Join the Clarion in 2011

2010 membership ends on 31st December 2010 so we are now taking renewals for 2011 and also welcome new members

Memberships are currently invited into either Senior or Household categories.

Senior membership £15
Any individual aged 18 and above and is £15

Household memberships £10.50
Subject to there being a Senior member resident, the second and any subsequent member thereafter, is entitled to become a Household member.

Those aged 15-17 can join as Household members only, and may only ride on club events where they are supervised at all times by a parent or guardian who is also a member.

Cheques should be made payable to "West Lothian Clarion" and sent to the Secretary Matthew Ball

When renewing members only need to submit a membership form if their details have changed

For more details email secretary[AT]westlothianclarion.co.uk

Youth memberships: £7
Those aged 6-14 can join the West Lothian Clarion Kids Club. Membership for 2011 will be £7 which also includes membership of the National Clarion. For more details contact the kids club secretaryEwen Fulton at kidsclub[AT]westlothianclarion.co.uk

Join us for our new year ride on 2nd Jan

The Clarion's first ride of 2011 will be on Sunday 2nd January.

The East Calder Group will leave the Leisure Centre at 9.00am and meet up with the Linlithgow bunch for 10.00am at the Leisure Centre.
A Social ride and an Active ride will then set off on the main routes, to avoid ice, meeting up at Rail Bridge Bistro for a coffee. (http://www.therailbridgebistro.com/)

All welcome, see you there, weather permittimg

For more details email Neil on:
clubruns@westlothianclarion.co.uk

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

Boxing Day Gut Buster Classic

Meet at the Black Bitch in Linlithgow on Boxing day for 10.30.

There will be a change to the format, due to the weather, you can either:

1. Go for a walk around the loch, or

2. Go for a CX ride on the kids cyclo cross circuit or possibly head over to Kenneil
(MTB CX or a bike with knobbly tyres will be necessary)

Afterwards meet back up at the Four Marys from 11.30 (it opens at 11.00am)

The winter edition of Boots&Spurs out now!

The next issue of Boots&Spurs, the National Clarion member magazine has been printed and will be dropping onto your welcome mat before Christmas (weather permitting)

The Winter edition features Stirling's Wallace Monument on the cover, captured by Rolling Stone illustrator Garry Marshall.

Inside you'll find stories on the Clarion's 25% boost in membership, reports from the latest championship events, news from around the sections, tips on touring with your kids and all you need to know about booking your place at next year's Easter Meet in Stirling.

Champions Night knees up

The club celebrated the year with a terrific champions night party last week.

The evening was an opportunity to get together with club mates and pay respect to all those who have performed well in 2010.

Race secretary, Grant Craven, commissioned four new trophies including a men's and women's hill climb plaque, a freewheel champion's cobble and a shield for the club member of the year. Kevin O'hara has also donated a trophy for the club's 2-up championship which will be contested next year.

Stephen Henley did a great job in organising the night and was an entertaining compare for the evening.

Graham Foster planned and presented a superb cycling quiz which turned out to also be a masterclass in power point presenting! Graham's quiz was won by Steve and Eve Beech and Ali McQuillen

Members were very generous in donating a vast selection of superb prizes for the raffle, which in true Clarion fashion was highly contested, even down to the last set of bicycle clips!

It was also announced that Julie Dominguez won the National Clarion's points competition for the best all round rider and club secretary, Matthew Ball, was made an honorary member in recognition for the work he does for the club.

Thanks to every one who came along to support the night and especially to Stephen, Graham and Grant along with the rest of the committee.

What you said:

"It was a great night with a superb venue. Good to chat and catch up with club members. Discovering the 'other' bar with the real ale was a find too (or maybe not - my hangover is still developing!)" Steve McCaw

"A huge thanks to the host and organiser Stephen. It was an excellent evening. Well done to everyone that won an award they were all well deserved.
The raffle was excellent with some pretty good prizes. it was a laugh towards the end as we 'fought' over the remaining few items!
I have to thank Robin at the Bike and Ski Clinic for donating some of the lights that were up for grabs." Andy Richards

"Thanks for organising a great night, Steve, and for getting the trophies made up, Grant. Still wearing my medal" Debbie Pollard

"Great night last night! Well done to all the champs and record breakers. Stephen, you are a natural on stage! I'm really proud to be in the Clarion and will be renewing my membership ASAP" Colin Humphries

"For me it just perfectly reflected what a cycling club should be. Record breakers; national award winners; social members; people improving and moving 'to the next level'; kids stuff; super-tourists; mad mental mile eating audaxers;climbers; tracksters;road racers, testers;sportivers;urban cycling campaigners;coaches;organisers;bingo callers;quiz masters etc. etc. etc. Brilliant!" Angus Gallie

"To echo the other comments, it was certainly a very enjoyable evening. Good organisation (thanks Stephen, Grant, Foz and the others - it certainly makes being the President a lot easier) and good company.
And well done to all who won a prize for their riding and/or their engagement in keeping the club going. As mentioned before, the club has become a major player in Scotland and many comments I receive show that other clubs appreciate what we do for cycling in the country by organising, helping with and participating in events. Well done again and keep up the good work." Tobias Bauer (President)

Have a  look at what you can win next year, role on 2011!

