Icknield Road Club
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Club 77th year

The Important Stuff

All Club News 2009

IRC Promotions

Recent Updates / Additions

Welcome to the Icknield Road
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We are a cycling club based in Silsoe, Bedfordshire, of about a hundred members. The club is involved in time trialling, cyclo-cross, road and track racing, social activities, youth hostelling weekends and other events. We provide on and off-road activities under the supervision of experienced cyclists and qualified coaches and work with local schools to deliver Go-Ride cycling activities following the British Cycling plan. If you want to ride with an experienced yet sociable band of riders, who will still wait for you if you puncture, then ride with the Icknield. Come along to one of our Tuesday evening club nights or turn up at a club run to find out more.

Announcements

Club now affiliated to the British Triathlon Federation (BTA)

The Club has now joined the British Triathlon Federation, so you can now compete in Triathlons as a member of Icknield Road Club.

(Gordon Hart 29/01/10)

HNCC Dinner Dance 6th Feb 2010

Below is a communication from Richard Bland of Hitchin Nomads. Please contact Murial or Peter Holgate if interested as they would like to get an Icknield table together at the dinner.

"I'm writing with details of our dinner dance to be held on Saturday 6th February at Northill Village Hall. I understand it's 6.30 for 7.30 dinner with prize giving and a raffle during the evening! There will be live music from "The Strayhorns" www.strayhorns.co.uk and tickets are around £22.50 per head. It would be great if you could gather an Icknield table together for the usual banter which always enlivens the proceedings and adds a touch of humour to the proceedings. If you could let us know as soon as possible if you would like to attend, as we are restricted to maximum 80 in the hall, that would certainly assist our Social Secretary with his organisation and so on."

Richard & Ann Bland (HNCC)

Club Subscriptions Due

For year ending 31st Oct 2010 the existing rates are:

Seniors £15
Family £22.50
Juvenile £4.50

Senior Citizens (over 60) £7.50
Juniors (under 18) £7.50

There will almost certainly be a proposal to increase the subs at the AGM. So pay before the AGM to avoid the increase.

BC Coaching Courses

With the large influx of new members, this year, 33 to be precise, the club could do with at least another couple of qualified coaches.

There is still 100% funding available to cover the costs of BC coaching courses, or other courses, including for officials... read more

AGM 2009

Please note the change of date for the AGM from 26th January to 2nd February 2010.

Latest Club News

Boxing Day Time Trial- Old Warden

Boxing Day saw the 40th Annual Vintage Bicycle Time Trial around the country lanes of Old Warden area.

Thirty five riders took part on a mix of bicycles old and new; the oldest one dating from 1897 which completed the 8 mile course in 44 minutes. There were also several pre 2nd WW machines including a 1936 James ridden by the Icknield’s Richard Noon. The fastest overall time was 21 minutes on a modern bike.

There were 6 Icknield Road Club members taking part and many more in support. Fastest of the Club riders was Junior Imre Bartal with 24mins 28 secs. Other times were: Ray Morgan 26-39, Alan Kemp 27-55, Richard Noon 28-25, Peter Jones 30-56 and Maurice Burton 32-13.

Richard Noon 27/12/09

Triathlon

The Icknield Road Club is now affiliated to the British Triathlon Federation. There only about 10 Cycling clubs affilated to BTF.

So IRC members can now compete in Triathlons with their club as Icknield Road Club. I believe one normally gets a small reduction in entry fee when entered as a member of an affiliated club.

Gordon Hart 11/12/09

Icknield in the USA

This news was just received from Eric Walthall yesterday, friend of the late Gareth Evans. Keep up the good work.

"I finally got back into competition this weekend. I rode in the Kansas City Cyclocross Series, Veterans Cross Category 4 Mens race. Icknield didn't do too well. 43rd out of 49 riders. Very tough, first time on the cross bike. I think I averaged about 95% of my max HR for 38 minutes."

More pictures of the event here.

Eric Walthall 9/11/09

Cyclo Cross 18th October 2009 Central League Round 3

The Icknield Road Club promoted its first ever Open cyclo cross race in its 76 year history on Sunday 18th October.

Icknield High School in Luton was the venue for the four races which took place over a 3km course which included riding through the long jump pit, over giant man made grassed mounds and through rough scrubland between the trees. ... read more

Full results to be posted soon. Watch this space. More pictures here

Richard Noon (26/10/09)

Interclub hillclimb results

The IRC finished second to the Hitchin Nomads in the Hillclimb competition on Sunday 11th October 2009. Despite only two finishers, Tim Davies and Andy Parrish, we earnt sufficient points to stay ahead of the Nomads in the overall competition. Beds Road, who in the event decided they didn't need to field any riders, won the overall competition with a total of 1058 points. ... results.

Andy Parrish (19/10/09)

Site refresh

We hope you will appreciate the refreshed appearance of the Icknield Road Club website. Should you come across any difficulties in its use please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thanks - Andy Parrish (11/10/09)

Charity 10 Mile TT

There was a good turnout by Icknield racing members in the Icknield promoted Charity 10 on Sunday 13th September. Fastest Icknielder was Tim Davies with a time of 22:21. Neil Allonby and Peter Harridge posted times respectively of 23:06 and 23:14. Other Icknield riders were Paul Bacchini, Rob Blackmore, Colin Holmes, Peter Hopkins, Mark Sibley, John Pfeifer, Tony Bains and Maurice Burton. Full results here

Tour of the Black Mountains

Rumour has it that a select group of Icknielders rode the Tour of the Black Mountains on Saturday 25th July 2009. Neil Allonby and Paul Bachini completed the 117 mile route in 8 hrs 40 mins involving some 13,000 ft of climbing. Ray Morgan and Keith Prime opted for the 60 mile route and 2000 ft of ascent which they completed in 5 hrs 46 mins and 6 hrs 14 mins respectively, whilst our seasoned Sportivist Roger Day completed the middle distance option of 96 miles and 3000 ft of ascent in 8 hrs 33 mins.

Tim Davies Sotonia CC 10