Narrow win for Peckham in club 10 mile champs
James Peckham snuck home by 3 secs over Phil Wilks in tonight's championship held over the 17km version of P140.
Position Rider Club Time
1 Mark Taylor VC Meudon 23.24
2 James Peckham Sotonia CC 23.35
3 Phil Wilks Sotonia CC 23.38
4 Jonathan Hall Sotonia CC 24.13
=5 Nick Austin Sotonia CC 24.32
=5 Gawain Young Sotonia CC 24.32
7 Stuart Martingale Sotonia CC 25.10
8 Ben Coward Southampton University RC 25.49
9 Sam Cooper Sotonia CC 25.59
10 Cameron Taylor University of Sheffield CC 26.03
11 Red Walters Sotonia CC 26.25
12 Ben Scott-Munden Sotonia CC 26.29
13 Mike Naulls VC Venta 26.36
14 Angela Burnikell Sotonia CC 27.22
15 Josh Bakker Sotonia CC 27.24
16 Paul Ransom Sotonia CC 27.47
17 Graham Vail Sotonia CC 28.29
18 Richard Burch Sotonia CC 28.41
19 Mary Corbett/Dave Davenport Sotonia CC 29.02
20 Brian Coupe Sotonia CC 29.24
21 Jennifer Forrester Zepnat.co.uk 30.12
22 Sandy Bell Sotonia CC 30.47
23 Mick Bradbam Sotonia CC 31.04
24 Martin Napier Sotonia CC 33.00
Early season win for Wilks
Phil Wilks put his cyclo cross fitness to good use by winning the first club 25 of the season on a cold overcast day in the forest. A stiff breeze from the north east made it a tough early season test for the select band of riders who faced the timekeeper.
1 Phil Wilks Sotonia CC 1.0.49
2 Niels Langhout Sotonia CC 1.3.19
3 Tim Cooke Sotonia CC 1.4.00
4 Phil Godfrey Sotonia CC 1.7.38
5 Sam Cooper Sotonia CC 1.7.58
6 Joffrey Carlier Sotonia CC 1.10.10
7 Scott Blackman Come and Try it 1.11.40
8 Julian Sheppard Come and Try it 1.13.30
9 Daniel Sahota Sotonia CC 1.18.30
10 Martin Ward Sotonia CC 1.19.03
11 Sandy Bell Sotonia CC 1.22.40
Cycling Hero Presents Awards
“Keep up the good work you’re doing”, urged Guest of Honour, Ray Hughes to members and friends of Sotonia Cycle Club, who gathered at the Masonic Hall in Chandler’s Ford for their Annual Dinner on February 5. “The bicycle is a great leveler, bringing together people of all ages, and from all walks of life. It is great to see your club supporting such a wide range of activities on two wheels,” added Mr. Hughes.
This was the thrust of Hughes’s message, given before he presented of the club awards for 2015. A National champion at several cycling discipline over a career spanning many years, Hughes also took part in the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney as a tandem pilot to disabled competitors.
A well-known figure among the dinner guests and a winner of a number of the club’s own race promotions, he expressed his delight in renewing old acquaintances before making the presentations.
Tom Budden, Jez Hart and John Phillips, club leaders in the growing field of cyclocross racing; Jonathan Hall, Niels Langhout and James Peckham who gained club standards in various categories. Hall was also the Hill Climb champion, while Hart was awarded the Club Person of the Year trophy.
The club includes a number of tandem specialists, and it honoured two veteran teams, Mick Bradban and Penny Cossburn, and 83 year old Norman Harvey and Mary Corbett, for setting new club combined-age records.
The club awards not only its fastest members but also those who have performed frequently and consistently throughout the year. These included Wendy Knowlton, “Queen of the Mountain” in the Strava “fantasy league” competition, and in the Ladies’ Points Championship; her husband Ted Knowlton in the over-60s Points Championship;
But the largest hauls of silverware were taken home by Gawain Young from Winchester and Ladies Champion, Angela Burnikell, a sports massage therapist from Romsey, who between them collected six trophies and numerous other distinctions.
Club Champion for the first time was Dan Edwards from Romsey who has gone from novice to champion in only three seasons recording some very fast performances along the way and is now targeting some of Sotonia’s club records in the coming season which starts later this month.
Report by Bill Drabkin.
Sotonia Wessex Cross a great success
Held by Sotonia for the first time at Southampton's spiritual home of Cyclocross - Southampton Sports Centre after problems with the original Fleming Park location at Eastleigh, the fourth year promotion by the club was hotly anticipated. Heavy rain for the course set-up the day before, left a wet course that cut up easily and windy conditions on race day changed the mud to the thick and deep variety, making riders work hard to keep going.
