Matlock Cycling Club's Home Page.
1. Club Room.
The Barn club room is open each Thursday in October from about 20.00, unless otherwise stated below. 7th October : Club clothing distribution - Dan 14th October : Three Peaks 2004 on the big screen - Phil 21st October : Dr Bike - ring Rob on 01629 822259 for an appointment 28th October : Mont Ventoux - The Thoday family‘s adventures in France - Richard
2. Mountain Bike Section.
Meets each Saturday morning in October 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 Dawn, Richard, Tony and Roy who organised the Go-Ride for Gold session at the Bakewell Agricultural Centre during the visit of the Tour of Britain.
Thanks to all the club members who helped with the BSCA Hill Climb Championships which ascended High Tor
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. 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!
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. Treasurer.
After over 10 years of keeping the club finances in order Harry Gould has decided to retire as club treasurer from this year‘s AGM We need another pair of safe hands. Could you do the job? Or do you know of someone else willing to take on this task? Please let the club secretary, Tony Holmes, know.
8.Go-Ride Venue Code
The club‘s venue code is 1002 and should be used whenever you access the Go-Ride web site to enter your skill, sprint or endurance times.
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.George Higton Memorial Hill Climb.
This takes place on Sunday, 24th October starting at 10.00 and incorporates the club senior hill climb championship.
George lost his life 25 years ago whilst riding on the A6 west of Rowsley. He loved hill climbs and was instrumental in getting the original sponsorship for this hillclimb. Please ride and make this year special. Entries, (£5.50) close on Tuesday, 12th October
11. Open Time Trials 2005.
The time trials events for 2004 are:
| Day | Date | Event | Course | Time | Cost | Organiser |
| Saturday | 5th March | Hilly | AH/2 | 14.00 | £5.50 | OC |
| Sunday | 13th March | BDCA Hilly | AH/7 | 09.00 | £6.00 | LS |
| Sunday | 1st May | 10 | A10/16 | 08.00 | £5.50 | OC |
| Sunday | 12th June | 50 | A50/12 | 06.30 | £6.00 | OC |
| Tuesday | 14th June | Grouse | A10/16 | 18.30 | £5.50 | CH |
| Sunday | 19th June | GHS 10 | A10/C | 10.00 | ? | OC |
| Sunday | 3rd July | Tarmac | A25/12 | 08.00 | £5.50 | RG |
| Sunday | 10th July | BSCA National Crits | Darley Moor | 09.00 | £5.00 | OC |
| Sunday | 23rd October | Riber | AHC/1 | 10.00 | £5.50 | OC |
12. Club Run
Sunday 10th October to Monsal Dale Hill Climb, via Chatsworth, Stoney Middleton and Houseley. Meet at Crown Square, Matlock 9.30am
13. Monday Morning Rides.
These rides start again on Monday, 6th September, leaving Cromford market place at 9.30 and returning at about 12.30. The pace is slow and everyone is welcome. Ring 01629 734996 for more details.
14. AGM
This takes place on Thursday 18th November. Competent business for this AGM should be sent to the secretary in writing 14 days prior to the meeting. Nomination forms for club officers and committee members will be displayed in the club room.
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.Cyclo-Cross Handbooks
Harry has 2004/2005 cross handbooks for sale at £5
18.Cyclo-Cross Cross.
This month sees the start of the real cyclo-cross season with the first race at Great Longstone on the 4th September.
| Date | Location |
| 2/10/04 | Lea Green Centre |
| 9/10/04 | Sinfin Moor Park |
| 16/10/01 | Bramcote Park |
| 23/10/04 | Moorways |
| 6/11/04 | Swanwick Hall School |
Youth ( 12-16) races start at 12.30 and cost £4
Under-12 races start at 13.30 and are free
Juniors/seniors/vets etc at start at 14.15 and cost £8
Please aim to arrive about 30 minutes before the start of your event for signing-on etc.
Harry Gould will be pleased to provide further details.
Cyclo-cross is an ideal way to start racing in a safe off-road environment.
19. Mountain Bike Weekend.
If anybody would like to try out the Marin trail routes, Paul Rogers is organising a weekend based at Llanwrst near Bewtys-y-coed. Fabulous single track and fire road trails in stunning area, possible mountain walk also. Cost £10/night. Contact Paul on 01629 580446 or louise.paul.rogers@lineone.net
20.Club Sponsorship.
The club name for entry forms will be :- Matlock Cycling Club/Wards Shoe Shops/Impsport/Farmers of Matlock for Subaru.
21.Coaching
During October we intend to offer the following opportunities:
Saturday 9th October: Trix Awards. A chance to start this skill based award or improve your existing award.
Saturday 23rd October: Go-Ride endurance and sprint racing. The times for these two activities can be entered on the Go-Ride web site to produce another certificate.
All sessions will last 1 hour from 9.30 to 10.30 and are free to club members. The venue is the Whitworth Centre which is at the junction of the A6 and the B5057. Please ring 01629 734996 if you intend coming to a session.
22.Club Fleeces
Club fleeces are available from Harry for £16.40.
23.Welfare.
24. Tuesday Evening Road Rides.
These continue on Tuesday evenings leaving Crown square, Matlock at 19.00. Richard Thoday has more details.
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 2005.
Dates are unclear at present but:- The cross will be at Lincoln in February? The Mountain Bike will be at Boston in June THe rollers will be at Matlock on the 12th March The time trial will be at Bruntingthorpe on 24th April The hard track will be at Berry Hill on a Friday evening in June The grass track will be at Lincoln in June The crits will be at Darley Moor on 10th July The hill climb will be at Hight Tor on 3rd September
28.Go Ride Status
We are still a Go Ride club
29.Club Hill Climb Championship.
This will now form part of the 25th George Higton Memorial climb on Sunday, 24th October starting at 10.00.
30.Frame Building.
Vernon Barker has started frame building, repairs and spraying again at his old premises in Dronfield.
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.2005
33.Pedal Power.
John is still on the look out for contributions.
34.Webster's Cycles.
Steve Emails :-bit of an odball question this , as an avid veteran racing bike fan and
cyclist in general I have just aquired a 1940's 531 road/touring bike i was told it was built by webbs or webster cycles of chesterfield... I know it is a long shot but do any of your older members remember or have any info on them ? ( i
was told they were on factory rd ? and closed circa 1960... i will pass on any info to the VETERAN CYCLE CLUB historians so this little known marque is not forgotten.. Any information to JohnWhite please.
Contacts
| 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 |
| Richard Thoday | 01629 582300 |
| Dawn Watson | 01629 582300 |
| Darrell Carter | 01629 581277 |
