Just a reminder that entries close soon for the CWCC Open Hillclimb up “the steep side of Clay”. Always a fun morning out, the event usually attracts a good field (the reigning national champion attended last year) and a good crowd with a great atmosphere at the top.
Equal prizes for male and female, supported by kind sponsorship from Contemporary Stokesley, and including two fine shields donated by Fietsen Tempo for the fastest male & female from local-based clubs.
Entry closes shortly, so make sure you don’t miss out. The CTT link is here
We have 3 weeks of hillclimbs coming up. These are on Thursday evenings, first off at 6.30pm. Sign-on is at the car park at the top of clay bank (yes, you have to go up to go down to go up again). This week is up the long side (from Great Broughton direction), the following two are up the steep side (from Ingleby Greenhowe direction).
The usual rules apply, though there are no separate categories for road and TT. Hills are a great leveller (see what I did there?)
There is a Teesside Hill Climb League with points taken from your best 4 of the 6 climbs (or 3 from 5 in the event that one gets cancelled). A link to the league rules & regulations can be found here.
Entries close soon for the first two events, so hurry along and get your entries in.
As circumstances prevented us from having a prize presentation evening this year we have decided that tonight we will hold an impromptu presentation evening following on from the Evening Series.
It will take part in the salubrious setting of the Seamer Road Gravel Pits at approximately 7.20pm. As you may or may not remember whether or not you won a category last year it promises to be a suspenseful evening!
If you’re unable to ride home with a cup or plaque in your saddle bag, don’t worry, the club will happily hang onto it for you and pass it on at a more convenient moment.
Friday 13th August saw the running of the Tyne Tees Road League’s “C & S Tyres Circuit Of Welbury”. Many of the region’s top teams were in action, including a good turn out from Cleveland Wheelers, both from the Catley Lakeman/CWCC RT and from an enthusiastic group of “amateur racers”, some racing for the very first time.
The Open (“Elite”) race was won by Catley Lakeman/CWCC rider Matty Dobbin with Ross Turner of Fietsen Tempo in second and Aaron Preston of Catley Lakeman/CWCC in third.
The Masters/Novice race was won at a canter by Dave Lawson of Fietsen Tempo with Chris Mather of Derwentside CC in second and CWCC’s Peter Gunn (the smirking assassin) in third. Luke Robinson of Fietsen Tempo picked up the junior win.
Many, many thanks to Marcus Smith for getting this race on. Organising a road race is no easy task, especially now, and it was greatly appreciated not just by CWCC but by all the teams in the region. A great night was had by all who attended and hopefully the event can re-establish itself in the region’s racing fixtures.
Here is a link to a gallery of photos from the night, all taken on the start/finish line by CWCC secretary Steve Tilly in “burst mode” to hopefully give a real feel for the action. Feel free to download any photos you want for your own personal use, feel free to credit CWCC in any that you do use.
Cleveland Wheelers 