Craig Stevens is the Region Membership Secretary and Treasurer for 2009 all applications for membership should be forwarded to him at     12 Coolgardi Avenue, Chigwell, Essex.  IG7 5AY. (Application form available for printing off elsewhere on this site.)

Entry Fees for the Championship are  £6 for Pre-entered or £10 Entry on the day. The events are only open to TLI members so if you have not joined please apply for six months membership using the form available on this site.

The TLI cycling Road Race Championships are being held on the 19^th July 2009 on the Llandyrnog Circuit in North Wales.  There are a few places left so if you wish to enter do so now.  The in advance Fee is £6 and on the Day £10 and remember only Members can ride the Nationals.  You can take out a Six Month Membership from the 1^st July 2009.  Cheques for Entries should be made payable to Richard J Lang and those for Membership to TLI or The League International.

The Provisional Race Programme is as follows :

Race One      5 Laps.      Esp, Sen, M1, M2, A & B.   1000 Hrs.

Race Two      4 Laps.      Jun, C & D.                          1003 Hrs.

Race Three.   3 Laps.     Juv, Ladies, E, F, & G.        1006 Hrs.

 Fees are missing from the hand book information, they are Juveniles £5 Over 60's £8 all others £10

Race Report - May 22nd
 
Another windy evening greeted riders although it was pleasantly warm and sunny.53 riders signed on and were split into three groups for the handicap race. Strongest riders started first , this group contained a mix of age groups ranging from F category Vet (Tony Woodcock) down to couple of very promising Juniors. Next to start were the Over sixties and novice riders, the last group to start were the Intermediate group who effectively had about 3/4 lap advantage on the fast group. With a strong wind blowing down the back straight it was extremely fast but compensated by a full head wind up to the finish and top turn.  Speed and wind combined to limit the success of solo and small group breaks. The fast group caught the intermediate group with four laps remaining and the speed then started to increase which brought about a split in the bunch as the weaker riders faded away. Dominic Schils, David Nichols and James Jackson all tried lone attacks but were never able to establish a gap over the bunch and so it came down to a bunch gallop to decide placing. James Jackson took the sprint fairly easily with the minor placings being much closer, the full head wind sprint split the finishers up making judging a relatively easy task this week. The Over 60's bunch stayed mainly together until the final lap  with Colin Manakee showing a clean pair of heels to his compatriots.
 
Over 60's
Pos. Cat Name               Club                               Points

1st   E  Colin Manakee      Glendene / Biketrax           6
2nd  E  Dave Burwood      Kingsnorth International     5
3rd   E  Tim Elsdale           Unattached                     4
4th   F  Ed Spurgeon                                             3
5th   E  Jeff Rusz              PCA Ciclos Uno                 2
6th   $  Dick Wall              Lampard RC                     1
7th  G   Arnie Russell          Whitewebbs CC
8th  F  Fred Little             Southend & County Wheelers
9th  G  MikeBrushett         Southend & County Wheelers

Main Race

1st  ESP James Jackson      Ciclos Uno                         6
2nd Jun  David Nichols        Glendene / Biketrax             5
3rd  Jun  Domonic Schils     Lotto olympia Team Interbike 4
4th  B    Craig Stevens       PCA Ciclos Uno                    3
5th  M2  Paul Vann            Victoria CC / Ciclos Uno        2
6th  M1  Ben Davey           Blue Sky                            1
7th  M1  Maco Capello       Gemini BC
8th       TEE
9th  A   Trevor Ormes        Lotto olympia Team Interbike
10th Juv Dan Young          Glendene / Biketrax
11th B    Paul Towns         Braintree Velo
12th                               Victoria CC / Ciclos Uno
13th F   Tony Woodcock    Glendene / Biketrax
14th                               Glendene / Biketrax
15th Juv Tom Gallagher      Welwyn Wheelers
16th C   Peter Gottlieb
17th A   DanSmith             Met Police CC
18th C   Dave Boakes         Harlow CC
19th B   Stuart Clarke        Chelmer CC
20th      MarkPorter           Harlow CC

Entry Fees are missing from the hand book information, they are Juveniles £5 Over 60's £8 all others £10

