The Christmas Lunch Clubrun will be on Sunday 4th December to the "Dog & Gun" Restaurant.
This is located on the Boreham Road halfway between Boreham and Great Leighs. Bookings can only be made direct to Colin Mannakee and should be made without delay as only 40 places are available.
It will be a gentle run meeting at the pond at Writtle at 9.30 am for a prompt departure at 9.45am. We plan to leave the Restaurant before 3.30pm and be back in Writtle before dark - but bring lights (and spare innner tubes) in any case.
Make this a special day of Christmas fun and remember that it is the Club's 90th Anniversary just two days later on 6th December.
The Club's 90th Annual Dinner & Dance will be held on Saturday 14th January 2012 at a new venue
The Ivy Hill Hotel
Margaretting
Essex.
For more details click
Booking Form will follow.
Circuit training at the Clubhouse will start on Wednesday 5th October 2011 at 8.15pm and the sessions will be run until early December.
Tea and cakes afterwards as usual.
All are welcome.
Congratulations to Jim Lewis for making the podium with his 2nd place in the National Junior Men's National Road Race Championship held at Barnard Castle on Saturday 2nd July.
In recent years the Club has had an exceptional run of results in this event and Jim has continued in the same vein.
Well done Jim!
Race Report and pictures
Colin Mannakee writes:
In October, as a result of his consistent performance in the National Series and his fine rides abroad in Glendene and Great Britain colours, Tom Moses was (one of only two) selected to join the BC Olympic Academy - Endurance Squad - for 2010-2012.
We are very proud of his many achievements for the Glendene Junior Team in 2010 and wish him well as he steps up to the international level he so deserves; he will join two former Glendene stars who are notably making their way with the current Academy Squad, Luke Rowe and Mark Christian, both of whom rode impressively in the Commonwealth Games!
Conor Dunne has also caught the eyes of new Academy boss Chris Newton and several teams abroad! He recently signed to ride for a Belgian team "VL Technics Abutriek" and will be based from February 2011 at Zottegem, near Gent.
Al Murison has just told me that he is about to sign for Asfra, another Belgian team, as he also tries his luck riding on the continent in 2011. More details soon.
Finally, in the BC National Rankings, we finished 35th this year with 896 points.
Colin Mannakee is steadily recovering from his recent operation and informs us of the following forthcoming events:
Friday 10th December 2010 - Annual General Meeting at the Clubhouse at Navestockside. Club Secretary, Gerry Harrington will issue the Notice of Meeting and Agenda shortly.
Sunday 12th December 2010 - Christmas Dinner Clubrun. Dinner will be at The Dog and Gun pub which is on the Boreham - Great Leighs road. Booking Forms will be sent out shortly with prices , start times etc.
January 2011 - 89th Annual Dinner/Dance. Arrangements are well in hand and Booking Forms will be available shortly.
Colin and his family have had a very stressful year but, thankfully, he is now making a steady recovery from his recent (serious) operation. Despite their difficulties Colin and Lesley have soldiered on without making a fuss. Good on yer mates!
6 riders contested the Club Hillclimb on Sunday 10th October and Daniel Young was a worthy winner.
The times were:
Daniel Young 2m. 27s.
Paul Bird 2m. 51s.
Darren De-Berg 2m. 55s.
Eddie Tai 3m 00s.
Malcolm Shelmerdine 3m. 07s.
Chris Williamson 3m. 16s.
The club came 6th out of the 26 who entered. Click here for full results
Alex managed to avoid the trees and was a very good 8th in the 200 km Tour of the Battenkill taking the scalps of fellow Brits. Dean Downing (15th) and Kristian House (44th) on the way. Well done Alex!
To read about the ride, see interviews with Alex and the Team Manager, and follow the Trek/Livestrong Development team click here.
Tom Moses in his first race representing Great Britain, rode to a very creditable 6th place in the the Junior Paris - Roubaix Road Race, held on Sunday 11th April. Well done Tom.
His Glendene (Junior) teammates, rode the day before in the E,1,2,3 East London Velo's Spring Rumble RR and were placed:
Conor Dunne 6th
Jim Lewis 12th
Al Murison 15th .
Good performances all round!