With the rain holding off for most of the day and over 300 riders taking part, the club's cross races for the Wessex League were a huge success and one of Sotonia's biggest and most ambitious promotions ever with pumping tunes, race commentary and a 'proper' course full of bankings, barriers and plenty of thick mud to entertain the crowds.
It was great to see so many Sotonia riders taking part, especially pleasing to see eight of our juniors having a go too. Tom Budden was top club finisher in a tough senior field with 8th place - a race that featured ten Sotonia senior riders! In the V40 race, Phil Connell was first Sotonia rider in 22nd place and Simon Fitzjohn leading the club finshers in the V50 race.
Big thanks to everyone who helped make the event happen; setting up the course in the rain, taking it down in the pitch dark and the bakers who cooked up such amazing cakes and snacks for the refreshments stall. Special mention to eight year old Mabel who helped run the refreshments tent all day long and for all the time devoted by organisers Jez Hart and Darren Strickland.
Some of Sotonia's hardy souls who got to ride (or run) the circuit...
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Provisional Results
Seniors
1. Steven James, Hargroves Cycles 1:00.53
2. Sam Allen, PedalOn at 2.27
3. Alex Forester, Zepnat RT at 3.39
4. Joe Hickerton, Eden Veranda at 3.53
5. Matt Macdonald, Eden Veranda at 5.27
6. Chris Minter, PedalOn at 5.45
7. Karl Norfolk, PedalOn at 6.41
8. Tom Budden, Sotonia CC at 7.34
9. Jamie Norfolk, PedalOn at 8.00
10. Ryan Smith, Team Moore Fitness RT at 8.29
Vet 40+/Juniors
1. Crispin Doyle Hargroves Cycles
2. Dan Guest Performance Cycles at 4sec
3 Tom Sewell Cotswold Veldrijden at 1.25 and 1st Junior
4. Graham Rogerson Cotswold Veldrijden at 1.45
5. Joshua Hooper Primerasport at 1.59 and 2nd Junior
6. Charlie Cooper, Eden Veranda at 3.03
Vet 50+
1. Dave McMullen, Cotswold Veldrijden
2. Tim Costello, GS Vecchi at 34sec
3. Kevin Holloway, VC 10 at 46sec
4. David Wrey, PedalOn at 1.38
5. Phil Boarer, Blazing Saddles at 1.51
Women
1. Sarah Barber North Hampshire RC
2. Helen Pattinson, Solent Pirates
3. Susan Parker, North Hampshire RC
4. Lydia Brooks, GS Henley
5. Natasha Reddy, RP Racing and 1st Junior
Juniors
1 .Natasha Reddy, RP Racing
2. Emma Clarke, RP Racing
3. Kara Perryman, Solent Pirates
Youth Boys
1. Callum Macleod, PPV
2. Archie Scott, Cotswold Veldrijden
3. Erin Baker, Team MK
Youth Girls
1. Abbie Manley, Eden Veranda
2. Katie Scott, Cotswold Veldrijden
3. Alderney Baker, Corley Cycles
Course preview video
Course ready: Sotonia Wessex Cyclocross at Southampton Sports Centre 15th November
Despite the unpleasant conditions there was a good turnout of willing volunteers (just some of whom are shown here) lead by Darren Strickland and Jez Hart to set out the course for tomorrow's event...let's hope for an excellent day's racing!
A sneak view of the whole course can be seen in this video: Sotonia cross - a riders view
Course record goes and some excellent performances in Sotonia open 25
Severn RC's Matt Burden takes course record in Sotonia CC '25' - Saturday 11th July.
Good, but not ideal conditions, on the P128 course, saw the 38 year old take 55 seconds off the course record for the circuit course which takes in Ower, Copythorne, Netley Marsh and Cadnam, and leave the opposition nearly 2 minutes adrift.
