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LAUNE CYCLING
CLUB
FOUNDED 1889
Sponsored by
EVANS CYCLES (UK) Ltd.
& SPECIALIZED CYCLES
Winners -
Sam Fensterheim won the Junior award again and Sean Yates the Open event in this
years
Fred Peachey MEMORIAL 25 mile TT
September
2005
No. 879 -76th Year
www.delaunecc.org
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OFFICIALS |
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PRESIDENT
ROY SAVERY
Fairwinds
Goatsfield Road
Tatsfield
TN16 2BU
01959 577745
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SECRETARY
PETE HARRIS
91 Ashbourne Road
Ealing
London W5 3DH
020 8997 7852
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TREASURER
DON WHITE
12 Willowbank Gardens
Tadworth
Surrey
KT20 5DS
01737 217565
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CLUB
NIGHT
First Thursday of each month
British Legion
97 Barry Road
East Dulwich SE22 |
THE
PRESIDENTS REPORTS
In the past month we had our own Club 25, run very
efficiently by Val and Tony Peachey. The event was won by Sean Yates in a time
of 53.14. I rode this event, and improved from 1.8.05 to 1.6.25. After the
event, we all went to Sainsburys for breakfast, and had a great laugh.
On Friday 5th August, a very good friend and neighbour
came with me to Olympia, where we joined my son, James, and a group of his
friends, to sample the offerings at the Annual Beer Festival. There were about
400 different beers to try – needless to say, we didn’t sample them all, but we
made a good attempt! The next day I rode the Old Portlians 10, feeling a little
worse for wear, and did 24.58. Sean Yates rode it in 19.48.
On the 21st, Brian Dacey and I rode the LVRC National Road
Race, near Beauworth in Hampshire. Brian was second, and I was 9th in our group.
It was the best I have felt since starting my come-back this year – just wait
until I’m 70!
Last weekend I improved my 25 time to 1.3.58. Hutchinson
won it in 48.35. Ah well, perhaps I will start to worry him next year.
Next month I’m looking forward to the Nomads 10 on the
3rd, and then our OMA 10 on the 10th, the Club Track Championships at Herne Hill
on the 11th, and the Club 25 on the 18th. At the moment I intend to have my last
race of the season on the 17th at the Andover Wheelers 10.
As part of my training, I began a 7-minute-a-day “Miracle
Body Sculpting” programme (well, it needs to perform miracles, doesn’t it).
Seriously, I am finding it amazing. It works on all the major muscle groups. If
you’re interested, contact me and I will give you the details.
Looking forward to seeing you at the remainder of the Club
events. Make it a great month.
I leave you with a quote from Margaret Thatcher:-
“I do not know anybody who has got to the top without hard work. That’s the
recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but it will get you pretty near”.
CHAIRMANS REPORT
 Who
is this guy in the picture? Let me tell you all about him. On Sunday the 31st
July I was going out in the car to do the turn for the open 25 at Canterbury. I
passed him pushing a bike with what I call only call a tent on his back. It was
huge.
I did not stop as I thought he was not in our race. About
one hour later this same person turns up at the roundabout (still pushing his
bike) on his way to the Canterbury railway station.
He said, with a smile, ‘Hello, I am in your club!’ I
thought ‘I have never seen him before’. He told me his story. Apparently, he
found our club on the web and thought he would join us – like one does. He said
he has ridden around Richmond Park with a nice guy in a De Laune vest with an
Irish accent. (That can only be Cliff Steel)
He had entered the open 25, so he got the train to
Canterbury and slept in his tent the night before. On his way to the start, he
was pushing a 110-inch fixed gear with 14 spoke wheels and it collapsed on him.
I explained to him he would not have got up Molash hill to
the start with that gear anyway! He still had this big smile on his face. To cut
a long story short, we bundled him and his bike and tent in the back of my car
and took him back to the headquarters for dear Peter Jenn to take him home in
the back of his van.
