Nicolas Narraway, set a new course record on the new Banbury Star K4/10B 10 mile time trial course on the 28th of August, setting a time of 19 minutes and 49 seconds. Nicolas, who hails from Bermuda, rides for Team California as a Professional and has been riding in France and Spain this summer gaining…
Naomi De Pennington, riding for Drag2Zero, won her first National title earlier this month when she took part in the National 12 hour time trial, a gruelling competition where the winner is determined by the distance covered in a 12 hour period. Run over a mainly flat course in Norfolk, this event attracts the very…
The weather was spot on, the roads have been resurfaced which led to a great evening of racing. Thanks to the race team: Roger, Mike, Annie, Lee, Ben, Ila, John and Peggy. This course has a reputation for people getting lost, however I have never known anyone get as lost as Tomo did tonight. Thanks…
A lovely warm evening saw 11 brave souls attack the back and forth 25 miler between Banbury and Gaydon. 3 trophies were up for grabs as this is likely to be our only race on the 25 due to roadworks. Big thank you to Roger Gollicker and Phil Gilkes for marshalling the roundabouts and to…
After the exertions of two ascents of the Knowle as part of the K4/15 Edge Hill TT, we now go to a longer distance event. As it’s the week with the latest sunset we usually go race on our longest course but on-going roadworks have put paid to using the K4/29 to contest the Edmunds…
As has been explained and promoted in both the club’s weekly bulletin and monthly newsletter, the racing season started in February. The race calendar of local events, covering, TTs, road races and crit series is now up on the website and will be added to as the season progresses. Three club members, Richard Santhouse, Josh…
Over the last couple of years, the club has seen an encouraging growth in both women and junior members, many with a keen interest in competition. To illustrate this welcome change, this year we were lucky to have three Banbury Star women members invited to collect awards at Cycling Time Trials (CTT) annual Champions Centenary…
New joint Race Secretaries, Richard Santhouse and Josh Lovell, have already been busy formulating plans for next season. In fact, it’s already started, with an initial training ride over the weekend. The plan is, to have these winter rides of around 60-70 miles every Sunday, starting at 8am, from Easington pub. No cafe stop is…
There are three certainties in life: 1) Taxes 2) Death 3) Mudguards for club rides during the winter months Several years ago we decided to make mudguards mandatory for club rides outside of British Summer Time so from when the clocks change. The rational behind this was to make club rides less of a splatter…
The club has received news of the sad passing of Laurence Allitt who was aged 85. Laurie was a stalwart of Banbury Star for many, many years representing the club on the local race scene in his youth and will be known to some of the more senior members as the Club’s Run Secretary, serving…
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