PLOMESGATE CYCLING CLUB
PLOMESGATE CYCLING CLUB
Merry Christmas !!
To all club members and every one else who knows us.
November Club Run
Next Club Run
Dates For The Calendar
Dinner & Prize Presentation New Date
AGM
Winter Training Rides
2001 Racing Handbooks
New BCF Membership Categories
Can You Help
Wolsey RC/CTC Dinner & Prize Presentation
Training Rides
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Numbers were fairly low for the latest foray into deepest
Essex - it was just me & my dad, Tony. The terrible weather for the rest
of the week plus the fact that it rained all day up in Plomesgate country
no doubt has a lot to answer for!
That said, the weather wasn't actually too bad at all for the ride. I decided
to head fairly and squarely into Essex rather than zigzag along the Colne
& Stour valleys as in previous runs in this area. This had two distinct
advantages
i) we got to see some different scenery
ii) it avoided all the short, sharp hills. I was definitely in favour of
the latter!
It was raining a bit when we set out and got a bit harder for about 10mins
before petering out and staying dry & bright for most of the rest of the
ride. The pace was steady but not too mad as we skirted round the NW of Colchester
through Seven Star Green and Copford. We then went through Eastthorpe to messing
where the lunch stop was planned.
Unfortunately were about 10 minutes too early for the pub and it was still
closed, so we did a few extra miles out through Inworth and Tiptree famous
for its Jam making.
By the time we got back to the pub it was open and we enjoyed getting stuck
into some rather good beer (from local independent brewers Ridleys)
and food. The pub was quite a quaint old place with low ceilings and lots
of small rooms - a bit like a Suffolk country pub, but in Essex! It also had
the claim to fame that it is an ancestral home of the George Bush presidential
(and 'maybe presidential') dynasty in the US. It made a change not too look
too 'odd' in cycling gear as there was also a meeting of a local BMW motorcycle
club at the pub so a little bit of Lycra and a silly helmet went largely unnoticed
with all the leathers and full-face crash
hats!
After a most pleasant lunch we set off for home via Layer Marney, with its
very impressive Tudor towers and Birch, before re-tracing our steps from Copford
Green.
Unfortunately dad made the fateful mistake of saying "well, we seem to
have avoided the worst of the rain" when we were a couple of miles from
home. True to tradition it promptly started pouring! Still, it didn't take
long from there-even so we ended up quite wet!
By the end of the ride we had done just short of 30miles at a pleasant pace
with a most enjoyable lunch stop. Maybe we'll see you next time I run a ride
down this way!
Jon Smith
The next club run will be on January 7th. It will start from Hilary and Pauline's at 09:30. Pauline has kindly volunteered to do cooked breakfasts again.
Here are a few forthcoming events at which there may be a Plomesgate CC presence :-
9th Dec. Diss CC Cyclo Cross – Redgrave.
Tel: 01379 898726.
17th Dec. Shaftesbury Cross League -Brentwood. Tel: 01277 221160.
26th Dec. Ipswich BC Boxing Day 11 mile TT. Henley Cross Keys pub
start 10:00.
31st Dec Colchester Rovers Cross.
Mistley Tel: 01206 520707
1st Jan CC Breckland Open "10" Bestthorpe.
7th Jan Shaftesbury Cross League -Brentwood. Tel: 01277 221160.
21st Jan East DC, Norwich & Region CA and SPOCO East Prize
Presentation. Risby Village Hall, near Bury St Edmunds.
28th Jan CC Sudbury Reliability Trials. Great Cornard 10:00.
4th Feb. Shaftesbury Cross League -Brentwood. Tel: 01277 221160.
11th Feb Ely & District Hardriders "25".
18th Feb. Stowmarket & Dist CC Reliability Trials - Red Cross
Centre. 09:00, 09:30, 10:00, 10:30.
Dinner and Prize Presentation New Date
At the AGM it became apparent that if we stuck to our original date of Feb 10th then some of the prize winners could not make it.
Because of this the next date we could use was Saturday March 3rd.
Sorry for any inconvenience but please make a note of the new date.
The Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday 22nd November and many thanks to those of you that attended.
The officials for 2001 remain the same:-
Chairman: John Chalker
Secretary: Trevor Figgitt
Treasurer: Steve Jones
I am pleased to say that since Jon Smith and Dawn Chalker have stepped down from the committee we now have some new faces. The committee is :-
Hilary Graham
Viv Broughton
Evert Wijnberg
Mark Broughton.
