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MVW will be running a 25 Mile TT this Sunday (5th September)
Unfortunately the 50 Mile TT has been cancelled. Please send your
entries on a TLI entry form to
Brian Johnson at Cintra, Alexandra Drive, Douglas, IM2 3QX, mobile
495684 by Friday, 3 September as there are no entries on the line.
Entry fees are as follows: TLI members Seniors - £12, Juniors - £9,
Juveniles - £7 and non TLI members Seniors - £13, Juniors - £10 and
Juveniles - £8. If any one is willing to marshal this event please
contact Brian Johnson on 495684. Sign on will be from 8am at the Jurby
Parish Hall for a 9am Start |
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23 August 2010 |
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Final Bikestyle 10 Leage Results.
Senior.
Junior/Juvenile/Ladies.
Vets on Standard. Most
Improved |
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Andrew Roche won this sundays Black Grace Cowley Road Race Series Teare
Trophy. Provisional final
Results. |
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20 August 2010 |
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New comer Andy Isaac wins final round of the 2010 Bikestyle Handicap
Series.
Results |
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Just to remind everyone that the '10'league and handicap presentations
are on Sunday 29th Aug at Bordellos wine bar (7.30 for 8pm) need to know
approximate no's asap to arrange sufficient nibbles. In conjunction to
this, there will be a sociable ride on the Sunday morning leaving
Tynwald Mill car park at 9.30, returning there around 11ish where coffee
and cakes will be provided (hopefully to be confirmed tomorrow), so also
need to know approx' numbers for this. People wishing to drive out and
join the ride can meet us in the car park; otherwise the usual 9am n.s.c
meeting, to ride out to the Mill for 9.30 |
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A team of seven riders from the Shoprite sponsored, Manx Viking Wheelers
had a very successful day on Sunday 15th at the annual TLI (The League
International) National Road Race Championships, held at Aldborough,
North Yorkshire.
In perfect conditions, on a seven mile rolling circuit, they came away
with a horde of medals and two National Champions, Thomas Mazzone was
victorious in the Juniors and Rob Dooley took the M1 category, both had
solid races and both finished in sprints. Mazzone won convincingly by
two bike lengths in his race, but Dooley's sprint went right to the line
with less than half a wheel in it at the flag.
On the day there were over 120 riders, racing in
their various age groups and split up into four separate races, the
longest of which was 56 miles.
The team's only female rider, Laura Wasley, finished a good second in
the Ladies under 40 race and another runners up spot went to Colum
O'Shea in the under 23's.
There was a strong ride from Marty Warren in the M2 class. Fresh from
his stage win in the Suir Valley 3 Day race in Ireland, he instigated a
break away on lap two of the seven lap race, the group of eight riders
stayed away until the finish, where Warren went early but tired slightly
towards the line to come home in third after another very tight sprint.
Also finishing third in the Juniors category, and despite just
recovering from a bad cold, was Adam Johnson. Gary Mazzone also finished
at the back of the main bunch in eigth in the B class.
Another Manx competitor, racing on the day, in the same race as the
Juniors, was Team Royal London 360's rider Josh Knights who also
collected a National Jersey for himself.
Thanks go to Manx Viking Wheelers and Shoprite for funding the trip.
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16 August 2010 |
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Steve (Bubbles) Williams MVW won last weekends Manx National 25 Mile
Time Trial Championships.
Results |
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12 August 2010 |
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The Microgaming Triathlon championships are coming
up on Sunday 5th September. This year the
 event
includes an Open Water swim in the Mooragh Park Lake, and there are the
options of either a Sprint or an Olympic distance race. |
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Sign on for Sunday’s Melrose 25 mile Time
Trial is from 8am at Ballaugh Village Hall. The hall can be found
about 250m down from the village shop, on the right hand side, towards
the Cronk. Parking is on the main road or along the road to Ballacrosha
estate that runs alongside the hall at right angle to the main road.
There is also a small amount of parking on the Hall's frontage. The
course is a variation of the Wild Life course but turns left at Sulby
cross roads onto the Clannagh road to join the WLP course at Sandygate.
