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Find out who our latest champs are!!

>8 Solihull CC take on training in Mallorca!!

Results from the Solihull >12LVRC Circuit Race

…to the May edition ofAwheel and hope you enjoyreading it. Thanks to all ourcontributors and photographerswho've made my 'one editiononly' job of editing so easy, andto all of you who've been out onyour bikes achieving amazingthings and just having fun.

The role of editor passes to moreyouthful and I dare say morecompetent hands for the future,so watch this space.

Enjoy your cycling.

Richard BurtTemporary EditorAWheel Magazine

Send copy to:editor@solihullcc.org.ukDeadline for next issue 31st July 2014Next mag - August 2014

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'Pilot' Colin Williamsonand 'Stoker' Dave Homer

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WELCOME…

CONTENTMAY 2014 MAGAZINE

4 Chloe Ralph - BSCA Cyclo Cross National Champion

5 2014 Reliability Trial

8 Mallorca Training Week with Bernie Wareing

12 Solihull LVRC Circuit Racing

14 Touring with Reg Elliott

17 Tour of the Abberleys winner

20 Club Runs and schedules

22 Dave McHale gets poetic

23 Wear your helmet!

>4 Our NEW Champ Chloe Ralph

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>23 Ed’s Lucky Escape!

>5 The Reliability Trial

>14 Reg Elliott over Lammer Law

CHLOE RALPHBSCA Cyclo CrossNational Champion

Chloe Ralph, BSCA NationalCyclo Cross Champion,

without the glasses!

On Sunday 16th March 2014Chloe Ralph took part in theBritish Schools CyclingAssociation National Cyclo CrossChampionships, which wereheld at Morton Stanley Park inRedditch. It was a very dry,warm and sunny day, quitedifferent from the usual CycloCross conditions.

After a long, hard race Chloewas crowned both National andRegional Champion despitehaving to run ¾ of a lap to thepits after suffering a puncture.Chloe is also the reigning BSCARegional Hill Climb Champion.

Chloe said “I joined Solihull CC inthe summer of 2012 from mylocal club in Redditch. I havethoroughly enjoyed being amember of the club and I havemade lots of new friends. I havehad a very successful time andwas lucky enough to beselected to represent the West

Midlands in the Inter Area NationalCyclo Cross Championships whichwere held in Middlesbroughalongside my Solihull team mateLucy Nelson. I also finished 3rd U16Girl in the WMCCL”.

“I have also enjoyed the roadseason and I took part in the ReddiHot Lap which was a one lap timetrial at the Pearl Izumi Tour Series inRedditch. It was a greatexperience and I finished 1st U16Girl. I also took part in the WestMidlands Youth Circuit Leagueand finished 3rd U16 Girl Overall”.

“I am currently juggling cyclingtraining with taking my GCSE’sand hope to have anothersuccessful year”.

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Over 120 ridersenjoyed, hopefully,the two routesmaking up theBack2BasicsReliability Trial onSunday 23rd March.

The weather was best describedas mixed. Some sunshine, somerain, some wind and some hailfor the really lucky ones.The change for the start tothe Bluebell Inn provided aninside area for signing on andtoilets too which surely wasfor the better.

Food at Bishampton was justenough to go round althoughby the time the club chairmanarrived most had beenconsumed.

Thanks are due to HarryReynolds for organising this atthe village hall with his band ofhelpers, Ray & June Batchelorand their daughter Julie Clorley,Pauline Chambers and RoyGordon.

At the start it was Annie andRoger Cliffe, Reg Elliott and IanSpencer. The roll out at 9 and9.30 was ably conducted by ourclub president, Guy Elliott.

Oh, and a sum of over£700 was raised for

Midlands Air Ambulance.

RELIABILITY TRIALPhil Rosenbloom & Dave Stephenson

This is how we did it whenI were a lad... Yeah!

