Welcome to Perth United Cycling Club, we are a road cycling club in Perth, Scotland. The club was formed from an amalgamation of 2 clubs in 1946 and continues to thrive to this day. Perth United's club confined calendar of events traditionally opens around Easter with the Hilly Ten Time Trial and closes at the end of the season with a hill climb in September. Confined event meetings take place most Wednesday evenings with riders racing against the clock or taking part in group training runs. Events are well supported with competitions throughout the year for individuals to compete for.
Click here to access the new Perth United web site. This site will remain in place, while the new one is extended over the coming weeks. This site can also be accessed using the Forum link on the new site.
Membership and event enquires, contact Bruce Mackie, Club Secretary E-Mail: Bruce Mackie
For SalePosted by Ken Bruce Sat, September 04, 2010 19:59:43 For Sale
beautiful 2007 Giant SCR C2 Carbon frame, forks (carbon blades alum. steerer), carbon headset and seat post. Please note:Campag. wheelset in photos is not for sale. 58.5 cm compact frame, so would ideally suit someone 6ft 3" and above in height. The steerer is uncut with all of the original carbon spacers.
This frame offers the same responsive ride as the TCR Composite (constructed with the same proprietary Meta Composite process), only more forgiving.
Near immaculate condition (low mileage) apart from two very small spots on chainstay where lacquer has come off as a result of chain breakage and where front mech was attached (see pics) - this is purely aesthetic.
Fully built bike cost £1,800. Looking for £395 o.n.o.
ReportsPosted by Ken Bruce Wed, September 01, 2010 11:39:19 Just an update from the Scottish track champs on the 28th and 29th of August.
On Saturday I qualified 2nd fastest in the 200m sprint, but lack of knowledge in match sprints moved me down to 4th by the end of the day.
Sunday went better and I secured 3rd place in the youth pursuit without TT bars like most of the other competitors had. I have attached a few photos of the days events.
EventsPosted by Ken Bruce Sun, August 22, 2010 14:12:50 NOTE: Event PDF attached below
Tour of the Glens Cycle Challenge
Sunday 29th August 2010
Courses Route 1 - 74 Miles Start Muirhead - A954 to Newtyle, Meigle, Alyth - A926 to Kirriemuir - B951 to Dykend, Glen Isla, Lair - A93 Glenshee (South), B950 to Kirkmichael, A924 (Strathardle to Bridge of Cally - A93 to Blairgowrie - A923 to Coupar Angus - A923 to Kettins (1 mile), turn left to Newtyle, A954 to Muirhead and finish. Route 2 - 48 Miles As per Route (1) to Dykend (Signposted). Turn left on to A954 to Bridge of Craig Isla, Alyth, Meigle, Newtyle, Muirhead to finish.
Certificate of Merit to all finishers and refreshments at Event H.Q. Note - In the interest of road safety, and consideration for other road users, riders will start off in groups of no more than twenty. Selection will be in order of the signing-on sheet. Intervals between the groups will be no more than five minutes.
Pre-Event Entries to Event Organiser Bill McLennan, 43 Rossie Avenue, Castle Park, Broughty Ferry, Dundee DD5 3NW Tel. 01382 778044 or e-mail - ianderson@talktalk.net
2010 Event H.Q. - Millennium Hall, Muirhead on A923. Please consider other road users when parking. Registration (Open at 8.45 a.m.) Two Distances - Choose from 74 miles (start 9.30 a.m.) 48 miles (start 10.00 a.m.) Entry Fee £5.00 - Pay at start. Maximum Entry inclusive of two distances, 100. Entries accepted on the day, but an early indication to take part would be appreciated.
EventsPosted by Ally Little Sun, August 01, 2010 17:12:57 There is a MTB race on KInoull Hill on Sunday Aug 8th .They are looking for helpers on the day of the event. So If anyone wants to help please get in tpouch with Alistair at Perth City Cycles from Tue onwards .You will get your lunch aswell. So lets be sporting and help out another club in Perth with a great event.Cheers Ally.
For SalePosted by David Nicoll Fri, July 16, 2010 11:49:57 New Carbon Water Bottle for Sale. They weigh approx 26g (without bolts), the water bottle cages come with fixing bolts. I'm looking for £16 each or £28 for 2.
