New Brighton Cycling Club

Tour de France - Holiday!

Tour de France -11th-13th July

Rest Day in Morzine - "Mountain Bike Capital of the World"

Watch the competitors cross the finish line after gruelling stage 8, enjoy soaking up the atmosphere in town on the teams rest day & watch them set off again on stage 9

Bring your own wheels and test your own talents; all our properties have space to store and work at your bike.

5* accommodation at affordable prices

We have 11 chalets and apartments ideally located for views of the tour de France & in immediate proximity to the alps best mountain-bike tracks… not to forget the local bars, restaurants, scenery….

We have catered and self-catered accommodation. In self-catered accommodation we can offer you the best of both worlds by delivering gourmet meals to your Door - significantly cheaper than restaurant prices yet freshly prepared by our renowned chef!

No Group Too Large or Small

Our chalets & apartments are in close proximity; be it a party of 3 or 30 we have the ideal set up.

Have an Extreme Time...

Throughout the summer months Morzine & the Portes du Soliel area is any adrenalin junkies utopia...

Other activities in the immediate area include white water rafting & hydro-speeding, canyoning, one of the longest & highest zip wires in Europe, trekking & hiking, lake swimming, and more...

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Tour de France Trip 2009

We hit France full of enthusiasm on July 2nd, driving down to Cannes (Monaco was full!!!) for the Grand Depart!!! A few cold beers helped cool us down in the 37 degree heat, and by Saturday we were all set to watch Wiggo take yellow in the flesh. Then reality kicked in!!!! After driving the 25 or so miles to Monaco on Saturday morning, we found that it was closed for the day! Couldn''t get anywhere near close with the car, and after 2hrs of trying to sneak in the back way (satnav does have it''s uses) without beating the crafty Gendarmes, we gave up and headed back the the air conditioned bar of the hotel for more ice cold beers!!!!

Headed off to Montpellier, and looked forward to the TTT (more prospects of a Brit / Yellow day) only to hit the same problem......too far to walk and too hot. Hmmmmmm, something told me that the fantastic weather was conspiring against us and that we''d need to wait until the Alps.

So, 2 weeks in the beautiful Lot valley and up at dawn every day to get out on the bike and get those miles in....(yeah right!). OK, truth time.....approx 150 miles in two weeks....but there were quite a few more ice cold beers in between!!!

Time to head to the Alps! One week in Morzine, which is a fantastic base for the Tour alpine stages. Managed to grab a glimpse of Thor Hushovd on his "great escape" just before the last big descent into Cluses, AND we got back to the house in time to watch the last 2 climbs ....Come On Wiggo!!!!

Over to Annecy. Fantastic day. Grabbed over 350 photos (get a life!) of all the main players (plus a couple of me having more cold beers).

This was the best day at the Tour for me. We got back to the house in Morzine after the stage and I immediately got out the bike and headed off into the Alps. I was motivated! I was inspired! I was driven!..... Bad Move!! Time for a serious reality check!! Those hills are for real. Anyhow, after crawling back to the house I decided to put the bike away until we got home to Britain (sensible option).

Almost at Paris. Whilst the riders were making their way up the Ventoux, we were making our way up France to Paris for the Grand Finale (Come on Cav). We had a great day in Paris (more cold beers) and Cav did the biz. Almost becoming a British institution!

Monday 27th July, headed up tp Zeebrugge for the ferry back to Scotland, and the 4 weeks were just memory.

What a fantastic time, and what a fantastic sport. As someone once said..."Vive le Tour".....we''ll be back next year. Come on Wiggo and Cav!!!!!

