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Boggle Hole roadtrip – 10th October 2009
By Paul on October 10, 2009
This was the inaugural VCB overnight road-trip and we had a good 10-strong turnout on the day. Most had obeyed the ‘bring yer rusty nails’ stricture and arrived with a motley collection of winter bikes, panniers etc. and a promise to ride at ‘gentleman’s pace’ overall. All was quiet and gentlemanly [...]
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Introducing the ‘Four Peaks’: a hardier breed of club run, 27th September 2009
By Paul on September 27, 2009
Sunday saw a fine turnout to match splendid weather – and as we’d nearly all opted for club kit it was a fine spectacle too. We set off on a route that as yet has no name but should perhaps be known henceforth as the ‘Four Peaks’, taking in as it does [...]
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Rain, pain and plenty of gain: East Yorkshire Road Race League 8 report, Little Weighton, 6th August
By Paul on August 6, 2009
The final race of the East Yorkshire Road Race League was a big one for VC Beverley, what with our man Rob topping the general classification. However with the secretive scoring system providing no insight into the gaps between riders, we didn’t know whether the result hung on this race — [...]
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Quick race reports for EYRL 2009 events 5 and 6, plus the Cott Crit
By Paul on August 1, 2009
East Yorkshire Road Race League event 5, Newbald
We had fear and trepidation for this one, including as it does four ascents of the fearsome main-road climb from North Newbald to High Hunsley. Lacking our joint directeur sportif and GC contender Rob Brown, who was on holiday, and with sprinter Ben taking [...]
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White Rose Challenge 09: top result, especially with the help of spreadsheets…
By Paul on June 28, 2009
This year we had four riders in the White Rose, all of whom sensibly decided to do the 130k route, thus avoiding the dreadful suffering of the full route. Klaus has the story:
Aiming to go beyond the challenges of our Sunday rides, where, as we all know, Paul W usually insists on [...]
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Glory for VC Beverley: East Yorkshire Evening League 2009 race 4, Walkington circuit
By Paul on June 11, 2009
VC Beverley dragging everyone round, with directeur sportif Rob Brown on the front
We like the East Yorkshire evening league races, or whatever they’re called these days, ‘cos the handicap system gives a humble cat 4 ‘race team’ its only realistic chance of victory. With increasing minutes of advantage over chasing groups [...]
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Bit brisk today – club run report 7th June 2009
By Paul on June 7, 2009
It was all a bit quick this week. Almost all of road-cycling life was represented in the 10-strong line-up: ‘rouleurs’ (Klaus, Rob, Paul W), climbers (Darren and Euan), sprinters (Ben), cyclocross racers (Martin), triathletes (Max), riders with blingin’ bikes (Steve G) and all-round hardmen (Steve C).
So it was always going to [...]
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Hanging with the fast boys: East Yorkshire evening league 2009 race 3
By Paul on May 28, 2009
With race regulars Steve C and Paul W away, just two VCB members rolled up for the third event of this years Road
Race League – Rob and Sam The lovely conditions meant everyone had ditched their winter apparel, apart from a Cott CC rider dressed in full-length tights!
The 3rd event was to [...]
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Race report – East Riding Evening League 2009 race 2, Little Weighton circuit, 14th May
By Paul on May 14, 2009
VCB on the front – at least for a while
‘Team VCB’ was definitely getting into its stride at the second East Riding Evening League race.
Rob, Sam, Steve Cooper and Paul W set off at the head of the second group – taking it easy at first in anticipation of being overtaken by [...]
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High land, hard rain VC Beverley’s first two road races of 2010
By Paul on May 4, 2009
High land
Gary Trees dragging some blokes up the hill
Waddington picked the wrong wheel to follow then ran out of gas
The Hull Thursday annual road race on the 18th April was the first one with a VC Beverley presence this year and it hung over your chairman like a looming exam [...]
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