The 9th round of the North West Cyclocross league was held on Sunday (24/11) at Stadt Moers. Jess Wilkinson was first junior female (31st overall in the vets/women category). Dad, Clive Wilkinson, was 29th in the same category with Ian Clarke 53rd. Nicole Clarke was first girl in the youth category (13th overall). Full results can be found here.

The 3rd round of the National Cyclocross Trophy Series was held on Sunday (17/11) in Durham. Craig Rogers won the under 14 boys event. Jess Wilkinson was 3rd junior female and 8th overall in the womens event. Rob Rogers was 8th in the junior boys event and Nicole Clarke 5th in the under 14 girls category. A full report can be found here.

After round 3, Craig Rogers leads the under 14 boys category, Jess Wilkinson also leads the junior girls, Rob Rogers is 8th in the junior boys and Nicole Clarke 5th in the under 14 girls.

The following BNECC members have won trophies in the Liverpool Time Trial Cycling Association:

Mike Garner – Middle distance winner (10TT, 25TT & 50TT) with an average speed of 26.463mph. Wins the Harry Middleton Trophy. (Other BNECC members in this category were Barry Jones  24.509mph and George Aldridge 23.039mph).

Mike Garner,John Forbes & Barry Jones – 50TT team prize (Hyman Gilbert Cup).  Total time 6hr 16ms 02sec.

John Forbes –  Novice Plaque award for the 12 hour.

Barry Jones was 7th in the BAR with an average speed of 21.375mph

The annual club dinner & prize presentation will be held at Sheldrakes on the 6/12/13,  6.30pm start. Tickets are £25 each. If you require a ticket please contact either Andy Templeman, Scott Smith, Dave Large, Allyn Cunningham or John Lyth.

Message received from Don Evans:

“Hello, I thought it appropriate to let you know about my late father Ralphael (Ralph) Evans who was a keen member of Birkenhead NE before and after the war. Sadly Dad died last Monday, 11th November. Before the war he won a number of races both time trial and distance. His highly successful cycling career was interrupted by the war and he didn’t really regain his position in the sport afterwards. But he did continue to be a member of the club and I remember going out with Dad to hand drinks to riders on a number of occasions as well as doing other odd jobs at cycling events. I remember,. as a lad, meeting Beryl Burton at an event. Among Dad’s friends I recall the following names: Bill and George Hewitt, who at one time ran a cycle shop in the town centre, Billie Pearce who ran a photography shop in Hoylake, I think, and Alan Mac, who lived in Pensby, not sure of the rest of the surname! I thought there might be one or two people who might have known of this group through their relatives.”

Round 2 of the Cyclocross National Trophy Series was held in Southampton on Sunday (3/11). Craig Rogers had a convincing win in the under 14 boys category leading from the start of the race. His brother, Rob, was 7th in the junior boys race. Jess Wilkinson was first junior girl (7th overall in the womens race). Nicole Clarke was 7th in the under 14 girls event despite having to run half a lap due to a mechanical issue. Full results can be found here.

Round 3 of the Evolution Bikes/NWCX league was held in Prestatyn on Sunday (27/11). Rob Rogers won the seniors event (first junior too!). His brother, Craig, also won the under 16s event. Dad, Martin, was 11th in the seniors event. Full results can be found here.

The RTTC National Hill Climb Championships were held at The Stang near Barnard Castle on Sunday (27/10). Max Spedding was 20th overall out of a field 162, completing the climb in 8 minutes 46 seconds. The event was won by Tejvan Pettinger in 7.57. Full results can be found here.

The 6th round of the NW league cyclo-cross league was held Saturday (26/10). Jess Wilkinson won the womens event while Rob Rogers was first junior (6th senior). Nicole Clarke was 3rd girl in the youth race. Ian Clarke was 42nd in the 40-49 age group. Clive Wilkinson was 9th in the 50+ category. Full results can be found here.

The Rapha Super-Cross event event was held in Manchester last Sunday. Jess Wilkinson was 2nd female (1st junior female) in the vets/womens event. Nicole Clarke was 3rd girl in the youth event. Full results can be found here.