See you in a few hours then

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ON SUNDAY 29TH JUNEWE INVITE YOU TOJOIN US FOR OUR

ANNUAL AUDAX RIDES[Run under the rules of AUDAX UK]

Starting from the

SCOUT & GUIDE HUTShadowbrook LaneHAMPTON IN ARDEN[OS Sheet 139, Grid Ref SP203812]

SOLIHULL CYCLING CLUBAUDAX RIDES 2014

All other club runs are cancelledon the Sunday 29th June

Entries to Roger Cliffe, 11 Warren Drive,Dorridge, Solihull, B93 8JY

e mail: roger@rogercliffe.com mob: 07919 551155Please use a standard Audax UK Entry Form which can

be downloaded from the Audax UK website.

WE HAVE 3 RIDES FOR 2014 >>>

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1) 100km - A Warwickshire Wander Starts at 10.00hrsThis popular ride is identical to last year and heads south to the caféin Kineton village and then returns to Hampton via Northend, BishopsItchington, Harbury, and Beausale.

http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=262052To Download - Use the map link above, wait for the course to load, then click on thesummary tab, see the download panel (bottom left) choose your file format, save file.

GPX, is a common file type when importing and exporting GPS data. TCX file used totransport fitness data between Garmin products; supported by various Garmin GPS devices.

ENTRY FEE £4

2) *160km - The Solihull Mini Rando Starts at 08.30hrsFollows the 200km to Cropredy and on to Shutford and then across toChipping Campden before returning to Hampton in Arden via thesame route as the 200km ride.http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=355010

Downloads - Click on the map link above, wait for the course to load, then click on the summarytab, see the download panel (bottom left) choose your file format, save file.

GPX, is a common file type when importing and exporting GPS data. TCX file used totransport fitness data between Garmin products; supported by various Garmin GPS devices.

ENTRY FEE £5

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3) *200km - A Cotswold Adventure Starts at 08.00hrsGoes down to Cropredy then through to Tadmarton and Charlburybefore turning towards Chippng Campden and then back viaMickleton etc. Back to Hampton.

http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=355021

Downloads - Click on the map link above, wait for the course to load, then click on the summarytab, see the download panel (bottom left) choose your file format, save file.

GPX, is a common file type when importing and exporting GPS data. TCX file used totransport fitness data between Garmin products; supported by various Garmin GPS devices

ENTRY FEE £6

Having been a SCC clubmember for nearly two yearsand having heard wonderfulendorsements from fellowmembers about the trainingweeks in Porta Pollenca,Mallorca, I felt I was ready tosee what all the fuss was about,if I was to get to a level offitness competitive lvrc cyclingwould demand.

So there I was very early in themorning at BirminghamInternational Airport with bikebag (kindly lent to me by RobHampden), I was soon joined bysome familiar SCC faces: Gary,Ian Cowan, Dave Back, BenSmith, Steve Mountford, PhilHewitt, Richard Burt, DaveRutherford and old runningmates from Sparkhill Harriers PaulMann and Eddy Priddy.

After a safe flight and transfer tothe Pollenca Park Hotel Iassumed we would get settledin, look around the town andgenerally chill. That was my firstsurprise. Rooms allocated, it wasdown into the bike room,reassemble the bikes and out!

We were soon bowling along toMURO at a rate more familiar tothe other lads but I managed tokeep up okay for the 43 mile legloosener!

DAY TWO was a bit of an eyeopener with tour organiser StuartHall indicating three groups tochoose from: the quick (I meanvery quick) lads, an intermediategroup with Stuart or a steadygroup with Sam.

I went with the majority in themiddle group and soon realisedthat this was not going to be asaunter through the greenMajorcan lanes, but a brisk(notmy word for it!) workout withabout thirty other riders.

TRAINING IN MALLORCAby Bernie Wareing

a slightly tongue in cheek diary of my weeks experience with Solihull CC

Team Solihull take in the viewduring their first afternoon ride.

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Stuart Hall gave some advise tome ”just relax” and “if you go onthe front go at your own pace” ----FAT CHANCE!

Unfortunately our scheduled stopafter 40 miles in Sineu wasthwarted by the local marketcrowding the square so wesoldiered on to Binnesalem when Ifound myself getting dropped as Iran out of steam.

Then came my second surpriseI somehow found a great surgeof speed to get back to the thepack, only to realise that one ofStuart`s back up team(it may have been Ivor) wasgiving me a push! How frustratedand humble I felt.

