WSW were out in force both solo and on Tandems at the 15 mile EDCA championships, hosted by Kings Lynn Cycle Club on 19 July. With thanks to Peter Kennedy for this report. Rita Rue was 2nd place ladyVets (40-49): 1st, David YoungTeam: 1st, David Young, Steve Rue, Peter Kennedy 2:07:44Tandem: 1st, Cordelia Cole, Lee Sturman 37:47 The rain is …
Evening TT cancelled – Thursday 24 July
Owing to the amount of standing water on the roads, this evening’s Time Trial is cancelled.
Evening TT – Thursday 22 May – Change of course
Owing to roadworks on the Horringer course, tonight’s TT will be on the Higham course
Great performances at late summer TTs
The WSW testers have been active right up to the end of the TT season. Congratulations to Jordan Black for competing in the National 10 mile championship (on the F2E/10 course west of Cambridge), posting a 21:39. After some event cancellations, five wheelers were back in action on 7 September at the Norwich ABC 10:Martin Pyne. 25.49Mark Eastwood. 25.56John Steed …
2024 Evening TT round-up
The results are in for the evening TT series run from April to August. Overall, we had 40 different West Suffolk Wheelers competing this year, with a total of 38 personal bests recorded over 12 different courses. The overall winner is Matt Shingleton with 345 points, followed closely by Lee Sturman with 340 and Richard Farrow in 3rd with 281. …
Open TT update – EDCA 10 mile championship
Five wheelers faced the timekeeper in the East District 10 mile championship held on the Tottenhill course. Again a strong northerly wind greeted us putting pay to our hopes of fast rides. David Young. 25.58 Mark Eastwood. 26.32 Martin Pyne. 26.44 Steven Rue. 28.23 John Steed. 30.12
Early season TT update
With the TT season in full swing, here’s an update on how the WSW testers are going in local Open events. On 21st April, 3 wheelers faced the timekeeper in the Kings Lynn 10 , a very strong cold northerly put paid to hopes of a quick ride but the promoting club’s hospitality was as always excellent. Mark Eastwood: 27.42 …
Evening TT – change of course – Thursday 25 April
Owing to roadworks on the Little Whelnetham course, this week’s TT (Thursday 25th April) will be on the Horringer 10 course. Details of dates and courses here: https://westsuffolkwheelers.org/activities/racing/
Diminutive differences – Fred Filby 2023
A hardy group of 16 riders ventured out on Boxing Day for our annual Fred Filby time trial. Given the typical Christmas diet, thankfully riders didn’t need to attempt a full gas effort over the 10 mile Horringer course – the format of this event allows them to pick a target time within a given pace range; their goal is …
David tops the SPOCO East competition for 2023
David Young is one of our club’s band of committed time triallists, and also the organiser of our annual Grass Track event. His reward for extensive training this season, including substantial strength and conditioning work, has been winning the Senior category in the season-long Sporting Courses competition for the East region. Sporting courses are those held on (often undulating and …