Club runs - 28th May
Posted: 22 May 2017 09:08
A lovely day for the 30+ riders out on Sunday, and thanks to Dave Cox in particular for leading out the C-ride to Meriden Cyclists Memorial Service, and to lay a red, white and green wreath.
The A-ride allowed some to climb, walk and fall off up Bushcombe Lane which provided a stiff challenge, and I've often said a permanent camera on the steep bit would be comedy gold. On the B-ride, a new café venue in Evesham attracted some of the new A-ride brigade including Matt Clegg, who after an incident with a wild bird, lived up to his reputation as a pheasant plucker.
Finally, a huge shout out for Chris Ashford with the 'notable performance of the weekend', a 100 kilometre run, yes run, in 7.5 hours on the flatlands around Hull...two and a half marathons at an pace that many people couldn't run 5k in...kudos indeed, Chris
It's the weekend of the Beacon Brecon 300km club run this Sunday coming...details are on the other thread, but suspect we will meet at 05:50 at the Black Horse for a depart at 6am sharp. We will split into two groups on the morning, with unofficial leaders picked at random...and the long range forecast weather looks fabulous again - let's hope it stays that way!
As there will be quite a few Beacon members out on this ride, it good be a good week for somebody to lead a Beacon Burst at A/B pace, and expect a C-ride to operate at the normal 09:00 start time...volunteers needed to lead these. So this week's rides are:
A: Volunteer required
B: Worcester Country Park - John Hitchcock / Barry Evans
C: Pershore - Dave Cox
Alternative club run: Beacon's Brecon 300km club run at 06:00 - details on other thread.
Finally, finally - on Wednesday, Norman Adams celebrates his 90th birthday. He is obviously a long standing Beacon member, and although I don't know him personally, I'm in awe of his cycling talent and legacy. I've looked at the Beacon records in the archive section and been struck just how fast he was, his TT times from 60 years ago are far faster than I and many others could ever achieve, and all this on bikes and roads that gives us such advantages these days. Norman, if you are reading this, congratulations and all the best from us all at Beacon. You have our total respect.
The A-ride allowed some to climb, walk and fall off up Bushcombe Lane which provided a stiff challenge, and I've often said a permanent camera on the steep bit would be comedy gold. On the B-ride, a new café venue in Evesham attracted some of the new A-ride brigade including Matt Clegg, who after an incident with a wild bird, lived up to his reputation as a pheasant plucker.
Finally, a huge shout out for Chris Ashford with the 'notable performance of the weekend', a 100 kilometre run, yes run, in 7.5 hours on the flatlands around Hull...two and a half marathons at an pace that many people couldn't run 5k in...kudos indeed, Chris
It's the weekend of the Beacon Brecon 300km club run this Sunday coming...details are on the other thread, but suspect we will meet at 05:50 at the Black Horse for a depart at 6am sharp. We will split into two groups on the morning, with unofficial leaders picked at random...and the long range forecast weather looks fabulous again - let's hope it stays that way!
As there will be quite a few Beacon members out on this ride, it good be a good week for somebody to lead a Beacon Burst at A/B pace, and expect a C-ride to operate at the normal 09:00 start time...volunteers needed to lead these. So this week's rides are:
A: Volunteer required
B: Worcester Country Park - John Hitchcock / Barry Evans
C: Pershore - Dave Cox
Alternative club run: Beacon's Brecon 300km club run at 06:00 - details on other thread.
Finally, finally - on Wednesday, Norman Adams celebrates his 90th birthday. He is obviously a long standing Beacon member, and although I don't know him personally, I'm in awe of his cycling talent and legacy. I've looked at the Beacon records in the archive section and been struck just how fast he was, his TT times from 60 years ago are far faster than I and many others could ever achieve, and all this on bikes and roads that gives us such advantages these days. Norman, if you are reading this, congratulations and all the best from us all at Beacon. You have our total respect.