Please contact me on 07981037933 for more infomation.
ReportsPosted by Ken Bruce Mon, June 28, 2010 16:58:51 From Steve Cairns
Here is my time from the National 50 tt in Cromarty Firth today for you to post on the forum.
Steve Cairns 11th place 1 hour 59 min 59 sec
Davie Mitchell also raced and did a 2 hours 31 min ride
Event was won by Carlos Risse in 1 hour 50 min ?? sec
Very windy but dry conditions
Here are the full results for the 50 tt
01:50:50 Carlos Riise Shetland Wh V40 01:52:59 Ray Wilson Sandy Wallace Cycles S 01:53:55 James Cusick Glasgow Couriers V40 01:54:11 Mark Atkinson Sandy Wallace Cycles S 01:54:50 Ian Black Sandy Wallace Cycles V40 01:55:55 Steve McIntosh Granite City V40 01:57:56 Steve McCaw Lothian Clarion V40 01:58:09 Thomas Gordon Dooleys Cycles V40 01:58:47 Graeme Cockburn Glasgow Night V40 01:59:29 Matthew Powell RAF CC S 01:59:59 Stephen Cairns Perth United S 02:00:17 Graham Hunter Edinburgh RC V40 02:00:27 Kyle Gordon Sandy Wallace Cycles S 02:00:52 Steve Beech Sandy Wallace Cycles V60 02:01:19 Paul Black Elgin CC V40 02:01:30 Chris Adamson Musselburgh RCC V40 02:01:56 Norman Skene Granite City V50 02:02:59 Christine McLean Shetland Wh FV40 (1st lady) 02:03:17 Paul Rodden Moray Firth CC S 02:06:30 Randle Shenton Team Scoig Allsorts V50 02:08:30 Roger Sewell Ross-shire Rds CC V60 02:10:47 Hector Nicolson Moray Firth CC V50 02:16:44 Peter Robertson Forres CC V60 02:17:05 David Stuart Cromarty Firth S 02:17:14 David Smith Aberdeen Wh S 02:18:28 Iain Cruickshank Elgin CC V50 02:20:42 Alasdair Washington Caithness CC V60 02:22:11 Frankie Barron Elgin CC V40 02:24:05 Mike Gordon Cromarty Firth V40 02:25:00 Lorna Stanger Caithness CC FV40 02:25:54 Innes MacRitchie Moray Firth CC V50 02:27:17 Ian Henderson Cromarty Firth V50 02:31:13 David Mitchell Perth United V60 02:57:56 Dave Kirton Kennoway RC V40 DNF Steven Anderson Glasgow Night V40 DNF Sean Monaghan Granite City V40 DNS Katrina Moir Ross-shire Rds CC F DNS Sarah Gleave Sandy Wallace Cycles FV40 DNS Tina Reid Twickenham CC FV40 DNS Iain Grant Dooleys Cycles S DNS Craig McGowan Law Wh S DNS Kevin Moir Ross-shire Rds CC S DNS Matthew Howitt Yorkshire RC S DNS Sean Gray Dooleys Cycles V40 DNS David Gibson Dooleys Cycles V40 DNS Bob Taylor Dooleys Cycles V60
Mens' Team Sandy Wallace Cycles Ray Wilson, Mark Atkinson, Ian Black
EventsPosted by Ken Bruce Wed, June 09, 2010 17:19:56 NOTE: the race HQ is now Luncarty Junior Football Club Luncarty F.C Social Club (01738 828836), Brownlands Pk Main Rd, Luncarty, Perth, Perthshire, PH1 3EP
Perth United, Falkirk, Stirling, East Kilbride, Team Icarus, Glasgow Nightingale, Fife Cycling 2000, Vortex, Johnston Wheelers and Bicycleworks.com will all be eligible for the team prize
Other prizes include: Placing Prize 1st Overall £50 2nd Overall £35 3rd Overall £25 4th Overall £15 5th Overall £15 1st Lady £15 1st Vet £15 1st Junior £15 Team Prize* £45 Making a total Prize fund of £230 Riders will be eligible for more than one prize. The team prize will be decided on a points basis. This will be for the first three riders across the line from a single team. Points will be awarded as follows.
