The first relatively warm evening of the year provided ideal still conditions for the 35 riders who turned out for the club’s weekly Wednesday evening 20km time trial. With the club actively trying to attract more women into cycling, it was particularly encouraging to see a record 12 women competing, making up a third of[…]
Sixteen Banbury Star members, including four women, took part in Stratford Cycling Club’s Open 10 mile Time Trial on Saturday. The club’s race squad initiative was set up to actively promote time trials for all club members, in particular the women’s group, to demonstrate the sport isn’t the preserve of the just the men and[…]
Another cold, but this time sunny evening, greeted the large 42 rider entry for the first solo event of the year on Banbury Star CC’s regular 20km TT course. As usual a number of riders from neighbouring clubs entered the event, which continues to raise the standard and competitiveness of these mid-week summer time trials.[…]
Sam Wootton and Mike Kirby, took part in the Charlbury 36 Hilly Time Trial on Sunday, organised by Oxonian CC. The roughly triangular course, taking in Charlbury, Chipping Norton and Shipton-under-Wychwood, attracted a strong 55 rider entry. Comprising 2 x 18 mile laps, the course and conditions were described by both riders as pretty brutal.[…]
The first of Banbury Star Cyclists’ Club’s two 2Up time trials was very much a family affair with father and son, Roger and Cameron Foster, taking a well executed win. Amongst the fourteen team entry were four other family teams with father, mother, son and daughter combinations, plus two brothers. This was a great turnout[…]
The club’s 2019 Wednesday night TT season got off to a great start with 34 riders entering the annual 5 mile “Come and Try” event. The success and popularity of these weekly evening time trials was again illustrated with a third of the entry comprising riders from other local clubs. Starting at Gaydon, the fast,[…]
Banbury Star’s Hardriders Open Time Trial on Sunday, for the Broughton Cup, certainly lived up to its name, with rain and an increasing crosswind making this tough season opening event even more challenging. The 23 mile course, held entirely on the A422, starts and finishes in Wroxton with the turning point at Ettington roundabout. Sunrising[…]
The club’s 2019 season gets underway this coming Sunday with our annual Open Hardriders TT. Due to traffic lights and then snow drifts, last year’s event had to be altered and finally cancelled at short notice, so everyone’s hoping that the good weather continues into the weekend. As the name implies, this is a tough[…]
TT Secretary Oli Wright describes his first experience of Track League cycling at Derby Velodrome. Since my first trip to Manchester Velodrome in 1996 as a 15 year old where I witnessed my hero, Chris Boardman, knock a massive six and a bit seconds off the individual pursuit world record, I have wanted to do[…]
Friday night’s 2018 annual dinner and awards evening at the Castle at Edge Hill was a great success and special thanks must go to Ila Pearson for all her effort and organising skills. Long distance cyclist Steve Abraham gave an inspirational speech on the trials and tribulations of trying to ride 76,000 miles in a[…]