| 16th December | West Midland Cyclo Cross League Joe and Holly Page rode round 10 @ Shipston-on-Stour, The course was tough with long grass and 6 ditch crossings and in icy conditions. The winner of the youth race was Ed Gill Wolverhampton wheelers. Holly put in a excellent performance and was 12th and 1st girl, Joe rode well too especially as he had been ill in the week and came 6th. Vince Page was 6th in the vetsand junior race.
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| 12th December | Sustrans Connect2 Wins £50
Million!
Massive boost for cycling infrastructure
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| 9th December | West Midland Cyclo Cross League Joe and Holly rode round 9 or the league @ Pitcheroak woods in Redditch. In the youth race Joe put in a strong performance and finished 5th and Holly came a creditable 16th and 2nd girl.The winner was Alex Cogswell Their Dad won vets and Junior race. Joe leads the youth catagory overall with 3 rounds to go, Holly is currently in 10th place.
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| 2nd December | Midland area cyclo cross championships The championships were held at Markeaton Park, Derby and Promoted By South Pennine RC. The weather was typical of December rain, cold and muddy, with so much rain 48 hours before the start the course was very slippy and any incline became almost unridable. Joe and Holly Page rode in the youth race and Luke Grivell - Mellor Mid Shropshire Wheelers rode very strongly for the title Joe came in 16th and Holly was 26th and 3rd girl Vince Page rode in the Veteran race and finished 8th.
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| 30th September | West Midland Cyclo Cross League Joe and Holly Page rode round 2 of the league @ Roliston forestry commision with dry conditions the course was fast but bumpy,Joe finished 4th and Holly was 14th in the youth catagory. After doing good rides in rnd 1(Joe 6th & Holly 10th) Joe is currently 3rd overall and Holly is in 6th position.
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| 22nd September | VC Sevale 10 TT(severn stoke) |
| 21st September | FNTL Unfortunatly the final track league @ Halesowen was rained off. The club had good results throughout the league with wins for Dan Staines and Mark Allen, plus good rides from Joe and Holly Page, Martin Staines and Dave Preece. Dan Staines won the overall youth section with over 100 points Mark Allen was 8th Overall in the B cats Vince Page was 5th overall in the A cats, 1st veteran & 3rd O/A in the Endurance league |
| 1st September | Dudley Grand Prix (Halesowen track) Dan Staines Put in some great rides and won the youth U16 Ominium. Under 16's |
| 12th August | SPIUK Stratford Road Race (Formerly Mike Green) John Bristow and Simon Rousell rode this race which had trouble with farm traffic on the course, the worst being a combine harvester on the road in the final kilometer. Both managed to finish safely. The winner was John Murphy Glendene CC / Bike Trax.
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| 11th August | RTTC-RUDY PROJECT Rd 5 (Stourbridge CC )Bobbington, Staffs. Steve Price and Ron Clews rode round 5 of this National series against some of the countrys top riders, Steve rode round in 1.19.45 for 6th place. 1 Richard Prebble (Pinarello RT) 1-13-41 Ron Clews rode in the Veteren catagory which is a shorter
distance and put in a good time of 57.13 for 14th. |
| 4th-6th August | Kerry Youth Tour 2007 Dan Staines and Joe Page rode this international event, that is based on closed roads over 3 days. Both had a fantastic time and raced against teams from all over Ireland, the U.K., France, Belgium, South Africa and, Malta and Greece. Check out the link to see how they got on, and there are some photos on the sony gallery. |
| 29th July | Record breaking Weekend ! Echelon Cycles.co.uk 25 mile TT Another Quick ride for Steve Price with 54-03, but Craig simpson again had the top spot with 52-50 leaving steve 2nd again.Other sj Johns riders :- David Walker 56:45 Sean Dyson 58:35 Simon Garrett 1:00:03 Richard Graham 1:00:31 It looks like Steve , Dave and Sean have broken the club 25 team record ! We await the confirmation from Sam.......Confirmed !
