The club would like to get the Bonus Ball up and running in the new year, please return your forms as soon as you can. Thank you to all those who have returned their forms. The Bonus Ball will commence as soon as we have enough entries to start. Winning payments will be sent in the post. Funds raised will go towards off Island events (for those without BC/Sport Aid assistance) and for club social events. More details and forms here. Remember, If you're not in it you can't win it!
Organisers of the 2005-06 Tasmanian Carnival signed numerous local and international talented riders for their week long series of events. Australian stars Shane Kelly, Ben Kersten, Jessie McClean, Tiffany Cromwell and Belinda Goss matched their muscle against German rider Christian Lademann, Americans Jame Carney, Bobby Lea, Mike Friedman, Josh Kerkhoff and Elliott Gaunt, Canadians Jenny Trew and Chris Reid, Scotland's Evan Oliphant, James McCallum, Kate Cullen, and Katrina Hair and Isle of Man cyclist Mark Kelly. Mark had some promising rides with fifth in the Latrobe Wheelrace and sixth in the Scratch race, and that's after three hours in the saddle in the mornings. Mark will spend the rest of the week racing in Tasmania before heading back to Australia.
Millennium Way start times can be found here
Chris Whorrall now has a chance to follow in the foot steps of his Manx Road Club team mates with the great news of his selection for the 2006 Talent Team. With Mark Cavendish already a World Champion plus Jonathan Bellis and Peter Kennaugh's recent selection to the Olympic Development Program from the Talent Team Chris will have plenty of opportunities to glean knowledge and advice from his club mates. Chris has had a brilliant year in the U14 category with the highlight being National Circuit Champion. The Manx Road Club youngster will have to attend several training camps during the coming year and is sure to impress.TSP's Mark Christian has also joined the Talent Team proving the Island continues to produce cycling talent
Commonwealth
Games bound Mark Kelly had an impressive ride in the Jayco Crit, in Australia,
on Sunday. With riders such as Matt Wilson and Baden Cooke
(both Fdjeux.com), Jeremy Hunt (Bookmaker.com), Johnny Clarke from the
new South Australia.com/AIS pro team plus riders such as Richard England
who recently represented Australia at the Manchester World Cup the race
boasted a quality field. A six man break formed early in the race that
Kelly unfortunately missed, however , such was the pace the Sport Aid
recipient still managed to have a good workout. "Got on Simon Gerrans
(Ag2r) for the sprint, missed a couple of gears and lost a few lengths
on him, but got going and was flying in the sprint, came fourth in bunch
gallop not bad at this time of year" said a upbeat Kelly afterwards.
Mark's games build up continues
on Boxing Day with a week long series of track and criterium racing in
Tazmania.
Special Tribute for Cav
The Manx government are to pay a special tribute to World Madison Champion Mark Cavendish and World Enduro Champion David Knight at the Villa Marina on Friday December 23. Doors open for the ticket only event at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Tickets are free and are available from either the Tourism Department at the Sea Terminal or the Villa box office
Names are being added on a daily basis for the MRC Bonus Ball. Don't miss out on this opportunity to help the club raise much needed funds and win win a few bucks in the process. More info here
Mark Cavendish took the silver medal in the Team Pursuit at the Manchester World Cup. British Cycling has all the details here The World Cup received excellent coverage earlier today on Beeb 1 with plenty of coverage of Cav. Racing continues tomorrow (Sunday) on BBC2 at 14.15
Mark Kelly's Commonwealth Games preparation in Australia appears to be on track after some impressive performances at the Melbourne Cup on Wheels track event. Riding on the actual track that will be used in next years Commonwealth Games. The Sport Aid recipient finished fourth in the Cyclesport Victoria Aces Scratch Race and had another good ride in the Assos Elimination to finish sixth. Mark is now on a week long training camp with the Victorian Institute of Sport in the Bright Mountains, his first ride covered 130km and included 30km of climbs.
Club Clothing
There is a limited supply of club clothing available, click here to see availability. The club will order further clothing in the new year, watch this space
Six riders have been selected to represent the Isle of Man at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, for the first time the Island will be sending a World Champion in the shape of Mark Cavendish.
Riders selected: Jonathan Bellis (track), Mark Cavendish (track and road), Andrew Cook (road and TT), Graeme Hatcher (road and TT), Mark Kelly (track and road) and Andrew Roche (mountain bike, road and TT)
Advance notice
of the 34th Annual Christmas Social Ride departs from the QB on December
21 at 7.30pm heading to the Farmers Arms for a few beers and
chips
Open to all on road bikes, mountain bikes,track bikes (with brakes) tandems,
trikes, BMX and recumbrents.
If you live out of town, why not organise runs from South, Ramsey and
Peel to meet up at St Johns.
Check out the 33rd edition here
There will be a new look and new organiser for the Isle of Man Youth & Junior Tour. Ollie Last takes over the helm from Peter Kennaugh for 2006. Provisional dates for the three day event are 28, 29 & 30 April 2006. The event will be open to Youth A, B & C categories and for the first time the event will also be open to Juniors. Categories D and E have been dropped due to poor support in 2005. The organisers are currently finalising travel and accommodation special offers, which will be displayed on the events website shortly.
Although the event format has yet to be finalised, it is thought the three day stage race will consist of a prologue time trial and two road races held on closed roads. The event once again will boost a high prize fund and possably some financial assistance for teams of three or more. Further information will appear on the events website as soon as it has been made available or you can contact the Race Director Ollie Last tel.07624 456146.
World Madison Champion Mark Cavendish (Sparkees) and Olympic Development Program (ODP) rider Peter Kennaugh (Glendene CC) came away with victories at Revolution 10 on Saturday evening. Cav and partner Rob Hayles won the Madison, the main event of the evening, after Cavendish slung Hayles in at the closing moments for Hayles to take an exciting final sprint and snatch overall honors from former World Points Champion Chris Newton and current Olympic Pursuit Champion Bradley Wiggins. Cavendish had more success in the 2km Madison Pursuit earlier in the evening, again partnered with Hayles the duo comfortably beat World Madison silver medallists Robert Slippens and Danny Stam. Cav also had a fourth in the Team Elimination event and sixth in the Madison Time Trial.
ODP riders Jonathan Bellis and Russell Hampton (both GlendeneCC) finished 10th in the Elite Team Elimination they also rode well in the Madison gaining points early in the event to finish just outside the top 10.
Meanwhile Peter Kennaugh, riding for the North West Team, strengthened his overall lead in the Future Stars competition with two wins and a third, Kennaugh, somehow avoided early crashes to win the Scratch race but had to settle for third in the Mile Dash, however the Sport Aid recipient was in total control in the Devil Elimination race where he took the final sprint with ease. The ODP rider now leads the 43 rider Future Stars competition with 85 points, Rhys Lloyd (Wales) is now a distant second on 55 points and Jack Hibberd (West Midlands Division) on 43. There was plenty of support from both locals and ex pats within the large crowd to keep the Manxies on their toes.
Report and photos from British Cycling web site here
Peter Kennaugh interview from British Cycling web site here
Kelly in Aus
Mark Kelly has commenced his Commonwealth Games build up in Australia, Mark has linked up with the Victoria Institute of Sport to build up his endurance rides. Mark will be competing as early as next week on the track that will be used for the Games. Over Christmas the Sport Aid recipient will travel to Tasmania for a week long competition consisting of track racing and criteriums before returning to Australia to continue his Games build up.