Placing Prize 1st Overall 1 point 2nd Overall 2 points 3rd Overall 3 points And so on... The team with the lowest accumulated points will be the winners.
In the event of a tie, the team with the highest placed rider shall take the prize
(There will be no sprint or prime prizes)
Start Sheet
1 Derek Martin Perth United CC 2 Andrew Ralston Perth United CC 3 Gordon Chisholm Perth United CC 4 Anne Greig Perth United CC 5 James Law Perth United CC 6 James McPake Falkirk BC 7 Michael Paton Falkirk BC 8 Jack Mclaren Falkirk BC 9 franco porco Falkirk BC 10 Peter Hale Falkirk BC 11 martin coopland Falkirk BC 12 Craig Moffat Falkirk BC 13 Lettie Chambers Stirling BC 14 Malcolm Gibson Stirling BC 15 Jake Bown Stirling BC 16 Chris Bown Stirling BC 17 Ian King Stirling BC 18 Richard McDonald Stirling BC 19 Graeme Walsh Stirling BC 20 Grant Thomson Stirling BC 21 steven robertson East Kilbride RC 22 BRIAN MCCARDLE East Kilbride RC 23 Mark Richards East Kilbride RC 24 Tony Nugent East Kilbride RC 25 Rich Semple East Kilbride RC 26 Michael Martin East Kilbride RC 27 Gordon Plenderleith East Kilbride RC 28 Scott Johnston Team Icarus 29 GRAHAM MERCER Team Icarus 30 barry cranstoun Team Icarus 31 Keith Jones Team Icarus 32 Malcolm Paterson Glasgow Nightingale CC 33 Craig Holmes Glasgow Nightingale CC 34 scott glasgow Glasgow Nightingale CC 35 Henderson Kevin Glasgow Nightingale CC 36 Duncan Mcintyre Glasgow Nightingale CC 37 Andrew Kilpatrick Fife Cycling 2000 38 Duncan Buchanan Fife Cycling 2000 39 Oliver Grayer Fife Cycling 2000 40 Colin Bark Vortex RT/Conquest Bikewear/Solidrock Cycles 41 Jeremy Greengrass Vortex RT/Conquest Bikewear/Solid Rock Cycles 42 Tom Worthington Vortex RT/Conquest Bikewear/Solid Rock Cycles 43 Hamish MacLean www.thebicycleworks.com 44 Alastair McNicol www.thebicycleworks.com 45 David Lindsay www.thebicycleworks.com 46 Paul McDonald Johnstone Wheelers CC 47 Ramsay Muirhead Johnstone Wheelers CC 48 David Thomson Johnstone Wheelers CC 49 David Macintyre Cairngorm CC 50 Bradley Carrol Cairngorm CC 51 cowie calum Deeside Thistle CC 52 Anderson Neil Deeside Thistle 53 Stephen Roe VC Glasgow South 54 Stephen Begg VC Glasgow South 55 Ewan McDougall Elgin CC 56 George Findlater Elgin CC 57 David Lang Glasgow Wheelers CC 58 Andrew Underwood Glasgow Wheelers CC 59 Katy Winton Glentress Riders 60 Hans Forhaug Glasgow United CC 61 Aaron Wright Peebles CC 62 Marek Jurasinski Edinburgh RC 63 Mark Murray Moray Firth CC 64 Neil Crawford Dundee Thistle RC 65 John Milligan Dundee Wheelers CC 66 Paul Ramsay Royal Albert CC 67 Andrew Martin Square Wheels 68 James Davidson GS Metro 69 John Young 70 Andrew Brierley Team Leslie Bike Shop / Right Move Windows 71 Geoffrey Martin Unattached 72 craig mcculloch 73 Steve Beech Sandy Wallace Cycles 74 Benny McLaughlin Rock and Road Cycles 75 Nicholas Stormonth Musselburgh Roads CC 76 Tim Caine Berwick Wheelers CC 77 Richard Ranson Infinity Cycles/ Breezeblocker 78 james mcloughlin Forres CC 79 Malcolm Grant Ythan CC 80 Paul Gareze Lomond Roads CC
EventsPosted by Ken Bruce Sun, May 30, 2010 21:38:04 Any riders looking to race in the Eddie Morgan Road Race on the 11th July should get entries in asap. The entries went live on Thursday of last week and already 48 places have been taken and it looks like the race will be fully subscribed by the end of this week. Unfortunately we cannot take more than 80 places.
