Riding in Godric CC’s club 25-mile time trial on Saturday, Paul Dennington of Velo Club Baracchi set a personal best time of 1-02:41 as an initial benchmark at this distance for the year. It was not an easy day, as it was overcast and cool, with a wind that made two legs of the […]
Chris Womack of Velo Club Baracchi continued his spring campaign with a strong ride in the Stowmarket & District CC open 20-mile time trial. It was staged on a “very sporting” course, the Winston-Pattaugh-Ashfield-Occold-Debenham circuit and was as challenging as they come. Nearly 50 riders finished and veteran rider Womack was 23rd with a time […]
Chris Womack of Velo Club Baracchi had a quicker ride than last year in the East Anglian VTTA open 25-mil time trial on the sporting circuit starting west of Stetchworth roundabout on A1303. He shaved 45 seconds off the time he previously achieved, to record 1-05:45. Sporting courses are on single carriageway roads, often undulating […]
Velo Club Baracchi’s new time trial rider, 28-year-old Mark “Titch” Richards, startled everyone with the best VCB time in his first event. Richards tackled Gt Yarmouth CC’s open 25-mile time trial around the Somerleyton course on Sunday and was timed in at 1-05:50 for a lucky 13th place. It was a wonderful clear sunny […]
The first really warm Sunday of spring attracted many cyclists onto the roads of Norfolk and Suffolk, like so many ladybirds emerging from hibernation. Not all the cyclists had hibernated, of course, but the sunny day certainly made a nice change from some of the wetter days of winter. The Velo Club Baracchi 8.30am club […]
There was a really impressive second place for Joe Skipper on Sunday, riding for Velo Club Baracchi in the 59th Hainault Hilly Open Time Trial, a 50km event with 71 finishers. Skipper achieved 1-10:35 and the winner was Rhys Howells of Richardsons-trek-Reflex in 1-09:07. Skipper had a significant margin over the third-placed rider, Jack Steven […]
Velo Club Baracchi riders enjoyed a sunny day on Sunday and the wind, mostly from the west, was not too strong but it helped quite a lot on the return to Lowestoft. Many riders were out on the roads, and the 8.30am club run of about 65 miles passed quite a few travelling in […]
Velo Club Baracchi riders were lucky with the weather on Sunday, as it was dry enough, though the wind was strong and gusting. After a ride by the usual route to Halesworth, some of the riders doubled back to enjoy the tailwind, while others pressed on to the south. John Thompson took part in […]
Velo Club Baracchi’s 100km (62-mile) reliability trial on Sunday attracted a total of nineteen riders and was a good event. The early starters for a 4.5-hour ride were the organiser John Thompson with a prospective member, Ryan McGuire and a very welcome new member Kate Churchill, who has ridden for Chippenham Wheelers in the […]
Chris Womack of Velo Club Baracchi received his East District Cycling Association championship medal at their annual presentation in Carbrooke, for his 100-mile time trial ride. Womack was placed first on handicap for his 4-24:50 time (an average of 22.57mph), which on handicap was adjusted to an improbable 2-50:56, so much faster did he […]
Tom Moore of Velo Club Baracchi has been working hard to develop his mountain biking prowess and was rewarded by a sound ride in round 3 of the Five by Three MTB series, at Taverham Hall School. The series is a local grass roots MTB cross country winter race series, the aim of which […]
A cold morning and lingering overnight frost cut down the attendance at the 50-mile reliability rides organised by John Thompson for Velo Club Baracchi. There were eight riders in all, including Duncan Lines and Mike Woods from VCB and a number form Gt Yarmouth CC and VC Norwich. Everyone got round in their allotted times […]
Paul Dennington of Velo Club Baracchi has been receiving congratulations from his club-mates for riding a personal best time achieved by riding at over 25mph average in the CC Breckland time trial on New Year’s Day He was out again last Friday riding with the Wrinklies, also and more properly called the Over the […]
Paul Dennington of Velo Club Baracchi was not only the club’s fastest rider in the CC Breckland open 10-mile time trial on New Year’s Day, but he also achieved a stunning personal best. Dennington’s time was 23:37, so much better than his previous best, 24:26, which he achieved in 2012. Last year he lost […]
Velo Club Baracchi riders entered in the CC Breckland 10-mile time trial on New Year’s Day have received their start sheets and find there are forty riders. Six are first claim riders of VCB (John Dupen, who was not mentioned last week has entered, as well as the club secretary Nicki Hawkes, who rides first […]
Velo Club Baracchi riders are going through a relatively quiet period at the moment, with club runs and training on the agenda. On New Year’s Day, however, there are at least six of the club members entered in the CC Breckland 10-mile open time trial on the A11, an out of season special for […]
Two members of Lowestoft’s cycling club, Velo Club Baracchi, took part in the Fritton Lake cross country duathlon on Sunday. Mark Womack and Joe Reynolds both performed well in the strong field of athletes on the 3km two-lap run followed by a three laps around the country park on the bike and finally a […]
Velo Club Baracchi members were sorry to hear of the death, recently reported, of the club’s honorary member, Bernard (Bernie) Heath, known to just a few of the older hands. John Thomson has said, “Bernie was effectively my introduction to the Lowestoft Wheelers when one Sunday morning in June 1966 I turned up at […]
Velo Club Baracchi riders, with no competition going on at present to suit them, are keeping in trim on the road with club runs. Next year promises to be an interesting one, especially as two of the club’s regular riders have recovered from injury and new members have declared their intention of joining the next […]
Chris Womack was Velo Club Baracchi’s popular Rider of the Year at the club’s annual presentation night on Saturday for his depth of achievement over a range of time trial distances. In addition to this award, Womack picked up the trophies for the club championships at 30 and 100 miles and the veteran championships […]
(featured photo – a Wrinklies ride that includes some VCB members) At their Annual meeting, Velo Club Baracchi members re-elected as chairman Brian Boxall, vice-chairman Paul Bedford and Secretary Nicki Hawkes, while new volunteer Martin Bellamy was elected treasurer. Boxall commented on a successful year, despite the disappointment of there being no road racing team. […]