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JessRJ

Sorry Dave I've only just read this - I'm doing LMTT and possibly Buxton and one other one (possibly the Lake District one) - I'd definitely recommend the Scotland one if you can get to it - was an 8 hour drive from Birmingham but amazing race course around the loch between Glencoe and Kinlochleven!...

JessRJ

Hi all

A date for your diaries for 2019 - the Janet Kelly Memorial 10 mile TT will be on Saturday 15th June with the first rider off at 2.01pm, on the K33/10D course (https://www.strava.com/segments/1261898). There are separate events for men, women and tandems, entries open in January

Jess

JessRJ

Hi Ben - after the Midland DC website stopped being updated, we created a calendar of Midland club events and UK-wide open events on the AeroCoach website (https://www.aero-coach.co.uk/events) - scroll to the bottom of the page. It is a bit basic, but at least you can see which events are on each ni...

JessRJ

Awesome!! Red green and white jerseys out in force!

JessRJ

Boom yes

ok no problem, will see you there! Debating whether to have a go at it on fixed gear bike...got a monster 25t sprocket, just depends if I can find the right combination of cranks / chainring

JessRJ

September / October open TTs: Hi everyone There's a few open TTs still left this year that some of you may be interested in :) 1. National 50 mile champs (near Leicester) - 29th Sept (ENTRIES CLOSE 11TH SEPT) - may be undersubscribed due to being rescheduled from earlier in the year 2. Closed Circui...

JessRJ

I’m doing Dovers

if you want a lift I’ll be driving down with Xav in the van, enough space for one extra passenger and lots of stuff

JessRJ

GavPass wrote: ↑
22 Aug 2018 14:14
So, no new date then?

Club and open TT dates are set at the start of the season because the police have to be notified of races on open roads

JessRJ

Is that the same day as Beacon CX round?

JessRJ

Hi all

I have just sent an email to everyone doing the Silverstone 9-up TTT on Friday - please make sure you read it as there are important timings in there that you will need. Any questions, please let me know!

Thanks

Jess

JessRJ

The time trialling season started to ramp up in April and May, with Beacon RCC riders competing in the huge variety of club and open events in Midland district and further afield. The highlight of April was our very own Beacon Little Mountain TT, a tough course but brilliantly organised by the Beaco...

JessRJ

Thanks Laurence

could you please put my 100mile record on there as well when you have a minute - 3.59.27 in this event: https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/15834

Thanks!

JessRJ

Hi Martin - Xav and I will marshal / help time keep at this Wednesday (30th) club TT

JessRJ

We now have three full teams! John Hitchcock is joining the mixed B team and Paddy Allaway is joining the Men’s A team

JessRJ

Well done to everyone after another successful Silverstone training session this week! Some might say that the 20C jump in temperature versus last week is the reason for the significantly faster times this week...or you have all been eating your vegetables and training hard. Whatever the reason, nea...

JessRJ

Thanks for today Martin, I’d forgotten how far away the finish line feels on that course! I’ve also realised that despite taking my purse over to sign on, I got distracted and didn’t put any money in for me or Xav - sorry about that, I will pay double for both of us at the next club TT!

JessRJ

Well done to everyone for a successful Silverstone training session on Sunday

next session is this Sunday 2-4pm again - please be ready to start riding at 2pm. Please bring £2 for each session to cover the track hire costs - see you then!

JessRJ

Info email has gone out to everyone I have email addresses for

if you haven't received it, please let me know

Jess

JessRJ

After a cold and snowy January and February, we were all hoping for a sunny March to get out in skinsuits for the first time this year. Unfortunately it was not to be, with Beacon RCC riders racing in rain, hail, snow and wind throughout March. Hero points for the month go to the organisers, marshal...

JessRJ

Thanks everyone who has sent me money and emailed me - there are still quite a few who haven't yet sent me money and an email - please can you do that as soon as possible as the entry fee has left my bank account :) Everyone who has emailed me - I will send the info pack as soon as I have a few more...

JessRJ

Well done to everyone who raced in the Buxton Mountain TT today - the first round of the RTTC Classic Series. Racing in the vets category were Ian Taylor, Keith Adcock and Simon Dighton; Dave McCann raced against the senior men and I raced in the ladies race. Multiple mechanicals was the order of th...

JessRJ

I have just submitted entries for three mixed teams! Everyone who is in the list below has a space in one of the teams. We are still three people short of having three full teams, so please keep asking around the club for anyone else who would be keen to take part :) Please can I have £32 from each ...

JessRJ

Dave McCann, a hopefully new Beacon joiner called Tessa Sandberg and Clare Grice are also in...Chris Ashford is out due to injury (hope you get well soon Chris!) so we’ve got 3 more places to fill - please anyone who can think of someone who’d enjoy it get persuading :) thanks for that Gavin, will k...

JessRJ

Entries are now open so I’ll get those sorted - however we are currently 5 people off having 3 full teams. Can everyone see if they can get someone else who wants to take part (tell them how fun it was the last 2 years and how good Helen’s cake was :D) - we need 5 more people to make 3 teams (22 nam...

