Bossard Wheelers F15/10 10 mile time trial results - 31 August 2013

Hitchin Nomads CC time trial squad were out in force again on the Brogborough based F15/10 course in the Bossard Wheelers promoted event.

Four Nomads competed: James Gomm was first Nomad off and was followed by Mike Webb, Simon Doyle and the in form Nick Hickman. The conditions were relatively blustery with a strong north-westerly wind sweeping across the course. Gomm recorded a course and personal best, Hickman improved on his course best and Doyle managed to achieve parity with his last three season personal best for the distance.

Results (10 miles)
S Doyle 22.46 (22nd), J Gomm 23.19 (34th), N Hickman 23.43 (39th), M Webb 24.41 (46th).

Winner: J Perkins Team Zenith-Buzz Cycles 19.59

Time trial round up - 07 July 2013

Hitchin Nomads CC time triallists were out in force this week. The squad continues to improve with more riders than ever representing the club across the region.

On Wednesday (3rd July) Andrew Herbert led a triumvirate which included Michael Webb and Warren Richards in the Whitewebbs CC evening 10 mile time trial. Richards continues to improve at the discipline in what is still his rookie season. Webb suffered from some mechanical issues but managed to produce a sub-24 minute ride for the first time this season. Herbert's 21.21 is the quickest time for the club's riders this year.

Results: A Herbert 21.21, M Webb 23.21, W Richards 24.11.

On Saturday 6th July 2013, the Nomads were again in action with six riders competing in the Team Corley open 10 mile time trial based on the F15/10 Brogborough course. The conditions were warm but somewhat stifling but the Nomads saw their times improve in comparison to previous races on this course. Andy Herbert once again led the charge but "last three season" PBs from Simon Doyle and James Gomm made this a day for a celebratory shandy once the riders had finally cooled off. The event was won by Simon Norman of Beds Road CC (21.05).

Results: Andrew Herbert 22.00 (8th), Simon Doyle 22.46 (20th), James Gomm 23.38 (39th), Michael Webb 24.33 (52nd), Warren Richards 24.44 (54th), David Rossall 32.39 (puncture) (79th).

Interclub 15 - Results 23 June 2013

Andrew Herbert was the highest place Nomad in the Bedfordshire Road CC hosted, Interclub 15 time trial which took place earlier today (Sunday).

A bumper field of 58 competitors drawn from CC Ashwell, Icknield RC and Beds Road CC pitted their time trialling wits against one of the strongest Nomads teams to have been fielded for quite some time.

The Cardington to Shefford course featured a couple of particularly steep climbs (up to one in ten gradient in places) and saw many riders face blustery and gusting winds from the west. Ben Wilson and Simon Doyle managed to ride sub-37 minutes for the 15 miles.

Nick Hickman, Mike Webb, Warren Richards, Gavin Ashfield and Nick Senechal managed to dip under the 40 minute mark. Richards and Ashfield are showing great promise in what is still their rookie season in the discipline. Leanne Cutler proved that girl power is on the up with a fifth place in the ladies' competition.

Results are available from the BRCC website - Results.pdf

Our thanks go to the Beds Road CC and Graham Laming in particular for hosting another great event.

Nomads Results (provisional)
A Herbert 35.41, B Wilson 36.32, S Doyle 36.45, G Ashfield 37.08, N Hickman 38.45, W Richards 39.47, N Senechal 39.55, M Webb 40.00, G O'Dea 40.15, N Bridgland 41.07, J Traynor 42.13, S Young 42.33, S Austin 44.30, N Wilson 45.08, M Young 45.33, D Summerall 46.14, S Smith 46.53, L Cutler (L) 47.15

The event was won by Simon Norman (BRCC) in a time of 33.41

Race Report - Beds Road CC Open 10 mile time trial - 08/06/2013

Four Nomads took part in the Beds Road CC event on Saturday, 8th June 2013. Andy Herbert was quickest once again. The banana-fuelled rocket recorded a time of 22.49. Simon Doyle was next quickest with a time of 23.41.

Nick Hickman PB'd for the distance with an excellent 24.12. Mike Webb brought the team home with a solid 25.31.

Hitchin Nomads CC Open 25 F14/12 Results - 01 June 2013

The Hitchin Nomads CC Open 25 was once again hosted on the F14/25 course around Guilden Morden. The event was well attended with some very fast riders choosing to ride ahead of next weekend's National 25 including last year's HNCC Open 25 winner Michael Hutchinson.