GM

Greg Atkinson - Racing Points Total

	Region Ranking - 36th
07.06.2009	John Boote Memorial Road Race (Regional A)	25th	0
31.05.2009	North West Regional Road Race Championships (Regional B)	6th	5
24.05.2009	Bike Factory Circuit of Saighton (Regional B)	12th	0
17.05.2009	Ron O''Brien Memorial Road Race (Regional A)	41th	0
16.05.2009	John Cull Memorial Road Race (Bickerstaffe) (Regional B)	15th	0
12.04.2009	Maurice''s Denbigh Road Race (Regional A)	36th	0
22.03.2009	Maxgear - Race 3	7th	4
15.03.2009	Maxgear - Race 2	24th	0
			9

Cameron Forrest - Racing Points Total

	North West Ranking - 77th 3 pts
08.07.2009	L''pool Century RC Litherland Series no 6 (Regional C+)	15th	0
24.06.2009	L''pool Century RC Litherland Series no 5 (Regional C+)	7th	3
12.04.2009	Frank Morgan Memorial Road Race (Regional A)	37th	0
			3

Lewis Ball - Racing Points Total

	National Ranking 25th 28 pts
29.07.2009	Prescot Eagle RC Litherland Circuit Races 1	1st	3
22.07.2009	MCDG Youth Races 3 (Youth Only)	1st	3
18.07.2009	CDNW Youth League Round 6 - Preston (Youth Only)	11th	0
18.07.2009	CDNW Youth League Round 6 - Preston (Youth Only)	13th	0
15.07.2009	Merseyside Cycling Development Group Youth Races 2 (Youth Only)	1st	3
08.07.2009	Liverpool Century RC Litherland Circuit Race Series no 6 (Youth Only)	2nd	2
01.07.2009	Merseyside Cycling Development Group Youth Races 1 (Youth Only)	2nd	2
24.06.2009	Liverpool Century RC Litherland Circuit Race Series no 5 (Youth Only)	2nd	2
10.06.2009	Mersey Roads Crits 2 (Youth Only)	2nd	2
06.06.2009	CDNW Youth League Round 4 - Preston (Youth Only)	6th	0
03.06.2009	Mersey Roads Crits 1 (Youth Only)	3rd	1
27.05.2009	Liverpool Century RC Litherland Circuit Race Series no 4 (Youth Only)	2nd	2
20.05.2009	Liverpool Century RC Litherland Circuit Race Series no 3 (Youth Only)	2nd	2
06.05.2009	Liverpool Century RC Litherland Circuit Race Series no 1 (Youth Only)	2nd	2
29.04.2009	Liverpool Mercury (Dolan) CC Litherland Circuit Races (Regional C)	5th	0
29.04.2009	Liverpool Mercury (Dolan) CC Litherland Circuit Races (Youth Only)	2nd	2
04.04.2009	Dolan Schoolpersons 3 Week Series 3 (Youth Only)	8th	0
04.04.2009	Dolan Schoolpersons 3 Week Series 3 (Youth Only)	8th	0
04.04.2009	Dolan Schoolpersons 3 Week Series 3 (Youth Only)	8th	0
28.03.2009	Dolan Schoolpersons 3 Week Series 2 (Youth Only)	8th	0
28.03.2009	Dolan Schoolpersons 3 Week Series 2 (Youth Only)	8th	0
21.03.2009	Dolan Schoolpersons 3 Week Series 1 (Youth Only)	4th	0
21.03.2009	Dolan Schoolpersons 3 Week Series 1 (Youth Only)	6th	0
			28

Jessie Evans - Racing Points Total

	National Ranking - 29th 11 pts
01.07.2009	Merseyside Cycling Development Group Youth Races 1 (Youth Only)	2nd	2
13.05.2009	Liverpool Century RC Litherland Circuit Race Series no 2 (Youth Only)	1st	3
06.05.2009	Liverpool Century RC Litherland Circuit Race Series no 1 (Youth Only)	1st	3
04.04.2009	Dolan Schoolpersons 3 Week Series 3 (Youth Only)	3rd	0
04.04.2009	Dolan Schoolpersons 3 Week Series 3 (Youth Only)	5th	0
04.04.2009	Dolan Schoolpersons 3 Week Series 3 (Youth Only)	4th	0
28.03.2009	Dolan Schoolpersons 3 Week Series 2 (Youth Only)	6th	0
28.03.2009	Dolan Schoolpersons 3 Week Series 2 (Youth Only)	3rd	1
21.03.2009	Dolan Schoolpersons 3 Week Series 1 (Youth Only)	3rd	1
21.03.2009	Dolan Schoolpersons 3 Week Series 1 (Youth Only)	3rd	1
14.03.2009	CDNW Youth League Round 1 - Southport (Youth Only)	11th	0
			11