It follows the WLP course until its return to Sandygate where you turn
left onto the Clannagh road to a dead turn on the straight about 0.9
mile, return to Sandygate and rejoin the WLP course to finish at the
usual finish at Ballacriy. |
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Andrew Roche continued his run of good form on the build up to the
Commonwealth Games with a fantastic performance around the new, exciting
and extremely tough 23 mile circuit taking in the climbs of Dalby and
Grenaby. The event attracted most of the Island based top riders, with
Roche circulating in 1.00.05 to take the top prize. Second on the day
and also taking the top junior prize, was Joe Kelly of the Manx Viking
Wheelers in a time of 1.03.00 and third place went to another Wheelers’
member Colum O’Shea only 6 seconds slower in 1.03.06. Christian Varley
had an unfortunate off on the descent of the Sloc whilst holding second
spot but fortunately, nothing but his pride was damaged on this
occasion. First lady on the day was Jackie Lee in a very commendable
1.16.37 and the first veteran was Paul Kneen who is showing good form in
his End 2 End preparation finishing in 1.05.32. As the sun shone and the
wind eased, the riders set off on a loop around Patrick, Glen Maye,
Dalby, Sloc, Colby, X 4 Ways, over Grenaby and sweeping around Solomon’s
Corner to finish next to South Barrule. With all riders home safely a
special mention must go to the young, newly crowned National U12
Champion, Owen Dudley who albeit with the odd tear in his eye, completed
the course in 1.46.09, a fantastic achievement and surely a name to look
out for in the future. A huge thank you must go to Microgaming who not
only sponsor the national teams but who also provided the great prizes
on the day. |
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8 August 2010 |
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Andrew Roche won today's Microgaming Sporting Time Trial in a time of
1:00:05.
Results Race report and Photos later. |
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6 August 2010 |
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Start sheet for Microgaming Sporting Time Trial.
Tickets for the CA Dinner at the
Mount
Murray on Saturday, 6
November 2010 are now available at a cost of £30 each. Please
send cheques, payable to ‘IOM Cycling Association’, to Emma Smettem at
14a Claughbane Avenue,
Ramsey, IM8 2BF. |
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5 August 2010 updated |
Tonight's fast and furious Bikestyle Handicap race was won by MVW
 member
Christian Varley, with team mate Colum O'Shea a close second and Andrew
Roche third. (Photo by Andrew Haddock)
ResultsRound 15
Results of the Bikestyle 10 mile time trial league
Entries are still being accepted until Friday for the
Microgaming Sporting Time Trial
taking place this Sunday. All marshal slots have been filled, so
if finding a marshal was putting you off entering this event please let
Gary Hinds (492666) or Brian Johnson
(495684)
know by phone that you would like to take part. The course has been
altered slightly - at the top of Round Table, riders will turn right and
continue down the Sloc and then turn left towards Colby. |
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 Manx
Viking Wheelers U23 riders were recently presented with some funding
towards their racing expenses for 2010. Joe Kelly, Colum O’Shea, Adam
Johnson and Tom Mazzone were each presented with a cheque for £250 which
was made possible by the generous sponsorship that the Club has received
from their sponsors, Shoprite. All of them have ridden for Microgaming
Team Isle of Man at various races in England, Wales and Ireland. The
Club is proud to be able to support these talented young riders who have
been very successful racing on and off the Island and have been
excellent ambassadors of the Club over this year. |
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 July’s
member of the month award has been presented to Dave Mudie who
has been timekeeper for the entire Bikestyle 10 League and all the MVW
events held this year. Thank you Dave for always being there at the
start/finish with a cheerful disposition no matter what the weather! |
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31 July 2010 |
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The final course for the Bikestyle 10 mile time trial league taking
place on Wednesday, 4 August will be the Ballamoar course. |
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29 July 2010 |
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Round 14 Results of
the Bikestyle 10 mile time trial league. |
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26 July 2010 |
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We have a new event for 2010 in the form of the
Microgaming Sporting Time Trial which is scheduled to take place
on Sunday, 8 August. The course is challenging and involves plenty
of climbing and sweeping descents.
Please send your entries on a TLI entry form to
Brian Johnson at Cintra, Alexandra Drive, Douglas, IM2 3QX, mobile
495684 by Wednesday, 4 August as there are no entries on the line.
Entry fees are as follows: TLI members Seniors
- £12, Juniors - £9, Juveniles - £7 and non TLI members Seniors -
£13, Juniors - £10 and Juveniles - £8. Refreshments will be
available to competitors and marshals after the event. Due to the
nature of the course and the recent history of lack of volunteer
marshals, all riders are asked to provide one marshal for the event.
The name and phone number of your marshal should be written on your TLI
entry form. Sign on will be from 8:15 at St John's football
club, with the first rider off at 9am. |
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23 July 2010 |
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On line entries for the Appleby Sportive are now open on the EVCC
website. |
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22 July 2010 updated |
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Colum O'Shea and Joe Kelly were joint winners of tonight's Hill Climb
Championship in an impressive time of 5:11secs.