I have already had a number of offers of support for on the day, but any further support would be most welcome. A road race of this size takes a lot of organisation and many helpers.
It’s called the “Snow Roads” and is a real classic in the area. Start is at 6am and you have 180 miles(300K) of riding with approx 15000ft of climbing. It also only costs £8 to enter. You can enter on the line, but the organiser Alex Pattison would be keen to get a call prior to the event, so he can gauge numbers.
On Sunday Ricky was first in the Stirling 10 mile Time Trial with a time of 21.40. Wel done to Ricky with keeping Perth United in the results.
On Thursday Steve Carins and Ally Little took part in the 10 mile Team Time Trial in the Fife mid week events With a very good 2nd place . So also well done to them everyone knows that Perth United are out there and doing very well.
EventsPosted by Ken Bruce Thu, May 13, 2010 20:57:30 E-Mail received today from Emma Burtles:
Hello
there, I am just taking
this opportunity to remind you about the Bike Festival on Saturday in the park.
It is going to be a great day with loads going on. It all starts at 11 with Impulse and the Clan (the fantastic stunt team), great workshops at 12 and, very exciting at 12.15 a Cyclo-Cross race for kids. This is an obstacle course on a bike basically and is great fun. PKL are running it and there will be goody bags for everyone that takes part and medals! Try and get your kids along
to that.
There will be a kids bike sale between 11 and 1 (you
can drop off old bikes to be recycled too), and bikes to hire, borrow, buy and
try! You can get your bike fixed up by Dr Bike. Or race against an ex World Champion. Or beat your
friend on cycle scaletrix or dress up your bike or customise your
bike.
There is a great women and girls cycling
event with a workshop and guided ride. There is gold
panning, bouncy castles, face painting, music and food.And if that is all
too much take a massage!
Please come along if you can and bring everyone and
anyone! And forward this to anyone
you think might be interested.
EventsPosted by Ken Bruce Tue, May 11, 2010 06:33:10 Attached is the new cycling events leaflet. Please circulate to anyone that you think may be interested Ken
Stevie Cairns decision to ride the Fife midweek TT series payed dividends last night as he scorched round the fast Freuchie course in yet another personal best time managing to get a placing in the process.
1. Silas Goldsworthy SWC 21:02 2. Steve Nutley FC2000 21:08 3. Steve Cairns PU 21:58
On Sunday Stuart Moran rode the Humbie Mountain TT organised by Musselburgh RCC in East Saltoun.
Conditions were awfull for the 1st of the 2 lap course with pouring rain and lots of surface water making the technical descent off Humbie treacherous. Each lap was 11.5 miles and involved 740ft climbing.
1st Stuart Moran Perth United 58:52:00 2nd Martin Williamson Peebles CC 59:12:00 3rd Andy Rowat Musselburgh 01:00:01
ReportsPosted by Ken Bruce Thu, April 15, 2010 17:57:26 Here are the results of the Kinclaven 10 Mile TT Weather, Sunny 15 seconds separating the first 3 and 31seconds covering the Ladies Group.
1st Steve Cairns 23.11 2nd Stuart Moran 23.13 3rd Steve Davidson 2326 4th Julian Wang 24.18 5th Andrew Ralston 24.36 Ally Little 24.43 Toby Green 25.04 Adam Crowther 25.52 Hamish Law 26.00 Barrie McGuire 26.07 Gordon Chisolm 26.28 Frank Gamwell 27.11 Allen Watson 27.24 Rab Connoly 27.33 Roz Carey 27.44 Erni Hamilton 27.57 Anne Greig 28.15 Mark Crowther 28.25 John Shelley 28.42 Kevin Blundell 29.28 Dave Mitchell 29.41 Jim King 29.42 Jon Soal 29.42 Drew Robertson 30.58 Bruce Ferguson 32.26 Dolores Ralston 32.57
In it's second year in 2010, this cyclosportive traverses some of the best cycling country in Britain, if not the world! The event starts at Dallam School on the North Lancashire / Cumbrian border and takes in some of the legendary climbs of the English Lake District. With approximately 2,620 metres of climbing over 88 miles (full course) through superb mountain scenery, it has become a classic sportive route, appealing to Expert Sportive Riders who relish a magnificent challenge.
