We had 19 riders come out this morning with a brilliant show from the juniors

The first winner for 2009 is *********** ROY PAGE ***********

1st Roy Page 25.19, 2nd Ben Miller 26.26, 3rd Alan Bowry 28.08

Glenn Still 29.29, Ashley Dennis (VCJ) 32.48, Mathew Wise (VCJ) 32.52, Sally Page 34.17, Andy Attwood 34.38, Matt Hill 34.54, and Ben Gerrey (VCJ) DNF he got a puncture

BEST FO THE REST
Tracy Harris (G.S.Stella) he slept on the couch too hung over to make the bed and he still did a 23.19, Tony Reeve (G. S. Stella) 23.38, Alastair Carter (In-Gear Dev Squad) 25.23, Sam Maloney (Worthing Excel) 27.27

My Thanks this week go to Rick Stringer for starting and Keith Balcombe for the signs and pushing off

We have an early season 5 mile ‘leg loosener’ on 14th April; start at 6.30pm at Wappingham Manor, with the evening 10’s starting on the 21st April.

Brighton Excelsior is hosting an Early Season Elevenses event on the 25th January 2009. At Washington Village Hall, between 11am and 1pm, I’m hoping that many of you will make it your mid-morning stop during a training ride or Sunday club run.

I hope that 2009 is full of love, laughter and personal bests, but if push comes to shove lets hope you don’t puncture!

Keep safe by keeping your head up

Numbers down a bit on last week’s amazing turn out with only 25 riders, but all of them were in top form.

1st Roy Page 23.30, 2nd Chris Hodge 24.22, 3rd Simon Roberts 24.51.

Nick Smith (VCJ) 25.45, Rob Merrington 26.17, Glenn Still 26.27, Bjorn Suetens (welcome to a new member) 26.47, Alan Bowry 26.55, Matt Hill (VCJ) 27.36, Ben Gerry (VCJ) 28.51, Matthew Wise (VCJ) 29.12, Elaine Scott 29.43.

BEST OF THE REST
Dan Paine (G.S.Stella) 21.56, Mark Paton (Sussex Nomads) 22.40, Charlie Sayer (Brighton Mitre) 22.43, Bruce English (Lewes Wanderers) 24.44 and Ian Craig (Lewes Wanderers) 24.48.

Drum roll for the team today with Rick starting and Keith signs and pushing off.

There was a blue Gillett left with Rick at the start, which I took back to the car park after the race, but it was not claimed so I have left it with Sally and she will bring it out again next week.

Next week I’m not around so Sally will be signing on and Keith and Rick starting, finishing and pushing off.

It’s a 16.3 mile circuit, starting and finishing at Hamme Farm with a 6.45pm start.

Does anyone have any prizes for the 3.5 mile ‘Come & try It’ if so can you bring them on the 12th May, many thanks.

See you in a couple of weeks.

1st Roy Page 42.06, 2nd Chris Hodge 43.04, 3rd Rob Luff 44.03

Ben Miller 50.31, Matt Wise (VCJ) 51.02, Ben Gerrey (VCJ) 54.43

BEST OF THE REST
Tristan Court (Brighton Mitre) 40.25, Sam Maloney (Worthing Excel) 42.53, Ade Fadero (Sussex Nomads) 44.19.

Many thanks to Keith and Rick for signs and start/finish and push off.

Next 2 weeks start times are from 7pm as it getting lighter later. And a reminder about the Come and Try event on 9th June, please bring any prizes you may have next week and let us know if you are able to accompany a rider for the shorter event, before doing your own ride.

Thanks to all that helped me run the evening, and to those that knew what you had to do :-)

Best wishes to Su hope she had a great birthday, and back next week.

And I think we are all waiting for the ‘Float Night’ which is deemed by everyone as being long over due and then there will be a fist full of PB’s again!!!

1st Roy Page 24.29, 2nd Chris Hodge 24.40, 3rd Nick Smith (VCJ) 24.44

Simon Roberts 25.06, Stan Cox, 28.05, Matt Hill (VCJ) 28.04, Elaine Scott 29.21

BEST OF THE REST
Dan Paine (G.S.Stella) 21.55, Triston Court (B’ton Mitre) 23.00, Jamie Lowden (Lewes Wanderers) 23.28, Dominic Lowden (Lewes Wanderers) 24.54

Thanks tonight to Keith for starting and the signs and Rick for pushing off

Thanks also to Sally, Rick and Keith last week for covering for me. Just to let you all know that I did have a nice meal out at the Cock Inn on the Uckfield Road Yummy:-)

