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17th May 2012 |
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Colin Nelson Memorial Mountain Time Trial |
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Revised start Sheet for this weekends mountain time
trial is now here (Excel
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PDF) |
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Black Wins Jurby 10 |
Tom Black won last
nights edition of the Conister Bank Sponsored 10
Mile Time Trial League in a time of 22:22.
Tim Kennaugh followed close behind with 22:26 and
Josh Knights completed the podium and finished first
junior.
Peter Gage was fastest Vet, Alison
Clague finished top Lady Vet, Jamie Dudley was first
Juv and Anna Christian finished quickest lady.
Reslults (Excel
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15th May 2012 |
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TLI National
Criterium Champs |
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A Manx Viking Wheelers
team consisting of Robin Garry, Laura Wasley, Andy
Brooks and Adam Johnson will be travelling to the
U.K. this weekend to take part in the TLI National
Criterium Championships to be held at the new
purpose built Marsh Track in Rhyl on Saturday and
then will travel to Chester to take part in the
Steve Jones Memorial Road Race to be held in
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13th May 2012 |
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Kennaugh Wins Tour of the West |
Rapha Condor Sharp Rider Tim Kennaugh won the
Tour of the West in fine form.
The third
round of the Black Grace Cowley Sponsored Road Race
series was held over 5 laps of the hard going peel
circuit which includes the Creg Willies climb.
The A race Rolled away from Ballig Bridge at
9am, to see plenty of early attempts of a break
away, eventual winner Tim Kennaugh and Graeme
Hatcher where the first riders to break free from
the main peloton on the peel coast road on the first
lap.
Graeme and Tim worked well together to
get a good gap which was help by the lack of
interest of the main bunch. A few attacks from the
group kept the breakaway down to about a minute for
a substantial amount of the race. The gap later rose
to about 1:30 for the last couple of laps.
Tim broke free from his companion a few hundred feet
from the bottom the final accent of the creg willies
climb. Tim gapped him self quickly leaving graeme to
chase for the last few miles with no sign of anyone
trying to bridge the gap to the front. Tim kept
himself ahead of the race to take the honours.
Graeme finished 2nd after a well ridden race.
Andrew Roche finished off the podium and also
took the vets prize,Tom Black and Aaron Livesey came in close behind.
The main field soon followed with Cal Crutchlow
taking the charge ahead of professional sprinter Rob
Dooley.
Martin Hall won the B Event, Laura
Wasley finished as first lady.
Results (Excel
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PDF)
Manx Viking Wheelers wishes Phoebe
Ferguson a speedy Recovery. Phoebe fractured her for
arm in a crash on Sunday. Michael, Phoebes dad,
would like to thank the rider and 2 passersby for
helping. |
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12th May 2012 |
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Nelson Memorial Mountain Time Trial |
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Ballabeg,
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10th May 2012 |
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Another TT
victory for Black |
Tom Black won last
nights Conister Bank Sponsored Timetrial Leage in a
time of 21:59 ahead of Ellan Vannins Darren Bell.
Josh Knights finished 3rd.
Rob Cormode
finished as 1st Vet, Jamie Dudley as 1st Juv and
first lady was Laura Wasley.
Results (Excel
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3rd May 2012 |
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Black wins on
Sandygate |
Tom Black won last
nights Conister Bank Sponsored 10 League followed by
Darren Bell and Josh Knights to complete the podium.
Results (Excel
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30th April 2012 |
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TOUR OF THE
WEST SPONSORED BY CROWE MORGAN |
Manx Viking Wheelers will host the Tour of the
West which is also Round 3 of the Road Race series
on Sunday 13th May.
Signing on will be from 8
a.m. at Tynwald Mills cafe with the A race getting
under way at 9 a.m. followed by the B race at 9.15
a.m. The A race will be 5 laps (approx 72 miles)
and the B race 3 laps (approx 43 miles). There is a
slight change in the course this year in that it
will start at Ballig Bridgeand finish on the
Poortown Road just beyond the Quarry entrance.
Entries should be sent on a current TLI entry
form with the correct payment to Brian Johnson,
Cintra, Alexander Drive, Douglas, IM2 3QX by
Thursday 10th May at the latest. Cheques should be
made payable to Manx Viking Wheelers.
Refreshments will be served to all competitors and
officials after the race at The Cat That Cafe at
Tynwald Mills. |
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29th April 2012 |
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IOM Youth Tour |
The Isle of Man Youth Tour takes place next
weekend (4th-6th May) and we are DESPERATELY short
of marshals. There are over 200 competitors entered
for this event and we want to make it as enjoyable
and successful as possible.