LESSON 1: you need more thanthe occasional drink to keep yougoing when your energy levelscrash. Distance: 78miles

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DAY THREEWise advice from fellow clubmembers saw me deciding to optfor the steady group which on thatday comprised of Sam(groupleader) and Harry and myself.

Harry began to struggle with thestrong headwind on his heavybike and after some discussion

left us to make his own wayback, so I was in the veryfortunate position of having aone to one cycle tour with anexperienced rider.

Sam gave me lots ofhelpful advice and endorsedhis sagacity by making sure ourlunch stop (Santa Maria)coincided with a heavyrainstorm.

The other groups that day werenot so lucky and got a soaking.Distance: 58 miles

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DAY FOURBuoyed by the positiveexperience on day two, I againwent out with the steady groupbut this time we were joined bymore cyclists including IanCowan who had been feelingunwell and chose an easierride. Feeling more confident Ispent some time on the frontwith Sam and really enjoyedthe trip to Sineu.

I had enough energy after theride to cycle up to the viewingpoint at Formentor inpreparation for somemountain climbs on day six.Distance: 64 miles

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DAY FIVEConfidence returned I went withthe intermediate group again.It was good to be with the otherSCC club members again, eachand everyone of which werevery supportive offeringencouragement and advice asthe miles passed. The speed wasfairly brisk as Stuart decided todo a shorter run to Petra so wecould get back to Pollensa intime to watch a cycle race liveon TV in a local bar.

Eddy and I decided to make useof the hotel jaccussi and saunas,we were surprised how desertedthe facility appeared, we hadthe place to ourselves and felt abit sheepish on leaving as wenoticed we had gone thereduring the lunchtime siestaperiod when it was officiallyclosed, Whoops!

Later Steve Mountford and Iwent for a dip in the sea which Iwas assured was warmer thanthe hotel pool. Funny how wewere the only people to go in thesea as far as the eye could see.Suffice to say I lasted roughly 30seconds in the water which Iswore was icing up.Distance: 50 miles

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DAY SIXFor me this was my first properclimbing day and involved avery big group with some fortycyclists, so an informal decisionwas taken by SCC riders to splitup and do the hill climb up theOrient in reverse of theorganised route.

After a long ride out to BUNYOLAwe had lunch in the squarebefore our ascent up the Orient.The lads waited for me at thetop where I expressed myappreciation of the joy of hillclimbing with a short expletive ofhow I felt!!!

This was followed by many moreexpressions on the descent toAlaro. The anticipation of asecond big climb or goingdirectly back to base proved nocontest to Dave Back andmyself, we opted to get backquickly to watch theinternational rugger matchbetween England and Wales.(good decision).

Despite very detailed directionsfrom Ian Cowans, the 20 milesback home proved longer!Distance: 75 miles

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DAY SEVENHaving never before cycled anydistance of note on consecutivedays I could not believe this wasmy seventh day (especially afterday two) on the trot. It isamazing how your body adapts,although the variety andquantity of food available at thehotel obviously helped.

Most of our cyclists had had arest day at some stage so Ichose my last cycling day topotter around and get to the 400mile mark for the week.

My Roommate Eddy joined meon a ride to Penya Rotja which isa point on the right side ofPollenca bay, our tootle turnedout to be more demanding thanexpected (isn`t it always) withsome short but sharp climbsgiving a great panoramic viewof the whole of Porta Pollenca.

Lunch in Pollenca at the foot ofthe Calvari steps in brilliantsunshine was a fitting finalebefore the short hop back to thehotel. Distance: 27 milesTOTAL MILES: 396(too tired to do 4 more)

DAY EIGHTBack to Solihull and three daysrecovering in bed.

Footnote:The whole week in Mallorcaproved to be a very enjoyabletime and gave me the chanceto see the island ‘in the green’as opposed to the sun parchedland of the summer.

The flat plains in the middle ofthe island reminded me of theVale Of Evesham with all thecrops and blossom about, inwhat was for me perfect cyclingtemperature(16-18 c).

The hotel was, very clean andthe rooms were perfectlyadequate for our needs.