Cav and Hayles Talk
World Champions Mark Cavendish and Rob Hayles talk to British Cycling's Larry Hickmott about their recent exploits on the tough six day circuit...more here
Don't for get the Manx Road Club AGM this evening (Wednesday) at the Fire Service HQ, Elm Tree Road, Onchan. Please make every effort to attend
ODP riders Peter Kennaugh and Jonathan Bellis took part in the Junior Interland Track event at Newport over the weekend. With events for both sprint and endurance riders it proved to be an action packed weekend. Peter won the Points competition on day one finished second in the Devil Elimination race and had a couple of thirds in the Derny Race and Scratch Race, Jonathan was second in the Scratch and Points Race. Results and photos by Larry Hickmott here
Sport Aid recipients Jonathan Bellis and Peter Kennaugh have been selected for the British Cycling Olympic Development Program. The Manx Road Club pairing who now compete off Island for the Glendene CC junior team, recently attended the final selection camp at Newport Velodrome and both received the great news on Tuesday evening from ODP endurance coach Darren Tudor. It will indeed be a busy 2006 for Bellis,17 and 16 year old Kennaugh, they will represent Great Britain at numerous events including World and European track and road championships plus European and national events as part of the Glendene set up, Such is the strength of the Glendene CC, that there are five riders from the London club on the seven strong ODP endurance team, Alex Dowsett, Russell Hampton, Matt Rowe plus Bellis and Kennaugh.
British Cycling announces ODP team here
The Isle of Man Cycling Association dinner and prize presentation takes place on Friday November 18 at the Claremont Hotel, Loch Prom, Douglas. Tickets are £20 for adults and £15 for under 14s and have to be paid up front. Tickets can be picked up personally from Allan Crowley (tel. 404629 first) Allan's address is, At Last, The Level, Colby. IM9 4AG. Alternatively, send a cheque made payable to Isle of Man Cycling Association with a stamped addressed envelope to the above address. Last minute tickets can be purchased at the Bring and Buy Sale at the Braaid Hall this Friday.
Don't forget the Bring and Buy Sale this Friday evening at the Braaid Hall. There are a few tables left, Bikestyle and Eurocycles will be in attendance plus Paco with his famous Christmas tree he couldn't get rid of last year. Contact Graeme on 450284 for more information or to book a table.
The Isle of Man Best All Rounder results can be found here
There will be an announcment in the next couple of week regarding the 2006 Youth Tour. Watch this space
Best wishes to Mark Cavendish after his recent spill at the Dortmond Six
Junior trackies Jonathan Bellis and Peter Kennaugh, who compete off Island in Glendene CC colours, compete in next weeks Junior Interland Track meeting at Newport next weekend. Two weeks later they compete in the next Revolution series
At a recent CA meeting it was proposed by that the minutes from CA meetings be published on club web sites.The minutes from the meeting held on November 2 2005 can be viewed here
After a spell home on the Island Team Sparaase rider Mark Cavendish is competing in the tough Dortmond Six Day event partnered with World Madison team mate Rob Hayles.
Sport Aid recipients Jonathan Bellis and Peter Kennaugh will be attending the Olympic Development Program training camp next week. The duo who now compete off Island for the Glendene CC junior team will take part in both track and road sessions. The final ODP team will be announced shortly after the camp.
The second Annual Cycle Fair and Jumble Sale takes place on Friday November 11 at the Braaid Hall. This is a great opportunity to clear out your shed and flog off all that unused or unwanted kit and equipment. There will be other events on during the night plus a last chance to buy CA dinner tickets.The event starts at 7:15pm and admittance to the sale is £2 and £1 for under 16's. Those wishing to sell goods can buy a table in advanced by contacting Graeme Hatcher on 615214 or 450284, at a fixed price of £10. All proceeds will go to the Isle of Man Cycling Association Cycling Squads.
The Isle of
Man Cycling Association dinner and prize presentation takes place on Friday
November 18 at the Claremont Hotel, Loch Prom, Douglas. Tickets are £20
for adults and £15 for under 14s and have to be paid up front. Tickets
can be picked up personally from Allan Crowley (tel. 404629 first) Allan's
address is At Last, The Level, Colby. IM9 4AG. Alternatively, send a cheque
made payable to Isle of Man Cycling Association with a stamped
addressed envelope to the above address
There was yet more success for local cyclists at Revolution 9 in Manchester on Saturday night. World Madison Champions Mark Cavendish and Rob Hayles limbered up for their forthcoming Six Day program by taking victory in the Madison Kilo event in a fast time of 58.4 seconds. It was also a busy night for Peter Kennaugh who was riding his last off Island event in Manx Road Club colours before joining the crack Glendene Junior Team. The Sport Aid recipient achieved a hatrick of wins in the Mile Dash, Scratch Race and Devil to win maximum points plus the leaders jersey in the Future Stars competition, and that was after intense testing at the English Institute of Sport (EIS) centre three hours earlier! Jonathan Bellis (who was also tested at the EIS earlier in the day) also performed well in the Elite events taking eighth in the Points and Scratch events.
Results and photos here here
Revolution website here
There will be more local representation at the first round of the 2005/6 Winter Revolution series at Manchester Velodrome next Saturday evening. World Champion and gold and silver medallist at recent the National Track Championships Mark Cavendish will head the star studded field, Jonathan Bellis who picked up a silver medal in the Team Pursuit with Glendene CC also takes part. Peter Kennaugh who finished ninth in the Scratch Race will be there as will top six finisher in the Points Race Mark Kelly.
The Revolution can be done in a day trip, just pile in a car sail Douglas to Heysham then return overnight Heysham to Douglas in time for the Parish ride! Just bring some dosh for the bar a few Manx flags and your'e sorted. Revolution tickets here and Steam Packet tickets here
The Stuart Slack Parish takes place next Sunday, October 16, there will be three ability groups setting of from the NSC at 8.30am, 9.00am and 9.30am for the quicker riders. Please put your names on the sheet at Bikestyle so the organisers can plan the catering requirements.
More Talent
After his success at the National U14 Circuit Championships during the Summer, Christopher Whorrall has been invited to the Talent 06 camp training session. Riders will be assessed then chosen for the now restructured Talent Team that will follow similar lines to the ODP Team for junior riders.
The Rock
With riders such as Mark Kelly, Mark Cavendish, Jonathan Bellis, Peter Kennaugh and now Christopher Whorrall, the Manx Road Club must be getting something right. There has been plenty of talk about the riders from the 'rock' as the Isle of Man now seem to be referred to in cycling circles, there has also been mention on Veloriders website about three IOM riders in the top 10 in the scratch race and that is without Jon Bellis riding!
More Manx Success in Team Pursuit - Gold for Cav, Silver for Bellis
There was more Manx success in the National Team Pursuit Championships at Manchester on Thursday. As expected the strong North West team that included Mark Cavendish won gold in a time of 4 minutes 14 seconds. The second team though contained another Manx rider in the shape of Jon Bellis. Bellis and his Glendene Junior team mates looked impressive in final against the North West team which contained current or former world champions. It has been an excellent week for the Manx riders who have come through the ranks of the Manx Road Club, highlights include Cavendish's gold and silver in the team pursuit plus fifth in the Individual Pursuit, Bellis won silver in the Team Pursuit as mentioned and finished 15th in the Points Race having gained a lap early on. Mark Kelly cemented his Commonwealth Games selection with a brilliant ride in the Points Race by finishing sixth and eighth in the Scratch Race. Peter Kennaugh failed to qualify for the Points final but made up for it in the Scratch Race with an impressive ninth, a Commonwealth Games qualifying ride, if he were old enough to compete.
World Madison Champion Mark Cavendish (Team Sparkasse) took Silver behind breakaway winner and former World Junior Scratch Champion Geriant Thomas (Team Wiesenhof) in the National Scratch Race Championships at Manchester Velodrome on Wednesday evening, amazingly there were three Manx riders in the top nine as Mark Kelly (City of Edinburgh) finished eighth and Peter Kennaugh (Manx Road Club) took ninth with both riders achieving the Commonwealth Games standard in the process, 16 year old Kennaugh however, will be too young to compete next year!