Hutchinson repeated his success of 2012 this year riding a sub-50 minute time of 49:55 to win the Men's competition.

HNCC Open 25 event winner, Michael Hutchinson (In Gear/Quickvit/ Trainsharp RT). Picture - K Perry)

Ashley Cox of CC Luton continues a rich vein of form to take second place ahead of Jonathan Parker of PMR@Toachin House who rounded off the top three spots.

Congratulations also to Michelle Arthurs of Redhill CC who won the Ladies' competition.

Cycling Weekly Report - Hutch wins in Hitchin

Interclub 30 - Results and Report 26 May 2013

The sun-kissed Bedforshire roads saw four of the area's leading time trialling squads battle it out on a demanding, three circuit loop of Southill and Old Warden. The second of the 2013 Interclub series saw Simon Norman (Bedfordshire Road CC) edge Nigel Hale (CC Ashwell) in to second place by 18 seconds. CC Ashwell dominated the top five places with Cameron Woolsey and Jason Stuart both going sub 1:10 for the distance. Beds Road CC controlled the places from 10 down to 30, showing strength in depth and proving that time trialling really has a great pool of riders in and around the Cardington based club's HQ.

Hitchin Nomads CC managed to place five riders in point scoring positions with Club Captain, Simon Doyle, posting 1:13:24 for seventh spot. Neil Bridgland, Steve Austin and Warren Richards all made their time trial debuts.

Icknield RC placed five riders in scoring positions with Oliver Cocks being first IRC rider past the timekeeper.

Briercliffe 10 21/05/2013 - Evening Series Round 7 - Report

Round 7 of the 2013 Briercliffe 10 mile time trial series was contested in overcast yet fresh conditions. However, considering it is the middle of May, it was at least dry which is a big improvement over the previous week. 

Ryan Witchell was the first Nomad home with a personal course best of 23m 41s. Andrew Herbert and Simon Doyle were second and third Nomads respectively.  

Jason Stuart of CC Ashwell posted the fastest time of the evening with a 23m 05s which is also his person best on this course. New Nomad Warren Richards got under evens in his first ever time trial which is no mean feat around the Briercliffe circuit.

Thanks goes to James Spence for timekeeping and also to Frank Turner who assisted with time keeping and to Geoff Perry for pushing off. Paul Riley offered encouragement from the margins as did Richard Bland.

Results
R Witchell 23.41, A Herbert 23.54, S Doyle 24.20, N Hickman 26:15, M Webb 27:21, R Serradhino 27.36, W Richards 28.16, J Traynor 28:32, N Wilson 29.27, D Rossall 31.39, C Collins 31.52

Non-Nomads
J Stuart CCA 23.05, T Trimble CCA 24.02, NJJ Fraser SCC 24.10, G Ashfield Un 24:28, T Weir CCA 29:02

CCA - CC Ashwell, SCC -  Stevenage CC, Un - Unattached 

Race Report - Bossard Wheelers Open 10 Mile Time Trial (11 May 2013)

Five Hitchin Nomads CC riders competed in the Bossard Wheelers event which was held on the F15/10 course near Marston Moretaine. Andrew Hebert achieved fourth place in the competition with a time of 22m 18s. The conditions were wet and breezy, making Herbert's time all the more impressive.  

James Gomm  and Nick Hickman both recorded personal bests for the distance and Mike Webb also improved on his last three season best time.

Results
A Herbert 22.18, S Doyle 23.37, J Gomm 24.11, N Hickman 24.35, M Webb 25.12.

The event was won by Simon Cannings of twenty3c.co.uk with a time of 21.34.

Briercliffe 10 16/04/2013 - Evening Series Round 3 - Report

A bumper field of 24 riders competed in Round 3 of the Nomads' Briercliffe evening series. 

The weather conditions were vastly improved in comparison to the previous two events. Although the sun was on their backs riders were still forced to deal with a strong westerly wind which made riding heavy as they headed off the G&M Growers section in to Southill. 

Ben Wilson was first Nomad home with a superb time of 24m 15s. Andy Herbert marked his season debut with an impressive 24.29. Current series leader, Simon Doyle came home a further 12 seconds in arrears for third. 