See you next week 7pm start

1st Roy Page 23.45, 2nd Chris Hodge 24.38, 3rd Simon Roberts 25.02

Ben Miller 26.09, Rob Merrington 26.20, Alan Bowry 26.38, Matt Hill (VCJ) 27.32, Elaine Scott 30.41

BEST OF THE REST
Dan Paine (G.S.Stella) 21.45, Michael Thyer (Sussex Nomads) 23.32, Ade Fadero (Sussex Nomads) 24.40, Dominic Lowden (Lewes Wanderers) 24.52

Big thanks this week goes to Keith who did the signs, pushed off and started the race

Don’t forget next week it’s a 2 UP so get phoning to arrange partners, Elaine has already had a phone call from France booking her from Ian.

We do Bronze, Sliver and Gold standard certificates for only £5 to enter and then lots of hard work to qualify:-)

But our grateful thanks to Mike Hayler for sorting out the verbal police permission for a 16 ½ to take place, and as we had 9 pairs and 5 solos taking part it, “it all turned out well in the end”

The weather was bright and a little blowy the wind did drop a little towards the end, mind you on the A24 there is nowhere to hide and is more often than not, hard going.

2 up
Chris Hodge and Nick Smith (VCJ) 41.03, Ian Essex and Elaine Scott 50.04, Roy Page and Charlie Parsons DNF (Roy punctured)

Solo
Glen Still 46.40

Mixed club 2 ups
Simon Roberts (BECC) and Paul Winter (Esporta) 45.35

BEST OF THE REST
2 up
Adrian and Jon Rodgers (Worthing) 41.01, Sam Maloney and Ed Klose (Worthing) 41.23, Jon Brook and Adrian Brown (Steyning AC) 42.56

Solo
James Stone (West Kent) 42.51, Sharon Young (B’ton Phoenix) 47.44, Joan Lennon (Worthing) 49.25

My thanks this week to Rick and Ben for pushing off

NOTE: As the road works will be going on until July, we are moving camp to the Washington course (G10/98) until 21st July. And if the road works are finished by then the last two weeks will be on the Steyning course (G10/97)

Next week start time will be 7.15pm at Washington and if anyone wants to do a 2 up that will be fine with me. Although for BECC handicap purposes it will be a regular 10.

Watch this space for news of the ‘Come & Try It’ events on the 9th June……

We were using G10/98 on the A24 as part of our re-location plan B for this year

1st Stu White 22.48, 2nd Roy Page 22.59 and 3rd Chris Hodge 23.33

Alan Bowry 25.53, Stan Cox 26.40, Matthew Wise (VCJ) 27.13, Ian Essex 27.15 and Elaine Scott DNS

BEST OF THE REST
Dan Paine (G.S.Stella) 20.56, Tristan Court ( B’ton Mitre) 21.50, Steve Woodbridge (G.S.Stella) 23.09, and C Spicer (Esporta) 23.55

My thanks this week to Rick for starting and Keith for pushing off and signs

We are back on the 16.7 mile circuit next week with out longer ‘Come & Try It event’ as well as out accompanied 3.5 mile Golden Jubilee course

3.5 mile starts at 7pm
16.7 mile starts at 7.10pm

I am looking for marshals for both courses, thanks Stan for volunteering to the Bramber RAB

The weather looked all night as if was going to pour with rain but luckily we finished both events without anyone getting a soaking, always a bonus in my book.

It was really great to see a mum and a dad of some of our younger V.C. Jubilee members, having a go at racing well done to everyone, Sally will be putting photos on the website so be sure to check them out

16.7 mile TT

1st Nick Smith (VCJ) 40.18, 2nd Roy Page 40.37, 3rd Stu White 42.19

Simon Roberts 43.26, Alan Bowry 45.47, Stan Cox 47.23, Matt Hill (VCJ) 47.35, Elaine Scott 51.57

BEST OF THE REST
Dan Paine (G.S. Stella) 37.07, Lawrence Wintergold (Hounslow) 39.06, Dominic London(Lewes Wanderers) 41.42

Thanks go to Dave and Ben for finishing the 3.5 mile TT (their first go as timekeepers for time trialling since doing a course this year). Rick and Keith for pushing and Keith for the signs.

Next week we are at the Washington course (G10/98) starting at 7.30pm

Well done to Nick for winning the whole event with a new PB

1st Nick Smith (VCJ) 22.14 (PB), 2nd Roy Page 23.06, 3rd Chris Lord 23.26.