With six current World Champions taking part plus several riders seeking Commonwealth Games standards the 24 finalists from the two heats held earlier in the day would be in for some fast racing. After several laps of settling in, there were a series of attacks that would blow the race apart, as one by one World Champion house hold names such as Paul Manning (Recycling .co.uk), Rob Hayles (Recycling .co.uk) and eventually Steve Cummings (Landbrouwkredit) would be dropped by the intense speed. With 20 laps of the 80 lap race remaining there would only be 13 riders left in the race as lapped riders were pulled out. With three laps to go, Thomas made his move low on the inside opening up a sizable gap, into the final lap the Welshman looked to have it sewn up so the attention was drawn to the fast closing bunch and as expected the super fast Cavendish, who earlier finished fifth overall in the pursuit, crossed the line in second with new U23 Academy recruit Ben Swift (JE James RT) taking Bronze. Ed Clancey (Team Sparkasse) was fourth, Chris Newton (Recycling.co.uk) fifth and Tom White (UVCA Troyes) sixth. Another young star Adam Blythe (Pinnerello RT) was seventh, Kelly eighth, Kennaugh ninth, Cummings 10th and Steven Burke (Sportscity Velo) 11th. Such was the speed only 11 riders remained unlapped to finish.
Mark Kelly produced one of his best performances ever by taking sixth in the National Points Championships at Manchester Velodrome on Tuesday evening. Boasting six world champions the racing would prove to be fast and furious, from the onset defending champion Chris Newton (Recycling.co.uk) set the early pace by taking points in sprint one and three of the 160 lap race with sprints every 10 laps, however, Jon Bellis proved he too had the metal when the Manx Road Club rider now riding for Glendene CC took 20 points having gained a lap with Dean Downing (Recycling.co.uk) after the third sprint putting the Manx rider into second overall. Soon another Manx rider in the shape of Mark Kelly (City of Edinburgh) gained points on sprints four, six and seven and then take a second lap to catapult him to second overall. Meanwhile World Madison Champion Mark Cavendish (Team Sparkasse) was being heavily marked as one of the pre race favorites, however Cav was still able to show his sheer speed as he closed down the many dangerous moves that developed during the event. At three-quarter distance World Team Pursuit Champion Steve Cummings (Landbrouwkredit) took a flyer closely followed by Kelly to gain yet another lap, soon the Downing brothers, Isle of Wight's Keiran Page (Aix-en-Provence) and Ed Clancey (Team Sparkasse) also gained a lap pushing Kelly down to seventh one place behind Cummings. By now the gold medal position had gone to Paul Manning (Recycling.co.uk) with team mate Dean Downing safely in silver, Kelly had to score two points to leap-frog Cummings to claim sixth, Kelly did just that proving he can raise his game when it matters. Special mention should go the Jonathan Bellis who dug deep to hang in there after his earlier efforts to finish 15th proving he can mix it with the Worlds best. Such was the pace that no fewer than 15 riders gained a lap, unfortunatly for Cav it was not to be his day finishing one place behind Bellis in 16th.
Recently received some excellent shots of the Bobby and Essie hill climb, thanks to Isle of Man Newspapers. Click here for a preview or here for more cycling photos
There was good turnout of riders and supporters for the Bobby and Essie Collister Hill Climb Champs on Saturday at Kirk Michael. 17 competitors faced the timekeeper in breezy but dry conditions. There were some epic rides, not to mention Stu Bennett who just managed to stay upright spinning his fixed wheel with a cadence of three (revs per minute), then there was Ivan Sharpe who obviously spotted Stuart's predicament so deciding to ride a trike! strange bunch these hill climbers Ed. Best of all though was Aaron Livsey who flew past the big crowd at the half distance point looking like Lance, however, by three-quarter distance steam was spotted coming from Aaron's ears followed by a loud bang resulting in a blown head gasket! I don't think he will start so fast next year.
Afterwards there was a club ride to the Sulby Glen where tea and scones were provided followed by a prize presentation. It was pleasing to see so many riders out on the club run before and after the hill climb, it was a plesent reminder back to the eighties when a large group would frequent the lanes together rather than the current trend with several groups going off in different directions.
Anyway, who won I hear you ask? Young Peter Kennaugh limbered up for Monday's National Track Championships with the winners trophy in four minutes dead with last year's champion Gianni Epiffani finishing second some 12 seconds behind. Third place went to Mark Christian who picked up the junior trophy. Results here pictures later in the week.
In what must be the strongest Manx representation in recent times, five riders will be competing in next weeks National Track Championships at Manchester Velodrome. Competing will be the Manx Road Club quartet of World Madison Champion Mark Cavendish who races in the colours of German team Sparkees and National Omnium Champion Mark Kelly (City of Edinburgh) plus 'youngsters' in the shape of Jonathan Bellis (Glendene CC) and Peter Kennaugh (MRC), the latter two, although Junior category riders, will be there to gain experience with the big boys. Ellan Vannin's Ian Sharpe will be competing in the Disabled events for the Yusamitsu Schlapp team. With so many World and Olympic champions taking part some have said next weeks Nationals will be tougher than next years Commonwealth Games!
The Essie and Bobby Collister hill climb takes place this Saturday morning, October 1 at Kirk Michael, start time is 10 am. A club run will depart the NSC at 9am prompt to ride and compete (for those who wish to) in the hill climb. Afterwards there will be a ride to the Sulby Glen for tea and scones.
Gianni Epifani, pictured left with cigar in mouth, is having a social get-together to celebrate his and Karen's forthcoming marriage. There will be a coach departing the Manx Arms, Onchan, this Saturday at 6.30pm heading to Laxey for a meal at the Mona Lisa restaurant followed later with drinkies in many of Laxey's excellent selection of public houses. Names please, by Wednesday, to either Sconna on 472757, Aaron on 486110 or the man himself (Gianni) on 482942.
Mark Cavendish finished 14th in the World U23 Road Championships in Madrid today. BC's Larry Hickmott caught up with Cav for an interview yesterday, click here to read
Manx Sport Aid juniors Jonathan Bellis and Peter Kennaugh are currently training with the Olympic Development Programe at Newport. The duo will take part in sessions on the road and track, next month they will take part in a week long training camp when the selection will be made for next years ODP programe.
The start sheet for the Rob Rohrer 25 time trial can be found here
Mark Kelly's Good Form Continues
Manx Road Club rider Mark Kelly who competes off Island in City of Edinburgh colours finished an excellent seventh in the Warwick Town Centre Criterium, the final counter of the National Criterium Series. Result here
There was an excellent response to the 'one club' poll. A total of 153 votes were cast with 56% in favour of one club and 41% against with 3% undecided. Although unofficial and for general feedback purposes only, overall it does provide food for thought. What next? All clubs on the Island were asked by the CA for feedback from their members, then there would have to be more discussion then an EGM of the IOMCA with perhaps an official ballot to decide. What ever happens I believe a decision should be made before the year ends to enable clubs (or the new one club) to get organised and rebuild
The poll will close this weekend, if you are one of the few who haven't voted vote now.
The start sheet for the Shoprite Challenge can be found here
Mark Kelly competes in Sunday's Travel Wise Warwick Town Centre Crits, the final round of the National Series. More here
There has been interesting voting on the 'one club' poll, initially there was a big push for the yes vote, however, over the past couple of days the 'no's' have fought back with 41% compared to 55% for the yes vote (4% can't decide) Over 100 people have voted so far proving the subject to be important.
