Two teams travelled down to the Surrey lanes to ride the course that will be used for the National 3-Up Team Time Trial. On yet another cold but bright morning, Paul Bellamy and Mike Molineaux finished 6th in 1.34.07. Dave Twin and Luke Evans finished 3rd in 1.27.55, winning the club’s 2-Up trophy. The overall event was won by P. Pickup and P.Kench of Liphook Cycles RT in 1.17.03.
Addiscombe C.C. 25 G25/53 02/05/04
On a bright but chilly morning, with hardly any wind. Paul Bellamy and David Twin once again travelled to Surrey to try yet another course. Paul unfortunately went off course and did not finish. David recorded a 59.32. The over event was won by Laurence Harding of Willesden C.C. in 52.42.
Sydenham Open 25 (John Tully Memorial)Q25/20 25/04
In near perfect conditions for this rolling course, four members took part: Paul Bellamy recorded a personal best of 59.00. Dave Twin 1.02.12, Tim Morton 1.05.57 and Mike Molineaux 1.08.24. The overall was won by Simon Cope (Team Edwardes) in 54.43.
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KCA 3Up 25 21/03/04
3 teams from the club travelled down to the rolling Q25/20 Harrietsham course to ride the KCA 3-Up. In rather blustery conditions the first trio of Mike Molineaux, Tom Bellamy and James Thorogood recorded a time of 1-14-22. The second trio of Paul Bellamy, Mike Thorogood and Richard Hill were going well until Paul decided to part company with his breakfast, eventually recording a time of 1.07.49. The final trio of David Twin, Matt Lucas and Luke Evans recorded a time of 1.02.11. The overall event was won by Paul Mill, Simon Cope and Danny Rudd of Team Edwardes in 55.57.
San Fairy Ann sporting 25.5 28/03/04
Three riders from the club rode the San Fairy Ann sporting 25.5 mile. The course is twice round an extended version of the Horsmonden road circuit but starting and finishing around Marden. On a bright but still chilly morning Matt Lucas recorded 1.08.05, Luke Evans 1.07.39 and Dave Twin 1.05.18. In the process winning the team prize. On fastest vet against target time Dave came 5th and Luke came 7th. The overall event was won by Paul Mill of Team Edwardes in 58.41.
East Surrey Hardriders 14/03/04
In rather damp and very windy conditions 6 members of the club rode the East Surrey R.C. Hardriders 30. Richard Hallet did not finish as he was still getting of a bad cold. The times of the finishers were as follows: Luke Evans 1.13.19, Dave Twin 1.14.33, Richard Hill 1.15.17, Paul Bellamy 1.16.53 and Mike Thorogood 1.18.48. In the process Luke, Dave and Mike picked up the vets team prize. The overall event was won by Michael Hutchinson in 1.01.28.
28/9/03 KCA 25 Thanet Way Q25/11
A strong wind blowing off the North Sea made for heavy going on this exposed course. Only 5 riders came in under the hour including Martin Taylor of VC Deal with a winning time of 0.57.23. Sydenham’s Paul Bellamy and Alastair Rutherford managed 1.05.11 and 1.05.50 respectively.
31/08/03 KCA (Roy Enfield Memorial) 50 – Q50/1 Har
Dave Twin was the only Sydenham entry in the KCA (Roy Enfield Memorial) 50 on the Q50/1 Harrietsham course. Conditions were once again bright but colder than the previous morning. Dave did a 2.10.48 and in the process picked up the Singer Trophy (This being the new nominated event following the cancellation of the KCA event on 08/06/03). The event was won by Dave Kendall of Finsbury Park C.C. in 1.57.51.
30/08/03 34th Nomads 10 on the Q10/19
On Saturday 30th August 2003 four members of the club rode the 34th Nomads 10 on the Q10/19. Conditions were bright but a slightly chilly. The times were Derek Taylor 24.06, Dave Twin 23.00, Alaistar Rutherford 23.43 and Dave Fleming 23.41. Mr Fleming being very please with his result considering be had only picked up his new Time carbon bike the previous evening. The event was won by Paul Mill of Team Edwards in 20.05. Sean Yates was second with 20.20 after riding a 117 inch fixed!