AWARD WINNERS


Men's TT series Champion
Allan McCrimmon

Women's TT series champion
Diane Cox

Junior TT series champion
Blair Campbell

Men's Hill Climb Champion
Jonathan Buckley

Women's Hill Climb Champion
Debbie Pollard

Freewheel Champion
Mark McCabe

Tour of Trossochs Cup
Matt Ball

Club Person of the year
Kerstin Bonau

Best All rounder trophy:
Not awarded

2-up TT champions cup
Not awarded

CLUB RECORD BREAKERS

10TT Record
21.25 Steve McCaw (May 2010)
22.01 Steve McCaw (May 2010)
22.06 Steve McCaw (May 2010)
22.34 Matt Ball (March 2010)

Women's 10TT record
27.37 Julie Dominguez (18th June 2009)

25TT Record
56.09 Steve McCaw (June 2010)

50TT Record
1.57.56 Steve McCaw (June 2010)

The 10 TT Bridgend-Kirkliston course record was broken 5 times:
22.17 Jonathan Buckley (June 2010)
22.21 Jonathan Buckley (June 2010)
22.38 Matthew Ball (June 2010)
22.58 Matthew Ball (May 2010)
23.12 Jonathan Buckley (May 2010)

Women's 10 TT Bridgend-Kirkliston course record
28.32 Julie Dominguez (15th August 2009)
28.38 Julie Dominguez (28th May 2009)
28.50 Julie Dominguez (14th May 2009)

Kingscavil Hill climb club record
2.20 Jonathan Buckley (September 2010)

Women's Kingscavil hill climb club record
3.49 Michelle Gregory (October 2010)
4.58 debbie Pollard (September 2010)

Sea to Sky Challenge - Men
The club's place to place record

59.58 Matthew Ball (September 2010)

1.00.33 Steve McCaw (June 2010)

Sea to Sky Challenge - Women

1.32 Debbie Pollard (June 2010)

Kerstin is club member of the year

Kerstin Bonau was awarded the honour of Club Member of the Year and was presented with a specially commissioned shield at last week's Champion's night.

Kirsten was nominated by club members, with the final decision being made by the committee.

Kerstin has been recognised for how much time she has devoted to the 
club in 2010. Many of our events would not have run as smoothly without her contribution.

At the two open events and RadTour she has volunteered 
for signing on. Once her job was over at the 
open hill climb she then went on the help out with the refreshments.

At the Bike Jumble she donated her time again to help out with the 
refreshments. She has also baked a considerable amount of lovely cakes 
for many of our events.

She volunteered for the post of Welfare 
Officer. This is an essential post, without which, there would be no kids club. The job is to oversee how the 
children are looked after and make sure we follow our duty of care.

Kerstin is a true Clarionista, the only nominee who attended this year's 
Easter Meet at Eastbourne where she took part in many of the events.

And next up, Kerstin has also joined the sub-committee to help 
organise the the Stirling Easter Meet.

Congratulations Kerstin and many thanks for all your help this year.

Exclusive limited edition prints have arrived

Our limited edition archival prints are hot off the press and ready for signing and numbering by artist Garry Marshall.

The prints feature the cover illustration from the summer edition of Boots&Spurs, the National Clarion member magazine. Money raised from the prints is going towards the Clarion's Easter meet which will take place in Stirling next year.

We ordered a few extra prints so if you still want one for Christmas get in touch.

The recent snow fall has made travelling around treacherous so it might take a few days to get the prints signed and mailed out. Please bare with us, we hope to get them sent in time for Christmas.

secretary@westlothianclarion.co.uk

Personalised club mugs almost ready

The busy people at potteraround have been pottering away and have almost finished our club mug order says Neil Greer. The cups have had the club jersey painted on and names hand lettered, ready for glazing and firing, so watch this space for collection details

SCOTTISH CYCLO CROSS CHAMPS CANCELLED

Due to the bad weather the championships that were to take place in Irvine on Sunday have been cancelled

Saturday Ride 27th November

Saturday Ride 27th November
Originally uploaded by westlothianclarion

Members were very wise to stay in bed this morning, rather than take the risk of riding on our snow covered roads.

This was the scene at the Leisure Centre at 9.00am. Normally 20 or more riders meet up here for the Social and Active rides

7 nomination for club member of the year

Racing Secretary, Grant Craven, has received 7 nominations for the Club Member of the Year award from members of the club. The award will be presented at the Champions night (along with all the other trophies) and we will reveal the winner at that time:

Nominations are:

Allan McCrimmon
Angus Gaillie
Julie Dominguez
Kerstin Bonau
Neil Fraser
Simon Fagan
Steven Fraser

Get along to the Champions Night on Friday 26th November at the Westport hotel and enjoy what will be a great social occasion
Thanks

West Lothian Clarion Mugs - the Ideal Christmas Stocking Filler!

No doubt, you may be interested to hear that the club has secured a deal with a local pottery firm to produce personalised mugs, just in time for Christmas!

These will be white and carry the club logo and jersey as standard and can be ordered with your own name on it, which will be hand-written.

These will obviously become collectors' items, so, if you are interested, in principle at this stage, in getting your hands on one of these, please reply to this thread.

Prices will be as follows:

1 off - £7.50, 2 off - £14.00, 3 off - £19.50 and 4 off - £25.00

At these prices, this will allow the club to make a small profit and this will go towards the Easter Meet.

If there is sufficient interest, I will be prepared to co-ordinate the orders and organise collection and delivery to Linlithgow.

Please register your interest by the end of this week (Sunday 28th Nov.)

Contact Neil Greer on clubruns[AT]westlothianclarion.co.uk for more details

PEDAL POWER NIGHT CANCELLED

CANCELLED DUE TO THE BAD WEATHER

Coaches Wanted

The next level 2 coach training course will be held in January 2011. We are interested to hear from people who would like to train as a coach. All expenses are covered by the club

Level 2 Coach training programme 1 2011
Edinburgh Day 1-2 January 08th and 09th 
Day 3 April 09th 

Level 2 Coach training programme 2 2011
Edinburgh Day 1-2 May 21st and 22nd 
Day 3 August 13th

Please email Matthew Ball at secretary[AT]westlothianclarion.co.uk for more information

Book now for the 2011 Stirling Easter Meet

Stirling, Scotland on 22-25 April

This beautiful location nestles at the foothills of the Highlands with its stunning scenery and wildlife. The historic town is ideally situated, about an hour from both Glasgow and the capital city, Edinburgh, and has much to offer in itself, too, including historic buildings, good shopping, eating out, and arts and culture.