EventsPosted by Ken Bruce Tue, April 13, 2010 19:03:58 This Saturday 17th April a number of MTB events are taking place at Lochore Meadows Country Park
Have scanned and attached the leaflet with the events - 2 pages
Last Sunday saw the running of the Mackie Tankard 25 TT. On a course with various turns and roundabouts to negotiate and in a quality field, 3 Perth riders took on the challenge. Stuart Moran and the ever improving Stevie Cairns managed big PB,s for the distance and got (well) under the hour for the first time. Unfortunatly Grahame Hay DNF.
1 P Ettles Sandy Wallace Cycles 00:53:55 2 S Nutley Fife 2000 00:54:50 3 J Cusick Glasgow Couriers 00:55:06 4 J Wilson Sandy Wallace Cycles 00:55:23 5 A Torrance Dooley Cycles 00:56:55 6 RG McLean Angus Bike Chain 00:56:55 7 G Smith Dunfermline CC 00:56:56 8 S Cairns Perth United 00:57:26 9 C Riise Shetland Whs 00:57:45 (a 19:46 at Levens 10 yesterday!) 10 D Muir Fife 2000 00:57:57 11 S Moran Perth United 00:57:58
For Sale - Kuota Kharma - Bought new in 2008 Full carbon 'medium' frameset in very good condition and the perfect ride for Sportives and those wanting to try out road racing. Frame used for 2 x summers and 105 group set used for 1 x summer. Equipped with Fulcrum Racing 5 wheelset, newish gatorskin tyres and basic Deda finishing kit, but I have a brand new boxed Deda Zero seatpost available. Will sell with Fizik HP saddle, Look Keo Sprint pedals if desired and a choice of Compact or 53x39 (which is brand new) chainsets, or both. £750 ono. neg depending on options.
EventsPosted by Ken Bruce Tue, April 06, 2010 12:12:02 Please support this charity if you can, Badaguish Outdoor Centre is my personal favourite, Ken
Would any of your club members be interested in our Cycle Cairngorms Sportive in September? This will be the third year of this two day fundraising event. Please have a look at the website www.cyclecairngorms.org
Speyside Trust is a small Scottish charity providing an outdoor activity holiday for people with disabilities, giving them full 24hr care.
Hi there Think most of you will have heard I am doing 2 yoga classes for cyclists and runners in Aberfeldy.
Dates are Monday 19th April and Wed 28th. Just turn up. No experience required but it will be quite physical.
Also I am organising Rowena Warren, a fantastic teacher, to do a day workshop - Introducation to Ashtanga Yoga. This is on Sat 17th April. Booking required for this. £35 for day including lunch - a bargain. Poster and booking form attached.
Thanks and hope some of you can make it. Cheers Emma
Training RunsPosted by Ally Little Thu, April 01, 2010 23:55:12 There will be a bigish run on the 4 April Dunning Glen Then right along to Bridge of Cally stop for quick lunch then over the hill and come out at Braco and Back in to Perth around about 75-80ml .
Season got underway yesterday with the traditional opening Hilly 10 event. This year it was run on the Wicks O'Baigley course, and Stuart Moran continued his good early season form with a convincing win. Steve Cairns came home in 2nd place well clear of the rest of the field. Conditions were cold and very windy, so thanks to all of those who came out to marshall on the course.
On the off chance that anyone found a white/red Blackburn speedo on the road near the Bein Inn, can they give me a shout on 07833 518382. Thanks.
The scores on the doors are as follows. (Once I have a bit of time I'll get the format tidied up and displayed on some new web pages).
Event Times
Standings to follow...
Updated.