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| 28th July | Echelon Cycles.co.uk 10 mile TT Another great ride from Steve Price with a time of 20-45 which gave him 2nd place as well as a personel best.The winner was Craig Simpson Blue Sky Cycles in 20-29.Other st johns riders were :- David Walker 22:15 Simon Garrett .23:19 Ron Clews 23:28 David Evans .25:56 Jonathan Wheeler 26:52 |
| 7th July | Leamington c&ac 10 mile TT Incorperperating Midland GHS Dan Staines won the midland round of the GHS competion with a personal best of 24-13. This automatically puts him through to the final of this National competion later in the year. Martin Staines rode the senior event and recoreded his fastest time of the year 23-45 for 12th, the winner was Chris Storer Ashfield Road Club in 21:40 Ludlow cc 10 mile TT St Johns riders Dave Walker, Sean Dyson, Richard Graham & Ron Clews rode, with Dave having another top 10 ride with 22-39. other times:- Sean Dyson Worcester St Johns :23:04 Richard Graham Worcester St Johns CC 23:39 Ron Clews Worcester St Johns CC 23:41
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| 5th July | Castle Coombe crits Simon Rousell and John Bristow rode rnd 9 of this evening series,John started with the 3rds and got a bit carried away expecting it to ease when they caught the 4ths but it just sped up ! Si finished just ahead of John but got no idea where as there were groups scattered all over the circuit. |
| 1st July | LVRC Brendan Chiu Memorial RR Gary Sutton rode in the C,D & E catagory race loosing contact from the main bunch on the 1st lap caried on and finished on his own to win his age catagory. Marcus Walker and Vince Page rode in the A/B catagory race both getting in the 10 man break. Marcus unfortunatly got stuck behind a crash with only a few miles before the finish and was 9th just behind the break, Vince finished 6th. The winner was Dave Barnes
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| 30th June | Beacon RCC 10 mile TT Another win for Steve Price with 21-11, Dave Walker did 22-28 for 9th and Ron Clews did 24-00 which gave st johns the team prize too. |
| 24th June | Cheltenham & County CC 25 mile TT St Johns won the team prize on Sunday,Steve price was
4th with 56;17 and missed out on 3rd by 2 seconds,Dave Walker did
57;24 for 6th, Sean dyson did 59;46 for 8th, Richard Graham did 1;02;07
in his first open 25 and Ron Clews recorded 1;02;43 |
| 23rd June | Midland Area Track Championships (Aldersley Stadium) Joe rode in the youth Bcatagory and Holly rode in the youth Ccatagory. Holly had a great start with 2nd in the 500metre TT followed by 3rd in the sprint, points and scratch races giving her the bronze medal, plus 1st girl. Joe had a good 500 TT with 6th place followed by 7th in the sprint and points, and 6th in the scratch race giving him 6th O/A. |
| 21st June | Castle Combe Summer Series 7 A good result for Simon Rousell he rode and got 8th place, winner was Ben Luckwell GWR Team. |
| 19th June | Redditch 25 mile TT K34 25 Cookhill Dave Walker and Sean Dyson rode this widweek TT with great times Dave scorching round in 57-17 and Sean recording 59-22 for 2nd place. |
| 17th June | Jean Baker Memorial RR Tom Forrester had a good workout in this race, but after racing the day before pulled out after few laps. The winner was Dominic Jelfs from MJS Racing.
More photos of this race on the Sony gallery. |
| 16th June | Redditch R&PCC 10mile TT Steve price won the Redditch open on Saturday with 21.08 LVRC Severn Stoke RR Gary Sutton was again in action in the E/F&G cat race with team mate Karen Metcalfe for company. They both had a good race and finished with the main bunch. The winner was Les West.
Local rider Marcus Walker rode in the A/B cat race and was in the winning break and finnished 5th.The winner was Andy Eagers Derby RC. Cricklade Festival Road Race Tom Forrester and John Bristow rode Well in this event. With Tom attacking just a few km before the finish, but getting caught just before the sprint.John got 11th place. The winner was Robert Lyne Climb On Bikes RT .