If you can give
any time at all to this youth event please email
iomyt@manx.net or Emma asap.
The stages are
as follows: Saturday 5th May 8.30am-1pm Peel
1pm-5.30pm Ellerslie/Braaid Sunday 6th May
8.30am-12noon Bride/Ramsey 12noon-5.30pm Ramsey |
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25th April 2012 |
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Anna 16th in Cheshire |
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Manx Viking Wheeler and
Scott Contessa Rider Anna Christian finished 16th in
the Cheshire Classic Road Race last weekend, the
opening round of the Womens road race series. Anna's
team mate Molly Weaver finished second too Viored
Teams Sarah Storey. |
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19th April 2012 |
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Win for Bell in 3rd round |
Darren Bell won last
nights round of the Conister Bank sponsored 10 mile
timetrial league.
Bell finished 10 seconds
ahead of Team Manx Telecoms Tom Black. First year
Junior Josh Knights completed the podium to finish
in third.
First Vet was Rob Cormode. Laura
Wasley frinished top lady.
Results (Excel
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15th April 2012 |
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Bell wins Teare Trophy |
Darren Bell won todays
edition of the, Black Grace Cowley road race series,
the Teare Trophy.
The Teare Trophy held over
a flat 8 mile course on a cold but beautiful sunny
morning saw many attacks over the 7 lap race.
Elliot Baxter broke clear from the main bunch on
the 3rd lap to be eventually joined by Andrew Roche,
Aaron Livsey, Trevor Kirkwood, team mate Rob Garry and
eventual winner Darren Bell.
The Break kept
pulling away from the remaining peloton, despite the
chase by few on the front.
On the final lap
Aaron tried to make the final bid for glory to be
brought back soon after, Darren saw his chance and
jumped the, lulled, group to stay away for the final
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victory, 20 - 30
seconds, ahead of, Manx Road Clubs, Aaron Livsey in
second and Wheeler rider Rob Garry completing the
podium.
Mathew Davies took the honors in the 5 lap B
race by more then a bike length.
Well Done too Manx
Viking Wheelers Ladies Laura Wasley and Anna
Christian for riding there first A race event.
Thank you to
all the marshals and official for making this event
a success.
Results (Excell / PDF)
to Come |
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Wasley Top Lady in Gorey |
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Laura Wasley won the ladies class of
last weekends 45th edition of the Gorey 3
Day.
Laura was one of five ladies to
start the male dominated Gorey, Riding well
Laura finished 83rd on GC too take the
Honors in her class.
Ronan O'Toole
was also victorious in his age group,
finishing an impressive 27th on GC Ronan was
top Vet.
Wheeler Member Dale Farquhar
finished 100th on his first outing in a big
race and guest wheeler rider Tom Black
finished 19th on GC.
Marty Warren
riding in Fietsen Tempo colours finished
113th on GC. |
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12th April 2012 |
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Bell Wins Week 2 of Conister 10 |
Darren Bell wins last
night edition of the Conister Bank 10 Mile Timetrial
League. Just back from the Ras Mumhan, Bell posts a
quick time of 22:03.
First Year junior Josh
Knights finished a close second with 22:17 and Jake
Kelly Followed with 22:44.
Results (Excel
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Teare Trophy |
The Second round of the
Black Grace Cowely sponsored road race series, The
Teare Trophy willbe held this weekend. Signing on
will be from 8am for a 9am Start at the Ballaugh
Parish Hall.
Start sheet to follow. |
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6th April 2012 |
IOM in Ireland
There is a strong
Manx Contingency racing away in Ireland this
weekend.
5 Team Isle of Man Riders
have been entered for the Ras Mumhan in
Kerry. Held over the 4 day bank holiday
weekend, the 170 strong peloton will ride
487km of fast paced racing and endure climbs
such as the Conor Pass.
The 46th
annual Gorey 3 day will see 5 Manx riders
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5th April 2012 |
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Black Wins First Round of Conister 10 |
Tom Black won last
nights first round of the Conister Bank 10 mile time
trial league in tough windy conditions ahead of
Ellan Vannin's Darren Bell..
First year
Junior Josh Knight finished an impressive third.
Nick Corlett was the first Juvenile.
Fasted
Lady was Laura Wasley, Lady Vet was Alyson Clague.
Results (Excell
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2nd April 2012 |
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Bikestyle
Handicap League |
Entries are now out for
the Bikestyle sponsored hadicap league.