The event will be family focussed with many activities for kids including an Easter egg hunt and kids racing.

Meet HQ and accommodation
The Meet will take place a stone's throw from Stirling Castle, at the Barcelo Stirling Highland Hotel. Rooms will be allocated on a first-come first served basis with a B&B rate of £80 per room for Friday and Sunday, and £100 for Saturday, based on 2 sharing.
Single occupancy rates are £60 and £80 respectively. Family rooms are available (at no extra cost. Children pay for breakfast only).

Please contact reservations on 01786 272725, quoting booking number 8647824.

Early booking is is recommended to secure a room

Alternative accommodation
Stirling's Youth Hostel is 5 minutes from the Stirling Highland Hotel for those looking for budget accommodation. It has bike storage, a licence, private and family rooms. http://www.syha.org.uk/hostels/central/stirling/information.aspx
Telephone: 01786 473 442
At present there is plenty of room but like the hotel early booking is recommended

There will be an additional meet levy which will be announced shortly

Activities over the weekend will include:

Friday 22nd
1. Scottish Welcome
2. Whisky tasting
3. live music
4. The hotel has an observatory and tours to visit the telescope will be on offer

Saturday 23rd
1. National Clarion Hill Climb Champs (entry fee extra)
2. Conference
3. Social Rides
4. Clarion Youth Grass Track Championship (under 16) using geared bikes (entry fee extra)
5. Clarion Party with a ceilidh band and buffet
Plus Clarion beer

Sunday 24th
1. Gateway to the Highlands Sportive (entry fee extra)
2. Sight seeing tours (eg Stirling castle) (entry fee extra)
3. Social Rides
4. National Clarion Champions Night.

West Lothian Clarion Champions party

All members, friends and family are invited to our annual shindig where we celebrate our 2010 cycling achievements

++ FREE BUFFET
++ RAFFLE
++ CYCLING QUIZ
++ ANNUAL AWARDS

We've commissioned 4 new trophies for the Mens Hill Climb Champ, Womens Hill Climb Champ, Freewheel Champ and member of the year.

Other trophies to be awarded are for the womens, mens, and Junior TT champions, the Best All Rounder trophy and Tour de Trossachs trophy.

A bunch of club records have also been broken including all the short distance TTs and some course records too

7.30pm Friday 26th November
Westport Hotel
Linlithgow

We ask members to bring a prize for the Grand Raffle.

See you there!

2011 Membership renewals

2010 membership ends on 31st December 2010 so we are now taking renewals for 2011.

Memberships are currently invited into either Senior or Household categories.

Senior membership £15
Any individual aged 18 and above and is £15

Household memberships £10.50
Subject to there being a Senior member resident, the second and any subsequent member thereafter, is entitled to become a Household member.

Those aged 15-17 can join as Household members only, and may only ride on club events where they are supervised at all times by a parent or guardian who is also a member.

Cheques should be made payable to "West Lothian Clarion" and handed to the Secretary Matthew Ball

When renewing members only need to submit a membership form if their details have changed

For more details email secretary[AT]westlothianclarion.co.uk

Youth memberships: £7
Those aged 6-14 can join the West Lothian Clarion Kids Club. Membership for 2011 will be £7 which also includes membership of the National Clarion. For more details contact the kids club secretary Ewen Fulton at kidsclub[AT]westlothianclarion.co.uk

Christmas Gift idea

We have a unique opportunity to buy a signed limited edition print of the cover illustration for Boots and Spurs (the national Clarion member magazine)

Each A3 (297mmx420mm) will be signed and numbered by the artist - Garry Marshall (based in Dollar, Scotland).

The prints will cost £25 including post and packing. With proceeds going to fund the National Clarion's Stirling Easter Meet.

Cheques for £25 should be made payable to "West Lothian Clarion" and sent to Matthew Ball by Saturday 13th November

Email Matthew on secretary@westlothianclarion.co.uk to place an order for christmas.

Iain Ross joins us

Iain Ross
Originally uploaded by westlothianclarion

Welcome to new member, Iain Ross, (43).

"I work in the marine industry which keeps me busy and on the move. I live between Linlithgow and Bo'ness with my wife and two children. Whilst not exactly your typical MAMIL - I'm about 4 stone too heavy for that - I'm happy to be going in that general direction."

"Cycling highlights to date have been Etape Caledonia for the last two years - I think the only one not to get a puncture in 2009 and winner of the coveted 3167th (=5hrs46min) place in 2010."

"I Also rode the Trossachs Ton this year which was harder work than I would have liked but I'm looking forward to doing it again next year - fitter and lighter."

"My riding style to date has been slow and persistent but I want to get fitter and faster. I've been on a few weekend tours this year with my son and I'd like to do do a little mountain biking in the future.

"My bikes at the moment reflect this, they are a Specialized Allez road/training, Dawes Horizon tourer and a lovely Trek 6500 hardtail which has only recently arrived and is great fun in a way only a new bike can be!'

President's Run slideshow

Almost 40 riders took part in our President's run on Saturday. Tobias took us on a mystery tour around fife, including a ride over the Cleish Hills with clear views at the top and a cafe stop in Dollar.

Winter = mudguards

West Lothian tooth paste
Originally uploaded by westlothianclarion

No one wants to look like this at the end of a club run. So please fit mudguards during the Winter months.

