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WorcsPhil

There were no club runs on Sunday, of course, as it was the Janet Kelly Beacon RCC 10 mile Open TT. With her now weekly shout out, top kudos goes to Jess Rhodes-Jones, who won the female TT, equalling the course record with 22:01, over a minute clear of the second place rider...a fantastic ride agai...

WorcsPhil

It's the final quarter of the club run season, but what a three months to end with. High and late summer is made for getting out on your bike and riding with your chums to a far way café to discuss the fundamentals of life. Let's not have small talk about cassette ratios, tyre choices etc, let's tal...

WorcsPhil

The news is that there are no club runs planned for this coming Sunday as it is the Beacon RCC Open Time Trial, and be good to maximise riders, helpers and spectators for this prestigious event. Thanks to Nick, George and Dave for leading the A, B and C rides respectively at the weekend. 31 riders o...

WorcsPhil

Me, Andy Wrightson and Jon Williams rode the Irish mail 400 on Saturday. This John Hamilton audax is not run every year, but is one to look out for as John's routes are always 'testing'. Yr Elyndd anyone? The route starts and finishes at Upton Magna just outside Shrewsbury and heads to Holyhead and ...

WorcsPhil

26 riders out on the three rides on Sunday. Thanks to Ben, Matt and Andy for leading. There are no club runs on the 17th June due to the club’s 10mile open TT, so why not double your efforts and come out this Sunday - we have Nick and George leading the A and B rides respectively to little known des...

WorcsPhil

Thanks Ben and Andy...first time lead for Ben, so please come along and support him. ...and Andy is riding out with a few of us on a 240kms ride on Saturday, so huge kudos for also leading the day after!! So, how's about one of the other faster C-riders leading a textbook B ride as per my prompt a f...

WorcsPhil

So the people who did venture out eastwards on the two club runs were the lucky ones. Phil G’s B-ride saw no rain, and the A-ride with the three ginger randonneurs went all the way to Towcester and only had one rain shower early doors, together with one comedy car splash, as a car travelling the opp...

WorcsPhil

...and there weren’t hundreds on the A-run either...in fact there were three of us, namely: Phil Richards (leading) Jon Williams Andy Wrightson The Beacon Randonneurs. We had one spell of rain for 15 mins some half hour after the start, but that was all...the rest of the ride was warm and sunny, in ...

WorcsPhil

Hi Paul, thanks for the early warning...a couple of us still intend to ride this 200 down to Towcester (still meeting at BH at 07:45 but may abort if the roads are flooded etc...so option is still there for the hundreds of people who’s heart was set on riding

WorcsPhil

It looks a bobby-dazzler of a day on Sunday, so a good week for a B and C-ride leader to step forward...

Why not let that be you!!

WorcsPhil

30 riders out on the four excellent rides at the weekends. Thanks to all the leaders especially, and to Nick for opening his alternative club runs into Staffordshire and Wales to others. That looked a great ride, and pretty speedy at 20mph average! A good Beacon representation at the Meriden Cyclist...

WorcsPhil

On the sprightly A-run to Wellesbourne were:

Kevin Bacon
Alistair Hey
John Hunt
Paul Johnson
Phil Richards (Leading)
Lee Spiers
James Tate
Rob Wade
Joe Warwood
Kevin Young

A gorgeous, perfect day for cycling.

WorcsPhil

Hi Alberto, the bell is fine...I’m more worried that after your trip to Hawaii, it seems there are huge volcano eruptions wherever you go.

WorcsPhil

Unfortunately, I cannot make Nick's alternative club run as I have to be home at 13:30 this week, so I'll lead an A-ride to Wellesbourne on this route. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17981652 For consistency, this will ride will also start at 08:30 (meet at 08:15), 39 miles to the cafe, just 27miles...

WorcsPhil

That's great, Si...thanks for taking up the mantle. Mucho appreciato. As I have to be back home by 2pm (so unfortunately I'll have to miss the Staffs awayday run!!) I'll lead an A-run also leaving at 08:30 unless someone else steps forward by Thursday afternoon. If we all meet at 08:30, that'll be g...

WorcsPhil

Another beautiful day for cycling and 28 riders out on the 2 rides...yes, 2 rides. Thanks to Si for leading again, especially with 20 riders turning up for the C-run, and putting even more pressure on Andy W in the 2-horse race to win the Club run trophy. Now here's a left field suggestion! Last yea...

WorcsPhil

Perfect conditions for the circumnavigation of Birmingham A-ride. Lots of quiet lanes albeit with poor road surfaces, and purely for the reason that they were in Staffordshire, Nick Shenton seemed to be getting the blame for the potholes, which seemed only fair😀. Anyway, the riders were, in alphabet...

