Weekly Briefing - Clarencourt Cycling Club

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theThis Week
Thursday 18th December 2014
Barry Gregory, Rob Potter, Dave Brentnall and several other OHGOHGers at Tanhouse Farm.
Christmas drinkies around Richmond for Ev Quistorff, Paul White, Trevor Hughes, Paul Kelly, Andrew Adams.
Saturday 20th December 2014
Paul White led an MTB ride along Hogsmill and Thames to Molesey Cricket Club for Bob Green, Mick Curtis, Barry
Gregory Dave Rapson and Mick Ayliffe in incredible weather for mid-December. See Paul’s Blog for pics. Bill Martin
was spotted skulking in the woods along the Hogsmill.
Sunday 21st December 2014
Trevor Hughes, Andy Huddart, Barry Gregory, Val Gardner, Paul white, Roger Smith Mick Ayliffe and Vinny Riley to
Clandon on a very windy morning.
29 members and friends at the Harrow for a very enjoyable Christmas lunch organized by Caroline, for which much
thanks. Andy Huddart was presented with the Sportive Trophy for the third year running, Paul Martin picked up the
Lovering Memorial photo competition trophy, Trevor was presented with the Presidents Shield for Meritorious service
and Caroline broke the well-received news of her wedding planned for next year. Couldn’t happen to a nicer girl!
Tuesday 23rd December 2014
Vinny Riley to Redhill Aerodrome for coffee.
Mick ayliffe to Notcutt’s, Cranleigh to meet up with Colin Shales and Benny Hill of the Epsom. Benny climbed up
Tanhouse Lane on the big ring coming back. (He paid me £50 to write that but I haven’t seen his money yet – Ed)
Wednesday 17th December 2014
Carols from Kings.
Thursday 25th December 2014
Happy Christmas to you all.
See Vinny’s Blog for ride today and tomorrow, Boxing day.
Friday 26th December 2014
King George VI Stakes at Kempton Park.
Next Week
December Rides List
OHG = Over The Hill Gang, see OHG = Over The Hill Gang, see http://www.clarencourt.com/the-club-runs/overthe-hill-gang for details. All rides are on road bikes except for those marked MTB which are mountain bike rides.
Date
Christmas Day
Notes/Pick up
times
Ring Vinny
Contact
Vinny Riley
Fri 26
Boxing Day
Ring Vvinny
Vinny Riley
Sat 27
MTB Wandle Trail
Thu 25
"
Destination
Miles
OHGOHG TBA
40
Sun 28
Horsham Conservatory
50
Tue 30
TBA
60
"
TBA
60
"
OHGOHG Notcutts, Cranleigh
45
Meeting Points
Start
time
Cheam Station South Side
9:00
Church Car Park
Betchworth
Cheam Station South Side
9:00
Betchworth (Social 15mph
av)
Betchworth (Fast 17mph
av)
Church Car Park
Betchworth
9:45
Steve Clinch
10:00
Steve Clinch
9:00
Norman Luhr
9:00
Paul White
Walton-on-the-Hill
9:45am
Norman Luhr
Trevor Hughes
Kit – Order placed September now delivered – only one
item left!
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This is the kit ordered from Harry Lodge at Halo Sports. Harry has agreed to put a new page on the Halo website in
the New year to accommodate individual orders of kit from Clarencourt members
Lesley Clinkscales – Short sleeved, long zipped jersey, size S, ladies cut (size turns out to be Medium but come and
try it on Lesley)
Bob Greens Winter weight long sleeved jersey (42” chest) doesn’t fit him so is back in stock and available for sale.
We have a full stock of small and medium sized hard shell hats in club colours, £63 each. Some gloves and XL jerseys
Quarterly News Letter
The next issue is due out on New Year Day 2015. I’ll prepare it after Christmas so this is the last call for copy. Mick.
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Hi Mary,
We were wondering whether you or your fellow riders at Clarencourt CC would be interested in a trip to Italy
next year? Our next group ride is from Como to Lake Garda, departing May 1. Details below and on our website
at http://themidlifecyclist.com/#the-big-one. We also provide bespoke tours in Italy, guided and self-guided.
Please contact Bob directly by return e-mail or telephone for further details.
Many thanks, Merry Christmas to you and we wish you safe and happy cycling in 2015 wherever your front wheel
takes you
Bob and Greg
The Big One!