Results
Round 13
Results of
the Bikestyle 10 mile time trial league. |
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The 3 up on Sunday is cancelled...not only were there not enough
marshals, there were not enough competitors either. |
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21 July 2010 |
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Marshals are urgently needed for the 3 up on Sunday. Please
contact Brian on
495684 if you are able to assist. No marshals = No event!! |
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There has been a good response to the Club's offer of taking members
over to the TLI Road Race Champs. If you wish to go, please speak
to Gary Mazzone ASAP (see below for further info). |
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Please note the change of venue for the
Hill Climb
Champs tomorrow night. Sign on will take place from 6.30pm at
the Tynwald Pub. Chip butties and the tour on TV in the pub after
the event. |
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EVCC are promoting the
Appleby Sportive on Sunday, 1 August. Further info is
available on their website and from Richard Fletcher on 498849. On
line entries will be open from Friday, 23 July. |
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16 July 2010 |
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Expressions of interest are invited from any members who wish to travel
to the TLI Road Race Champs on the 15 August on the Aldborough
Circuit, Boroughbridge and hosted by
Airedale
Olympic CC.
The Club will cover the cost of a mini bus and van.
If you wish to take part in this event, please let Gary Mazzone, mobile
457795, know by Monday, 26 July at the latest. |
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15 July 2010 updated |
The 3 up 25 mile Time Trial is taking place on Sunday, 25
July with the first team off at
9am. The course is not as advertised due to the continued road works
in the North and will take place on the
Killane 25
course which starts and finishes near Jurby Junk. Sign on will take
place at Jurby Parish Hall between 8:15 and 8:45.
Please send your team entries (ie three TLI forms in one envelope)
to Brian Johnson at Cintra, Alexandra Drive, Douglas, IM2 3QX,
mobile 495684 by Wednesday, 21 July as there are no entries on the
line. Category prizes will be awarded for those riding as Club
Teams. Entry fees for each rider are as follows: TLI members Seniors
- £12, Juniors - £9, Juveniles - £7 and non TLI members Seniors -
£13, Juniors - £10 and Juveniles - £8. Refreshments will be
available to competitors and marshals after the event.
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Round 12 Results of
the Bikestyle 10 mile time trial league. Points to date:
Juvenile,
Junior and Ladies,
Seniors,
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Manx Sport and Recreation in conjunction with British Cycling and with
the support of Royal London 360 are offering a fantastic opportunity for
young cyclists. Tim Buckle, a British Cycling World Performance coach,
will be running a one day cycling camp at the National Sports
Centre with a team of qualified cycling coaches. The day will include
skill tests, riding in groups, timed circuits and lots more.
The camp takes place on Friday 6th August 10.00 - 3.30pm for riders in
school years 3 - 9. The cost is £14. All participants will require a
bike in good working order a helmet and a packed lunch and drinks. For
further information and an
application form please contact Gianni Epifani on 688556. Read about the
Witches' Hill
Thrill!!! |
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12 July 2010 |
The Bikestyle 10 League and Handicap Races Presentation will take
place on the August Bank
Holiday weekend, Sunday, 29 August. The day will kick off with a
sporty club ride and cafe stop where refreshments will be laid on.
Route and cafe TBC. The presentation will take place in the
evening at Bordello Winebar and Nightclub. Nibbles will be provided and
for those who want to let their hair down and "swing their pants" there
will be dancing late into the night. If you wish to attend either
of these events kindly contact Gav at Bikestyle on 673576 or Steve
Shimmin on 475341 by Friday, 20 August for catering purposes. |
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Our resident photographer, Andrew Haddock has updated his
Manxscapes website with photographs from the Colin Nelson Mountain
Time Trial and the IOM Road Race Championships. |
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11 July 2010 updated |
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Tim Kennaugh won today's Fred Kelly Memorial A race with Chris
Worral and Mark Christian second and third. Jake Kelly was the
winner of the B race with Nick Corlett and Warwick Sanderson second and
third.