Some very good Sotonia rides with Dan Edwards achieving a new personal best, with 57.18 and Phil Wilks taking a massive 6 minutes off his entry time with an improvement to 58.01
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Position Rider Club Cat /Age Entry time Finish Time
1 Matt Burden Severn RC S38 00:49:35 52.57
2 Greg Parker Velo Club St Raphael V51 00:50:35 54.46
3 Simon Healey Andover Wheelers CC V42 00:52:49 55.19
4 Simon Berogna Velo Club St. Raphael V41 00:51:51 55.36
5 Dave Pickering Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers V 00:53:50 56.01
6 Ray Hughes Clarence Wheelers CC V57 00:56:00 56.10
7 Dave Dent Wightlink/Offshore RT V52 00:52:32 56.23
8 Andy Langdown Hampshire RC V46 00:50:06 56.52
9 Terry Icke Velo Club St Raphael V71 00:52:04 57.18
9 Dan Edwards Sotonia CC S30 00:57:39 57.18
11 John Sibley Velo Refined Aerosmiths V46 00:56:14 57.43
12 Phil Wilks Sotonia CC S33 01:04:10 58.01
13 James Peckham Sotonia CC S27 01:02:13 58.35
14 Nick O'hara New Forest CC V48 00:55:56 58.53
15 Gawain Young Sotonia CC V42 00:56:24 58.55
16 Barrie Watkinson Bournemouth Arrow CC V48 00:56:42 59.02
17 Martin Beale Velo Club St. Raphael V41 00:55:02 1.0.35
18 Jerry Bromyard Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA V61 00:55:16 1.0.37
19 Stuart Martingale Sotonia CC V47 00:53:05 1.0.57
20 Mark Sterling i-team Cyclists Club V49 00:59:59 1.2.07
21 Jonathan Hyndman Sotonia CC V44 01:02:07 1.2.42
22 Phillip Chinn Fareham Wheelers CC V51 00:58:36 1.2.59
23 Peter Trunwitt New Forest CC V50 01:07:06 1.6.00
24 Claire Newman Crabwood CC WV55 01:05:41 1.8.34
25 Sarah Wise Mud Sweat and Gears SW35 01:04:32 1.8.43
26 Martin Ward Sotonia CC V64 01:02:54 1.9.20
27 Mark Jefferies New Forest CC V42 01:10:12 1.10.35
28 Chris Summers Sotonia CC V63 01:08:54 1.12.46
29 Martin Balk 3C Cyclexperience V55 01:06:18 1.13.16
Start sheet: Sotonia 'Paragon' 25 mile time trial, Saturday July 11th 2015
Event secretary
Julian Gee
Laurel Bank
Sandy Lane
Romsey
Hants SO51 0PD
Tel: 01794 368705
Email; julianngee@aol.com
On the day mobile for urgent matters only: 07549 939 045
Timekeepers: Mary Corbett, Norman Harvey, Martin Napier, Dave Crocker
PRIZES
Fastest Men Place awards
1. £30 10th. £10
2. £25 20th. £10
3. £20 30th. £10
Fastest Lady: £10
P128/25: COURSE DESCRIPTION
Copythorne – Cadnam – Netley Marsh – Brooke’s Hill – Romsey Road, A31
START on the A31 Romsey Road at a GPO inspection chamber cover at the Northern end of the lay-by 50 yards South West of the entrance to Copythorne Infant School. GR 307148.
Proceed South West to Cadnam Roundabout (1.10) GR 295135.
Turn Left (first exit) onto the A336 and continue to the roundabout at Netley Marsh (3.75)
GR 336130.
Turn Left (first exit) onto the A326. Straight on at the next roundabout, (4.35) GR 335139.
Take the next slip road (left) at Brooke’s Hill interchange to the roundabout (5.67)
GR 331158.
Turn Right caution (second exit,) and proceed to:-
Turn Left onto the A31 just before crossing the motorway near Ower (GR 326161)
Continue over Copythorne Hill passing the start (7.55 miles)
Continue for TWO more laps. (22.65 miles)
Continue as before to:-
FINISH At the Eastern end of the Bartley lay-by opposite Chinham Road GR315129.
(25 miles)
The START and FINISH positions are paint marked.
Event Headquarters
Event HQ and parking is at Copythorne Parish Hall, Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne, Southampton, SO40 2NZ (see below): This will be available from 7.00am and from where numbers can be collected and signed for.
• PLEASE ALLOW YOURSELF 10 MINUTES TO RIDE TO THE START
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - Riders must:
• Not warm up on the course.
• Not make U-turns in the vicinity of the start or finish.
• After finishing, retrace to HQ.
• Any rider observed riding in a manner which may jeopardise his or her own safety, the safety of others and the future of the Sport will be disqualified and reported to the South District Council of Cycling Time Trials.
Cycling Time Trials and Sotonia CC strongly advise you to:-
• Wear a Hard Shell Helmet that meets an internationally accepted safety standard. Cycling Time Trial regulations require all competitors under the age of 18 years to wear a Hard Shell Helmet.
• Have a working rear light, either flashing or fixed, fitted to your machine in a position clearly visible to following road users.
• Observers may be in attendance along the course.
And finally………………Keep your heads up and have a safe ride!