Arran Brown

For those of you who met Arran Brown you will be interested in hearing that he won the Argos Tour in South Africa. Tony wrote congratulating him and this is his reply
“Great to hear from you, I often think about you and wonder how you are! Yes my England trip was something else but managed to come back to SA and collect my thoughts and get on with it, so its been going well.
Thanks for your wishes and hope all the club guys are well, hopefully when I come out next we can get together and have a ride with the guys again!
If you would like to visit out team website www.teammedscheme.co.za you can keep up to date with what we are doing.”
looking at some of the people he beat in the results pages:

http://www.cycletour.co.za/results.aspx?PgeIdx=0&Event=2009&Start=NULL&Age=NULL&Gender=NULL&fNm=&fSm=

he did exceptionally well beating the like of Hunter,Rasmussen,Bartko etc and even our own GB guys out there

Dave Lloyd MEGA Challenge - 21st June 2009

Dave Hitchen is looking for company on this event, and looking at the terrain details on the Dave Lloyd Web, it is certainly that. If you would like an entry form, I have downloaded it from the site, so let me (Beryl) know. Details below :
The Dave Lloyd MEGA event - A challenging 150 mile ride
. 2009 MEGA Route Description:
Leave Ruthin

climb of The Shelf
climb of Horseshoe Pass (back of)
climb of Worlds End
climb of Cymau Hills
climb of Treuddyn
climb of Rhosesmor
climb of Moel Arthur
Denbigh''s "Road to hell" to Cerrigydrudion (one of the hardest roads in the UK with any headwind).
climb of Foel Gasyth
climb of Bwlch-Du
climb of Llyn Brenig
climb of Snowdonia
climb of Bwlch-y-Groes (front of!)
climb of Pen Bryn-y-Fawnog (Climb from Lake Vyrnwy)

the"Stingers"

Bwlch Garneddog
Tyn-y-Bwlch
Bettws Gwerfil Goch
Melin-y-Wig
Foel Fawr
Clawdd Newydd
to Ruthin
mountain top finish of Bwlch pen Barras.