He told me he rode as a junior and did a 58. He then
packed in racing to do pot holing. Now, 20 years later, he has decided to race
again. He said, “I only did a 58 to start with but did a 55 a few weeks ago”
His name is Jim Evans. Welcome to our club Jim. It is
characters like you we need in the club, and we have got few! I noticed that
Stax sold him a De Laune vest on the spot.
This year we included in our open, the 25-mile club
championship. Congratulations to Nick Butler our new 25-mile champion who now
wins the De Laune Challenge Bowl, the oldest cup in the club. This was presented
to the club by the late A Faunce De Laune in 1904 so please don’t lose it.
Well done Val and Tony for organising another excellent
Fred Peachey 25. In what other event do you get when the organiser coming round
to the marshals with drinks and eats? I know that Val will be giving you a full
results and report in this issue. Thanks again.
As you probably read in last months DLN that the Belgium
night has been brought forward one week to the Friday 28th October, this event
is a sell out so please book early through Dot Fuller or myself. It is the same
format as last year, first come first served - one member plus one guest.
September will be a busy month for us. I know that on
Sunday the 4th September, Cliff Steel will be taking the club run around
Richmond Park. Fitness not required as you can drop out on one lap and join them
on another! Contact Cliff 0208 2998649
Saturday the 10th September is the Old Members 10 on the
A20 Harrietsham course. This is also an inter-club event. The course, on a good
day, can be fast.
Most importantly, this is a good social event. All down to
the pub at Leeds castle after the event (that is if you can get in). Get all the
details from Alan Rowe our Time Trial Manager 0147 4704901.
On Sunday 11th, the day after this event, we have our
Track championships at Herne Hill. We will need a bit of help with this one so
please contact Jeremy (I have not shaved today) White our Track Manager on 020
7845 9601.
The Sunday the 18th September (will it ever end I ask?) we
have the club Autumn 25 on the very fast Horsham course. Again we will need a
lot of help with this one. If you have ridden this course you will know about
the amount of roundabouts you go through. Take a compass, map, or GPS to get you
around! Contact Alan again for details. After the event we go for the best
breakfast in the south of England at Tesco’s.
That should keep you going for a month. Keep the ball
rolling.
Kav.
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De Laune Cycling
Club
Founded 1889
(Sponsored by F.W. Evans (UK) and Specialized Cycles)
Fred Peachey Memorial Open 25 Mile Time Trial
held on Sunday 31st July, 2005
Promoted for and on behalf of Cycling Time Trials under their Rules &
Regulations
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Result |
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Scratch |
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1st
Fastest |
Sean Yates |
In Gear Quickvit RT |
53.14 |
£30 |
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and recipient of the Fred Peachey Memorial Trophy for 1 year |
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2nd
Fastest |
Paul Burrows |
Thanet RC |
55.41 |
£25 |
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3rd
Fastest |
Simon Smythe |
PCA Cyclos Uno |
56.55 |
£20 |
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4th
Fastest |
David Bradnam |
Team TJ Cycles |
57.45 |
£15 |
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5th
Fastest |
Gary Chalkley |
Kent Cycles RC |
58.02 |
£12 |
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6th
Fastest |
Chris Bax |
VC Deal |
58.35 |
£10 |
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7th
Fastest |
Michael Thorogood |
Sydenham Whs |
59 |
£8 |
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8th
Fastest |
Ian Silvester |
San Fairy Ann CC |
59.06 |
£5 |
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Fastest team of 3 |
VC Deal |
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3.4.11 |
£5 ea |
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Chris Bax, Jeremy Saynor, James Bax |
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Veterans on Age Standard |
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1st
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Bob Stapley |
Epsom CC |
17.37 |
£30 |
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2nd |
Malcolm Evans |
Wigmore CC |
16.53 |
£25 |
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3rd |
Roy Savery |
De Laune CC |
15.28 |
£20 |
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4th |
Sean Yates |
In Gear Quickvit RT |
15.17 |
£15 |
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5th |
John Booty |
Wigmore CC |
15.03 |
£12 |
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6th |
Jim Davey |
London Fire Brigade CC |
14.54 |
£10 |
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7th |
Chris Bax |
VC Deal |
14.08 |
£8 |
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8th |
Alan Priddy |
De Laune CC |
13.53 |
£5 |
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Fastest team of 3 on Age Standard |
De Laune CC |
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41.31 |
£5 ea |
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Roy Savery, Alan Priddy, Peter Jenn |
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Juniors |
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1st
fastest |
Sam Fensterheim |
De Laune CC |
1.3.02 |
£10 |
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Recipient of the Johnson Trophy for 1 year |
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Ladies |
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1st
Fastest |
Julia Freeman |
Easterley RC |
1.0.15 |
£10 |
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2nd
Fastest |
Bobbie Fairhall |
Thanet RC |
1.8.37 |
£5 |
Congratulations to all prize winners
especially to Sean Yates in setting a new course record. My special
thanks to members of the De Laune CC for their assistance in the
promotion of the event, and of course to Kath & Paul Mepham of the
VC Elan (Harry Perry) for timekeeping.
