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5th August - Stadhampton 2-Up - A great success!The evening of the 5th of August saw DPCC run a 2-Up Time Trial on the CC118 Stadhampton course. The 10 mile course was well attended with many 2-Up pairings and was won by Mike Cooper and Henry Latimer, who completed the time trial in 23:03. First to third was covered by just 19 seconds and in fourth was the Brightwell Dream Team; Steve Luck and Stan Maciak, with a combined age of 122, finished the 10 mile course in 23:55! Aside from the 2-Up competition, the Tandem pairing of Alan Allcock and Mark Scanlan completed the quickest 10 on the night, with a time of 22:29. See the Time Trials page for full details. Next week sees a return to regular racing with a "Come and Try-It" event on the Fairmile course.
Club social - Thursday 8th July - Crown in StadhamptonHi All Following the great success and feedback from the last social we are having another one on Thursday 8th July after the time trial - same time, same place (The Crown pub, Stadhampton, about 8pm-ish). As before, if you would like to pre-order food (menu on the website) please let me know by Monday 5th July but there will be plenty of sandwiches / chips, etc available to order on the night.
Hope to see you all there
June 2010 - DPCC Win Ben Owen Time Trial!Well done to the Didcot Phoenix A Team, who won the Ben Owen 10 mile time trial held on the A420 on Thursday 17th June. The quickest 4 riders from the team made up of Phil Brown, Steve Mead, Neil Ashcroft, Mark Harvey and Henry Latimer beat the Oxford City by 2 seconds to win the event. You can see the results on the Time Trial pages.
Spring News LetterThe Spring 2010 News Letter is now available. Please download it from the Newsletters tab The "Barbury Bash" - 6th JuneSunday 6th June was a perfect day for cycling the DPCC Audax with two routes covering 110km and the 210km. Many thanks to Matt Chambers for running the event, but there are also special mentions to the following volunteers who provided invaluable help on the day. Dave Rodgers, John Moody, Phil Robbins and Neil Bennett all provided riders with refreshments at various stops throughout the route. Several club members rode the route including Phil Dyson who completed the 210km ride, with 6 others conpleting the 110km route.
The "Barbury Bash" - 6th June - Entries now closedMatt Chambers has been busy planning two Audax events this year, details of which can be found on the Audax Pages. The first event is the "Barbury Bash" on Sunday June 6th. Two scenic routes (200km or 100km) are planned out to the Iron-Age fort of Barbury Castle. New for 2010 is a 400km ride out to Knighton in Herefordshire. Matt quotes "there is a bit of a gap in the Audax calendar for 400k events in this area, so I thought I'd set one up! It's a lovely route (to Offa's Dyke and back), with an easy-to-navigate night leg. Note this is a "Shoestring" event, so all commercial controls and no manned village halls - you're left to your own devices". See the Audax Page for details 2 up TT Bicester Millennium CC - Tuesday 11th MayBicester are holding a 2 up 10 mile TT at the Weston on the Green airfield. The event starts at 7 pm. The cost per rider will be 7 pounds. This is an open event and will need pre entry on the official forms. It would be great to have as many teams from the club involved as possible. I cannot promise it will be fun but it will be an experience! If anybody is interested please could they let me know. I am happy to sort out teams/ admin and will be at the next two club time trials - Sunday the 11th of April and Thursday the 15th of April. I would like to be able to bring entry forms to the event on the 15th with a view to posting them off as soon as possible after this. The emphasis is on giving it a go, not the BC elite performance plan. Ian - DPCC Chairman
Freewheeling - Abingdon Cycle Event - Sunday 11th AprilA local event that requires local support - Abingdon Free Wheeling are running an event on Sunday 11th April, so please find the details below: You're all invited to come along and you can sign up on-line or on the day.
Friendly, supported cycle rides of around 4, 10 and 27 miles leaving at 30 minute intervals between 10am and 12 noon to welcome people from beginners to keenies to come out for a beautiful spring bike ride. Free cake stop on every ride Borrow a demo bike Get your bike fixed Music and bike films Bikeability - advice on cycling safely Anti-bike theft support Free massages from qualified therapists for after the bike ride Local inspiration from the Cycle Touring Club and Sustrans The event is free to enter and suitable for all the family, although under 16s should be accompanied by an adult. I hope to see you there! Roller Racing CompetitionFeb 25th DPCC Roller Racing Competition The Didcot Phoenix Cycle Club annual Roller Racing Competition took place on the 26th Feb 2010. Four Teams, each with 5 cyclists, competed to cover the furthest distance over 15 minutes. Using two rollers, the teams sprinted in stints of up to 45 seconds, switching between rollers. DPCC used a tactic of 45 second intervals, but on the night the quicker teams ued intervals of 30 seconds. Reading CC managed to hold onto their trophy, winning the competition with a total mileage of 12.43m.
