Member Mike Kirby writes another great blog about the ride that’s been on his bucket list for some time. Go on, ask me. Ask me what I did at the weekend. I silently pleaded with my team at our weekly Teams call. Just ask! Hi Mike, how was your weekend? (At last, phew). This[…]
Three of Banbury Star CC’s juniors were again back in action on Sunday, returning to race in round 4 of the Hillingdon Slipstreamers Youth Series. Although a long trip down to Hayes, the juniors really love the Hillingdon Cycle Circuit – its 1.5km length, 6-metre-wide track, is a great safe venue for junior racing Henry[…]
Junior member Peggy Simpkins writes a great no nonsense blog on the subject of equality in cycling Frustrating, is the word I’d use to describe professional cycling. That in the twenty-first century there can still be such a huge gap between female and male cyclists and that as a junior, I have the fear that[…]
Both Luke and Matt Norris were in action again at the weekend, with Luke taking on two events. On Saturday they both raced at Dalton Barracks ART Crit Series. Matt competed in the 30 rider Cat 4 race, while Luke competed in the 17 rider Cat E/1/2/3 race. The conditions were wet and slippery, so[…]
Following his efforts at Monsal Head just a week ago, Graham Martin was off hill climbing again at the weekend. This time he tackled the popular double header of Catford and Bec Hill Climbs, which always take place on the same day. Both climbs are on closed roads and both measure around 700 yards, attracting[…]
Eleven club riders attended the annual RTTC National Closed-Circuit Championship TT event, held at Thruxton Race Circuit, near Andover on Sunday. This is one of the big end of season events, which this year attracted an entry of over 250 riders. Thruxton in October can be a fairly bleak place, especially when the wind is[…]
There’s so much racing action going on at the club at the moment, it’s hard to keep track of what’s been going on. One such omission over the weekend was Luke Norris’s exploits at another cyclocross event on Sunday. Organised by Solihull Cycling Club, Luke raced in round 5 of the West Midlands Cyclocross League[…]
Three club members, Graham and son Sam Martin, plus Tobi Ng all went up to the Peak District for some serious hill climbing at the classic Monsal Head event. First run in 1930, Monsal Head Hill Climb is one of the biggest hill climb events in the calendar with around 230 entrants. It’s a closed[…]
Three club juniors, Poppy Kisley and Isabella and Henry Boyles were out again racing on Saturday. This time they travelled down to the south of Bath to race in Sulis Scorpions Youth Cycling Club’s crit race. The race was held at the Odd Down Cycle Circuit, a purpose-built bike track, with two hairpin corners and[…]
Many of you will know member Trevor Priest from the club’s Saturday rides, but did you know about Trevor’s interesting and very competitive cycling past? Here’s a great account of Trevor’s story. I started cycling 71 years’ ago when I was 13. It came about as a result of my father buying a business from[…]