December 2004 - North Bucks Road Club

SW ANNING AR O UND
Th e North Buck s Road Cl
ub Ne w s l
e tte r
De ce m be r 2004
In Th is Is s ue ...
2004 AGM Re port
W h atGe rry and Robe rt
did ne xt...th e Duo
Norm and in 2004
2005 Cl
ub TT fixture s
N& DCA TT s e rie s re vie w e d
Editorial
W e lcom e to th e ne w look Cl
ub Ne w s l
e tte r, unde r
ne w Editorialm anage m e nt! I inte nd to try and k e e p
th is ne w s lette r running at a re as onable fre q ue ncy,
ide ally m onth ly, pe rh aps bim onth l
y. But th is de pe nds
on a
s te ady fl
ow of s ubm is s ions from th e
m e m be rs h ip, s o ge t w riting. Em ailany contributions
to m e atr.d.s aunde rs @ ope n.ac.uk .
w h e th e r w e s h ould re m ain m e m e brs of th e CAs th at w e
curre ntly be l
ong to. O bje ctions to m e m be rs h ip m os tly
s te m m e d from th e difficulty in arranging cove r for our
m ars h all
ing com m itm e nts aris ing from CA m e m be rs h ip. (I
m us t apologis e at th is point for failing to ride th e NM & H
CA '100', w h ich turne d out to be our NM & H CA
m ars h all
ing com m itm e nt th is s e as on - I w as ill). Th e ups h ot
w as th at w e h ave w ith draw n from th e NM & H CA, but
re m ain a m e m be r of th e Norl
ond Com bine for 2005. W e are
m e m be rs of th e North ants and D is trict CA, be acus e (a) th is
is fre e , and (b) th e re is no m ars h alling re q uire d (th ough I
m us t confe s s th at th is s e e m s a little s e lfis h !). Ian Stok e s
rode m os t of th e e ve nts in th e N& D CA s e rie s th is s e as on,
and re vie w s it in th is is s ue . Late r in th e m e e ting Ste ph
propos e d w e (re ?)join a W om e n's cycling as s ociation, and
th is w as acce pte d.
I h ave various plans for th is ne w s lette r. Firs tl
y, to
m atch th e ne w inform ation age , I plan to circulate it
by e m ail
, as a pdf fil
e , and s e condl
y, I s h al
l add
copie s to th e Club w e b page , w h e n I ge t around to re jigging it (s e e re port on Club AGM be low ).
Circulating th e ne w s lette r in e lectronic form at allow s
m e m be rs to s e e th e ne w s lette r in glorious te ch nicolor. CTT H andbook s
If w e can k e e p th is roll
ing on a m onth l
y bas is , w e M e m be rs are re s pons ible for orde ring th e ir ow n H andbook s ,
could s e e adve rts for s tuff, s ugge s tions for h ow to s ince th e Club m ade a l
os s on th e bul
k orde r th is s e as on.
im prove club life , announce m e nts , e tc. But th is w ill
allre q uire as s is tance from th e m e m be rs , in th e form Cl
ub W e bs ite and Ne w s lette r
of contributions . So pul
lyour finge rs out and h it
th os e k e yboards !
I volunte e re d to tak e ove r th e h e lm of th e Club Ne w s lette r,
and to re launch th e w e bs ite . Se e th e Editorialfor m ore
In th e m e antim e , th is is s ue h as s e ve ral inte re s ting com m e nts on th is . I th ink it m ak e s s e ns e to inte grate th e s e
articles . W e h ave a re port from Ge rry O ram on our tw o activitie s .
s e cond atte m pt at th e D uo Norm and, and an articl
e
on s tre tch ing for cyclis ts by Linds ay. Linds ay, as Th e R oad R acing and Tim e Triall
ing Se cre tarie s re porte d on
m os t of you w il
lbe aw are , is going to be gin an M Sc th e ye ar's racing (s e e be low and page 6).
in Sports Scie nce at W ol
ve rh am pton Unive rs ity ne xt
ye ar - w ith any luck w e w illh e ar m ore from h im in
R oad R ace Se cre tary's R e port
th e future ! I th ink h is k e e n inte re s t is re fl
e cte d in th is
article.
Gordon Batcock
Th e Cl
ub h ad a re as onable ye ar, s tarting w ith th e s e nior
te am riding w e ll in th e Eas te r 3 day e ve nt in Ire land.
Congratulations to leigh Sm ith , w h o cam e s e cond ove rall
and obtaine d h is 2nd cate gory lice nce .
R obe rt
AnnualGe ne ralM e e ting
Th e Cl
ub prom ote d tw o e ve nts th is ye ar, both of w h ich w e re
w el
lrun. Th ank you to allth os e w h o h e lpe d: m ars h als, te a
Th e NBR C AnnualGe ne ralM e e ting w as h e l
d on 10th m ak e rs and officials.
Nove m be r at H arley H al
l. Som e of th e im portant
l
dis cus s ions are s um m aris e d be l
ow . Actuall
y, you m us t Ne xt ye ar w e are prom oting tw o race s . Th e LVR C race w il
be
in
Augus
t
and
a
day
of
cycl
e
racing,
t
o
be
h
e
l
d
on
18t
h
be w arne d th at th e s e are m y re collections , and I m ay
Aprilat th e Bow l, and w h ich w illinclude th e Andy H ardy
h ave introduce d s om e e rrors !
M e m orialTroph y R oad R ace .
Ins urance Pol
icy and th e Le as e on H arl
e y H al
l
W e h ave 14 club m e m be rs w h o h ave tak e n out m e m be rs h ip
W h ile th e re nt of H arl
e y H allis re al
ly q uite m ode s t (I of Britis h Cycling. Th is is tw o m ore th an las t ye ar. I fe e l
s e e m to re callit's £3 pe r w e e k ), w e are appare ntly th at m ore m e m be rs s h ould be long to a cycling organis ation
re s pons ibl
e for m ainte nance of th e fabric of th e (s uch as BC or CTC), s o th at th e y are cove re d by ins urance
buil
ding. W e w e re q uite s h ock e d to h e ar th at th e and h ave legalre pre s ne tation in cas e of an accide nt.
ins urance policy on th e building h as a £1000 e xce s s
ch arge on re pairs due to s ubs ide nce . Th is is q uite
topical, s ince th e building doe s appe ar to be s uffe ring
from s ubs ide nce . Ian Stok e s e xpre s s e d an inte re s t in
s e e ing th e te xt of th e l
e as e and th e ins urance policy s o
h e could cas ta profe s s ionale ye ove r th e m .