Post Evening meals gatherings inTOLO`s Restaurant and barseemed to be the preferredoption for most, howeverMombassa`s Bar up the roadplayed some very cool bluesand jazz which a few of us

Still smiling after a stiffmountain climb.

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enjoyed far too late into thenight.

Finally it was an excellentopportunity to meet and bondwith other club members…

Particularly:Eddy ”you’ll be fine” Priddy:roommate and master of overoptimism.

Gary, Mounty and Dave: At leastmy brakes work ok.

Mounty again: “the sea iswarmer than the hotel pool” ---And I believed him !!

Richard ”stapress” Burt:Passionate debate about music,Mods and rockers, and fashion.

Ben Smith: Respect to Ben whoshowed great courage in goingback to the the location of hisaccident last year. Brave man.

VELO ERGO SUM.

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Ready for the off in Race 2 Full on up the slope in Race 1

Solihull hosted popular earlyseason circuit races for LVRCvets at Tudor Grange on the lastSaturday in March. A windy daysaw Solihull riders wellrepresented with Paul Mann

and Ian Cowan placing in their agegroups. Ian also managing 5thoverall in his race on top oforganising the event with the help ofa large number of club volunteerswho turned out to help on the day.

SOLIHULL EARLY SEASONLVRC CIRCUIT RACES

SHAKESPEAREON A BICYCLEA small cycling theatrecompany called “TheHandleBards” will be touring theUK this summer performing twoof Shakespeare’s greatest plays– ‘Macbeth’ and ‘The Comedyof Errors’.

As there are only four of them –all men – it goes without sayingthat the productions will beradically different to anythingyou may have seen before.

What is of interest to us, ofcourse, is that they will be cyclingover 2,000 miles to more than 50different venues, from the southof England to the middle ofScotland, in just three months,from the end of May to the endof August. They will carry on theirbikes all the necessary sets andcostumes, plus their campingequipment.In addition, the bikes will be usedto power various surprises andcontraptions on-stage.Most of the performances will bein the open air, so let’s hope thatwe have a good summer.

For those of you going toHarewood House in July for thestart of the Tour de France, TheHandlebards will be performing

there as part of the LeedsFestival of Cycling on Saturdayand Sunday the 5th and 6th ofJuly. The times and programmefor these dates are still to beconfirmed.

It all looks a lot of fun and I’llcertainly try to take in at leastone of these performances, ifonly to see what sort of bikesthey ride and how they pack alltheir stuff onto them!

And after all this, they will set outto tour Europe!

For further details visit their websitewww.peculius.com

At many venuesThe HandleBards will be

accompanied bya live local band.

Performances in our area are:-SUN 8TH JUNE 7.00PM

The Fleece Inn, BretfortonComedy of Errors

SAT 14TH JUNE 1.00PM / 4.00PMThe Dell*, Stratford upon Avon

Macbeth

SUN 15TH JUNE 12.00PM / 3.00PMThe Dell*, Stratford upon Avon

Comedy of Errors

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This is somethingdifferent!

The research for this article hasmeant a lot of time, looking atmaps and reading old diaries.I can hardly believe it was reallyme doing these things.

My riding these days is restrictedto day rides and I feel very proudif I get more than 200 miles in aweek. Even on holidays I do fixedcentre tours, not moving ondaily, whatever the weather.However this is a true account ofa tour in typical English summerweather.

On Wednesday 22nd July I set outfrom my home at BishopsTachbrook on my Viking,equipped with normal touringkit – panniers, saddlebag,handlebar bag and lights.The objects of the trip were toride the CTC National 400

kilometre Audax and to takepart in the CTC Birthday Rides.The Audax was due to start at2.00pm on Saturday 25th July atGodalming in Surrey and theBirthday rides were based atHaddington near Edinburgh,starting on Sunday 2nd August.

My first day took me souththrough Warwickshire lanes tothe Cotswolds and my overnightaccommodation at IngleshamYouth Hostel.

The 70 miles were blighted byconstant drizzle which spoilt theviews but did not significantlyslow my progress.

