The last club TT event of the year is the 7.1mile TT on the 25th July (Wednesday). Start time is 7.15pm. Meeting place is Brimstage road close to Heswell Hills station. Club and non-club members welcome. Please contact Mark Donnelly (donno4980@hotmail.com)  for further details. Course details as follows:

Start on A5137 Brimstage road by the grid just shy of lamp post 23 close to Heswall Hills station, proceed to Glegg arms, left on A540 to traffic lights at junction with A5136, left through filter along A5136 through Thornton Hough to island at junction with B5151, left to Drayton motors island. Encircle island and retrace along B5151 to finish at end of lay-by short of Benty Heath lane.

The overall results for the Go Ride 2012 race series can be found by clicking the link below:

Go Ride 2012 overall results

Many thanks to Geoff Brandt and the BNECC youth section for running the events.

Congratulations to John Forbes for completing his first 24 hour TT over the weekend (21/7 – 22/7). John finished with 414 miles. A big thank-you goes out to his family for helping him get through the 24 hours of pain!

The weather was kind this year for BNECC’s Birkenhead Parks race – glorious sunshine compared to last year’s torrential rain. Results for the events can be found by clicking the links below:

Go Ride race 4

Ladies race

Seniors handicap race

Photos courtesy of Chris Stading can be found by clicking here.

Many thanks to Geoff Brandt for organising the event and all the marshalls.

BNECC’s Jeff Vernon and Rob Rogers both gained impressive wins at the Litherland circuit races held on the 18th July, 2012.

Jeff Vernon’s sprint to the line saw him beat Rob Adlard (Team Wheelguru) in the senior race. In the Category A boys race, Rob Rogers won the event with a 16 second lead.

Results:

Senior race

Category A boys

Th BNECC open 25 TT was held on Sunday 15th July 2012. A tough day with a strong headwind out to the turn. Paul Grindley (Liverpool Century) was the clear winner of the event with a time of 53.51. Full results can be found by clicking here.

Many thanks to all the marshalls and Andy Templeman for organising the event.

Information from Geoff Brandt:

Information about the event: click here.

Race Program: click here.

Map of the course – click here.

Geoff would like to remind all BNECC members to marshal or help at the HQ if they are available

BNECC members partook in the BC National Masters Championship in Newport on the weekend of the 29/6 – 1/7. Results as follows:

Claire Lloyd(35-39 age cat): 6th in the scratch race; 5th in the points race

Geoff Brandt (65-69 age cat): 3rd in the sprint; 4th in the TT; 4th in the scratch race; 4th in the points race

Clive Walmsley(70+ age cat): 2nd in the points race; 2nd in the scratch race.

Dave Large also partook in the LVRC Track Championships (60-64 age cat) during the weekend of the 7/7 & 8/7. Results were: 3rd in the sprint; 7th in the TT; 8th in the scratch race.

Message from Geoff Brandt:

“Sheldrakes upstairs function room is booked for Friday 23rd November, 7 to 7.30.  Great views over the Dee (except it will be dark!). Entertainment and final ticket price tbc. Bring a raffle prize, or get into your local pub/ restaurant/ hair dresser/ bike shop and blag something from them for a good cause!”

BNECC member John Forbes undertook the challenge of the national 400km (250 mile) audax in Norfolk on the 16th and 17th June 2012.  Of the 120 who had entered, only 75 started, the others put off by the bad weather, particularly the strong wind.  Many riders were struggling early on as the first 100 miles were into a headwind. John rode 3/4 of the event on his own and was the fastest finisher with a time of 15 hours 45, 2 hours ahead of the next rider.

John is now taking part in the National 24 hour championships which are being held in our region in two weeks time.