | 31 | 2 |
| 20 | Darren Sharman | 30 | 2 |
Interclub Hill Climb Results - 11th Oct 2015
Name Club 1st Hill 2nd Hill Total Points
1. Tom Smith WSW 1-55-28 1-08-08 3-03-36 50
2. Richard Farrow WSW 1-56-29 1-11-41 3-07-70 49
3. Julian Long WSW 2-03-77 1-18-31 3-22-08 48
4. Leon West CCS 2-05-92 1-16-55 3-22-47 47
5. Matt Shigleton WSW 2-06-56 1-24-33 3-30-89 46
6. James Rush CCS 2-15-16 1-23-71 3-38-87 45
7. Dan Upton CCS 2-14-65 1-37-96 3-47-61 44
8. Tim Radford CCS 2-34-21 1-35-96 4-10-17 43
9. Harry Shingleton WSW 2-36-61 1-37-53 4-14-14 42
10. Connor Mothersole CCS 3-18-43 2-10-11 5-28-54 41
Points WSW 235 CCS 220
Thank to all who took part.