Click on the thumbnail below for results and photos Thursday Night Spin SessionsDo you find it difficult to motivate yourself on the turbo trainer at home? If so, Didcot Phoenix have the answer. Our indoor turbo training sessions are now in full swing, so please come along on a Thursday evening to Brightwell-cum-Sutwell village hall For more details please see the Club Nights page. Ben Owen memorial TTDidcot Phoenix CC successfully defended their title as fastest team in the area. In the recently held Ben Owen Memorial
interclub 10 mile time trial. Phoenix won by just 5 seconds in what turned out to be a very tightly fought race. Teams of
five riders, with four to count, race over the 10 mile course and it is the fastest combined time of four that wins.
Held on the fast A420 Southmoor-Tubney Wood course, conditions were good with a tail wind out to the turn and a head wind
on the shorter return leg.
DPCC 10 mile TTDidcot Phoenix CC held their 10 mile Time Trial Championships last Thursday, the race was held on the fast Southmoor
course on the A420. Riders had to face a stiff north easterly headwind on the longer outward leg, which virtually wiped
out the advantage gained on the shorter return downwind leg. DPCC 25 mile TTDidcot Phoenix CC landed top positions in the team event in the Phoenix run 25 miles Time Trial Open Event on the
Cumnor - Faringdon course on the A420. Sunday's event was dry, but a fair cross wind saw times a little slower than
normal. The overall result saw Phoenix teams take Gold, Silver and Bronze. The winning team was made up of Nick Druce in
a time of 59:08 minutes (fastest Phoenix rider on the day and the only one to get under the hour), Stan Maciak 1:00:27
and Mark Scanlan 1:01:03. Fastest Phoenix junior was Henry Latimer 1:09:23 and fastest woman Laura Wells 1:11:30.
Reading win rollersReading CC proved to be in a class of their own at the recent Interclub Roller Competition staged by Didcot
Phoenix CC at their clubhouse in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell. They took on cycling clubs from the area and in a highly
professional display of discipline showed how it should be done. This year local clubs included Oxford City RC,
Oxonian CC, Reading CC and host club Didcot Phoenix CC. Club night programmeBlow away those "Credit Crunch" blues and spin your way to the new season with our resident Health & Fitness
Guru, Laura Wells.
End of year TT 2008 - Stan's the man! Didcot Phoenix CC had a marvellous turn out for the end of the year 10 mile
Time Trial held on the Wallingford by-pass course.
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End of Time Trial Supper - 26th August, Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell
A note from the social secretary
Hi all, We will be having our end of time trial season club social on Thursday 26th August after the last TT. This will be a pasta night from 8ish onwards in The Red Lion pub in Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell. It's 9 pound per head and I need your money, so I know numbers, by Monday 23rd August. Please send your money or cheque (payable to DPCC) to Laura Wells, 10 Hamble Drive, Abingdon, OX14 3TE. Or give to Phil Brown at the TT on 12th or 19th August. Please state clearly who the money is from. Everyone welcome, even if you're not a regular time trialist :-) Hope to see you all there Thanks, Laura 27th July - 9Up Team Time Trial - Weston-on-the-GreenWell done to the DPCC team who competed in the Bicester Millennium Team Time Trial on Thursday 27th July. Mike Cooper, Steve Luck, Laura Wells, Henry Latimer David Rodger, Alec Huckin, Ron Smith, Simon McGowan plus a guest from VC10 rode in the event held on the airfield at Weston-on-the-Green. Weather conditions were a litle damp, but the wind held off, providing ideal conditions for the 10 mile TT. DPCC came 5th missing out on a 4th place spot by 2 seconds! 4th July - Sunday Club Run - Message from Matt Chambers"I thought it would be nice to route the club run to Milletts Farm cafe, so the 25TT riders can meet up with them, and maybe inhale a post-race bacon sarnie". Milletts is on the A415 just west of Frilford, not far from the TT start/finish. Here's the proposed route for the club-run:
(Assuming that I ride the TT) I've nominated a deputy to lead the ride from Didcot. We can make plans for the return trip according to the weather/turnout. Hope to see a few of you there!