Chris Hodge 23.42, Simon Roberts 24.14, Rob Merrington 25.32, Alan Bowry 26.01, Ian Essex 27.38, Elaine Scott 28.26, Stan Cox DNF

BEST OF THE REST
Nigel Herron (Brighton Phoenix) 23.04, Stuart Edmonds (Sussex Nomads) 23.14, Sam Maloney (Worthing Excel) 23.19 (new PB), Simon Letts (Worthing Excel) 23.25

My thanks this week go to Rick for pushing off and Keith for starting and the signs.

The road works (we spit in their general direction) around the Shoreham RAB seem to have finished (Hooray!!!!), so we will be following the Yellow Handbook for the next couple of weeks.

That mean next week we are back on the G10/97, Steyning course starting at 7.30pm, see you in the car park.

Don’t forget it’s the Inter Club Events next week against Brighton Mitre and it’s a team event, so lets get everyone out to make it a really fantastic evening, and remember points mean PRIZES.

Another lovely evening, almost no breeze not quite a float night but pretty close, with a good field of 33 riders 17 of which were from either BECC, BMCC or VCJ, we managed to have a team from V.C. Jubilee for the first time in this event, so well done everyone for supporting this enjoyable addition to our evening calendar.

Congratulations to Brighton Mitre for winning the Team prize Mark Mergler, Shoto Haggart and Tristan Court with a combined time of 1.09.38, see web site for photos.

1st Nick Smith (VCJ) 22.12, 2nd Tristan Court (BMCC) 22.35, 3rd Shoto Haggart (BMCC) 22.52, 4th Chris Lord (BECC) 23.12.

Roy Page (BECC) 23.41, Stu White (BECC) 23.50, Chris Hodge (BECC) 24.19, Mark Mergler (BMCC) 24.21, Simon Roberts (BECC) 24.35, Ben Miller (BECC) 25.08, Borjn Suetens (BECC) 25.42, Robin Johnson (BMCC) 26.25, Alan Bowry (BECC) 26.49, Matt Hill (VCJ) 27.24, Stan Cox (BECC) 27.33, Tom Goldsmith (VCJ) 27.45, Elaine Scott (BECC) 29.35, Alan Tilbury (BMCC) DNF.

BEST OF THE REST
Dan Paine (G. S. Stella) 21.38, Adam Gent (In Gear Dev) 23.28, Dominic Lowden (Lewes Wanderers) 23.55.

My thanks this week go to Rick for starting and Martin Hill for pushing off.

Next week we are on the G10/98 Washington course 7.30pm start see you all there.

Even with this small amount of riders we still managed to have 6 new personal best’s, so it really was a small but impressive bunch of riders

Welcome to Reuben who joined us as a new member tonight and had a new PB.

1st Roy Page (PB) 22.40, 2nd Chris Lord 22.42, 3rd Simon Roberts (PB) 23.38.

Ron Merrington 25.08, Stan Cox 26.23 and Reuben Beckett (PB) 27.50.

EVERYONE ELSE!
Dan Paine (G.S.Stella) 20.59, Nigel Herron (PB) (Brighton Pheonix Tri) 22.30, Simon Letts (PB) (Worthing Excel) 22.48, Clive Spicer (PB) (Esporta) 23.12, Ade Faderu (Sussex Nomads) 23.28.

My thanks this week go to Rick for pushing off.

See you next week on the Steyning course; don’t forget it’s the Inter Club against G. S. Stella and let’s try and get a team out there

What a night!!!!!

Sorry about having to cancel the event on Tuesday but the weather was very uninviting

GS Stella were secure for another year from Excels brutal and relentless pursuit for success against them and will sleep easy in their beds knowing their crown is safe until 2010

See you next week

Well after two weeks of having to cancel the events due to bad weather, we decided to risk the conditions for this week’s race

The rain did however keep most people away and we only had 10 riders brave the elements but they were a very enthusiastic group and all gave it their best shot.

Welcome to new member Matthew Earnshaw who joined us tonight and did his first TT ever!!!!!