M e m be rs h ip ofAs s ociations
As las t ye ar, th e re w as an e xte nde d dis cus s ion of
Club D inne r 2004
H e re ticalSugge s tions
You w illallno doubt h ave notice d th at th e Club D inne r
h as not h appe ne d! Th e good ne w s is th at Ian Stok e s
h as tak e n on th e job of organis ing it. Th os e of you w h o
atte nde d th e AGM w il
lbe aw are th at w e de cide d th at
w e w ould h ave th e dinne r s om e tim e in e arly or m id of
January.
Ian h as now arrange d th is for 7th January 2005.
Th e NBR C AnnualD inne r and Prize Pre s e ntation w il
l
tak e place at H e nry's Tabl
e R e s taurant, Furzton Lak e ,
Sh irw e llCre s ce nt, M ilton K e yne s on Friday 7 January
2004, tim e 7.00pm for 7.30pm .
Tick e ts w illbe £15 to 18, no conce s s ions , e s pe cial
ly for
fas tve te ran O APs .
H e re are tw o s ugge s tions for th e Cl
ub. Th is is inte nde d
to caus e a bit of dis cus s ion, s o w rite to th e Ne w l
e tte r
(r.d.s aunde rs @ ope n.ac.uk ) if you w ant to re s pond, or h ave
s om e s ugge s tions ofh ow to m ak e th e cl
ub m ore active !
1. Saturday cl
ubruns !- W e l
l
, w h y do w e onl
y h ave 'e m
on Sundays ?
2. Ge t rid of th e Com m itte e ! - W e l
l
, w h y don't w e de al
w ith bus ine s s e ts at th e w e e k l
y cl
ub nigh ts ? M aybe m ore
pe opl
e w oul
d com e al
ong if th e re w as bus ine s s be ing
dis cus s e d. W e coul
d s h ift cl
ub nigh ts to Th urs day to avoid
cl
as h ing w ith Le ague e ve nts .
De ar Santa!
Th is l
e tte r w as de l
ive re d to H arl
e y H al
lby m is tak e th is
ye ar, ins te ad ofth e North Pol
e.
Price include s a tw o or th re e cours e m e al. Th e m e nu is
on page 9 - pleas e contact Ian w ith your ch oice , ide all
y
be fore Ch ris tm as ).
De ar San ta,
D re s s to be s m art cas ualor As s os . Pleas e contact Ian
Stok e s on 01234 240140 or 07770 9 609 84 or
Ian.M .Stok e s @ btinte rne t.com to book your place s .
s e n d m e 6 tubs for Ch ris tm as as Ih ad
R e lie ve th os e Xm as h oliday blue s by joining your
cycl
ing m ate s . M ak e s ure you ride th e Ne w Ye ar's D ay
"10" for an e arl
y prize !!
Give m y l
ove to M rs San ta, an d th e e l
ve s ,
Ih ave be e n a good boy al
lye ar. Pl
e as e
l
oad s of pun cture s th is ye ar.
Love from Robe rt
W h atdo you ge tas a giftfor s om e one w h o h as e ve ryth ing - An O riginalCartoon!
by K e vin Stok e s
Th is w as th e q ue s tion I pos e d for m ys e l
f, at m y broth e rs l
ate s t birth day. Luck il
y I h ad be e n re ading cycl
ing w e e k l
y and
cam e acros s th e articl
e on Joh nny H e l
m s , s udde nl
y I h ad a fl
as h ofins piration, I gotonl
ine to try and find outh ow to ge th ol
d of
h im , butal
lm y s e arch e s on googl
e onl
y cam e up w ith h is book s , no w e bs ite s or e -m ailaddre s s e s .
Undaunte d I th e n k ne w w h o to contact, ye s you've gue s s e d it, your favourite cycl
ing m agaz ine (Cycl
ing W e e k l
y if you
gue s s e d w rong), w h o prom ptl
y re pl
ie d back th atas I w as a fan th e y didn'ts e e a probl
e m in giving h is ph one num be r.
I prom ptl
y ph one d
h im and as k e d h im if h e
did com m is ions , w h ich h e
s aid h e
did, I th e n
outl
ine d w h at I w ante d,
and fil
l
e d in s om e of th e
cycl
ing h is tory Ian and I
h ave , th e final th ing h e
as k e d
for
w as
a
de s cription of our bik e s
(e as y), and Cl
ub je rs e y,
not e as y on th e ph one
(you try it), th is w as
final
l
y
re s l
ove d
by
s e nding a picture th rough
th e pos t.
Th e re s ul
t is h e re for
al
l to s e e , pl
us m y
broth e r is s til
l tal
k ing to
m e , now w h at am I going
to ge th im ne xtye ar.....
TotalEffort:
Th e Duo Norm and 2004
by Ge rry O ram
It w as jus t be fore m id-day, th e s un w as dire ctl
y
ove rh e ad and th e te m pe rature h ad h it th irty. A coupl
e
fl
as h e s from th e cam e ra in front of us and th e n th e
countdow n, cinq , q uatre , trois , de ux, une . W e both
focus e d on th e road ah e ad th at cl
im be d out of th e
Norm andy vil
l
age of M arigny. Th e Duo Norm and's m otto
is l
'e ffort total
. W e didn't k now it at th at m om e nt, but th is
w oul
d ne atl
y s um up our race .
Back in M arch , Robe rt h ad EM ail
e d m e to s ay h e
h ad e nte re d us (again) for th e Duo. I h ad m ixe d fe e l
ings
about h is unil
ate ral action. Afte r al
l
, I h ad s uffe re d
te rribl
y in 2003 and h e l
d h im up in th e proce s s . It's one
th ing to h ave a bad race , but to ruin s om e one e l
s e 's
race is im m e as urabl
y w ors e and I s til
lw as n't w h ol
l
y
ove r it. I s us pe ct th is is w h y Robe rt h ad gone ah e ad
and e nte re d us - k now ing ful
lw e l
lth at I w oul
d probabl
y
h ave s e cond th ough ts . W e coul
d s til
lh ave pul
l
e d out
but, l
e t's face it, it w as far l
ess l
ik e l
y once I s aw our
nam e s on th e Duo w e bs ite .
Unl
ik e 2003, I h ad e njoye d a s ucce s s fuls e as on
and by th e tim e of th e Duo in Se pte m be r, I h ad s e cure d
fourth pl
ace ove ral
lin th e M agic Dragon Se rie s and
col
l
e cte d num e rous s e cond and th ird pl
ace s and e ve n a
w in in ope n tim e trial
s . M y confide nce w as m uch h igh e r
th an in th e pre vious ye ar and m y pre paration w as m uch
im prove d. Robe rt h ad al
s o s h ow n good form in th e
weeks l
e ading up to th e race . Th e h e at on th e day,
th ough , did w orry m e and I coul
dn't forge t h ow painful
th atcram p h ad be e n in 2003.