Matt
Dear All,
We have been invited by Micester Millennium to field a 9-Up TTT to be run on Tuesday 27th July at Weston on the Green airfield. There is a charge of 4 pounds per rider.
If you are interested in taking part, please contact our TT Secretary, Phil Brown.
Time Trials - Phil Brown  
If you are a regular club time trialist, please take a few minutes to read the note from our Time Trial Secretary, Phil Brown.
Summer feels like it has finally arrived with long evenings and warm weather! Phil Brown, TT Secretary, made the most of the conditions to finish first in the Club 10 Mile Champtionship with a time of 22:32. Phil was 30 seconds quicker then second place Neil Ashcroft, with Mark Harvey 1 second slower in third. Although it was a warm evening, conditions weren't perfect, as there was a slight headwind heading out to the first turn at Tubney.
See the Time Trial page for full results.
Next week we're racing on the Fairmile course, ahead of the Ben Owen a week later.
Hi all,
We are holding a Club social after the Thursday night Time Trial on the 27th May at The Crown pub in Stadhampton. Probably from about 8pm onwards. If you would like food, it is best to pre-order to guarantee you choice is available. Please give me Laura Wells your menu choices before Monday 24th May. Menu will be brought along to the time trial on the 20th and are available below:
Hope you can all make it.
Thanks,
Laura
Matt Chambers has been busy planning two Audax events this year, details of which can be found on the Audax Pages. The first event is the "Barbury Bash" on Sunday June 6th. Two scenic routes (200km or 100km) are planned out to the Iron-Age fort of Barbury Castle.
New for 2010 is a 400km ride out to Knighton in Herefordshire. Matt quotes "there is a bit of a gap in the Audax calendar for 400k events in this area, so I thought I'd set one up! It's a lovely route (to Offa's Dyke and back), with an easy-to-navigate night leg. Note this is a "Shoestring" event, so all commercial controls and no manned village halls - you're left to your own devices".
See the Audax Page for details
The January 2010 News Letter is now available. Please download it from the Newsletters tab
The DPCC Awards Dinner took place on the 30th January, with guest speaker Andy Wilkinson providing details on his cycling career including his record breaking End-to-End ride.
Click on the thumbnail below for more news and photos from the night The date has now been set for the 2010 DPCC Annual Dinner and Prize Giving. Please put Jan 30th 2010 into your diary now!
If you are a trophy holder, please return your award on a Club Night to allow the Trophy Officer to prepare for the Awards evening.
Didcot Phoenix CC rider Phil Brown smashed his own 100 mile time trial
Phoenix club record by over 5 minutes. The 100 mile open event run by the
West London Time Trial Association was set on A419 Cirencester - Swindon
course. His time of 4:05:22 was a huge improvement on his old time of
4:10:33 set only last year when he beat the old club record, that had stood
since 1996, by 2 minutes.
Didcot Phoenix CC rider Phil Brown broke his long standing personal best for
25 miles over the weekend. His time of 54:34 minutes was 18 seconds faster
than his previous PB, it also gave him 18th place in the Dursley RC Open
Event held on the A419 Blunsdon - Cricklade course. His time was the fastest
posted for the distance this season by a Phoenix rider. At the same race
clubmate and veteran rider Stan Maciak (63), continued his storming season
by smashing his PB for the distance by over 3 minutes to post a time of
57:13 mins.
Club stalwart (of training ride fame) Eddie Yarker has written a couple of fascinating cycling articles.
The first one is his account of his Land's End to John O'Groats ride. A must for anybody
wanting to attempt this arduous ride.
The second one is a gentler tale of a cycling holiday in Jersey.
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A message from the Time Trial secretary
Hello all, I thought that I would give you all some incentive to work off the excesses of Christmas by letting you
have a preview of the Time Trial programme for 2009.
It's only 3 months to the first Club 10 mile Time Trial of 2009, which will be held on the Harwell course on
Sunday 22 March. As is tradition for the early season this is a hilly event, which although a bit of a shock to
the system is a good way of blowing away the cobwebs of the off-season and testing legs and lungs without having
to worry about average speeds or personal bests.
The following Sunday (29 March) there will be another 10 mile 'hilly' on the Brightwell course and thereafter
the Thursday evening time trials kick off with a 'Come and Try It' event at Sire's Hill, a faster course with a
helping 'gift hill' at the start.
The Come and Try It events are scheduled every month through the season, so if you have a family member,
colleague, or friend who you think might be interested in giving Time Trialling a go then ask them along.
