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Chilren's Road Races
Team MK (Milton Keynes) are to hold a series of six road races for children from March through June.
All events will be on the traffic free road around Milton Keynes Bowl & the race categories will be: U8s, U10s, U12s, U14s & U16s. Results are normally done by gender within each race category.
Registration for all races opens at 1330, with racing starting at 1430. MK Bowl is entered from Watling Street. The cost for each race is £4 per entrant with a British Cycling race license, & £5.50 without.
The dates of the races will be: 17, 24 & 31March, 21 April, 12 May & 15 June.
Our club will be entering several riders of both genders. Please contact Roddy Grant for further details.
A Few Important Dates and Reminders
Club Subscriptions are now due. Fees are: Family £30, Married/Partner £25, Senior £20 and Junior £6. Some members who joined very recently do not need to pay – ring me to confirm. If payment is not made by the AGM on 3rd February a late payment fee of £3 will be due. Mick 01327 350498.
The date for our Annual General Meeting is Friday February 3rd 7.30 at the clubrooms. All are welcome to attend. Two current officers are standing down – we are looking for a general secretary and a racing secretary. Please make every effort to attend even if you have no intention of standing on the committee next year. All items for the agenda must be with the general secretary before 6th January.
Roller Racing at the clubrooms begins on Friday 13th January and will also be held on the following dates: 27th January, 10th February and 24th February. All are welcome – it is fun to watch as well as take part. Start time is 7.30pm. For more info ring Trevor on 01604 764182.
The 2012 Annual Dinner and Prize Presentation is to be held at the Saracens Head Towcester on Saturday 28th January, 7pm for 7.30pm. This is where we honour the previous year’s prize winners. Price is £17.50 per person. Dress code is smart – no jeans. The menu choice was in the last newsletter. You must ring Trevor Parrish on 01604 764182 before 22nd January with your menu choice.
The date for the Cycle Jumble Sale is Sunday 12th February 2012 at the clubrooms. Details are as per the last newsletter. If you want to hire a table to sell unwanted kit from, contact Trevor Parrish on 01604 764182.
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Overall CX League Results.It was a great year for the Club’s young CX riders. In the U10s, Skip Snelson swept all before him to finish 1st in the Boys League. A great first season for the youngster.
In the U12s, Alasdair Grant finished 3rd Boy in the most competitive section of the younger riders’ leagues. Given that this was Alasdair’s first season in this age group, this was a great result that he should improve on as his relative age within the age category grows.
In the U14s, Rhona Grant won the Girls League – her second league win in two seasons. Well done Rhona.
In the U16’s, Elizabeth Ruffley also won the Girls League. Like Skip, this was her first full season, so well done Elizabeth.
In the Senior League, Roddy Grant shared 34th Vet’s position with league organiser, & our British Cycling Regional Rep, Graham MacNamee. Well done to Roddy & Mac who finished one place out of the top half of the field.
    Towcester Southern Extension Relief road/BypassHave just returned from the Persimmon and Bloor Homes presentation of the proposed development of 2,750 homes to the south of Towcester. Setting aside the homes, schools, industry and other infrastucture, of concern is the relief road between the A5 just south of the Heathencote turn and the A43 just south of the MacDonalds/Abthorpe road roundabout. This stretch of road will have five roundabouts on it. This will mean that Towcester could end up with seven roundabouts encircling it and only one with any form of safe crossing for cyclists ie the one that is already there! The vital, to cyclists, Wood Burcote Road will have one of these roundabouts and no provision for cyclists. Also of concern is the major junction of the existing A5, relief road and the Whittlebury Road. Although still in the planning/consultation phase, unless our voice is heard they probably wont make provision for cyclists. I urge those that can to try and get to other presentations on the following days.
Friday 02/12 2pm to 8pm and Saturday 03/12 10am to 4pm at Towcester Centre for Leisure Springfields NN12 6UW
and Monday 05/12 2pm to 7pm and Tuesday 06/12 2pm to 8pm at Chantry House Chantry Lane Towcester NN12 6YY.
Ask for Mr Clive Patmore or Mr Chamberlain.
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Final round of the Central Cyclo-cross LeagueThe final race of the 2011 League took place on a technically demanding course at a rather blustery Hillingdon Cycle Circuit. The course was technically demanding with lots of off camber riding on muddy, slippy banks. First off was Skip in the U10s. Skip led the field from the start (again), opening up a substantial lead over the second rider. Well done to Skip who has won every one of his races!
Next up was Alasdair in the U12s. Disaster struck early on in the first lap as Alasdair was knocked off & then ridden over! Emerging last from under a pile of bodies & bikes, he bravely got back on & gave pursuit to those who had avoided the pile up. However, the gap was just too great and Alasdair finished 7th – the first time that he has been absent from the podium since his first race of the season.
Rhona and Elizabeth came next in the U14s & U16s respectively. Remembering the lead that Rhona had opened up over her before puncturing last race, Elizabeth powered through the half hour race, leaving Rhona in her wake. Elizabeth came 2nd in the U16s, while Rhona won the U14s.
In the Senior race, Roddy limited his crashes to one slide down a bank & finished 33rd Vet. He had a comical tussle with the eventual winner which involved the latter’s saddle & seat post emerging between Roddy’s bars & brake cables during an overtake that went badly out of control on the slippy surface. Much to the enjoyment of the onlookers, the more the two tried to disentangle themselves, the worse they became entwined!
        pedal car racing anyone?The 5th running of the Shenington 24 hour pedal car race will be held
on June 30th - July 1st 2012. The race has grown year on year since it's inception in 2008 and 2012
looks to be no exception. If your cycling club fancies having a go at something a little bit
different, having some fun and getting involved in a fascinating blend of cycling and car racing then this could be for you! Rugby Velo have finished runners up the previous two years but could
yours be the first cycling club to win this event? All the information is in the attached pdf
All the best,
Jeremy Featherstone (Rugby Velo)
Race Organiser, Shenington 24 hour race
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