Of the guest riders Jason Stuart (CC Ashwell) clocked a sub-24 minute time for the second time this year. 

The standard of racing has seen an increasing number of riders go sub-25 minutes, a standard which was rarely attained in previous seasons.

Frank Turner kept an eye on the clocks, James Spence and Geoff Perry pushed-off and assisted. Clive Collins took on the roll as Public Address system in calling out riders' times at the end of play. Many thanks also to Paul Riley for the general banter and mickey taking.


Results
B Wilson 24.15, A Herbert 24.29, S Doyle 24.41, M Webb 27.51, N Hickman 27.55, J Gomm 28.07, J Traynor 28.59, N Wilson 29.37, R Serradhino 29.37, C Collins 30.37, D Summerell 30.53, S Smith 34.55*

 *includes 1.33 late start

Non-Nomads
J Stuart CCA 23.59, G Ashfield unatt 24.49, J McVey Chapeau 25.29, G Laming BRCC 25.38, D Olney BRCC 25.42, D Watson Chapeau 26.03, P Gell BRCC 26.11, C Pearce CCA 26.49, R Cunningham unatt 27.04, J Izzo BRCC 27.28, J Daly unatt 31.51

CCA - CC Ashwell, BRCC -  Beds Road CC

DNF 
J Moffat, Virgin

Briercliffe 10 - Evening Series Round 2 - Report

The second round of the evening 10 mile time trial series saw another bumper field of riders pit themselves against the technical and sporting Southill course. The wind was blowing strongly from the north-east which meant that the southern sections of the course near Ireland and along the "G&M Growers" road were hard going.

Despite the weather there were several sub-26 minute rides, given that this is still the beginning of the season it bodes well for the months ahead.

Frank Turner kept the time, Geoff Perry, James Spence, Clive Collins and Michael Levitt assisted in getting riders on their way and safely back.

The evening series is proving popular with newcomers to time trialling with Charlie Pugh getting closer to breaking 30 minutes.

Tonight's race saw four new riders take part on a "come and try it" basis - judging by their fledgling times, it looks like there are good time trialling careers in the offing.

Nick Hickman improved on his round one time by nearly a minute. Mike Webb made his debut for the season following a winter training period hampered by back injuries, despite this he posted a "short 27" which augers well for the Interclub event later in April. James Gomm also debuted as did Steve Smith and Jon Traynor.

Simon Doyle was fastest Nomad but was pushed hard by great rides by Jason Lane of CC Ashwell and second-claim Nomad, Ryan Witchell. Witchell was forced to use a spare rear wheel which stubbornly refused to change gear. Former Nomads Captain, Neil JJ Fraser recorded an impressive time in his first appearance of the year.

Results
S Doyle 25.21, M Webb 27.29, N Hickman 28.19, J Gomm 29.58, C Pugh 30.25, J Traynor 30.26, S Smith 33.25

Non-Nomads
J Lane (CCA) 24.29, NJJ Fraser (SCC) 25.05, R Witchell (WW) 25.18, G Ashfield (unatt) 26.01, J McVey (unatt) 26.15, P Gell (BRCC) 26.25, J Izzo (BRCC) 27.21, D Watson (unatt) 27.47, J Daly (unatt) 33.48

SCC - Stevenage CC, WW - Welwyn Wheelers, CCA - CC Ashwell, BRCC -  Beds Road CC

Boxing Day 10 - 2012

Hitchin Nomads brought the 2012 season to an end with their annual Boxing Day 10 mile time trial. The event saw clear and dry skies bless the riders. Despite a stiff south-westerly wind a bumper field of racers from local clubs descended upon the lanes around Old Warden. The event traditionally sees competitive time triallists compete against the "old school" riders who bring out vintage bicycles to race against the clock for the 10 mile distance. The oldest bike was from 1902, the newest still had Santa's tinsel attached.

So as to level the playing field a handicap system based on the age of the cycle, the age of the rider and the date they first sat at a desk in Hogwarts is used (I have no idea how the handicapping system works - ask Frank Turner! Ed).

Hitchin Nomads were well represented on the roads and also in the Old Warden HQ - where a festive spread and good cheer were found in abundance. Of the recent Go Ride coaching students Luke Senechal rode the distance in 39.44 and Daisy Doyle rode in at 63.36. The latter receiving the Alan Porter award for ride of the day.

