Roller Competition Friday 19th February

[Andy H]

I'll bring my rollers along and I'd encourage all members to come and have a go. The more people that enter the comp the more fun it'll be. OK we may be having fun at your expense but its a laugh all the same.

[traine]

Norman will chair the judging and will be assisted by Teresa and Mary

The judges will decide the running of the event depending upon the numbers entered

All competitors will start with a 1 kilometre time trial on the competition rollers and will then be seeded for the competition.

Remember that gearing is limited to 80 inches. Make sure you know what gear that is on your competition bike and are able to demonstrate this to the judges. No higher gear may be used. It would be useful to be able to show cogs which are marked as to size and be able to reference them on the best chart provided. If in doubt there are gear charts on the internet to use.

The clubhouse will be open just before 8.00pm so there will be an opportunity to warm up. TT,s will start at 8.30pm.

Spectators are required ! All competitors will need a cheer to keep them going as fast as they can. Last year Mark Rosser exceeded 50 kph on average from a standing start ! ! !

See you there

Tim

[norman james]

RESULT OF THE ROLLER COMPETITION  19th.February 2016

Round 1  -  Time Trial
Mark Rosser        1min. 09.61secs.  1st
Andy Harries       1min. 19.29secs.  2nd.
Paul Nicholas      1min. 20.75secs.  3rd.
Tim Raine            1min. 25.86secs.  4th.

Round 2  -  Knock-out
2nd. v 4th.
Andy Harries (1min.18.58secs.) beat Tim Raine (1min.26.82secs.).
1st  v  3rd.
Mark Rosser (1min.07.68secs.) beat Paul Nicholas (1min. 17.12secs.).

Final Round  -  Knock-out (Best of 3 rides).
1st.Ride  Mark Rosser (1min.02.93secs.) beat Andy Harries (1min.18.59secs.).
2nd.Ride Mark Rosser (1min.11.14secs.) beat Andy Harries (1min.19.40secs.).

Ogmore Valley Whs. Club Roller Champion 2016  Mark Rosser.

Starter - Lynne James.  Recorder Teresa Deeley.  Timekeepers Mary Marks & Norman James. 
Clock Hand Setter  Terry Anthony.

This was a good effort by all concerned!  Well done Mark for winning your 3rd.Championship on the trot.
Thanks to the helpers and the vocal supporters.

[traine]

Thank you Norman

The event went very smoothly, your gear measuring went down very well. I am not surprised that my legs hurt this morning after seeing quite how high a gear 80inches is measured on the floor.

Marks winning efforts are put into context when you consider he was averaging almost 60 kph from a standing start.

I am not displeased with my own efforts after consideration. Must try harder next year !

For those inspired by the event, Paul has suggested that we get out to rollers once a fortnight, when there is a Turbo training session or on demand from members. I am up for this and will be happy to help anyone who wants to train or, indeed, have a go for the first time. Getting some confidence now will be a good start towards having a go at the competition in 2017.

Many congratulations to Mark for a convincing win again and good luck to Andy who heads off to New Zealand at the end of next week to compete in his Iron Man Triathlon.

Finally, many thanks for the help and encouragement of all those who came along to help and support we riders who all enjoyed the experience.

Cheers

Tim