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1. Mountain Bike Section.
Meets each Saturday morning in February at the station car park entrance. These rides allegedly start at 9.00.
Monday evening rides start outside the Laburnum, Hackney Lane at 18.30. Further details of both outings from Tony Holmes on 01629 734753.
2. Thanks.
Thanks to Rob for ensuring a successful Dinner and Trophy Presentation Evening.
Thanks to Stewart for allowing us to experience X-Country Skiing.
Thanks to Phil for bringing his Scalextric track and cars to club. The boys enjoyed it.
3. Club Room.The Barn club room is open each Thursday evening in February from about 20.00 to 21.30.
| Date | Programme |
| Thursday, 1st February | Team Trivial Pursuit |
| Thursday, 8th February | Vidoe of the 2001 Worlds Cyclo-X Championships |
| Thursday, 15th February | Dr Bike |
| Thursday, 22nd February | Auction |
4. Newsletter.
Congratulations on finding our newsletters at http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/cj/cycling/index.html. We would value your comments on our efforts.
Try Matlock CC's Home Page which can also be found by using
or even as it says on the new club strip
Mark Fairman, our new webmaster needs information, news, views etc for the web site. He can be contacted by Email mark@spookyhouse.freeserve.co.uk
5. Club Kit
A limited number items of the new design are available from stock. Road Jerseys (including a couple in Childrens sizes) and Shorts in various sizes plus Skin Suits in size 5 only.
First come first served.
Contact Steve Ward for more details - Tel;-01629583105 (day), 01629824334 (eve) Email steven.ward@lineone.net
6. Press Secretary.
Ron Duggins is our Press Secretary . He can be reached on 01629 584677 or Email using dalesecho@aol.com . He needs your news by 20.00 on the Sunday evening.
7. Impruve Event
The next Impruve is the Dr Bike session on Thursday, 15th February at the clubrooom, starting at 20.00.
Harry has more details. Phone Harry on 01629 822259 for an appointment
8.Notts and Derby League Cross at Lea Green..
Stewart Marsh took some pictures of this successful event organised by Danny Alexander. The results can be found at http://.www.cyclo-cross.com
9.Result of the Riber Hill Climb 2000
10. Open Events,2001
Note date change for the BSCA time-trial and crit chapionships at Darley Moor.
11. Club Subscriptions
Club subscriptions for 2001 become due on the 1st January, 2001. They can be paid any time following the AGM. Club subs remain the same as 2000!
Please hand or send completed enrolment forms together with payment to Tony Holmes or Harry Gould.
The BCF have an offer on for club members who are 15 or younger and who have are not members of the BCF. The annual subscription to the BCF becomes £5 with a free racing licence for any branch of the sport. Harry and Tony have the details
12.Trophies.
Check if you have won a trophy this time. Certificates and uncollected trophies can be collected from the clubroom on the 22nd February at the Auction, Has any one seen the "20" trophy? Return urgently requested.
13. Results of Club Events in 2000
14. BDCA.
We are promoting a hilly for the BDCA using AH/7(A/VH) on Sunday, 11th March with Lee Shunburne as event secretary. Start is 09.00 and entry fee £5.
All BDCA events in 2001 are for association members only. We are members again!
15. Road Bike section.
We are now running a medium paced group ride every Wednesday evening through the winter and some Sunday mornings. ALL WELCOME. Wednesday evenings (until evening time trials start again) at 19.15 and Sundays, 4th and 18th February, at 9.30. Rides start at Crown Square (car park by the Derbyshire). For further details call Andy Porter 01629 582910 or Richard Thoday 01629 582300
16. Winter Programme.
Thanks for the new suggestions. Some appear this month, but we still need more new ideas.
17.Touring Trophy 2000 Result
This year's touring trophy possibly takes place om Wednesday, 30th May at 18.30.
18.Pedal Power 2000 & Pedal Power 2001.
Collect your copy from club or the whitish van.
Please let Danny have any articles, pictures, drawings, anything for the next edition of Pedal Power due out by Easter.
19.Date Change For First Darley Moor Event.
The first crit at Darley Moor is now on Sunday,1st April having moved from Sunday, 25th March.
Keith Noble has more details
This is a Matlock CC event
20. Events 2001
Final Version(!?) of this year's club events is posted at club together with courses to be used.
Are you prepared. The first club event is in two weeks time!
If you are under 18 you must have a completed RTTC parental consent form before you race.
| Day | Date | Event | Course | Time | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 17th February | Sheldon Circuit 5 | Sheldon | 14.00 | Bakewell, 1st X roads B5055 |
| Saturday | 24th February | Hilly 25 | AH/2 | 14.00 | School Lane, Rowsley |
21.Timekeepers.
