Matlock Cycling Club Newsletter

The board game enables you to experience all the thrills and frustrations of cross without getting dirty.

The first dominoes evening provides a gentle introduction to the intricacies of the games.

Dr Bike sessions are open to all members of the community. These sessions are by appointment only. Please ring Rob to book an appointment.

Please bring your own conkers. String will be supplied.

2. Mountain Bike Section.

Meets each Saturday morning in September at the station car park entrance. These rides meet at 9.15 and leave at 9.30.

3. Thanks.

hanks to Ron, Harry, Richard, Dawn and Hazel for their help in making the Get Set at St Elphins an enjoyable success.

4. Web Sites.

Matlock Cycling Club‘s Home Page can be found at http://www.matlockcyclingclub.org.uk

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, chrisandhelen@amserve.com Please send Emails as text with no attachments.

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.

8.2003 Tuesday Evening Rides.

These leave Crown Square at 19.00 hours. Contact Richard Thoday for more details on 01629 582300.

9. Timekeepers.

Timekeepers are needed for the club events on Saturday 6th September.

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:

12. Results of Open Events

Open Hilly 25 result

13. Monday Morning Rides.

These start in September from Cromford Market Place at 9.30and return around 12.30. First ride on Monday 22nd September..

14. Creatine.

Do you use creatine or have views on its use?

Michelle Rigby would like to know if you would be willing to answer a selection of questions inside a postal Questionnaire about your views on Creatine during October of this year (you don‘t have to be consumers of Creatine, she is just seeking opinions).

15.Holiday Snaps/Slides/jpegs.

When you go on holiday, please take plenty of images so that you can regale us with your exploits on a Thursday evening as part of the Club‘s Winter Programme.

16. Points in Club Events, 2003.

Points Update.

17.Summer Tour 2004

We intend to go to France around 10th-18th July 2004 and see part of a stage of the Tour de France. Expected cost around £500-£600. Transport by minibus or train or plane or some combination of these depending on the size of the group. Please let me know if you are interested.

18.Winter Cross.

19.Reopening of the Railway.

Mark Fairman is canvassing opinions on the reopening of the Matlock-Buxton line. Please let him have your views.

20.Best Improvers Trophies.

This will be awarded to the riders who shows the greatest percentage decrease in the time he/she takes to cover the club 10 mile time trial course compared to his/her best performance over the same course in the previous two seasons. Similarly with the Long Hilly Circuit. Ask Stewart Marsh for more details.

21.Lea Green/Riber Weekend.

Volunteers are needed to marshall the Lea Green events on the weekend of 18/19 October. Please help if you can.

The National Trophy race times are: Youth 10.30, Vets 11.15, U-12 12.30, Junior 13.15, Women 13.16, Senior 14.15.

Help is also needed on Sunday morning, 19th October for about 1 hour form 10.00 at Riber. It is possible to marshal at both events.

22.Club Events in September.

Activities for all ages but especially those under 16.

I just happened to be looking through your website for old times sake and came across an old photo with the question 'Where are they now?'. I thought to myself that kid in the green coat looks kind of familiar, I think it's me!

This photo was taken at an ESCA circuit race in Lincoln about 12 or 14 years ago, I guess I was around fourteen. My first ever circuit race :) I think I got lapped and came no where

To answer the question, I have been living in Singapore for the last six years, working as a teacher and yes, still riding my bike. I ride together with the national team here (I hold a green card) and regularly do stage races around the region in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. I have won the Singapore national road race series for the past two years and have also had stage wins in races in other countries in the region (a bit of an improvement on that first race in Lincoln!).

Riding in Asia is quite a change from the back lanes of Derbyshire. It takes a bit of getting used to riding in tropical heat and monsoon rain storms, dodging monkeys and riding through oil palm plantations. One bonus is being able to wear shorts 52 weeks a year. There is a thriving cycling scene in this part of the world with some great racing if you ready to travel.

I still have good memories of the 'Darley Dale 10' and the 'Long Hilly' among many others and regularly check up to see how my old club is doing and to see which names I recognise. Glad to see MCC seems to be going from strength to strength.

So when are you going to have a summer tour to this part of the world?

All the best and hope you and your family are all well,

Nick Swallow