In th e l
ine of ride rs w aiting to m ount th e s tart ram p,
Robe rt and I w e re de bating th e m e rits of s tarting on th e
big ring (a 57 in Robe rt's cas e , 56 for m e ) or th e inne r
ring. Robe rt's s w itch ing to th e 57 ring in re adine s s h ad
an im m e diate im pact on th e Fre nch pair w h o w e re
s tarting a m inute in front of us - th e y w e re com pl
e te l
y
ps ych e d out and th is w as one of th os e m om e nts w h e n I
w is h
m y unde rs tanding of Fre nch
w as be tte r.
Ne ve rth e l
e s s , jus t be fore cl
im bing th e s te ps to th e s tart
w e h ad a ch ange of h e art and fl
ippe d ove r onto th e
inne r rings . W e l
l
, th e s tartdoe s go im m e diate l
y uph il
l
.
Z e ro! W e w e re off and s o too w as Robe rt's ch ain al
m os t. I coul
d s e e pe opl
e s cre w ing up th e ir face s and
h e ar re m ark s in Fre nch and Engl
is h as th e crunch of
ge ars be h ind m e brok e th rough th e nois e of th e carnival
atm os ph e re th at e m brace s M arigny on Duo-day. Th e
s am e h ad h appe ne d th e ye ar be fore . Th at tim e , I
s toppe d to s e e w h at h ad h appe ne d to Robe rt. Th is tim e
I k ne w I coul
d carry on, s o I did but w ith a curs ory l
ook
back th rough m y l
e gs to re as s ure m ys e l
f th at h e w as
s til
luprigh t. Robe rt s ail
e d pas t be fore th e top of th at firs t
e as y cl
im b e xcl
aim ing: 'it al
w ays doe s th at in th e l
ittl
e
ring'. 'I k now ' I re pl
ie d, trying to appe ar unconce rne d.
Th e firs t fe w k il
om e tre s w e re trick y, going dire ctl
y
into a h e adw ind and a l
ittl
e te ch nical
. I didn't fe e lat al
l
good and w onde re d if 2003 w oul
d re pe at its e l
f. I didn't
k now it at th is m om e nt, but Robe rt, too, w as fe e l
ing bad
in th e s e ope ning k il
om e tre s . Sudde nl
y, w e rounde d a
corne r to s e e our m inute pair in front of us . Robe rt l
e ad
us s traigh t pas t in a fl
as h . I gl
ance d at m y w atch (I don't
carry a com pute r anym ore as I find it e ith e r too
de pre s s ing or frigh te ning de pe nding on w h e th e r I'm
going uph il
lor dow n). It w as onl
y five m inute s into th e
race and w e h ad jus t caugh t a pair for a m inute . I
s tarte d to fe e lbe tte r.
W e fl
as h e d pas t both th e k il
om e tre s igns th at
counte d dow n and q uite a fe w oth e r pairs as w e be gan
to pil
e on th e pow e r. Th e ch ange ove rs w e re m uch
im prove d from 2003 - it w as s om e th ing w e h ad
ide ntifie d as a probl
e m are a and h ad w ork e d on q uite
h ard. Eve ntual
l
y, w e h ad de cide d in favour of th e front
m an m oving off rath e r th an th e re ar m an com ing
th rough . A dre s s re h e ars al th e pre vious day h ad
re inforce d our l
e s s ons from e arl
ie r in th e s e as on w h e n
w e h ad ridde n - and w on - th re e tw o-up e ve nts in five
days . Th e onl
y h iccup w as Robe rt's ins is te nce on going
off-cours e . As w e approach e d a s w e e ping l
e ft-h and
be nd w ith a junction on its ape x Robe rt, l
e ading at th at
point, w e nt s traigh t on as both m ys e l
f and th e m ars h al
crie d in our re s pe ctive l
anguage s to turn l
e ft. Robe rt
us e d th e inte rnationall
anguage of e xpl
e tive s to ve nt h is
ange r th e n cl
aim e d th at th e m ars h alw as obs curing th e
s ign pointing l
e ft. Pe rs onal
l
y, I th ink th at Robe rt l
ik e s to
h ave s om e th ing to be grum py about afte r e ach race
and, th e re fore , m anage s to ge t h e l
d up at a roundabout
or go off-cours e . Th e re w e re no roundabouts on th e
Duo Norm and, s o h is options w e re obvious l
yl
im ite d.
W e be l
te d acros s a caus e w ay th at cros s e d an
e xpos e d s e ction of m ars h l
and and turne d l
e ft at th e e nd
(s ucce s s ful
l
y). W e w e re h al
fw ay into th e race , going
wel
land w ith no s ign of cram p. Th is w as th e ve ry s pot
w h e re it h ad firs t com e on in 2003. M ore k il
om e tre s
fl
as h e d by, m ore pairs w atch e d th e Saunde rs /O ram
train w h ip by th e m . W e w e re fl
ying. Into th e vil
l
age of
Fe ugère s and th e re alcl
im bing be gan. Th e w ind w as
now on our back s but unh e l
pfulon th is te rrain. W e
cl
im be d out of th e vil
l
age a l
ittl
e sl
uggis h l
y as our l
e gs
h ad to adjus t from th e fas te r riding to out-of-s addl
e
cl
im bing. It got s te e pe r on th e l
ong cl
im b to Le
M e s nil
bus , but now w e w e re adjus te d to it and both s til
l
riding on th e big ring. Robe rt s w ung off th e front on th e
cl
im b, l
ook e d m e in th e e ye as w e cros s e d and gas pe d
and s pitte d out th e w ords : 'h e art-rate 19 3'. 'Bl
oody h e l
l
',
I th ough t to m ys e l
f, 'h e 'l
lbl
ow at th at l
e ve l
'. I l
ook e d
dow n to s e e m y H RM s h ow ing 185 (Robe rt us ual
l
y
ope rate s at about te n be ats h igh e r th an m e ). I w as onl
y
five be ats be l
ow m y abs ol
ute m ax and w e w e re both
wel
labove our re s pe ctive th re s h ol
ds . I did a s tint on th e
front, trying to pus h th e pe dal
s round and re m ain
s e ate d, w h ich I am s ure is m ore e conom icalfor m e , but
ins te ad of dropping th e H RM ros e to 187. 'Ch ris t', I
th ough t, 'I'l
le xpl
ode in a m inute '. Ye t it fe l
t s us tainabl
e.I
m ove d off th e front and gas pe d to Robe rt to k e e p it
s te ady. Its e e m e d to be s e ns ibl
e re gardl
e s s ofh ow itfe l
t.