Welcome to new member Ali McQuillen

Ali McQuillen
Originally uploaded by westlothianclarion

I’m Ali and have lived in Linlithgow with my two children aged 11 and 8 since February 2007 and recently I’ve swapped my running shoes for a road bike…

My first introduction to West Lothian Clarion was with the Kids Club and was encouraged to join the club in September 2010 following the very sociable Ladies ride in July. I really enjoyed this ride, albeit I was riding on my full suspension mountain bike without locking out the suspension, it was hard work to keep up with the speedy road bikes!

In February this year I visited Club La Santa with friends for some warm weather training, where I did a fair amount of road biking as well as running up and down volcanoes. On my return home I had vowed to get myself a road bike but didn’t quite get round to it. However, two months ago a very shiny new red Specialized Allez Elite road bike arrived in the bike shop and I have clocked up a few hundred miles on it already!

To be honest I had been a bit reticent about joining the club, as I was scared that I wouldn’t be able to keep up on the club rides. However, Debbie and Diane convinced me that I would be fine on a club social ride. There’s definitely room for improvement though.

I’ve had a few bikes over the years: my first bike with gears was a Raleigh Shopper in a lovely shade of brown; later in life I bought a second hand road bike and unfortunately it was stolen in Edinburgh a week into the student term… Next came a mountain bike from Halfords, apparently it was made from RSJ’s my friend said as we heaved it over a gate on a mountain biking expedition in the hills. I quickly replaced it with a front suspension Specialized mtb, then another and I’m now riding a full suspension Specialized XC, which is as comfortable as an armchair in comparison to a hardtail but it’s not exactly light!

Cycling has been more of a secondary activity for me with all the running but I have tried a variety of different bike races over the years, some more successfully than others – I’m no athlete! Trailquest events are fun if you can decide on a good route although the navigation is easy. I’ve competed in one of the Open 5 Adventure races, which mixes running and mountain biking together with navigation, which was fun but exhausting! I’ve also dabbled in mountain bike orienteering but prefer to do this on foot. I’ve also tried a couple of mini triathlons at CLS. After doing the Loch Ness Marathon last year I felt like a change so I dusted off my mtb and have had some epic trips (mostly soaking wet) round the 7Stanes red routes this year. Some of it was quite terrifying!

For 2011 I hope to get my uphill cycling legs sorted, do some 10mile TT’s and perhaps even some road and cyclocross races. So far I’ve enjoyed every minute (excluding Kingscavil) on my road bike so long may this continue. My bike is booked in for a service next week and a bit of tinkering will be required to get the brakes and handlebars just right and my pedals worked on so that I can get my feet out more easily! Oh dear, it seems I have caught the bug…

Why you need to know about the Mid Scotland Cycle Association

Many thanks to Grant and Tobias who attended the Mid Scotland Cycle Association Meeting (MSCA) AGM on Monday

The MSCA is our local contact with the Scottish Cycling Union, we coordinate our open races with them so that we don't get any other clashes with other Mid clubs.

Part of your race levy is distributed to the MSCA when you enter an open event.

The MSCA has a number of championships throughout the year, including 10TT, 25TT and road race championship. You become champ by being the best rider out of the MSCA clubs (see below) The champs are usually races within other events.

Clarion's Steve McCaw is the 2010 MSCA 25TT Champ

MSCA donated a £50 prize for the fastest Mid rider at our Kingscavil Hill climb (won by Robin Wilkins of Stirling Bike Club)

West Lothian are obliged to supply volunteers for marshalling at MSCA championship races. This year we were asked to help marshal at the 50TT champs and the road race champs.

The 50TT was cancelled but Dave Hills and Steven Fraser kindly offered to help out at the road race organised by Falkirk BC. Falkirk were very grateful for their contribution and in return have offered to help us out where necessary in the future.

In 2011 the club will be asked to provide volunteers, we hope that enough members will be prepared to donate their time.

The MSCA provided a £500 grant to help us set up the kids club. We wouldn't have been able to set up the kids section without this generous donation.

Every open race requires a time keeper and a commissaire, these two important roles are also coordinated through the MSCA. The Clarion now have 4 Assistant commisaires (Simon Fagan, Tobias Bauer, Matthew Ball and Mark Ewing) and two Assistant MTB commissaires (Mark Ewing and Simon Fagan) We also have one assistant time keeper registered with MSCA (Matthew Ball)

If you'd like to find out more about becoming a time keeper or commissaire, get in contact with club secretary, Matthew Ball on secretary[AT]westlothianclarion.co.uk

MSCA clubs are: Denny RC, Stirling BC, City of Stirling Wheelers, Falkirk BC, West Lothian Clarion, Royal Albert CC, Law Wheelers, Rock & Road Cycles, Squadra Porcini, Western Titans BMX.

Come along on the 2011 President's Ride

West Lothian Clarion members are cordially invited to join Tobias on this year’s President’s Run.

The length of the ride is around 55 miles but there is a possibility to catch a train back after 40 miles.

Date: Saturday 30 October 2010

Start time: 9am

Start/finish: Linlithgow Leisure Centre

Pace: Social (13 to 15mph)

Destination: We’ll see

Coffee stop included.

Look forward to seeing as many of you as possibly.

Welcome to new member David Ness

David Ness from Bo'ness who joined this week. David started cycling in April 2009 after knee injuries caused by half marathon running. After 6 months on mountain bike switched to Road Cycling.

In 2010 after riding the Etape Caledonia on Trek Madone 5.9, he tackled several Action Medical Research 100 mile events including London 2 Paris.