Results |
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 Gianni Epifani is June's Member of the Month following his
success at the 100mile Time Trial on the 12 June and his consistently
good results in the 10 mile Time Trial league. Gianni receives a
£50 cheque.Joe Kelly has finished third overall in the final stage of the
Junior Tour of Island. |
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10 July 2010 |
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Junior MVW member, Joe Kelly, is lying third in GC in the
Junior Tour of Island. Tom Mazzone, Adam Johnson and Chris
Nicholson make up the rest of the Isle of Man Microgaming Team. |
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8 July 2010 updated |
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Round 11 (Championships)
Results of
the Bikestyle 10 mile time trial league. |
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Rider |
Club |
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Colum O'Shea |
MVW |
| 2nd Senior |
Darren Bell |
EVCC |
| 3rd Senior |
Gianni Epifani |
MVW |
| Vets Champ |
Peter Gage |
TMT |
| 2nd Vet |
Ronan O'Toole |
MVW |
Colum O'Shea |
| 3rd Vet |
Neil Bellhouse |
TMT |
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| 1st Juvenile |
Jake Kelly |
RL 360 |
| 2nd Juvenile |
Alex Haddock |
RL 360 |
| 3rd Juvenile |
Nick Corlett |
RL 360 |
| 1st Junior
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Warwick Sanderson |
MVW |
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Ladies Champ |
Laura
Wasley |
MVW |
Laura Wasley |
| 2nd lady |
Ali Clague |
EVCC |
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| 3rd lady |
Jo Hawkins |
MMBC |
| Ladies Vet Champ |
Mary Mason |
TMT |
| 2nd lady vet |
Sharon Sutton |
EVCC |
| 3rd lady vet |
Jackie Fletcher |
EVCC |
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The start of the Fred Kelly Memorial Road Race (Black Grace
Cowley sponsored Road Race Series 5) is at The Bungalow Car Park.
Signing on is from 8am and the course is neutralised down Tholt-y-Will,
through Sulby X Roads and right at Sandygate X Road where the race will
start properly. After that the course is as follows: turn left at
Summerhill and up to the Beehive, turn left to Jurby Garage, turn left
to The Cronk, turn left and go back to Sandygate X Roads. The A race
will do 6 laps and the B race 4 laps. The races will then proceed back
through Sulby X Roads going up Tholt-y-Will and will finish by the
Helipad back at the Bungalow. |
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1 July 2010 |
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Round 10
Results of
the Bikestyle 10 mile time trial league. Next week's 10
mile time trial championship is being held on the Ballamoar course. |
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30 June 2010 |
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Ellan Vannin CC have advised that owing to a lack of marshals, the
Rob
Rohrer Memorial 25 Mile TT due to be held on Sunday 4 July has been
cancelled. |
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29 June 2010 updated |
 Joe
Kelly was a fine second in the recent Junior Race, held at
Curborough Sprint Circuit near Lichfield.
At 3/4 distance
three riders broke away from the main bunch. Joe was then part
of a splintered group of four riders that were chasing down the
break away, as the race reached the final stages that chasing
group was then further reduced to two riders as the pace was
high. Joe and his fellow chasing partner caught the group with a
couple of laps to go, and Joe went straight into the lead,
closely followed by Simon Yates, who was one of the three
original breakaways. They managed to build a lead of over ten
seconds from the chasing pack. It came down to a final sprint to
the finish, where Joe was just outgunned by Yates. Fellow Team
IOM Rider Chris Nicholson finished in the main bunch, with
Thomas Mazzone a further few minutes behind. Adam Johnson
retired midway through due to the very hot temperature and
intensity of the race pace.
British Cycling Report
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27 June 2010 |
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There were only two seconds separating the winner Darren Bell (EVCC) and
second placed Colum O'Shea (MVW) in today's Penrice 25mile time trial.
Conditions were humid and blustery with just four riders getting under
the hour. The fastest veteran was Ronan O'Toole (MVW). Jonathan
Cregeen (TMT) was the fastest junior and Ali Clague (EVCC) was the
fastest lady. All category winners were presented with cash prizes
and a prize donated by Bikestyle. Many thanks to all those who helped
out today: the timekeepers Dave Mudie and Jim Cottier; the marshals;
Pauline, the tea lady and Gav for organising the whole event.
Results
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Photos, courtesy of Jooles, available to view on MVW's Facebook page. |
Winner - Darren Bell |
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Ali - 1st lady, Graeme - 3rd, Ronan - 1st Vet, Darren
- winner, Colum - 2nd, Jonathan - 1st Junior |
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25 June 2010 |
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Start sheet for the Penrice 25mile TT being held on the
Killane Course on Sunday, 27 June. Sign on at Jurby Parish Hall
between 8:15am and 8:45am. First rider off at 9:02am. |
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24 June 2010 |
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Round 9 Results of
the Bikestyle 10 mile time trial league. Winds 9mph WSW and
cloudy. |
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17 June 2010 |
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Round 8 Results of
the Bikestyle 10 mile time trial league. Winds 4-1mph ESE and
sunny. |
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May's
Member of the Month is Junior member Joe Kelly. Joe has won
Round 6 of the Bikestyle 10 league and had a good result while racing
away with Team Isle of Man in Jersey. And all that while writing
his AS exams. Joe receives a £50 cheque. 15 June
2010
The Penrice 25mile TT will be held on the Killane 25 course.
