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Here's a map to Abbrook Park. 9am Sundays for our group ride, check the calendar for the destination.

News

Club runs & Springtime Pursuit dates

There is now a list of B runs for Q1 together with the dates for the Springtime pursuits. The Team Pursuits are filling up fast so get your entry in now! See document on the Club runs page


Full details of 2-Up 10 TT

See the updated time trial page for details of the traditional season opening Time Trial the 2 Up 10 and your chance to find a team mate. Plus details of all the 10s scheduled on the new Teign Valley Course.

Club Time Trial Records now online
The Club time trial records are now live on the website. And following the AGM we are adding new categories for over 40s, over 50s, over 60s and over 70s.

Roller Racing 18 December 2011

 Congratulations to Kenny Parker who came third in the Exeter Wheelers Inter Club Roller Racing Cup that was held on Sunday evening in the Bike Shed Theatre.  Great effort!


Abbrook Aces latest sessions
The club now runs regular sessions for young people aged 5-16 who want to give cycling a try. The sessions are every second Saturday. See the Abbrook Aces page for further information.

MDCC Emails
If you are a member of MDCC and you have not been receiving the news emails, please check your SPAM Folder and also check that you have provided your current email address to Graham Brodie for inclusion in the membership list. If the emails are going into your SPAM folder you will need to add the email address mdcc-membership@dartmoorclassic.com to your 'safe senders' list.
If you have anything updates you want circulated to the membership please email to Stewart Bergman and he will include it with the next email circulation.

Social News
If you enjoyed the 2011 club dinner you'll be pleased to hear the venue's been rebooked for 2012. 


 
Results from round 3

Totnes Town Centre Criteriums
 
Promoting club Mid Devon Cycling Club  is again hosting the annual Totnes Town Centre Races this coming bank holiday monday the 30th of May. Local sponsors Arbow Garage, China Blue, Kitson Hutchings soliciters and The Royal Seven Stars Hotel all in Totnes are all getting involved to make this an exciting days racing.
 
With one young youth rider coming from as far as Canada for the spectacle this is possibly now turning into an international event. The youth event is a part of the south west youth series, the competition for youth riders which accrues points in every race adding up through the season to find an eventual overall winner.
 
The senior events are split into two different categories of race.
 
The first senior race of at 1030 will involve the third and fourth category riders. Amongst the riders are in form Geoff Ripley, fresh from winning a 100 rider bunch sprint at Castle Coombe near Bristol and a strong contingent from the promoting club MDCC which includes club chairman Andrew Perkins , Phillip Owen and in form Daniel Dolan.
 
The elites, first and second category riders are off at 1345 hrs. The elite team Felt Colbournes , who are also guest riding this years tour series are sending a four man team to the race, local lad Darren Moore now riding for the Elite Pendragon team will also be riding. Also trying his hand at Criterium racing will be the national under 23 cyclo cross champion Luke Gray of Hargroves cycles. With last years winner elite rider Marcin Bialobloki absent this year it promises to be a very open event.
 
 
Results from round 2

Results from round 1


Summer Social
Saturday 4th June at Abbrook 
 
Bike jumble and BBQ
 
See social page for more information.
 
 
 
 
 

Chaingang and evening TT's 

Tuesday evening chaingangs have now started, departing Abbrook Park at1900 from the10th May !

Time Trials are now booked in and will start on Thursday 5th May. Event HQ is Abbrook Park Kingsteignton signing on open from 1815 with the first rider starting at 1900. The new 8 mile course will start at the junction for Preston (as the old 10) proceed towards Chudleigh and turn left down the Teign Valley, after a further two miles turn around the grass triangle at the junction for Canonteign Falls and return to finish at Tappers Hill.
This will provide a good training test and will enable the clubs youth riders to compete without resorting to the dual carriageway
 




 
Social News
 
Paris Roubaix race
 
Watch from 11.30 until 4pm at Abbrook Park- see social page for more information.
 
 
 
South Hams Road Race 
 
Team Mid-Devon gave a good showing at Sunday's South Hams Road Race packing 4 riders into the top ten.  The new event was run over 2 laps of a very testing circuit between Dartmouth - Halwell - Kingsbridge.  The speed was fast throughout with a reported average speed of 25 mph for the 40 mile event. Mid-Devon riders were always visible at the front of the race with Pete Vincent the day's unsung hero with a 20 mile solo attempt at victory.  In the end, windy conditions got the better of him and he was reeled in with 15 miles to go.  In the final miles there were strong attacks from Ash Watts - winner of the recent Tom Hawkins RR, Ben Turp and more efforts from Pete.  In a fast run-in to the finish Pete stayed strong to take 4th place behind rising local star George Pymm of Exeter Wheelers, Ash Watts took fifth place.  Kenny Parker took eighth place and the prize for first 4th cat rider, with Andrew Perkins taking ninth.  The result gave Kenny and Andrew enough points to be promoted to 3rd cat status. 
 