RTTC Open Events 2009

RTTC OPEN EVENTS for 2009

Date	Day	Course	Distance	Start Time	Promoting Club	Price
28-2-09	Sat	D14/2	14	14.00	Chester RC(WCTTA Series 1 of 10)	£7
28-2-09	Sat	D14/2	14	14.00	Chester RC(WCTTA Series 1 of 10)	£7
21-3-09	Sat	D18/2R	17	6.50	Oswestry Paragon C.C. (Jnrs. £2)	£6.50
22-3-09	Sun	D10/19	10	08.00	Merseyside Ladies CA (Y £4)	£7
05.4.09	Sun	D10/19	10	08.00	West Cheshire TTCA (2 of 10)Jnr.£3 Y-free
05.4.09	Sun	D10/19	10	08.00	West Cheshire TTCA 2 of 10)	£7
10.4.09	Fri	D22/1	22	08.00	B’head N.E. (WC TTCA 3 of 10)	£7
12.4.09	Sun	D25/8	25	07.00	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	£7
12.4.09	Sun	D25/8	25	07.00	Mid Shropshire Wheelers (2 up TT)	£14
19.4.09	Sun	D32/2	6	09.00	Fibrax Wrexham RC (Hilly tandems)
19.4.09	Sun	D32/2	26	09.00	Fibrax Wrexham RC (Hilly ) (WCTTCA 4 of 10))	£7
26.4.09	Sun	D30/6	30	08.00	West Cheshire TTCA (Championship) (5 of 10)	£7
26.4.09	Sun	D30/6	30	08.00	West Cheshire TTCA (Championship) (5 of 10)	£7
03-5-09	Sun	D50/3	50	07.00	West Cheshire TTCA (Championship) (6 of 10)	£7
09.5.09	Sat	D10/1	10	14.00	Leigh Premier RC	£6.50
10.5.09	Sun	D50/3R	50	07.00	Mid Shropshire Wheelers – Tandem	£14.00
10.5.09	Sun	D50/3R	50	07.00	Mid Shropshire Wheelers Shropshire Championship	£7
17.5.09	Sun	D25/3	25	08.00	Merseyside Wheelers	£7.50
17.5.09	Sun	D25/3	25	08.00	Merseyside Wheelers – Tandem	£15
24.5.09	Sun	D50/13	50	08.00	Tricycle Assoc. (NW Region) – Tandem & Tandem Tricycles	£14
24.5.09	Sun	D50/13	50	08.00	Tricycle Assoc. (NW Region) TA Nat’l Champs – Tricycles only	£7
24.5.09	Sun	D37/2	37	08.00	Rhyl CC (Mountain)	£7
24.5.09	Sun	D37/2	37	08.00	Rhyl CC (Mountain) (Tandems)	£14
25.5.09	Mon	D100/2	100	06.00	Anfield Bicycle Club	£8
25.5.09	Mon	D100/2	100	06.00	Anfield Bicycle Club (Tandems)	£16
30.5.09	Sun	D10/23	10	08.00	Newport Shropshire CC	£6.50
30.5.09	Sun	D10/26	10	08.00	Newport Shropshire CC – Tandem	£13
30.5.09	Sun	D10/23	10	14.00	GHS Dist.Champs(L’poolDC)(Shropshire CCA)	£2
31.5.09	Sun	D10/22	10	07.00	Mid Shropshire Wh. (Shropshire Champs) Jnr £2	£6.50
31.5.09	Sun	D10/22	10	07.00	Mid Shropshire Wh. (Tandems)	£13
03-6-09	Wed	D10/8	10	19.00	Oswestry Paragon CC (Priority to SCCA clubs)	£6.50 / J£2
6-6-08	Sat	D10/1	10	14.00	Liverpool Century RC	£6.50
6-6-08	Sat	D10/1	10	14.00	Liverpool Century RC - Tandem	£13
7-6-08	Sun	D25/8	25	07.00	Chester RC	£7
09-6-09	Tues	D25/23	25	19.00	Shropshire Cycling CA (Priority to SCCA clubs) Shropshire Championship – 100 riders)	£6.50/ J£2
13-6-09	Sat	D10/1	10	14.00	Phoenix CC (Aintree)	£7
13-6-09	Sat	D10/1	10	14.00	Phoenix CC (Aintree) - Tandem	£14
14-6-09	Sun	D25/3	25	08.00	Liverpool Century RC	£7
14-6-09	Sun	D25/3	25	08.00	Liverpool Century RC – Tandem	£14
16-6-09	Tues	D10/19	10	19.00	West Cheshire TTCA Champs (7 of 10) 80 riders	£7
16-6-09	Tues	D10/19	10	19.00	West Cheshire TTCA Yth free	Jnr £3
21.6.09	Sun	D25/9	25	07.00	Rhyl CC	£7
21.6.09	Sun	D25/9	25	07.00	Rhyl CC (tandems)	£14
24-6-08	Wed	D30/11	30	19.00	Shropshire CCA (Priority to SCCA clubs(90 riders)	£6.50/J £2
