Paul Hayward of Velo Club Baracchi, who formerly rode for Rock Estate, took part in his first time trial for his new club at the Plomesgate CC 10-mile event near Snape. He was initially disappointed with his time, 25:15, perhaps not realising that everyone would be affected by the sporting nature of the course. He […]
Some of the Velo Club Baracchi riders have already started their racing seasons in time trials and mass start racing. Chris Womack, the club’s top supervet, and Nick Esser both rode in the CC Breckland 10-mile time trial to the west of Hingham and encountered bitterly cold northerly cross-winds. Esser, 43, achieved 24:42 and said […]
A beautiful morning for cycling greeted the Velo Club Baracchi riders who took part in Godric CC’s 50-mile reliability trial on Sunday. They rode out from Lowestoft to the headquarters at Broome village hall and will all have ridden mileages in the upper seventies. As John Thompson commented, it was no surprise that the fastest […]
John Thompson of Velo Club Baracchi rode the East Anglian CC 75-mile reliability ride on Sunday by a new route from Horsford church hall to Aylsham, Cromer, Cley, Holt, Swanton Morley, Reepham, Cawston and back to Horsford. He said, “In today’s winds I was pleased I opted for the slowest group; 6 hours. I finished […]
In an early start to their season Velo Club Baracchi riders Liam Gentry and Mark Richards took third and sixth places in the Ely & District CC 25-mile Hardriders time trial on Sunday. The event was true to its “Hardriders” name with temperatures only a few degrees above freezing and a northerly wind across the […]
Velo Club Baracchi riders enjoyed a club ride to Dunwich on Sunday (just over 60 miles) and there were many other riders out and about. John Thompson rode to Gt Yarmouth to join the GYCC 50-mile reliability ride from Northgate St to Lessingham, East Ruston, Smallburgh, Neatishead, Potter Heigham, Filby and back to base. Yarmouth. […]
Velo Club Baracchi riders enjoyed a 60-mile ride on Sunday, despite the onset of drizzle and heavier rain. After meeting at the Cotmer Road roundabout the group rode to Halesworth and then for a change they turned off to Chediston, Metfield, Harleston through Wortwell. After riding up Dove Hill to Alburgh and through Hempnall and […]
Mild conditions on Sunday gave Velo Club Baracchi riders the chance to get in some good training rides. Liam Gentry and Mark Richards of VCB rode with James Drake through Somerleyton, Haddiscoe, Loddon and Rockland St Mary to Trowse and then through the city and up Mousehold Heath to Rackheath where they met up with […]
The weather was not ideal for cycling at the weekend and many VC Baracchi riders stayed off the roads to avoid the snow and ice. For those with the dedication to do so, turbo-training indoors or in the garage was the order of the day. However, by Tuesday the main roads gave a reliable grip […]
Velo Club Baracchi 50-mile reliability rides last Sunday organised by John Thompson were a great success. Thirty riders took part, half of whom were club members and the others were from Strada Sport, Rock Estate, Gt Yarmouth CC, Pakefield Peddlers and one rider, Lez Young, who rides a trike for Middlesex RC and came up […]
There were great performances by Velo Club Baracchi riders in the out-of-season CC Breckland 10-mile time trial on the A11 on New Year’s Day. All four VCB riders recorded times close to or better than they achieved in last year’s event and there was close competition between them. Liam Gentry had the best time of […]
Tim Cowan, who rode for Velo Club Baracchi regularly until he left for New Zealand some years ago and was mentioned last week, has declared his intention to re-join for 2016, so that his rides on the other side of the world will be of particular interest to old friends. Cowan is an engineering systems […]
Velo Club Baracchi riders are continuing to get in their training rides, lucky that there has been so little cold weather so far this winter. Four riders rode just over 60 miles on Sunday on the club run, going first to Halesworth and then into Norfolk via Homersfield. The club’s furthest-flung rider, Tim Cowan, recently […]
Five Velo Club Baracchi riders set off early for a special longer distance run into Norfolk and five others set off later to ride to Halesworth and beyond. Riders who came together and paused at Halesworth were John Swanbury, Paul Dennington, Mike Wood, John Cooper and Paul Clarke. Three rode on in the Dunwich direction, […]
Velo Club Baracchi riders took advantage of a mild weekend to enjoy a club run to Dunwich and back. It was a well-attended ride and all the better for the dry roads and unseasonal warmth. Three riders chose not to go the full distance but everyone made it to Halesworth before the ride separated. The […]
Velo Club Baracchi member Gary Randall tried his hand at track riding at Newport Velodrome at the weekend. He enjoyed a 3-hour session on Saturday and another on Sunday. He said, “These are structured sessions with a coach working through skill sessions, track etiquette and speed sessions.” “Ultimately there is formal accreditation to aim for […]
A frosty morning called for special care to be taken by cyclists on Sunday and it caused the cancellation of the Wiggle Royal Flyer sportive at Fakenham that Mark Richards of Velo Club Baracchi would have ridden. Fortunately the organisers let him know before 5.45am when he would have left home and instead he rode […]
Velo Club Baracchi’s membership voted Kate Churchill their Rider of the Year at the club’s presentation evening on Saturday. She was awarded the trophy and also the Women’s Rose Bowl. Her remarkable exploits this year included many audax events, capped by riding the Paris-Brest-Paris Randonneur, a distance of 1,230 kilometres in less than eighty hours […]
Velo Club Baracchi’s credentials as a road racing club were underlined at the annual meeting, at which the club’s 2016 road race and it’s re-affiliation to the Eastern Road Race league was announced. The road race will be in July on a new course based at Ringsfield and will give third and fourth category riders […]
Kind weather conditions (except for the fog) have enabled Velo Club Baracchi riders to get out on club runs and training. After some early fog on Sunday, riders on Sunday’s club run enjoyed a good ride. Taking part were George Kerridge, Nick Hammond, Keith Wink, Kate Churchill, Shaun Davey, Lucas He, Paul Dennington and Karl […]
Velo Club Baracchi’s two hill events produced two different winners, one who was good at freewheeling down hills and another who proved his ability at climbing quickly. It was Chris Wallis who took the VCB freewheeling trophy win on Jays Hill in Sotterley, when he set off from a standing start atop the hill and […]