A good showing from the Rutland at last weekend’s South Pennine 25 at Etwall. With average conditions (warmish, windy and wet!) Karen Ledger finished in 2nd place, 19 seconds behind Victoria Smith from Aerocoach. Karen continued her good early season form and finished with a course PB of 54:25, a national age record and took a massive 9.42 off the Club’s 30 year old ladies 25 record.
Chris Ledger was 1st vet 55, 11th overall and did a PB with a 51.03. Alex Deck also had a good ride and competed the Rutland line up finishing 6th and 1st vet 45 in 56:56 only a few seconds off her PB.

Its like a game of tennis at the moment between Alex Deck and Karen Ledger with the Club 10 record. Alex knocked another 9 seconds off the current record on Saturday at the BDCA Womens event at Etwall lowering it to 22.50.
Karen actually went faster on Tuesday of this week in the Sheffield Phoenix event at Cuckney with a 22.44 but as that was only a club event it doesn’t count as a Club record.

Recently and more often than not I when post things on here it seems to be sad news and this is no exception. Geoff Hague let me know that another long standing member of the Club Bob Furness passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in his sleep at the weekend.

Bob’s funeral will be held at 2:30 on Friday the 12th May at the Chesterfield Crematorium and then at the Bakewell Golf Club for the wake.
Carol has requested family flowers only but donations can be made to ” The Air Ambulance Service”

Another good weekend for the Club as our new members Chris and Karen Ledger and Alex Deck all rode the VTTA National 15 Championships on the V728 up at North Cave, Hull.
A good performance from Karen securing the win with a 33.42 establishing a new ladies Club record and setting a National Age Record and Chris setting a benchmark for other Club riders to aim for with a 32.03.
Alex Deck rode the tandem with Richard Dixon from Team Swift and won the event on actual time with a 31.01 and won it on standard as well with +9.24.

The two new ladies that have joined the Club this year have both got off to a flying start breaking the ladies Club 10 mile record in the first couple of months of the season. First it was Karen Ledger back in March taking the record down to a 23.28 and this weekend Alex Deck has updated that with a 22.59 in the VTTA Notts and East Mids event.

North Midlands Road Race League 2017

For anyone who doesn’t know, the North Midlands road race league is a local racing run through the summer months on Thursday evening. It is not only excellant training but also an superb entry into road race.

Thinking about having a go road racing ?? Well think no more… get entering !! Details below…

The closing date for entries has been extended to Thursday 20th April.

There are a few changes for 2017

We are expanding the programme up to 15 races and riders enter the whole programme like last year on one TLI entry form.
Riders will ride in 10 races and marshal 3 times with 2 nights off. Group A will race on Dinnington more than Groups B & C.

Programme:
1. May 4th: Dinnington: Groups A & C
2. May 11th: Torworth: Groups B & C
3. May 18th: Dinnington: Groups A & B
4. May 25th: Serlby: Groups B & C
5. June 1st: Dinnington: Groups A & C
6. June 8th: Torworth: Groups B & C
7. June 15th: Serlby: Groups A & C
8. June 22th: Dinnington: Groups A & B
9. June 29th: Torworth: Groups A & C
10. July 6th: Serlby: Groups A & B
11. July 13th: Dinnington: Groups B & C
12. July 20th: Torworth: Groups A & B
13. July 27th: Dinnington: Groups A & C
14. August 3rd: Serlby: Groups B & C
15. August 10th: Dinnington: Groups A & B

DINNINGTON. HQ – Dinnington Rugby Club.
TORWORTH/SERLBY. HQ – Harworth Sports Pavilion.

Start time: 7.15pm (Last event 7.05pm).

So there will be 7 races on Dinnington and 4 each on Torworth & Serlby.

Entries to:
Martin Ellis, Lanehead, Salt Hill, Firbeck, Worksop, S81 8LH.
Email: htvhlb@yahoo.co.uk

ENTRY FEE: £50 plus a £10 deposit for your number. (£40 plus a £10 deposit for U16 category & all Ladies).

Cheques payable to: ‘North Midlands Road Racing League’ or ‘N.M.R.R.L.’
If you don’t have a cheque book it is possible to pay directly into the NMRRL bank account:
Account: North Midlands Road Racing League
Sort Code: 403907
Account No: 51295616
Please use your name as a reference.

Points:
Points will now be awarded to the first 15 riders in each race: 20, 17, 15, 13, 11 to 1.

Prizes:
The first 10 in the Overall Standings in each group.
Best in each TLI Age Category in each group (riders must score at least 1 point).

This is what you need to do:

1. If you have not joined the TLI for 2017, you NEED TO DO THIS NOW.

Either join the TLI online at: http://www.tlicycling.org.uk/MyMembership.aspx

A good day for the Rutland at Saturday’s Bolsover and District 10 on the 010/5 at Cuckney with Chris Ledger being the Club’s fastest rider with a 21.44, Joe Le Sage with a 22.02 and James Bell 22.58.
New Rutler Karen Ledger (pictured below) started the season as she means to go on with a 23.28, knocking 30 seconds off the Club’s eighteen year old ladies 10 mile record. Alex Deck completed the Rutland line up for the event with a 24.39

The next club meeting will be held on Friday 3rd March, 8.00pm at The University Arms, Brook Hill, Sheffield S3 7HG.
Get yersens along if you fancy it… If you can’t attend but have any news then send me an email at info@rutland.cc

Doreen Oxley, was a long time member along with husband Brian. She sadly died last week on January 30^th in St Lukes.

Her son has contacted us to let us know that her funeral will be at the South Chapel, Grenoside Crematorium Monday February 13^th at 1pm.

http://announcements.johnstonpress.co.uk/obituaries/thestar-uk/obituary.aspx?n=doreen-oxley&pid=184010292.

If you need anymore information, please contact John on  0115 9813086.

The Club’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 3rd February, 8.00pm at The University Arms, Brook Hill, Sheffield S3 7HG.
Club members will receive an email this weekend with a meeting agenda attached.