Pre
printed forms can be found at Bikestyle, or you can
download a form here (Word
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PDF) and returned to STEVE SHIMMIN, 4 BIRCH HILL GARDENS,
ONCHAN, ISLE OF MAN, IM3 4ET.
Information
about the events here (Word
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Curraghs Classic |
Curraghs Classic Ride
out
Easter Monday 9th April 2012
Head
Quaters: Kirk Michael Football Club
Start
Time Between 9am and 10am
Distance Between 31
Miles, 55 Miles or 79 Miles
To Register
E-Mail (steveshimmin@manx.net),
Call or Text Steve on 475341
More Information
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27th March 2012 |
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Rochie Wins Fletcher |
Andrew Roche won
Sundays Fletcher Trophy Time trial in perfect
conditions.
Roche finished the 23 mile
sporting TT in a quick time of 55:05 over 2 minutes
ahead of Rapha Condor - Sharp rider Tim Kennaugh who
completed the course on a road bike, Darren Bell
completed the top 3.
First lady Laura Wasley
finished in a time of 70:36 and Leon Mazzone
finished first junior with a time of 65:55.
Thank you to all the marshals and volunteers for
making the event a success.
Results (Excel
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23rd March 2012 |
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Conister Bank
'10' League |
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35 Places
left to be taken in the ever popular
Conister Bank sponsored 10 mile timetrial
league.
Every entry received to date
has been excepted. |
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IOM Cycling’s school of racing
(Expression of interest form riders) |
Isle of Man Cycling is presenting a ‘school of
racing’ aimed at 12 – 18 year old competitive
cyclists looking to improve their race skills.
The day long session focuses on bunch riding,
gearing work, cornering, braking and criterium
skills. The session is based on British Cycling’s
Regional School of Racing and will be delivered
by qualified and trainee BC coaches.
The
session is about learning not just training. This
one session is not going to make you fit, the work
you do in your own time is where the engine gets
bigger, what we can do is help you use it better.
This said, the riding will be tough because of the
amount we do in the lessons and the speed we end
up practicing at.
Priority will be given to
the 12 – 18 year old age category but if there is
not sufficient numbers this session may be opened
up to other age categories so please get in touch if
you think this session will improve you as a
competitive bike rider.
The session will be
free of charge and there will be up to 30 places
available. Anyone interested in attending or
requiring further info could you please email Rob at
robholden@manx.net or phone 473055.
When:
Thursday 12th April
Where: NSC Outdoor Area
Time: 0900 – 1600hrs. |
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20th March 2012 |
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NEW KIT |
Kit has arrived
and been sorted as per members order forms! Orders
can be collected by contacting Brian on mob -
495684
Members who did not place an order for kit and
require some can also contact Brian as he does have
a limited amount of spare kit in stock.
ORDERS NOT COLLECTED WITHIN 14 DAYS WILL BE RETURNED
TO STOCK AND SOLD!!
Also for sale is a
limited quantity of club logo Arm warmers, Leg
wamers, Shoe covers and Hats |
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19th March 2012 |
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Mazzone Wins
Handicap |
Thomas Mazzone won the Manx Telecom handicap road
race.
7 groups started yesterdays handicap,
each group separated by 2 minutes giving the scratch
group 14 to make up in 36 mile race. The groups
quickly came together, on the 4th lap the scratch
became the front group.
There were many
attempts for glory to no prevail. The race
eventually came down to a bunch sprint with Cal
Crutchlow leading the charge, Mazzone jumped to win
by a good margin. Adam Johnson managed pip Cal on
the line.
Thank you to all the marshals and
officials for taking there time to make this event a
success.
Results (Excell
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Kelly in Normandy |
Manx Viking Wheeler
member and GB Academy rider Joe Kelly Started the
Tour of Normandy today.
Joe riding in GB
colours is joined by Academy team mates Doull,
Atkins, Slater, Yates, and Moses, in the 8 day stage
race accross Normandys' tough terrain.
Kelly
finished 41st in today 3.4km opening prologue 14
seconds from the lead, with team mate Simon Yates 2
seconds ahead in 30th.
Tomorrows 200km stage
starts in Colombelles and finishes in Forges - les -
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14th March 2012 |
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Manx Telecom Handicap RR |
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Entries are open for next Sunday's Manx Telecom
Handicap Road Race. The race will be held over 6
laps of the Jurby East circuit equaling 42 miles,
map .