Val Peachey, 63 Beverley Road,
Maidstone, Kent. ME16 9DU. 01622 727649
Well what a successful day it turned
out to be for the Club, Nick Butler winning the Club Championship,
Sam Fensterheim winning the Johnson Trophy for a second year in
succession as the fastest junior with a sparkling ride of 1.3.2 (a
9min 26s improvement on last year’s ride) – well done Sam. Roy
Savery took the prize of third veteran on standard and led the
veterans team on standard times ably assisted by Alan Priddy and
Peter Jenn. In fact, 2005 saw one of the highest number of entries
from the Club for some considerable time, a total of 13! Just two
were non starters and one non finisher but the other 10 finishers
recorded times of
Nick Butler 1.0.44
Sam Fensterheim 1.3.02
James Lett 1.3.07
Dave Haggart 1.4.18
Alan Priddy 1.4.27
James King 1.4.31
Peter Jenn 1.5.01
Roy Savery 1.6.25
Malc Adams 1.11.12
Harry Corbett 1.26.33
The one non finisher was Sam Baxendale
who unfortunately punctured and two non starters – Geoff Heaton and
Jim Evans.
The whole event had a considerably
higher entry overall – 88 to be precise – certainly more than it had
been experiencing in the last few years. The start card was set for
a potentially exciting competition however on the day Sean Yates –
produced an excellent ride of 53.14 to take the Fred Peachey Trophy.
A truly magnificent ride, 2½ minutes clear of his nearest rival, and
a new course record for the Q/25.8. Sean has won the trophy before
when he was still a professional rider with the Motorola team back
in 1996 when he then recorded an even faster ride of 48.48 but not
on a Kent course !!
Having had almost a week of rain we
prepared ourselves for the worst. In fact when we checked the course
over on the Saturday afternoon the rain came down so hard the
windscreen wipers could hardly cope and we could barely see the road
in front of us. But in true ‘Peachey’ style, the day of the event
was dry, warm and almost sunny.
Apart from the all important riders I
was blessed with a stalwart bunch of helpers. The first whom to
arrive at the hall was Brian Saxton in his little white van filled
to the gunnels with event signs, numbers, an easel for the result
board etc etc. Brian works so hard for the club we would be truly
lost without him.
It was really good to see John
Starsmeare, together with his wife Jan, back into the fold John is
now a vet and is threatening to make a comeback in 2006, he doesn’t
appear to have put any weight on so he shouldn’t take too long to
get fighting fit.
The tea ladies in the guise of Pat
Kavanagh and Jean Rowe soon got to work chopping up cakes, boiling
water and making all the preparations for the expected onslaught of
riders, while Geoff Sinnett took on the role of signing on steward,
a new job for him, but he settled in so well he could well be
gainfully employed in that role again next year. The scene was now
set for the event to get underway, Kath and Paul Mepham our resident
timekeepers from the VC Elan got the watches running and Mick Peel
pushed Tony off as the first rider on the road. The first marshals
to see the riders were Kav, John and Jan Starsmeare and Roy
Chittleborough. Safely through this roundabout riders returned to
Chilham to be greeted by the two Alan’s - Constable and Rowe who
pointed riders towards Ashford and the crazy gang at Ashford of
Brian’s Saxton and Waller, John Geoghegan and Lenny Brown.