David says "My main challenge for 2011 is to do Paris Brest Paris (assuming I make it through the 4 qualifiers)"

Running and Duathlon Results

The duathlon entries helped to bump up the cycling numbers, and we hope to build on this aspect next year, all being well.


Running results

Name Club Cat Time
1 James Harrison * Newhaven Harbour Tri. MS 03:34.8
2 Gordon Chisholm * Perth United CC MV 03:48.4
3 Alex Hay Motherwell A.C MV 03:57.4
4 Gary Milne Fusion Triathlon Club MS 03:59.1
5 Stephen Crawford * Kinross Road Runners MV 04:05.5
6 Paul Hammond * West Lothian Clarion CC MS 04:07.4
7 Graham Burrows Linlithgow Harriers MSV 04:33.1
8 Varry McCullough * Edinburgh Road Club FSV 04:56.5
9 Diane Clayton * Unattached FV 05:21.0
*Denotes Duathlon Entry

The Duathlon Result

Pos’n Name Club Cat Run Cycle Total
1 James Harrison Newhaven Harbour Tri. MS 03:34.8+02:51.7=06:26.6
2Gordon Chisholm Perth United CC MV 03:48.4+02:38.7=06:27.1
3 Paul Hammond West Lothian Clarion CC MS 04:07.4+03:10.2=07:17.6
4 Stephen Crawford Kinross Road Runners MV 04:05.5+03:22.6=07:28.1
5 Varry McCullough Edinburgh Road Club FSV 04:56.5+03:46.0=08:42.5
6 Diane Clayton Unattached FV 05:21.0+04:19.0=09:40.0

Winning Team - Runner + Cyclist

Pos’n Name Club Cat Run Cycle Total
1 Gary Milne Fusion Triathlon Club MS 03:59.1
1 David Griffiths Glasgow Wheelers 02:17.6 06:16.7

Kingscavil category winners

MEN
1 Arthur Doyle Dooleys RT 2.14
2 David Griffiths Glasgow Wheelers 2.17
3.Robin Wilkins Stirling Bike Club 2.20

JUNIOR
Jordan Stokes Pedal Power 2.38

YOUTH B
Rory Mellis Carnegie Cyclones 3.29

YOUTH A
Dale McAllum Edinburgh RC 2.36

FIRST YOUTH
Dale McAllum Edinburgh RC 2.36

VET
Alasdair Begbie Unattached 2.29

WOMEN
1 Sharon Doyle Sandy Wallace Cycles 2.54
2 Elaine Lowden Glasgow Wheelers 3.35
3 Fiona Crawfod Kinross CC 3.39

WOMEN'S VET
Fional Crawford Kinross CC 3.39

FIRST YOUTH FEMALE
Erika Allen Wallace Warriors 3.45

TEAM
Edinburgh Road Club
Colin May 2.22
Neil Taylor 2.27
Dale McCallum 2.36

FASTEST MID SCOTLAND RIDER
Robin Wilkins Stirling Bike Club 2.20

KIDS

YOUTH E
Girl: Audrey Doyle Unattached 1.10
Boy: Sam Chisholm West Lothian Clarion 1.16

YOUTH D
Girl: Morven Greer Unattached 1.19
Boy: Duncan Crawford Unattached 1.14

YOUTH C
Girl: Lulu Bartlett Edinburgh RC 0.40
Boy: Cameron Mellis Carnegie Cyclones 0.47

OVERALL YOUTH WINNER
Lulu Bartlett Edinburgh RC 0.40

KIngscavil Hill climb results

We'd like to say a big thank you to all the competitors who turned out today - 76 including the youth riders - double last year's entry.

There were even more spectators this year, especially for the kids race which had a great atmosphere - thanks for coming along on such a cold morning.

We'd also like to thank all the volunteers from West Lothian Clarion who helped to promote the event and to Jimmy Harris who was timekeeper.

The event wouldn't have gone ahead without Visit West Lothian funding the road closure.

Pedal Power, Rapha, Endura, Gary Hand, Michelle Gregory, Mid Scotland Cycle Association, generously donated prizes - thanks very much to you all.

Thanks also to local building services company, John N Dunn Group Ltd, for funding the kid's prizes and trophy

