The second event of the weekly series, saw 19 riders sign on for the start of the 10 mile time trial held on the Cwm Rheidol course. There were many riding their first time trial and setting brand new personal best times for their first 10 mile event, alongside riders returning from last year to test their form for …
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Llety Gwyn 10. April 3rd 2019 On a cold, wet evening five riders braved the wintery weather on the first time trial of the evening. It was great to see two new riders Daniel and Lainy riding their first club time trial with great results. Steffan Roberts took the podium spot in 24.44, with Caron riding …
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It was fantastic to be able to celebrate a great year for the club at the Dandelion, Aberystwyth Golf Club. We were well catered for and looked after by the chef Arek providing us with good food https://www.dandelion-aberystwyth.co.uk/ It was an honour for the club to present the following awards to the riders on the …
The club are very proud to announce that we have one of our riders nominated for rider of the year: Kristian Bond, who has been racing at various events all over Wales with great success and achieved his 2nd category licence this season as a result. Kristian began his season early with the popular and …
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Clarach Hill Climb As the Ystwyth CC time trial series came to a close, 16 riders signed on for one more time for the Clarach Hill climb event. Taking on the famous local hill climb with it’s hairpin bend is always one of the highlights of the season with great support from members on the …
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If round 20 was wet, round 21 should have been called a swim trial! With heavy rain, falling from early afternoon, Round 21 of the Ystwyth CC TT series was going to be the wettest event in the 2018 calendar. Therefore, it was no surprise that only 9 riders signed on for round 21 and …
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Why does it always rain on me….. Two hours prior to Round 20 of the Ystwyth CC TT series, the heavens opened and the Rheidol valley was blessed with a torrent of rain, a strong southwesterly breeze and fading light. Therefore, it was no surprise that only 6 riders signed on for round 20 even …
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Ystwyth CC report – round 19 – Wednesday 8th August 2018 With the sun setting majestically over the Rheidol valley, round 19 saw 11 riders register for the Cwm Rheidol 10 mile time trial. This is regarded as a challenging 10 mile course used by the club and with this being the last outing on …
Ystwyth CC report – round 18 – Wednesday 2nd August 2018 With tears and champagne flowing following Sky Rider Geraint Thomas’ fantastic domination and win at Le Tour, it would be interesting to see how many riders would turn out for round 18 of the Ystwyth CC time trial series. With the fine weather coming …
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Ystwyth CC report – round 17 – Heat, Hills and a new ladies course record With five days left of the Tour de France and Geraint Thomas still in yellow, there should have been a shout out for all club participants to be wearing yellow for tonight’s TT. Round 17 saw 13 riders register for the …
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