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.

Bert’s funeral will take place on Wednesday 18th January, 11:45 at the Grenoside Crematorium North Chapel and then afterwards at the Cow & Calf at Grenoside where all are welcome.

Just a reminder that the ‘Burns’ Night’ social is coming up on Saturday 28th January.
@_PiEeyed are doing the catering and are providing haggis pies; mash and neeps (mashed turnip) and there is a vegan option.
The Blake Hotel in Walkley for £10 per person will give us a selection of whisky to sample with the meal which, if 20 people come along it works out at £6 a head for food so £16 per person is pretty reasonable.
Bob Cuff is organising and has nearly 20 names on his list but if you’ve not let him know yet that you’re coming then please get in touch via the Club website, Facebook or Twitter – @rutlandcc or @bobcuff_1

A belated Happy New Year to all Rutlers….
Not the best way to start the year but I received a message last night from Andrew Ridge letting me know that his dad Bert Ridge, long-term Rutland stalwart passed away peacefully in St Luke’s last night (3 Jan.2017) around 6pm with his family around him. I believe Bert was about 93 but he’s pictured here from a Club run back in the 1950’s.