Member Mike Kirby gives an amusing account of his obsession with time trialling It generally starts about 5 days before. Flick open the lap top. Click on BBC weather. Ok, so, next Wednesday: Wind speed, direction, temperature. Great, wind from the South West, which should blow hard at my back all the way up to[…]
The popularity and reputation of Banbury Star CC’s weekly evening time trials continues to grow with another 33 rider entry, including this time a locally based pro-rider. George Pym is a member of top UK team Madison Genesis and will be riding in next month’s Tour of Britain race. For the first time the tour[…]
Banbury Star CC club secretary Ian Maconnachie again showed off his downhill speed by winning the club’s annual downhill freewheel race on Saturday for a second time. Held at Hempton Hill, just off the B4031 near Deddington, with pedalling banned, the course has a mid-section rise and the trick is to get over this to[…]
Banbury Star CC returned to their 10 mile Tysoe course for the last time this year on a warm still evening, ideal for time trialling. The fast and relatively flat circular course, always attracts a good entry and whilst holidays meant some of the regulars were missing, 32 riders still turned out to compete. With[…]
Last year’s inaugural interclub time trial between host club Banbury Star CC, AMG Mercedes and Team Cherwell proved a great success, so much so, that this year’s event attracted a record 55 rider entry. This was despite a longer journey for the 14 riders from the Brackley based team, as road works on the club’s[…]
Another warm and still evening provided some tough and energy sapping conditions for the 17 riders who turned out to compete in the annual Russell Memorial Bowl 25 mile TT. Starting outside the Herb Centre, and running along the B4100 between Hanwell and Gaydon roundabouts, this is the second time this year this challenging course[…]
Member Kevin Zwolinski tells an amusing story about punctures, tubeless tyres and getting covered in goo. Landed into Heathrow from a long haul flight earlier than scheduled on a recent Saturday; straight through passport control (the electronic checkers were all working!); bags nearly the first through; on M25 almost an hour earlier than expected. Hang[…]
Banbury Star CC entered two men’s and two women’s teams for Tuesday night’s open 4 up team time trial at RAF Weston on the Green. After the home and organising club, Bicester Millennium CC, this was the largest club entry amongst the 29 teams competing. Four laps of the perimeter road course made up the[…]
Banbury Star CC’s annual Hilly 15 time trial is one of the toughest events on the club’s summer evening calendar and when it coincides with one of the warmest days, the challenge becomes even harder. However, this didn’t deter 25 riders turning up to take on the 2 lap, 15 mile course, which starts and[…]