Thursday dawned cold andgrey, (a typical English summer'sday). I just kept going south, anddon't remember anything ofsignificance except that I wasdeveloping a painful saddle sorewhich was not what I wanted atthe start of a long tour.

After 90 miles I reached my nextYouth Hostel at Holmbury StMary's where I spent two nights.On the Friday I did a short ridearound Cranliegh and Dorking inthe attractive Chiltern area andbought some Scholl plasters toease the pressure on my

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blistered bum! Only twenty-fivemiles but that was enough!

Saturday was a fine day and Irode into Godalming where Ihad arranged to meet threefriends from the Leamington SpaCTC who had agreed to ride theNational 400 kilometre audaxwith me.We visited Cotterell House duringthe morning and made our wayto Charterhouse school which

was the headquarters for theride. I was able to leave most ofmy luggage in the car which myfriends had travelled down inand at 2.00pm we were sent offto do our 250 miles aroundsouthern England.My records tell me I completedthe ride in 22 hours, not myquickest but I can offer noexcuses as no reason for thistardiness are noted in my diary.My only clear memories of thatsunny Sunday are of taking acouple of hours sleep on the

lawns of Charterhouse school,and after retrieving my luggagefrom my friend's car, setting outto find an overnight at the firstopportunity in a northerlydirection.

In the event I soon discoveredthat the south-east of ourcountry is bereft of B&Bestablishments. Even a coupleof local constables were unableto advise me of where I maylay my head.

After 30 miles I eventually foundmy way to Windsor Youth Hostelwhere I was lucky enough tosecure a bunk.

On Monday I rode 60 miles tothe Y H at Milton Keynes.There was some rain in themorning and sun in theafternoon but the mainhindrance was the nagginghead wind.

During the day I fell in withanother cyclist who had thesame target, to get toHaddington by Saturday.Dave was a London lad andwe seemed to be riding at asimilar pace so it made senseto ride together.

Tuesday was a cool cloudy dayand the best day distance wise.We covered 98 miles from MiltonKeynes to Lincoln despite the

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persistent head wind. Must beflat around there!

Wednesday was probably theflattest part of our route,including as it did the Vale ofYork but we were hamperedby thunder storms and arrivedin York feeling slightlydiscouraged as it was lookingunlikely we could get toHaddinton by Saturday.

During our evening meal at YorkY H a little strategic planningtook place and we decided to“let the train take the strain” soon the morning of Thursday 30th

July we made our way to YorkRailway Station with it's grandiosebooking hall.

It took some persuasion to obtainseats and cycleaccommodation, but eventuallywe were on our way toNewcastle, where anotherhelpful station-master bent therules to enable us to board atrain (with our bikes) to Morpeth.We then had an easy thirty-fivemiles to the Y H at Wooler.

We were now ahead of scheduleso decided, as our Hostel atHaddington was only atemporary Hostel for the week ofthe Birthday Rides and did notopen until Saturday, to split theremaining mileage with anovernight at Gifford.

Today we actually crossed theborder into Scotland atColdstream.

No Hostel at Gifford so we hadthe luxury of a B&B with a hotshower and a soft bed! Even sothis 50 miles was a real slog. Thehead wind was now gusting tofifty mph!

Saturday 1st August we arrived atHaddington, booked into theYouth Hostel and explored thetown. In the evening there wasthe usual slide show giving anidea of the local area andattractions.

And on Sunday the ridingprogramme started, with achoice of four rides varying inlength from thirty to ninety miles.Most rides included some trackswhich occasionally necessitatedwalking and pushing the bike butno purely off-road routes.

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I mostly chose the “A” rideswhich varied between eightyand ninety miles in rollingcountryside, no steep climbs,moorland rather than mountainbut with no luggage a pleasureto do. Refreshment stops forcoffee, lunch and tea meantsandwiches were not required!

In the evening a socialprogramme included more towndiscovery with a local guide toexplain the “Toon Hoose” andLady Kitty's “Doocot”. I was mostimpressed by the way themodern facilities(accommodation andshopping) were concealed bythe original fascias.

For those who had energy tospare there were four discos, abarn dance and “The lastDance” on Friday evening.

