'Cycling Weekly' Club run
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'Cycling Weekly' Club run
Hi all,
Cycling Weekly has been in touch to say:
"...I’m a freelance journalist and I’ve been asked by Cycling Weekly to drop you a line about the possibility of featuring Beacon RCC in our regular ‘Ride With’ feature. We try to organise these on a weekday, rather than the weekend club ride, so hopefully it’s feasible to gather together a cross-section of members of the club to ride a regular circuit during the week?"
Our view is we should do this, and I'm keen to present Beacon in a good light. If this is done midweek, this excludes a number of people (although we see on Strava that a lot of people seem to have a lot of free time!), so watch this space. I'm aware that not everyone loves 'Cycling Weekly' and how they have publicised Beacon run events in the past, but here's a chance to get some positive messaging from them...
This is likely to go ahead in the next 6 weeks, and we'll run it as a leisurely B or C speed run perhaps to Evesham. I'll post below further details soon, but be good to get the good 'cross-section' of riders referred to above, i.e. some diversity, and I'll get things rolling by representing the ginger community of Britain.
Phil
Cycling Weekly has been in touch to say:
"...I’m a freelance journalist and I’ve been asked by Cycling Weekly to drop you a line about the possibility of featuring Beacon RCC in our regular ‘Ride With’ feature. We try to organise these on a weekday, rather than the weekend club ride, so hopefully it’s feasible to gather together a cross-section of members of the club to ride a regular circuit during the week?"
Our view is we should do this, and I'm keen to present Beacon in a good light. If this is done midweek, this excludes a number of people (although we see on Strava that a lot of people seem to have a lot of free time!), so watch this space. I'm aware that not everyone loves 'Cycling Weekly' and how they have publicised Beacon run events in the past, but here's a chance to get some positive messaging from them...
This is likely to go ahead in the next 6 weeks, and we'll run it as a leisurely B or C speed run perhaps to Evesham. I'll post below further details soon, but be good to get the good 'cross-section' of riders referred to above, i.e. some diversity, and I'll get things rolling by representing the ginger community of Britain.
Phil
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I've now spoken to the 'Cycling Weekly' journalist (Dave Nash), and we're all good to go on Wednesday 9th November. If weather is terrible that day, we will try again on Friday 11th November as a reserve day.
This one-off midweek run will leave from the Black Horse at 09:15 (meet at 09:00) to Raphaels at Evesham...Dave will cycle the whole way with us, with the photographer driving on ahead for some action (or bread pudding) shots. This is the likely route, although happy to hear of easier alternatives...
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17345026
There will be 3-4 shortish interviews with riders on what the club is to them as well as general chit-chat. Be good if Lord Whiteman could propose a weighty café discussion topic as usual. I particularly like the ones on Chinese philosophy.
This is not an A, B or C ride, we will all ride together at a social pace, but if bigger than 15 riders, we will split into two groups in true guideline fashion.
Let's try to get a good cross-section of people along.
This one-off midweek run will leave from the Black Horse at 09:15 (meet at 09:00) to Raphaels at Evesham...Dave will cycle the whole way with us, with the photographer driving on ahead for some action (or bread pudding) shots. This is the likely route, although happy to hear of easier alternatives...
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17345026
There will be 3-4 shortish interviews with riders on what the club is to them as well as general chit-chat. Be good if Lord Whiteman could propose a weighty café discussion topic as usual. I particularly like the ones on Chinese philosophy.
This is not an A, B or C ride, we will all ride together at a social pace, but if bigger than 15 riders, we will split into two groups in true guideline fashion.
Let's try to get a good cross-section of people along.
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In true Cycling Weekly narrative we address Chinese philosophy, the thought of Chinese culture, from earliest times to the present. The keynote in Chinese philosophy is humanism: man and his society have occupied, if not monopolized, the attention of Chinese philosophers throughout the ages. Ethical and political discussions have overshadowed any metaphysical speculation. It must quickly be added, however, that this humanism does not imply any indifference to a supreme power or to Nature. Instead, the general conclusion represented in Chinese philosophy is that of the unity of man and heaven. This spirit of synthesis has characterized the entire history of Chinese philosophy.WorcsPhil wrote: Be good if Lord Whiteman could propose a weighty café discussion topic as usual. I particularly like the ones on Chinese philosophy.
This matter will be of interest to the Cycling Weekly readership, so it is more than likely that our intellectually stimulating discussion will form an important part of their editorial.
