Here are a few shots I took on the day of riders taking part in the 50 mile club TT and supporters who turned out to cheer Matt Bonehill on when he set out to smash the club and course record. He did this in a time of 1:53:28 beating his own club record set the week before by 2 mins 26 seconds and the course record set by Scot Westwood in 2009 by 1 min 41 seconds
As part of Stafford RC events programme for its members we have arranged a coaching day which be led by Peter Read who is one of Britain’s top cycling coaches and senior coach with the Association of British Cycle Coaches (The ABCC) which is the governing body of cycle coaches in the UK. Peter has been a professional coach for over 25 years and has and still is coaching some of the fastest male and female riders in the country. He is the author to a number of training manuals one of the best known being “The Black Book”
This coaching day will be suitable for any rider who would like to better their performance whether this be on a sportive, time trial, road race or club ride. During the day we will all get to hear first hand some of latest training methods Peter is using as well as his tried and tested methods and have the opportunity to discuss with him how this training might best suit our own needs and abilities.
The coaching day will commence with a 2hr talk/discussion where Peter will run through the latest training tools he uses and talk about training plans, recovery, nutrition and equipment.
Then in the afternoon there will be the opportunity to try out the training first hand. Peter will lead a turbo class were you will get to try out many of the training methods discussed in the morning and you will have the opportunity to ask about bike position.
The training day will take place at the Forestry Commissions classrooms, Birches Valley Cannock Chase WS15 2UQ (used for our summer BBQ)
10:00 drinks and refreshments
10:30 to 12:30 talk / discussion
12:30 to 13:30 lunch (not provided)
13:30 to 15:30 turbo session
Cost £10 per person
Places are limited (20) due to the size of the venue so please contact me to book a place. These will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
You will need a bike, turbo (rollers),towel, drinks for the afternoon session and of course lunch
To book a place please contact Alastair at roadracing@staffordrc.org
Matt Bonehill set off today on a mission. After setting a new club course record two weeks ago on the K7/50 and coming within 50 seconds of a course record time set by Scott Westwood (Walsall RC) in 2009, one of the fastest testers in the country, Matt set off today to better Scott’s time. With favourable conditions at the start he completed his first 25 miles in an impressive 55:26 leaving a few spectators thinking he may have gone off too fast. As the wind speed increased it seemed touch and go how he would perform in the second half of his ride.
Not to disappoint Matt rode a super strong second half finishing with an average cadence of 95, travelling at 11.6m per second, an average speed of 26.44mph he smashed Scott’s time finishing in 1:53:22 knocking 1 min and 41 seconds off his time.
An incredible ride and demonstrates what a superb rider Matt is at every cycling discipline he turns his hand too.
Well done Matt from all the Stafford RC members who were out to cheer you on today
Well its been a long season and as yet with no real rewards for myself.
But today it all came together. I went out to ride a 30 mile TT and looking to better my vet record and challenge the senior men’s record of 1:7:39 set by Steve Hitchin in 1997. But a week after finishing a 100 mile TT I was slightly unsure of how well my legs had recovered.
But before I left the HQ there was a heavy hail storm and the roads were awash as I began my ride, but fortunately by the time I rode up onto the A50 the roads were drying up again. Anyhow the plan was to push a big gear, do not look at the clock and ride my sock s off!
The ride felt great, wind all the way out but fast on the return leg and dry. The weather held off until the last mile when the heavens opened again. I crossed the finish line in 1:05:42 knocking 4 min off my previous vets record (1:09:49) and most importantly nearly 2 minutes off the men’s record. What a great day
I still have a few races left this season but today was the icing on the cake and regardless of what happens in the last few events today’s ride has made the last 10 months training and racing worth it.
Susan Semple did an excellent ride in the Mercia 30 mile Time Trial knocking 2 and a half minutes off her previous pb and has set 2 new club records (women’s record & women’s vets record) with a time of 1:11:48 with an average speed of 25mph.
This is the 3rd year on a trot that Susan has set new records at this distance so let’s hope she can continue her record rides this time next year.
It was a superb night tonight in the last of our club 5 mile Time Trials with some super fast times been set by a few.
First riders off were Matt and Martin Moore on their tandem and they stormed home in 9:11 with an average speed of 32.66mph, despite a few minor hold up from traffic which were not moving fast enough! New club and course record.
Then Scott Westwood (Walsall RC) powered home and took 5 seconds off the course record which he set in August last year finishing in 9:20 with an average speed of 32.14mph.
Then a few minutes later Susan Semple flew past the finish knocking 2 seconds off the club and course records which she set earlier this year finishing in 10:43 with an average speed of 27.99mph.
Well done Matt, Martin, Susan and Scott. Superb rides and excellent performances so late in the season
The second Come & Give it a Go Time Trial took place last Sunday under much better racing conditions and 35 riders took part recording some very impressive times.
Of the 35 riders participating, several were new to the sport of cycling and many took part on a conventional road bike opposed to some of the specialist time trialers who had aero bikes, skinsuits and helmets.
