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Lapin

Fab photos guys, great atmosphere today!

Lapin

Dangit....In Spain for work that week, unlikely I'll get back to Brum in time for the Saturday.

Lapin

Ahh great - I'll be seeing you both at least at a few of them then!

Lapin

Whos going to be targeting any of the Classic Series this year outside of the LMTT? I'm planning to hit all of them as a main TT goal for 2019, or at least thats what I keep telling myself...

Dave

Lapin

Fantastically we have 4 Beacon riders on the start sheet for the Nationals on the 28th - Myself, Jess Rhodes-Jones, Mark Patton and John Hunt. Amazing! As most know by this point the Nationals are no longer being held on Shelsley Walsh but up on Pea Royd Lane in Stocksbridge. While a little out-of-t...

Lapin

Tim wrote: ↑
12 Sep 2018 22:17
Sat 13th October at 3pm is new proposed date. Not 100% confirmed yet. Anyone fancy riding out to do? Might be a few academy members up for that as well

Potentially, although I'm racing Whiteleaf hill the day after so will likely be down south on the Saturday to be a bit nearer to it

Dave

Lapin

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 Ahh great! I'll send you a message on messenger or something I'm giving Mark Patton a lift now - Three Beacon riders at an open Hillclimb? Team prize anyone? Just ...

Lapin

Boom yes :D 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 Dooooooo iiiiiitttt! Dovers looks like the perfect climb for a fixie - pretty much only one bran...

Lapin

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 Ahh great! I'll send you a message on messenger or something I'm giving Mark Patton a lift now - Three Beacon riders at an open Hillclimb? Team prize anyone?

Lapin

3. Shelsley Walsh - 7th Oct (ENTRIES CLOSE 25TH SEPT) - the last hill of the Beacon Little Mountain TT and the location for this year's National Hill Climb champs There are a few Beacon riders already entered for Closed Circuit Champs and Shelsley Walsh - who has entered so far? Anyone else keen :)...

Lapin

Thanks as ever and especial thanks to the stand-in help, was much appreciated!

I think Toby should get extra commendation for "Deepest dug" - hope you've recovered by now mate!

Dave

Lapin

JessRJ wrote: ↑
04 Sep 2018 21:23
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

Ahh great! I'll send you a message on messenger or something

Lapin

Its a long shot but if anyone has put in an entry for Dovers Hill on the 16th Sep I'll have a car, a spare space in said car and a free slot on the bike rack attached to said car - if anyone wants a lift. Also going down to Bucks for Bison Hill on the 15th and the same invitation stands, although I ...

Lapin

Thanks for the headsup Tim!

Lapin

Can't the hill climb be changed? Sacrilege! Actually, the real sacrilege is holding the hill climb in September. It should be the first weekend of October. Ha! Indeed. However being forced to race a big open HC up North (this year the first weekend of October is The Rake) and doing the club champs ...

Lapin

Tim wrote: ↑
11 Aug 2018 21:22
Can't the hill climb be changed?

Sacrilege!

Lapin

Great stuff! I for one wouldn't mind some aero gloves if there is a spare pair kicking around - alternatively if anyone has recommendations for a pair under 30 quid I wouldn't be above buying a pair. Same goes for recommendations for aero covers - I really like my velotoze but they rub ever so sligh...

Lapin

I can make it now! Put me down!

May have a car that day too.

Cheers,
Dave

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martin mc wrote: ↑
06 Jan 2018 14:45
Other midlands district club events can be viewed at http://events.midlanddc.org.uk/all

Just noticed this is last year's calendar (after becoming very confused about dates!)

Cheers,
Dave

Lapin

Hi Dave - the sessions Andy is talking about are for the Silverstone 9-up (fancy joining the team because we still have spaces :D?) re TT position session, I will have a think about when would be best to run one Ahh cool, no worries. I'd really like to this year but I have to be in the office that ...

Lapin

Looks like snow on Sunday morning... Probably not that in to doing a TT effort in those kind of temperatures anyway...

Good luck anyone who does end up braving it!

Lapin

Can't find any details Andy, only stuff I could find was the session Gavin ran for road race positioning - I guess I was a little unclear before as I meant position on the bike (i.e. for TT's) rather than position on the road relative to others!

Cheers,
Dave

Lapin

This is a question for Jess I guess! I might have missed this in another thread or it might have been advertised somewhere else but is there going to be a positioning session at Halesowen like there was last year?

Cheers,
Dave

Lapin

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 fir...

Lapin

I could very well do with a lift Ian if its ok to bagsy the space? Would you have room for a folding turbo as well?

Dave

JessRJ wrote: ↑
08 Mar 2018 17:26
will be equally fun on a TT or road bike

John has persuaded me to take my TT bike this time, although I'm having to sort out some lower gears for that climb...

Dave

Lapin

Whos put an entry in for the Buxton TT?

Lapin

Even with the breathtaking web calendar that I'm sure Robin will conjure I think a separate TT organisation calendar is useful and necessary. What we need as a club is an easier way to know who is going to what throughout the year to coordinate lifts / aim for team prizes. I commend Jess for getting...

