Club runs - 8th July
Posted: 02 Jul 2018 09:23
Another gloriously sunny morning saw around 35 riders out on club runs, despite there being no C-ride leader coming forward...a great effort. The A-ride went off to Revills farm shop for the first time, and a very pleasant stop it was, highly recommended for another visit. The B-ride seemed to split into 3 different groups and venues, but everyone rode the distance they wanted so why not.
Some notable rides from Beacon members appeared on strava, with racing kudos going to John, Gavin and Laurence, and a long-distance overnight ride from Birmingham to Newcastle from Stuart White confirms to us all that his preparation for the Transcontinental race from Belgium to Greece scheduled for the end of July is going well.
...but top kudos this week goes to George Barker and Dave Hughes. George rode the National 12-hour time trial, yes, that's right, a 12-hour TT, in South Wales and rode 366.5 kms (227miles) in the 12 hours, averaging just shy of 20mph, stopping for only 15mins or so in the 12 hours. This distance is higher than his 2005 Beacon record, but not quite matching the current record of Gary Mason of some 240miles. Simply brilliant, George, and I know this has piqued interest in this type of event in the hearts and minds of the Beacon Randonneurs...we will be pushing you for details when we next see you.
and secondly at the opposite end of the distance spectrum, Dave Hughes. What more can we say about him.. but last Thursday at Newport Track, Dave became the UK Masters National Champion in the 500m TT. Another title for the Hughes family! Huge congratulations, Dave.
With the lovely weather set to continue for another two weeks or so, let's try to get a full set of club run leaders all coming forward....we need three this week!
This weeks rides are:
A: Leamington Spa - Nick Shenton
B: Clows Top - Matt Hale
C: Volunteer required
Some notable rides from Beacon members appeared on strava, with racing kudos going to John, Gavin and Laurence, and a long-distance overnight ride from Birmingham to Newcastle from Stuart White confirms to us all that his preparation for the Transcontinental race from Belgium to Greece scheduled for the end of July is going well.
...but top kudos this week goes to George Barker and Dave Hughes. George rode the National 12-hour time trial, yes, that's right, a 12-hour TT, in South Wales and rode 366.5 kms (227miles) in the 12 hours, averaging just shy of 20mph, stopping for only 15mins or so in the 12 hours. This distance is higher than his 2005 Beacon record, but not quite matching the current record of Gary Mason of some 240miles. Simply brilliant, George, and I know this has piqued interest in this type of event in the hearts and minds of the Beacon Randonneurs...we will be pushing you for details when we next see you.
and secondly at the opposite end of the distance spectrum, Dave Hughes. What more can we say about him.. but last Thursday at Newport Track, Dave became the UK Masters National Champion in the 500m TT. Another title for the Hughes family! Huge congratulations, Dave.
With the lovely weather set to continue for another two weeks or so, let's try to get a full set of club run leaders all coming forward....we need three this week!
This weeks rides are:
A: Leamington Spa - Nick Shenton
B: Clows Top - Matt Hale
C: Volunteer required