W e toppe d out at th e h igh e s t point of th e cours e s e ve n m il
e s of cl
im bing now be h ind us - and de s ce nde d
tow ards M arigny. Jus t be fore re -e nte ring th e vil
l
age is a
s h arp l
e ft-h and corne r at th e bottom of a ve ry fas t
de s ce nt. Robe rt h ad l
e ft m e on th e front on th e
de s ce nts , s o th at w e w oul
d at l
e as t s til
lbe toge th e r at
th e bottom . Al
s o, I found it e as ie r to de s ce nd w ith out
anoth e r ride r in front or be s ide m e . At th e bottom of th is ,
th e fas te s t and m os t s e rious de s ce nt, w as an am bul
ance .
I w as jus t th ink ing of a jok e al
ong th e l
ine s of 'w e l
l
, th e y
h e ard I w as com ing' w h e n I s aw th e cras h e d cycl
is t s at on
th e ve rge com pl
e te w ith ne ck -brace and arm in s l
ing.
Gl
ancing acros s th e corne r confirm e d th at noth ing e l
se
w as about and s o I cut acros s th e s h orte s t angl
e . I e as e d
off th e front and utte re d to Robe rt as h e cam e al
ongs ide
m e : 'w e l
l
, th at's anoth e r pair w e 've be ate n'.
It w as a h ard drag up into M arigny and w e rounde d
th e vil
l
age -s q uare unde r th e grands tand at no gre at
s pe e d (al
th ough w atch ing oth e rs l
ate r on, I s us pe ct w e
w e re re l
ative l
y im pre s s ive ). Th e re th e n fol
l
ow s an e igh tm il
e out-and-back s e ction be fore th e cours e finis h e s back
in M arigny. Th is s e ction is q uite trick y be caus e it is a
s ingl
e carriage w ay road and cone d al
ong th e ce ntre to
al
l
ow th e race to go in both dire ctions at th e s am e tim e .
Th is w oul
d not be a probl
e m but for th e fol
l
ow ing cars th at
can tak e up th e e ntire carriage w ay and ge t in th e w ay.
Th e road cl
im be d s te adil
y back into th e h e adw ind. It w as
a re algrove land th e e arl
ie r e ffort w as now tak ing its tol
l
.
W e de s ce nde d from th e top to th e turn at a T-junction and
im m e diate l
y back onto th e cl
im b from th e oppos ite
dire ction. Th is w as th e final pie ce of cl
im bing - tire d
bodie s w e re force d into one l
as t gre at e ffort. Th e n, it w as
one h e l
lof a bl
as t dow n th e h il
land al
ong th e fl
at final
k il
om e tre into M arigny to finis h unde r th e grands tand.
According to Robe rt's com pute r w e e nte re d M arigny
at around 43 m ph . A traffic cone w obbl
e d in th e road afte r
a fol
l
ow ing car h ad brus h e d it. I h e s itate d as I w atch e d it
w obbl
e and, for th e onl
y tim e in th e e ntire race , l
os t
Robe rt's w h e e l and at th at s ort of s pe e d, a s l
igh t
h e s itation is al
lit tak e s . H ow e ve r, I w as q uick l
y back and
th e m om e ntum took m e s traigh t pas t Robe rt and ove r
th e finis h l
ine jus tin frontofh im .
It w as a w h il
e be fore e ith e r of us coul
d cl
im b off our
bik e s and e ve n l
onge r be fore any m e aningful
conve rs ation w as pos s ibl
e . (Do w e e ve r h ave
m e aningfulconve rs ation?Editor). Th e e ffort h ad be e n
m as s ive . O ur tim e of 1h r 22m 18s w as al
m os t tw o
m inute s fas te r th an l
as t ye ar - and th is on a m uch h arde r
day w h e n m os t oth e r pairs w e nt tw o m inute s s l
ow e r. It
w as q uite a l
ong w ait for th e re s ul
ts , during w h ich tim e
w e w atch e d th e bl
oodie d and brok e n l
im ping in. It s e e m s
th at th e s h arp l
e ft-h and corne r h ad cl
aim e d a fe w .
Eve ntual
l
y, th e re s ul
ts appe are d on th e board and w e
w e re fifth . W e h ad pas s e d th rough th e firs t tim e ch e ck at
20 k m as th e th ird fas te s t pair. By th e ne xt tim e ch e ck ,
tak e n as w e re turne d to M arigny (43k m ) th e e ve ntual
finis h ing orde r w as pre tty m uch s orte d out, al
th ough in
th e final12 k m (th e out-and-back l
e g) w e h ad tak e n
s om e tim e back from th e w inning pair. Al
th ough
dis appointe d not to finis h in th e top th re e , w e k ne w th at
w e h ad ridde n s trongl
y, w ork ing w e l
ltoge th e r and righ t
at th e abs ol
ute ph ys ical l
im it - s om e th ing th at th e
inform ation s tore d in th e H RM s w oul
d l
ate r confirm . It
w as a totale ffort and th at's al
lyou can do - at l
e as t until
ne xtye ar.
A com bination ofs te e l
y de te rm ination and bare l
y conce al
e d h ys te ria on th e s tartram p!
Tim e TrialSe cre tary's R e portto th e
AGM
by Le igh Sm ith (s l
igh tly e dite d by th e Editor)
Cl
ub Eve nts
Th e club also took its turn in organis ing an e ve r popular
R udy Proje ct R ound in Se pte m be r, e fficie ntly run by Ian
Stok e s w h o did an e xce llent job, s upporte d by m any club
m e m be rs turning outto h e lp. W e lldone to you all.
Cl
ub Ch am pionsh ips
O nce again th e club ch am pions h ips w e re h e ld ove r tw o
Th e atte ndance at club e ve nts h as be e n about th e s am e as laps of th e As tw ood circuit. W e h ad 13 ride rs tak ing part,
las t s e as on on ave rage , th ough it w as good to s e e s om e and cl
ub m e m be rs took 1s t th re e place s in th e s e nior and
ne w face s turning out to give it a go. I fe e l
, as I am s ure ve ts com pe titions . Th e h illclim b w as w e ll-atte nde d, w ith
oth e r m e m be rs do, th at th e e ve nts are too varie d, and th at 15 ride rs com pe ting. Unfortunate l
y th e unde rfe d Te am
w e ne e d to h ave s om e re gularity on th e fixture s lis t (s e e M K ride rs took th e top th re e place s . (W h at bounde rs !,
be low fo th e 2005 program m e ).
Ed)
Spe cialth ank s are due to Tony Farm borough for doing Th e 2005 Se ason
s uch a good job w ith th e tim e k e e ping th is ye ar, w h at
w ould w e h ave done w ith outyou?