Ben Wilson proved that wheels aren't everything by riding the event on a unicycle...

Ben Wilson

Simon Doyle, Daisy Doyle

Nick and Jane Hickman

Simon Young

Luke and Nick Senechal

Mark Collins, Ann Collins

Results

	Rider	m	s	Final time	Club	Bike
15	Tim Davies	24	53	23:53	IRC
29	Jason Stuart	25	42	24:42	CC Ashwell
42	Mark/ Isaac Anstee	27	2	25:25	BRCC
26	Graham Laming	27	54	25:38	BRCC
24	Ryan Witchell	25	54	25:54	Welwyn whs.
37	Ray Miller	36	6	26:42	V-CC	1910 Chase
32	Justin Layne	26	45	26.45	CC Ashwell
12	Mike Kitchen	38	56	27:02	HNCC	1902 Lea Francis
23	Neil Fraser	28	15	27.03	Stevenage CC
41	Mark Holden	29	49	27:33	BRCC
16	Oliver Cocks	27	59	27:59	IRC
33	Richard Pratt	32	18	29:36	I Cycle
36	Alan Crane	30	17	29:41	Chronos RT
34	Nigel Wilson	31	32	29:42	HNCC
8	Mark Collins	31	20	30:08	HNCC
31	Martin Hall	31	56	30:19	BRCC
5	Roy Porter	37	58	30:58	IRC	1962 Ivor Holms
28	Michael Coomber	31	3	31:03	I Cycle
39	Chris Jenkin	36	54	31:54	IRC
18	Gordon Charlton	34	32	32:16	I Cycle
7	John Meadows	37	36	32:36	V-CC	1958 Maclean
22	Mark Young	34	26	32:36	HNCC
19	Simon Young	33	9	32:45	HNCC
30	Jon Traynor	35	3	33:26	HNCC
27	Thomas Weir	33	41	33:41	Independent
13	Tom Durkin	33	48	33:48	Welwyn Whs.
17	Steve Smith	34	49	34:37	HNCC
40	Des Roberts	38	31	34:41	BRCC
25	Charlie Pugh	34	51	34:51	Freedon Tri
9	Charlie Sampford	35	17	35:17	IRC
11	Nick/Jane Hickman	36	12	36:12	HNCC
14	Nick/Luke Senechal	39	44	37:15	HNCC
1	Cliff Tremayne	46	33	37:57	KCC	1956 Higgins trike
4	Jill Meadows	44	24	38:39	V-CC	1982 Raleigh
6	Chris Northwood	43	28	39:39	IRC	1940 Bates flyer
21	Dave Crane	40	26	40:26	BRCC
10	Roger Akers & Emma	43	51	43:03	T.A.	1956 Higgins Trike
38	Nicola Christanson	46	5	45:41	IRC
20	Simon/Daisy Doyle	63	36	63:36	HNCC
2	Ben Wilson	69	48	69:48	HNCC

DNF Maurice Burton

Charlton Hill Climb Results 21/10/2012

The final event of the season, the fearsome Charlton Hill Climb, saw the best turn out for many years with 19 riders and many more spectating. The weather conditions were damp but it didn't dampen the spirits of those who competed.

Tandemania - Nick and Jane Hickman (N Fraser).

It was a closely fought battle with just 2.5 seconds splitting the top three, but it was James Gomm who was victorious on the day with Andy Saunders and Simon Doyle making up the top three.

Nick and Jane Hickman set a new club record for the fastest ascent of the hill on a tandem with an impressive time of 3:09.1, although Nick was later heard stating that he was aiming for a sub 3:00 time, so would be implementing a strict training regime over the next 12 months in order to smash that time next year.

The annual club ensemble picture - courtesy of R Knott.

The unofficial competition of  "most beer consumed in The Windmill" was a tie this year between Simon Doyle and James Gomm who both consumed 6 pints, with Clive Collins coming in third with 3.

Frank and Mark Collins (N Hickman).

Thanks goes out once again to Frank Turner and Clive Collins who provided the timekeeping and to Ben Wilson, who despite suffering from tonsillitis still came out not only to support the competitors but to also carry out the important job of holding up the riders (although rumours may suggest that Clive Collins was not 100% honest in selling the job to Ben and had failed to mention that Ben would have to hold up a tandem).

Frank Turner times Ingrid Matthews over the line.