End 2 End
Andrew Roche dominated the End to End Mountain Bike Challenge on Sunday, Roche clocked an amazing 2 hours 44 minutes 16 seconds to demolish Elliott Baxter's record, Peter Kennaugh the youngest competitor at 16 years of age, also had an impressive ride finishing almost 15 minutes down in second, such was Roche's pace, with Island Games mountain bikers Chris Tierney, Julian Corlett, Paul Kneen third, fourth and fifth respectfully. Leading off Island competitor was Pete Williams from the strong Kinesis UK squad was sixth. Ashley Whipp had a good ride for seventh ahead of Gianni Epifani in eighth. Ninth went to Johnny Galbraith who competed on a single speed bike! and the top ten was filled by Sam Thompson, another off Island rider from the Kinesis UK team. Results here Pictures by Dave Thornley here Tim Woods here and Stan Hall here
Jonathan Bellis finished fourth in the Reynolds Michelin Junior Road Series behind winner and new team mate Alex Dowsett (Glendene CC) Peter Kennaugh who turned Junior at the end of August finished 52nd. Ashley Whipp and Warren Flynn both finished 64th. Results here
Essie & Bobbie Collister Hill Climb
The Essie and Bobby Collister hill climb now takes place on Saturday October 1 at Kirk Michael, start time is 10 am. A club run is planned after the event. More details later
National Omnium Champion Mark Kelly competes in the National Madison Championahips this weekend. Kelly will be partnered with Ben Hallam, The duo should be in with a shout, with Team DFL rider Hallam fresh from the Tour of Britain and Kelly also showing top form. As a warm up Kelly takes part in the Newport Nocturne
Doyler and Jockey at Newport Nocturne
Former professional riders Mike Doyle and Steve Joughin compete in the Newport Nocturne on Saturday evening, The manx duo take part in the Past Masters race. Another former Manx resident Ernie Lightfoot also takes part
Bellis in Solihull
Manx Road Club rider who now competes off Island for the Glendene CC Jonathan Bellis competes in the Solihull Grand Prix on Sunday. It is the final counter in the season long Peter Buckley (also a past MRC member) Junior series. Mark Cavendish won the event a couple of years ago
Love it or hate it, the 'one club' question has been raised again, there will no doubt be much debate on this subject over the coming months, lets hope a decision is amicably made before next season. Feel free to use 'your' forum to canvas your thoughts, or simply vote above.
A total of 244 competitors have entered this Sundays End to End. There will be a social ride from the Sea Terminal this Saturday departing at 11am. It will consist of a easy 2 - 3 hour ride and include a cafe stop. Let's see as many locals as possible on the ride.
Manx Road Club rider Mark Kelly, who competes off Island for City of Edinburgh, won the National Omnium Championship today. The Manx Sport Aid recipient is on good form and should go into next weeks National Madison Championship with a good chance of picking up another medal. Next month Mark competes in the National Track Championships at Manchester Velodrome. For the first time in many years there should be a sizable Manx contingent there, other entries include Peter Kennaugh, Jonathan Bellis plus possible entries from Andrew Cook and World and European Champion Mark Cavendish.
The annual Shoprite Challenge takes place on Sunday September 18. This year the the IOM Cycling Association and Project One will jointly benefit from the proceeds. Download an entry form here or give Kim Makin at Shoprite a call on 683333 for more info.
The Alex Forrest charity/family 2 up takes place on Wednesday September 7. Entires (with £5) to Dot Tilbury asap.
The final overall positions for this years Manx Telecom sponsored 10 league can be viewed here. Thanks to Jim and his helpers for all their efforts
Mark Kelly competed in the National Omnium championships this weekend... more later
Mark Kelly won the recent Newport Omnium, the Manx Road Club rider who races off Island in the City of Edinburgh colours dominated most of the endurance events. Andrew Cook (MVW) rode well in his first track race finishing fourth overall.
Chris Second in National Series
National U14 circuit champion Christopher Whorrall finished second overall at the Midland Youth Tour last weekend. The Manx Road Club rider finishes up second overall behind Dominic Schills son of former Belgian professional Patrick Schills in the National Series
The Essie and Bobby Collister hill climb takes place on Sunday October 2 at Kirk Michael, start time is 10 am
Mountain Bike Race Cancelled
Monday evenings Zurich mountain bike event has had to be cancelled due to 'work comitments' of officials for the forthcoming End to end Challenge
There have been some excellent times recorded in local and off Island time trials this season. Would riders who have set or think they have set a new Manx record, senior men/women, junior men/women, youth boys /girls (including age related), veteran men/women or team please send in their claim asap here. Please include event, place, date and time with your submission. For your guidance the 2004 records can be found here
The Islands leading Junior riders Jonathan Bellis (MRC), Ashley Whipp (MVW) plus Peter Kennaugh (MRC) who turned Junior for the event competed in the prestigious Junior Tour of Wales. With teams from Norway, Holland, Ireland, Wales and Scotland and teams from the home counties plus World, European and national champions the competition was bound to be tough. In the opening time trial Kennaugh stormed around the testing 10k course in a rapid 13 minutes 08 seconds for an impressive fifth place in his first official junior outing, a good performance considering Kennaugh was struck down along with four others on the ODP camp with a mystery bug only days earlier! team mates Bellis finished 14th and Whipp 26th. Stage two consisted of a 50 mile loop over a tough course with a climb very similar to the Sloc. GB regular Ben Swift (JE James) broke clear to take victory by over a minute to move into the overall lead, behind Kennaugh was caught at the top of the climb by five others including Bellis who went on to take a superb second moving him up to fifth overall, Kennaugh finished sixth moving him up to third overall behind race leader was Ben Swift who recently finished fifth in the World Junior Points Championships with World Junior Pursuit Champion Andy Tennant in second. Whipp came home in 38th helping the Isle of Man team into first place in the team competition an excellent feat in it self considering the Manx team consisted of only three riders!
Stage three took place in windy but sunny conditions, with speeds up to an amasing 100kph on the fast dual carigeway sections! Bellis finished fourth with Kennaugh sixth and Whipp who did some good marshalling for the team in 35th. Kennaugh was now fifth with Bellis seventh overall. Stage four was the shortest but probably toughest consisting of one hour plus one lap of a hilly windswept 3km course. Bellis rode a perfect race picking his moment two thirds through the stage to make his break, the Manx Sport Aid recipient was now clean away with European Scratch Champion Matt Rowe (Wales) they eventually caught the three leaders forming a five man group. Bellis gauged the sprint perfectly to take a well deserved win moving to him to equal second overall with Swift, but behind Edveld Hagen, one of the very strong Norwegian riders. Whipp had another strong performance finishing at the front of what was left of the bunch to finish 24th. Kennaugh however, was the big loser of the day blowing with just 10 minutes remaining to come home in 44th, dropping him from fifth to 15th overall, had he hung on to Whipp he would have held onto a top six overall.
The final stage took in 60 miles of hills around the Brecon Beacons finishing off with a four mile climb over the famous 'Tumble' mountain for a hill top finish. Kennaugh moved into one of the breaks but four riders had already flown including stage and overall winner Alex Dowset (Glendene CC). Bellis finished 17th for an excellent fourth overall, Kennaugh was 25th on the stage for 20th overall and Whipp was 49th for a fine 30th overall
Bellis and Kennaugh were seventh and ninth overall in the mountains competition and Bellis fourth in the points prize. The Isle of Man team ably led by former professional riders Rob Holden and Mike Doyle finished up a brilliant fourth overall
Manx Road Club riders had a successful week at the National Junior and Youth Track Championships in Newport recently. There was a British record for Peter Kennaugh when he qualified fastest in the Youth pursuit only to miss out on gold by less than a second in the final, Kennaugh also picked up a bronze later in the week in the Points race plus clocking a 1 minute 10 seconds in the Junior Kilo for 12th. There was a bronze for Christopher Whorrall in the Under 14 Omnium, Tim Kennaugh also performed well as did Jemes Berry (TSP). Jonathan Bellis was fifth in the Junior Points race. Ashley Whipp (MVW) Cayley Ennett (EV) also competed well during the week. No sooner had the track championships finished Bellis and Kennaugh took part in a week long Olympic Development Programme (ODP) camp.
