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 |
| 4th December | Book Club | 8pm | Phil Smith |
| 11th December | Lea Green Video | 8pm | Danny Boy |
| 18th December | Christmas Quiz | 7pm | Phil Smith |
| 25th December | Christmas Day | 4am? | Santa Claus |
1)Swap meet for cycling books. Bring your old cycling books to sell and buy some more.
2) Video of this year‘s event.
3) Use the brain before the fog descends! Phil‘s the question master.
4) You must have noticed. White beards optional!
2. Mountain Bike Section.
Meets each Saturday morning in December 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. Check with Tony in case timings around the festive season are changed.
3. Thanks.
Thanks to all who attended the AGM. It was encouraging to see the Barn nearly full!
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. 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.
8.2003 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
13. Monday Morning Rides.
These start from Cromford Market Place at 9.30 and return around 12.30(?) Currently around four members are to be found on these rides visiting local cafes at such places as Ashbourne, Hartington, 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.Boxing Day.
No relay race this year due to the club cyclo-cross on the 27th December. Please meet at 9.30 am at Brickyard Farm to help set up the course. Finished by lunch time. If you intend to come please let Harry know so that if there is a change of venue you can be notified.
16. Points in Club Events, 2003.
Points Update.
17.Summer Tour 2004
We intend to go to France 9th-16th July 2004 and see part of two stage of the Tour de France. We hope to see part of the two stages near to Limoges. Travel will be by plane to Limoges. Expected cost will be about £600 which includes half board accomodation, travel and use of a back-up vehicle. This sum assumes 10+ participants. Please let me know if you are interested. Booking in the New Year.
18.Winter Cross.
| December 27th | Brickyard Farm, Matlock |
| January 3rd | Darley Moor |
| January 17th | Riddings Park |
| January 24th | Alfreton Park |
| February 14th | Sansom Wood |
12-15 years starts at 12.30 and lasts about 20minutes.
Under - 12 years starts at 13.30 and lasts 10 minutes.
Over - 15 years starts at 14.15 and lasts 50 minutes.
The under - 12 race is free. Any bike is suitable. You need to be at the venue about 30 minutes before the race start to sign on, get your number and look at the course. More details from Harry.
All age groups gain points in each race to produce a final Notts and Derby League table.
19.Brickyard Farm.
The club‘s Notts and Derby League promotion at Brickyard Farm takes place on Saturday 27th December with the first race, as usual, at 12.30. These races constitute Matlock CC‘s club cyclo-cross championships with trophies for under-12, youth, junior, senior and veteran age groups. Help will be needed on the day finishing the setting up of the course from about 9.30 am.
20.Club Sponsorship.
From January 2004 the club will have three sponsors. Wards Shoe Shops, Impsport and Farmers of Matlock. The club name for entry forms will be :- Matlock Cycling Club/Wards Shoe Shops/Impsport/Farmers of Matlock for Subaru.
21.New Club Strip.
An order form for the new club strip can be obtained from Harry, Danny or from the club room. Please return your order with the relevant cash to Danny by the 17th December.
22.Climbing Wall.
23.Welfare.
24. Classic Climbs.
Following Paul Rogers talk at club in October, we are considering originating a Peak District/Derbyshire Classic Climbs brevet. Which climbs do you consider worthy of being included? Please get a Classic Climbs voting form from Harry and return it to any committee member. Voting Update
25. Club Charity 2003
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.BSCA East Midland Region Championships 2004.
Proposed Championships in 2004.
28.Impruve Status
Note that Impruve clubs no longer exist! We are now a Go Ride Club! Activities for all ages but especially those under 16.
29.BSCA East Midland Area Hill Climb Championships.
Result
30.16th - 18th April 2004.
Chris Hopkinson does a David Blaine!?
31.Club Dinner.
he club dinner and trophy presentation evening will take place on Friday, 23rd January at the Coach House, Lea. Rob has the details and the tickets.
32.Easy April Tour.
This tour aims to see one of the Spring one day classics. It is probable that the 2004 Tour of Flanders will be the chosen race on April 4th. Cost around £300.
| 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 |