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| 3rd June | LVRC Tysoe RR(Percy Stallard National series rnd 7) Gary Sutton rode the Stratford promoted race in the E/F/G & H age categories in very hot conditions on a tough course. He Got dropped from the main bunch up the prime hill on the 1st lap but managed to catch back up. The next lap he was unable to hold the fast pace on the climb and finished in a small group behind the main bunch. Family member Vince Page rode the A/B age race and finished 6th. The winner was Martin Webster. |
| 2nd June | Ludlow CC 10 TT Sean Dyson and Ron Clews rode with times of 23-12 and 23-29 respectivly, the winner was Pete Dale Paramount CRT in 20-26. |
| 1st June | Halesowen TL At last some good weather for the league, which saw some excellent rides from st johns riders. Dan Staines was in great form and extended his lead with 1 more win and placed in every event in the youth catagory, with Joe page in support. In the B cat seniors Mark Allen and Martin staines both scored points, with Mark getting 3rd in the 1 mile scratch race. Holly Page still riding with cuts and bruises from a crash last week got 4th in the freewheelers 410metre dash |
| 27th May | VC Sevale LVRC Silver RR The 50 mile race saw Ron Clews rode strongly in the A/B race and eventually finished in the main bunch after several attacks. Local riders Marcus Walker and Vince Page were also active with Vince winning the bunch sprint and finishing 5th and Marcus in the bunch with Ron, the winner was Martin Webster who just beat race long break away partner Dave Barnes. In the E/F/G&H race Garry Sutton got his best result of the year finishing 3rd. Karen Metcalf also had a great ride in this race picking up the 5th prize, the winner of this race was Roger Iddles. Omega Castle Combe Circuits Simon Rousell rode the 4th cat race and got 8th place, the winner was Simon Willis Cheltenham & County CC. Echelon Cycles Road Race Former st johns rider Aidrian Bird won his own teams race beating some top riders. 1 Adrian Bird |
20th May |
Speedwell BC Mountain TT 36mile Dave Walker and Ron clews rode the tough local mountain time trial, with Dave coming 9th with a time of 1-49-05 and Ron 1 minute behind giving him 10th place. The winner was Daniel Soltys of Wrekinsport CC with a stunning time of 1-33-05, which was 6 minutes quicker than George Richardson Kona CC.
Cheltenham & County CC Road Race Simon Rousell rode this local event finishing 41st. The winner was Sam Allen from i team.o.uk
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7th May |
Cheltenham & County CC Hilly 23 Ron Clews put in a great ride to come 14th with a time of 1-06-52, The winner was Rob Pears in a time of 57-46 over 2 minutes clear of 2nd place. Dave Walker and Steve Price both had punctures and were unable to finish.
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5th May |
Coventry CC 10 TT Keith Weyman rode this event and recorded 26-40, The winner was Richard Bradley in 20-41.
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| 4th May | Halesowen TL Martin and Dan Staines, and Joe and Holly Page rode the first meeting of the year, with Dan and Holly getting 2nd places, and Martin showing great improvement with 4th in the Devil take the hindmost event. Joe also showing more confidence with some attacking riding.
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| 22nd April | Victoria Park Crits The 3rd and final meeting saw Tom Forrester, Holly and Joe Page ride. Unfortunately there was a crash in Tom's race involving a number of riders including Tom's friend Ed Gorton, Ed required some stitches so Tom took him to the hospital and he was unable to complete the race.
Wyre Forest crc 10 TT Steve Price, Dave Walker and Sean Dyson rode with Steve recording 21-19 for 4th place.Dave recorded 22-08 for 14th and Sean 23-24 securing the 2nd team prize. Winner was Barry Charley with 20-38. Two Counties Road Race - Bridgnorth
John Bristow, Simon Rousell rode the tough Bridgenorth
circuit. Both had a good race, John finished at the rear of the pack
after cramping on the final climb and Simon finished in the second
group a few mins behind. John finshing
Photos are Copyright © 2007 - Fusion-Media
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| 15th April | LVRC Road Race Fantastic weather for the Severn Stoke race, it seemed more like August than the middle of April.Gary Sutton rode in the C/D/E&F catagory race starting from Kempsy, He finishined just behind the main bunch with a small group. Local riders Marcus Walker and Vince Page rode in the A&B age group, Unfortunatly both missed the break but finished safely in the main bunch. A big thank you to all the marshalls, many who were from the st johns c.c
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| 14th April | Stratford cc 10 mile TT Steve Price, Dave Walker and Ron Clews rode on the K33 with Steve Doing a Personal best and taking 2nd place with a time of 20-52. Dave aslo did a personel best with 21-47 for 14th place and Ron was placed 44th with 23-33. They may have broken the club 10 team record. |
| 7th April | Victoria Park Crits St Johns riders Tom Forrester,Holly Page and Roger Alma rode in the 2nd of 3 meetings at Victoria park. Holly riding in the Under 12 race was 13th in race 1 and 10th in race 2. Tom riding in the 4th cat race finished safely in the main bunch in both races, and won the last prime in race 2. Roger rode in the trike race and finished 13th
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| 6th April | Wyre Forest Hilly 26 mile TT Steve Price finished 4th in Fridays Hilly Time trial with a time of 1 hr 4 min & 17sec, Ron Clews was 15th with 1-13-16 and Tom Forrester did 1-19-44 for 21st. The Winner was local rider Rob Wood in a time of 1-2-07. Honery st Johns rider John Dayus rode and finished 2nd only a minuite down and rode on his standard road bike.