Bellis Competes in Westminster with Glendene
Manx Road Club rider Jonathan Bellis has signed for the Glendene Junior Team for next season. His first outing in the new colours will be next weeks Westminster Criterium. The outfit is run by former professional Bob Downs and includes riders such as Alex Dowsett, Russell Hampton, Alex Atkins and Kristin Downs, the team is equipped with top of the range Trek bikes as used by the Discovery team. Peter Kennaugh has been invited to join the team for the 2006 season. The duo will compete in MRC colours locally, as did Mark Cavendish and Mark Kelly in their Team Dataphonic days
Sport Aid recipients Jonathan Bellis and Peter Kennaugh have been invited onto the next Olympic Development Programme (ODP) camp taking place immediatly after the National Track Championships. Consisting mainly of five days on the track, there will also be sessions on road and low profile bikes.
Mark Kelly in Dudley GP
Mark Kelly competes in this weekends Dudly International Grand Prix, after his dominance in the recent Edinburgh GP where he won all the endurance events Kelly will be hoping to perform with the National Madison, Omnium and National Track Championships just around the corner
There will be
a strong Manx contingent competing in next weeks National Junior and Youth
Track championships at Newport Velodrome. In the Junior competition Manx
Road Clubs Jonathan Bellis will be hoping to continue his good form by picking
up a medal in the endurance events. Ashley Whipp (MVW) also competes in
the junior competition and has also proved capable on the boards. Caley
Ennett (EVCC) who takes part in the junior women's events should have a
very good chance of medalling in her competitions.
In the Youth competition Peter Kennaugh (MRC) is also expecting to shine.
National U14 circuit champion Christopher Whorrall and Manx Road Club team
mate Tim Kennaugh compete in the U14 omnium ( three events combined over
one day)
Team Scottish Provident will be represented by Mark Christian in the U16
events and James Berry (U14 omnium)
Manx riders competed in the recent Kerry Youth Tour, reports and results here
Probably the toughest road race on the Manx calendar takes place next Sunday, August 14. The Fred Kelly takes in most of the Island with a final climb up Tholt-y-will near the end. Starting at the TT Grandstand at 9am the event finishes 72km later on the Little Mill road at the bottom of Hillberry. Route details here Entry form here
Two rounds (including the cancelled one) remain in the Manx Telecom 10 League. The cancelled round will now take place on August 17. Start sheets can be found here
Andrew Roche set the third fastest ever time in winning Sunday's Bushey's MTT Results here
Peter Kennaugh who is spending the remainder of the summer in Wales finished fifth in the Senior and Junior race at the Tywyn Seafront Crits on Saturday evening. Brief results here Spinning his youth gears Peter used the event as preperation for the forthcoming National Track Championships
Peter Kennaugh finished second overall in the Kerry Youth Tour as did the Manx Road Club in the team competition, piped by one second by the Irish Olympic squad. Chris Whorrall was second in the Cat two event with James Berry third and Jonathan Cregeen was fifth in the Cat three race.
Report and pictures from Irish Cycling here
Manx Road Club riders Peter Gage, Dave Taylor, Trevor Kirkwood and Peter Doyle Traveled to Sheffield over the weekend to compete in the Rutland CC Open ‘10’ and ‘25’ Mile Time Trials. Saturday evening’s ‘10’ was run in wet conditions, however super times were recorded including three PB’s.Dave Taylor recorded the fastest ride of the evening with 21min 34sec some 59sec inside his best, and took second overall in the handicap. Peter Gage was just one second behind with a 21.35. Trevor Kirkwood recorded his PB with 22min 29sec just over 30sec inside his best. Finally Peter Doyle recorded his first ever ride under 24mins with a super 23.30.
With just 12 hours rest, a far better brighter morning welcomed the Road Club lads for their next event, a 25 mile time trial. On a sporting course Peter Gage clocked the quickest time of 55min 54sec. Dave Taylor with a new PB was next with 56min 57sec also taking the overall handicap prize. Trevor finished with 59min 51sec a PB for him and Peter Doyle followed in 1hr 2min.
A team of four riders under the banner of Team Isle of Man took part in the Newry Three Day Stage race in Ireland last weekend. Tristen Gell, Gianni Epifani, Aaron Livesey and Mike Doyle put in some good performances. Stage one took place in heavy rain on pan flat 40 mile circuit, the peleton stayed together and a bunch sprint saw Mike Doyle gain a strong top 10 position, the rest of the local riders finished safely in the bunch. Stage two covered 62 miles over a more undulating course, after half way a small group escaped from the main bunch, unfortunately no Manx riders were in the break, despite a concerted effort towards the end of the stage from the main bunch the escapes had gained over one minute at the end of the stage.
On stage three Tristen Gell took full advantage of having his time trial bike by taking fifth position on the stage and moving up to 14th overall. After good time trials Gianni Epifani and Aaron Livesey moved up into the top 30 and 40 on the GC respectively. Stage four was the longest and hardest stage of the event over 70 miles, the main bunch was very active during the early part of the stage, after 10 miles a small break escaped that included Mike Doyle, at one stage they held a two minute lead, however, the escapes were caught with 10 miles remaining. Once again the final stage came down to a bunch sprint and after avoiding a heavy crash in the final kilometer Aaron Livesey produced a fine top 10 position in the sprint, the rest of the local riders arrived safely in the bunch. The team classification was made up of 18 teams, the Isle of Man finished a creditable sixth. Tristen Gell finished top local overall in 14th, Gianni Epifani 28th, Aaron Livesey 38th and Mike Doyle 48th. 100 riders completed the race 122 riders started.