WorcsPhil

Thanks, Phil...I always get my circumcisions and circumnavigations wrong.. :wink: That explains why I always walked around the patients when I was a surgeon. ...and can we have a B-ride leader coming forward please...not everyone wants to ride around Birmingham at some ungodly hour, so be good if so...

WorcsPhil

This is the route of the 178kms circumcision of Birmingham ride. This will start at 08:15, and will have two café stops, one at Polesworth (61kms or 38miles), and the other at Brewood (122kms or 76miles). Pretty flat with some pleasant climbs around Cannock Chase. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/2725...

WorcsPhil

With a full set of leaders, we had 33 riders out on the four rides this past weekend....and what a weekend it was! We don't get too many of these, eh, sunny, warm and dry, so it was great to see so many people making the most of it...has strava ever been so busy, with no one on Zwift! Be good if we ...

WorcsPhil

The below results show everyone who has mustered a club run point this season. Good to see Thomas Whiteman finally onto the scoreboard a few weeks ago...The results shown are from the beginning of October to the end of April, some 31 Sundays... It looks like a 2 horse race in the club run competitio...

WorcsPhil

Hoorah! So we have a full complement of leaders on Sunday, and with a lovely day forecast, round up your neighbours, friends, lovers and nearby celebrities and get down to the Black Horse on Sunday morning and enjoy the marvels of a club run. These rides will be textbook, with riders so experienced ...

WorcsPhil

20 riders out on Sunday over the two rides, big thanks to Neil for leading to Stanford Bank and Si to Croome Park. Cold, weren't it! :shock: BUT, weather now looks good next weekend and beyond so this is a call out for Beacon to have two good weeks and run 3 rides...we haven't done this for a while ...

WorcsPhil

So am I the only person this spring who hasn't gone to Mallorca? Next year, we should do a club run out to the lighthouse. Back in mundane Blighty, an excellent weekend of cycling saw a healthy Beacon contingent out on the Cambrian Audax in Wales on Saturday, where there was fine sunshine in the mou...

WorcsPhil

Any chance we could have some leaders coming forward this weekend? I'm monitoring who's registering the most on the message board so fully expect Bing [Bot] and Yahoo [Bot] to lead soon, but until I've worked on them, the club would appreciate some leaders...Get your bot down! (did you see what I di...

WorcsPhil

No club runs at the weekend, but lots of Beacon cyclists out in Saturday's sunshine and Sunday's gloom...Congratulations to John Hitchcock and all the marshals and helpers at the LMTT, another great event...chapeau to everyone who rides this most difficult event, but particularly to Simon Dighton fo...

WorcsPhil

No club runs this coming Sunday as it is the prestigious Little Mountain Time Trial from Shelsley Walsh...this is one of Beacon's biggest events, and if you can help out, then please let Dave Cole know via the other thread, facebook, pigeon or even write him a letter, but probably best via the first...

WorcsPhil

Normal Thursday request...we have 20 or so regular C riders, can we have a volunteer to lead this week, please. There are likely to be new riders, so be good if we can a decent turnout, which is always higher when there is a pre-listed leader. And as the A-ride is a long one starting at 08:15 this w...

WorcsPhil

16 riders or so out on Easter Sunday, in the small window of decent weather this holiday. Strava suggests lots of riders out doing lots of different things, which is always good to see. No plea this week, I even bore myself sometimes. I threw the biscuit away. Anyway, we’re now promised a sustained ...

WorcsPhil

On the lumpy-bumpy A/B ride to Cleobury Mortimer today were ( in alphabetical order): Ryan Evanson Phil Gameson (part) Alistair Hey Martin McGowan Neil Orchard Phil Richards (leading) Vince Tennant ...and meeting us at the cafe before their Belgian afternoon watching Tour of Flanders were: Nick Shen...

WorcsPhil

Thanks, Pete.

Hi, Tim, A-rides are typically anywhere between 26-30kph depending on terrain and time of year...this week’s ride will probably be at the lower end of that range for both of those reasons.

Phil

WorcsPhil

so, only George has posted so far...my promised biscuit tomorrow is looking like it will be fade to staleness and be thrown away. We had over 30 riders out last week, if just half of you posted to lead just once, we'd be laughing for weeks to come... Anyway, the A-Ride this week (on Tour of Flanders...

WorcsPhil

A rare day of nice weather saw 37 club riders out on the B, C and X ride on Sunday. As I've mentioned on the weekly thread, anything can count as a club run, just give it some pre-publicity on the relevant message board thread so that others can come along if they want, and it counts. Thanks to Phil...