Sign on will be from 8:15am at the Jurby Parish Hall. See below for
further information. |
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14 June 2010 |
Gianni Epifani took part in the Burton and
District Cycling Alliance 100 Mile Time Trial on Saturday, 12
June. The course on the A50 between Uttoxeter and Stoke on Trent was
flat and conditions were favourable. Gianni managed to come in well
under the 4 hour barrier, with a time of 3hours 54minutes and
38seconds, which if ratified is a new native record. Gianni was 22nd
in a field of 122, of which over a quarter failed to finish. The
event was won by UTAG Yamaha.com's Julian Jenkinson in a time of 3
hours 37 minutes. Rumour has it that this was Gianni's last
100miler. Well done on an excellent result.
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Bikestyle Handicap Results:
Race 1 and
Race 2 Both these races were run in some of the worst weather
conditions this year...pouring rain, driving wind and temperatures
down to 6 degrees, so much for the summer! The first race was
dominated by the strength and pace of the scratch group who
overhauled the remaining long markers toward the end of lap 3.
MVW Junior rider, Joe Kelly, took the win from a very strong field.
The second race in the series was a more exciting affair with the
handicapping altered significantly from Race 1. Long marker, EVCC
Juvenile rider, Jamie Fletcher, hung on out on his own for a first
ever victory with a tremendously gutsy ride to win from a fast
closing bunch holding them off by just 4 seconds at the finish! This
was a really impressive effort given that he had no help from other
riders and the conditions were truly appalling.
Please note that Race 3 has been postponed from this Thursday to
next Thursday 24 June.
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13 June 2010 updated |
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Gavin and his team at Bikestyle have kindly offered to run the
Penrice 25mile TT. The event will go ahead as planned on
Sunday, 27 June however the course and HQ are yet to be determined owing
to the road works due to take place on the course. All entries on TLI entry forms are to go to Gavin at Bikestyle, 42 Bucks Road, Douglas,
IM1 3AD, by Wednesday, 23 June. Gavin can be contacted on 673576.
Entry fees for TLI members are £12 for Seniors, £9 for Juniors and £7
for Juveniles. Non-TLI members’ fees are £13 for Seniors, £10 for
Juniors and £8 for Juveniles. Please note there are no entries on the
line. |
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Info for the Road Race Champs being held on Sunday, 20 June is
available
here. |
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8 June 2010 |
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The Penrice 25mile TT due to take place on Sunday, 27 June is to
be postponed to a later date due to most of the Club Committee being off
Island on that day. |
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28 May 2010 |
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Round 7 Results of
the Bikestyle 10 mile time trial league which was won by
Wheeler's member Colum O'Shea in a time of 22:05. |
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The 15 mile time trial has been postponed. |
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23 May 2010 |
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Darren Bell (EVCC) won today's Colin Nelson Memorial Mountain Time
Trial. MVW members were second (Gianni Epifani), third (Colum O'Shea)
and fourth (Andrew Cook).
Results
Vets
on Standard compares how good you are compared to others of the same
age. |
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21 May 2010 |
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Junior MVW member, Joe Kelly won Round 6 of
the Bikestyle 10 mile time trial league held on Wednesday night
in a time of 22:06. Winds were southerly 3-2mph.
Results |
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20 May 2010 updated |
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Photo's from the Tour of the Middle are now available to
view. |
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Start sheet for Colin Nelson Memorial Mountain Time Trial on
Sunday, 23 May 2010. First rider off at 7am. |
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17 May 2010 |
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MVW Junior members Joe Kelly, Tom Mazzone and Adam Johnson rode for Team
Isle of Man Microgaming in the
National
Junior Road Race Championships this weekend. Fourth member of
the team, Chris Nicholson had an excellent ride and came third in the
bunch sprint. |
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16 May 2010 |
 Andrew
Roche, riding for EVCC won today's Tour of the Middle road race
held over the hilly Stuggadhoo course. He was part of a five man break
early on in the race consisting of fellow club rider, Darren Bell and
three MVW riders namely Bubbles, Elliot Baxter and Christian Varley.
The five riders managed to build up and maintain a lead of over
three minutes on the chasing pack. On the last lap Roche and Varley
formed a breakaway pair as they approached Red Lion Hill junction. Roche
made the all important break as they climbed Stuggadhoo hill for the
final time and time trialled his way to victory, to win by a clear
margin, over Varley. Bubbles crossed the line in third place, out
sprinting Bell and Baxter. Jonathon Cregeen was the first junior over
the line.TMT's Peter Kennaugh Snr and juvenile RL360 riders Jake
Kelly and Alex Haddock made a break on the third lap of the B race and
managed to keep the 16 strong chasing pack at bay for the rest of the
race. Peter crossed the line first followed by Jake and then Alex.