Start sheet for the big event can be found here
Manx RC riders will be competing in the Kerry Youth Tour this weekend. Peter Kennaugh along with guest riders Luke Rowe and Sam Webster compete in the tough category 1 event along with South African, Dutch and French riders. Chris Whorrall and Tim Kennaugh compete in the Category 2 event
Chris Whorrall finished fourth in the National MTB Champs on Sunday, in a field that was down in numbers probably due to the atrocious weather conditions. Chris had a day he would rather forget the day before when he punctured within the final three laps of the race at the latest round of the National u14 circuit series
Mark Cavendish won the European Points Championships today in Italy...more here
Andrew Roche did a storming ride in the Fletcher Trophy 25 mile time trial...results
Jonathan Bellis finished fifth in the National Junior Road Race today...more here
Mark Cavendish finished fourth in the men's Scratch Race at the European Track Championships in Italy... more
Remember to get your entries in asap for the Bushy's Mountain Time Trial on Sunday August 7. There will be various classes including mountain bikes and the event will be ideal preparation for the forthcoming End to End. Event website can be found here or contact Tony Varley on 01624 613109 for an entry
Welsh rider and regular visitor to the Island, Matt Rowe won the European Scratch Race Championships in Italy on Friday evening. Matt's brother Luke is currently staying on the Island and competed in Thursday evenings Bikestyle race. There was less luck for Mark Cavendish whilst qualifying for the Team Pursuit. One of the sponges that are placed along the black line at the bottom of the track, used by officials to stop riders taking a shorter route around the bends, was thrown on to the track by one of the Lithuanian rider's wheels and not put back into its correct place before the British team came around again causing Tom White to flick it up into Cav's wheel jamming him to a halt. More
Manx Telecom 10 results can be found here
Manx Road Club rider Jonathan Bellis won a stage and finished fifth in the Junior Tour of Ireland.Website here. This weekend Jonathan tries to increase the Manx Road Clubs tally of National Champions in the National Junior Road Race Championship in Bath
Congratulations to the Manx Cycling team who produced the goods in Shetland Website here
Good luck to the Isle of Man team at the Island Games in Shetland. Check out how they get on here
A strong Manx Road Club team will compete in the nine stage, six day Tour of Acterveld in Holland next week, Youth Olympian Peter Kennaugh plus Cardiff Ajax's Luke Rowe will be competing in the nieuwelingen (under 16) category. National under 14 champion Christopher Whorrall competes with the ever improving Tim Kennaugh in the under 14 category. website here
Great Britain's Adam Blythe won silver in the Youth Olympic Road Race today. This is great news after a week of bad luck and average results for the British trio. The race was held on pan flat newly surfaced roads resulting in very fast racing, averaging under eight minutes per 6.6km lap.The British lads were always near the front looking comfortable and on top of things. McNally rode hard on the front then into the last two kilometers Peter Kennaugh hit the front and drove it with Blythe on his wheel the Isle of Man rider swinging off on the last corner setting up Blythe for the finish where the Sheffield rider lunged just enough to edge German rider Nils Plotner into bronze. It was another good day for the Italians, or should I say Italian as Elia Viviani has won two Golds and a Bronze this week! Remember the name. Mark McNally is thought to have finished about 10th and Kennaugh rolled over the line in 41st after his earlier efforts. More here Results here
Peter Kennaugh had a bad day at the office in the Youth Olympic Criterium (Points Race) earlier today. Whilst riding the qualifier, Kennaugh's rear wheel went from under him on one of the corners sending him to the ground. With the race run similar to a points race on the track where the first four competitors scored points on the line every lap the Manx Road Club rider had to chase for five laps having been denied a lap out to regain the bunch only to fail to qualify for the final by one point! However GB team mates Adam Blythe and Mark McNally, who also crashed in his qualifier made it to the final. In the Final Blyth finished 22nd and McNally, despite more crashes, was 25th. Italian Elia Vivani was dominant throughout the points race to gain a massive 23 points, 13 more than silver medalist John Degankolb (Germany) with Belgian Robert Federick also on 10 points taking the Bronze
Peter Kennaugh pictured right competing for the first time in Great Britain colours finished a commendable 20th out of 99 riders in the Youth Olympic Time Trial. Kennaugh recorded a time of 9 minutes 49 seconds for the out and back 7.4km course.Team mates Mark McNally and Adam Blythe were 25th and 51st respectfully. McNally in a time of 9 minutes 52 seconds and Blythe clocking 10 minutes 04 seconds. The winner was Russian Evgeny Kovalev in a fast 9 minutes 20 seconds, Indulis Bekmanis (Latvia) won silver at two seconds and bronze went to Italy's Diego Ulissi who was six seconds behind the winner.
The next event for the GB trio is the Criterium, with heats on Wednesday morning and the final in the afternoon followed by the Road Race on Thursday.Results here Youth Olympic website here
Andrew Cook and Graeme Hatcher finished first and second respectivly in the Ras de Cymru. Junior star Jonathan Bellis finished 18th and Ashley Whipp was 35th. Cookie also won the sprints jersey and Bellis finished third in the mountains competition. The team however slipped to second overall having held onto the lead for most of the race. Results here
Andrew Cook won Sunday's stage of the Ras de Cymru to move into the overall lead with one day remaining. Jonathan Bellis finished third on Sunday. With Greame Hatcher currently second in the overall standings and Bellis 18th Isle of Man are leading the team competition. More here
Peter Gage and Mark Kelly made it a Manx Road Club one-two in the Tour of the North road race on Sunday. Tristen Gell (MVW) was third. Fourteen year old Christopher Whorrall (MRC) rode well for sixth. Result here
Isle of Man riders Graeme Hatcher and Andrew Cook are currently first and fourth respectfully in the Welsh stage race. Results so far here
An Isle of Man team consisting of Andrew Cook, Graeme Hatcher, Ashley Whipp, Jonathan Bellis and Peter Gage compete in the four day five stage Ras Cymru. Race info and start sheet here
Team Isle of Man riders successively controlled affairs with Jonathon Bellis taking the opening stage in a two up sprint. The stage started brightly and with time bonuses on offer the tempo was always high. Graeme Hatcher slipped into the first break of the day but with time bonuses on offer the bunch were reluctant to let anyone escape resulting in Hatcher being reeled in after two laps. Bellis attacked through the fourth sprint bonus splitting the field and escaping in a four man group. With Mike Doyle, Tristan Gell, Ashley Whipp and Hatcher controlling the bunch and Bellis driving at the front there was little chance of his group coming back. At the bell Bellis took his cue and demonstrated his excellent form by driving hard and spliting the lead group leaving just Bellis and Andy Tennant to fight out the finish which Bellis comfortably won taking the Yellow Jersey by one second from Tennant
On stage two
the riders encountered fast but lumpy roads with a sting in the tail at
the end of each lap in the form of the King of the Mountains climb that
had to be tackled five times. With the Jersey sat proudly on Bellis's shoulders
the Manx team were aware of their responsibilities and the pressure was
immediately removed when Hatcher slipped into a move early on. Comfortably
sat on the back of the four man break Hatcher had a comfortable ride defending
Bellis’s lead leaving Doyle, Gell and Whipp to protect their leader.
Shortly after completing the first lap Hatchers group was caught only for
Hatcher slip away again this time in a three man move that quickly gained
1min 30 seconds, putting Hatcher into yellow on the road. Over the top of
the climb for the second time Hatcher snatched vital time bonuses whilst
behind the pressure went on with Bellis moving into a chasing group which
quickly captured the leaders. With local riders combining to work against
Bellis, he was unfortunate to be pipped to the line by Tennant putting the
two riders equal on time. With both riders winning a stage and placing second
on the other the organisers decided to share the spoils so Bellis and Tennant
were joint winners but the Manxman had the consolation of taking the KoM
jersey. The Manx riders would like to thank the Sports Council for their
continued assistance and also Glen Cooper Car Sales his support.
Results here
Due to unforeseen circumstances the Bikestyle handicap road race this Thursday has been cancelled. The event will be rescheduled for a later date
Manx Road Club rider Jonathan Bellis won the opening 115km stage of the Tour of Wrekin from Andrew Tennant (Fred Williams Cycles) with Ashley Whipp (MVW) 10th. On Sunday Bellis and Tennant reversed their positions giving them joint first overall. Whipp was 18th on stage two to finish 14th overall. Results here
Good to see Ollie Shimmin back at home and commencing what will be long road to recovery. Ollie had a nasty accident at school playing footie and will be in plaster for about three months. Chin up Ollie, look at the plus side, you have triple geography and French for the next three weeks, just turn on Eurosport, get your French road map out, listen to David Duffield ramble on about vineyards and camper vans then at the end your Mum and Dad can test you on the best places in France to buy wine!...Now that's education!...Get well soon Ollie from all of Manx Cycling.
Competing in the Brian Rooney Memorial 10 mile TT on Saturday 25 June, Peter Gage, Dave Taylor, Trevor Kirkwood, Gianni Epifani, Warren and Scott Flynn enjoyed a number of fast times and personal best performances, reports Gianni Epifani. Warren Flynn was fastest junior in 22min.18secs, with brother Scott fastest Youth in 23mins.41secs. Peter Gage recorded a very fast 22mins 02secs which was the sixth fastest time on the day and one of the fastest vets times. Dave Taylor had a particularly good ride to record a time 22mins.33secs and a new PB. Gianni Epifani and Trevor Kirkwood record PB times of 22mins.38sec.and 23mins.03 respectively. Fastest on the day was James Steward from Kirby riding a super fast 20mins.39secs.