Departs Friday May 1 2015 – 6 day trip at £850 per person
Early Bird discount: £795 per person for bookings received by January 31 2015
200 miles over 4 days - some spectacular climbs and descents, including some classics from the Giro and
Lombardy pro tours
Price includes all hotel accommodation, breakfast and evening meals, airport transfer, daily baggage transfer,
guides, full vehicle support and much more
Limited to maximum 20 riders – we stick together as a group, no one left behind
A chance to experience northern Italy at its most beautiful
Fantastic food and drink – payback for all that cycling!
Fully guided with vehicle support, professional bike mechanic and masseur
Take your own bike with the minimum of hassle – bike box rentals from £7 per day, optional delivery and
collection to your door
Or travel bike free and hire a bike in Italy – we offer a range of models including top end pro bikes
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Robert Griffin
bob@themidlifecyclist.com
+44 7774 723103
www.themidlifecyclist.com
The Cycle Touring Company,
12 Modena Road, Hove, BN3 5QG, UK.
Hammersmith Cyclists Film Show 2015, Sunday January 25th
Now at a new venue: The Phoenix Cinema, East Finchley
TIME TRIAL SPECIAL – The Premiere of:
Alf Engers: aka “the King”
Featuring a live Q & A session with Alf Engers
Also:
“Come on Eileen” (Anthony Collins, 2014) the remarkable story of Eileen
Sheridan, who defied the odds to become a record breaker in the 1950s.
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“Racing is Life: The Beryl Burton Story” (extracts) (Ray Pascoe,
2012).
START 1.00, finish 4.00
More information and booking at http://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/ and
020 8444 6789 (Booking is strongly recommended)
RIDE WITH US ON STRAVA
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JOIN THE GRUPPO SPORTIVO 'STIQUE ON STRAVA
We’ve reached that stage of the year when cyclists need to draw on that extra bit
of willpower to get out of the house or office, get on a bike, and put in some cycling
graft. It’s too easy to melt into the mince pies and Christmas spirit(s)!
Here at 'Stique, we believe this grit and determination singles out the serious
cyclist.
We'll be doing our best too to get out of the office and put in some solid miles to
work off the mince pies and mulled wine. And we hope you'll make the effort with
us. Show us what you can do by joining our virtual cycling team on Strava.
We’ve called it Gruppo Sportivo to remember the days of the great Domestiques
(or ‘Stiques!), whose grit and determination knew no boundaries.
Please take a moment and have a look at our Strava club page and, if you're
feeling motivated, join us and show us what you’re made of!
If you join GS Stique before 31-Dec-14, we’ll knock 10% off the Multilever for you.
Just type in the offer code: GSS2014
Get yourself kitted out with the ‘Stique Multilever. It brings
you multi-function levers made from metal-replacement,
engineering-grade plastic, with space for your key
accessories – £1/€1 or 25c coins, a heart-rate monitor
battery, spare chain-links and puncture repair pads – plus a
spoke wrench and bottle opener! And we’re now including
the 'Stique-design neoprene case; all for £24.99
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SHOP 'STIQUE
Hi Mary,
LUMO launched recently on Kickstarter with a range of cycling jackets and bags with in-built LED
lights, designed for city cyclists: http://bit.ly/lumokickstarter
We’ve had great reviews in the likes of Road.cc bit.ly/1z2QBIM Cycling
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first 6 days of our campaign.
Given the interest from cycle clubs we would like to extend an offer to you and your members - anyone
backing LUMO for £125 or more and who messages us quoting this offer will receive a free LUMO cap
in addition to their chosen reward.
We hope you like LUMO, if so, here’s an easy link to share us with your
network: http://lumo.sldev.co/share
Thanks Doug,
NOW ON SALE:
With rare film footage of the time, extended interviews with Engers today, and
contributions from his colleagues and his rivals, this highly personal film from Ray
Pascoe is an intimate portrait of a great rider, and of a vanished era in the sport of
time-trialling.
For those with memories of those years, and for all those who care about the
history of Cycle Sport, this film is a must see.
A film by Ray Pascoe
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DVD also contains 40 mins of Special Bonus Features. Purchase from:
http://www.rayfilms.co.uk/Home
.html
(If you do not want to receive any e-mails about the Hammersmith Cyclists Film Show or cycling films,
please e-mail me on rdavis4499@aol.com to this effect)
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