Velo Club Baracchi riders ventured out after most of the overnight frost had melted on Sunday, though there were still some isolated icy patches capable of catching them out. Quite a few riders were out in small groups and one rider had a spill but was unhurt. One of those taking part was Mike Bretton, […]
Velo Club Baracchi’s 50-mile reliability ride organised by John Thompson on Sunday was a very successful occasion and a near-record number of 27 riders took part. Three riders chose the 8.30am start time that would potentially have allowed them four hours to complete the course, but they did not need all that time. They were […]
Paul Dennington of Velo Club Baracchi repeated his performance of last year in the CC Breckland open 10-mile time trial on New Year’s Day, but on an entirely higher level. It reflected his huge improvements of the last season and clearly he has lost little of the fitness he gained. Last year Dennington’s time was […]
Lowestoft cyclists have been getting out and about in the pre-Christmas period and afterwards, with quite a lot of enthusiasm for the “Wrinklies” rides that are not based on the cycling club. The ride on the day before Christmas Eve attracted eight riders. It started as is usual from Carlton Colville church and included not […]
John Thompson sent the following to local clubs:- “Thought I would let you know that my club’s 50-mile reliabilty rides are scheduled for Sunday 11th Jan – ROUTE OF 50 MILE RELIABILITY TRIAL and the 100-km rides for Sunday 1st Feb – ROUTE OF 100 KM. The start/finish for both events is the Oulton Community Centre, Gorleston […]
Velo Club Baracchi riders will make up nearly a fifth of the field in the New Year’s Day CC Breckland open time trial. The 10-mile event on the A11 is totally out of season as a holiday special. The weather at this time of year is not really conducive to fast times, but every year […]
Velo Club Baracchi gained three of its youngest competitors ever when the three Harbord boys completed their race in the Broome Heath Scramble cyclo-cross last Sunday. Ewan and his younger twin brothers Sam and Noah all took part in the under-10s event which lasted for ten minutes on a short but tough course, which included two […]
John Dupen of Velo Club Baracchi had a pleasant surprise when a medal from one of his time trial performances in the year dropped through his letterbox the other day. The medal was a Veteran Time Trials Association one for his age category win in a 10-mile event on an A14 course this spring. It […]
Lowestoft cyclist Nicki Hawkes has had a season to remember and the seal was put on this when she was awarded the East Anglian CC “Fastest Lady in the East” trophy. It is a prestigious and impressive trophy and reflects the stunning season she had, riding for Team VeloVelocity. Velo Club Baracchi, her second claim […]
John Thompson of Velo Club Baracchi discovered the sting in the tail of the ‘Swaffham Scorpion’ 104km audax that he rode on Saturday. The event started and finished at Swaffham Community Centre and its clever name related to the unexpectedly difficult hill (quite long and quite steep) encountered five miles before the finish. Thompson started […]
Velo Club Baracchi members elected a delighted Mark Richards (usually known as Titch) as their Rider of the Year on Saturday at the club’s prize presentation evening at the Carlton PH. Richards impressed the members to win from among six nominees who had had impressive seasons. Other nominees were Paul Dennington, John Dupen, George Kerridge, […]
At the annual meeting of Velo Club Baracchi George Kerridge was elected as the new vice-chairman in place of Paul Bedford, who stood down after a long stint in the post and will maintain a connection with the club. All other officers were re-elected including Brian Boxall, the chairman, who gave thanks to Bedford and […]
Club cycling has entered a period of non-competitive riding, focusing on club runs and other training in preparation for the next year’s events. Last week may have been the last of the really warm weather and it held for Sunday morning, when the VC Baracchi club run was to Dunwich via Halesworth, Peasenhall, Saxmundham and […]
Velo Club Baracchi’s new hill climb champion is Mark “Titch” Richards, who wasted no time on the steep little hill at Station Road, Alburgh and was the fastest by a good margin. This hill, known in the club as Dove Hill, is a surprisingly difficult one on the edge of the Waveney Valley but the […]
Undaunted by the massed ranks of Gt Yarmouth CC riders, six Velo Club Baracchi riders set off and completed the 50-mile Holmes Cup reliability ride from Blundeston on Sunday. It was a warm and pleasant day and the ride started after overnight rain had just stopped. The Holmes Cup competition between the two clubs usually […]
The informal Keith Stephens Memorial Duathlon staged by Velo Club Baracchi on Sunday was won for the third year in succession by Lee Cook of Rock Estate. A good club member and treasurer of Velo Club Baracchi, Keith Stephens died in a cycling accident eleven years ago. He combined competitive cycling and running, so a […]
Paul Dennington and his club-mate Mark “Titch” Richards had the last time trial personal battle of the year in the Norwich ABC 25-mile open time trial on Sunday. Both were under the hour on a bright but cold morning in the A143. Dennington was the quicker of the club rivals with 59:04 to the younger […]
Wonderful conditions for fast time trial times were exploited to the full by Velo Club Baracchi riders at the weekend, especially by Mark “Titch” Richards and Paul Dennington with new personal bests. The weekend started with a 10-mile event on Saturday but it was in Sunday’s open 25-mile time trial run by Godric CC from […]
In another great performance, Titch Richards made his mark with a flying first ride at the 50-mile time trial distance in the CC Breckland time trial. Richards was the fastest VCB rider with 1-59:14 but George Kerridge was not to be outshone, as he rode an impressive personal best time, 2-02:15. Chris Womack was also […]
Mark “Titch” Richards rode the best Velo Club Baracchi time in the Norwich Amateur Cycling Club 10 on the A143 on Saturday. A challenging windy afternoon greeted riders and the somewhat longer outward leg from the western end to Clays’ roundabout was made tough by the headwind. As always, when the headwind is suffered on […]
The Baracchi Trophy two-up time trial on Sunday should have been this week’s headline event but stunning personal bests for Paul Dennington and Chris Womack in Saturday’s VTTA East Anglia event on the A11 for veterans have eclipsed it. On the course known as the E2 from Six Mile Bottom to Four Went Ways, a […]