Signing on from 0800hrs at Jurby Parish Hall with
the first group off at 9am. If you've not raced
before a handicap is a great place to start, why not
give it a go?
Entry Fees: Members, £12 / £9 / £7; Day Members, £16
/ £13 / £11.
Cheques To: Jim Cottier
116 Ballanorris Crescent, Friary Park
Ballabeg, Castletown
Isle Of Man IM9 4EU
jimescottier@manx.net
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13th March 2012 |
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Conister Bank
10 League |
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An update on the entries for the
Conister Bank 10 mile timetrial league, so
far all 114 entries have been excepted
subject to confirmation of club membership. |
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11th March 2012 |
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MVW Basic Bike Maintenance |
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We are delighted to confirm that, thanks
to the helpful staff at Bikestyle, we
will be holding a basic bike maintenance
evening 29th March, starting at 6.30pm.
As places are limited, please can you
let Helen Wolstencroft know if you are
planning to attend. tel\txt 480947 or
email: hjwolstencroft@hotmail.com
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Kennaugh 1, 2 |
Rapha Condor Sharp
rider Tim Kennaugh won the opening round of the
Black Grace Cowley road race series yesterday.
The race was neutralized up to the cronk and
then the attacks came quick with no prevale untill
the final lap where Tim made the final bid for glory
to be joined by Team Sky pro rider and brother
Peter.
|The peleton chased hard for the
remaining miles of the 60 mile race, with a minarity
of the 40+ remaining riders doing the work on the
front Tim and Pete stayed away.
On the Line
Peter gave Tim the honours for a deserved win. A
bunch sprint from the main bunch came quick to
complete the podium with Thomas Mazzone coming in
3rd.
The B race finished together with a
bunch sprint, Martin Hall took the honours on the
line.
Thanks Ian and all the Marshals for
giving up there time to make the event a succes and
to Black Grace Cowley for there continued support.
Results to
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2012 Lanzarote Ironman |
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10th March 2012 |
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Roy Killey |
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T omorrow
sees the first round of the Black Grace
Cowley Sposored Road Race Series.
The race will
be held over a fast flat course in the north
of the Island. Team Sky Pro riders Peter
Kennaugh and Ben Swift will be participating
in the race, the men to watch throughout the
event.
Sign on will be
from 07:30 to 08:30 at the Jurby Parish
Hall. Remember to bring your licence, If you
forget you will need to complete a day
membership form costing £4.
Start Sheet (Excel
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PDF) Marshals (Excel
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PDF) Map (Word
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PDF)
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4th March 2012 |
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Roche squeezes out Bell |
Andrew Roche claimed a narrow victory of 14 seconds
ahead of Vannin club mate Darren Bell in today's
season opener.
51 riders started today's
event held over the challenging 25.9 mile Silverdale
course in bright but cold and breezy conditions.
Third place was jointly shared by Vannin's
Graeme Hatcher and Manx Viking Wheelers up and
coming young star Jake Kelly.
Outside the top
five finishers, prizes were also given to the first
placed in the various categories.
1st
Juvenile - Leon Mazzone - RL360 1st Junior - Jake
Kelly - MVW 1st Lady - Laura Wasley - MVW
1st Vet Over 40 - Andrew Roche - EVCC 1st Vet
Over 50 - Colin Whiteway - TMT |
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Results here (Excel
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PDF)
Manx Viking Wheelers would like to
thank Microgaming for their generous sponsorship of
the event. Also thanks to the staff at Silverdale
Cafe for the refreshments and HQ.
Thanks to
all the marshalls and officials who gave up their
time to make the event a success, and to Sharif for
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3rd March 2012 |
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Kelly 10th in Soens |
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Manx Viking Wheeler rider Joe Kelly battled
through the changing weather to finish 10th in a
strong field, at the Eddie Soens Classic.
The switch from track to road doesn't seem to
have fazed Kelly, as he held his own in the
bunch sprint. Kelly recently competed at the
Track Cycling World Cup event in Beijing with
fellow Manx rider and 100%ME teammate Mark
Christian.
Kelly will be hoping to improve on this result,
as he continues his busy road schedule up until
the summer.
Kelly's team mate Simon Yates started of the day
as one of the favourites and reigning champion.
Yates' team moved to the front, with two laps to
go, but the young rider failed to live up
expectations, finishing 50 seconds behind the
winner.
Experienced rider, Russell Downing, won today's
51st edition of the Eddie Soens, as his Endura
Racing team filled the podium spots. Endura
showed their pedigree splitting the field on the
final lap, giving Downing the perfect
opportunity to claim the honours.