Andrew Stevenson.

It was a great finale to the 2012 calendar and we look forward to the 2013 season.

Gomm in sixty seconds - or 79.2 if you want to be precise,

Results

James Gomm		1:19.2
Andy Saunders		1:19.9
Simon Doyle		1:21.7
Chris Pearce		1:22.9 CCA
Garry O'Dea		1:28.9
Richard Serradinho		1:29.1
Neil Bridgland		1:32.5
Tom Vincent		1:42.4
Simon Young		1:43.9
Andrew Stephenson		1:48.7
Mark Collins		1:56.2
Richard Knott		2:02.1
Eddie Martin		2:02.4
Mark young		2:04.8
Ingrid Matthews		2:24.1
Stephen Oliver		2:51.7
Nick & Jane Hickman		3:09.1 (Tandem)
Cheryl Fisher		3:12.6

CCA = Cycle Club Ashwell

Team Cambridge 2-Up Team Time Trial Report - 14/10/12

This just in from Clive Collins, following his and Nigel Wilson's return to the Team Cambridge event which took place earlier today.

"Nigel and I rode this event last year and recorded a 29.18, and Nigel wasn't really happy with his ride on the day, so we decided to give the event a go this year to see if we could better our time from last year. 

"Interestingly the weather conditions were exactly the same this year as last year although Nigel claimed it was colder.  Nigel was warming up when I arrived, I have to say that I had left getting to the event a little late so that it was a bit of rush preparing for the ride, consequently I didn't warm up properly. 

"We started the ride with Nigel on the front, I did one session on the front before the Orwell mountain, but I knew that I wasn't really firing on all cylinders and the event turned into a 80% Grand Prix de Gentleman.  We came home with a 30.05 on the result board.  Nigel's comment back at the HQ was 'I really enjoyed that course, are you up for it again next year?' I said OK, but after Nigel left, the event secretary stated that there wouldn't be an event in 2013, but they may be back for 2014."

Plenty of time to prepare for the 2014 event.

Autumn Hilly - Results & Report (13/10/2012)

In the penultimate event of the season, four competitors rode out in the early morning mist to do battle in the Autumn Hilly around the Whitwell-Codicote-St Paul's Walden circuit.

Conditions were colder than many had anticipated and all riders chose to wear all their layers that they had brought for the time trial. One rider sported a copy of this week's Biggleswade Chronicle.

Despite being cold it was a beautiful Autumn morning with hardly any breeze and the sun breaking though the light mist and everybody agreed that it was great to be out in such conditions.

In the absence of the Spring Hilly winner Simon Doyle, who was selflessly on a course learning how to make us all faster next season, it was the Spring Hilly runner-up James Gomm who took the honours. In spite of suffering from food poisoning  at the start of the week, James managed to finish just a minute slower than his Spring Hilly time.

Nick Hickman rode an impressive debut on the course to finish in second place and also managed to come home under the hour mark, which is no mean feat. This finishes an impressive first season of time trialling for Nick, who will be looking for continued improvement in 2013.

In the battle of the Collinses, its was Collins Jnr who managed to pip Collins Snr to third place, which was a reversal of order from the last race between the pair on the Briecliffe 10 in August. Collins Snr has vowed to come back fitter, stronger and lighter next season, so all eyes are on the Spring Hilly when the pair will likely next come head to head.

Once again thanks goes to the young man with the stopwatches Frank Turner, who was in fine spirits as a result of the beautiful morning, and also to David Summerell for his support at the start/ finish line.

Results

James Gomm – 53:45
Nick Hickman – 58:32
Mark Collins – 1:02:08
Clive Collins – 1:06:39

ANNUAL INTER-CLUB HILL CLIMB 7th OCTOBER 2012 - Results

Despite foggy conditions, the final Interclub event for 2012 took place today (07/10/12) on the Sharpenhoe to Streatley climb.

The provisional results indicate that Beds Road CC take victory on the day ahead of CC Ashwell. The Nomads placed five riders in scoring positions and Icknield RC manged to get all three of their riders in to counting positions.

James Stuart of Beds Road CC took top spot with a great time of 2.33.7. Hill specialist Andy Saunders of the Nomads came home in second spot with Isaac Anstee (BRCC) taking third spot. Twelve riders claimed sub-three minute times for the demanding course. Fourth to sixth places were separated by half a second.

