YELLO VELO CYCLING CLUB

2005-2006

All the up-to-date news from the Yello Velo Cycling Club 2005-2006

SEPTEMBER reports for the 2005-2006 season

REPORTS ARCHIVE 2005-2006

Week ending September 25:

Week two of the Lincolnshire Cyclo-Cross League was centred at Riseholme College just north of Lincoln.In the main race of the day a good turnout of 50 riders took the start-line for the combined senior’s, vets and juniors event.

Charlie Porter went with the front runners, closely followed by experienced rider Martin White, while behind these two came Tom Dymond with the rest of the team almost together for the first lap led by Steve Blackbourn, Scott Relton, Andy Woodcock and Nigel Dymond.

None of the team’s riders suffered with any mechanical problems and despite Charlie having a small “moment” on the second lap, he held on to be first Yello Velo rider home in 17th place, fourth in the juniors and first counting junior rider for the Lincs League. Martin had another solid ride to finish in 21st (the first time on a cross machine) with Tom Dymond 31st, Steve Blackbourn 38th, Nigel Dymond 39th closely followed by team-mate Andy Woodcock 40th after a late surge. Scott Relton was 43rd despite suffering with a shoulder injury.

The race was won once again by a visiting rider from the Midlands with Sherwood CC junior Steven Adams producing an emphatic display of power riding from fellow junior David Fletcher (Sherwood Pines) with VC Lincoln’s Mark Cotton the first Lincolnshire rider home in third spot.

In the youth race over 30 minutes it was once again a small field and the race soon spread out over the one mile course. Race winner was Sam Jackson of VC Lincoln with Paul Clarke in second and Yello Velo rider Tom Garwell in third.

Once again, the under-12s race was well supported. Representing the Yello Velo team were Aaron Rymer and younger sister Paige as well as Joe Sellars and Sam Relton. Aaron was once again the team’s best finished with an impressive fourth place hotly contested with VC Lincoln’s James Dane while Sam and Joe once again had a close race with Sam finishing in seven and Joe in ninth while Paige, in her first race, finished 21st.

Week ending September 18:

After a busy summer programme of road racing and mountain bike enduro races the change in the weather heralds the beginning of the Lincolnshire cyclo cross season. And there was once again a good turnout from the Yello Velo-Kemafit-Bodycare-Don White Cycles sponsored team. For round one of the Lincs League series, the action was centred around the Castle Hills schools complex in Gainsborough.

First race of the day was the 30-minute youth event held over the full adult course. And although there was only a small entry the battle for the overall was a thrilling affair as Tom Garwell of the Yello Velo team duelled it out with Paul Clarke of Lincoln Wheelers for the whole duration of the race with Clarke finally getting the verdict by a few seconds after 30 minutes of racing.

In the under-12s section there was — as last season — a bumper turnout of riders with 23 youngsters taking the start line for the 15-minute race on a simplified section of the main course. Best rider for the Yello Velo team was Aaron Rymer in an excellent fourth place overall, while team-mates Joseph Sellars and Sam Relton had a close race with each of them taking the lead at one point or another. After 15 minutes of racing it was a close thing with Joseph eighth and Sam ninth, just a few seconds adrift.

The main race of the day was the 50-minute combined seniors. Juniors and veterans race and the Yello Velo squad was once again one of the largest there with nine riders on the start line. With drying conditions, no one had any problem on the course that was riding uncharacteristically quickly.

Best of the Yello Velo team was new junior rider Charlie Porter who finished in a fine 14th place, having lost a little time with a puncture on the second lap. The previous day’s race in the Notts and Derby League, where he came 44th at the Shipley Park course did not seem to affect his ride this time. Second Yello Velo rider home was Martin White who came in 16th place after an uneventful race with Tom Dymond next in 21st.

Steve Blackbourn had a steady start for the first two laps but then turned on the power with a good ride through the field to record 28th spot. James Harness, despite a crash on the first lap, finished 30th followed by new team recruit Andy Woodcock (33rd), Scott Relton (39th) and Amy Willoughby (41st) and second lady. Bringing up the rear for the team was club cross coach Nigel Dymond in 43rd who suffered a puncture on the penultimate lap and was forced to complete the race on son Tom’s spare bike. Race winner was Jim Bryan of the Ace Racing Team who, despite living in the Midlands, often comes over to race Lincs League events.