There was another Wheelers rider in the peloton,
with Josh Knights lining up for his first race
in his new colours. Knights recently joined Mountivation
Cycling Development Academy at the beginning of
the season, as a first year junior.
Tom
Black also featured with his new team Cycle
Premier finishing at the tail end of the leading
group.
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2nd March 2012 |
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Microgaming Sporting 25m TT |
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Fantastic Entry for Sunday's Microgaming Sponsored
Time Trial
58 riders have entered Sunday's
Time Trial, a great start to the season!
Thanks to the generousity of the sponsors we have
£300 worth of prizes for the various winners. There
will be prizes for the top five finishers overall
and also the top finishers in categories who finish
outside of the top five. Prize categories will be:
1st Juvenile 1st Junior 1st Lady 1st
Veteran Under 50 1st Veteran 50 and Over
Tea and cake will be supplied by Silverdale Cafe to
riders and officials who possess a ticket which will
be issued at signing on. All others will be
required to purchase refreshments at the cafe
counter.
Also, Sharif Gomaa will be setting
up a gazebo and will be offering free of charge
pre-race leg balm warm-up rubs and post race soft
tissue massage. Please feel free to use this
service.
IMPORTANT - All competitors will be
required to produce their up to date TLI Licence.
Failure to produce the Licence may result in a
refusal to ride
The start sheet for
this weekends Microgaming Sponsored Sporting 25m
Timetrial is here (Excel
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27th February 2012 |
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Conister Bank Sponsoed 10 League |
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Entries for this years
Conister Bank Sponsored 10 Mile time trial league
are now here (Word /
PDF) |
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22nd February 2012 |
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Spin Class
Information |
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For those of you
partaking in the spin classes on a Tuesday and
Thursday evening, Martin has provided the following
information to help you understand the make-up of
the sessions.
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14th February 2012 |
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IOM Youth Tour |
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Marshalls are required for this years IOM Youth
Tour, which starts on Friday evening 4th May on
Douglas Promenade and ends on Sunday afternoon 6th
May. There are sessions in the morning and afternoon
of both days, so if you can assist in any way,
please contact
emmasmettem@me.com or ericabellhouse@me.com |
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12th February 2012 |
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Microgaming 25 Mile Sporting Timetrial |
Manx Viking Wheelers will be hosting the first race
of the season the Microgaming 25 Mile Sporting Time
Trial on Sunday 4th March using the Silverdale
Course.
Signing on will be from 8 a.m. to
8.45 a.m. at Silverdale Cafe with the first rider
off at 9.00 a.m. Please send your entries and full
payment (cheques to be made out to Manx Viking
Wheelers) to Brian Johnson, Cintra, Alexander Drive,
Douglas by Thursday 1st March.
All
competitors must be a current signed up member of a
local club and have a valid TLI Licence. Failure to
produce a licence will result in a day licence
charge.
Entry fees - TLI Member with Licence
- Senior £12.00, Junior £9.00 and Youth £7.00
Non TLI Members - Senior £16.00, Junior £13.00
and Youth £11.00.
NO ENTRIES ON THE LINE.
Anyone who can help out with marshalling please
contact Brian on 495684 |
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Spin Classes |
The popular spin classes are back up and running
again. New instructor Martin has impressed with his
knowledge and training methods. Martin is a
qualified advanced spin instructor and has a degree
in Sport Science. Tuesdays session covered a bit of
everything and Thursday class was more specific
working on speed and VO2 max. Martin's plan is to
target areas to improve VO2 max, lactate thresholds
and speed work over the next 8 weeks.
Another
important aspect he is working on is improving core
strength an important but often neglected aspect of
cycling.
There are still some places
available for members at both sessions. If you
would like to come along for a work out please
contact Brian on 495684 or brian-johnson@manx.net |
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11th February 2012 |
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Manx Viking Wheelers Night at Hot Rocks -
update |
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Just a reminder of the next social event. The
evening starts from 6.30pm.
Those who are expecting to attend and take part,
pls make sure you contact Helen before 6pm
Tuesday. We need to know numbers in order to
ensure we have enough instructors on hand.
There will be refreshments available.
Anyone not sure of how to get to Hot Rocks, pls
call Helen.
Hope you all enjoy the evening.
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7th February 2012 |
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MVW night at Hot Rocks 15th February |
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We are delighted to confirm that Manx Viking
Wheelers will be holding the next social evening
at Hot Rocks, the recently opened indoor
climbing wall centre,in Douglas.
