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WorcsPhil

WEEKLY UPDATE: First of all, if you haven't heard, let's wish all the best to legend of this parish, Andy Wrightson, who unfortunately was hit by a car whilst out cycling last Thursday at Hopwood roundabout and suffered serious injuries including a compound fracture of the lower leg, and three broke...

WorcsPhil

Thank you to those above! Lock it in your diaries...

WorcsPhil

Brilliant write-up of a great, but exceptionally tough ride...congrats to the fab 4 who bought this ticket to ride. Top kudos, John!

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY UPDATE: I once asked Lulu what is that hole in the ground called that you get water out of? That's 10 minutes of my life I won't get back. Anyway - First off, let's raise our hats to Ed Moss, who in his great year of TT's rode the RTTC National 10mile TT at the weekend, and finished a credita...

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Hi all, As well as encouraging as many of you to enter the wonderful 'Beyond the Dyke' 200kms Audax into Wales and back on Saturday 28th September, we could also do with some help at the HQ at the start and finish. Are you are able to spare some time to assist the event? All roles are at Belbroughto...

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WEEKLY UPDATE: Only one place to start this week and that's John Williams' 1,040km ride, namely the Borders and Flatlands Audax. Despite the harmless sounding name, it climbed some huge roads including Yad Moss which tops out at over 600m and was ridden into the biting teeth and warming bosom of Sto...

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WEEKLY UPDATE: It's got that end of the Summer feel about it at the moment, eh? But fear not, club runs never stop (except when they do), and it was great to see Vince Tennant leading at the weekend...he chose a route off the Club RidewithGPS database, posted it and led admirably to a cafe in Clee H...

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Hi Vince, late notice but I'll join you at the 20kms (13miles) mark just as you turn right onto the A442 Droitwich Road from Curslow Lane at 09:59

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WEEKLY UPDATE: Thought I'd give you a week off from my ramblings last week, did you miss me? Anyone? What do you mean, No? Too much excitement from the Olympics, I'd guess but where did all those golds go in the second week? If you're frustrated by that, you should get out on your bike more. It was ...

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Louise...2-up time trial tonight at Earlswood at 7pm...why not have a blast on that if no else puts their name down.

Sign up from the time trial page on the main Beacon RCC website

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Hi Noel, I'll join also if I may at Hackman's Gate crossroads at 09:31...or where Neil O is waiting

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY UPDATE: It's wall to wall Olympics at the moment, eh...and it's fab to watch it after that weird opening ceremony has been and gone. It also reminds us that the Summer is racing away from us, so get out there and cycle. Good to see a 25 riders or so out on Sunday, all enjoying the sunshine an...

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Hi Matt, I’ll join you at the 18.5kms mark just after Chaddesley Corbett and get to Apple Tree Kitchen also… looks a great ride!

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY UPDATE: A Monday update on a Wednesday, just to throw you off kilter A huge thank you to Ade Ravenscroft for organising the BSCA Grass track championships on Saturday. We had a wodge of positive feedback, but putting on these events takes a lot of effort by a small number of individuals, and ...

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Hi Phil, me and Nick S will meet up with you at the cafe.

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY UPDATE: It's here! The much heralded British Schools Cycling Association National & Regional Grass Track Championships are on this Saturday 20th July, at Ackers. It's an all-day event and helpers/volunteers are still required to help out. Please post on the message board if you can spare an h...

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Hi Matt, I’ll jump on if possible at the 19kms mark as you pass my front door

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY UPDATE: Short one this week, but top kudos this week goes to Ed Moss for a sprightly 10m TT on Saturday, finishing 3rd at the Legato Racing Team 10mile TT. At the other end of the distance spectrum, a tip of the hat please to Karl Walton and John Williams, who rode from home to Calais, up to ...

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY UPDATE: Football or Le Tour?...by God, the former is hard to watch (for those that care) but the second has started wonderfully with a couple of great stages, and looking forward to see how it all pans out.. and 'Tour' seems to be the operative word, as it seems as if there are plenty of Beac...