I h ave as s e m bled a ne w fixture s lis t for th e 2005 s e as on,
w h ich us e s fe w e r cours e s ove rall
, in w h ich 8 are l
e ague
O pe n Eve nts
rounds (be s t 5 w illcount). I h ope th is s im pl
e r form at w ill
be m ore re gular and e ncourage pe ople to turn out m ore
Th e club organis e d tw o ope n e ve nts th is ye ar. Ph ilofte n. At th e AGM , w e de cide d to s h ift s om e of th e
Sinne tt ran h is 10 m ile TT on th e F5a/10, w h ich prove d s um m e r A5 e ve nts to a 7.30pm s tartto avoid h e avy traffic.
as popular as e ve r. W e lldone , Ph il
, and th ank s to all
th os e w h o h e lpe d outon th e day.
Club Fixture s 2005
Day
Sat
Sat
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Wed
Sat
Sun
Date
1/1/05
26/3/05
2/4/05
6/4/05
13/4/05
20/4/05
27/4/05
4/5/05
11/5/05
18/5/05
25/5/05
1/6/05
8/6/05
15/6/05
22/6/05
29 /6/05
6/7/05
13/7/05
20/7/05
27/7/05
3/8/05
10/8/05
17/8/05
24/8/05
31/8/05
7/9 /05
17/9 /05
25/9 /05
Tim e
1000
09 00
09 00
19 00
19 00
19 00
19 00
19 00
19 00
19 00
19 00
19 30
19 00
19 00
19 30
19 00
19 00
19 30
19 00
19 00
19 30
19 00
19 00
19 00
19 00
19 00
09 00
09 00
Cours e
F5a/10
F5v/10
F5a/10
F5u/10
F5v/10
F5a/10
F5u/10
F5v/10
F5a/10
F5u/10
F5v/10
F5a/10
F5u/10
F5v/10
F5a/10
F5u/10
F5v/20
F5a/10
F5u/10
F5v/10
F5a/10
F5u/10
F5v/10
F5a/10
F5u/10
F5v/10
F5x/H
F5z /H
Info
Ne w Ye ar's Day '10'
As tw ood
A5(D)
Stony Stratford (Le ague round #1)
As tw ood
A5(D) (Le ague round #2)
Stony Stratford
As tw ood (Le ague round #3)
A5(D)
Stony Stratford
As tw ood (Le ague round #4)
A5(D)
Stony Stratford (Le ague round #5)
As tw ood
A5(D) (Le ague round #6)
Stony Stratford
As tw ood (Cl
ub Tim e TrialCh am pions h ip 20 m il
es)
A5(D)
Stony Stratford (Le ague round #7)
As tw ood
A5(D)
Stony Stratford
As tw ood (Le ague round #8)
A5(D)
Stony Stratford
As tw ood
Th re e Lock s
Bow Brick h il
l(Cl
ub H il
lCl
im b Ch am pions h ip)
Note th at s om e of th e m idw e e k e ve nts (th e June and Jul
y A5 e ve nts ) are h e l
d at 7.30pm rath e r th an 7pm . Th is w as
agre e d atth e AGM in re s pons e to conce rns abouttraffic l
e ve l
s on th e A5.
Stre tch ing th e Truth .
Is s tre tch ing a w as te of tim e for th e
m ode rn cyclis t?
ph ys iol
ogy of m us cle-injury is e s s e ntially ve ry s im il
ar9 . In
th e Black s tudy, m ice w e re l
igh tly anae s th e tize d and th e n
h ad th e m us cles of one re ar l
e g ge ntly s tre tch e d for 1
m inute . Th e oth e r l
e g s e rve d as a control. Th is w as th e n
re pe ate d on alte rnate days for tw e lve days . At th e e nd of
th e tw e l
ve days , th e m ice w e re s ubje cte d to an injuryIntrod uction
inducing e cce ntric contraction in both re ar legs . Th e l
e gs
w e re th e n te s te d to s e e if th e s tre tch e d m us cle s urvive d th e
O ve r th e ye ars , s tre tch ing h as be e n cre dite d w ith an injury any be tte r th an th e control. Th e re s ults w e re cl
e ar:
ability to be s tow a w ide range of be ne fits , both to our th e s tre tch ing routine h ad give n no prote ction. O ne
ge ne ral h e al
th and to our pe rform ance capacity as particularly im portant as pe ct of th is s tudy w as th at th e
ath lete s . H ow e ve r, as tim e pas s e s an incre as ing num be r s tre tch ing h ad be e n ch ronic, i.e . it h ad continue d for a
of th e s e be ne fits are be ing call
e d into q ue s tion. Th e pe riod of ne arly tw o w e e k s and s til
lh ad no prote cting
purpos e of th is article is to e xam ine tw o are as of inte re s t: e ffe ct. O th e r s tudie s h ave s h ow n e ith e r no be ne fit10 or
pe rform ance and injury-pre ve ntion, and to e xam ine th e m conflicting re s ults 7 (w h e re injury rate s corre late d w ith
s pe cifical
ly as th e y appl
y to pe rform ance cycling. I w il
lboth low and h igh m e as ure s of flexibility).
also touch upon s om e of th e re s e arch th at h as e xam ine d
th e re lations h ip be tw e e n running e conom y and W h atab outpe rform ance ?
s tre tch ing; firs tly as it h as an obliq ue re lations h ip to
unde rs tanding th e s ubje ct, but also as th is inform ation So w h at about s tre tch ing's prom is e d be ne fits to
could be us e ful to triath lete s and duath lete s w h o, pe rform ance ?In orde r to e xplore th is s ubje ct m ore fully
alth ough th e y are pe rform ance cyclis ts , h ave uniq ue w e ne e d to m ak e s e ve ral dis tinctions . Firs tly w e m us t
circum s tance s w h ich th e y ne e d to cons ide r care full
y as dis tinguis h be tw e e n th e e ffe cts of an acute e pis ode of
th e y w e igh up th e pros and cons of including s tre tch ing s tre tch ing and th os e of a m ore s ys te m atic, long te rm
as part of th e ir dail
y re gim e . Th is pie ce is not inte nde d to program . Se condly w e m us t e xpl
ore both a s tre tch e d
dis cus s s tre tch ing's e ffe cts on our e ve ryday h e alth . Th e m us cle's ability to e xpre s s m axim um force , and th e e ffe ct
q ue s tions I am atte m pting to ans w e r are : w ills tre tch ing of m ore com pliant m us cles on e conom y of m ove m e nt.
m ak e m e go fas te r and if I s tre tch w il
lI be com e injure d Th is s e cond point w illall
ow us to dis tinguis h be tw e e n th e
les s ofte n?
e ffe ct of s tre tch ing on pe rform ance in s ports w h e re s pe e d
or pow e r are param ount, as oppos e d to e ndurance s ports
Doe s stre tch ing re al
l
y pre ve ntinjurie s?
w h e re e conom y can play a criticalrole.