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| 1st April | Elizabethan CC Hilly 21 TT Steve Price had another good ride coming 3rd in the
Elizabethan CC Hilly 21 with a time of 50 min 46 sec. Ron Clews also
rode recording a time of 58-34 for 15th place.Winner was Dan Soltys
with 49.26.
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| 24th March | VC Sevale 10 mile TT St johns riders Steve Price, Dave Walker,Ron Clews, Sean Dyson and Roger Alma rode the Severn Stoke course. With a cold northerly wind the times were not going to break any records, but a strong ride from Steve Price gave him 4th place only 14 seconds down on Will Moore from the Wyre forest c.r.c who recorded 22:30 to take 1st. A good ride too by Dave Walker with 23:17 gave him a top 10 place. othertimes:- Sean Dyson 24:52 Ron Clews 25:30 Roger Alma (trike) 35:03 Victoria park crits The first of 3 circuit races at Victoria park Leamington were held this morning. Joe and Holly Page rode in the youth and under 12 catagorys, both finished mid pack in their first race of the season.
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| 11th March | Evesham Road Race St John's John Bristow, Simon Rousell and Ron Clews rode the Evesham RR at Inkberrow on Sunday, Ron and Simon had some problems on the 1st lap and with the pace being quick from the off they didn't see the bunch again. John rode well but lost contact in the final part of the race and finished just behind the bunch. The winner Steve Golla High Wycombe C.C outsprinted a 7 man group containing former st johns rider Steve Dring (Unfortunatly Steve got cramp in the sprint and finished 7th), Which was 30 seconds ahead of the bunch. It was John's and Simon's first ever road race and we hope to see them in action again this year. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports_Evesham_RR.asp
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| 5th March | St Johns Riders get good start to the season! Dave Walker and Steve Price Kicked of the new season with a second place. Dave's was at slimbridge in the severn rc 25mile Time Trial on Sunday, the weather was awful with bad side winds and rain. But Dave came home with a time of 1hr 1min &11 seconds, Rob Pears was the winner with 56 minutes. Steve's was in the diamond-hf.com 10 mile Time Trial on Saturday, Steve lost out on first place by only 4 seconds when he recorded a time of 21minutes 26 seconds.
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| 22nd Febuary | The club Awards Presentation night seemed to go down well with everyone, with the various dance's getting most people up on the dancefloor, a good night was had by all and thank you to Gordon for organising it. With lots of members collecting medals it was a sign that many riders improoved last year. Steve Price won most of the trophies and deservingly so as he improved to a very high standard that also saw him win open events too. Some photos of the night are on the gallery page. |
| 6th Febuary | Sunday was the 13th and final round of the Midland cyclo cross league held at Curborough sprint track near Litchfield. Holly racing in the u12 race came a fine 7th and which gave her 8th place overall. Joe racing in the older youth catagory came home mid pack in 18th giving him 15th overall. Thier Dad Vince came 7th and finished 2nd overall in the Veteran catagory. Gary Sutton finished 76th overall in the Veteran catagory having only riden the first few events. |
| 18th January | Well I had a call from Sam today to let me know that Allan Lewis is
out of hospital and at home. He has to take it easly for a few weeks but said that :- 1. He would like a few days peace and quite to get used to being back. 2. He would like the occasional phone call after that 3. He does not want visitors for 3 to 4 weeks to be sure he does not catch any infection. 4. He will let us know when we can visit. He can start to excercise in a month or two and will be allowed to ride the bike as he gets stronger, so hopefully we might see him out later in the summer. Regards Rick |
| 10th January | Dear All I spoke to Allans family tonight, and, I am please to be able to tell you that Allans operation was successfully completed after five hours yesterday and that today he has been well enough to get out of bed even though he is still in ICU. I have asked Keith to arrange some flowers for Jenny and I am sure you will join me in sending the family our best wishes. Regards Rick |
Simon mid race