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Gavin Hodgson took 5th place in the recent Early Christmas Pudding Charity Duathlon in Leadenham, Lincs. The race consisted of a 1.5 mile run, 8 mile bike, 1.5 mile run.
You can now view Sunday's route history on the About The Club page. These are links to www.mapmyride.com, showing the route we took, total distance covered, profile etc.
The web site is now being listed by Google using certain key search words such as "harworth cycling club"
Bike manufacturers' web sites are now listed on the Useful Links page.
4 brave riders took on the Robin Hood challenge on Sunday. 36 miles from Sherwood Pines to Clumber Park and back! Greg, Dave, Mat and Rachael all finished the course.
Photos from the North Midland Road Race League 30 year anniversary dinner dance.
Greg, Mat, Andy and Graham represent Harworth
Greg shows he's not just a good cyclist
Andy shows he should stick to cycling
Sunday's ride (19th Oct) will be on mountain bikes commencing from Clumber Park at 08:45. Meeting at the cafe on the left hand side along the A614 from the A1 Junction.
Congratulations go to club rider Gavin and wife Victoria who gave birth to baby William on Wednesday.
The Harworth Cycling Club AGM is set for Tueaday 4th November 2008 at 19:30. The location is the sports pavillion. Hopefully all club members can attend.
Kevin Crawforth was unfortunately involved in a road accident recently, sustaining a serious knee injury. We all wish for his speedy recovery.
Harworth were represented at the recent triathlon in Southwell, Notts. The event was 400m swim, 20k bike, 5k run. 500 competitors took part.
Gavin Hodgson 59:19 (37th)
Mat Barker-Quick 1:04:48 (113th)
Harworth Cycling Club competed in France, and is now consided to be an international force! Greg Elliott and Pat Robinson (pictured below) completed the 54.3km (33.7mile) course in 1:36:18. Dave Clarke and Paul Austin faired well with a time of 1:27:47. Results from the post-race drinking competition are still being compiled.
Greg and Pat on the start line
Aldi have timed it right again by selling winter cycling gear on Thursday 18th September. Winter cycling shirts 6.99, full length bib tights 9.99 etc. Details here
Three brave Harworth club riders completed the Manchester 100 mile ride on Sunday in a creditable 5hrs 38mins (18.1mph avg). The rolling course which actually measured 102 miles started at Wythenshawe Park and took in various sights on the way. The event saw a good turnout of hundreds of riders and was well organised.
Mick, Pete and Mat at the half way point
Pete receives a massage - for charity of course
75 mile pit stop
Thursday night at Stainton saw the completion of the 18 race league. Club thanks go to the organisers of this event which was both enjoyable and well run. Details of the AGM and the 30th Anniversary Dinner Dance can be found on the NMRRL web site. Club riders in the league were Greg, Kevin, Andy and Mat along with second claimers Dave and Mat. We all look forward to 2009....with hopefully more Harworth club riders taking part.
Harworth Club rider's TT results for the week.
Greg Elliott (25 mile)............1:06:40
Greg Elliott (10 mile)............25:19
Statistics for the new club website show a promising trend. The number of unique visitors is shown below:-
April..........31 (launch)
May...........77
June..........112
July...........149
Using unique visitors shows a true statistic based on the users IP address, rather than 'hits' which can be manipulated.
New features of the web site include links to weather forecasts, attendance list and a google map....all on the About The Club page.
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