Ciclos Uno North Weald Series

Results - 15th May

1 Hour Handicap All Categories

Over 60's

Pos.Cat.   Name                Club              Points

1^st     G      Arnie Russell        Whitewebbs C.C      6

2^nd    E      Trevor Mills          Ford C.C                5

3^rd     E     Tim Elsdale           Unattached            4

4^th     F      Dave Whybrow     Southend & C.Whl   3

5^th     E      Dave Burwood      Kingsnorth Int.        2

6^th     G      Mike Brushett       Southend & C. Whl  1

7^th     G      Terry Law            C.C Sudbury

8^th     F      Ken Evans            PCA Ciclos Uno

Main Race

1^st     Juv    Dan Young         Glendene CC/Biketrax   6

2^nd    SEN   Dave Casey        Glendene CC/Biketrax   5

3^rd     M2    Douglas Allen      Glendene CC/Biketrax   4

4^th     B      Gareth Smith       Braintree Velo            3

5^th     A     James Conway     Victoria CC/Ciclos Uno  2

6^th     B      Paul Towns         Victoria CC/Ciclos Uno  1

7^th     M2    Paul Vann           Victoria CC/Ciclos Uno

8^th     C      Vinny Davison      Victoria CC/Ciclos Uno

9^th     ESP   James Jackson     Ciclos Uno

For details of events in other TLI-Cycling Regions please refer to your free members Handbook or check the pages of this website

Not too long ago Chioma Cureton a very talented schoolgirl from London & Home Counties Region won the Vivienne Swann trophy awarded to the most promising TLI woman of the year.

A bad racing accident put her out of cycling action for a while but she is now making a comeback for the "Bright Racing Team" run by ex L&HC official Norman Bright, no wonder the old rogue always looks so happy, can we all join your team please Norman !!!

Former London & HC Secretary and ex TLI promoter Norman Bright is now out and about after abdominal surgery, ever the raconteur Norman claims that in his worst moments he prayed not to be taken away only to hear a voice telling him "theres no room for you up here anyway"

Please note correction to North Weald course access and events start times which are not as listed in the handbook.

TUESDAY 5th MAY - CIRCUIT RACES.  LONDON & HOME COUNTIES.

CICLOS UNO - NORTH WEALD AERODROME

All categories Handicap Races starting at 19.25hrs.  Distance is 1 hour plus 1 lap. 

Entry fee is £10.  Nota Bene: No Access to Circuit before 19.15hrs as the Runway is Operational.

Trevor Maddern.  37, New North Road, Hainault, Ilford, Essex.  IG6 2UE.

Telephone: 0208 500 1792.  Email; ciclosuno@hotmail.com

Memberships

As a region we are in quite a healthy situation we have approximately 170 members and run 20 closed circuit events.

On the downside all twenty events were midweek evening races run by Trevor Maddern and myself, with 16 at North Weald Aerodrome and 4 late season events at the new Hog Hill circuit.

From a Membership secretary point of view I was able to issue licence’s either on the night as riders completed the form or by the next day. Obviously there was an initial influx just before the first race however I sent out a membership Application form to all last years members a month or two before the first races. Human nature being what it is I don’t think many people would renew in January if there are no races in the region until May.

Treasurer

A healthy income and Bank balance gives us flexibility. We are in a position to under-write possible losses incurred if an event gets washed out by the weather (North Weald Aerodrome still charge us even if there is no racing and its very expensive). This in turn allowed the organisers to offer prizes in the events  / series.

I have also been able to offer a subsidy to a future organiser.

Other Duties

Unfortunately I do not have the time to drum up additional organisers and beat the TLI drum. I am sure we could persuade more clubs to organise under our umbrella if someone had the time and inclination to get in touch with them. Sadly very few people willingly want to get involved and prefer to leave it to others  - or take the easy BC / LVRC route.

I will try to persuade others in the region to pick up this role.

International Racing Secretary

I feel rather a fraud with this title I have actually done very little on this front – possibly I misunderstood the role & responsibilities.

We will enthusiastically support any local organisers wanting to promote on this circuit who can prove that they are backed by a club or organising team, contact Mark Kilmurray on 07824569181 or email him at  fowlmead@gmail.com for course and hiring details and then Craig Stevens TLI Cycling London & H.C Region Secretary for event sanction and application forms.