To ring the changes a little there are 2 new courses in the programme for 2009. These include a 10 at Eynsham on
9 April and a 25 on the Burford to Lechlade course on 2 July. An 'Old School' event is also planned where riders
can if they wish compete on road bikes without any aero kit. This will be a great opportunity for those who have
already cut their teeth in the Tuesday night group training rides to try their hand at a Time Trial without having
to worry about being at a disadvantage. It will also allow the more experienced testers to find out what
difference their time trial bars, disk wheels and pointy helmets actually make!
The Club is promoting a number of 'Open' (non-club) events over distances of 10, 25 and 50 miles in conjunction
with the West London Cycling Association (WLCA) in 2009. If you haven't already tried an 'Open' or raced over more
than 10 miles these would be the perfect introduction to the wider world of time trialling.
You can view the full 2009 Time Trial programme via the following link.
I look forward to seeing the usual faces, and hopefully some new ones, when the season starts.
If you have any questions or suggestions then please do get in touch via the forum.
Phil Brown.
Cyclo Cross
Photo: DPCC's Paul Lloyd in action. October the 12th saw DPCC's cyclo cross event at the Newbury showground. We were blessed with very good weather and an attendence of 117 competitors. Full results here. Ye olde newsWhilst idly picking through the bones of the old(e) DPCC website, your webmaster found an interesting story from a few years ago. The story in question is of 1995 vintage and presumably the DPCC website existed as some kind of text based BBS type thing.... Anyway, it is Steve Luck's account of his Paris-Brest-Paris ride - re-created in all it's glory here. Not a ride for the faint of heart. Martin Newall road race
Photo: DPCC's Archibald 'The Animal' Worthing gives Ernest Farthingthorpe a jolly good thrashing. Results, report and photos here
Late season newsMark Cox hits peak form to take top honours at Didcot Phoenix CC. Finishing
the season as the leader of the clubs Castle Points Trophy event and leader
of the club Scratch Race points league. On the open time trial scene he
managed the bronze position in last weekends Maidenhead & District Hilly 29
mile time trial in a time of 1:12:16 hrs/mins/secs. The event was won by
sponsored rider Wouter Sybrandy (Sigma Sport) 1:07:27.
Matt smashes club 24hr record
DPCC Audax master Matt Chambers broke the club 24 hour record in the arduous D24/1 Mersey Roads RTTC Championship.
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A guide to Audax
Heard lots about Audax riding? Not quite sure what it's all about? Matt Chambers has written an informative guide. DPCC hope to resurrect our own event 'The Barbury Bash' in 2009. Stan does the ton!
Stan Maciak was top Didcot Phoenix CC rider in the North Middlesex and Herts 100 miles Open Time Trial on the
Tempsford - Baldock - Henlow course. His time of 4:20:57 hours/mins/seconds was enough to give him top honors for a
local rider and 18th place overall.
Phoenix misses the 9-up (just)At the Bicester Millennium CC club 9 up TT over 10 miles held on the Weston-on- the-Green course, an event that
Phoenix have had great success over the last three times the event has been held, winning with a different team each
occasion. This year however, the 9-man team from Didcot Phoenix were narrowly beaten into second place with a time of
22:43 mins. DPCC wins the Ben OwenDidcot Phoenix club chairman Phil Brown leads the way to victory in the Ben Owen Memorial time trial. The winning team time was 1:27:55. Fastest on the night was Jesse Elzinga from Oxford University with an outstanding 20:32. Full results here. Stonehenge summer solstice 2008 photosNo doubt some of you have been reading about the Stonehenge ride on the forum, which included a midnight start! See the pictures here. Will YOU be with us for the ride next year? Note - large pictures broadband recommended. DPCC ForumThe forum is open to anybody with an interest in cycling - you do not have to be a member of the club. Register now - it would be nice to meet you! Any registration problems please contact admin. More record breakers!Mick Fountain rode in the Breckland CC Open 12 hour time trial and finished in 6th place, with a distance of 243.229 miles and with it a new club record. His distance means he not only updated the veteran club record, it also gave him a plus on veteran standard of 59 miles. The winner was Paul Smith (PCA Ciclos Uno) with a distance of 288.273 miles. Meanwhile in Gloucestershire Phil Brown came 13th in the Western TTA Open 100 mile time trial on the Cricklade-Burford-Cirencester course. His time of 4:10:33 hours/mins/seconds was only 2 seconds faster but it gave him a new club record for the distance previously held by Richard Abbot (4:10:35) back in 1996. |


A note from the social secretary
