The remarkable weather encouraged VC Baracchi riders to personal bests in the Lea Valley CC 10 on the A11 dual carriageway at Six Mile Bottom on Saturday and it provided great conditions for the club’s own open event on Monday. Lucas He achieved 20:01, Paul Hayward 21:26 and Alex He 22:58 in the Lea Valley […]
John Swanbury of Velo Club Baracchi was the only rider from the club to take part in time trials last week, partly as the poor weather discouraged turnout. Tuesday’s Godric CC club 10-mile event on the A143 at Earsham would normally have attracted a good entry, as it was their first evening event of the […]
A minor lull in Velo Club Baracchi entries in time trials was compensated for by a great ride by Mark Richards. Richards, who was until last year the vice chairman of VCB and rides as a first claim member of Dap CC, set a new course record in the Diss CC evening 10-mile time trial […]
The Wolsey Road Club’s open 25-mile time trial based at Wortwell on Sunday attracted an entry of seventy-two riders including twenty-seven ladies. Top Velo Club Baracchi rider was again Lucas He, who won the junior prize with 56:04 with the fifth-fastest time of the day. Other VCB times were Paul Hayward 1-02:26, Alex He 1-04:11 […]
Velo Club Baracchi junior Lucas He underlined his credentials with a sizzling new personal best on Saturday in the Godric CC club time trial. Riding in the 10-mile event on the A143 Bungay bypass from Earsham, Lucas bettered his previous ride on the same road by over a minute to win the event in a […]
VCB riders had various successes as the new local time trial season sprang to life in Gt Yarmouth CC’s open 10-mile time trial on Good Friday on the A143 Beccles bypass. In the junior competition VCB’s Lucas He won convincingly with a time of 21:44. His opposition was James Prosser of CC Ashwell who recorded […]
Local riders in Velo Club Baracchi enjoyed a good club run on Sunday, covering around 50 miles on a circuit taking in Halesworth and Homersfield. The informal “Wrinklies rides on Tuesdays and Fridays from Carlton Colville church, which include VCB members and others, have also been popular. John Thompson, VCB’s audax and reliability trial enthusiast, […]
Before the weekend’s drop in temperatures the rides by the informal “Wrinklies” groups were quite well attended and it seemed almost spring-like. In Fridays faster group were Keith Wink, Paul Dennington, Shaun Davey, John Swanbury and Ian Read and they covered about 50 miles. Paul Hayward and Paul Reed of VC Baracchi rode in the […]
The early rain on Sunday generally discouraged some of the VC Baracchi riders from gathering for a club run but it was fine later in the morning and riders were out. VCB member John Thompson rode Saturday’s “Horsepower 200” audax event. Basing himself at Barnston, just outside Great Dunmow, for the weekend, he managed a […]
Cycling has been hit by the snowy weather and the time trial that VC Baracchi members had entered has been postponed. This week it has been possible to get out again and two different rides by members of the informal friendship group known as the Wrinklies, comprising VCB members and others, were able to enjoy […]
Velo Club Baracchi riders enjoyed a club run of 50-odd miles on Sunday and the weather was perfect for it. Last Sunday week, Paul Hayward of Velo Club Baracchi was half-way down the finishing order with a plucky ride in the Ely & District CC Hardriders 25-mile time trial. The weather was dry and bright […]
Velo Club Baracchi’s 100km reliability ride from Oulton Community Centre on Sunday was very well supported by club members and by members of other clubs. There were three starting times and as per usual those who intended to take the longest time set off first and the quick riders set off last. In the first […]
Nine riders took part in the VC Baracchi club run from the Cotmer Road roundabout to Framlingham on Sunday January 28, which came to around 70 miles. Starting at the usual 8.30am time they rode out into the south-westerly wind through Stoven and Redisham to Rumburgh and through the Saints to Metfield, Fressingfield, Dennington and […]
Velo Club Baracchi’s 50-mile reliability rides were well supported by riders from other clubs including Rock Estate, Dap CC, Gt Yarmouth CC as well as the home club. The weather was kind, the roads quite dry and the rides were a success. One rider from Godric CC set off to ride the 4-hour version, with […]
Temperatures above freezing have been welcomed by local cyclists as the roads have been free from ice, though with some cold winds. Velo Club Baracchi’s 8.30am club run on Sunday from the Colville Road roundabout attracted four riders, who set off to the north for an anti-clockwise circuit that included St Olaves, Loddon and Bungay, […]
Two Velo Club Baracchi riders took part in CC Breckland’s New Year’s Day open time trial and very nearly both recorded the same time. In the 10-mile event on the A11 near Morley, VCB veterans John Swanbury and Chris Womack enjoyed a personal duel and just for once Swanbury came out on top by just […]
Some good weather days have allowed local cyclists to get out into the country for leisure and training. Velo Club Baracchi riders Chris Womack and Paul Dennington went on Christmas Eve for a spin by the usual club run route down to Halesworth, through Wissett to Rumburgh, then Homersfield, Flixton and the Earsham Street Bungay […]
Variable weather with some hard frosts early in the morning have disrupted regular winter cycling, though Velo Club Baracchi riders have taken some of the limited opportunities. Every time the informal group called the Wrinklies sets out there will be at least a few VCB riders among them, which as was the case last Friday […]
John Thompson of Velo Club Baracchi, who decided this year to give up time trials, is continuing his regular interest in audax cycling. Audax UK oversees the running of long-distance cycling events in the UK and maintains records of the events, which Thompson travels to in the Eastern Counties whenever he can. Last Saturday he […]
Velo Club Baracchi member John Thompson organised the “Waveney Wander” 104km (65 miles) audax ride from Carlton Colville Community Centre. He said there were 42 entries, of whom 33 started and there were seven non-finishers due to such problems as excessive punctures and other mechanical problems. The route was to Earsham Street, Loddon and Heckingham, […]
Lucas He, Velo Club Baracchi’s exceptional junior rider, was given the club’s Rider of the Year award at the club’s annual presentation evening in a ballot of members. This award was presented by the club chairman Brian Boxall, who had given members six nominations for the award. The guests of honour were Pete and Pam […]