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I think the route choice is right,,,, shall be there for a 7pm start near Uplawmoor Only had one 25 this year so should be interesting.

Hey I told KS I would not but since it is an admirable cause Track Bike - £210 Saltire Bag - £45 Awra best

Just to confirm that I received a Bunch of licenses today (Saturday) and so I will be down at the clubrooms tomorrow to dispense to you patient people. There are obvious ones (Oban and St Andrews) that require posting but I shall take the rest. Any remaining to be picked up after Tuesday night will be posted. Again apologies for the delay. And yes Mr Muddy hooligan yours is one of the many and is a reserve for Jim Daly

A quick update on the situation re-licenses from BC. We paid the affiliation fee to Scottish Cycling in early February, SC have now completed the documentation and payments to BC and I have confirmed with BC today that the licenses for all club members who have joined BC are on their way to me. I am advised that they have been sent out this week. If I receive any I will bring them down to the TT on Saturday and will be at the clubrooms at 9.15 Sunday. Notwithstanding that I will send out the licenses to your home address asap on my receipt - assuming you are a paid up member of the club for 2009 Apologies for the delays and hope no-one was too inconvenienced. And thank you for your patience.

Time trial - I don't like the sound of that. Far too hard work. If any beginner fancies a run along the track to Glengarnock and back then join me - thats what I'm doing if weather permits. Racing is for fit folks

Just to confirm the note from Kenny. Since there may be a few relative newcomers was thinking of heading along the track to Glengarnock and back - about 20 odd miles I'd estimate. No cafe stops Leaving at 9.15am from the clubrooms. Hope to see a few from last Sunday who performed well even in the face of a faster pace back..

Hi David, Hope you are doing well and like the other guys, be good to see you soon. However, the cafe at Castle Semple is still there. Im too tired to get to the Cross after the exertions of the track from the clubrooms to Lochwinnoch. Bad news about the gym tho Awra best

The 9:30 bunch should be suitable for newcomers ( so Mr Manson told me ) Mr Manson may need a recovery ride so the new toy will be at less than 1000 Watts and HR no higher than 215. Plan for 9.30 is to go along track from clubrooms to Kilmacolm - if everyone feels ok and wee extra bit along to Port Glasgow and return. No more than 18 miles, I reckon bout 13-14 miles an hour and no hills. Should be suitable for any interested returnee. Hey Martin is there a 10.00 bunch this week

Ian S, Can I take you up on your offer of transport, leaving clubrooms at 9am. Will leave my car there as no point in taking so many vehicles. Thanks Ian M

I'm happy to lead the beginners, returnees and time triallists run along the cycle track. Clubrooms - Kilmacolm - Port Glasgow and back Would plan to leave at 9am

I received the following mail message as Club secretary. Attached was an information sheet. If anyone would like the info sheet and contact for the person doing the experiments can you mail me and I will pass on the details to you. I am a postgraduate student working in the Institute of Diet, Exercise and Lifestyle at the University of Glasgow. We are currently looking to recruit 10-20 experienced male endurance cyclists for a study starting early in the New Year investigating the interaction of nutritional supplements and training and thought this study may be of interest to some of your club members. Specifically we are interested in whether supplementation with Green Tea Extract during training can enhance the adaptation to training. The basic rationale is that during single bouts of exercise Green Tea Extract has been shown to increase the use of fat as fuel and this is also one of the desired outcomes from aerobic endurance training. I have attached an information sheet to give some more detail about what the study entails. Essentially, as well as tests of performance and physiological function before and after training, the subjects would need to complete two periods of 4 weeks of training while supplementing with either Green Tea Extract or a placebo, this is known as a cross-over experimental design. The subjects do not all need to do the same training programme as each other, we would discuss the appropriate training programme with each subject and provide them with a turbo-trainer and/or power output measurement device (e.g. powertap hub) in order to monitor their training. We could also offer the use of our lab and computrainer setups a couple of nights a week during the training periods. In addition we would be happy to offer some exercise physiology support to your club/individual members who participate as a thank you for taking part. Would it be possible either to organise a time to come and speak to your club members or could you to circulate this information and the attached information sheet to your members?

