Matlock Cycling Club's Home Page.
1. Club Room.
The Barn club room is open each Thursday evening from 20.00 to 21.30. Dr Bike sessions are by appointment only but are open to all members of the community, not just club members. They are by appointment only. Please ring Rob to book an appointment.
| Date | Programme | Speaker/In charge | Time |
| 6th March | USA West Coast by bike | Olly Penrice | 20.00 |
| 13th March | European Cycle Tour | Mark Fairman | 20.00 |
| 20th March | Dr Bike | Rob | 20.00 |
| 27th March | Slide show bingo | Phil | 20.00 |
6th March: Return visit of the famed raconteur and tourist Olly Penrice.
13th March: Retro, 70‘s slide show - when we were young!
20th March: Dr Bike. Ring Rob for an appointment.
27th March: Bring six slides and we will do the rest.
2. Mountain Bike Section.
Meets each Saturday morning in March at the station car park entrance. These rides meet at 9.15 and leave at 9.30. Monday evening rides start outside the Laburnum, Hackney Road, at 18.30. Further details of both outings from Tony Holmes.
3. Thanks.
Thanks to Harry and Rob for organising this year‘s auction.
4. Web Sites.
Matlock Cycling Club‘s Home Page can be found at http://www.matlockcyclingclub.org.uk Mark Fairman, our webmaster, needs information, news, views, photos, jpegs, etc for the web site. He can be contacted by Email mark@beechcliffe.com The club‘s newsletters and results can be found at http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/cj/cycling/index.html
5. Club Subscriptions.
These remain the same as 2002. Seniors: £10, Under-23: £5, Under-18: £1, Family: £15. All under -18 members are required to be members of either the BCF or the CTC. Tony knows the BCF subscription rates. Subscriptions to Tony Holmes please.
6. Press Secretary.
Chris Hopkinson is our PRO/Press Secretary. Chris can be reached: Telephone & Fax 01773 873376, Mobile 07957 756552, Email, chrishopkinson@cyclingmad.Freeserve.co.uk
7. Newsletters.
If you would prefer to receive an electronic version rather than the printed version please Email Mark Fairman (see above for the address). The actual format that the letter will take is still under discussion, but will probably take the form of an HTML file.
8.Trophies.
Trophies will be available for collection during March from Parkside. Check with "2002 Trophy Winners .
9. Club Auction, 2003.
At this year‘s auction £409 was spent and raised £89.50 for the young riders fund.
10. Results of Time Trials 2003.
The results of the club‘s time trials can be found on the website. Comments on the mistakes welcomed and sought.
11. Open and Club Time Trials 2003.
The time trials events for 2003 are:
| Day | Date | Event | Course | Time | Organiser |
| Saturday | 1st March | Hilly 25 | AH/2 | 13.30 | OC |
| Sunday | 9th March | BDCA Hilly | AH/7 | 09.00 | Lee ? |
| Sunday | 4th May | 10 | A10/16 | 08.00 | OC |
| Tuesday | 3rd June | Grouse 10 | A10/16 | 08.00 | Danny |
| Sunday | 6th July | Tarmac | A25/12 | 08.00 | Rob |
| Sunday | 19th October | Riber | AHC/1 | 10.30 | OC |
Note the change to the National Trophy cyclo cross to the weekend of 18/19th October 2003!
12. Open Events
13. Club Clothing.
Order your Matlock kit for the new season NOW Order form available from Harry Gould
14. Cyclo Cross.
There might be the odd ticket left for the Annual Prizegiving of the Notts & Derby Cyclo Cross League on Friday March 6th at Heanor. Contact Harry as you read this if you don‘t want to miss it.
15.Summer Tour 2003.
Details. Dates: Tuesday, 9th September to Tuesday 16th September, 2003 (7 nights) Hotels: Campanile at Reims, Tuesday, 9th September, Hotel Eric(!) at Dole, Franche-Comté, for the rest of the time. Region: This region provides pleasant cycling country with the option of visiting the Jura mountains for a day. The nearby town of Besançon is well worth a day‘s visit. Transport: By minibus. Cost: Using our usual travel agent the cost for B&B plus transport is around £325 + insurance. The hotel in Dole doesn‘t have a restaurant but there is one next door. Assuming the Euro stays around the same this would give a half board total of about £425.
16. Points in Club Events, 2002.
Final result.
17.Summer Tour 2004
We intend to go to France in July 2004 and see part of a stage of the Tour de France. Details later!
18.End to End.
Press secretary, Chris Hopkinson, is planning an attempt on the End to End record during the Easter period. He will need massive amounts of help. If you are at all interested in helping please contact Chris.
19.BSCA East Midland Roller Championships.
