Evening 10 Photos

You can find photos of this weeks 10 in the usual place. Photos from other events can be found here.

You can download a reasonable quality file for printing by clicking on an image, then clicking on the 'All Sizes' button at the top of the image, click on the 'Original' button to view the best quality version, and then clicking on the 'Download the Original Size' link and saving the file.

If you want an even better quality image that will enlarge to at least A4 size then I will mail you a file of it if you drop me an email at drpaulr@tiscali.co.uk and let me know which image you want (the name is displayed above the image). By the way, I don't charge for images, its one of the many benefits of riding the MDCC club TT's!

GoRide - registration completed

We handed the registration form in on Monday, and have received the activity pack. Now there's just the small matter of completing all the training and documentation needed to get full ClubMark status. We've got a year to implement our plan (first milestone - create plan).

Thanks to the members who've supported us in this important step towards attracting new members (of all ages) into the club. Not least are Nigel & Paul who are working towards their Level 2 coaching award, and Danuta for stepping in at the last minute to be our Welfare Officer.

First activities are going well, and we're hoping to be involved with some holiday sports days with schools in Burnham. There's also been a few people calling in at dnaCycles to find an entry level MTB ride (10 miles, bridleways) - I'll be organising some from June through August. More details to follow...

Rudy Project TT Series Update – May 2007

As most of you already know, John Woodburn is competing in the Rudy Project Time Trial series again this year, in the Veterans on Target Time competition. With four of the eight rounds completed and a three month break before the next event it is a good time to recap on the racing so far.

The way the series is scored is that your best five events out of the eight count towards your final score. 60 points are awarded for a first place decreasing to one point for 60th place. John has competed in three events so far, choosing not to ride in the VC Cumbria event.

In the 24th March series opener on the 13 mile E3/13 John bagged a full 60 points, his time of 34:20 giving him +6:09. Derek Hodgins, last year’s third placed rider, was second with 35:42 giving him +5:41 on target time. There was no sign of last year’s second placed rider and 2005 series winner Roger Iddles.

With neither John nor Roger Iddles riding the second round on 8th April Derek Hodgins took the victory and 60 points, a time of 39:35 giving him a +8:10 on target time.

The third round was the Nottingham Clarion event held on the 21st April on a 40km course. Derek Hodgins was a no-show here but Roger Iddles rode his first round of the series, beating John for first place with a +15:03 (1:04:50 actual) to John’s +14:34 (1:09:31 actual)

John returned to winning ways in the fourth round on the 6th May. The event was organised by Doncaster Wheeler on the 13 mile O13C course. No-show for Roger Iddles this time but a return for Derek Hodgins. They are either avoiding each other or are actually one and the same person!

John’s time of 31:36 gave him a +8:53 on target time, with Derek Hodgins second with a +8:07 (33:16 actual). Another 60 points in the bag.

At the halfway point in the series it matters little who has the most points, since competitors have ridden different numbers of events. What is more important is how many points have been dropped from a maximum possible, together with how many events you still need to score in.

Rider	Points Dropped	Events Ridden
Roger Iddles	0	1
John Woodburn	1	3
Lee Foster	1	1
Derek Hodgins	2	3
Roger Wrenn	2	1
Eric Marsh	2	1
Jim Goodwin	2	1

For those of you as confused as I am about the possible winners of the series lets keep it simple. If John can win two of the remaining four rounds he will come out on top. Come on John, the whole club is behind you and we know you can do it.

May 2007 Race Update

This is the first of what I hope will be a regular update on our club’s racing activities and was compiled from information supplied by Danuta (many thanks) and from much trawling of the CTT website results section. It would help me to produce a more detailed update if members who race could email me with details of how they have done including full results sheets if available. You can mail me at drpaulr@tiscali.co.uk Alternatively you can give me a ring, my number is on the Contacts page.

In the Oxonian CC 25 held on the H25/17 on Sunday 22nd April Dave Marshall came 8th out of 52 finishers with a time of 54:57. Chris Stocks also rode the event and was placed 12th with a time of 56:22 (+10:08 on standard). Overall event winner was Nik Gardiner in 53:22

The following Saturday, 28th April saw six Maidenhead riders enter the Newbury CC 25 on the H25/1 and we were rewarded with a win as best team. John Woodburn was our highest placed rider, and our only rider to break the hour, in 14th place (out of 78 finishers) with a time of 57:52, his +24:38 winning the Vets on Standard prize.

Danuta Tinn was fastest woman in 27th place overall with a time of 1:00:49 (+10:18). Frank Pressling helped us to the team prize with a time of 1:01:53 (+15:18) giving him 34th place overall. Mark Brewer just missed his standard with a time of 1:09:05 (-00:03) achieving a placing of 68th. Unfortunately Chris & Linda Stocks made up two of the five DNF’s for the event.

Overall winner was Ben Instone (a3crg) with a time of 51:38 with Tim Bedingfield (awcycles.co.uk) second in 52:20

Moving on a week to the 6th May we had four entries in the Hillingdon CC 25 on the H25/2. Dave Marshall was highest placed Maidenhead rider in 4th place with a time of 54:27, which I believe is a PB for him. Danuta Tinn was 25th out of 50 finishers with a frustrating time of 1:00:01 (+11:06) and was fastest woman.

Frank Pressling was 35th in 1:02:27 (+14:44) with Mark Brewer in 48th place with 1:11:03 (-2:01)

Overall Winner was Steve Golla (High Wycombe CC) with a time of 53:08, closely followed by Tim Bedingfield (awcycles.co.uk) in 43:14

Finally, Mark Brewer was our only entry in the Farnborough & Camberley CC 25 on the 12th May on the H25/8, but unfortunately was a DNF.

An update on John Woodburn’s progress in the Rudy Project series will follow soon.

Highway Code Petition

As you may be aware, the new Highway Code will change the emphasis on using cycle lanes. Not quite insane as the recommendation for cyclists to ride round the outside of roundabouts that been in the HC for years... fortunately no-one I know of has used that as an excuse for running us down. I'll leave it up to you if you want to sign the petition:

Your right to ride on the road is in jeopardy.
The revised Highway Code says cyclists should "use cycle facilities where possible". If this Code is approved, cyclists will effectively lose the right to ride on the road where there are alternative routes or adjacent facilities. The implications of this are too bad to contemplate. First we will suffer more abuse and intimidating driving. Second, if a cyclist is involved in an accident and tries to claim damages, the insurance companies are likely to argue that the rider contributed to the accident by not using the cycle facility.

The Highway Code has been laid before parliament. It will automatically be approved unless it is referred to a House of Commons Committee which cannot amend it and can only recommend the whole document be rejected. It will take an unprecedented amount of adverse publicity to persuade the government to reject the Highway Code in its entirety.

It is interesting to note that 35 MP's objected to the original revised wording. Unfortunately, the replacement wording is no better. Only 11,000 objections were received to the previous wording. If this Highway Code is approved by government cyclists will effectively lose the right to ride on the road where there are alternative routes or adjacent facilities.

Please register your name on the petition and persuade others to do the same.