Meeting Reminder

CLUB MEETING 8th OCTOBER - JOINERS - 8PM - FRONT ROOM NOW
(BACK ROOM WAS DOUBLE BOOKED)

Club Meeting- Don't miss it

Club meeting. 8th October -Back room, The Joiners, Morpeth. 8pm. All welcome.
New (winter) Jersey available - £60 non members/ £45 members
Club membership 2014 - Still only £15
A number of things to talk about. A jaunty evening guaranteed.

End of Season 10 mile time trials

If anyone wants to ride the last two 10 mile time trials this year around these here parts, click on the cycling time trials site - you've just got time:
-6th Sept -2pm -Tyne and Wear Fire Brigade 10 (course Bassington -Plessey Checks)
-14th Sept -8am - Cleveland Wheelers 10 (course Stokesley)
Remember, you have to be a paid up member of a registered cycling club to enter.
www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk

(If you're really wanting pain, that's the website to enter local hill climbs - a short race straight up a local hill !)

Last days of Summer

A great turnout of bikkies on Saturday morning for the Gothic gallivant through the leafy lanes of Northumberland. Around 45 easy mile covered including a slice of cake at Capheaton village hall.

 

Cyclo Cross - go on, you might as well.

With the start of the cyclo-cross season soon to be upon us, why not have a go at this autumn and winter sport. Its great fun. There are two leagues in the north east to choose from. - cxne.org.uk and neccl.co.uk.
You don't need to ride all the events - simply turn up in good time with an old mountain bike or racer with knobbly tyres and don't wear white!  Circuits are usually around a park or woodland and you won't get lost or dropped - although you might get lapped; but there's no shame in that as by then, no one really knows who the leaders are! For more info:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclo-cross
The two local websites are www.cxne.org.uk and www.neccl.co.uk.  See you there.

 

Bruce is Ironman

Congratulations to Stu B who completed the Bolton Ironman Triathlon. After training hard all spring, he finished with ease and had enough energy to go shopping at the Trafford Centre the next day. Rumours have it he's considering where to get his tattoo. Well done, Ironman.

TDF

Members and friends of SC Gothic were seen at various points along this years early stages of the Tour De France. Fantastic spectacle by all accounts.  Allez....

Virgin Money Cyclone Sportive

A few club members rode the Virgin Cyclone Sportive today. The HQ for this popular sportive is at Gosforth, Newcastle.  There are 3 rides to choose from; a 30 miler, 60 miles or 100 miles through the sometimes testing, but always scenic Northumberland around Whalton, Forestburngate, Rothbury, Bellingham and Stamfordham. Stuart B who is 4 weeks away from competing in the Bolton Ironman Triathlon got round the 60 mile course with Ally Mac in 3:52. Bob S and Craig D were also competing. Well done lads. Plenty of compliments about the kit.

Morpeth Duathlon

Nick A, Stu B, Ally M and Ian S took part in the Morpeth Duathlon at the weekend.  Tim M (nearly member) also took part. It was good to see the black and white jerseys scything through the field. The conditions were excellent for this World Championship qualifier. Ian S was beset with problems and has vowed to fight another day but everyone had a good day out. Thanks also for the support along the route. Roll on the summer.

Phil in Hungary

Here's a quick photo of Phil F with some friends in Hungary. Word has it that the northern crew might be coming down to Northumberland over the summer so watch out for them.

South Shields CXNE

Nick A, Allymac, Stu B and newbie Davey R got stuck into the CXNE cyclo-cross event held at South Shields on boxing day. A flat but technical course had been laid out with a number of tight turns. Well attended, the thawing frost provided a slippy, muddy and testing surface for the competitors. Holding off the fancy dress turkey, the lads blasted through the course to finish well down in the rankings... but as always, they looked the most stylish as they carved their way around the course......