Great stuff. Shouldn't we take them around the little mountain route or Sunrise or snowdrop to help promote those events? Especially as they've failed to mention us in their reports on little mountain for two years running! Could we get Richard Bussell to join the ride too? If he's still a second claim member? Would be good to have National Hill Climb Champion 2016 there
Also any way we could help get some women and as many members as possible under 50 to join in the fun?! No offence intended to anyone honest!! I just always see this feature and wonder if there are any women or people that aren't retired that cycle? Now I know it's shot mid week that explains the age thing.
Can we get them to serve duck and pancakes at the café?
Also any way we could help get some women and as many members as possible under 50 to join in the fun?! No offence intended to anyone honest!! I just always see this feature and wonder if there are any women or people that aren't retired that cycle? Now I know it's shot mid week that explains the age thing.
Can we get them to serve duck and pancakes at the café?
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Might I make a couple of observations.
1/ A freelance journo is interested in selling an article not necessarily promoting the Beacon RCC The next article he produces could be about breeding canaries or the ethnic diversity on the Isle of Wright.
2/ Cycling magazine is interested in printing an article of interest to it's readers again not necessarily in promoting the Beacon RCC.
So how to make the most advantage of this opportunity.
I think that if someone will produce a fact sheet about the club not dwelling to much on the history but on how progressive and forward thinking the committee and officers are.
Having said that mention that David Duffield and Steve Jones plus others are/were members. Is Graham Webb a member? If so an ex world champion is surely worth mentioning.
This is a great opportunity to promote the club which could be useful if ever the club were to seek sponsorship of either the club as a whole or an individual event.
I don't really think that a discussion on Chinese culture, however clever, is a fat lot of use.
These are just some thoughts on how to capitalise on the proposal to the advantage of the club.
1/ A freelance journo is interested in selling an article not necessarily promoting the Beacon RCC The next article he produces could be about breeding canaries or the ethnic diversity on the Isle of Wright.
2/ Cycling magazine is interested in printing an article of interest to it's readers again not necessarily in promoting the Beacon RCC.
So how to make the most advantage of this opportunity.
I think that if someone will produce a fact sheet about the club not dwelling to much on the history but on how progressive and forward thinking the committee and officers are.
Having said that mention that David Duffield and Steve Jones plus others are/were members. Is Graham Webb a member? If so an ex world champion is surely worth mentioning.
This is a great opportunity to promote the club which could be useful if ever the club were to seek sponsorship of either the club as a whole or an individual event.
I don't really think that a discussion on Chinese culture, however clever, is a fat lot of use.
These are just some thoughts on how to capitalise on the proposal to the advantage of the club.
Les
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Hope to make just about got enough AL left but will have to see what work I've got on at the time. Thanks for the organising.
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Unless Cycling Weekly has undergone a major change in the last decades since I stopped reading it, it isn't going to say anything negative and will be positive about the club whatever you do or say. So I would suggest a group get together and rip the legs off the guy and then get him to pay for the food and drink at the cafe
On the positive side it looks like a few newbies on the club runs,.😉
On the positive side it looks like a few newbies on the club runs,.😉
Would be great if someone does a factsheet if they could email it to me at timegan2002@hotmail.com
I've arranged a separate interview with UK Sport and their Club Matters website section, hopefully going to happen in December, and would be good to send them an overview on the history of the club and the events we offer each year.
With all this publicity we'd better prepare for a thousand new members in 2017!
Thanks
Tim
I've arranged a separate interview with UK Sport and their Club Matters website section, hopefully going to happen in December, and would be good to send them an overview on the history of the club and the events we offer each year.
With all this publicity we'd better prepare for a thousand new members in 2017!
Thanks
Tim
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Great yes no rush thanks
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As the weather doesn't look too bad on Wednesday, we are good to go.
Yes, we will push back a little, but only by 15mins, so meet at 09:15 for a 09:30 depart. This will be to Evesham at a social pace...This is NOT an A-ride or B-ride, let's keep together and different people take turns on the front...I'm happy to start things off.
Be good to get a fine turn out of red, white and green, and take this opportunity to catch up with others you haven't spoken to for a while, stories about fireworks, Chinese society or Donald Trump's inevitable march to power will all feature.
See you there
Yes, we will push back a little, but only by 15mins, so meet at 09:15 for a 09:30 depart. This will be to Evesham at a social pace...This is NOT an A-ride or B-ride, let's keep together and different people take turns on the front...I'm happy to start things off.
Be good to get a fine turn out of red, white and green, and take this opportunity to catch up with others you haven't spoken to for a while, stories about fireworks, Chinese society or Donald Trump's inevitable march to power will all feature.
See you there
What is estimated return time? Thanks
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Thanks! Maybe see you there but probably won't make it. Is the journalist attending the roller session in the evening? Probably not a good idea!
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I hope it goes well tomorrow. I'll keep my fingers crossed that there's no ice for you (and that there's enough bread pudding to go around).
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