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03
May
Bluebell Results Week 3
From Steve Clarke…
Yo Clubmates
Thursday 15 May is the first round of the Hereward League.
If you want to ride, please let me know by Thursday 8 May.
Cheers
Steve
Steve Clarke
Racing Secretary
Fenland Clarion CC
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From Steve Clarke. Very Important that everyone reads…
Hi Clubmates
We’ve had a good start to the season with record entries, however last week we had a couple of incidents/complaints, so I’d like to reiterate a few basic rules and guidelines that all riders should be adhering to. Please read and inwardly digest and if you have any questions just give me a call.
1.) PARKING – Park carefully and sensibly. Ideally on the Heath, but of course there is limited space here, so if you get there first or early, please pull as far over to the back, so as to get as many vehicles on there as we can. If you park elsewhere, make sure you vehicle is right off the road, and you and your bike keep off the road as much as possible.
2.) WARMING UP – Do not warm up by the start and do not perform U Turns in sight of the timekeeper. If you need to turn around in the road – Stop, dismount and walk across the road. I would suggest you warm up on the road towards Castor Hanglands. Again great care when turning in the road.
3.) LINING UP AT THE START – This is important. Line up single file and keep in tight behind the rider being pushed off.
4.) RIDING BY THE PARKING AREA – Keep over to the left as much as possible. I know the road is a little rough, but if you are in the middle of the road, it is dangerous as neither you nor any vehicles coming the other way can see each other.
5.) HELPSTON CROSS – This is probably the most dangerous corner. Make sure you don’t cross the white line either entering or exiting the corner. Also, slow down and make sure you look right to see if there is any traffic coming. Remember the marshalls are only there to direct you and serve as a presence.
6.) TRAFFIC CALMING OUTCROPS IN HELPSTON – As you exit the village there are traffic calming outcrops. If need be give way to oncoming traffic here.
7.) OTHER CORNERS – The same applies. Keep to your side of the road and watch out for other vehicles. Take great care, especially in the wet.
8.) FINISH – Shout your number to the timekeeper. This is good time trialling etiquette and makes sure the timekeeper can identify you.
9.) FINISH – When you have finished your ride, keep going and ride back to the meeting area on the Heath. Don’t stop or turnaround in the road. King Street/Hillywood Road is quite busy and cars go very quickly down there. Turning in the road here is dangerous, so don’t do it.
10.) TIMEKEEPER – Don’t stop and talk to the timekeeper or ask for your time at the Finish. It’s a job that requires concentration, so please don’t distract them.
11.) RIDING BACK TO THE HEATH – Again ride carefully. Single file is probably best and when you get back to the Heath, take great care when crossing the road/turning on to the Heath. There may be riders still riding, so watch out.
12.) GENERAL – Abide by the rules of the road and the highway code. Don’t ride out too far in the road (a metre/yard should be enough). Be considerate and courteous to other road users and residents.
13.) FINALLY – Please take all your rubbish home with you and leave the countryside as you found it.
The reason for all these guidelines is because there are people who would prefer us not to ride time trials on the road. Of course we are quite entitled to and have notified the police and the events are organised under the rules and regulations of the CTT (Cycling Time Trials/Road Time Trials Council). If you heed these points above we should have another good season of trouble free time trialling.
Cheers for now.
Steve
Steve Clarke
Racing Secretary
Fenland Clarion CC
03
May
Crooked Wheel Issue #3
3-april-08 <Click the link here to access the file.
From Steve Clarke
Hi Members
I have decided to call off tomorrow’s scheduled Bluebell TT at Helpston, as it looks as though there will be insufficient light, especially with a 6.45pm start.
It’ll be tricky timewise to start any earlier.
Therefore the first round will now be next week. Still a 6.45pm Start.
My guess is we changed the clocks a week later than usual and our opening date has slowly shifted itself forward by a week.
See you all next week instead.
Steve
Thanks to Steve Hope for the report…
The National Clarion Cycling Club held their Annual Conference at the Lady Anne’s Hotel in Stamford over the Easter Weekend. The club is made up of 25 sections across the country, with an Annual Conference and Easter Meet held at a different venue each year.
This year the club enjoyed the hospitality provided by Geoff Hastings at The Lady Anne’s Hotel, and important decisions were taken regarding the next 12 months in the club’s long history. The National Clarion Cycling Club was founded in 1895, and this year’s Meet, the 113th, was organised by the local Fenland Section who are based in Peterborough.
Over 70 delegates from across the country attended the weekend’s activities, with a large contingent from the local Fenland Section. The club enjoyed a Reception with the Mayor at the Town Hall, as well as both a Ghost Walk and a Town Walk around Stamford. The Clarion flag could be seen flying above the Town Hall on Friday night. Evening entertainment included local band “Out of the Blue” and The Annual Meal and Prize Presentation attended by the Mayor at The Lady Anne’. An array of Trophies were awarded to the prizewinners, including the Czechoslovakian Trophy for the Team Pursuit, which was originally awarded to the Clarion for their victory at the Workers Olympiad in Prague in 1921.
Unfortunately, the Cyclo-Sportive ride from Red Lion Square had to be postponed due to the 2 inches of snow that fell early on Sunday morning. The snow stopped at 9am but the 125 riders who had signed up for the ride will try again in early May.
The Time Trial where riders compete on their own against the clock, did however, take place from Essendine on Saturday. Here the Fenland section took a clean sweep, with Lyndon Leadbetter beating Dave Langlands by just 1 second, and Paul Asplin completing a good day for the locals.
21
Mar
Alpe D’Huez
21
Mar
1994 Paris Roubaix
Since trying to get the club started with a message board i have encountered loads of sleepless nights and developed numerous grey hairs on my bonce. It hasn’t been easy!
The first effort looked nice, all black and silver and got off to a reasonable start, but then a whole host of people who were nothing to do with Fenland Clarion CC deluged the site with membership requests and tried to start selling us pills.
(the smart people reading this will see the irony of a cycling clubs forum being hijacked by people in Eastern Europe trying to sell drugs of course)
I spent ages trawling the ‘net for an ideal replacement and came up with one.I got it set up and got some introductory posts on there before… disaster of disasters, Simon J discovered you couldn’t register and be set up as a new user !!!
So we are now on attempt 3 with proboards and I have to say it is the easiest software to work with and has the most functionality. I am really proud of how it is looking and I hope to see many of you clicking the link to the right of this post (that says Fenland Clarion CC Message board) or clicking here , and taking a few seconds to register and then get posting. I have the settings as such that I will get an email when you register and I will have to activate you so you can get your views known on the forum, but I will aim to do that as quickly as I can (maybe even from my mobile, we are that swish now!!!).
All that remains is for me to plea that you get involved, get posting and contribute. The best contributions will be considered for the “Crooked Wheel” so there is no reason not to get your writing heads on. The site will also allow you to post photos.
