Anyone who has looked at the names that adorn our club trophies will sometimes see the same ones cropping up time and time again. One of those is “P. Boffin” who won silverware on no less than twenty occasions, making him a prodigious racer and very fit athlete. I was amazed to receive an email[…]
Member Kevin Zwolinski had never tried yoga before, but now gives a candid and amusing review of why he’s become a convert “……yes it’s a Yoga session with the cycling club. But hang on, what’s yoga got to do with your cycling club, it doesn’t involve bikes? It’s nothing to do with cycling?” Ah yes[…]
Ouch! 15 braved the Tick Tock route tonight and some quick times again. Here are the raw times for the event followed by the results once the handicap had been applied. Congratulations to Adam Parle for the fastest time and winning on handicap as well, just. Raw Results for 11th March Overall Handicap Results[…]
New member Johnathan Pape tells his amazing and well illustrated weight loss story, together with his new found love of cycling ———– My story starts as a child. I was very skinny up until my pre-teen years, and then my weight piled on. By the time I left education at 18, I was already pushing[…]
Member Adam Parle has some long rides planned for 2021 and what better way to start training than the challenge of The 7 Cols. Adam here relates a slight error along the way on his first attempt ——— The 7 Cols is a notable route devised by Mr Timekeeper himself – Keri Williams. It has[…]
Martin Norris is a second claim club member (first claim Warwick Lanterne Rouge CC), who’s been joining us for our weekly TTs. One event was our annual Durran Cup hill climb, which Martin now recounts. —— Saturday 5th September was the annual hill climb event for Banbury Star CC. The course was the beautiful climb[…]
We’re all aware of the big increase in cycling that has taken place during Lockdown and the new club members we’ve gained during this period. One such member, Hayley Holland, tells her inspiring story of how she very quickly fell in love with cycling. So, as many people did during lockdown my family and I[…]
Dave Tew, who is one of the club’s prescription delivery volunteers, has still had time to write this great blog about a challenge somewhere completely different. Urban Ultra Challenge -Coast to Coast Ride – Dubai In March 2019, I received an email from a friend, Jason, who had been living and working in Abu Dhabi[…]
Hopefully you’ve already read the brief biography of Oli Wright in June’s newsletter, hear he tells the full story My Dad was my inspiration into cycling when I was a lad. He raced as a younger man to quite a good amateur level in the West Midlands, until his racing career was cut short by[…]
Member Ila Pearson gives her account of how she and five of her cycling Star friends tackled their C2C ride last summer. Who are Team CA We are a spin out of the Banbury Star Cyclists’ Club, a group of friends brought together through the love of two wheels. What could go wrong? Meet the[…]