24/08/03 Finsbury Park CC Open 25
A stiff breeze from the south west led to few riders recording improvements on PBs on the F1B course on the A1 between Tempsford and Baldock. The impressive winning time of 51.55 was posted by Sam Barker of API Bikes, although 3 minutes down on his current best time. Alastair Rutherford, the only Sydenham rider, was disappointed at not beating the hour with 1.00.13.
Nearly A National Event Podium Place
Mark Yeulett recently rode the Bermudan National 25.75 TT and narrowly missed out on a podium spot coming in 4th. Read the full report here.
02/08/03 Catford Open 25 Q25/9 Harrietsham
On Saturday 2nd August Paul Bellamy and David Twin rode the Catford Open 25 on the Q25/9 Harrietsham course. On a very hot afternoon Paul recorded a very respectable 1.02.11 (on a road bike without tri-bars) and David did a PB for the course of 59.32. The event was won M. Taylor of V.C. Dealin 56.26.
27/07/03 Farnborough and Camberley C.C. 25 – H25/8
Richard Hallet, Luke Evans, Paul Bellamy and David Twin travelled down to Hampshire to try a different course. In blustery conditions their times were 1.03.24, 1.03.36, 1.02.35 and 59.07 respectively. The overall winner was James Gilfillan Primera-Bournmouth.co.uk in 55.36.
29/06/03 Clarencourt 4Up GS/498
On Sunday 29th June 2003 Richard Hallet, Luke Evans, Paul Bellamy and David Twin rode the Clarencourt 4-up Team Time Trial on the GS/498 course in Surrey. After 38 miles of reasonably smooth riding on road bikes over this sporting course, the team produced a time of 1.32.03. The event was won by a Gemini/Poshbikes combined team of Chris Parlett. Chas Hollosi, Kevin Tye and Andy Meilak in a time of 1.25.55.
06/07/03 Essex Roads C.C. 50 on the E72/50
On Sunday 6th July Dave Mulford, Bob Loader and Dave Twin ventured up into Essex to ride twice round the E72/25 course in the rather damp conditions, only to find that due to road works the course was changed. Dave Mulford punctured and after getting back on the road decided to call it a day. Bob did a 2.21.34 and Dave Twin did a personal best of 1.58.03. The event was won by Alex Higham of Cambridge University CC in 1.51.43.
11/05/03 Wigmore C.C. 25 – Q25/12
On a chilly but bright morning a trip down to Romney Marsh produced different results for the two Sydenham riders who took part. Alastair Rutherford produced another P.B. with a time of 1.02.09, while David Twin somehow managed to go off course and ended up with a time of 1.08.10. The event was won by Stve China, Interbike RT in 54.09.
Catford Open 10, 3rd May 2003 on the Q10/19
On a bright but very blustery day three members of the club made up part of the full field of 120 who attacked the conditions. Dave Mulford did a 27.26, Dave Twin a 23.00 and Alaistar Rutherford did a PB of 23.58. The event was won by Michael Hutchinson in 19.33.
Surrey League 3/4/W/J Groombridge 11/05/03
Matt Lucas was the sole representative for the Sydenham in this event. Having made an attempt to get across to two leaders that had gone away early on Matt was unfortunately stuck in no-mans-land between the buch and the leading pair for two laps before eventaully being caught by the bunch. The remainder of the race was a frustrating affair with very few riders being prepared to work. Another two riders clipped off in the last lap, and Matt proved his sprint in the Handicap Event was a one off, managing 3rd in the sprint from the main group, for a position of 7th overall.
01/05/03 Surrey League H’Cap
Riding the first Surrey League Handicap event of the season proved a good outing for Matt Lucas. After being set of in a strong group that worked well together, assisted by the race being cut by a couple of laps due to fading light, the group managed to hold off the chasing group but also caught everyone infront. In very untypical style Matt proceeded to win the event from the small bunch sprint!