Following the AGM subscription fees for 2008/2009 have now been set and are due for payment. The fees are unchanged and so remain at, Senior £20 Family £36 Student £15 Junior £10 Youth £10 OAP £ 5 You can join by using the "Join Us" link from the main club web-site and from there payment of fees can be paid electronically via Paypal. Converesely you may choose to send your application / fee to me by post to my home address at 473 Brierie Hill Road Crosslee PA6 7BR Can you please make sure that you include your full contact details when joining or re-joining. Thank you and best wishes for 2009

The AGM is planned to take place on Saturday 15 November, 1400, Clubrooms. All members are welcome to attend. According to the club constitution any changes to constitution or rules must be presented to the Club Secretary least 7 days before the meet, accordingly should any such changes be applicable can individuals please PM or E-mail me within the times noted

Here are the times from the TT earlier today. Johnstone Wheelers CC 25 Mile Individual Time Trial Sam Dooley Trophy Eglinton Park Sunday 31 August 2008 Timekeepers : J.J Harris & J. Hazlett Position Name Club Category Time 1 Arthur Doyle Dooleys Cycles RT Senior 52.02 2 Jim Cusick Glasgow Couriers V40 53.03 3 Barry McGurk Team Icarus Senior 53.34 4 Gary Robson Dooleys Cycles RT Senior 53.41 5 Carlos Riise Shetland Wheelers V40 53.48 6 David Gibson Dooleys Cycles RT V40 54.21 7 Richard Hunter Perth United CC V40 55.13 8 Tam Gordon Dooleys Cycles RT V40 55.34 9 Jim Hall Sandy Wallace Cycles V40 55.36 10 Grant Smith Dunfermline CC V40 55.44 11 Graeme Cockburn Glasgow Nightingale V40 55.52 12 Silas Goldsworthy Equipe Velo Ecosse Senior 55.57 13 Ben Abrahams Velo Ecosse Senior 56.04 14 R.G McLean Angus Bike Chain V40 56.16 15 Dave Millar Glasgow Couriers V60 56.21 16 Ian Sim Glasgow Couriers Senior 56.26 17 Sean Gray Dooleys Cycles RT V40 56.39 18 Michael Summers Dunfermline CC Senior 56.59 19 Andrew Rowat Musselburgh RC V40 57.15 20 Jeremy Greengrass Glasgow Nightingale V40 57.15 21 John Sturgeon Classic Walls V40 57.25 22 David McLellan Fullarton Wheelers Senior 57.31 23 Keith Anderson Royal Albert CC Senior 57.55 24 Jonny May Edinburgh RC V40 58.06 25 Brian Nicholson Edinburgh RC Senior 58.08 26 David Wards Fullarton Wheelers Senior 58.18 27 Steve Beech Sandy Wallace Cycles V50 58.25 28 Derek Timmins Musselburgh RC Senior 58.29 29 Hyland Hamilton Fullarton Wheelers Senior 58.33 30 Scott Newman Inverclyde Velo Senior 58.39 31 Alexander Douglas Royal Albert CC V40 58.46 32 Alan Mooney Ayr Roads CC V40 59.06 33 Christine McLean Shetland Wheelers Lady 59.07 34 Bill Aiton East Kilbride RC V40 59.18 35 Neil Laing Edinburgh RC Senior 59.36 36 Alan Solway Kennoway RC V50 59.44 37 Derek Stewart Deeside Thistle CC V70 59.51 38 Chris Smart Glasgow Couriers Senior 59.53 39 Matt Hennon Inverclyde Velo Senior 59.56 40 David Murphy Glasgow Nightingale V40 59.56 41 Charles Adams Glenmarnock Datasafe V50 1.00.00 42 Ramsay Muirhead Johnstone Wheelers Senior 1.00.01 43 Graham Jones Edinburgh RC V40 1.00.03 44 Alexander McPhee Ayr Roads CC V40 1.00.20 45 Richard McPherson Glasgow United CC Senior 1.00.20 46 Bob Taylor Dooleys Cycles RT V60 1.00.41 47 Jim Dunlop Johnstone Wheelers V50 1.00.44 48 James Mason Ayr Roads CC V40 1.01.11 49 Victoria Hunter Perth United CC Lady 1.01.17 50 Alex McAllister Ayr Roads CC V40 1.01.31 51 Steve Flindall Fullarton Wheelers V50 1.01.38 52 Kevin Tait Edinburgh RC V40 1.01.40 53 Eric Easson Glasgow Wheelers V60 1.01.44 54 Angus Morrison Glasgow RC V50 1.01.51 55 Geoff Smith Glasgow Couriers V40 1.02.18 56 Douglas Kirkham Musselburgh RC V40 1.02.28 57 Craig McGowan Law Wheelers Senior 1.02.28 58 George Falconer Royal Albert CC V40 1.02.36 59 Martin Kane Pedal Power RT V40 1.02.43 60 John Campbell Royal Albert CC V40 1.02.58 61 Scott McCrossan Youth 1.03.28 62 Steven Brennan Royal Albert CC Senior 1.03.53 63 Iain McLeod Denny RC V70 1.04.40 64 Sharon Doyle Ivy CC Lady 1.04.56 65 John Mason Ayr Roads CC V60 1.05.37 66 Bobby Gilmour Glasgow Nightingale Senior 1.05.38 67 Iain Binning Denny RC V60 1.05.45 68 Valerie Martin Ayr Roads CC Lady 1.06.01 69 Jane Stevenson Edinburgh RC Lady 1.06.53 70 Alistair Speed Fife Century RC V40 1.07.27 71 Isobel Fletcher Glasgow Wheelers Lady 1.07.30 72 John McComisky Edinburgh RC Senior 1.08.29 73 Alan Jardine Law Wheelers V50 1.09.47 74 Andrew Wilson St Christophers CC V50 1.11.36 Bert Hendry Glasgow Couriers V60 DNS Colin Hunter Glenmarnock Datasafe Senior DNS Peter Collins Glenmarnock Datasafe Senior DNS Simon Willis Velo Club Montpellier Senior DNS Kenneth Ross Cromarty Firth Cycles V60 DNS

