Ystwyth CC report – round 16 – Wednesday 18th July 2018 Ieaun Andy Davies takes Yellow in the men’s event with Lowri Richards taking Yellow in the women’s event. With a new road surface on the A44 resembling sections of stage 9 of the Tour de France, where the pro riders battled sections of the …
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Ystwyth CC report – round 15 – Wednesday 11th July 2018 Ieaun Andy Davies takes the win in the men’s event with Anita Saycell continuing to dominate in the women’s event. With England taking on Croatia in the semi-final of the FIFA World cup, it would be interesting to see where loyalties would be stretched …
Ystwyth CC report – round 14 – Wednesday 4th July As we enter the month of July, riders get side-tracked watching Wimbledon, the Fifa World Cup or even the Tour de France, but not the Ystwyth CC time-trialists! With a slight change in the weather and the sun disappearing behind the clouds, round 14 saw 18 …
2018 Club Time Trial Championships With the temperatures promising to be rising later in the day, the Club Championships took full advantage of the lower temperatures with an early start. The course involved a rolling out and back route on smooth tarmac to Machynlleth, with a great start and finish venue at the community café …
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Ystwyth CC – round 13 – 27th June Round 13 of the Ystwyth CC time trial series saw 11 riders sign on to take on the challenge of the 12 mile hilly time trial course. Starting at the visitor centre at Nant yr Arian, with a flock of red kites circling, the riders took on the challenge of …
Ystwyth CC report round 12 – Wednesday 20th June 2018 As the sun hit the tarmac on the A44, round 12 saw 23 the riders register for the Llety Gwyn 10 mile time trial. In the men’s event, Pro Rider Gruff Lewis took the win and course record in a time of 21min. Second place …
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Ystwyth CC report – round 11 – Wednesday 13th June 2018 With a cooler evening than previous weeks and a stronger breeze, round 11 saw 15 riders register for the Statkraft, Cwm Rheidol 10 mile time trial. Starting at the Statkraft Visitor Centre, in the Rheidol Valley. The riders take the undulating course back to …
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Ystwyth CC report – round 10 – Wednesday 6th June 2018 In glorious summer sunshine, round 10 saw 21 riders register for the Llety Gwyn 10 mile time trial. This is the traditional club 10 mile course and is the fastest course on the club calendar. In the men’s event, Ieuan Andy Davies showed strength …
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Ystwyth CC TT report – round 9 As Aberystwyth returns to normality following the hugely successful CycleFest; 15 riders signed up for round 9 of the Ystwyth CC Time Trial series. Round 9 saw the riders register for the 22 mile hilly time trial, utilizing the Ystwyth CC road race circuit the riders would climb …
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Cwm Rheidol 10 mile Time Trial – 23rd May 2018 With the temperature rising, 26 riders signed on for round 8 of the Ystwyth CC Time Trial series. With the promise of dry roads and a light north easterly wind, conditions would be deemed good for the Cwm Rheidol time trial. With Aberystwyth CycleFest week …