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?)
So hill climb season is upon us. Five weeks, six climbs. Who’s in?
The climbs are
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.
League 2000 is in full swing. Unfortunately numbers have had to be restricted due to Covid policies, but there are still more than enough participants to make for a really fun series. Here are a few photos from this Monday’s meeting and a larger gallery can be found here.
It’s great fun, with a skills course, time trial and handicapped circuit races. It’s also great for both children and parents to catch up with like-minded people and make new friends.
The series has a few more weeks to run, so it’s not too late to get involved. Entrants must register for each event online – full details on the Wheelers’ website.
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