Seven Star riders, Lee Heron, Mark Boyles, Ian Maconnachie, Martin Kelly, Lisa Ansell, Suzy Patience and 12 year old Isabella Boyles, travelled all the way down to Thruxton race circuit in Hampshire yesterday for the last big TT of the year. The event, the National Closed Circuit Championships, attracted a total entry of around 250 riders, which[…]
As the club grows, so does the number of different cycling disciplines that members now compete in. Cyclo-Cross, or CX as it’s known in its abbreviated form, is a good example, with three members, Jane Holton, Simon Bull and Rich Baker, entering CX events over last weekend. If a little muddy at times, it’s a[…]
The club’s home TT season may be over, but a large contingent of 16 Banbury Star CC members took part in Coventry Road Club’s Open 10 mile TT on Saturday morning. Held in ideal conditions this popular local event took place on the K10/10 Princethorpe course to the south east of Coventry, which features fast[…]
The club’s illustrious TT time keeper Keri Williams, now rested from his 2019 season, has sat down and compiled this light hearted commentary on some of the people that took part and made it happen. Just completing our yearly time trial review, it occurs to us that some non-racers may appreciate a “who’s who” on[…]
Member Lee Heron gives us the inside story on his recent challenge – riding a 12 hour, 222 mile time trial Time trials are known as the race of truth. You can’t hide in the pack, slipstream or freewheel. You race every pedal stroke. Be it the Come & Try 5 mile TT hosted by[…]
The last event of the club’s 2019 season, the annual Durran Cup hill climb, attracted a field of 23 riders on Saturday morning at Burton Dassett. The short, but steep climb is only 700 metres in length, on a section of the hill that will comprise the finish area for Stage 7 of next week’s[…]
A grey sky and a short heavy shower greeted the 32 riders who turned out for the club’s final Wednesday night time trial of the year – the 5 mile Come & Try TT at Gaydon. Thankfully the rain abated by the time of the start and most of the course between Gaydon and the[…]
The legendary Warwick Town Races returned to the town centre streets of Warwick after a gap of 9 years on Sunday. Organised by Warwick Lanterne Rouge Cycling Club there were seven British Cycling affiliated races of varying durations around an exciting 900-metre street circuit. Three Star riders took part – Mel Seale and Matt Sleath in the[…]
The club sent a team of five men and five women to Oxford early on Sunday morning to represent Banbury Star in the annual Leiden Plaque 25 mile club time trial competition. Organised this year by Cowley Road Condors, this is a handicap event held on the H25/17 course running up and back along the[…]
The club’s 10 mile Open TT attracted an entry of 55 riders, including 19 Star members, for its second running of this new annual event. The K4/10W course is run entirely on the B410 to the northwest of Banbury, starting near the top of Warmington Hill with the return point at the Gaydon roundabout and[…]