	Rider	Club	Time	(m.s)	Points
1	James Stuart	BRCC	2	33.7	31
2	Andy Saunders	HNCC	2	39.2	30
3	Isaac Anstee	BRCC	2	41.1	29
4	Simon Norman	BRCC	2	44.4	28
5	Cameron Woolsey	CCA	2	44.5	27
6	Tim Davies	IRC	2	44.9	26
7	Mark Cook	BRCC	2	46.6	25
8	Oliver Cox	IRC	2	50.1	24
9	David Olney	BRCC	2	53.4	23
10	James Gomm	HNCC	2	53.6	22
11	Simon Doyle	HNCC	2	59.2	21
12	Steve James	BRCC	2	59.9	20
13	Chris Pearce	CCA	3	00.5	19
14	Iain Foulkes	CCA	3	02.7	18
15	Andy Kerr	BRCC	3	05.9	17
16	Stefan Dixon	CCA	3	09.5	16
17	Mark Anstee	BRCC	3	11.8	15
18	Mark Horton	CCA	3	14.3	14
19	Tim Duckett	CCA	3	16.9	13
20	Richard Pratt	IRC	3	20.6	12
21	Philip Keen	CCA	3	32.3	11
22	Simon Young	HNCC	3	33.8	10
23	Nick Senechal	HNCC	3	35.9	9
24	Jaoude Izzo	BRCC	3	37.5
25	Nick Hickman	HNCC	3	48.3	7
26	Mark Gray	BRCC	3	51.2
27	Terry Sykes	BRCC	5	52.9

DNS - K Todd (HNCC), N Fraser (HNCC), D Summerell (HNCC), M Burton (IRC).

Timekeepers - Clive Collins and Frank Turner. Pushing off and assisting Mark Young, Steve Smith (all HNCC).

Event Secretary - Nick Senechal (HNCC)

Provisional Results

Provisional scores for this event (max 8 riders counting, based on 31 points for first place):
Beds Road CC - 188
CC Ashwell - 118
Hitchin Nomads CC -99
Icknield RC - 62

This would leave the final standings for the 2012 competition as follows:
Beds Road CC - 1390
CC Ashwell - 1147

Hitchin Nomads CC - 814
Icknield RC -466
These are currently provisional totals. Well done to all competitors and thanks to all those who contribute behind the scenes to make these events a success.

Finchley RT Results - 29 Sept 2012

The rolling roads of Wrestlingworth provided the backdrop for competition as two teams of Hitchin Nomads competed in the Finchley RT 2up team time trial, 29 Sept 2012. Kieran Todd and Nick Hickman fired the early salvo as they opened proceedings being the first team off. The twenty five mile circuit based on the F14/12 Guilden Morden loop saw Hickman and Todd face a stiff westerly wind on the top section of the course. Riding on conventional roads bikes they converted their energies to a time of 1h 08m 22s. Riding later in the competition were Clive Collins and Simon Doyle. With a combined age of 111 and three quarters they clocked exactly a minute quicker. One of that team may or may not have arrived at the wrong village hall having not paid enough attention to the start sheet. Doyle was not available for comment.

The event was won by a Finchley RT team with a provisional time of around 52 minutes.

K Todd, N Hickman 1.08.33

S Doyle, C Collins 1.07.33

At least we can spell our own club name....

News round-up - 23 Sept 2012

The weekend of 22-23 September 2012 saw a range of Nomad activity.

New riders and families ride
As part of the club's efforts to introduce new people to cycling, Nick Senechal and Frank Turner organised a "new members and families" event which saw 22 riders take in an 8 mile "out and back" trip from Hitchin to Graveley's Carousel Cafe.

Using quiet roads and sections of the Letchworth Garden City Greenway, the route introduced the fun and benefits of club cycling to a number of prospective new members and enthusiasts. The route was guided by experience cyclists and also had mechanics on hand to deal with the various bike tweaks and questions.

Frank Turner providing the pre-ride briefing at Purwell, Hitchin.

Riders assemble - young and old alike.

Club Chairman Nick Senechal commented:

"The club aims to encourage new members at every opportunity. Following the success of Team GB and a number of British riders at many levels this year, we are keen to share the benefits and experience the club has to offer to a new generation and also to those interested in returning to cycling. We will be running a series of additional events of this kind, with the next one pencilled in for late October 2012."