Just a quick note to thank the club members who gave up their time to assist with the TT . I think this was the only 25 at this course this year and without your help this wouldn't have taken place so thanks again to, George Hamilton - Startsheet Vicky Begg - Catering + Time Recorder Kenny Steele - Pusher Off Davie Raymond - Best seat in the house, Time Recorder Kenny McDonald James McDonald - Commissaire Mike Ferguson, Colin Howard, Frank Kennedy, Jim Daly - Few harum scarum moments as marshalls. I'm sure the 80 riders, including Ramsay Muirhead and Jim Dunlop,who enjoyed a good day appreciated the effort as well. The events calendar for 2009 is to be submitted at next Monday (8th) WOSCA meeting so if anyone fancies having a go at organising an event give me or Kenny Mac a call. I will post the full results tomorrow.

A very good field, no planned roadworks so just need some good weather now. Johnstone Wheelers CC 25 Mile Individual Time Trial Sam Dooley Trophy Eglinton Park AY9 (Revised) Sunday 31 August 2008 Timekeepers : J.J Harris & J. Hazlett Start :- 09.01 Number Start Name Club Category Time 1 9.01 Ramsay Muirhead Johnstone Wheelers Senior 2 9.02 Alexander McPhee Ayr Roads CC V40 3 9.03 Angus Morrison Glasgow RC V50 4 9.04 David Wards Fullarton Wheelers Senior 5 9.05 Steve Flindall Fullarton Wheelers V50 6 9.06 Charles Adams Glenmarnock Datasafe V50 7 9.07 Scott McCrossan Youth 8 9.08 Hyland Hamilton Fullarton Wheelers Senior 9 9.09 Geoff Smith Glasgow Couriers V40 10 9.10 Hugh Jamieson Dooleys Cycles RT V40 11 9.11 David McLellan Fullarton Wheelers Senior 12 9.12 Bert Hendry Glasgow Couriers V60 13 9.13 John McComisky Edinburgh RC Senior 14 9.14 John Campbell Royal Albert CC V40 15 9.15 Silas Goldsworthy Equipe Velo Ecosse Senior 16 9.16 Richard McPherson Glasgow United CC Senior 17 9.17 Colin Hunter Glenmarnock Datasafe Senior 18 9.18 Scott Newman Inverclyde Velo Senior 19 9.19 Valerie Martin Ayr Roads CC Lady 20 9.20 Sean Gray Dooleys Cycles RT V40 21 9.21 Eric Easson Glasgow Wheelers V60 22 9.22 Matt Hennon Inverclyde Velo Senior 23 9.23 Bob Taylor Dooleys Cycles RT V60 24 9.24 Martin Kane Pedal Power RT V40 25 9.25 Steve Beech Sandy Wallace Cycles V50 26 9.26 Jim Dunlop Johnstone Wheelers V50 27 9.27 Bobby Gilmour Glasgow Nightingale Senior 28 9.28 Derek Timmins Musselburgh RC Senior 29 9.29 Alex McAllister Ayr Roads CC V40 30 9.30 David Gibson Dooleys Cycles RT V40 31 9.31 Kevin Tait Edinburgh RC V40 32 9.32 Andrew Wilson St Christophers CC V50 33 9.33 Alan Mooney Ayr Roads CC V40 34 9.34 Steven Brennan Royal Albert CC Senior 35 9.35 Dave Millar Glasgow Couriers V60 36 9.36 Christine McLean Shetland Wheelers Lady 37 9.37 Douglas Nicholson Edinburgh RC Senior 38 9.38 Peter Collins Glenmarnock Datasafe Senior 39 9.39 Neil Laing Edinburgh RC V40 40 9.40 Carlos Riise Shetland Wheelers V40 41 9.41 Bill Aiton East Kilbride RC V40 42 9.42 Alistair Speed Fife Century RC V40 43 9.43 Andrew Rowat Musselburgh RC V40 44 9.44 Iain Binning Denny RC V60 45 9.45 Graeme Cockburn Glasgow Nightingale V40 46 9.46 Alexander Douglas Royal Albert CC V40 47 9.47 Jeremy Greengrass Glasgow Nightingale V40 48 9.48 Iain McLeod Denny RC V60 49 9.49 Isobel Fletcher Glasgow Wheelers Lady 50 9.50 Barry McGurk Team Icarus Senior 51 9.51 David Murphy Glasgow Nightingale V40 52 9.52 Jane Stevenson Edinburgh RC Lady 53 9.53 Simon Willis Velo Club Montpellier Senior 54 9.54 Alan Jardine Law Wheelers V50 55 9.55 Tam Gordon Dooleys Cycles RT V40 56 9.56 Derek Stewart Deeside Thistle CC V70 57 9.57 Sharon Doyle Ivy CC Lady 58 9.58 Grant Smith Dunfermline CC V40 59 9.59 James Mason Ayr Roads CC V40 60 10.00 Jim Cusick Glasgow Couriers V40 61 10.01 Alan Solway Kennoway RC V50 62 10.02 John Mason Ayr Roads CC V60 63 10.03 John Sturgeon Classic Walls V40 64 10.04 Douglas Kirkham Musselburgh RC V40 65 10.05 Jim Hall Sandy Wallace Cycles Senior 66 10.06 Graham Jones Edinburgh RC V40 67 10.07 Ian Sim Glasgow Couriers Senior 68 10.08 Keith Anderson Royal Albert CC Senior 69 10.09 Victoria Hunter Perth United CC Lady 70 10.10 Arthur Doyle Dooleys Cycles RT Senior 71 10.11 Jonny May Edinburgh RC V40 72 10.12 Craig McGowan Law Wheelers Senior 73 10.13 Michael Summers Dunfermline CC Senior 74 10.14 Chris Smart Glasgow Couriers Senior 75 10.15 Richard Hunter Perth United CC V40