WorcsPhil

Hi Dave,

points for the X- run are fine...don't forget everybody, that club runs can be anything between rides of 1km or 1,400kms... Just announce it in advance so that others could choose to join or not, saying where and when you're going and it counts.

Non-standard club runs are very welcome!!

WorcsPhil

Oi, A and B riders, get your name down to lead this week! It’s shaping up well weather-wise, it’s not Easter, and we have some leaders for the following 2-3 weeks...let’s have a full house of leaders for a change.

WorcsPhil

Good grief...that's all I can say. Good Grief. Another Sunday wiped out by the poor weather, and not even Andy Wrightson turned up at the Black Horse, although we did wipe him out on Saturday on a long audax in temperatures so cold that we heard clanging sounds from our bibshorts (is that too much i...

WorcsPhil

Another 20+ riders out on the 2 club runs. Thanks to Si Walker for leading the C-ride and to Alistair/Neil on the A-ride, and thanks for stepping in. Unfortunately there was a rider clipped by a wing mirror on the A-ride, so hope you're ok, Andy. Can I appeal to the 30+ regular club riders to put th...

WorcsPhil

It's springummer! This is the period when the spring classics turn into the prime cycling months of May and June, so put away your salbutamol, no need for jiffy bags, it's all about social riding on club runs of such extraordinary diversity, it'll make your eyes well up with emotion. In this quarter...

WorcsPhil

Andy Wrightson. He turned up. no one else did. He extends his lead in journey towards the club run trophy, and keeps his perfect record (illness excluded) in this club run season, is there any weather event that won't deter him! Anyway, with the parky weather now behind us, and endless sunny days an...

WorcsPhil

...and so, we enter the Spring classic season, but the weather as everyone knows looks awful this week, getting even colder with high risk of snow later in the week...therefore we have little chance of a big set of club runs being organised this Sunday. Last Sunday, there were 7 hardy souls who vent...

WorcsPhil

Just a final word from me on the 2018 Snowdrop and Sunrise Audaxes. We had 275 entrants over the two events, and as Philip had warned me, this event always has a lot of DNS's due to the time of year, and how long ago people actually entered. On the day, we had 170 starters and 162 finishers, with on...

WorcsPhil

On a short club run this morning to Auntea Rita’s in Flyford Flavell, via the majestic Edwardian splendour of the little known town of Redditch-upon-Severn were, in alphabetical order: Keith Adcock Alistair Hey Paul Johnson Titus Oates, who left us at the cafe saying “he will be some time” Adrian Ra...

WorcsPhil

Hi, as it’ll be f. cold on Sunday morning, and I might just be all on my lonesome, the short club ride will go to Flyford Flavell. There will be a stop at Auntea Rita’s at around 40kms which re-opens tomorrow after an extension (to the kitchen). In total, this will be a shortish ride of 80-90kms on ...

WorcsPhil

...and it's Audax week. Yes, it's the much lauded Snowdrop and Sunrise Express Audaxes on Saturday, where many Beacon riders will be riding down into south Worcestershire for no better reason than to come back again. It's my first year as organiser, and I have one objective....don't cock it up too m...

WorcsPhil

the Lord give'th and the Lord take'th away. Thanks anyway, Nick. We're back to needing three leaders this weekend...and for once, the weather looks quite splendid, so it would be a good week to get your name down...dust off your summer bike, roll up your trouser legs and come along to a good-old fas...

WorcsPhil

A healthy 23 riders out on Sunday, for a pleasant ride in the sun, snow and wind. Heading northwest was particularly pleasant, so I hope you all did your share on the front! Anyway, after last week's plea, more to the point this week...This Sunday's rides are yet to be filled, but some good Samarita...

WorcsPhil

Yes, no worries, Matt. I don’t know how to move people officially on the system, but as long as you ride the early one backwards you’ll be fine

I actually have a few shape-shifters on the day, just remember your brevet card will be found in the Snowdrop box at registration.

Enjoy.

WorcsPhil

That's great, Rob...all you'll need is a keen eye for traffic and a left arm that goes up and down...

WorcsPhil

Hi, this is getting serious now - PLEASE can I have 3 volunteers to help out on car parking duties in Whitlenge/Hartlebury for just 75 minutes on Saturday 24th February from 07:45 till 9am, and one rider on the Snowdrop who can marshal at the A442 junction from 08:30...you only need to leave 2 minut...

WorcsPhil

We had 22 riders out on Sunday, all enjoying the very cold, but bright and dry conditions. It seems to me that the people who go on club runs enjoy them, and judging from the A-ride yesterday, there's plenty of camaraderie, laughter and unusual discussions (!), but numbers are definitely down this c...

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