The following
day Peter, Dave, Trevor and Gianni rode the Oscar Dover Memorial 25 mile
TT. Peter was fourth fastest on the day and again one of the leading vets
riders with a time of 57mins.28secs. Dave Taylor broke the hour for first
time with a very good time of 59mins.59secs. Trevor Kirkwood just missed
out on breaking the hour but still rode a PB with 1hour4secs. Gianni broke
the hour again with 58mins.53secs. Again fastest on the day was James Stewart
with 54mins24secs.Results from two events were added together, Peter Gage
and Gianni Epifani were third and fifth respectively with Dave and Trevor
also inside the top 10.
Whilst searching through the world wide web for information on past mountain time trails for inclusion in the forthcoming TLI Mountain Time Trial website , I stumbled across some interesting articles written by Stuart Slack, Ken Matthews and John Wilkinson. They cover the early days, epic clashes in the Manx International and the Boardman / Obree power struggle during the late eighties and early nineties. Read and reminisce here
Island Games cyclist Mark Kelly riding for City of Edinburgh was top man in the distance events, with five wins over the course of the weekend , Kelly won one event on Saturday and four out of five events on Sunday at the Edinburgh GP on the Meadowbank track. Results and pictures here
Jonathan Bellis finished first equell in the Tour of Wrekin over the weekend. More later
Andrew Cook (MVW) proved he has excellent form for the forthcoming Island Games. The mountain biker cum roadie lapped the famous TT course in a very quick 1 hour 33 minutes 39 seconds to win the Colin Nelson Mountain Time Trial. Island Games mountain bikers Julian Corlett and Paul Kneen (both MVW) filled the next two places. First woman was Catrina Price (EV) with Tom Black (TSP) taking the juvenile prize. Veteran on standard went to Alex Coward (EV) and lady vet winner was Dawn Collins (EV). Cookie made a brief speech afterwards thanking Jim and Ann Cottier, the Nelsons and the course marshal's including the Special Constables who manned the traffic lights. Results here
Manx Road Club Sports Aid Recipient Peter Kennaugh has been selected to represent Great Britain at the Youth Olympics in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. The games take place from July 2 to July 9 with events consisting of a time trial, a criterium and a road race. Mark Mc Nally (Liverpool Century) and Adam Blythe (Pinnerello RT) make up the three man team. Team GB will comprise of 56 athletes plus 30 support staff and will be represented in seven sports, Athletics, Canoeing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Judo, Swimming and Tennis.
Telecom 10 here Penrice 25 here
The start sheet for Sunday's Colin Nelson Mountain Time Trial can be found here...There is a slight delay on the Telecom 10 result from Wednesday evening
Second 'local' national title this week !!...Just days after Christopher Whorrall clinched the Under 14 circuit championship Manx Road Club team mate and World Madison champion Mark Cavendish won the National Criterium title.Russell Downing overcooked the final corner leaving the door open for Cav to take the win. Mark Kelly the 2002 silver medalist, who featured in some of the breaks, had a great ride to finish sixth. More from BC here
Manx Road Club duo Mark Cavendish and Mark Kelly compete in Otley, Yorkshire on Wednesday evening for the National Criterium Championship. Boasting five current world champions the racing should be fast and furious. Cav will be riding in Adidas/Science in Sport colours and is on paper the the most likely winner with his super fast finish, Kelly (City of Edinburgh) won the silver medal in this event in 2002. Start sheet here
Following the brilliant ride by Manx Road Club member Christopher Whorrall at the National Championships on Saturday comes more great news for Jonathan Bellis who helped Great Britain team mate Ian Stannard clinch victory in the Tour du Pays de Vaud, one of the toughest stage races for junior riders in the world. Regular Island visitor Matt Rowe (Cardiff Ajax) was also part of the GB team. Manager Shane Sutton was delighted with the team performance. Report here
The success of the Manx Road Club continues with an emphatic victory for Christopher Whorrall in the under 14 National Circuit Championships at Wombwell near Barnsley on Saturday afternoon. In 30 degrees heat Chris and team mate Tim Kennaugh had to endure qualifying races prior to the final due to the high number of competitors on the tight 800 metre circuit. Chris finished a comfortable fourth in his qualifier as did Tim in his qualifier. Into the final Chris, Joe Perret (Lea Valley Youths) and Peter Merridew (Maindy Flyers) broke clear to set up a commanding lead, within seven laps they had the main bunch in sight and would soon lap them, not once but twice! Meanwhile back in the bunch Tim was riding the race of his life, often closing down the attacks and having a few digs himself. Into the last quarter of the race Chris broke clear to cross the line in the best possible way, on his own. Tim came home in 12th place, missing out on the bunch sprint believing there was another lap remaining. In the under 16 race, Peter Kennaugh dropped out midway suffering from fatigue. Adam Blythe (Pinnerello RT) won from defending champion Mark McNally (Liverpool Century)
Bring and Buy Sale (Tony Aspell are you reading!!)
The Island Games
mountain bike team are promoting a ‘Bicycle Bring and Buy’ evening
in order to raise funds for the Island Games Mountain Bike team. The event
will take place at the Braaid Hall on Friday 24th June at 7pm and will take
the form of a social evening. A raffle will be held and light refreshments
will also be provided. Entry will be £1 or £5 for those who
wish to set up a stall of their own. Funds raised will go towards travel
expenses for the team to travel over to the games in Shetland. Tony Varley
can be contacted on 472757 for further details.
Only seven seconds separated the top five in tonight's 10 mile time trial. Result here
The Colin Nelson
Memorial Mountain Time Trial takes place on Sunday June 26, starting at
7am. All categories and abilities will be catered for, entry fees for senior
riders is £5 and £3 for Junior and Juvenile riders
Further information
contact Jim Cottier: Tel 823974 / 495436
Jonathan Bellis competes for GB in the Tour du pays de vaud this Thursday to Sunday. It is a five stage race and features some tough climbs. Website here
Graeme Hatcher, Mike Doyle, Jonathan Bellis, Tristen Gell and Ashley Whipp compete in the Tour of Wrekin. The Ras de Cymru features Peter Gage, Graeme Hatcher, Andrew Cook, Mike Doyle and Ashley Whipp.
There is a riders meeting for the above two events at the NSC on Monday June 20 at 7pm.
Mark Cavendish is currently training hard for the European Track Championships, although already a world champion, Cav won't be able to take thing easy at the Euro's as he explained in a British Cycling interview...here
Three Manx Road Club youth riders will be competing for the right to wear the national champions jersey at Wombwell, Barnsley this Saturday. With 60 riders competing in the 'A' category championship, probably the most competitive in recent years, Peter Kennaugh (MRC) will be one of the pre race favorites along with current champion Mark McNally (Liverpool Century) and Adam Blyth (Pinnerallo RT) who won the recent Youth Olympic qualifier in Crawley. In the 'B' championship Christopher Whorrall (MRC) should be in with a shout if he can get the better of Dominic Schils (Interbike RT) The ever improving Tim Kennaugh (MRC) will also be competing. With the circuit measuring only 0.79km long and Eurosports Mike Smith doing the commentary it should be a good day out...start last here
Graeme Hatcher (MVW) got the verdict over Peter Gage (MRC) in a two up sprint in Sunday's John Hamer RR. After breaking away early on the duo built up a lead of over a minute by the tough Dalby climb. Third place went to junior rider Jonathan Bellis (MRC) with fourth going to juvenile rider Peter Kennaugh (MRC) fifth Gianni Epifani (MVW) and Mike Doyle (MRC) completed the top six.
The 'B' event was won by Mark Christian (TSP) from Scott Flynn (MVW) after the two juveniles broke away on the latter part of the Dalby climb. Peter Kennaugh Snr. (MRC) was third Graham Hughes (MMBC) fourth and Claire Moore (MVW) fifth
Sport Aid recipient Mark Kelly is currently racing in Holland, with a busy schedule of events penciled in over the next couple of weeks Mark hopes to sharpen up for the second part of the season for events such as the Island Games and National Circuit championships. Mark finished in the main bunch in his opening kermesse then was second in a local event the following day.