 
 
News 

CS Dynamo 2-Up 10

(photo (c) 2011 Richard Owens)

 

Mid Devon riders were at the fore when CS Dynamo hosted their 2-up 10, the curtain-raiser to the local time trial season.  The event took place in cold and windy conditions on the Fenny Bridges course near Honiton. 

 

The quickest Mid-Devon pair were Andy Parker and Andy Perkins who recorded 22-57 to claim the third place prize.  Jake Durant and Brennan Townshend recorded 24.04 to finish 7th and to take the prize for the first junior whilst Alan Drury and Ian Deakin covered the course in 24.40 to take 12th spot.  What made the rides more impressive was that all six of the riders had ridden the last Springtime pursuit less than 24 hours earlier.

 

The winners were Northover VT – Kelvin Price and Simon Coles with a time of 23.07.  In the composite team section the winners were Sean Childs RNRMC and Jon Winn Northover who recorded a very impressive 20.38.

 

Other Mid Devon times were

 

20th

Jonathan and Simon Aske

25.15

23rd

Alan and Martyn Holmes

26.07

24th

Mike Skinner and Dennis Potter

26.33

25th

Mark Doland and Ian Cullen

26.58 (went off course)

30th

Peter and Harry Loader

27.57

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                            

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posted 4 Apr 2011 10:31 by Andrew Perkins   [ updated 4 Apr 2011 10:48 ]

 

South West Regional Road Champs

posted 23 Mar 2011 02:30 by andrew parker   [ updated 23 Mar 2011 06:54 by Alan Drury ]

This year the South West Regional road race championships has stepped up a level and will showcase bike racing at its best. With increased participation in the westcountry, championships for Women, Juniors and Men will take place on the same day. Marcin Bialoblocki  will be hoping to take the win for the third year running.
The Mid-Devon cycling club has worked in partnership with the South West road race work group, and attracted headline sponsorship from Kitson Solicitors and assistance from Kalas clothing, for the winners jersey, Mercedes Exeter and Colin Lewis Cycles, . This has enabled the prize fund to be increased to £600. To encourage participation across the category's there will be a separate prize list for 3rd category riders. 

The event willl be supported by NEG motorcyclists and race service will be provided by Primal Europe, Commissaires vehicles by Mercedes Exeter. A new course for seniors will feature a 30 mile loop around Roadford Reservoir returning to Hatherleigh for six laps of a flat finishing circuit. Juniors and ladies will cover the smaller circuit five times The scene is set for a great days racing, make sure you're there !
If you are available to lend a hand let event organiser Jake Durant know

Dewey triumphs, Townshend claims the overall

posted 7 Mar 2011 05:21 by andrew parker

 
Doug Dewey of Team GWR won Saturday's final springtime pursuit, beating Motorpoints Marcin Biablocki into second place.
Marcin would go on to complete a weekend double when he finished second in Sundays prestigious Severn Bridge Road Race at Bristol
 
Seventeen year old Brennan Townshend, managed to latch onto the winning break finishing sixth on the day and claiming the overall for the Mid Devon CC 

Womens Pursuit Results

posted 7 Mar 2011 05:14 by andrew parker

 
Lucy Commander from Exeter Whls was the winner of the final women's pursuit on Saturday. 
By the end of lap two groups 1 and 2 had combined forces and formed a lead group of 10 riders. A touch of wheels in group 3 prevented the chasers from catching and it was Commander who proved the strongest on the finishing hill.
 
Wiebke Rietz of 1st Chard Wheelers was the overall winner across the three events with consistant results in each race
 

Lucy Commander - Exeter Wheelers CC 27 miles in 1 hr14 mins 13 secs 

2

Kirtsi Robertson Bad Tri @ same time

3

Nicole Walters - Private Member @ 28 secs

4

Wiebke Rietz - 1st Chard Wheelers @ 31 secs

5

Fleur Stoops - Primal Europe @ 37 secs

6

Heather Booth - Primal Europe same time

7

Lyndsey Glazier - YOGi Cycling @ 48 secs

8

Sorrelle le Cornu - Primal Europe @ 52 secs

9

Debbie Hancock - Shred Racing @ same time

10

Harriet Whewell - VC St Raphael @ 1 min

 

Kenny takes his head cam on holiday

posted 4 Mar 2011 09:24 by andrew parker

MDCC purusit 2 result

posted 1 Mar 2011 02:41 by andrew parker

 
Follow the link to the report on the BC website, congrats to Pete Vincent

Springtime pursuits take 2

posted 23 Feb 2011 13:33 by andrew parker

 
see attached start sheet for event 2,
 
Also info on parking at the HQ and finish,
 
                         

| Attachments: PARKING.doc START SHEET 11 - event 2 -Mk 2.doc

Olympic Velodrome takes shape

posted 23 Feb 2011 13:21 by andrew parker

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posted 22 Feb 2011 13:07 by andrew parker

Junior Townshend wins first pursuit
 
 
         Mid Devon cycling clubs Junior Brennan Townshend  from Chagford rode to a fantastic solo victory in Saturdays first pursuit race of the season.
 
