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Angela was presented with the Brambleby Cup for entries and results, as well as payments made other
winning the National Women’s three-distance BAR, than by cash or cheque. We all know that these
the gold medal for winning the Women’s short modern methods make administration much simpler
distance BAR and golds for first places in the VTTA but if someone could put together a simple and
National 10 and 25. convincing argument for the doubters of this switch,
it would be a great help. There are also murmurs of
David Shepherd took home the Petronella Cup for
National BAR, the Jim Painter Cup for National 12 the possibility that those who read their magazine
hour and took a National age record at 12 hours. on-line will soon want a reduction in
their subscription.
As Claire Newman said before the presentations
began: “What a great season for Wessex.” West Group members should be very pleased with
the performance of Michelle Lee who proudly
Coming up attended the National Prize presentation to collect
By the time you have read this, the new season will her awards. I find her results truly amazing and in
already have begun. There is plenty to look forward particular her 100 mile ride in 3:48:23. Keep your
to in the South including the VTTA National 25 on ears open this coming season, I think we might all
the fast P881/25 on Saturday, July 11th. be in for some more surprises.
But before that there’s a whole raft of time trials, With the 2020 season just around the corner I note
hilly and not-so-hilly, which started with the VC St that there seems to be a growing change in the type
Raphael 16.5 miler on February 16th. Others I am of event on offer. More and more 10's and 25's and
personally looking forward to are the Farnborough & less and less of the distances, 50's, 100's and 12's.
Camberley 10 on March 14 and the Tornado 10 the I know it is becoming extremely difficult to find
following morning. suitable courses, especially the preferred fast
courses, but I feel we must make an effort to put
I’m considering riding the VTTA National 15 on things right. For instance I don't think there is a
March 29th, organised by friend Phil Guy, and if I single 50 in the West, so we have to go outside our
can’t get a ride, I reckon I’ll be there to help out area to find one. Perhaps we should be making a
instead.
special effort to discover at least one new course for
And there’s the VTTA National 10 at Hungerford . . . next year.
I could go on.
This winter has been a particularly wet and windy
I’ll be pleased to make your acquaintance if I’m on one, not great encouragement to get out on your
the start sheet. So come and say hello, after the bike to get some miles in. I have had occasion
hard work is done. In the meantime, ride safely and more than once to think that the season starts too
as Norman Harvey would wish “have fun”. early, suffering near hypothermia on one occasion.
Yet a year later all is forgotten and you line up with
the rest of the early starters to suffer all over again.
WEST
Brian Griffiths I've been looking at some very sophisticated home
trainers, which I am sure make winter training much
After attending a most interesting and informative more interesting than the now old fashioned turbo.
AGM at Solihull in February with our secretary Though having got used to this method and having
Gordon Scott, I will leave the reporting to more rigged up a selection of home made gadgets to
skilled hands and just make a few personal measure a variety of physical parameters, I will
observations and comments that have been passed carry on with my primitive equipment at least for the
to me having spoken to some of our members foreseeable future.
since. Certainly among our older members and As the season starts may I appeal to our
those not familiar with computer technology, there
are reservations and a certain fear about the way competitors not to forget to send in your results to
have them recorded as they happen and not leave
we are going. Probably this is unnecessary but them to the end of the season.
most say they wouldn't want to read their
magazine on-line and are perplexed by on-line Don't forget to send any interesting or topical news
to me for inclusion in my report and I won't mind
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