The first committee meeting of the new year will be on Jan 3rd 2001.
The winter training started on November 26th at 09:00. They will continue through December breaking for Christmas and New Year and resuming on Jan14th 2001. Format will be similar to previous years starting from Somerfields, Saxmundham and covering around 50 to 60 miles.
I will soon be ordering handbooks for 2001.
Details: The RTTC National handbook contains details of all open time trials throughout England and Wales plus all the rules and regulations these are priced at £4.50
The East District Handbook contains details of all club events and some other events throughout Suffolk and Norfolk, priced at £1.60.
Please let me know asap if you require any of these as the orders will be going of soon. I may have spares but don't bank on it.
Trevor Figgitt 01728 723701
Trevor.figgitt@btinternet.com
The BCF have done an overhaul of their membership categories. Being cynical I might say this is usually an excuse to charge more for roughly the same service. Judge for yourselves.
Some of you may well have read of these new categories in the cycling press.
The membership categories are now as follows:
BRONZE £10
What you get:
Membership card
"British Cycling" magazine
Provisional racing licence - which allows access to a range of entry level
type competitions including:
MTB Fun events
Specially designated Road events (Closed circuits only)
BMX local & regional events
Cyclo-cross local & regional events
Specially designated Track events
All Cycle Speedway events
Access to a network of coaches
Access to training & competition advice
Discounts on a range of products.
SILVER £25
U/12 - £5 Youth - £10
Junior - £17 Family - £50
What you get:
Membership card
"British Cycling" magazine
Third party (public) liability insurance
Legal advice & support
Personal accident insurance (for BCF sanctioned events)
Provisional racing licence - which allows access to a range of entry level
type competitions including:
MTB Fun events
Specially designated Road events (Closed circuits only)
BMX local & regional events
Cyclo-cross local & regional events
Specially designated Track events
All Cycle Speedway events
Access to a full racing licence and entitlement to:
ability categories
points for up grading
participation in national & international events
national ranking
national series standing
Access to a network of coaches
Access to training & competition advice
Discounts on a range of products and services.
Professional indemnity insurance & regular newsletter
GOLD £35
U/12 - £15 Youth - £20
Junior - £27 Family - £70
What you get:
Membership card
"British Cycling" magazine
Third party (public) liability insurance
Legal advice & support
Personal accident insurance (whilst cycling in the UK at any time)
Provisional racing licence - which allows access to a range of entry level
type competitions including:
MTB Fun events
Specially designated Road events (Closed circuits only)
BMX local & regional events
Cyclo-cross local & regional events
Specially designated Track events
All Cycle Speedway events
Handbook, Rulebook & calendar of events
Access to a full racing licence and entitlement to:
ability categories
points for up grading
participation in national & international events
national ranking
national series standing
Access to a network of coaches
Access to training & competition advice
Discounts on a range of products and services.
Professional indemnity insurance & regular newsletter
I should be getting the membership and racing licence order forms soon. So we will sort out who needs what then, but if you want to let me know in advance then please do so.
We have had this request via our website.
I am a final year osteopathic student and am currently undertaking
research for my dissertation into low back muscle use in cyclists. As you
know, low back pain is a common complaint for many riders, although the causes
have been the subject of some research, the muscles involved have been less
well investigated.
I wondered if any of your members would be interested in filling out my bicycling
questionnaire. The questionnaire address is http://www.bikequest.org.uk/
If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
With many thanks
Sarah Bayley
Alternatively I have paper copies which can be completed
and sent in by post.
Wolsey RC / CTC Dinner and Prize Presentation
The annual dinner and prize presentation of the Wolsey RC and the Suffolk DA of the CTC is on 20th January 2001, at the Centre Spot Restaurant, Portman Road, Ipswich, 19:00 for 19:30.
The guest of honour is none other than our own Hilary Graham. So if you want to give your support to Hils then tickets are £15.50 available from…
Mick Pepper
88 Manor Road,
Martlesham Heath,
Ipswich.
IP5 3SY.
Tel: 01473 610330.
(Cheques payable to CTC.)
So where are you then?
If you are serious about the 2001 season then get out on the training rides. Sunday - 9 o'clock start from Somerfields in Saxmundham.