 This initiative complemented the weekly club run which saw a number of more experienced riders take on a longer run to Hoddesdon.

Racing news
Three Nomads took place in the Beds Road CC promoted Northampton and District CA open 10 mile time trial on the F15/10 Brogborough course. Simon Doyle posted 23.21 for the distance, James Gomm 25.24 and Clive Collins 26.22. Second claim member Ryan Witchell recorded 23.58.

Despite tough outbound conditions Ashley Cox of Spirit RT won the event with a course record of 19.21.

Race round up - 15 Sept 2012

Stevenage CC F14/12
Three Nomads took part in the Stevenage CC promoted 12 mile time trial on 15 Sept 2012. The course, based on a circuit north of Guilden Morden is technically demanding with a series of undulations and chicanes to negotiate. Andy Herbert and Simon Doyle came home with a time of 27m 34s to claim third place in the 2 up team time trial competition. They were nine seconds off second place. First home were Andrew Hastings and Trevor Burke of Finchley RT (25m 12s).

Mike Webb flew the flag for the club in the solo event. Having had a break from competition Mike marked his return to the testing circuit with a 31m 04s for the same distance. The winner of the solo event was Ashley Cox, Spirit RT. Cox displayed his class with a superlative 24.17. This is an impressive time especially given the distance he put in to class riders such as Jon Shubert and Ross Clarke.

Andy Herbet and Simon Doyle - courtesy of Stevenage CC

Icknield RC F15/10
Last week (8 Sept 2012), Doyle recorded a 22m 47s on the Icknield RC F15/10,10 mile time trial, this marked a season PB. Ashley Cox was also triumphant on that day with a course record of 20m 08s.

Race report - Bossard Wheelers' Open 10 - 01/09/2012

Four Nomads competed in the Bossard Wheelers' promoted open 10 mile time trial on the Brogborough course south of Bedford. The conditions were taxing for all riders, with a stiff south-westerly wind making things tough on the return section of the course.

Simon Doyle was the fastest Nomad on the day, shaving five seconds off his course best for the season. His 23.26 was buoyed by a rapid first five miles, hitting the turn at 5.5 miles in around ten minutes. James Spence nicked second place in the pecking order by clocking a second per mile quicker over James Gomm. Clive Collins had to go in to "Magpie Mode" to borrow a wheel following a series of pre-start punctures. Collins' 26.46 was a great time for the distance and indicates a late season flourish may be on the cards. The event was won by David McGaw of Cambridge CC with a time of 21.11.

Simon Doyle, 23.26

James Spence, 25.20

James Gomm, 25.31

Clive Collins, 26.46

14/08/2012 - Briercliffe 10 Results

There's been joy, there's been disappointment. There have been personal bests as competitors have pushed their bodies to the limit. But it's all over now - yes, the final Briercliffe 10 of the season took place tonight with 12 riders making it to the starting line on a beautiful sunny warm evening.

Fastest of the night was Justin Lane with another impressive PB, crossing the line in 24:23. Three Nomads also went under 25 minutes with Andy Saunders leading Ryan Witchell and Ben Wilson home, Ryan netting a course PB of 24:47.

The main event was of course the final instalment in the Brompton Cup. Nick Hickman took the early lead with an impressive 14 second un-fold, however it was Nick Senechal who came home first with a new course record of 30:15. Good luck to both the Nicks as they go onto the Brompton World Cup at Blenheim Palace this weekend.

Well done to Will Bowers who broke 30 minutes on his first ride on the course and to Kieran Todd who PB'd again. Finally, it was good to see Mr. Collins go under 28 minutes on the final ride of the season. Well done er... Mark, with a PB of 27:43.

Thanks to David Rossall, Geoff Perry, Richard Bland and, of course, Frank Turner for timekeeping and setting off.

Justin Lane		24:23 CCA
Andy Saunders		24:46
Ryan Witchell (J)		24:47
Ben Wilson (J)		24:55
Graham Laming		25:09 BRCC
Kieran Todd		27:40
Mark Collins		27:43
Nigel Wilson		28:22
David Summerill		29:36
Will Bowers		29:41
Nick Senechal		30:15 (Brompton)
Nick Hickman		31:32 (Brompton)

BRCC = Beds Road Cycle Club
CCA = CC Ashwell