The on-going dry conditions are still impacting our time trials with traffic lights on the Camp Lane segment of our 20k course to control tanker deliveries at the water tower so we move once more to the alternative K4/10C1 course. Don’t forget we’ve also moved the sign-on and start times forward by 30 minutes so[…]
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[…]
The on-going dry conditions are still impacting our time trials with traffic lights still on the Camp Lane segment of our 20k course to control tanker deliveries at the water tower so we move once more to the alternative K4/10C1 course. Don’t forget we’ve also moved the sign-on and start times forward by 30 minutes[…]
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[…]
A big weekend coming up with the greatly-anticipated downhill freewheel competition taking place on Saturday at midday. Anyone can enter the event which traditionally uses the hill at the top of Hempton as it has a long run-out to easily record who can coast the furthest and it has one simple rule: no pedaling! Aside[…]
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[…]
Like buses, time trials on the K4/10C1 Tysoe course come along as soon as one has just passed and we return once more to Warwickshire but without the AMG Formula One speed merchants for company. Sign-on takes place at the start line in Lower Tysoe (please park in the village itself) from 1800 and closes[…]
This weekend’s club rides: Saturday 10am Gentle Cafe Ride: The 12-14mph average speed Gentle Cafe ride heads out on an anti-clockwise loop, never straying that for from Banbury for coffee and cake half time refreshments in Hanwell as part of a 26 mile ride. Saturday 10am Intermediate Ride: The same coffee and cake stop in[…]
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[…]
Our return to the 20k time trial course has been put on hold for a week due to temporary traffic lights on Camp Lane, so we’ve taken the decision to move to the 10 mile Tysoe reserve which is equally as fast, music to the ears of our friends from the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team[…]