At this point I had an interesting
conversation with Lenny. I always ensure my marshals are well
catered for by supplying a soft drink and chocolate bar which I
‘deliver’ on the day, just prior to the first riders arriving at
their point. Len related the saga of last year, when I gave him his
goodies he placed them by a road sign to be consumed later. However
a few minutes later a lady with two dogs came along and Len entered
into conversation with said lady, but to Len’s dismay, when the lady
left, so had his goodies, which had been ‘stolen’ by the two dogs.
He was sure he would not fall into the same trap this year.
Once the riders had finished Brian
Shambrook and Tony kept the result board up to date, thus keeping
the momentum and interest going.
Before the gathered throng left Kav
introduced Claire, as grand daughter of Fred, in order that she
could eloquently present the two major trophies to Sam Fensterheim
and Sean Yates. This brought the day nicely to a close so that
everyone could return home.
My last thanks must go of course to
Tony – He ended up with more than he bargained for. I had booked a
week’s walking holiday with Claire but hadn’t realised that I would
be away when the event entries closed. I think his training went by
the board somewhat, as he was left to sort out the entries, complete
the envelopes for start and result sheets, set the field and write
up an excellent result board in readiness for my return. To cap it
all his problems didn’t end when I returned as I had an accident
whilst away and I came back like a patchwork quilt, covered in bumps
and bruises and with a damaged finger and arm which is due for
physiotherapy as I type this report. To put it mildly, he has found
that he copes very well in a crisis !!
As in the past years, I have received
numerous compliments from the riders on the number of marshals and
the general friendly atmosphere in the hall after the event which I
have gracefully accepted, but of course these should be directed to
your goodselves.
See you all next year ????? Val the
Peach
Congratulations to all prize winners
especially to Sean Yates in setting a new course record.
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Time |
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Sean Yates |
In Gear Quickvit RT |
53.14 |
15.17 |
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2 |
Paul Burrows |
Thanet RC |
55.41 |
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Simon Smythe |
PCA Ciclos Uno |
56.55 |
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David Bradnam |
Team JD Cycles |
57.45 |
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Gary Chalkley |
Kent Cycles RC |
58.02 |
9.28 |
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Chris Bax |
VC Deal |
58.35 |
14.08 |
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7 |
Michael Thorogood |
Sydenham Wheelers |
59.00 |
9.00 |
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Ian Silvester |
San Fairy Ann CC |
59.06 |
7.54 |
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Lee Turner |
Sigma Sport |
59.44 |
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10 |
Shaun Byrne |
Kent Cycles RC |
59.59 |
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11 |
Peter Elms |
Gemini BC |
1.0.14 |
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12 |
Mrs. Julia Freeman |
Easterley RC |
1.0.15 |
10.20 |
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13 |
Mark Wright |
West Kent RC |
1.0.16 |
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Malcolm Evans |
Wigmore CC |
1.0.18 |
16.53 |
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15 |
Stephen Clarke |
GS Invicta |
1.0.22 |
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16 |
Paul Buttery |
Medway Velo Club |
1.0.27 |
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Nick Butler |
De Laune CC |
1.0.44 |
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18 |
James Davey |
London Fire Brigade CC |
1.1.43 |
14.54 |
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19 |
Andrew Beswetherick |
Catford CC |
1.2.00 |
9.07 |
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Graham Hurrell |
Basildon CC |
1.2.24 |
6.38 |
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21 |
Jeremy Saynor |
VC Deal |
1.2.25 |
3.35 |
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Carl Chapman |
GS Invicta |
1.2.26 |
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23 |
Pete Hyland |
Team Larkfield Cycles |
1.2.29 |
9.10 |
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Bob Stapley |
Epsom CC |
1.2.33 |
17.37 |
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Peter Thomas |
West Kent RC |
1.2.47 |
5.13 |
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26 |
Sam Fensterheim |
De Laune CC |
1.3.02 |
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