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WIND RAIN AND GREAT RACING!

Last weekend saw over 300 riders brave the wet and windy weather to attend Stratford Cycle Club’s annual Cyclo-Cross held at Norgren Social Club at Shipston on Stour. On arrival, riders were pleasantly surprised to see that conditions were in fact much dryer and firmer than expected, even though the course had received heavy rain in the few days before. Consequently racing was fast and furious throughout on an improved course which gave all riders plenty to think about all the way round the circuit.

BIKE CAMP 22-25 MAY 2009

Nine families and thirty eight riders arrived on a stormy looking Friday evening at Callow Top campsite just north of Ashbourne and right next to the Tissington Trail, for a weekend of camping, cycling and fun.

Wonderwall does it again...

James Wall proved himself yet again by smashing the K33/50 course record.

Miranda on winning form

Stratford Cycle Club, celebrated another successful outing at The Redditch Road and Path CC 10 mile time trial.

Cheltenham Race course circuit race 1

We have waited for local evening race series for years and finally VC Montpellier and Cheltenham and county have stepped up to the mark with race series at Cheltenham Race course.

2009 10 Mile Time Trial National Championships – it will be our turn next year.

Perfect conditions and a top field of Olympic riders, ensured an exciting and enjoyable day out for the many spectators who lined the H10/3A course near Hungerford to watch the National Championships over the Bank Holiday weekend. Time trials are usually quiet affairs with minimal fuss, however this was not the case for this race. Attracting the strongest and largest field ever of Junior’s, Women and Men riders from all over the country, the feeling of anticipation was overwhelming.

Alison Bags First Prize

Stratford cycle club riders were met with strong, blustery winds and heavy, rain showers at the Coventry Road Club 10 mile time trial event at Princethorpe on 17th May.

LVRC Road Race

Wet and windy weather but the usual competitive racing from the countries best veteran racers. As it turned out it was a good day for the breakaways.

Stratford Open Time Trial

The weather forecast was for rain, wind and showers which meant for a nervous night for organisers and riders alike for the Stratford Cycling Club open time trial. The reality was quite different, the temperature was warm and it stayed dry, the wind was quite strong and seemed to be a head wind in all directions. The conditions led to a competitive time trial.

Club TT series opens with a great night

Thursday was the first in the 2009 series of Stratford Cycling Clubs time trial series. The traditional opener is a single lap of the Long Marston course which is very suitable to complete novices yet a fast enough circuit to allow the competition for the club championships to start in earnest.

Stratford CC win Team event at VC

Stratford Cycling Club got their Time Trail season off to a flying start by taking first prize in the team event at this years VC Sevale (Malvern) Time Trail.

The SCC Reliability ride

The SCC Club Reliability ride is a winter 54 mile event through the Cotswolds, usually held in Feb as a "warm up" event to the road racing season.After thick snow caused the first ever postponement it was held a month later on 8th March, however the winter weather also made it's last appearance.. The principle of the event is that the riders must predict their time as accurately and fast as possible.

James Wall Leads Midlands SPOCO

SCC Rider James Wall has got his season of to a flying start and is already leading the Midlands Spoco series.

Newport Velodrome Visit

With the winter came another visit to the Velodrome in Newport. This time Juniors came with the seniors showing how the club is growing.

Turnbull is the Champion

Sunday 22nd February saw the last round of the West Midlands Cyclocross League which had been delayed 2 weeks because of the snow. The race a Daventry was a race which required power and endurance which suited the SCC riders. The event was a top priority for Luke Turnbull who was leading the League.

Stratford CC vs Reddich Interclub Cyclocross

A very pleasing thirty-two riders turned out to the first Stratford CC hosted Go-Ride interclub today, undaunted by the very stormy night, and relishing the prospect of a gutsy race!

Junior Membership

It is time to start planning the new year of cycling. The first thing to do is to make sure you have paid your club membership , the forms should be filled out and sent to Roger. The forms are on this website in the membership section and Roger’s address is on the form, cheques should be made to Stratford Cycling Club.

Not a Kosta Much!

L’Etape du Tour is a cyclosportif for amateurs which was first organised in 1993. It is an opportunity for amateurs to cycle the same route as the professionals cover on one of the stages of the Tour de France. It takes place during the Tour, often on a rest day through closed roads with many ferocious climbs. 2008 was no exception with 167kms of riding and 2114 m of climbing - Laurent Four came home in just 5 hours and 38 minutes. Over 7500 cyclists come from all over the world to take part but most of them don’t do what Tchavdar Kostadinov, known as ‘Kosta’, undertook.

CENTURY RIDE

Dark rain clouds, thunder and lighting would have been enough to put of the bravest of cyclist but thankfully there was a 12 hour weather window of 20 degree sunshine that allowed the 2007 edition of the Stratford Cycling Club Century ride. This year 3 start times were organised and the first group leaving at 0830 contained 7 cyclists, lead by Tony. In the second group at 0900 were 4 cyclists including John Bill, a century debutante. The final group was supposed to leave at 0930 but were still ordering coffee at 0935, eventually when they left the group was 9 strong.

VICTORY AT THRUXTON!

I decided to travel down to Thruxton after a couple of guys who I knew had also decided to go down. Being my first closed circuit race I was rather anxious about how the race would pan out. The weather report the night before did not look too promising. Gale force winds on an open race track can't be good. However the Saturday before I went out with my dad and did a short ride involving a couple of sprints to get my legs turning.

SCC First Century Ride

As the riders for the 8 hour group assembled at Shakespere’s Birthplace at 0830 there was an eager anticipation for the day ahead, the weather forecast was good and the route promised interesting and varied riding. There was a mix of riders in the group including club veterans and novice riders who were using this ride as a practice for the Etape in just under a months time.

SCC TRACK EXPERIENCE DAY

On a cold and Icy November morning 13 members of Stratford CC boarded the salubrious luxury of a National Award winning Johnson’s Coaches Mini coach and were whisked to the International Velodrome in Newport, South Wales. Arriving at the velodrome we met with our cycling chums who had made their own way to this fantastic lottery funded facility.

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