Matlock Cycling Club's Home Page.
1. Club Room.
The Barn club room is open each Thursday evening from about 20.00.
| Date | Activity | Time | Coordinator |
| March 4th | Club Tour Video September 03 | 8pm | Chris Mottram |
| March 11th | Rollers | 7pm | Chris Mottram |
| March 18th | Dr Bike | 8pm | Robin Gould |
| March 25th | Chameleons in Majorca | 8pm | Stewart Marsh |
4th March: Mash‘s video of the September 03 tour to France
11th March: Your chance to go nowhere fast. Bring your bike.
18th March a: Contact Rob if you intend to bring your bike for maintenance.
18th March b: A meeting to try and organise entrants and teams for road races. Please come if you intend riding any road races in 2004. Darrell is in charge.
25th Marxh: Adventures of the folding bikes in Majorca .
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 the 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.
2004 club subs are now due. They remain the same as 2003 which is up to 17, £1; 18-23, £5; over 24, £10; family. £15. Harry will gladly receive your money.
6. Press Secretary.
Chris Hopkinson is our PRO/Press Secretary. Chris can be reached: Telephone & Fax 01773 873376, Mobile 07957 756552, Email, chrisandhelen@amserve.com Please send Emails as text with no attachments.
7. Newsletters.
If you would prefer to have Email notification of the on-line version of the newsletter please Email Harry.
8. Tuesday Evening Rides.
These leave Crown Square at 19.00 hours. Contact Richard Thoday for more details on 01629 582300.
9. Timekeepers.
Ever thought of being a timekeeper? The club needs timekeepers for club events and for open events. Training provided. Please let me know if you could help.
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 Time Trials 2004.
The time trials events for 2004 are:
| Day | Date | Event | Course | Time | Cost | Organiser |
| Saturday | 6th March | Hilly | AH/2 | 14.00 | £5.50 | OC |
| Sunday | 14th March | BDCA Hilly | AH/7 | 09.00 | £6.00 | LS |
| Sunday | 2nd May | 10 | A10/16 | 08.00 | £5.50 | OC |
| Tuesday | 8th June | Grouse | A10/16 | 18.30 | £5.50 | CH |
| Sunday | 4th July | Tarmac | A25/12 | 08.00 | £5.50 | RG |
| Sunday | 24th October | Riber | AHC/1 | 10.00 | £5.50 | OC |
12. Results of Open Events 2003
13. Monday Morning Rides.
These start from Cromford Market Place at 9.30 and return around 12.30(?) About 14 members havebeen on these rides visiting local cafes at such places as Ashbourne, Hartington, Duffield, Rowsley, Derby and Darley Dale.. Ring 01629 734996 for more details.
14. Hard Easter Tour.
8-day Easter Cycle Tour into deepest darkest Wales. Classic
Welsh route incorporating three optional circular day rides. 3-10 April
2004 3rd April Matlock - Wilderhope Manor YHA (83miles) 4th April Wilderhope - Rhayader B&B (63miles) 5th April Rhayader - Rhayader B&B (85miles optional circular day routes) 6th April Rhayadar - Dolgellau (Self Catering) (45miles) 7th April Dolgellau - Dolgellau (Self Catering) (80miles optional
circular day routes) 8th April Dolgellau - Llangollen YHA (75miles) 9th April Llangollen - Llangollen YHA (45miles optional circular day
routes) 10th April Llangollen - Matlock (95miles) Approximate cost £125 (includes all accommodation, breakfasts and some
evening meals). No YHA membership required. Contact Daniel Alexander .
15.Auction.
This year‘s auction was one of the best on record. Around £160 was raised for the young riders fund from the sale of 110 items.
16. Points in Club Events, 2003.
Points Result.
17.New Club Strip
The next order goes in late March for a May delivery. Pick up a letter and order form from club.
18.Winter Cross.
Harry has tickets to the Notts & Derby Cyclo X Leagues Annual Dinner, Prize Presentation and Disco. Remember prizes go down to 50th place. £8 adults, £4 children.
19.Trophies.
Last chance to get your trophy before they disappear into the roof. Check with this website to see if you have won one.
20.Club Sponsorship.
The club name for entry forms will be :- Matlock Cycling Club/Wards Shoe Shops/Impsport/Farmers of Matlock for Subaru.
21.New Club Strip Photos
Copies of the photo that appeared in the press are available for purchase from Danny.
22.Track Taster Session.
23.Welfare.
24. Classic Climbs.
Thanks to all who have sent in their 10 classic climbs. If you have not sent in your list, this is your last chance for you to contribute to our classic climbs poll. Voting Update
25. Club Charity 2004
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 2004 the charity is for Motor Neurone Disease
26.BSCA, East Midland Area Championships 2003
27.BSCA East Midland Region Championships 2004.
Proposed Championships in 2004.
28.Go Ride Status
We are now a Go Ride club
29.BSCA East Mids Roller Championships.
This championship takes place at the club room on Saturday 13th March, starting at 11.00 am. Entries (£5) close on Tuesday 2nd March. If you need more information please ring 01629 734996.
30.16th - 18th April 2004.
Chris Hopkinson does a David Blaine on rollers!?
31.Pedal Power.
We aim to publish the 2004 edition of Pedal Power towards the end of April ( this year!). If you have anything that could be of interest please let the editors know - how you felt when you won your first race, your favourite ride, your new bike or the dream machine, a drawing/cartoon, memories, etc. It would be helpful if the material could be in text ie by Email (cj@argonet.co.uk) or on a floppy.
32.Video Library.
Lee Shunburne has agreed to co-ordinate the establishment of a club video/DVD library. If you have any cycling material on video or DVD that you would lend out or allow to be copied please let him know. A list of available material will appear in Pedal Power.
33.Caption Competition.
Please try to think of a caption for the image below and send to cj at argonet.co.uk. A pen to the winner. these year's picture doesn't involve Tony....or does it?
34.Club Events in February.
| Day | Date | Event | Course | Time | Start |
| Sunday | 14th March | BDCA Hilly | AH/7 | 09.00 | Cromford Railway Station |
| Sunday | 21st March | Winster Circuit | 3 | 08.30 | 4 Ways, Darley dale |
| Sunday | 28th March | 25 | 4 | 08.00 | Firth Rixon laybye |
| 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 |
35.Open Events.
The closing date for the BDCA Hilly is Tuesday, 2nd March. If you have forgotten to enter the two open events in March, please come along and marshal them. Contact Chris Mottram for the open hilly 25 on the 6th March and Lee Shunburne for the BDCA hilly on the 14th March.
36.Coaching Group
If you are interested in being part of a group of coaches or are interested in being coached please let Roy Osment know. (roy@osment.fsbusiness.co.uk)
| 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 |