O ne of th e m os t notable prom is e s m ade by s tre tch ingadvocate s is its ability to re duce injury-ris k , but is th is
bas e d in re ality?Early re s e arch inde e d appe are d to s h ow
th at s tre tch ing h ad a be ne ficiale ffe ct in th is are a 3, but
th e re s e arch w as m is inte rpre te d. Th e s tudy involve d an
'injury-pre ve nting inte rve ntion' w h ich include d ank letaping, e ducation and th e e xclus ion of ath lete s w ith
'grave k ne e ins tability', as w e ll as conditioning and
advice from doctors and ph ys ioth e rapis ts . Unde r th e s e
circum s tance s it is im pos s ible to te ll w h ich of th e s e
s pe cific te ch niq ue s re s ulte d in th e large re duction in
injurie s de m ons trate d. M ore re ce ntl
y th e inform ation
look s m uch les s prom is ing, and could e ve n be
inte rpre te d as pointing in th e oppos ite dire ction.
Firs tly let's e xam ine th e e ffe ct of an acute bout of
s tre tch ing on s h ort-te rm force production. In 2000, Fow les
e t al. e xam ine d e xactly th is and th e re s ults w e re les s th an
e ncouraging4. Afte r 1 m inute of pas s ive s tre tch ing th e y
found th at m axim um s tre ngth w as re duce d by 28%! Th is
re duction in s tre ngth gradually dis s ipate d ove r tim e ;
h ow e ve r th e re w as s tilla 9 % atte nuation e ve n afte r an
h our. Th is h as dram atic im plications for track cyclis ts in
particular. H ow e ve r th e ne w s is a little be tte r for th os e
w h o e ngage in re gular s tre tch ing, as th e re is s om e
e vide nce th at th is m ay re s ult in gre ate r s h ort-te rm force
production11.
R e garding e conom y, th e ne w s is bad again. Now th is is
prim arily of inte re s t to triath l
e te s and duath lete s , as
e conom y-of-m ove m e nt plays a far s m al
ler rol
e in cycling
w h e re our patte rns of m ove m e nt are fixe d. H ow e ve r as I
s tate d be fore I be lie ve th is is w orth y of m e ntion as it
s e rve s to h igh l
igh t h ow m is leading th e s ubje ct can be . In
tw o s e parate s tudie s 2,6 running e conom y h as s h ow n to
ne gative ly corre l
ate w ith flexibility in e lite and s ub-e lite
runne rs . In both cas e s th e e xplanation offe re d w as th at
les s flexible m us cl
e -te ndon units are m ore e fficie nt at
s toring and re leas ing e ne rgy during th e s tre tch -s h orte n
cycle in running.
As Sh rie r points out13, th e re is little s cie ntific bas is for
s tre tch ing's propos e d injury-prote ction. Incre as e d tis s ue
com pliance is norm al
ly as s ociate d w ith a de cre as e d
ability to abs orb e ne rgy. Se condl
y, s tre tch ing can caus e
ce llular dam age w h ich m igh t act as a pre curs or to m ore
e xte ns ive injury. Las tly, s tre tch ing h as be e n s h ow n to
h ave an analge s ic e ffe ct w h ich m igh t in its e l
f contribute
to a gre ate r, rath e r th an a les s e r, ris k of injury. Th e s e
factors m ay h ave h ad s om e th ing to do w ith D r. D avid
Lally's s urpris ing dis cove rie s w h e n h e s urve ye d up to
600 runne rs tak ing part in a m arath on in H aw aii8. O f th e
runne rs q ue s tione d, injury rate s w e re 35% h igh e r in In concl
usion
th os e w h o s tre tch e d. Th is incre as e d ris k of injury
appe are d particularly s trongl
y in th os e w h o pre -s tre tch e d W h e re doe s allth is leave us ?W e llh ope fully it is clear by
and, oddly, in Caucas ian m ales !
now th at s tre tch ing doe s not de live r allth at w as prom is e d.
A l
arge num be r of critical re vie w s h ave re ce ntly be e n
Anoth e r s tudy w orth y of clos e r ins pe ction invol
ve d carrie d out in th is are a5,12,14,15 and alth ough th e re is s om e
m ice 1. Now w e k now th at m ice are not m e n (!), but th e dis parity in th e ir conclus ions th e re is ce rtainly also a gre at
de alof com m on ground. Tak ing into account w h at be tw e e n flexibility and running e conom y in s ub-e lite m ale dis tance
w e h ave alre ady dis cus s e d, h e re are s om e ground runne rs . M e d Sci Sports Exe rc. 28:737-743, 19 9 6.
3.
Ek s trand, J., J. Gillquis t, and S. O . Lilje dah l. Pre ve ntion of
rules for s tre tch ing as a cycl
is t:
1.Pre -s tre tch ing is a bad ide a. It probabl
y h inde rs
pe rform ance , offe rs no prote ction from injury and
m ay e ve n incre as e th e l
ik e lih ood of injury occurring.
2.Alth ough s tre tch ing probabl
y affords no prote ction
from injury in cyclic s ports s uch as cycl
ing and
running, it m ay offe r s m al
l advantage s in
pe rform ance for track ie s (butdon'tforge tpoint1!)
3.Finally, if you com pe te in a m ul
ti-s port dis cipl
ine
th at include s running you m ay w ant to re cons ide r you
s tre tch ing routine - itm ay be s low ing you dow n!
But it's not allbad ne w s . If you w ant to avoid injury,
th e re are th ings th at you can do. Firs tl
y, avoid large
jum ps in load during your training. Th is can be
ach ie ve d by h aving a w e ll
-de s igne d, pe riodis e d
training program w ith s ufficie nt tim e s ch e dul
e d for
re cove ry. Se condly (and th irdl
y and fourth ly) w arm
up! M uch of th e e arl
y confus ion around s tre tch ing
w as ge ne rate d by th e us e of w arm -ups in conjunction
w ith s tre tch ing be fore e xe rcis e . W arm -ups re all
y w ill
prote ct you. Las t but not leas t, ps ych ol
ogy m ay h ave
a part to play in our ris k of injury, s o ride s afe l
y and
alw ays re m e m be r: as cyclis ts w e 're m uch les s lik e ly
to be com e injure d th an our poor cous ins , th e runne rs !
Linds ay Edw ards 2004.