Wednesday saw the “BirthdayDinner” and on Thursday a buswas laid on to the dress rehearsal

of the Edinburgh Tattoo. Therewas no excuse to be bored!

Saturday 8th August and the ridehome commenced with a south-westerly ride to Lochmaben,where I chose the Kings Arms forB&B. On the way I paused tohave a look at the Polmood Hutwhich provided facilities forcyclists to have a brew-up in thedry if the weather was against alfresco dining.

Sunday 9th August saw me crossthe border back into England ina more south-easterly direction,aiming to stay between the hillsof the Lake District on my rightand the Pennines on my left.I again chose a hostelry, theBlack Bull in Kirkby Stephen formy B&B.I note my diary complementsthem on their beer!

Climbing the Lammermuirs

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Monday was fine and sunny.My route led me eventually tothe town of Haworth, of Brontefame. Here I reverted to YouthHostel accommodation.

I found the buildings rather darkand depressing but the RailwayMuseum was interesting.

On Monday afternoon I wastaking a break in Settle,checking the map and having adrink when I was hooted andyelled at by and from a passingcar. It returned to where I wasstanding and I recognised theoccupants as Lee and Angiefrom Leamington. Angie saidthat she was prompted to lookmore closely at “that cyclist withnice brown legs”.

Tuesday started fine but wentdownhill weatherwise with rain allafternoon. The road did notdecline however and there wereplenty of hills before I reachedmy final overnight at the YouthHostel, south of the Derwent andLadybower reservoirs atHathersage in the Peak District.

Wednesday 12th Augustcontinued on the wet theme forthe early part of the day butcleared up later and as I wasnow in familiar country I keptgoing until I reached home at8.00pm after 101 miles.

The total mileage for the trip was1,631, an average of roughly 75miles per day over the 22 daysincluding non riding days.

PEARL IZUMI TOUR SERIESRETURNS TO REDDITCHBritain's top professional teams will compete on a closedcircuit in Round 7 of the Pearl Izumi Tour Series at Redditchon Tuesday 3rd June. A great opportunity to see top ridersclose to home. Check Pearl Izumi's website for the latest ontimes and information.

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Andrew Simpkins (right)displays his medal with the

over 60's cup in the centre ofthe two monsters for the

overall race winners.

Solihull's Andrew Simpkins won theover 60's cup in the Tour of theAbberleys over the May BankHoliday weekend. The LVRC threeday hilly stage race took place inthe Teme Valley in Worcestershire,with Andrew riding what the RaceOrganiser described as "probablythe race of his life" to win by acountry mile.

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Sir Bradley Wiggins, the Olympic champion and Tour de Francewinner has been credited with a rise in bike sales, up to £745million last year.

Incredibly, the average price of a bike is now reported to cost£233 - up £27 on last year - some parents have been leftwondering who's been taken for a ride!

BIKE SALES BOOSTED BY WIGGINS EFFECT

For those new to the club, youcan find all the runs listed on theclub website, catering for allabilities and ages. Rides takeplace on Tuesdays, Thursdays,Saturdays and Sundays.

If you're not quite sure what levelto try, just give any of the runleaders a ring and they will beglad to help you get out with theright group initially. Please besure to read the section on clubrun conduct before you go.You'll find all the groups andgroup leaders helpful andsupportive.

RUN SCHEDULES

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Sunday morning; Red and Blueshead out of town, rim shadowing rim.

To Stratford maybe: tea-tabletittle-tattle and toasted teacakes

…oh and a sugar mouse, of course.

No Will!  Wootonwawensmoor andWatery Lane on the way back to

disenchantment. A hillside desolate.Hold on, boy. Not far to go now.

RE:CYCLING Poem by Dave McHale

Look on the club website for ALL run lists - there are many more!

Wearing a helmet?

- it's a no brainer! The helmet was in pieces,

but it felt like hitting my head on a pillow! Ed.

Sleeping withhis bike!!

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Inter Area G

irls Team Ellie, C

hloe and Lucy. Solihull's C

hloe Ralph and Lucy N

elson(centre and

right) both represented the W

est Mid

lands at the recent

Inter Area N

ational Cyclo C

ross Cham

pionships held in M

idd

lesbrough.