As we've been discussing for a while it would be nice to do a bit more with the club website, so here is a start at making some changes. If you follow the link below you'll find a cut down version of the new site with all the weekends results, standings and the calendar on it. There is a lot more to come, but I haven't had time to do anything with it yet! This site will carry on for the time being, and you can also get to it on the new site by clicking the Forum link on the left menu. The plan is to move more and more stuff to the new website during the year and set-up some additional features on it that we haven't had on here before.
Chairmans News/InfoPosted by Ken Bruce Thu, March 25, 2010 21:08:40 From their website: http://www.cyclingscotland.org/bikeweekorgnaisers2010.aspx Team Green Britain Bike Week would like to invite you to join us at
our Glasgow and Perth workshops. The workshops are great way for you to
come and meet other local cycling enthusiasts and event organisers. The
workshops are also a chance to benefit from guidance from experts in the
world of event management and PR.
Glasgow
Date: 7 April Time: 13:30 -15:30 Location:
Palace of Art, Glasgow, G52 1EQ
Perth
Date: 8 April Time: 11.00 - 13:00
Location: A K Bell Library, Perth, PH2 8EP
The workshops aim to provide organisers with:
• Ideas and inspiration on different types of events •
Practical tips for organising events • PR and marketing guidance •
Presentations from previous event organisers • Information about
Team Green Britain
The workshops are new for 2010 and we will be delighted if you
are able to join us and make this year’s Bike Week the biggest ever by
providing ‘everyday cycling for everyone’.
Chairmans News/InfoPosted by Ken Bruce Thu, March 25, 2010 20:54:18 Check out this weeks Cycling Weekly which features an article on our own Scot Tares and Skinny Tyres. On sale today Ken
On the 2010 Racing Calendar due to be published shortly on our website at the top right hand corner is the list of events each week commencing Sunday the 28th of March with the Hilly 10 Championship. All Championship marked events mean that a Trophy will be presented to the fastest Male and Female with the Quickest time recorded on that event. Championship events take place on 28 Mar, 4th of Aug, 15th Sept.
The Peter Millar 2up Team Time Trial is an event where competitors are randomly paired on the night with partners being drawn from the hat, fastest team wins a medal.
The Denton & Down Trophy for the years quickest Open 100 Mile TT (The quickest Male and Female names go on the Trophy)
The Short distance Speed Shield (10 and 25 Miles) where a competitor competes in open events and combines his or hers times to see who has the fastest Average Speed at these set Distances. The Long distance Speed shield for Men are 25, 50 &100 Miles and Lady’s distances are 10, 25 & 50 Miles with the fastest Average Speed at these distances in Open events determines who wins.
Lady’s have their own Trophy awarded for the most points gained in Club confined Time Trials. Lady’s also have their own Road Race Trophy for the most points gained in Open Road Racing on their Licence as verified by the British Cycle Federation.
Men have the J.M.Richards Trophy for the most Points gained in Open Road Racing on their Licence as verified by the British Cycle Federation.
The Eddie Morgan RR, A medal is awarded to the highest placed Perth United rider. (Male & Female)
The Bill Suttie Shield is for the most points gathered in Club confined Time Trialing in this year’s configuration of competitors counting their best 8 from 13 Results. (Male and Female name goes on the Shield)
A medal will be awarded to the top Male and Female who has the most points scored from all counting events.
Most Improved Rider Award, As voted for by the Membership.
The Junior Cup, awarded to the fastest Junior who covers the Club confined specific Time Trial Events as specified on the 2010 Race Calendar for Juniors.
The BAR (Best All Rounder) This competition will find the rider who performs best over the different course types, short, long and hilly. Each of the 14 events will be identified as one of the 3 types and the winner (Male and Female) will be the person with the highest total from their best score in each category.
Handicapped events (club confined) Our Time Trial secretary works this out.
Club Confined event results will be posted on Perth United’s website after each event.
Open Events, Members competing in Open events should at the end of the year put forward their top results for Open competitions with all relevant information.
The Junior Cup this year will be awarded at the end of the season to the Top Junior or Youth, in Club confined competition. The 1st event counting towards this competition starts this Sunday on the new Hilly 10 course. The Junior Cup scoring events are going to be on shortish courses and I think 1 or 2 hilly events, more exact details will follow on the 2010 calendar which will appear shortly.
You qualify for this competition if you were born in the years 1992, 1993 and 1994. I am placing a limit at 1994 as your 16th Birthday takes place in this year 2010.