R e fe re nce s
1.
Bl
ack , J. D . J., M . Fre e m an, and E. D . Ste ve ns . A 2
w e e k routine s tre tch ing program m e did not pre ve nt contractioninduce d injury in m ous e m us cl
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2002.
2.
Craib, M . W ., V. A. M itch e ll
, K . B. Fie l
ds , T. R .
Coope r, R . H ope w e ll, and D . W . M organ. Th e as s ociation
North am pton & D is trictCycling
As s ociation - an as s ociation w orth
be longing to
by Ian Stok e s
s occe r injurie s . Supe rvis ion by doctor and ph ys ioth e rapis t. Am J
Sports M e d. 11:116-120, 19 83.
4.
Fow les , J. R ., D . G. Sale, and J. D . M acD ougall. R e duce d
s tre ngth afte r pas s ive s tre tch of th e h um an plantarflexors . J Appl
Ph ys iol.89 :1179 -1188, 2000.
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H e rbe rt, R . D . and M . Gabrie l. Effe cts of s tre tch ing be fore
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re vie w . Bm j. 325:468, 2002.
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Jone s , A. M . R unning e conom y is ne gative ly re late d to s itand-re ach te s t pe rform ance in inte rnational-s tandard dis tance runne rs .
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Jone s , B. H ., D . N. Cow an, J. P. Tom lins on, J. R . R obins on,
D . W . Polly, and P. N. Fryk m an. Epide m iology of injurie s as s ociate d
w ith ph ys icaltraining am ong young m e n in th e arm y. M e d Sci Sports
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Lally, D . Stre tch ing and injury in dis tance runne rs . M e d Sci
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Lie be r, R . L., T. M . W oodburn, and J. Fride n. M us cle
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Pope , R . P., R . D . H e rbe rt, J. D . K irw an, and B. J. Grah am .
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Sh rie r, I. D oe s s tre tch ing im prove pe rform ance ? a
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Sh rie r, I. Stre tch ing be fore e xe rcis e doe s not re duce th e ris k
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W itvrouw , E., N. M ah ie u, L. D anne e ls, and P. M cNair.
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m axim um five s h ort dis tance e ve nts count and th e s am e
for th e long dis tance (20 m iles and ove r). I actually rode
nine of th e e ve nts , only m is s ing one "10" w h ich cl
as h e d
w ith a "25" on th e E2.
Apart from th e "10" on th e N15/10 cours e ne ar Tinge w ick ,
allare on les s popul
ar but re l
ative ly traffic fre e cours e s . I
Afte r th e dis cus s ions at th is ye ars AGM , I th ough t I'd am m ad k e e n on riding on fas t cours e s , but I m us t adm it
put pe n to pape r (or finge r to k e yboard) to te ll th e re gular com pe tition agains t th e s am e guys at e ach of
e ve ryone about m y e xpe rie nce s th is ye ar (2004) riding th e e ve nts w as e xtre m e l
y s tim ulating, e ve n to th e e xte nt of
nine out of te n of th e N & D CA s e rie s , an as s ociation riding in h ow ling gales and driving rain - in th e h ope of
th atI cannotre com m e nd h igh ly e nough to anyone .
cours e th at you coul
d s te ala fe w points from oth e r guys
w h o pe rh aps w ouldn't w ant to ride in adve rs e conditions .
I s e t m ys e lf a fe w m ode s t targe ts th is ye ar, one of Th e trouble w as th at e ve ryone th ough t th e s am e th ing, s o
th e m be ing to ach ie ve a top te n place in th e N & D CA you couldn'tbe a w oos aboutit!!
O ve rallCh am pions h ip. I h ad notice d th e re s ults for
th e 2003 s e rie s in "Cycl
ing" at th e e nd of las t ye ar, Th e e ve nts are allprom ote d by N & D CA m e m be r clubs ,
and s aw one or tw o nam e s th e re th at I fancie d m y but th e s am e re gular cl
ubs s e e m to k e e p w anting to
ch ance s agains t. Th e re are in fact five diffe re nt prom ote th e s am e e ve nts , provide th e ir ow n m ars h als e tc,
s e ctions , th e ove rall
, th e ve te rans , th e ladie s , th e s h ort s o th e NBR C s o far h ave not h ad to prom ote , e ve n th ough
dis tance and th e te am , w ith varying num be rs of e ve nts w e are a m e m be r club. Alth ough th e cours e s in th e ory
counting tow ards your points , according to th e s h ould allbe "N" cours e , th e y do m ove th e m around a bit,
s e ction. In th e ove rall
, th e be s t of th re e out of a to s uit s om e cl
ubs a bit furth e r out. Al
le ve nts are also ope n
Eq uipm e ntR e vie w
W e ll, h e re 's s om e th ing I cam e acros s w h ile planning to s e t up a fixe d
w h e e ltim e trialbik e . Th is is th e Surly Fixxe r, a de vice to conve rt a
Sh im ano fre e h ub to a fixe d h ub. It w ork s w ith m os t Sh im ano
fre e h ubs , but not alls o it's w orth ch e ck ing th e Surly w e bs ite be fore
purch as ing it. Es s e ntially, th e Fixxe r re place s th e fre e h ub body w ith
an alum inium body th at doe s not fre e w h e e l, and to w h ich you can
s cre w a fixe d cog and lock ring. Sh im ano fre e h ubs attach th e th e
h ub s h e llby a s pline d fitting, and are h e lf in place by a 10m m allen
k e y bolt, th rough w h ich th e axle also pas s e s . To fit th e Fixxe r, all
you do is re m ove th e axle, uns cre w th e fre e h ub fixing bolt, drop off
th e fre e h ub body, s lot in th e Fixxe r, th e n re m ount th e axle. Th e
Fixxe r com e s w ith a s e aled cartridge be aring to re place th e righ t
h and be arings , and a num e rous s pace rs , s o th e re s ulting fixe d w h e e l
can be us e d w ith fram e s of any re ar s pacing.
So w h y do I th ink th is is of inte re s t? W e ll, firs tly it allow s th e
re ve rs ible conve rs ion of a ge are d w h e e lto fixe d if you jus t w ant to
try fixe d, but also allow s one to conve rt a Sh im ano com patible dis c
w h e e lto fixe d (w h ich is w h at I've done ). A cave at - it's not te rribly
ch e ap, at £60! I got m ine from Brixton Cycles . I ph one d Ph il
Corley's to as k if th e y could ge t one (th e y are dis tribute d by Is on's )
butth e y de cline d to e ve n both e r to find out.
e ve nts , but you onl
y ge t points if you are in a m e m be r
club. I did try to ge t our Botolph Claydon e ve nt onto th e
lis t for 2005, but I w as too late due to our m e m be r contact
s tillbe ing Ge rry in W al
e s !!