27-6-09	Sat	D10/1	10	14.00	Prescot Eagle – Age category awards	£6
27-6-09	Sat	D10/1	10	14.00	Prescot Eagle – Tandem	£12
04.7.09	Sat	D25/8	25	14.00	Tricycle Assoc. (NW Region) – Tandem & Tandem Tricycles	£14
04.7.09	Sat	D25/8	25	14.00	Tricycle Assoc. (NW Region) Tricycles only	£7
5-7-08	Sun	D25/3	25	08.00	Phoenix Cc (Aintree)	£7
5-7-08	Sun	D25/3	25	08.00	Phoenix Cc (Aintree) – Tandem	£14
12-7-09	Sun	D25/5	25	08.00	Southport CC – Tandem	£14
12-7-09	Sun	D25/5	25	08.00	Southport CC	£7
19.7.09	Sun	D100/1	100	07.00	Shropshire & West Cheshire Associations (Shropshire Championships) (Tandems)
19.7.09	Sun	D100/1	100	07.00	Shropshire & West Ches. Assoc (Shropshire Champs) (WCTTA 8 of 10)(SCCA 12 of 15)	£6.50/ J £2
19-7-09	Sun	D25/6	25	07.00	Birkenhead North End	£7
22.7.09	Wed	D10/19	10	19.00	Birkenhead North End – 80 riders	£7
25-7-09	Sat	D24/1	24 hr	13.00	Mersey Roads Club (Tandem) entries close 1.7.09	£30
25-7-09	Sat	D24/1	24 hr	13.00	Mersey Roads Club RTTC National Champs incl.VTTA entries close 1.7.09	£15
01-8-09	Sat	D25/23T	25	14.00	Wrekinsport CC	£6.50 / J£2
09.8.09	Sun	D50/12	50	07.00	East Liverpool Wheelers	£7
09.8.09	Sun	D50/12	50	07.00	East Liverpool Wheelers (Tandems)	£14
16.8.09	Sun	D12/1	12 hr	06.00	Nat’l Champs & WCTTA-LTTA Champs	£12
16.8.09	Sun	D12/1	12 hr	06.00	Nat’l Champs & WCTTA-LTTA Champs –Tandems	£24
23.8-09	Sun	D25/8	25	08.00	North Shropshire Wheelers (WCTTA series 8 of 10)	£6.50
23.8-09	Sun	D25/8	25	08.00	North Shropshire Wheelers – Tandems	£13
06-9-09	Sun	D50/12	50	07.30	Chester RC	£7
13.9.09	Sun	D25/23T	25	08.00	Newport Shropshire CC	£6.50
13.9.09	Sun	D25/23T	25	08.00	Newport Shropshire CC (Tandems)	£13
20-9-09	Sun	D25/8	25	08.00	West Cheshire TTCA Champs – series 9 of 10	£7
20-9-09	Sun	D25/8	25	08.00	West Cheshire TTCA Champs – series 9 of 10	£7
20-9-09	Sun	D25/8	25	08.00	West Cheshire TTCA – Youth free	£3 Jnr.
20-9-09	Sun	D25/8	25	08.00	West Ches & L’pool TTCA – Tandem	£14
11-10-09	Sun	DHC/1	HC	10.00	Fibrax Wrexham CC (Tandems)entries close 30 Sept
11-10-09	Sun	DHC/1	HC	10.00	Fibrax Wrexham CC (WCTTCA series 10 of 10)	£7

Old Members - contacts, etc.

25/05/2008

I have now posted lots of pictures in the “All our Yesterdays” album which have been sent to me by John Hazlehurst.

John can remember some names – Dick & Dot, Alec Noble who went to America, Bill Garry, Malcolm Hare – do you know which photos these people are on. If you do, then let me know and I will amend the caption, also where you think they were taken. John says these photos were taken between 1948 and 1956. He married and went to live in Australia in 1957 – those of you who live “down under” let me know who and where you are and I will put you in touch with John. Its good to keep in touch and with the technology that we now have, this is so much easier. We need more people to come out of the woodwork.

Any one else who would like to contact old friends, let me know and I will post the information. We have had one really good success story, so how many more can we reach.

My email address is beryl.bowes@btinternet.com