These championships take place at the club room on Saturday, 29th March with a 14.00 start. They are open to any person of school age. Entries (£5) close on Saturday, 15th March. Phone 01629 734996 for more details.
20.Group Ride.
Richard Thoday organises a group ride on local roads, leaving Crown Square, Matlock at 19.00 each Tuesday. Contact Richard for more details.
21.Hard Easter Tour.
Heavy panniers, inclement weather, 80-90 miles per day, youth hostels, beer and scenic Britain seen from the saddle. If you‘re over-18, independent-minded and this sounds like your bag, contact Daniel Alexanderon 01773 853171 for the one place that is left
Itinery: Easter 7-Day Cycle Tour Up-North 2003
1. 15 April Matlock - Beverley (Humberside) 92miles,
2. 16 April Beverley - Whitby (Yorks Moors) 67miles,
3. 17 April Whitby - Kirkby Stephen (Yorks Dales) 102miles,
4. 18 April Kirkby Stephen - Ennerdale(85miles,
5. 19 April Ennerdale - Kendal(60miles)
6. 20 April Kendal - Haworth(75miles)
7. 21 April Haworth - Matlock (Derbys) 73miles.
Approximate cost £110 . This includes 6-nights accommodation, breakfast and evening meals in the more remote evening stops.. Must be over-18 and independant.
22.Club Events in March.
| Day | Date | Event | Course | Time | Start |
| Sunday | 16th March | Winster Circuit | 3 | 08.30 | 4 Lane Ends DD |
| Sunday | 23rd March | 25 | 4 | 08.00 | Lay by near Firth Rixon |
| Sunday | 30th March | Winster Circuit | 3 | 08.30 | 4 Lane ends DD |
There may be disruption of especially the 25 course if miracles happen and the Cawdor Quarry development gets under way
There could still be "temporary" traffic lights near to Loggins
Ring the Saturday night before an event to check. We hope to run some sort of event on each Sunday.
| No | Dist | Start | Details |
| 1 | 5 | 1st gate towards Sheldon | Left hand circuit, finish before X roads. |
| 2 | 25 | Telephone Box,Rowlsey | Rowsley-Yougreave-Monyash-Newhaven-Hawley‘s Bridge |
| 3 | 10 | 4 Lane Ends Darley Dale | Rowsley-Picory Corner-Elton X Roads-Winster |
| 4 | 25 | Layby close to Firth Rixon | Bakewell-Matlock-Bakewell-Harrison Way |
| 5 | 5 | Layby on A6 Wye Bridge | Ashford-Hassop Island-Ashford |
| 6 | 8 | Cromford Railway Station | Lea-5 Ways-left-Matlock Green-left-Club Room |
| 7 | V | Club room | |
| 8 | 10 | 4 Lane Ends Darley | Dale Darley Dale-A6-Bakewell-Darley Dale |
| 9 | 11 | Cromford Railway Station | As 8 + left hand loop from 5 Ways |
| 10 | 50 | Picory Corner | (Matlock-Bakewell)x3 |
| 11 | 25 | Picory Corner | Bakewell-Tadd-Brierlow B-Newhaven-Hawley Bridge |
| 12 | 10 | Fairfield Common | 3 laps of Fairfield Common, Buxton |
23.Open Events.
The open hilly 25 takes place on Saturday, 1st March, with the first man off at 13.31. Help appreciated with marshalling this event and in the event HQ before and after the event. Cakes also appreciated! Please phone 01629 734996 if you are able to help.
The BDCA open hilly takes place Sunday,9th March with a 09.00 start using the triangle around Lea and Crich. Lee would appreciate help marshalling this event. Please phone 01246 590081 if you are able to help.
24. CTT Handbooks.
Tony is taking orders for the 2003 handbooks. Money, £5, with your order please.
25. Club Charity 2002
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 2003 the charity is Muscular Dystrophy.
26.BSCA, East Midland Area Championships 2003
27.Lady Manners School Cycling Club
28.Impruve Events
Note that Impruve clubs no longer exist! Activities for all ages but especially those under 16.
29.Club Member's First EP
Club member and timekeeper Pete Mottram (aka Fat Peat) has issued his first EP. Available on the Occasional Record label, the EP, called Square Wave, is performed by his band Signal Generator. Copies are available on line from Norman Records at http://www.normanrecords.com
| Harry Gould | 01629 822259 |
| Rob Gould | 01629 822259 |
| Tony Holmes | 01629 734753 |
| Phil | 01629 825727 |
| Richard Clark | 01773 852117 |
| Lee Shunburne | 01246 590081 |
| Danny Alexander | 01773 853171 |
| Danny Hopkinson | 01629 55013 |
| Chris Hopkinson | 01773 873376 |