R obe rt
So h ow did I do?W e llin th e h illy e ve nts , th re e of w h ich Cl
D inne r M e nu: Pleas e contact Ian Stok e s (s e e page
w e re on diffe re nt h ill
y cours e s from th e R ock ingh am 3)ub
w
it
h your ch oice
Fore s t W h e e lers H Q at M iddleton, I didn't do s o good,
alth ough th e y're gre at cours e s , particularl
y th e 45 M PH
R oas te d tom ato s oup & granary roll
s e ction dow n D ingley D e ll. 20 ye ars ago w h e n I w as a
Fruitm e dley w ith ras pe be rry coulis
s tone and a q uarte r ligh te r I w ould h ave s torm e d around
Salm on pate & m ultigrain toas t
th e s e (be lie ve it or not I us e d to be good at h ill
y e ve nts !!).
..................................
In th e longe s t e ve nt th e 31 m ile Tow ce s te r - W e e don H one y roas te d s h oulde r of lam b accom panie d by re d w ine & junipe r
, gre e n be ans and butte r m as h
cours e I did dre adful
ly, w as n't look ing forw ard to it and Grilled s e a bas ss auce
coate d in garlic & h e rb butte r w ith roas tpotatoe s ,
bas ically jus t rode around. In th e s h orte r or fl
atte r e ve nts I
h one y pars nips & ve ge tables
did pre tty w e ll, be ating m any of th e m ountain goats by a
Gam m on s te ak w ith e gg, pine apple, ch ips & ve ge tables
fair m argin. M y favourite cours e w as th e F15/25 cours e
Ch ar-grilled ch ick e n bre as tcoate d in garlic & w ine s auce , w ith
ch e e s y bacon m as h & gre e n be ans
s tarting and finis h ing ne ar th e Airs h ip h ange rs at
W ild m us h room bak e
Cardington. It's a re alcom bination of ch all
e nging h il
ls
..................................
and fas t drags trip s e ctions on roads I k now w e l
lfrom
M ixe d ice cre am
driving to and from w ork . Silly m e th ough w as
Fruitpavlova
conce ntrating s o h ard, th at I actuall
y w e nt off cours e (a l
a
Ch e e s e & bis cuits
Ch ocolate s urpris e
Saunde rs ) due to a s tupid m ars h al
ljus t s tanding th e re and
& follow e d by coffe e & m ints
not pointing (th e junctions l
ook diffe re nt from a bik e !),
los ing probably 15 s e conds , but th os e s e conds e nde d up
be ing vital. I l
os t 2 pl
ace s to N & D CA ride rs as a re s ult,
and th e re fore a vital2 points . Th e cons e q ue nce w as th at I
finis h e d in 11th place ove ral
l, finis h ing onl
y one point
be h ind 65 ye ar ol
d m ountain goat BillLaw of th e Fe nl
and
Clarion CC, w h o is a dam m nice bl
ok e and th e s am e age
as m y D ad! I did h ave h ope s of m ak ing up th e ne ce s s ary
points in th e las t e ve nt of th e s e rie s on Saturday 12th
Th is l
e tte r w as de l
ive re d to H arl
e y H al
lby m is tak e th is
Se pte m be r, but on th e day I didn't do s o w e l
l- bas icall
y ye ar, ins te ad ofth e North Pol
e.
due to th e fatigue of a ch all
e nging ne w job, organizing th e
R udy Proje cte ve ntand e nd of s e as on jade dne s s .
De ar San ta,
De ar Santa!
lye ar. Pl
e as e s e n d
I'm alre ady look ing forw ard to ne xt ye ar. It w as gre at. Ih ave be e n a good boy al
Th is is an incre as ingly popul
ar s e rie s w h ich m any of our
ride rs coul
d do w e llin. I don't m ind be ing pus h e d dow n m e a s e tof SRM pow e r cran k s for Ch ris tm as .
th e orde r if th e NBR C can s torm in w ith th e te am prize ,
ove to M rs San ta, an d th e e l
ve s ,
th is ye ar w on by th e A5 R ange rs CC, and I can also fe e l Give m y l
com fortable tak ing m y s on, W arre n, ride th e s am e e ve nts Love from Lin d s ay
(h e 'llbe atm e I'm s ure !!)
2005
NO RTH BUCK S R O AD CLUB
M e m be rs h ip Application/R e ne w al
M e m be rs h ip Subs criptions (including s e cond claim applications ) for th e calendar ye ar 2005 are as
follow s :
1s tClaim
2nd Claim
Se niors :
Juniors (unde r 18 on 1s tJan 2004)
Juve niles (unde r 16 on 1s tJan 2004)
65 ye ars and ove r:
Fam ily
£22.00
£ 3.00
£ 3.00
£16.00
£29 .00
£16.00
£ 3.00
£ 3.00
£16.00
N/A
Allm e m be rs w is h ing to re ne w th e ir Subs criptions are advis e d th atpaym e nts h ould be m ade no late r th an
28th Fe bruary 2005. Failure to m e e tth is re q uire m e ntcould s e rious l
y affe ctyour abil
ity to e nte r e ve nts
unde r th e club nam e .
AllPaym e nts s h ould be addre s s e d to th e M e m be rs h ip Se cre tary :
Ch e q ue s to be m ade payable to:
'NO RTH BUCK S R O AD CLUB'
Ph ilSinne tt
33 R adcl
iffe St.
W olve rton
M ilton K e yne s
M K 12 5D J
Te l: 019 08 317455
M ob: 079 70 59 19 45
PartA s h ould be com plete d for m e m be rs h ip re ne w als.
Parts A & B s h ould be com pl
e te d for ne w appl
ications for m e m be rs h ip.
PART A:
Nam e (M r/M rs /M is s )
1s tclaim
2nd claim
D ate O f Birth
Cate gory
Se noir/Junior/Juve nil
e /65 pl
us /Fam il
y
Addre s s
Te leph one
E-m ail
Pos tCode
D ate
PART B:
I w is h to apply for m e m be rs h ip of th e North Buck s R oad Club (appropriate fe e e nclos e d).
I unde rs tand th atm y appl
ication is s ubje ctto th e approvalof th e com m itte e , and th ats h ould I be
s ucce s s fulin m y appl
ication I agre e to th e foll
ow ing:
1 To abide by th e rules and re gul
ations of th e North Buck s R oad Club.
2 To provide as s is tance atClub e ve nts atth e dis cre s s ion of th e organis e r of th ate ve nt.
Signature
Propos e r (Club M e m be r)
Se conde d (Club M e m be r)