EventsPosted by Grahame Hay Tue, March 23, 2010 17:00:20 Here is the updated calendar for this year, that now includes the links to course maps. Remember that this Sunday's race starts at 10, but you need to be there by 9:45. Also, don't forget that the clocks go forward on Sunday morning!
The following list is of the starting handicap values for this years handicap competition. The full rules will follow soon, but the basic idea is that you add this value to your score in each event. The handicaps will get recalculated mid-season (to sort out any bandits ), and anyone who is not on the list now will get a handicap once they've completed 3 races.
Just wanted to promote Peter Burgin for tubular tyre repairs. I have used him 3 times now and have had excellent service. Twice has been for routine flint punctures and most recently I ran over a screw which penetrated right through the outer casing, latex tube and out through the inner casing. I thought it was a bin job but to my surprise and £15 later the tyre has been repaired.
I know some members already use Peter but just to make other members aware. Much cheaper to repair your tub than to replace and turnaround is normally 7 days.
One of the first open time trial of the season took place today in Fife. A big field of riders took on the hilly course from Saline, up past Knockhill race circuit, into Powmill and looping back round. The weather was kind with the bitter cold easing off to an fine sunny afternoon.
The junior 2-up event was won by Matthew Hamilton. In the individual event (with 45 riders) Stuart Moran finished 11th in a time of 1:04:08 and Grahame Hay was 18th with a 1:09:25. The overall winner (by over 3 and half minutes!) was Arthur Doyle with a 0:58:20.
You may have already seen the initial calendar for 2010 club
events, and noticed that there are some changes from the last few seasons.
Those of you who weren’t at the race scheduling meeting won’t be aware of some
of the thinking behind it, so read on to find out about what planned. It should
be an exciting season of events with new courses and new competitions there
will be something to keep everyone’s interest right through to September.
The Overall
Calendar
There are a limited number of time slots to run events
across the summer so we tried to make the best use of the time we’ve already
got. We’ve tried to come up with a more balanced schedule of events that
alternates training rides with races. The races start with shorter time trials,
move onto the longer courses and finish off with the hill climbs. We’ve tried
to avoid the major open events of the season make sure that we don’t overlap
with any other Dundee Centre events.
We’ll have 2 fewer APRs (being replaced with races), an ride
for Perth Bike Week and 2 or 3 development rides (practice of group riding) to
prepare new members for the come and try events.
The club will be holding 2 open events this year. The
successful Eddie Morgan road race will be held again in July and a new 2-Up time
trail will take place in September. Hopefully everyone can make a contribution
to these events by either helping out or by riding in them.
Courses
We’ve got 3 brand new race courses for this year, and a
change of course for others.
The Hilly 10
events at the start and end of the season are being moved away from the Rhynd
course. Since the change to the junction layout at Craigclowan we haven’t had a
course that everyone is happy with or that everyone believes is safe. To end
the debate we’re going to use another favourite, the Wicks O’Baigle, for the Hilly 10s. It will be one long lap - up the
hill to Genfarg, down the glen, along the Baigle straight, back through
Kintillo and finish near the bottom of the climb.
Mid-season slot for the Wicks O’Baigle will now be filled
with a new course - Cog Brae / Gilmerton.
This starts on Cog Brae in Methven, climbs up the hill along past Glenalmond College, past Buchanty, down the hill to
Gilmerton and back along the main road to finish just before Methven. It should
be a good one.
In the early part of the season we’re going to have another
short (10 mile) race out around St
Davids. The other new course will be near the end of the season at Almondbank. This will be 2 laps of the
course that is used for the Almondbank APR.
Steve Davidson is in the process of mapping out all the
courses and we hope to get them up on the website before the start of the
season.
Competitions
The competitions we’ve run over the last few years have been
good, but there is always room for improvement. We’ve adjusted some of the
existing competitions to make them as fair as possible and added some new ones
to broaden the range of people who can compete. There will be 15 races in
total.
A full set of details will be published in the next couple
of weeks, including the rules of each competition and the prizes on offer, but
here is an overview of what is happening.