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY REPORT: It's peak cycling season, mid-summer and the sun has come out to play, and Beacon riders have been making the most of it. George Barker, our El Presidente has been a Beacon member for 40 years, and to celebrate, he brought along a chocolate cake to the convergence of riders at Broad A...

WorcsPhil

ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR SATURDAY...hint of an early shower but generally dry and late teens so no excuses! A few things to help you plan the day: - It would be great if we wear the Beacon BLUE tops (if you have one) on Saturday so that we look a well oiled machine rather than a ragbag...so blue yourself ...

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY UPDATE: What a bunch of namby-pambys, us A-riders are! A hint of a shower and we postpone the Weston ride, farting in the face of the brave souls who used to ride this ride in February as a race, with a light powered by a battery the size of a watermelon, but with the power of a swan vesta ma...

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Hi all, Due to a variety of reasons, this ride has been postponed for a week till Saturday June 22nd - Apologies if this change of date buggers up your plans, but hopefully it may even be better for a few of you. Anyway, same route, same depart, even more fun!...and we go whatever the weather, even ...

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WEEKLY UPDATE: Cold, ay it? Still, we're plucky Brits used to adversity, indeed, we thrive on it, so put on an extra layer and laugh in its face... still annoying though, huh! ...but despite the conditions, the sun is always out above the clouds and so it was with this spirit, we had three club ride...

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WEEKLY UPDATE: Good to see the message board back working normally...check it out for all your Beacon requirements! We all love a bit of good news on what we do making a difference, and as many of you know, in Adrian Ravenscroft, we have someone who dedicates themselves in bringing on junior riders,...

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY REPORT: Well, what a barnstorming weekend, warm sunshine, perfect conditions to ride a bike and no doubt you all noticed that cyclists were everywhere on the lanes of Britain this weekend. Where do we start? How about with the club run leaders who stepped up again, namely me, Ewan Ross and Pa...

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As it looks warm and dry and Sunday, I'll take an A-Ride to Apple Tree Kitchen at Clifton-on-Teme on Sunday...Note we'll be leaving the Balck Horse at 9am!! This is perhaps one of the best cafes on a sit ousidey sort of day, so hopefully see a full complement of riders out. A couple of testing hills...

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WEEKLY UPDATE: Sometimes, you read something done by humble cyclists and it fills you with joy... and on Sunday Paul Balfe's D-ride to Hillers showed this perfectly. You may have read this from Paul Balfe already, but it deserves repeating more widely... On the way back from Hillers, we saw an elder...

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY UPDATE: We're back after a couple of weeks rest from my ramblings...but let's face it, if I had have posted, it would only rumbling on about how great it is in Mallorca, so probably best that I didn't :D ...but the first Beacon trip there for ages was fab and watch out for plans for next year...

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY UPDATE: It was the weekend of the Little Mountain Time Trial (LMTT), and a dry day saw the usual impressive performances, with a winning time of 1 hour 37mins for the hilly 39mile course, Ed Moss was the fastest Beacon rider at 1:54...great ride, Ed. This event is part of the CTT Classic Seri...

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WEEKLY UPDATE: Almost a full house of club runs this week, but Neil Lynch's A-Ride plans went for a ball of chalk with many riders riding elsewhere this weekend, but thanks to Neil anyway, as well as George Lazenby, Mariana Sorrill and Paul Balfe for leading rides of quiet excellence. What a weekend...

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I'm entered and really pleased to see that the Gospel Pass descent has finally been resurfaced!

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Just bumping this post...I'm sure that I won't be on my own for this ride, will I?

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY UPDATE: A short one this week as it's Easter and I have chocolate to eat... :D In fact, nearly everything that we need to update you on is in the latest Beacon Bulletin that stormed into your emails last night...check your 'Junk' email directory if you haven't seen it, but it's an excellent s...

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Hi all, as well as Alan's splendid two-day trip to Weston-super-Mare at the end of June, there is also a big ride two weeks earlier to Weston and back in a day. I hope to use the below route which incorporates the new Pier to Pier cycleway between Clevedon and Weston and is scheduled to open just be...