Number Rider Club Cat /Age Entry time Start Time
1 Chris Summers Sotonia CC V63 01:08:54 08:01
2 Jamie Franklin Velo Club Venta S32 00:57:28 08:02
3 Phillip Chinn Fareham Wheelers CC V51 00:58:36 08:03
4 Martin Ward Sotonia CC V64 01:02:54 08:04
5 Jerry Bromyard Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA V61 00:55:16 08:05
6 Martin Balk 3C Cyclexperience V55 01:06:18 08:06
7 Peter Trunwitt New Forest CC V50 01:07:06 08:07
8 Martin Whitty ...a3crg V47 01:08:53 08:08
9 Mark Jefferies New Forest CC V42 01:10:12 08:09
10 Julia Shaw www.drag2zero.com WV49 00:52:12 08:10
11 James Peckham Sotonia CC S27 01:02:13 08:11
12 Andrew Hanley New Forest CC V48 01:03:18 08:12
13 Phil Wilks Sotonia CC S33 01:04:10 08:13
14 Sarah Wise Mud Sweat and Gears SW35 01:04:32 08:14
15 Dave Pickering Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers V 00:53:50 08:15
16 Martin Beale Velo Club St. Raphael V41 00:55:02 08:16
17 Ray Hughes Clarence Wheelers CC V57 00:56:00 08:17
18 Brian Smith North Hampshire RC V51 01:01:52 08:18
19 Claire Newman Crabwood CC WV55 01:05:41 08:19
20 Stuart Martingale Sotonia CC V47 00:53:05 08:20
21 Stephen Wood Antelope Racing Team V52 00:56:59 08:21
22 Stewart Harrison Andover Wheelers CC V48 00:59:23 08:22
23 Mark Sterling i-team Cyclists Club V49 00:59:59 08:23
24 Jonathan Hyndman Sotonia CC V44 01:02:07 08:24
25 Rob Sherrin ...a3crg V47 00:55:20 08:25
26 Nick O'hara New Forest CC V48 00:55:56 08:26
27 John Sibley Velo Refined Aerosmiths V46 00:56:14 08:27
28 Gawain Young Sotonia CC V42 00:56:24 08:28
29 Barrie Watkinson Bournemouth Arrow CC V48 00:56:42 08:29
30 Terry Icke Velo Club St Raphael V71 00:52:04 08:30
31 Dave Dent Wightlink/Offshore RT V52 00:52:32 08:31
32 Simon Healey Andover Wheelers CC V42 00:52:49 08:32
33 Gary Allan G A Cycles V51 00:53:28 08:33
34 Dan Edwards Sotonia CC S 00:57:39 08:34
35 Stephen Whitewick Velo Refined Aerosmiths V54 00:49:51 08:35
36 Andy Langdown Hampshire RC V46 00:50:06 08:36
37 Greg Parker Velo Club St Raphael V51 00:50:35 08:37
38 Simon Berogna Velo Club St. Raphael V41 00:51:51 08:35
39 Matt Burden Severn RC S38 00:49:35 08:38
Result: GHS 10 South District Heat promoted by Sotonia CC on 24th June 2015 on P182, Landford, Wilts
Place No Name Club Age on 31Aug Line 1 Finish Time
1 10 Alex van Katwyk Guernsey Velo Club 15 23:54 23.51
2 25 Bradley Vaudin* Guernsey Velo Club 14 23:00 24.02
3 20 Sam Culverwell Guernsey Velo Club 14 23:17 24.35
4 15 Jack Hoskins* Guernsey Velo Club 16 23:29 25.22
5 8 Ethan Farrell* Guernsey Velo Club 15 26.04
6 21 James Brickell* Fareham Whs 16 24:49 26.11
7 5 Alex Collins* Fareham Whs 16 24:45 26.13
8 6 Joshua Thornton Guernsey Velo Club 14 26:00 26.37
9 16 Joshua Langmead Guernsey Velo Club 14 25:45 26.47
10 19 Louis Le Cheminant* Guernsey Velo Club 13 26.53
11 14 Vaughan Marris* Fareham Whs 13 27.13
12 11 William LeRay Guernsey Velo Club 14 25:45 27.16
13 23 Caitlin Peters Fareham Whs 13 27:31 27.55
14 22 Jack Le Tissier* Guernsey Velo Club 14 26:19 28.30
15 17 Hannah Brehaut* Guernsey Velo Club 13 26:22 28.52
16 7 Heather Despres* Guernsey Velo Club 16 27:02 29.23
17 24 Tom Stables Guernsey Velo Club 14 30:20 31.15
18 13 Amy Sharpe* Guernsey Velo Club 15 31.19
19 12 Katie Halliday* Guernsey Velo Club 14 26:50 31.30
20 18 Alex Hall Andover Wheelers 15 27:47 32.03
21 4 Lucas Lyne Tri Team Wessex 14 34.32
9 Oscar Kime VC Venta 15 DNS