The Peter Millar 2-Up
TT event will again be a one off event rather than a part of the on-going
competitions. This year it is going to be run as a “traditional” style race,
which means there will be no time trial bikes, no aero helmets and no tri-bars
to try and create a more level playing field.
Men’s & Ladies Overall
Championships. Over the course of the season the best 8 results from the 13
counting races will be added to find the best overall rider. Why only 8 from 13
I hear you ask? We looked at how many races people take part in each year, to
pick a number that means the competition will have a good number of people able
to fully take part and 8 seems to be the right balance. That doesn’t mean there
are 5 irrelevant events; what it does do is give people the chance to improve
there scores using the wide variety of courses included. We’ll review it again
at the end of the season, but we’re going to try 8 from 13 this year. Another
change will be the number of points awarded, where all competitions will now
use the handicap points where a winner gets 100 points right down to 1 point
for 50th place.
Scratch Competitions.
For the dedicated and consistent riders there will be men’s and ladies prizes for
the biggest points total in the overall championships.
Handicap. The
handicap competition is getting an overhaul this year. In the last few seasons
it has taken the form of 3 mini leagues that have only had a few people really
in contention in each and the A category being an exact copy of the men’s
championship. So, we’re going to give every rider a golf-style handicap based
on their results from last season. Your handicap will be the average points
score from last years handicap races (up to best 8), subtracted from 100 (max
points per event). This handicap will then be added to your score in each of
this year’s event. The handicaps will be recalculated mid-season to reflect
your current form. What this should do is reward the riders who have improved
the most and everyone has a chance of winning. Detailed rules will follow, but
it will be best 8 results from the same 13 events in the overall championships.
Hill Climber.
Within the race calendar there are plenty of hilly courses, so we’re going to
have a prize for the best hill climber. There will be 4 events (2 x Hilly 10,
Dunning Dupplin and Bowerswell) that will count towards it. The winner will be
the best total from the 4 events.
BAR (Best All
Rounder). The last new competition will find the rider who performs best
over the different course types – short, long and hilly. Each of the 14 events
will be identified as one of the 3 types, and the winner will be the person
with the highest total from their best score in each category.
There will be more information to follow, but I hope that
has got your interest going and best of luck for the season ahead.
I have recently returned from a weeks cycling in Tenerife. The weather was excellent with average daily temperatures at 23c. The scenery on this Island is jaw dropping especially in the Masca region and the roads are very good for cycling although there are rough surfaces at points.
If anyone is thinking of a Winter training camp and they don,t mind mountains then they should look no further than Tenerife .
I made a video diary on my week and have posted a 5min video on youtube of my first (of 3) ascents of El Teide, the highest mountain in Spain and its Islands. I managed to get just short of 400 miles in whlst Scotland shivered !!
Chairmans News/InfoPosted by Ken Bruce Mon, March 01, 2010 06:59:58 Thought you might like a quick look at this years calendar, just got it from Graeme - NOTE: all events to be confirmed More details to follow!
The Glasgow Nightingale CC are promoting an all women’s Australian Pursuit Race on 21st March 2010. This event will run alongside the well established Lake of Menteith APR which has built a well deserved reputation as being one of the must ride events of the Scottish early season calendar.
The Lake of Menteith APR “Feminine” will take place immediately after the men’s event and cover one lap of the same circuit around the Lake of Menteith covering 25 miles to finish in Balfron Town Centre. This all women’s event has been promoted to encourage all abilities of women cyclist, from novice to seasoned racer, to race together on a level playing field as all participants will be handicapped in accordance with their ability and experience.
There will be a separate prize list for this event including a race winner’s jersey. So if you’ve always wanted to have a go at road racing, but have been put off because of it being a mixed event, now is your chance to take that first step, who knows you may just end up being the first winner of the Lake APR Feminine.
Club NewsPosted by Ally Little Fri, February 19, 2010 22:40:00 I am in the middle of getting information on how to enter a road race . The fees involved, what to take with you, the points you can gain for different catogories of races and just all the things you need to know about road racing. New and old members can find it a bit of a task to find out these details so I am here to help anyone, just e mail me any questions at Ally Little- Click Here, thanks Ally
), and anyone who is not on the list now will get a handicap once they've completed 3 races.
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