Iain Cowden

Martin Thanks for the update - all the best to Lewis for as speedy as pos recovery. Iain & Mary

Great stuff Alan - very well done! Iain

Many thanks again to Jann for timekeeping and well done to all on a busy Westferry night! Nice to sign off the series with some summer weather and some PBs as the Georgetown Cup approaches! Iain

Hope to be along as usual. Iain

Thanks for this Richard - will keep a eye on this. Looks a high likelihood of rain this Wed. tho' - soon such worries will be behind us!! Iain

Fantastic stuff - very well done to both Sarah and Iona. Iain

Me too. Iain

Well done to you both - great result Paul! Best of luck over the next few weeks. Iain

I can help from early on if that suits Kenny. Iain

Great effort from Mike - fulfilling two ambitions in seven days - riding a 100 and beating the hour for a twenty five! Fantastic result in a season of fine times -absolutely delighted for him! Full results below. Ben won clearly again, setting another PB in the process. I managed a more modest PB, but still took a chunk off mine. Still a couple of 25s to go on the Westferry this season, so we'll see what can be achieved. Iain Results from the Inverclyde Velo 25TT at West Ferry. Dry, warm(ish) conditions with plenty of fast times set on the morning. Big bad Ben bagged the win with a cracking time of 51 min 33 seconds, well done. I would like to thank to all the riders for taking part, but more so the Time Keepers, Jack Robertson, Alex Hunter and Louise Newman, the Commissaire, Ian Sharp, Margret Hunter for the catering and all the members of our club for marshalling and making the event possible. No. Forename Surname Club / Team Name Time 1 Ben Peacock Paisley Velo RT 51.33 2 Alan Thomson Sandy Wallace Cycles 52.00 3 Micheal Robb Ayr Roads 53.05 4 Gordon Murdoch Team CycleLane 53.18 5 Gerry McGarrity Inverclyde Velo 53.20 6 Mark Ewing West Lothian Clarion 54.15 7 David Mclellan Dooleys RT 54.42 8 David Millar Glasgow Couriers 54.43 9 Graeme Cockburn Glasgow Wheelers 55.33 10 Ross Laidlaw Kelso Wheelers 55.37 11 Andrew Underwood Glasgow Wheelers 56.04 12 Callum Finlayson Forres 56.22 13 Paul Friel Glasgow Couriers 56.32 14 James Hall Sandy Wallace Cycles 56.53 15 David Johnston Gala CC 56.57 16 Sean Gray Dooley RT 57.27 17 Sandy Wallace Sandy Wallace Cycles 57.48 18 Robert Kelly Ayr Roads 57.57 19 John McCrory Glasgow United CC 58.03 20 Jim Trevor Hull Thursday RC 58.03 21 David Ceasar Thebicycleworks 58.08 22 Douglas Kirkham MusselBurgh RC 58.15 23 Alex McPhee Dooleys RT 58.36 24 Sadiq Mir West Lothion Clarion 58.38 25 Steve Beech Sandy Wallace Cycles 58.38 26 Paul Mclafferty Glasgow Ivy 58.44 27 Charles Adam VC South Glasgow 58.54 28 Steve Macluskie VC South Glasgow 59.06 29 Paul Gareze Lomond Roads 59.16 30 Mike Ferguson Johnstone Wheelers 59.25 31 Steven Brennan PRO-Am RC 59.39 32 William Munro Glasgow Wheelers 1.01.03 33 Keith Armstrong Glasgow Nightingale 1.01.17 34 Neill Kemp Glasgow Nightingale 1.01.19 35 Ian Cowden Johnstone Wheelers 1.01.41 36 Russel Walker Glenmarnock Wheelers 1.02.04 37 Roddy Wylie 1.02.25 38 Iain Binning Stirling 1.02.31 39 Richard MacPherson Gasgow United 1.02.32 40 Bob Taylor Dooleys RT 1.02.37 41 Lee Gardener Glenmarnock Wheelers 1.02.47 42 Andy McKinlay Glasgow Couriers 1.02.50 43 Colin Meikle St Christophers CC 1.02.54 44 Errol Bennie Glasgow Wheelers 1.03.43 45 Elaine Loudon Glasgow Wheelers 1.04.25 46 Aileen Scott G3R/Fusion Tri Club 1.04.32 47 Val Martin Dooleys RT 1.04.37 48 David Turner St Christopher 1.04.40 49 Andrew Wilson St Christopher 1.07.11 50 Ben Parkinson Here Come the Belgians 1.07.27 51 Robert Cooper Stirling Bike club 1.08.59 52 Isobel Fletcher Glasgow Wheelers 1.09.46 53 Micheal Devlin St Christopher 1.13.53 54 James Smith Glasgow Nightingale DNF 55 Alan Robertson Race Engineering DNF 56 Jim Mackay Ivy DNS 57 Fred Conner VC Glasgow South DNS 58 George Skinner Royal Albert CC DNS 59 James Skinner Royal Albert CC DNS 60 Neil McFarlane Falkirk BC DNS 61 Kevin Lackie Moray Cycle RT DNS 62 Frank Anderson West Lothian Clarion DNS 63 Iain Grant Dooleys RT DNS 64 Craig McGowan Pedal Power RT DNS 65 Eddie Brown VC Glasgow South DNS Matt Hennon Inverclyde Velo

So you'll be joining us then?

