Matlock Cycling Club's Home Page.
1. Club Room.
The Barn club room is open each Thursday evening from about 19.30 after the hilly event except Thursday, 19.30 after the hilly event. except Thursday, 8th July when the Buxton inter-club takes place at Fairfield, Buxton,
2. Mountain Bike Section.
Meets each Saturday morning in July 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 Hazel, Dawn, Rob, Richard, Peter T, Harry, John, Jane, Darrell, Chris, Peter M, Roy, Tony, Keith, Phil and Lee for their invaluable help at Darley Moor for the BSCA National Time trial Championships.
Thanks to Chris Hopkinson and family for their organising of the Grouse 10.
4. Web Sites.
Matlock Cycling Club‘s Home Page can be found at http://www.matlockcyclingclub.org.uk Richard Thoday, our webmaster, needs information, news, views, photos, jpegs, etc for the web site. He can be contacted by Email.
The club‘s newsletters and results can be found at http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/cj/cycling/index.html The club‘s newsletters is now available in Email form from Richard Thoday from July 2004 If you have given us your Email address please advise Richard if you still require a hard copy.
5. Club Subscriptions.
2004 club subs 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. Members get:-
a) 10% off shoes at Ward's Shoe Shops on production of a valid membership card. b) 15% off labour charges at Farmer's Garage, Smith Road, Matlock. c) 15% off Impsport products in their catalogue. d) Up to 40% off some ferry fares. A really useful ferry discount is now available to club members thanks to a company called Alternative Promotion, based in Weston Super Mare. Adge Last has used this service for many years – discounts tend to be in the region of 30 40% on a range of different crossings.
Before calling them, have all the details to hand: the crossing you want, your dates of travel and the vehicle & passenger details. Then call them (Monday to Friday office hours) with your request and they will get you a quote. You will then need to arrange payment and they will issue the tickets or a reference number.
Please be reasonable with this service don‘t make speculative calls - I usually have an idea of what the crossing would cost me from other sources so when they give me a price I can say yes or no immediately to save them from hanging around.
Alternative Promotion: 01934 824138
When you contact them it is important that you let them know that you are a cyclist from Matlock CC and have been given the contact by Adge Last.
I hope it‘s not too late for your holidays this summer!
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. Sunday Morning Club Runs.
As the racing season is now in full swing, Sunday clubruns will be on a casual basis during the summer. Telephone Paul & Louise for more details. 01629 580446
8.Snake Ride.
Start from Crown Island Matlock, 9.30, 22nd August, 100mile‘s,VERY steady pace, Cafe stop in Glossop, Contact No. Chris Green 01629 582230.
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.Press Release .
£2,000 grant for Matlock Cycling Club
Matlock Cycling Club has received a grant of £2,000 from the Community Champions Fund to help in the promotion of cycling. Club official, Phil Smith explained "Matlock CC is a thriving club with a large membership but we are always looking to recruit new members, especially younger people, women and people from ethnic minorities. The money will be used to buy digital video equipment and media skills training to help us promote our activities and get more people out on their bikes!" The club's 250 members enjoy all branches of cycling including mountain biking, cyclo-cross, road racing, time trials and touring. Although the club has its fair share of elite racing stars, Phil was keen to stress that Matlock CC welcomes cyclists of all shapes, sizes and abilities or disabilities - "We offer a wide range of cycling activities and there is plenty of voluntary work to do behind the scenes, so whatever your interest in cycling, Matlock CC will give you a warm welcome". For more information please visit the club's website at HYPERLINK http://www.matlockcyclingclub.org.uk www.matlockcyclingclub.org.uk or telephone Club Secretary Tony Holmes on 01629 734753.
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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. Basic Skills Coaching
The club is organising for DDDC two weeks of Get Set style activities. These take place 10.00 - noon on the five mornings. Week beginning 9th August is at Ashbourne and the week beginning 16th August is at matlock, probably St Elphins. Contact DDDC or find the leaflets in the libraries, etc, if you are interested. There is a separated week at Wirksworth Leisure Centre starting on 2nd August. Contact the Leisure Centre. The Go Ride test will be in National Bike Week on Wednesday, 16th June at 6.30 pm on the Dimple fields.
13. Monday Morning Rides.
These start from Cromford Market Place at 9.30am and return around 12.30pm. Runs will take place onJuly 5th, 19th and 26th. Their will be no rides in August.Ring 01629 734996 for more details.
14. Tarmac 25.
The Tarmac 25 takes place on Sunday, 4th July. Contact Robin ij you are able to help marshal.
15.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)
16. Points in Club Events, 2004.
Points Result.
17.New Club Strip
Next kit order will be at the end of July. Please find enclosed latest order form and price list. Please return all completed orders, with payment to Dan Alexander by the 31st of July. This order should be in time for the cyclo-cross season. Please note change of Dan Alexander‘s postal address on order forms.
18.Summer Cross.
This month‘s event takes place on Wednesday,7th July at Alfreton Park with a 19.00 start for the U-12s
19. Three Pits Challenge.
Sunday 11th July 2004. 50k & 30k routes for Mountain Bike enthusiasts riding through parts of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire including the Dukeries and the Heart of Sherwood Forest. In aid of Mansfield And District Scouts Expedition to Brazil 2004 and the Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance. Tony has the details.
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.
22.24 hours
23.Welfare.
24. Tandem Championship.
This takes place on Tuesday, 13th July as part of that evening's 10 time trial.
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 Region Championships 2004.
28.Go Ride Status
We are still a Go Ride club
29.Stolen.
Stolen from Rowsley - Red & Yellow Wilier Escape, medium size. The unusual features are the michelin carbon tyres and a veloce/mirage mix as the levers were replaced. Contact Alistair Sneddon on 01629 735794 if you know of its whereabouts!
30.Pedal Power.
Pedal Power is published.
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.Club Events in July.
| Day | Date | Event | Course | Time | Start |
| Thursday | 1st July | Long Hilly | 9 | 19.00 | Cromford railway station |
| Sunday | 4th July | Tarmac | A25/12 | 08.00 | Open Event |
| Tuesday | 6th July | 10 IC/ch | 8 | 19.00 | 4 Lane Ends Darley Dale |
| Thursday | 8th July | IC at Buxton | 12 | 19.00 | Fairfield |
| Tuesday | 13th July | 10/Tandem Championship | 8 | 19.00 | 4 Lane Ends Darley Dale |
| Thursday | 15th July | Long Hilly | 9 | 19.00 | Cromford railway station |
| Tuesday | 20th July | 10 | 8 | 19.00 | 4 Lane Ends Darley Dale |
| Thursday | 22nd July | Long Hilly | 11 | 19.00 | Cromford railway station |
| Tuesday | 27th July | 10 | 8 | 19.00 | 4 Lane Ends Darley Dale |
| Thursday | 29th July | Long Hilly | 11 | 19.00 | Cromford railway station |
| 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 B |
| 12 | 10 | Fairfield Common | 3 laps of Fairfield Common, Buxton |
34.For Sale.
1: Retro bike, 1980's Raleigh Pro, 23'', 531 DB Frame, Sprints, In need of tlc, £25 ono,ask at club. 2:Phil Sherwood, 22.5'' 531 Competition, Mainly 105, some Ultegra, MA3's 32 spoked, triple 52/42/30, 9 speed casette. £110. Contact Peter ToweyContacts
| 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 |
| Darrell Carter | 01629 581277 |