Provisional Results

1 Arthur Doyle Dooleys Racing Team S 0:02:14
2 David Griffiths, Glasgow Wheelers S 0:02:17
3 Robin Wilkins Stirling Bike Club S 0:02:20
4 Colin May Edinburgh Road Club S 0:02:22
5 Craig Adams Falkirk BC S 0:02:25:22
6 John Paterson Dumfries CC S 0:02:25:55
7 Neil Taylor Edinburgh RC S 0:02:27:44
8 Stuart Moran Perth Utd CC S 0:02:27:61
9 Alasdair Begbie Unattached V 0:02:29
10 Jon Clarke Glasgow Wheelers S 0:02:30
11 Dale McCallum Edinburgh Road Club YM 0:02:36
12 Joe Larner Unattached V 0:02:36:60
13 Jordan Stokes Pedal Power JM 0:02:38
14 Gordon Chisolm Perth United S 0:02:38:69
15 Jarlath Flynn Edinburgh Road Club S 0:02:40:19
16 Scott Anderson Royal Albert CC S 0:02:40:48
17 Will Davenhill Unattached V 0:02:42
18 Bradley Stokes Pedal Power YM 0:02:44
19 Philip Stout Unattached S 0:02:48
20 Keith Anderson Royal Albert CC S 0:02:49
21 David Gibson Pentland Triathletes V 0:02:51:02
22 James Harrison Newhaven Harbour Tri Club S 0:02:51:73
24 Jeremy Evans Unattached S 0:02:52:10
23 Simon Kenny West Lothian Clarion S 0:02:52:55
25 Sharon Doyle Sandy Wallace Cycles F 0:02:54
26 Luke Johnstone Chryston Wheelers YM 0:02:59
27 Andy Arthur Unattached S 0:03:01
28 Andrew Abbess Stirling Bike Club V 0:03:02
29 Duncan Boyd Unattached V 0:03:04
30 Grant Johnstone Chryston Wheelers V 0:03:07
31 David Dourley West Lothian Clarion S 0:03:08
32 Paul Hammond West Lothian Clarion S 0:03:10:20
33 James Davidson GS Metro S 0:03:10:82
35 Stephen Crawford Kinross CC V 0:03:22:60
34 Ken Ord West Lothian Clarion V 0:03:22:80
36 Rory Mellis Carnegie Cyclones YM 0:03:29
37 Steven Fraser West Lothian Clarion V 0:03:33
38 Elaine Lowden Glasgow Wheelers F 0:03:35
39 Fiona Crawford Kinross CC FV 0:03:39
40 Erika Allen Wallace Warriors YF 0:03:45
41 Sandra Scally Hervelo F 0:03:45
42 Matthias Barnet Edinburgh Road Club YM 0:03:46
43 Varry McCullogh Young Edinburgh Road Club FV 0:03:46
44 Michelle Gregory West Lothian Clarion F 0:03:49
45 Jamie Mason West Lothian Clarion YM 0:03:53
46 Keri Greig Unattached YF 0:04:06
47 Diane Cox West Lothian Clarion F 0:04:15
48 Diane Clayton Unattached F 0:04:19
49 Julie Hutchison Hervelo F 0:04:51
DNS Chris Bryant Peebles Cycling Club S
DNS Stephen McDowall West Lothian Clarion S 

Spectator and competitor parking at Kingscavil

If you live locally please cycle to Kingscavil.

If you are driving,  parking at the HQ is available at the Bowling club in Philpstoun, if you must park on the Main Street please do so considerately.

Parking closer to the course is available at (see google map):
1. Kingscavil cemetery on the B9080
2. Ochiltree farm at the top of Kingscavil hill.
3. There are also limited places at the canal opposite the Park Bistro

Do not park or drop off at Kingscavil church.
Do not park along the B9080  
Do not park on the road adjacent to the top of Kingscavil hill.
Do not park in the Park Bistro car park.



View Parking For Kingscavil Hill Climb in a larger map

Kingscavil hill climb - runners start sheet

Runners can sign on at the race HQ from 08:00 - remember to leave enough time to get to the start.

Event HQ is Philpstoun Community hall

Runners should note that the event starts at 09:00 and will be run as a 'time trial' e.g Runner #1 will set off at 09:01; Runner#2 at 09:02 etc.You should report to the timekeeper at 1 minute before your starting time. Late starts will not be permitted.'

Entries will be accepted, for the running event only, until Friday the 15th of October. Please contact Angus Gallie directly for a form or to enquire. e-mail angusgallie[AT]blueyonder.co.uk

1	Graham Burrows	Linlithgow Harriers		None
2	Alex Hay	Motherwell A.C		16207
3	Varry McCullough *	Edinburgh Road Club		None
4	Paul Hammond *	West Lothian Clarion CC		None
5	Stephen Crawford *	Kinross Road Runners		19718
6	James Harrison *	Newhaven Harbour Tri.		07253
7	Gordon Chisholm *	Perth United CC		None
8	Diane Clayton *			None

Kingscavil Hill climb: start sheet for kids

A good turn out from the kids. We're still taking entries until 10.15am on the day but if you want to secure a place for your child email: secretary[AT]westlothianclarion.co.uk

The Kingscavil Kids Hill Climb

Date: Sunday, 17th October 2010

START SHEET:
Children's Race: 11.00am start

No. Name Club / Team Name Cat Start time
1
2
3
4
5 Sam Chisholm West Lothian Clarion YM 11.05 am
6 Audrey Doyle Unnattached YF 11.06 am
7 Findlay Gilmour West Lothian Clarion YM 11.07 am
8
9
10 Cal Young West Lothian Clarion YM 11.10 am
11 Duncan Crawford Unnattached YM 11.11 am
12 Martin Johnstone West Lothian Clarion YM 11.12 am
13 Andrew Oxley West Lothian Clarion YM 11.13 am
14 Malcolm Ord Unnattached YM 11.14 am
15 Alex Ball West Lothian Clarion YM 11.15 am
16 Emily Dourley Unnattached YF 11.16 am
17 Eva Barnet Unnattached YF 11.17 am
18 Morven Greer Unnattached YF 11.18 am
19 Beth Pollard West Lothian Clarion YF 11.19 am
20
21
22 Lorna Doyle Unnattached YF 11.22 am
23 Iona Crawford Unnattached YF 11.23 am
24 Erica Oxley West Lothian Clarion YF 11.24 am
25 Katie Allen Wallace Warriors YF 11.25 am
26 Finlay Ward West Lothian Clarion YM 11.26 am
27 Calum Greer Unattached YM 11.27 am
28 Ryan Ewing West Lothian Clarion YM 11.28 am
29 Alexander Hay Glasgow Couriers YM 11.29 am
30 Cameron Mason West Lothian Clarion YM 11.30 am

KIngscavil Hill climb start sheet: Cyclists

The Kingscavil Hill Climb
A 0.9km event for cyclists and runners, including a youth cycle race

Date: Sunday, 17th October 2010

START TIMES:
Runners: 9:00am
Cyclists: 10.00am (including Juniors and Youth A and B categories )
Children race: 11.00am start (Youth C, D, and E)