So you'll be joining us then?

I am happy to have a go again too - good cause plus a Flying Scot rally! Hope it's drier than last year! Who else is game? Iain

Thanks indeed to Jann & Mary for timekeeping. Well done to all, especially Iain Couttie on the PB and those giving it a go for the first time! Commiserations to David T on the initial puncture and fair play for giving it a second go! A pretty breezy night which seemed like hard work on the way out, but fun on the way back - at least it felt/looked like summer! Iain

Very well done Paul and all the best for next week Iain

LEJOG Update My stage of the sponsored cycle (Carlisle to Alexandria) on Friday 3rd August went really well. Seven riders (+ two support drivers) met up in Carlisle, were on the road for 10 (having been slightly delayed by a cafe doing fabulous breakfasts!) and enjoyed good weather (sun/broken cloud, very little wind and only spotting rain) all day. Our route was cycle route 74 following the A74 - Gretna, Lockerbie, over Beattock Summit, Abington, Douglas, Blackwood, Larkhall, Hamilton, Bothwell, Uddingston and in through the east end of Glasgow, past the Velodrome, though Glasgow Green to pick up the cycle path along the Clyde and out through Bowling to Dumbarton etc. Three punctures all day and rain only started as the group reached their digs for the night. Many thanks to those who sponsored me - I will arrange to collect outstanding monies this/next week and confirm the amount raised when all in. Mary

Many thanks for the good wishes folks! In the end only Mike and I rode, Kenny having indicated he wouldn't make it on this occasion. Honours go to Mike as usual, who recorded 4:38:21 (Av Speed 21.56mph) on his first 100 - well done indeed. I managed 4:47:09 (Av Speed 20.9 mph). Eddie Addis of Equipe Velo Eccosse won in 3:54:42, twenty eight seconds clear from Jim Cusick of the Couriers. Special mention due to Mark Ewing, West Lothian Clarion, who finished 5th in his first 100, with 4:05:19 - a great effort beating the likes of Carlos Riise who was 9th in 4:11:56. It was a friendly and efficient event - very well organised and marshalled. We awoke to heavy rain, cold blustery conditions and low cloud. Thankfully, by the 7am start the rain had eased and by halfway it had stopped and warmed up a bit. I thought the wind freshened a bit too. Not sure about the course tho' - the first and last 4 or so miles of each lap were on freshly laid/dreaded loose chippings and the main A9 part of the course was pretty worn carriageway, which combined with heavy commercial and tourist traffic from very early on, ensured there was little chance of relaxing into the ride. Gradient was mostly drags with only two or three sharper lifts - cross winds were an issue in places given the largely shoreline location. Bizarrely, there was a sole traffic light at a T junction in Invergordon (why?), which the organisers could not secure permission to have turned off for the morning - in the event it seemed to stay at green for the duration. The real hazard there was lemming-like tourists from a berthed cruise ship, stepping out oblivious to oncoming bikes! I felt a bit out of sorts early on - a bit stiff and sore. Just a question of patience and not fretting about what you cannot change (roads, weather, headwind, unearthly hour). By about halfway I was feeling better and it was dry! For whatever reason, I managed the second half about 2-3 minutes quicker. Both Mike and I were pretty tired at the end - new territory etc. We also shared a strange sensation over the final 4 or so miles... although finishing fairly strongly, unable to ride any longer on the extensions.. not because (for me at least) arms were tired but simply that my neck muscles could no longer support my head at that angle! My line of sight shortened to include only stem and front wheel, so a distinctly non-aero finish, riding on the tops to ensure staying upright at least! Two advance decisions were justified; for me no aero helmet (too heavy/hot and, in my case, tired heads go down/pointy hat goes up!) - no skinsuit (need pockets for munchies). So, an ambition of sorts fulfilled for Mike and I. Both a bit non -committal about a second go -mibbies aye/mibbies naw - early yet! Many thanks to Mary for handing us bottles up (on cue - unlike the supporter engrossed in the Sunday paper who missed the rider!) and general support. Anyone for next year? Iain

Sorry Paul - this is just not going to work out for me. 26 August is the club's open Sam Dooley 25TT - I am hoping to ride and there will likely be a call on members to help out/marshall etc. Similarly, 2nd September is the day after the Georgetown Cup and also coincides with the last open 25 on the Westferry (VC Glasgow South). Another time for me - always a delight to cycle in highland Perthshire! Iain

Thanks indeed to Mary and Mr McGinty for timekeeping and "shovin aff" duties - much appreciated! Another perplexing Westferry wind experience but great it stayed dry! Well done to all, especially the PBs and Andy in particular - great to see new faces giving it a go! Iain

Many thanks Mary

A good "combo" run today - very enjoyable, thanks. The intermediates headed for Largs, where the fast chaps caught up with us just in time for the cafe stop. We came home via Brisbane Glen, the Whynn (sp?) and the track from Kilamcolm. We got wet too - several times! Mary p.s Hope Dave's OK.

Now sorted with due thanks to Kev. Iain

Mary's planning to ride. As she seems to have given me her cold I'll sit this one out and help out with Ian or"haud up" as required. Iain

Aye, thanks indeed to Ian for timekeeping and Greig for support! Well done to all and commiserations to Mark on the mechanical. Iain

Mary and I plan to be along too. Iain