Eve O'Hare was the winning lady of the day.
The C race had a good entry of eight riders. Rob Dooley, an
 experienced
road race rider recovering from a recent illness, rode with the group
offering advice to the novice riders. Julian Sutton (EVCC) out sprinted
juvenile RL360 riders Matt Davies and Andrew Reeday.
Cash prizes sponsored by MVW and
Bikestyle
sponsored goodie bags were presented to the winners of each category,
the first junior and the first lady. Thanks to the big team of
helpers and marshals who assisted in making the event run as smoothly as
it did. And last but not least, MVW are grateful to Bubbles for
the loan of the lead
Elite
Vehicles car for the A race.
Results and
photos by Andrew Haddock. |
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15 May 2010 |
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To get you in the mood for tomorrow's racing, photos of the
Tour of the West held at the end of April are now available to view.
Look out for our photographer, Andrew Haddock who will be out and about
again tomorrow. |
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13 May 2010 |
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Round 5 Results of
the Bikestyle 10 mile time trial league. |
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10 May 2010 updated |
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Despite the
closure of Richmond Hill, Sunday’s
Tour of the Middle, the
third in the 2010 BlackGraceCowley Road Race Series will take place
however it will not be a two stage event as advertised. The road
race will start earlier at 8.30am in an attempt to avoid the
anticipated heavier traffic. Sign on will be from 7:45 to 8:15am at
the Braaid Hall. The A race will be 10 laps (approx 60miles) and
the B race (42miles) will be 7 laps. A C (approx 24miles) race is
being offered to those new to racing. If you have not entered the
Road Race Series please send your TLI entries to Brian Johnson at
Cintra,
Alexandra
Drive, Douglas, IM2 3QX by Thursday, 13 May. Once again, the
Wheelers are offering cash prizes to those placed first in each of
the races, the first lady and the first Junior.
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It was a successful weekend for
Wheelers’ members – some (Andrew Cook, Steve Brennan, Honks and Roger Raatgever) took part in the
Manx Tri Club’s first Triathlon of the year.
And several also took part in the
Roy Killey Memorial Road Race. Bubbles’ had
his first A race win ever, with Darren Bell (EVCC) taking second
place and Junior rider Adam Johnson taking third. Tom Mazzone,
Joe Kelly and Marty Warren (all MVW riders) were the next to
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It was nearly a double Wheelers win, but Scott Morgan (TMT)
just managed to get ahead of Gary Mazzone in the bunch sprint of the
B race. RL 360 juvenile rider, Alex Haddock was the third rider across the line in
the B race. Photographs courtesy of Andrew Haddock.
Results |
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Congratulations to
our April Member of the Month – Adam Johnson.
Adam
has had some good rides this year, but his gutsy ride during the
second Junior Road Race for the IOM Youth Tour, proved he was worthy
of being named our Member of the Month and receives a £50 cheque.
Adam worked selflessly for Team IOM Migrogaming Team Member, Chris
Nicholson who was able to take second place for that race. Adam
finished a very credible eighth. |
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5 May 2010 |
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Just a little reminder that there is NO 10 tonight. |
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29 April 2010 |
The Wheelers currently have some very talented
young members,
some of whom are competing in this weekend's
IOM Youth Tour.
Joe Kelly, Tom Mazzone and Adam Johnson will be riding for Team Isle of
Man Microgaming. Warwick Sanderson and Jack Wolstencroft will be
in MVW colours.
They have a tough weekend ahead of them starting off with a 1.29km
time trial on Douglas Prom on Friday night. Next is a 102.7km road
race on closed roads around Peel on Saturday morning. And then
another 92.6km road race on the Bride Circuit on Sunday morning. The
racing is likely to be extremely competitive with 74 riders from
England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Holland entered in the Junior
category. Very best of luck to Joe, Tom, Adam, Warwick and Jack
and all the other riders taking part in this weekend's racing! |
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27 April 2010 |
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Manx Tri Club
held their first Duathlon of the season tonight in horrid windy
conditions. MVW member Eve O'Hare was the fastest lady and came in
11th overall. Well done to all the other MVW members (Honks, Linda
Murray, Steve Hull and Roger Raatgever) who took part.
Results |
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25 April 2010 updated |
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 Chris
Nicholson (TMT), pictured left ,won today's Crowe Morgan Tour of the
West A race. He was also the fastest Junior of the day. Newcomers,
Graham Saunders and Mark Kelly (MVW), pictured below, crossed the line
together after making an early break in the B race. The C race was
won by Team Royal London 360 rider, Matt Davies. MVW's Eve O'Hare was
the fastest lady of the day. Our best wishes for a speedy recovery to
James Smettem following his crash on the second lap. A big thank
you to all (marshals, timekeepers,
 photographers,
first aider, organisers, lead cars, neutral service cars) who helped out
today. Please would all marshal bibs be returned to Brian Johnson as
soon as possible.