No. Name Club / Team Name Cat Start time
1 Keri Greig Unattached YF 10.01 am
2 Erika Allen Wallace Warriors YF 10.02 am
3 Dale McCallum Edinburgh Road Club YM 10.03am
4 Jamie Mason West Lothian Clarion YM 10.04 am
5 Bradley Stokes Pedal Power YM 10.05 am
6 Luke Johnstone Chryston Wheelers YM 10.06 am
7 Jordan Stokes Pedal Power JM 10.07 am
8 Matthias Barnet Edinburgh Road Club YM 10.08am
9
10 Diane Cox West Lothian Clarion F 10.10 am
11 Julie Hutchison Hervelo F 10.11 am
12 Diane Clayton Unattached F 10.12 am
13 Elaine Lowden Glasgow Wheelers F 10.13 am
14 Varry McCullogh Young Edinburgh Road Club FV 10.14 am
15
16 Fiona Crawford Kinross CC FV 10.16 am
17 Sandra Scally Hervelo F 10.17 am
18 Michelle Gregory West Lothian Clarion F 10.18 am
19 Sharon Doyle Sandy Wallace Cycles F 10.19 am
20
21 Ken Ord West Lothian Clarion V 10.21 am
22 Colin May Edinburgh Road Club S 10.22 am
23 Will Davenhill Unattached V 10.23 am
24 Alasdair Begbie Unattached V 10.24 am
25 Steven Fraser West Lothian Clarion V 10.25 am
26 Duncan Boyd Unattached V 10.26 am
27 Paul Hammond West Lothian Clarion S 10.27 am
28 Chris Bryant Peebles Cycling Club S 10.28 am
29 Stephen Crawford Kinross CC V 10.29 am
30 Joe Larner Unattached V 10.30 am
31 Gordon Chisolm Perth United S 10.31 am
32 David Dourley West Lothian Clarion S 10.32 am
33 Philip Stout Unattached S 10.33 am
34 James Davidson GS Metro S 10.34 am
35 Andy Arthur Unattached S 10.35 am
36 Jarlath Flynn Edinburgh Road Club S 10.36am
37 Andrew Abbess Stirling Bike Club V 10.37 am
38 Simon Kenny West Lothian Clarion S 10.38 am
39 Grant Johnstone Chryston Wheelers V 10.39 am
40 Keith Anderson Royal Albert CC S 10.40 am
41 Jeremy Evans Unattached S 10.41 am
42 Stephen McDowall West Lothian Clarion S 10.42 am
43 John Paterson Dumfries CC S 10.43 am
44 David Griffiths Glasgow Wheelers 10.33am
45 Scott Anderson Royal Albert CC S 10.45 am
46 Neil Taylor Edinburgh RC S 10.46 am
47 Jon Clarke Glasgow Wheelers S 10.47 am
48 Stuart Moran Perth Utd CC S 10.48 am
49 David Gibson Pentland Triathletes V 10.49am
50 Craig Adams Falkirk BC S 10.50 am
51 James Harrison Newhaven Harbour Tri Club S 10.51 am
52 Robin Wilkins Stirling Bike Club S 10.52 am
53 Arthur Doyle Dooleys Racing Team S 10.53 am

Many thanks to:
Visit West Lothian For funding the roasd closure and to Pedal Power and Rapha for donating prizes

 

Sadiq at the Tour de Trossachs

Sadiq was caught on Camera by Angus as he powered along the the Dukes Pass at the recent Tour de Trossachs TT

Jonathan gets third overall in Scottish XC series

Drumlanrig hosted the last Scottish XC of the season and some would say the best writes David Mason

The venue is well set up with good facilities and great viewpoints for the spectators with a big drop off right in front of the finish line.

Drumlanrig is known for its very natural feel trails with lots of in the woods rooty sections.
As a result Drumlanrig was one of the busiest and hotly contended races of the year.

The course ran very fast on practice day but some overnight rain changed that to slow it down but increase the technical difficulty. Although quite technical it was all very rideable with no real scary features to put some of the less confident riders off.

The course was just short of 5 miles so one of the longer ones in the series but it was great to race on if a bit of a physical challenge. There were long singletrack sections which flowed really well and demanded 100% concentration, these were thankfully broken up by fire road which gave loads of opportunity to overtake, unfortunately for some!

Racing started in the morning with David Mason in the Open category. He had a difficult first lap, mainly due to the traffic on the single track descent which slowed things up. He had a mechanical at the start of the 2nd lap which lost him quite a few places but he made most of that back up with a good 2nd lap although he was finished in more ways than one after that! With a 19th placing he was a bit off the pace but happy having had a tough race.

By the afternoon the sun was well and truly blazing for Jonathan Buckley in the Masters who was up for a tough 4 lap race.

Race results are still provisional but Jonathan finished 4th on the day which meant that he secured a fantastic 3rd overall in the 2010 series, a great achievement.

The SXC season has now finished but will be back up and running next spring if you want to give it a go. It’s great fun and very friendly. There are a number of levels to compete on as adults from 1 lap option in beginners upwards.

Click here for a video of the earlier Aberfoyle race which will give you a wee insight into SXC MTB. Prize for those who can spot Jonathan in action !

Joint club run with local women's club

Edinburgh-based women's cycling club Hervélo have kindly invited our female members to join them for one of two club rides after the open hill climb champs on Sunday 17th October, says, Women's Coordinator, Debbie Pollard.

There will be a social road ride incorporating a Craigie farm café stop, roughly 30 miles at about 12-13 mph and a longer, faster ride of around 50 miles at 14-15mph.

Julie Hutchison, organiser of the rides says:

"We would love to meet other local women and learn their favourite routes. I will be leading the shorter 30ish miler, and am ok on a route for that (Faucheldean, West Binny etc). I was wondering if after the hill climb one of your club members would be interested in showing us a 50 mile ride around your neck of the woods."