The evening is open to all members, including
friends and family. Children from 10 years of
age are welcome. The only restriction is, 1
child per adult.
The cost of the evening is £8.50 per person
(less if you have your own gear).
We will confirm the start time, nearer the date.
We hope as many of you as possible can attend
and support this new, local business.
As space is limited, pls can you let Helen
Wolstencroft know if you will be attending. (email: hjwolstencroft@hotmail.com)/phone
480947)
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2nd February 2012 |
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MOUNT
MURRAY SPIN SESSIONS |
The very popular Spin and core sessions are to
resume hopefully next week, the format will be the
same as before Tuesday 7.00pm (Intermediates)
Thursday 7.00pm (Advanced)running through February
and March and ending April, approx 8 weeks.
The club will again be subsidizing the cost!
Cost for the eight week block will be £36.00
NUMBERS ARE LIMITED
To book your place or for further details contact
Brian at brian-johnson@manx.net 84 |
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28th January 2012 |
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Christian wins
National Madison |
Mark Christian paired with Simon yates won the 2012
National Madison Championship. The Duo riding in the
100% ME kit started the race as they meant to go on
, taking the first two sprint with precision.
Staying on course by the half way point the pair
where leading the race by a sufficient advantage. A
text book finish ended the event with Mark Christian
& Simon Yates taking the honor's ahead of Alex
Dowsett & Tom Murry (SKY Pro Cycling & Sigma Sport
Specialized) and George Atkins & Owain Doulle (100%
ME).
Riders reactions.
Mark
Christian
"It
was a good race and we won a national title so
I'm really happy with that. We knew from the
start it would be a tactical race and with just
a few teams riding it was a hard 200 laps and we
had to work hard to win that. We've been putting
a lot of track work in during the winter with
the academy and it’s obviously paid off today.
It’s a nice way to finish off the track season
because we are in a transition period at the
moment crossing over to road work. I've got a
training camp coming up in Majorca shortly with
the Academy then I'm going to be based in
Belgium with AN Post who I'm riding for. Another
win for the Isle of Man, nice to keep it in the
family."
Simon
Yates
"We've trained for that. Just arrived back from
Bejing so we're going pretty well on the track.
We wanted to get involved with the race early on
and winning the first two sprints took a bit of
pressure off. We could have sat back towards the
end of the race because we had pretty much done
what we had to but we pushed on because we
didn't want anyone to get a lap on us and to be
honest I couldn't really relax till we'd
finished the race."
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20th Januray 2012 |
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Manx Viking Wheelers 2012 sign on night |
In
order to get ready for the 2012 season, Manx Viking
Wheelers are holding our sign on night 4th February
at Jabberwocky Cafe in Douglas from 7pm.
The
cost of membership for 2012 is £20 per racing
member. £15 for- social member and £10 for juniors, Membership is free
for anyone who has not previously been a member of
any other Isle of Man cycling club.
Not
wanting to miss out on a social opportunity, we are
delighted to confirm that Jabberwocky is licenced so
there will be a selection of libations available for
purchase. The club will be providing a "bite to
eat".
Please can you let Helen Wolstencroft
know if you will be attending, either by phone/text
480947 or by email: hjwolstencroft@hotmail.com.
We need to know the total by 30th January.
As with all of our social events, this "sign on
evening" is open to non club members for £10 per
head. |
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19th January 2012 |
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IOM Coaching Course |
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If anyone is interested in becoming a British
Cycling Level 1 Coach, then there is the possibility
of a course being held here on the Island, should
there be enough interest. If you are interested, you
need to contact Emma Smettem via email on emmasmettem@me.com. |
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CA Claim Form |
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This
form has been introduced for use by anyone that has
been off island and represented the club whilst
competing in a cycling event as a member of MVW. The
claim
form is then to be submitted to the CA. |
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8th January 2012 |
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The Manx go to Beijing |
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British Cycling has chosen a young team of riders to
represent GB in the upcoming third round of the UCI
Track Cycling World Cup Classic in Beijing. Joe
Kelly and Mark Christian will form part of a 6 man
endurance team. Good look to Joe and Mark! |
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6th January 2012 |
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IOM Calendar |
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2012 IOM Cycling
Calendar is HERE or
follow the quick link at the bottom of the page. |
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Apply Now |
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Sign on with Manx Viking Wheelers for this Season
Here (Word
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PDF) |
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1st
January 2012 |
Happy New Year Wishing Everyone well for
there 2012 Season |
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All News and Results from 2011 can be found on our
History page. |