Many of the riders who took part in the first of these events saw an improvement of approximately 45 seconds on their own time due to the warm dry conditions and favourable tail wind along much of the course. But all the riders demonstrated what potential they each have and the high level of stamina and fitness needed to compete in a time trial event.
Congratulations to Julie Edwards who won the women’s novice competition, Dan Ward who won the men’s novice competition and to Callum Breeze who won the juniors competition. All three had never ridden a TT before but produced excellent times and showed what potential they all have as a ‘Tester’.
In the overall competiton we had two exceptional rides on the day. The first by Stafford RC rider Martin Moor who finished in 9:09 and the star of the day Dan Bigham who finished in 8:38 with an average speed of 33+mph.
Chris Lees sports photographer rode this week but luckily his assistant was out on the course to capture pictures of all the riders taking part.
Sunday 4th August & Sunday 11th August, start time 2pm Woodseaves, Stafford.
Stafford Road Club is again hosting a Come & Give It A Go Time Trials aimed at encouraging new as well more experienced riders into the sport of cycling and Time Trialing. These event have been run for 5 years now and have grown in popularity each year. The course runs between Woodseaves and Great Bridgeford and is 7.9km or 5 miles long and is slightly down hill!
Like the TTs at the Tour De France, riders will set off at 1 minute intervals with time keepers at the start and finish. But do not worry if you are not a member of a cycling club or have never ridden a time trial before, both these event are open to all and can be ridden on any style of bike (mountain, road or hybrid); these events are geared to cater for complete novices to more experienced riders.
So if you want to follow in the footsteps of Chris Froome or Laura Trott this where it all starts. Entry is on the day (£3 per rider) but as these events have in the past proved to be very popular we are taking provisional bookings from anyone who is interested in riding and this helps the organisers know how many riders to cater for.
Signing on will be from 12.30pm in the HQ which is in Great Bridgeford Village Hall. The first rider starts at 2pm but please allow up to 30 minutes to ride from the HQ to the start. The minimum age for entrants is 12 and any rider under the age of 18 must bring with them a signed parental consent form. Refreshments will be available before and after the event in the HQ.
For more information on these two events please contact Alastair on 01785 253 691 and if you would like to make a provisional booking please register by sending an email to roadracing@staffordrc.org .
Here is a Parental Consent form for any ride under the age of 18 LINK
Please pass on details of these events to your friends and use this poster to promote these events in your office and hopefully we can encourage even more people to get out on their bikes POSTER LINK
Stafford Road Club Time Trial summary for 2005 |
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| NAME | Num rides | Pts | H Pts | Fastest 5 | Fastest 10 | Fastest 25 | Fastest 50 | Uttoxeter | Newport |
| Alastair Semple | 8 | 18 | 12 | 00:11:26 | 01:05:48 | 01:01:39 | |||
| Andy Moore | 3 | 9 | 4 | ||||||
| Andy Mountford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 00:15:12 | |||||
| Brian Hall | 12 | 20 | 18 | 00:11:44 | 01:05:38 | 02:13:07 | 01:03:39 | ||
| Chris Hood | 7 | 16 | 12 | 00:11:41 | 01:02:01 | ||||
| David Manning | 4 | 0 | 4 | 00:13:52 | 01:25:17 | ||||
| Don Picken | 12 | 14 | 12 | 00:12:39 | 01:12:17 | 02:34:43 | 01:07:15 | ||
| Frank Mumford | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Graham Kelly | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:12:33 | 01:14:17 | 01:05:39 | |||
| Michael Harris | 3 | 2 | 6 | 00:13:02 | 01:13:46 | 01:04:39 | |||
| Mick Mountford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 00:15:47 | |||||
| Nick Dunn | 5 | 3 | 6 | 00:13:03 | 01:23:20 | ||||
| Reg Pearce | 4 | 0 | 6 | 00:14:28 | 01:25:45 | ||||
| Rupert Riley | 6 | 1 | 6 | 00:13:18 | 01:20:42 | 01:20:16 | |||
| Steve Greetham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 01:02:08 | |||||
| Terry Coging | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2002 | Steve Greatham | 1.51.51 |
| 2000 | Terry Coging | 1.51.54 |
| 1999 | Terry Coging | 1.52.23 |
| 1999 | S Hitchen | 1.53.53 |
| 1998 | S Hitchen | 1.54.04 |
| 1988 | S Hitchen | 1.55.41 |
| 1987 | A Espley | 1.57.40 |
| 1983 | I Gilbert | 2.02.56 |
| 1976 | G Godwin | 2.03.31 |
| 1969 | P Smith | 2.04.(00?) |
| 1959 | R Williams | 2.04.(00?) |
| 1953 | R Baldwin | 2.08.15 |
| 1953 | K Childs | 2.09.11 |
| 1951 | T Fyffe | 2.12.33 |
| 1950 | G Berger | 2.13.13 |