Lapin

Last year i rode 2 of the 6 Knight Composites classic series, of which the LMTT is one. I'm definitely putting in an entry for the Buxton CC event at Longnor again but would like to go to at least one more this season. As I'm not really built for flat TTing these mountain TT events hold some appeal!...

Lapin

It would be fab to get even more going to hillclimbs next year - start contesting some team prizes!

Lapin

Exellently run as always - and your sweeping of the course was very much appreciated Barry!

Lapin

Tim wrote: ↑
11 Sep 2017 21:23
If anyone can give me, my two kids and their two bikes a lift let me know

My wife has firmly claimed the car

Dang! I'm car-less so riding down. Looks like its going to be real wet...

Lapin

Not a big one but it looks like a bunch of Beacon climbers are going to be at Gorcott Hill tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1830 for Reddich Road and Path CC's HC. Should be fun.

Lapin

How was the Winwood Heath hill climb Dave? Ready for club champs?! Great actually - the field was only 5 wide including me which helped my 2nd placing a bit! Phil Whiteley from Worcester St. Johns CC won with 3:08, 10s ahead of me. Ready to shave a good chunk off on the 17th! Just need to learn to ...

Lapin

Just found out that the Midlands CTT site is wrong (quel surprise) - BOCC's Hillclimb will not be on KH11 (gorcott) but KH12 (Winwood Heath) tonight at 7. Which is a good thing, right?

Lapin

Had a crack at Burton Dassett hill (KH5) yesterday, hosted by Banbury Star CC. Clocked 1:13 (Joint 6th) which I'm a little miffed about - I was certain that the CTT route ended about 200m further on than the finish line was at the end of a flat section. So I prepared to make up time on the sprint to...

Lapin

Tim wrote: ↑
23 Aug 2017 09:37
Redditch on Gorcott Hill on 12th too

Put it in my calendar. Lets go for two course records in the space of a month!

Lapin

Gonna go to the following this week - anyone else? Nowt overly exciting but half-decent warmups to the HC season. Banbury Star CC Hillclimb on Burton Dasset hill (KH5) tomorrow (Weds 23rd), 18:30. Planning to take a train from Moor Street to Leamington and ride over, seems like the cheapest / shorte...

Lapin

Gemma_j1983 wrote: ↑
04 Aug 2017 09:33
Apart from the open evens do you just turn up and sign on?

Yep - if its not a CTT open event then its the same deal as with our club TTs (although the sign-on price will vary)

Lapin

WorcsPhil wrote: ↑
02 Aug 2017 22:35
...and there's a new kid on the block of course, namely Ryan Evanson

Get him along to these if you haven't already, he could be a contender for some trophies!

Most definitely! A strong Beacon HC squad would be great to see

Lapin

Great plan Dave :D 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 :) Yep - Nationals are definitely on my list! Got ma...

Lapin

Here's my current (semi-provisional) list for August and September. Some of them are are a bit of a pain to get to when you're carless so we'll see. It shouldn't come as much surprise that these are all Hillclimbs! August 23rd (18:30): KH5 Burton Dasset hill (Banbury Star CC) August 24th (19:00): KH...

Lapin

Came 8th with 60.2s. Bizzare climb that was over just as my heart rate got into the swing of things - hard to feel like you didn't work hard enough when the whole race can be done without a real oxygen debt! Really good atmosphere with a whole heap of kids from Matlock CC racing the hill (some of th...

Lapin

Looks like I'm the only Beacon hillclimber off to Winster on Monday - not surprising as its a long way to go for (hopefully) less than 64s of racing! Start sheet looks interesting - the scratch rider is Mike Morris who placed 18th at the Nationals last year, 5th back is John Johnston who placed 31st...

Lapin

Anyone interested in having a go at this? Not particularly long or high but steep enough to be fun - should be pretty fast. Its a charity event which is why its so far out of season -figured it would be a good excuse to use the HC bike in anger. The course is AH/9, up through East Bank road in Winst...

Lapin

Great efforts from everyone yesterday! Also thouroughly encouraging to find I shared the same pains and dry wretching as much faster folks at the top of Shelsley Walsh.

Lapin

Well found! Although the video makes it look a lot less painful than it was at that point

Lapin

Bloody 'orrible, and I mean that in the best way. I blew up more times than I cared to count on the 3rd lap and the weather at the top on my first was so bad I had an existential crisis and wondered if I'd either missed the turn or had ceased to be. My goal was to come in under 2 hours and 'not be l...

Lapin

Cheers John, that would be bostin

Lapin

For the people going up to Buxton tomorrow - I'm gonna be travelling up by train and carrying a small bag of clobber with me to keep warm on the way up and the ride down. Would it be ok to keep it in someone's car thats driving up?

Cheers!
Dave

Lapin

I got accepted for Buxton so I guess thats me definitely doing it now! Been really slack doing any club stuff recently with the excuse that I'm concentrating on HC training (concentrating is a loaded word there...). Happy to get the train up if the start time isn't too crazy but does anyone have spa...

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