The longest day has been and gone and it’s all downhill from now until winter embraces us with her icy grip. But not just yet as the weather looks great for this coming weekend’s club rides. Saturday 10am Gentle Cafe Ride: The Merrie Lion in Fenny Compton is the mid-ride destination for the gentle cafe[…]
At 30 miles the Edmunds Cup is the longest and toughest of Banbury Star CC’s weekly time trial events and always attracts the most dedicated of riders wanting to test their skills. The circular course starts at Tadmarton and heads out along the B4035 to Shipston where it then turns left onto the A3400 for[…]
The week of the longest day is upon us so why not warm up for Thursday’s summer solstice and the ritual dawn sacrifice down at Banbury Henge by taking part in our longest club time trial, a 30 mile effort that rewards the winner with the Edmunds Cup. It’s an earlier start than our current[…]
Held over 3 laps of Silverstone’s full 3.7 mile Grand Prix circuit, this popular local team event has categories for men, women, mixed, juniors and vets, comprising a total of 90 teams. For the first time Banbury Star CC entered three teams, two men’s and this time an all-women’s team. Each team comprises nine riders,[…]
Temporary traffic lights on the club’s normal 20k course forced Banbury Star CC to switch to their reserve 10 mile course for their evening weekly time trial. Starting and finishing in Tysoe the circular course out to Oxhill and Whatcote is fast and relatively flat. A fresh breeze however ruled out any record breaking times[…]
After plodding up and down the Warwick Road for what feels like weeks of 25 mile TTs, our return to the much-loved 20k course has had to be postponed as we’ve fallen victim to a combination of temporary traffic lights on the dip in the Stratford Road where the muddy puddle gathers and also about[…]
It’s been a busy few days for the club and its riders with various activities taking place. While Wednesday evening is club TT night, three members, Lee Heron, Mike Gillett and Michal Wisowski were off competing in round 1 of the ART Summer Crit Series at Abingdon. Held on the short airfield circuit the trio[…]
Banbury Star’s annual Manners Cup time trial was held in near perfect evening conditions on the Warmington/Gaydon/Warmington (B4100) 25 mile course. Always a popular event with club members, as the overall times are adjusted after a riders given handicap is applied, giving everyone the chance of a win. Again, regular time keeper Keri Williams proved[…]
This week it’s an away fixture for our weekly time trial series when we make the journey over to Towcester to see our friends the A5 Rangers for the annual interclub event, competing for the Interclub Cup of which Banbury Star are the current holders. Sign-on takes place up until 1845 at Greens Norton park,[…]
Following heavy overnight rain and a forecast of further thunderstorms, it managed to stay dry and warm throughout Sunday, for an exciting day of racing at Banbury Star Cyclists’ Club’s annual road race. Sponsored by Banbury’s White Horse, the morning’s 76 strong men’s cat 3/4 race saw an immediate solo breakaway from Gunther Zechmann (Team[…]