JessRJ

Hi Dave - the sessions Andy is talking about are for the Silverstone 9-up (fancy joining the team because we still have spaces

?) re TT position session, I will have a think about when would be best to run one

JessRJ

Race cancelled on Sunday unfortunately - hopefully see some of you for the Buxton mountain TT

JessRJ

Royal Sutton CC have a club TT event next Sunday (18th March) at 10am on the K18/14 (http://www.royalsutton.co.uk/tt/maps/k18_14.shtml). It is officially a 2-up event, but you can also enter as individuals. Xav and I are both doing it - anyone else fancy a warm up 10 mile TT the week before the firs...

JessRJ

Just entered now!

anyone else up for this one? It's the first in the classic series - 2 laps for women and vets, 3 for men - a cool hilly course that will be equally fun on a TT or road bike

JessRJ

Edited, sorry Gavin!

JessRJ

Hi everyone I have booked Halesowen track 2-4pm on Sunday 29th April and Sunday 6th May for Silverstone practice sessions :) Both sessions will start with a warm up, followed by an individual effort, the results from which will be used to decide on teams, and also provide information for the layout ...

JessRJ

SILVERSTONE 9-UP TTT Friday 15th June Hi everyone - the date for this year’s Silverstone 9-up TTT is Friday 15th June. The aim is to get two x mixed team entries again - one faster, one steadier. If we do get enough riders for 3 teams this year, we’ll have an A, B and C team 🙂 If you want to take pa...

JessRJ

Tim wrote: ↑
18 Jan 2018 19:48
Too early to give that award. Robin is going to add a calendar feature to the website that every event organiser and racing captain will be able to edit and add events and races like these to, which will make this incredible spreadsheet totally defunct. Maybe.

Cheers Tim...

JessRJ

And the spreadsheet of the year award for 2018 goes to... Nice work, Jess! At the risk of triggering a further OCD reaction I would have thought a column noting the event start time would have been a good idea? :wink: Done ;). excellent build. I've added a column, will fill in the times for all the...

JessRJ

Ha thanks Laurence, I was particularly pleased with my ‘days until entry closes’ formula and conditional formatting

JessRJ

Think I've fixed it - can you let me know if it still doesn't work please

JessRJ

Hmm no it isn’t, should be open to all - is anyone else having that problem? Laurence is there a ‘request access’ button that you can click?

JessRJ

Hi everyone I have created a spreadsheet to help with planning out events for the year and saved it at the link below. The aim of this being that we have an easy to search list of all TT and hill climb events that anyone in the club is doing, to help with car-sharing, team entries, and general moral...

JessRJ

Dan Newns, Gemma Johnson, Simon Dighton, Xavier Disley and I all raced at the RTTC closed circuit champs at Thruxton motor circuit today. 5 laps of the circuit, total 11.7 miles / 18.8 km - 2/3 of the course with a tailwind of sorts, followed by a short but painful hill into a headwind each lap. Gre...

JessRJ

The closed circuit TT champs take place on Sunday 15th Oct, at Thruxton motor circuit. I haven't done it before but it looks fun - 4/5 laps of the motor circuit (obviously no cars!), 11.8 miles long. Xav, Gemma and I have entered - is anyone else up for it? Link to the men's event: https://www.cycli...

JessRJ

Thanks Martin, Andy W, Rich K and Barry for organising, marshalling, photographing & sweeping!

JessRJ

A massive well done to Gemma Johnson on a tremendous new 10 mile PB of 22.25 today on the V718 course in Hull, awesome job

JessRJ

How was the Winwood Heath hill climb Dave? Ready for club champs?!

Well done to James Tate on a new 10 mile PB of 21.10 on the V718 course in Hull at the weekend, cracking time!

JessRJ

Well done Rich

you'll get that 23 in no time

JessRJ

John Hunt are you hill climbing this year?

JessRJ

Great plan Dave

hill climb season is nearly here! Have you got national hill climb champs on your list as well? Think we talked about it a few months ago - you'd need a good couple of placings at open events to qualify but would be a cool goal

JessRJ

Good luck Rich

that is a fast course for K district, it's also part of the Midland Women's TT series if any ladies fancy entering - entry deadline will be tonight

JessRJ

I raced up on the A25/11 course (up and down the A50 near Burton on Trent), at the South Pennine RC Joe Summerlin trophy event this afternoon. Cross-headwind on the way out and cross-tailwind back, a few draggy bits but generally a fast course. There is one set of traffic lights on the course so it'...

JessRJ

As we head into August, there are still a good few open TTs left to enter - here are a couple that would be good races for those who already race or fancy giving TTs a go: 20th August - 10 mile TT, K41/10 - part of the Midland Women's Time Trial series, but anyone can enter (last year in the MWTTS r...

JessRJ

Sorry Martin I would but at Derby velodrome Weds evening

JessRJ

Ok great

thanks Martin

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