Results
More photos taken by Andrew Haddock will be available
soon on
Manxscape.
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Happy 20th Birthday wishes to Colum O'Shea who finished fourth today and
was the first Wheelers Club member across the line. |
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24 April 2010 |
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There has been a good entry, including a reasonable number entered for
the C race for the Crowe Morgan Tour of the West taking place
tomorrow morning. Competitors are reminded to park at Peel
Clothworker's school. |
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14 April 2010 updated |
The first of the Road Race Series for 2010, the Crowe Morgan Tour of
the West will be taking place on Sunday, 25 April and is being
hosted by the Manx Viking Wheelers Cycling Club. There will be the usual
A and B races but for the first time, a C category race will be
available for those new to road racing. The start for both the A
and B Races will be near the Western Swimming Pool entrance. The A
Race will be 5 laps (approx. 72 1/2 miles) and the B Race will be 3 laps
(approx. 43 miles) of the usual course. The start of the C Race
will be at the Little London junction on the Cronk-y-Voddy
straight and the finish will be approximately 1 3/4 laps later (approx
23.5 miles). Thus C category riders will have to tackle Creg Wyllies
only once.
Riders who have not entered the series and wish to take part should send
their entries on a TLI race
entry form
to Brian Johnson, Cintra, Alexandra Drive, Douglas, IM2 3QX by
Wednesday, 22 April. Entry fees are as follows:
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Senior |
Junior |
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TLI Members |
£12.00 |
£9.00 |
£7.00 |
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Non TLI Members |
£15.00 |
£12.00 |
£10.00 |
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Entry on Line TLI Members |
£17.00 |
£12.00 |
£9.00 |
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Entry on Line Non TLI Members |
£20.00 |
£15.00 |
£12.00 |
Sign on will be from 8.15am at the Western Swimming Pool café.
Competitors are asked to park their vehicles in the Peel Clothworker's
School parking lot. Refreshments for competitors and marshals will be
available after the event. Prizes for the winners of the A, B and
C races, the first lady and the first junior across the line will be
presented. |
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11 April 2010 |
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Today was the closing day for the Road
Race Series, yet only 31 people have sent their entries in. If you
have yet to enter, please send your
entry
form to Ian Brand as soon as possible. |
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The MVW Committee have voted Colum
O'Shea their Member of the Month. He will receive £50 cash. It was decided he would be
the first recipient of this award following his wins in both the MRC
and EVCC handicap races and a good ride in the 25 mile 2 up time
trial. |
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Conor Davies completed a lap of the TT course on
Saturday, 3 April in 2 hours 35 minutes 38 seconds and would
like to thank everyone who sponsored him. Conor's ride will have raised
in the region of £400 for the Jonny Bellis fund. |
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Happy 18th Birthday to Adam Johnson!! |
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April 2010 |
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Information for the
Bikestyle
Handicap is now available. The series will take place on 13 and 27 May,
17 June, 8 July, 5 and 19 August. Entries for the series close on the 10
May. Your entry should be sent to Steve Shimmin on a TLI entry
form. Cheques should be made out to IOM CA. |
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Curraghs
Classic - Sunday, 11 April |
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Event HQ:
Kirk Michael FC with sign on at 9.30am and start at 10am |
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Distance: 40
and 70 miles depending on rider's choice.
We have not been able to fully satisfy the risk issues regarding the
course we want to use, therefore the event will be a non competitive
endurance ride. It will still be a very hard day out. Course will be a
40 + mile ‘tour of the north’ followed by 5 laps of a 6 mile ‘finishing
circuit’ which includes a 2 mile section through the Curraghs on unmade
roads. Riders will be set of in groups of equal ability. The objective
is for the groups to ride together for the duration. The route
will be marked however it will be up to the participants to ‘find their
way’. This will be a hard ride and I suggest that participants do
not use their best carbon wheels! |
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Entrants
should send their names to Steve Shimmin by
email or phone 475341. Entry fees of £5 should be sent to 4 Birch
Hill Gardens, IM3 4ET. Cheques made payable to Ellan Vannin CC.
Refreshments and grub after the ride. Hopefully Paris Roubaix will be on
TV live. The entry fee will be used to cover the costs of the hall
and food etc. If there is a surplus, a donation will be made to the
James Berry Memorial Fund.