WorcsPhil

Hi Andy, first of all, a huge well done for your first 200...they're good fun, eh? although sometimes type 2 fun of course. I have added quite a few 200kms ride onto the RidewithGPS club account and they can be ridden as an Audax DIY. You have to set things up in advance but everything is explained ...

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY UPDATE: Well, the inaugural 'Big Coffee Stop' club ride seemed to work. We had 35 riders get to Broad Acres and nicely spaced out so that the wait wasn't too bad, and a good intermingling both at the cafe and for the ride home, with the C groups getting together and the A and B rides merging ...

WorcsPhil

I'll take the A-Ride to Broad Acres Fisheries on a route similar to this:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44493575

Leaving at 09:15, we should be at the cafe at approx 11:15

Those riding were:

Paul Johnson
Neil Lynch
Phil Richards (Leading)
Nick Shenton
Vince Tennant
Andy Wrightson

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY UPDATE: Well, has there ever been a week like this? So much planned for your delectation that Beacon may take over your world for a few days :D Wednesday: Not only is there Academy training at Ackers, but there is the first Beacon Bike Maintenance class for noddies! This first one is sold out...

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY UPDATE: We promised it, and now it's here, yes, the long awaited bike maintenance course for noddies has now been arranged. Take a look at the details below and sign up quick as we only have a maximum of 12 attendees http://www.beaconrcc.org.uk/message_board/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=10944 Everyone...

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Hi all, It's here, the Bike maintenance class for people who know very little about bike maintenance. This will be led by Mick Stanford and takes place on WEDNESDAY MARCH 20TH - 17:20-19:50 to at: Holloway Hall Community Association Holloway, Ley Hill, Birmingham B31 1TT There is a maximum of 12 peo...

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WEEKLY UPDATE: I hope you all received our Beacon Bulletin via email last week, and took a glance at it? It contains more cycling events than you can shake a stick at, including multi-day tours, time trials, academy events, socials, so whether you like cycling or drinking, we've got you covered. It'...

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I'll marshal, Chris...happy to be one of the 15-20

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY UPDATE: Early frost and crappy lanes did not deter most of the Sunrisers and Snowdroppers on Saturday, I was amazed to see over 200 riders turn up and ride our biggest Beacon Audax despite the conditions, and the main road diversion for the first 20kms helped to avoid smaller lanes until the ...

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY UPDATE: Every club should have an Adrian Ravenscroft! He gives so much of his own time and energy to Beacon RCC, not least last week at Ackers, where he organised, set up and ran a half-term event for over a dozen kids, many new to cycling, racing around a grass course, where he even managed ...

WorcsPhil

Thanks everyone for signing up,,,given how many of us there are, we will need to break into two groups a couple of minutes apart on busier roads, and some may probably have to sit outside at the cafe...but it looks to be dry and double figures in temperature, so that might be preferable in any case.

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First A-Ride, Naomi??...great stuff. It's not too hilly so you'll be fine

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I'll take the A-ride this coming Sunday and it'll be as traditional as a tea and scone in your nan's thatched cottage...yes, it's to the old favourite Cobhouse Fisheries. Leave sharpish at 09:15, but breakfast is served till midday so no danger of missing out. I'll book a table for 11:30, so please ...

WorcsPhil

WEEKLY UPDATE: Only a few days left to the Sunrise / Snowdrop Audaxes (24th Feb), and it has now been closed to new entries as we have sailed over 300 entrants, so it should be a great day. If you do fancy riding this and you haven't entered yet, let me know and I'll give you a heads up if/when I op...

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WEEKLY UPDATE: Everybody seemed to be riding a bike at the weekend...we had 30+ riders out on club runs on Sunday and had TEN people, yes, ten people riding a 200k audax on Saturday with seven on Mark Rigby's excellent Tewkesbury audax and three riders heading out to Lake Vrynwy just for the hell of...

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