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Time Trials / Re: Hill Climb! 2025
« on: September 09, 2026, 12:28:00 PM »
Not sure the results ever got posted to the forum, and would be a shame if they were lost in the WhatsApp ether. So here they are.

1. Ross Walton 4:16
2. Richard Davies (remember him?) 4:34
3. Nigel Williams 4:51
4. Mark Bryant 5:46
5. Karl Walton 6:27
6. Rich Bowmer (1st skin suit) 6:38

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General Discussion / Half-year general meeting. Agenda items.
« on: May 21, 2026, 02:36:27 PM »
Folks. I've had a few suggestions for improvements / changes in the club. I'd like to put together some agenda items for a half-yearly meeting (in July?) and we can decide if we want to move forward with them.

Some example ideas

Modernise our web presence. The web site does look a bit "Myspace", and the pictures we have very dated and perhaps not as exciting to new members as they once were.

We have someone enthusiastically running our social media again. I don't expect anyone to dissent but we should probably quickly formalise that.

Re-introduce our awards night. I'm too young to remember this, but I am told there was one. This is absolutely not just for anyone racing. There are a lot of successes we could celebrate and essentially use as a get-together.

If anyone else has any ideas we could add to an agenda, eg replace the chairman, please let me know.

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Club Runs / Re: Reliability rides 2026
« on: March 24, 2026, 09:18:04 AM »
09:30 please.

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Club Runs / Pacers' winter-paced ride, December 21
« on: December 19, 2025, 12:11:05 PM »
Steady ride, but not so steady you'll get cold. Coffee at Ground Control in Brynna. Option to cut short after coffee or add a 15 mile loop around Pyle. 09:30 start.

https://www.komoot.com/tour/2720395290

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Time Trials / Hill Climb! 2025
« on: August 12, 2025, 06:42:25 PM »
Only a year since the last TT post. Club hill climb is 21st September, first rider off at 10:01.

If anyone is out that day but doesn't fancy the excitement of their breakfast trying to make an appearance just past the finishing line we will need 2 time keepers, and maybe even a pusher-off if we're feeling extravagent. Otherwise you've got about 5 weeks to get on the intervals.

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Club Runs / Re: RR3 Sunday 20th April
« on: April 22, 2025, 06:52:03 PM »
Thanks for organising all of these Andy. Although pretty sure I didn't qualify and it should be a 4-way split on the prestige.

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Audax / Re: Beginner's Audax - Making Hay 200km March 29th
« on: April 09, 2025, 02:51:27 PM »
I've entered the 200k on April 26.

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Club Runs / Re: RR2 Sunday 23rd March
« on: March 18, 2025, 05:50:25 PM »
09:00 for me please.

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Audax / Re: Beginner's Audax - Making Hay 200km March 29th
« on: March 04, 2025, 02:50:12 PM »
There's only climb! And you're the 3rd fastest OVW rider up there.

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Club Runs / Re: RR 1 John Edwards Memorial ride Sun March 2nd
« on: March 03, 2025, 01:45:53 PM »
Thanks for organising Andy. Nice to see so many people out.

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Club Runs / Re: RR 1 John Edwards Memorial ride
« on: February 25, 2025, 03:40:02 PM »
09:30 for me please.

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Audax / Re: Beginner's Audax - Making Hay 200km March 29th
« on: February 13, 2025, 06:58:15 PM »
Andy is correct based on our experience. People from the club have ridden and noted on their card the club but we didn't get any points. I think you need an Audax UK membership ID for it to get counted. I always forget to write mine on my card but the points (very few of them) do get put against the club in the all important race to stuff Doncaster.

Would also echo what Andy says about the Making Hay ride being a really good route, *especially* the 20% climb after 100 miles :-) It's loads of nice roads we generally wouldn't ride because it's a bit too far from Bridgend, but the start and finish in Cardiff brings them into scope.

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Club Runs / Club Ride : January 12
« on: January 13, 2025, 03:42:23 PM »
Been a bit slack on forum posting of late but there was a club ride on January 12, and for anyone wondering, we should expect at least one ride each Sunday for the rest of the year.

Out on Sunday were Nige, Paul, Mark, Chris, Richard L, and Karl for a loop out to Barry via Groes-faen, and back along the coast through Rhoose. Slighlty less cold than in recent weeks, and with actual sunshine for more that half the ride we gradually warmed up before coffee at an oddly quiet Romilly's. What little breeze there was seemed mostly in our favour on the return with Nige picking up the pace. Communication generally working well up the line to avoid any gaps opening. Nice to see a few fans of the club out, passing closely to shelter us from any cross-wind and giving us a cheery beep. A few of us got in a few extra extra miles / minutes of sunshine via Ogmore before heading home.

No storms predicted for at least another week, so hopefully the start of a reliable cadence of club-runs into 2025.

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Club Runs / Bethlehem! December 1.
« on: November 15, 2024, 09:10:52 AM »
Getting it out there early(ish).

Bethlehem, December 1. Giving us 2 or 3 more slots if the UCI Adverse Weather Protocol kicks in.

https://www.strava.com/routes/3773326

I vote for an 8am start from Brackla for the young and virile. But we are nothing if not democratic. Please indicate your preference which will allow the old and unvirile to make their plans, assuming there will also be a Neath start.

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General Discussion / Re: Club night Monday 11th November
« on: November 05, 2024, 05:05:00 PM »
Hi Nige

Do we have an outline agenda we could start with / give various captains / secretaries notice it would be nice to get a few words on their area? If anyone can't make it they could give us a summary, or delegate to someone else.

I don't think we had an Audax summary last year. Given I think that is the biggest event type in terms of events participated in (all be it by only a few individuals) I would like to hear a quick review in that area, and a reminder for everyone how they can take part.

I would also like to make sure TT / hillclimbs are on the agenda, not least to prompt better planning for the hill climb which I think I have failed to get going this year; my chairman's legacy!

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