Steve has
asked that as many as possible turn out so that he can use this ride as
a ‘working model’ on which to base a proper race in the future. |
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Eleven
year old Conor Davies, pictured left, will ride one lap of the TT
course on Saturday 3rd April to raise money for the Jonny Bellis
Fund. Conor will ride the course without stopping and hopes to
complete the course in around three hours. If anybody would like to
sponsor Conor, please contact his step father Gianni Epifani on
482942.
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Today's 25 mile 2up Time Trial sponsored by Absolute
Scaffolding Limited was won by Team Manx Telecom's Peter
Gage and Dave Taylor in a time of 58:46. Hot on their heels were
Tom Black and Chris Nicholson who took the Senior Men's prize.
The fastest ladies team was Mary Mason and Jo Hawkins. The
first Juniors across the line were Wheelers' members Tom Mazzone
and Adam Johnson (pictured right).
Alex Haddock and Jake Kelly
riding in Royal London 360 colours were the fastest Juveniles of
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Husband and wife team,
Tony and Wendy Fallon were the fastest mixed team. Many thanks
to all those who assisted with the marshalling, timekeeping and
catering. Best wishes from us all to Micky Grose who
managed to avoid any broken bones, but has nine stitches to show
for his acrobatics over the handle bars today.
Results
Andrew Haddock's
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Thank you to the marshals and other people who helped me this morning
(take a peek on Micky's Facebook page to see his injuries!) |
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March 2010 |
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start sheet is available for the 25 mile 2up Time Trial sponsored
by Absolute Scaffolding Limited.
Sign on will take place at Jurby Parish Hall between 8:15 and 8:45.
The course has been confirmed as two and a half laps of the Killane
course starting near Jurby Junk and finishing near the parade ground.
Map
Jim Cottier has advised that there
are only 33 places left in the Bikestyle 10 mile league. |
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 Well
done to Manx Viking Wheelers' members Colum O'Shea, Tom Mazzone and
Bubbles who took all the podium places in today's first event of the
season.
Today's
Handicap Road Race consisted of five laps over a 7.6 mile course
based on the Jurby 10's course in chilly but sunny conditions. The race
consisted of five groups going off at intervals of 2.5, 2, 2, 2 minutes
respectively. By the end of the first lap the first group away still
maintained a gap of over 1.5 minutes over the rest of the field, with
the second group only leading the third by about 45 seconds, the fourth
group were then a minute further down the road and the scratch group had
yet to make in roads on the rest of the field.
At the end
of lap two the second and third groups had come together, and were
chasing down the leading group, whose advantage was less than thirty
seconds, the fourth group were hot on their heels only twenty seconds
further away, whilst the scratch group were still a good minute and a
half behind. At the end of lap three the field was all together, with
the exception of some slower riders who had been left in the wake of the
leaders, the scratch group had fallen a further 30 seconds behind, so
were trailing by 2 minutes. At the end of the penultimate lap, the
positions remain unchanged and the leading group of over 20 riders
pressed on. With less than a mile or so to go, Colum O'Shea broke away
from the bunch after negotiating the Beehive for the last time and held
on to win, easing down by over
5 metres. Bubbles sprinted clear of the chasing bunch for an excellent
second, closely followed by Thomas Mazzone.
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February 2010 updated |
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The
Wheelers’ first event of the year takes place on Sunday, 14 March. This
25 mile Two Up Time Trial has been sponsored by
Absolute Scaffolding
Limited. Entries on
TLI entry forms (stating who you are riding with) should be sent to
Tanya Sanderson at Riverside Cottage, Bridge Lane, Ramsey, IM8 3DE by
Wednesday, 10 March. No entries will be accepted on the line.
Category prizes will be for those riding as Club Teams. Entry fees for
each rider are as follows: TLI members Seniors - £12, Juniors - £9,
Juveniles - £7 and non TLI members Seniors - £13, Juniors - £10 and
Juveniles - £8.
Sign on will take place at Jurby Parish Hall between 8:15 and 8:45.
The course has been confirmed as two and a half laps of the Killane
course starting near Jurby Junk and finishing near the parade ground.
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| 18 January 2010 |
| The Wheelers sign on night will
take place on Friday, 29 January at 8pm in the Function Room at the Creg.
Chip baps will be served. New members will be made welcome. |
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| 3 January 2010 |
| The frosty conditions today meant
that the Hamper Race was cancelled. However, the long awaited
Bikestyle Handicap and 10 Mile Time Trial League Presentation went
ahead. The Club Committee agreed that the entry fees received for the
event would be donated to Jonny Bellis.
The 2009 news pages have been
archived under Club History. |