If anyone would like to become an official RTTC time keeper for 2001 season please let me know as forms are distributed in January for confirmation at the first Central District committee meeting in February.
22.Circuit Training.
Circuit training provides an ideal way of maintaining aerobic fitness while providing exercise for muscles that cycling doesn‘t normally reach. Our sessions are also social occasions with friendly games of ”basketball•.
Sessions continue on Tuesday evenings in February at 19.30 using the gym at the Starkholmes Annexe of Highfields Schoolm on 1st, 6th, 13th and 27th .These sessions last 1 hour and cost £2 with £1 for those in full time education.
New sufferers are desperately needed otherwise this could be the last term that we are able to provide these facilities.
Further details by ringing 01629 734996.
23. Club Charity 2001
Every year the club club decides to support a different charity and any funds raised from a variety of events will be donated to the charity chosen for that particular year.
In 2001 the charity is Headway Derby.
HEADWAY DERBY is a registered charity and their aim is to help people with head injury and their carers to have a better quality of life.Based in Ford Street, Derby they provide a day centre open two days a week where members can socialise and continue their integration back into society after their traumatic experience. Members enjoy playing pool and table tennis as well as doing jigsaws and craft activities including painting. They also have facilities to use computers with training and a monthly newsletter is produced by the members. Lunch is provided along with regular outings by minibus to play snooker, ten pin bowling and go swimming.
A weekend in Blackpool, an activity day at Lea Green, a visit to Twycross Zoo and a canal boat trip were all popular excursions in the last year.
Limited funding comes from Derby City Council Social Services, Southern Derbyshire Health Authority and Health Improvement Programme and a successful Awards for All lottery grant helped with the provision of computers.
As the charity becomes more successful and better known the running costs soar and all donations are well used to help people who aquire head injuries very often through no fault of their own.
23. Points Competition 2000 Results
26.Summer Tour 2001.
| Time | Dates | Where | Accommodation | Cost | Booking |
| Summer | 18th - 26th July, | Loire Valley/Blois. | Hostel | at school £390, others £430. | 3rd March 2001 ? |
Final booking will take place after half term - about the 28th February, ring 01629 734996 if you are interested.
27. Starter MTB Rides.
Let Ron Duggins or Harry Gould know if you can help with Sunday starter MTB rides which will start in the Spring. It is hoped that these rides will start at 10.00.
28.BSCA, East Midland Area Championships 2001
Note date change for time-trials and crit championships
29.Cyclocross.
There are suitable off road competitions for age groups Under 12, Under 14 & under 16 yrs practically every Saturday throughout the winter, the times are always 12-30 for Under 14's & 16's and 1-30 for under 12's.
Harry has more information and can be contacted on 01629 822259 or Email harry@kavanhouse.freeserve.co.uk.
The Notts & Derby Cyclo-Cross League can be found at http.www.cyclo-cross.com
29.Handbooks.
Tony is taking orders for RTTC and BCF handbooks. The RTTC handbook costs £4.
Money with oders please.
The RTTC handbooks have arrived. See Tony if you ordered a copy.
30.Auction.
Harry needs details of items for sale as soon as possible
31.Road Race Judging Training.
We intend to include a training workshop for prospective road race judges at Darley Moor on the 1st April. Details next time.
32.Matlock CC Open Events in March .
Entries for the Hilly 25 on Saturday, 3rd March close on Tuesday 20th February and entries for the BDCA hilly on Sunday,11th March close on Tuesday, 27th February. Please either enter or help with marshalling the events.
33.BCF Challenge 2001.
Our local heat takes place on Saturday, April 14th, starting at 10.00.
It will probably take place at Lea Green.
More details next month or from Harry or Ron
34.Help.
Richard Clark is currently in hospital after suffering another heart attack. This leaves us short of an event promoter for our road races at Darley Moor. If you have ever ridden a road race and are currently a member of the club you are an ideal candidate for this position. We have a team of volunteers that control the races but need some one to be in overall charge and collect the money. Please help if you can.
Get well soon Richard. You are sorely missed.
Keith Noble is going to act as promoter of our first crit at Darley Moor on the 1st April.
Would you like to be the promoter of the second crit on 11th August?
34.King Cycle Testing.
These test take place on Saturday 24th March from 10.00 using the club room. The test takes about 30 minutes and you can book a time by contacting Keith. There are about 10 time slots allocated on a first come first served basis.
36.Lady Manners School Cycling Club.
Next meeting is at 12.05 on Friday, 16th February in lab 68
Next morning ride is on Saturday, 17th February leaving Bakewell Square at 10.00 and hopefully returning by 12.00