         Ali Holland was the victor in the second dedicated womens pursuit which started earlier in the day at 1100 am .The ladies were split into three groups spread over four minutes. This years event attracted 20 Female riders and as a dedicated womens event is growing well in stature every year.
 
        On a dry spring sunny day which even saw Mid Devon club chairman Andrew Perkins decide to apply the fake tan to his legs the first time this year , riders from all over the country couldn’t have had better conditions to start their first race of the season.
 
        The Race promoted by the Mid Devon Cycling Club is a handicap race which allows riders of all ages and abilities to compete on a level playing field. A group of 10 juniors were under starters orders at 2.30 P.M. closely followed by the first group of 22 senior fourth category riders 2 minutes later. Another 3 minutes saw the start of the group of 20 third category riders leave, then it was a minute to the first tier of second category riders, a minute to the second tier of second category rider. Finally the 1st category and elite riders were set off at 2.39. This group included former Tour De France stage and Paris Roubaix winner Magnus Backstedt!
 
        The Juniors set a good pace from the start, never looking under threat of getting caught by the fourth category riders. At the back of the race though the second tier of second category riders were working well and making good ground averaging a speed of 26 mph for the race, sweeping up the rest of the second category riders by lap two. In the meantime the third category riders had reeled in the fourth category riders.
 
         At the rear of the race the 11 Elite and First category riders had their work cut out starting 9 minutes behind the head of the race. Averaging a race speed of 28 mph they were still determined to try to get to the front of the race though with Pendragon Le Col and Team Uk Youth driving the group hard.
 
         Lap three saw the second category riders sweep up the third and fourth categories. The Mid Devon riders who had been driving the second cat train now slowed down, starting to work for Brennan under orders from team leader Andy Parker who knew Brennan was still at the front of the race and strong enough to beat the other juniors.
 
          Attacks started flying out of the main bunch thick and fast now with riders realising the juniors were not going to get hauled back in, the Mid Devon all worked well to police the moves, watching them all come back to the bunch.
 
          The handicapping times set up by Ken Robertson and Andy Parker from the Mid Devon CC proved to be extremely well judged. The Elite and Second category riders caught the main bunch with five miles to go, they went straight to the front to try to pull the group of five juniors remaining back. The time gap was coming down rapidly now and the juniors looked set to be caught right on the line.
 
          Junior Brennan Townshend saw the danger though and attacked at the bottom of the long finishing hill. The bunch caught two of the juniors on the finish hill, but Brennan stayed away winning by six seconds proving he is a name to watch for the future. Junior George Pym from Exeter wheelers came second with fellow Junior Jack Plummer from Somerset R.C third. Peter Vincent from the Mid Devon was the first of the main group home in fourth place, Junior Daniel Mckimm from the Bristol development squad held off for fourth, The first elite rider in was Yanto Barker in fifth place.
 
         It was a successful day for the Mid Devon CC ( Le Col- Colin Lewis Cycles) with six riders in the top twenty including Jake Durant, Andy Hitchens, Andy Parker, Alain Drury and Mark Dolan. A well organised event thanks to Ken Robertson who is at present recovering from an heart operation. All those in the cycling community who know him wish him a very speedy recovery.

 
 
Ali Holland Primal Europe was the victor in the second dedicated womens pursuit which started earlier in the day at 1100 am .The ladies were split into three groups spread over four minutes. This years event attracted 20 Female riders and as a dedicated womens event is growing well in stature every year. All three groups came together one lap from the finish and a tactical battle ensued with Ali Holland and Angie Pike Shred Racing launching several attacks only to be brought back into the bunch. At the foot of the finishing hill twelve riders were still in contention, Miriam Freemantle launched an early attack and nearly held off the fast finishing Holland for the win.
After the event Holland was impressed with the standard of the racing and was fullof praise for the pursuit format
 
 
 For more pictures follow this link to Ann Owens' flicker site
 
 

Super Session

posted 4 Feb 2011 01:38 by andrew parker   [ updated 15 Feb 2011 12:57 by Alan Drury ]

Regional Talent Development coach Ric Jamieson and Go Ride coach Jo Shackleton came along to the last coaching session as Stover and passed on some top tips.
The schedule was expanded to provide a 2 hour coaching session with Ric advising on group riding followed by some Go Ride Racing
 
Despite the arctic weather Ric and Jo were impressed by the club turn out with 16 riders attending the coaching session and an additional 12  taking part in the races! 

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