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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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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