This promises to be a great day out. Come along and support Scotland's only closed road TT. Watch the suffering and cheer on those brave enough to tackle the wall of Kingscavil. Sample the delicious home-baking at race HQ. Then enjoy 30 or 50 miles cycling on West Lothian's scenic roads, in the company of other like-minded women cyclists.

And it's not too late to enter the competition itself - as far as I know we only have one clarion woman entering - five Hervélo ladies have entered already!!

If anyone would like to join the Hervelo rides or volunteer to lead the 50-miler, let me know.

Email Debbie on lasses[AT]westlothianclarion.co.uk

Buy a unique National Clarion Clarion print

We have a unique opportunity to buy a signed limited edition print of the cover illustration for Boots & Spurs (the national Clarion member magazine)

Each A3 (297mmx420mm) will be signed and numbered by the artist - Garry Marshall (based in Dollar, Scotland).

The prints will cost £25 including post and packing. With proceeds going to fund the National Clarion's Stirling Easter Meet.

Cheques for £25 should be made payable to "West Lothian Clarion" and sent to Matthew Ball by Saturday 13th November

Email Matthew on secretary@westlothianclarion.co.uk to place an order for christmas.

2010 Kingscavil closed road hill climb

The notoriously steep Kingscavil hill will be the scene of a hill climb hosted by West Lothian Clarion and will be on a traffic free road. The road closure, funded by tourist agency VisitWestLothian, will encourage the riders and spectators and helped to make the event unique in Scotland.

Organiser Bill Young said: "I'd like to thank VisitWestLothian for generously paying for the event and West Lothian Council for agreeing to the road closure; This is the second year we've had a road closure and many participants who raced last year, commented on how it made the event special and have already signed up for this year."

This year the club is adding to the programme and including a runners hill climb and a kids GoRide (ages 6-11) hill climb to accompany the cycle race.

Matthew Ball, organiser of the Kid's race said "This is a unique opportunity for children to race on the road in a traffic free environment, we're hoping it'll encourage parents to bring their kids and let them experience racing with a big crown to cheer them on"

The club is hoping for a big turn out again, in 2009 competitors travelled from as far afield as Lancashire and the Scottish Borders. Organisers want to encourage an enthusiastic crowd, complete with bells, horns, whistles, banners and cheers to add to the bag piper who'll be playing at the top of the hill.

Bill Young said "I'd like to open the invitation to the rest of the UK, make it a weekend visit and enjoy cycling along our local lanes including the Bathgate Alps"

The running event, organised by Angus Gallie, will add to he competitive sprit - an unofficial cyclists against runners race. Gallie said "I'm a runner and a cyclist and reckon it'll be close run thing between the two events" Competitors can enter both running and cycling races or enter as a team of two (runner and cyclist)

Competitors can enter either the running and cycling event or both. There will also be a prize for the fastest team of two (runner and cyclist)

Mid Scotland Cycle Association have generously donated £50 for the best placed Mid Scotland rider and Michelle Gregory, the 2009 women's champ, is offering a bottle of champagne to the best placed woman (in addition to the event prizes)

Runner: Male & Female
Cyclist: Male & Female
Nominated Team (One Runner + One Cyclist)
Individual Duathlon (Run + Cycle)

Run entry fee is £5 for Scottish Athletics members (£7 non-members)
Cycling Event entry fee is £8, Youth £4
Individual Duathlon Entry: - £10/£12(non-SAL) - includes Run & Cycle entry fees.

The entry fee for the cycling hill climb is £8. The SCU calendar says £10 but we decided to reduce the price because we felt a tenner was a bit steep (forgive the pun) for a hill climb

All the cycling entry details are here:

http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/24180/Kingscavil-Hill-Climb

Download a Scottish Cycling event entry form here (first one on list):  http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/scotland/article/scst-scottish-cycling-tt-support-docs

And send with a cheque made out to "West lothian Clarion" to:

William Young
Erisco
Broompark
TORPHICHEN
Bathgate
EH48 4NL

Closing date for the Senior running and cycling races is Sunday 10th October.

KIDS EVENT
The kids hill climb will use the easier climb on the north side of the valley. It will cost just £1.50 and competitors are asked to register beforehand with a maximum of 45 entries

Age categories:
6-7 (inclusive)
8-9 (inclusive)
10-11 (inclusive)

Kids races details

1. Kids Race for Youth riders (under 12) (categories E, D, C)

Still Enter on the day, but we are restricted to 45 entries, so please sign up before hand and pay on the day.

The entry fee has had to go up to £1.50 to cover the levy for members (must show British Cycling Federation (BCF) membership card)

Non BCF members will need to take out a day membership for an additional £1.50 when signing on

Alternatively if you are a member of an BCF affiliated club (eg West Lothian Clarion) you can get free bronze membership beforehand here:

Apply online at http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/ (using the Promo code: CLUB4)
Contact membership services on 0161 2742010 (using the above promo code)
Obtain a promotional leaflet from your club secretary and post this to the address below

1. Senior race including:
Youth riders (Under 16) (Categories A, B) (entry fee £1.50)
Junior Riders (under 18) (entry fee £4.00)

Competitors must enter before the closing date (October 10th)
Day membership for Juniors is £5.00, Youth £1.50 unless you take up the BCF offer as outlined above

Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

secretary[AT]westlothianclarion.co.uk

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Run: Angus Gallie: ag011c7699[AT]blueyonder.co.uk
Cycle: Bill Young: bill.young[AT]monoconsultants.com
Kids: Matthew Ball: secretary[AT]westlothianclarion.co.uk

Many thanks to:

Visit West Lothian For funding the roasd closure and to Pedal Power and Rapha for donating prizes