We had 3 teams in the Grand Prix and although it drizzled all evening the down pour we had earlier in the day held off

All the Grand Prix results
Megan Lewis (VCJ) and Sally Page (BECC) 33.39 Ashley Dennis (VCJ) and James Stone (West Kent RC) 27.33 Ryan Gosling (VCJ) and Paul Gosling (Bayoex) 30.43

Solo event
1st Nick Smith (VCJ) 22.42, 2nd Matthew Earnshaw (PB) 25.15, and 3rd Paul Dennis (VCJ) 27.31

BEST OF THE REST (well there’s only one this week)
Clive Spicer (Esporta) 24.35

My thanks this week go to Roy Page for doing the signs and pushing off

Next week we are on the Steyning course again and we are incorporating a ‘Come & Try IT’ into our normal 10 mile event to make up for the one we had to adjust to a 16 mile one, due to road works in June, so any mums or dads who fancy a go now’s your chance, tandems, fancy dress... etc.

We only have two more events to before our 2009 evening series ends so let’s make them count

Today we had road works just as we were getting ready to set off, after a quick vote from the riders and it was decided that a 16.5 mile event would be better than either a 5 or cancelling altogether

A phone call to Mike Hayler to ask about changing the distance and he then contacted the police to arrange everything for us, so a BIG THANK YOU to him.

21 riders took part in our 3rd 16.5 mile event of the season so far, the weather was overcast but wind free which was obvious when the times started to come in.

1st Chris Lord 39.24, 2nd Stuart Edmonds 40.26 3rd Simon Roberts 40.36

Roy Page & Matthew Earnshaw both on 41.56, Rob Merrington 44.35, Glenn Still 45.31, Alan Bowry 45.48, Bjorn Suetens 46.09, Matt Hill (VCJ) 51.08, Elaine Scott 51.18

BEST OF THE REST
Ishmal Burdean (Agiskoviner) 38.18, Tracy Harris (B’ton Mitre) 38.50, Sholto Haggart (B’ton Mitre) 39.00, Andy Edwards (Rollapalvza) 39.19,

Apology’s to Tony Reeves, he thought it was a ten and by the time he had corrected himself and got to the finish, we thought he had punctured, Keith had started to look for him up the course and I had gone back to the car park so the end result was he did not get an end result, Whoops!!!!!

My thanks this week go to Keith for pushing off.

It’s the last event next week, and I understand that the pub is also going to be visited afterwards by anyone that would like to come

See you in the car park for a 7pm start

Its nice to end the season on a high note!

1st Chris Lord 22.52, 2nd Rob Luff 23 14, 3rd Matthew Earnshaw 24.05

Roy Page 24.20, Simon Roberts 24.43, Alan Bowry 26.19, Glenn Still 27.03, Matt Hill (VCJ) 28.20, Elaine Scott 2916, Ben Gerrey (VCJ) 29.40, and Reuben Beckett 29.49

BEST OF THE REST

Dan Paine (G. S. Stella) 21.23, Tony Reeve (G. S. Stella) 22.12, Sholto Haggart (B’ton Mitre) 22.52, Tracy Harris (B’ton Mitre) 23.09

My thanks this week go to Rick for starting and Keith for pushing off and the signs

Thanks for sticking with us during this very trying season and I look forward to seeing at the Hill Climb on 11th October at 11am

For the next three weeks Tuesdays there is the B’ton Mitre 10 on the G10/99 in Wineham Lane starting at 7pm

Take care and see you soon

What a smashing way to end the season

The weather was not that bad and the rain that had been trying to get a hold all morning kept away for the event

We had 16 brave riders taking part and most of them were from VC Jubilee

And most of them went for a Sunday Morning ride afterward to have so much energy is just a distant memory for me

1st was Nick Smith (VCJ) 5.02, 2nd Charlie Heffernan (VCJ) 5.08, 3rd Ashley Dennis (VCJ) 5.22

Tom Goldsmith (VCJ) 5.34, Michael Dixon (VCJ) 5.41, Ben Miller 5.54, Matt Hill (VCJ) 5.55, Roy Page 6.00, Amy Jacobs (VCJ) 6.44, Luke Bandy (VCJ) 7.01, Elaine Scott 7.49, Amy Barnes (VCJ) 8.43, Alan Bowry 9.03, Sally Page 9.27, Mark Jacobs (VCJ) 11.34

BEST OF THE REST
Tony Reeve (GS Stella) 5.01.

My Thanks today and the whole season go to Rick Stringer for starting and Keith Balcombe for pushing off

Our New Years 10 is booked and the start time is 11am, so I hope to see many of you there

We also have our Christmas Lunch on the 20th December to look forward to and you can contact Rick for details and tickets.

Its been a great season thanks to everyone for turning out and taking part, without you all, I’d be a real sad old ‘Billy No Mates’ standing at the side of the road!

Have a GREAT Christmas and very Happy New Year.