Next Sunday, 6^th March sees the first club time trial of the 2016 season, the Place to Place – Do you want to ride? Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

We’re back on the old Folksworth to Oundle course and it’s a 10am start. Entry Fee: £4.00 per rider. New for this year: It’s not double for non members, but if you ride more than two Fenland club events, you are expected to join the club - 2nd Claim if you are already in another club. 

START 250 yards down the road from Folksworth - Oundle. Proceed through Washingley, Lutton and Polebrook and Ashton to roundabout at the A605 (Oundle). Turn and retrace course back through Ashton, Polebrook over Lutton crossroads and back past the start to turn left at the T junction towards Folksworth, proceed through Folksworth to Morborne where turn left, take the next left at cross-roads then the next left to the FINISH opposite the start point. (21.5 miles approx)

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/997920701

Club members celebrated the 2015 prize winners at the Club Dinner and Prize Presentation last Saturday (14^th November) at The Farmers in Yaxley.

It was a great evening, with a splendid carvery meal and the good company of clubmates. This year’s Guest of Honour was winner of this year’s Trans Continental Race, Josh Ibbett.

After the meal Josh gave us a insightful talk on his race winning ride and some of the events during the 2600 mile adventure from Geraardsbergen in Belgium to Istanbul, Turkey.

Hot on the heels of the Club Dinner comes, a club Quiz Night on Thursday December 3rd (7pm-9pm approx) at the John Clare Cottage in Helpston.

Teams of four (£2.50 each includes light refreshments + beer and drinks available at extra cost).
Quiz will consist of general knowledge questions and cycling round.

Get your teams together and email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your team name and members (or leave a comment here) by Monday 23rd November.

The Fenland Clarion social highlight of the year. Celebrate this year’s prizewinners and club champions.
Dress up and spend an evening in the company of your clubmates for food, drink and general merriment.

• Farmers Arms Yaxley 7.00pm Saturday 14th November
• Guest of Honour: Josh Ibbett, winner of the 2600 mile Transcontinental bike race 2015. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/recreational-cycling/11814284/Meet-the-man-who-won-a-2600-mile-bicycle-race-...-on-three-hours-sleep-a-night.html
  
  
• Club photo competition (send Steve Clarke your photos by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
• Adults £22.50, Child £15.00 (u16)
• Adults main course, pudding & coffee. Child Main course & pudding
• Cheques payable to Fenland Clarion C C
• Contact Simon Pitchford This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 07792 445 543 to book
• Send cheques to 2F Main Street, Farect, Peterborough PE7 3AN

The qualifying year for the club run points ended on the 30th September, with Birgit Scott having accumulated the most attendance points for the ladies, with Julie Jones in 2nd place, and Ian Todd for the men, with Keith Woodhouse in 2nd Place. See the full table of results on the club runs page.

Last Sunday was the first qualifying club run for the next year, with 2 points for every full club run attended or 1 point for part attendance, running through to 30 September 2016; so, make a bid for the attendance trophy awarded at the Club Dinner each year and join one of the Sunday Club runs!

Wednesday 21st October 8pm
Film Show at Wildwood in Cathedral Square, Peterborough
Film: Pantani: The accidental death of a cyclist
Cost: £5 per person... 
For those wanting to eat beforehand, meet at 6.30pm
Contact: Simon Pitchford to book This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or message 07792 445543

I have made a provisional booking with Hawes Youth Hostel (Upper Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales) for the nights of Friday 24 and Sat 25 April at a total cost per person for 2 nights of £60 evening meal, bed & breakfast. Superb location for challenging rides (Buttertubs, plus Tan Hill, Fleet Moss, Park Rash, The Fleak, The Coal Road, to name but a few climbs that the Tour dared not go up last year!) between the dales or easier rides along Wensleydale: lovely scenery, villages and cafes, not to mention numerous pubs in Hawes! Day rides of differing difficulty on Saturday and a ride finishing early pm on the Sunday. Let me know by Friday 6th February with £15 deposit if you want to go, so I can confirm numbers; if you decide after then you can book direct but may be a risk that all beds are gone. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Balance £45 to me by 25 Feb (or you can pay full amount by 6 Feb) Cheers! Ian Todd

The 2015 Racing calendar is now available.. Please click here to view

From James McCulloch:

Now it’s just a few days until I leave Peterborough and the UK, I am realising that I am just not going to get a chance to ride out with you all one last time. Since back from Sydney, the weekends have been full of last minute packing and many farewells. All great fun, but I am really missing the bikes- all of which are on a container currently somewhere between Singapore and NZ!

I would have really liked to get one last local ride in (although the lack of a bike and any cycling clothes was a slight challenge!), but I think realistically its probably time for me to say farewell: for now, at least.

It’s been an absolute pleasure to ride with you and ‘the boys’- many happy miles, and a few cold and painful ones too- but all great memories, and something I should have started years ago.

I have already made enquiries to find a club in NZ, and failing that, I may have to start a Sunday club run group?!

Please do pass this on to the Sunday club runners, and if you or any of the others are ever in NZ, please do look me up- there will always be a spare bike for you there.

We’ll be on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and at 18 Portage Place, Whitby, Porirua 5024, enjoying the view...

Cheers, 

James

The new Fenland Clarion Cycling Club Runs calendar is now available to view for April – June 2016

> Click here to view the calendar on this website <