Thanks Davie. Just hoping for no roadworks and a good weekend for weather. Looks like a pretty good quality field of between 60-70. One of the few 25's held at Eggy Park this year right enough Cheers again and if you are at a loose end, there is always things to do

Thanks for the offer of help guys, greatly appreciated. Other than Vicky can you please be at the hall in Eglinton between 8-815 on the day. Vicky if you could be there about 8.45 - 9. A few more volunteers would be good as we are at the minimum we need Please let me know if you can help out.

Thanks Jim and Frank. Still looking for a few more volunteers. Come on folks, need your help.

The Sam Dooley 25 mile time trial is taking place on Sunday 31 August at Eglinton Park. Volunteers are needed to safely marshall the course, help with time recording and starting. Kenny Mac are you ok to commisaire the event? Helpers would be needed from 8-1130 on the day. If available can you post here or E-mail me. Looking for about 8 people. Thanks

The return of the League 10 series to its former start seemed to bring with it reasonably good weather conditions with, what I am told, a slight push to the Newark turn and a slightly harder return leg. Due to this there were a couple of PB's posted. Results Ramsay Muirhead, 23.07 PB Frank Kennedy, 23.10 PB Mike Ferguson, 24.48 Iain Cowden, 25.06 Martin Mulholland, 25.10 PB - so he claims Greg Balden, 28.15 Ian Manson - Timekeeper No adverse feedback on return to WestFerry start so same again next week and hope to see more entrants Well done all on the rides

A small majority preferred the start to revert to the WestFerry railway bridge so let's do that and assess after the event. Hope for a good turnout so a posting of intent would be appreciated. Any volunteers to timekeep?

Next week the conined events calendar notes the continuation of the League 10 series. For those who rode or spectated what are the views on the use of the start at the Newark roundabout end versus the traditional start at the Westferry railway bridge. It was originally decided to move the start on safety grounds - feedback appreciated

Once again Davie excellent reading. A good laugh. I met Mr Blom who told me he once owned a Colnago. Aw haud on, that's the real one

Fortunately I was held up at work so couldn't get there in time. On what was as windy a night as I can remember from a TT'ing point of view may I congratulate all who took part with a special mention to George for what in the conditions was a quite brilliant time. Well done mate a very worthy champion Good luck also to Kerry and Vicky