The John Hamer road race, one of the local classics, that includes the tough Dalby climb takes place Sunday week, June 12. The start is at Marown School and proceeds along the T.T. Course to Ballacraine, left to the Hope, then right to St John's then left to Patrick. Turn left and proceed through Glen Maye, Dalby and onto South Barrule, turn left and follow shoulder road to junction with Foxdale/Castletown road, turn right and proceed down the Ballamodha Straight and turn left onto the Phildraw road towards Ballasalla. Before Ballasalla turn sharp left and climb Black Hill towards St Mark's,turn right and proceed to the finish area at Stugghadoo, where the A category riders will complete 1 lap of the Stugghadoo Course. Distances A Cats 45 miles, others 38 miles.
Signing on will be at Marown School Playground from 08.15 (Braaid Hall is unavailable)
Entry Forms are
also available at both Eurocycles and Bikestyle, alternatively, forms can
be downloaded and sent to Jim here
Would all riders competing in the Ras de Cymru please contact Graeme on 450284 with their BC and UCI numbers.
Christopher Whorrall (MRC) finished an excellent second in the Interbike Essex Youth Tour Results here
Jonathan Bellis finished an excellect 10th in the final stage of the Tour de Lorraine finishing 33rd overall. The Great Britain team finished second overall. Results here
World Madison Champion Mark Cavendish is competing in the Tour de Pays Savoie this week. Cav is currently recovering from a bug he picked up prior to his recent visit to the Island
Manx Road Club stars Jonathan Bellis and Peter Kennaugh are attending an Olympic Development Programme (ODP) training camp next week. The Road Club duo will take part in several road sessions plus track work on Newport Velodrome.
Sport Aid recipeint Jonathan Bellis finished 40th (sixth first year Junior) in the opening stage of the tough five day Tour of Lorraine. Jonathan came home in the same time as stage winner Patrick Nuber (Germany) On stage two Johnny came home in 36th place and is also 36th overall. The GB team are currently third overall Results here
Timmy Kennaugh won the latest round of the Zurich sponsored MMBC handicap series. Results here
Andrew Cook (MVW) limbered up for the forthcoming National 25 Championships by taking a comfortable victory in Sunday's 25 promoted by the Manx Road Club. With an early start enabling the use of the 'fast' Bagarrow course, not used for nearly a decade, Cook stormed around in a super quick time of 54 minutes 08 seconds. Tristen Gell (MVW) rode impressivly for second in a time of 55 minutes 38 seconds with Veteran Peter Gage (MRC) third in 57 minutes 16 seconds.The only Junior competing was Ashley Whipp (MVW) with a fast 57 minutes 38 seconds with Tom Black (TSP) the sole juvenile in 1 hour 04 minutes 32 seconds. Fastest woman was Claire Moore (MVW) who clocked 1 hour 5 minures 08 seconds. Results here
Round three of the Zurich mountain bike handicap series takes place on Monday evening...more
Graeme Hatcher broke clear to win the latest round of the Bikestyle series. Andrew Roche was second Peter Gage third Peter Kennaugh jnr. fourth and Ashley Whipp fifth.World Madison champion Mark Cavendish was unfortunate to puncture during the last lap. Full results here
The start sheet for Sunday's 25 time trial can be found here Remember it is a 7am start
Manx Road Club junior Jonathan Bellis has been selected by Great Britain to ride the Tour de Lorraine. The French stage race is one of the toughest events on the Junior calendar. This is great news for the Sport Aid recipient coming on the end of some impressive results in Belgium and the UK
World Madison Champion Mark Cavendish continued his good form with a stage win in the Tour of Berlin. More
Manx Road Club.com had it's 100,000th hit this weekend, thanks to visitors from the Isle of Man, Great Britain and 44 countries from around the world
Manx Road Club 25 mile TT
The
fast Bargerrow 25 mile time trial takes place this Sunday 22 May starting
at 7am. Competitors requiring confirmation of entry or more information
should telephone the organiser on 823974 or 495436. Crash helmets are compulsory.
Closing date for entries 19th May 2005. Entries on the
Line £7.00.
N.B. NON TLI MEMBERS: Juniors, Juveniles £5.00. All other Categories
£7.00.
PLEASE MAKE CHEQUES PAYABLE TO MANX ROAD CLUB AND NOT TLI
Download entry forms here
entries to: Jim Cottier, 116 Friary Park, Ballabeg, Arbory. IM9 4EU
Sport Aid recipient Peter Kennaugh strengthened his chances of Youth Olympic selection with an impressive second place at the Crawley Criteriums on Sunday night. Kennaugh (Manx Road Club) and Planet X rider Adam Blythe (who is on the GB Olympic Development Squad) were dominant throughout the event with both riders never out of the top three on the technical course strewn with speed humps and cobbles. The team of three will be notified later this week of their selection and Kennaugh will be keeping his fingers crossed that the 600 mile round trip on Sunday was worthwhile
On form Andrew Roche (EV) won the IOM Road Race Champs on Sunday. Andrew Cook (MVW) was second and Jonathan Bellis (MRC) was third and claimed the Junior Championship in the process
Would all competitors please make sure their number is clearly visible and shout out their number when crossing the finish line. Failure to do so may result in a NTR (No Time Recorded) if the timekeepers can't work out your time
Results here
The Island Games mountain bikers dominated Monday evenings handicap event at Archallagan Plantation. Paul Kneen was the handicap winner and produced the fastest time with Chris Tierney second and Julian Corlett third. Full results here
Jonathan Bellis had a great victory when he won Sundays Sint Baafs Vijve road race in Belgium. There were several Brits competing in the junior event. Brief results and photo here here
Andy Roche finished a brilliant sixth in the 50th edition of the Lincoln GP. Story, pictures and results here
Andy Bell won Sunday's Peel Triathlon from Juan Kinley and Russell Collister. Natalie Wood was first woman. Results here
BC recently did an interesting interview with Paralympic cyclist Ian Sharpe. Read more here
Andrew Roche (EV) won round two of the Bikestyle series by comfortably taking the sprint from Ashley Whipp (MVW) and Mark Christian (TSP). It was pleasing to see so many youngsters up there at the end battling it out, something positive for the future. Results here
Results from the NW Track Champs here
The Crowe Morgan sponsored Tour of the West (including the Isle of Man Road Race Championships) takes place on Sunday, May 15. Race HQ is at Peel Campsite with signing on from 08:30. Showers and refreshments will be available afterwards. There will be an A, B and possibly C race over the Peel - Creg Willy's - Kirk Michael circuit. The A event will be about five laps with the B race approximately four. Start time for the Manx Viking Whs. promotion is 09:15am. Please sign-on at Bikestyle by Tuesday, May 10.
Andrew Roche finished an excellent second overall in the Tour of Ulster. Pictures and leading resulots here
Rules and marshalling rota's for the popular Bikestyle series can be viewed here
Time trial rules re vehicles and pacing wiew the 10 League site here
Aaron Livsey (EVCC) won the sprint to claim victory in Sunday's Tear Trophy road race held in torrential rain. The first move in the 42 mile race came from Greame Hatcher (MVW) but an early puncture scuppered his chances of success. Into the last lap there were several attempts by riders to break away but all came to nothing. Into the final 500 metres it was Dave Taylor (MRC) who led out the sprint but it was Livsey who was first across the line followed by Peter Gage (MRC) and 15 year old Peter Kennaugh (MRC) in third.
The 'B' race was won by Paul Cubbon (MRC) who seemed to come from nowhere to snatch victory at the line. Result here
Sport Aid recipient Peter Kennaugh won the North West Youth