Scott M

I will ride West ferry if it's on 

Hi Gerrard ,Looks like the Georgetown is on this Wednesday will this still event be on ?

Hi Gerard ,
I would like to ride these events and don't mind taking a turn timekeeping.
Scott 

Great write up Colin. Many thanks for taking the lead here, I’m not sure we’d have managed without your steady hand guiding us through it all. Already looking forwards to the next race series in January.
Have to say it has been an absolute blast. Anyone who fancies racing for their club should give it a go. It’s online so of course it’s not like irl. But, it’s safe, inclusive, a good workout, and the weather can be as warm or cool as you wish.
I think we are recruiting for more team members to compete, so don’t be shy, drop me or Colin a line and  hopefully we’ll be able to field stronger teams with a full complement of riders for the next series of races in January.

Darryl 

Although the play offs have still to decide on promotion / relegation from EMEA Africa Division B3 in the two races on 23rd November and 4th December, I can happily report that JWCC B secured 9th spot in the league out of the 14 teams. It all started on the 27th of September with the opening team time trial and the ruling of allowing other teams to pass when caught was hotly debated over discord. It ended with the bike swapping fun of the temple climb on the Makuri Island course. Although 13 riders were registered to race in the season, only 7 actually took part but the B's had a good core of 3 riders who raced every raced valiantly on every stage, so special mention to Darryl and Ali for keeping me company on discord for every race and making sure we fulfilled the league obligations and Mark who only missed the last race.  On reflection 5 things were key to improving performance in season 2. 1 Careful preparation to minimize technical problems (experienced by most riders at some point during the season). 2 Dealing with issues affecting the race category threshold so as to avoid having points nullified, e.g. riders who are borderline Cat A can ride within the category limit for the first three races so as not to be bumped up a category and subsequently race within the limits while utilizing their superior power where it matters. i.e. sprints and climbs. 3 Early notification if riders are not available so replacements can be sought and the full compliment of 6 riders are available for all the races as this is what yields the largest points tally. 4 Recruitment of a sprinter someone who has the capability to take points on the fts and fal sections. 5 Making sure all riders have a stopwatch for the start delay in the ttt's !! All and all it was a great season and hoping to continue with the same core of 4 riders for season 2 as there is a learning curve involved in the basics of event racing on zwift. Well done to all who took part and see you in January 

Back to track league after being ill for a couple of weeks. Feel like ive lost some fitness plus probably still some lingering effects of a virus so found it pretty hard. First couple of scratch races i  would get dropped, then back on, then dropped, then back on again. Unable to go with any accelerations so just rode steady in the race but not really a part of it. Points was a bit easier however i did nothing.  Last was a tempo -i didnt contest the early sprints then tried to get one about midway, failed, went back in the wheel and sat in for another lap then went again but much earlier. Got about a half a lap up on the chasers and managed to maintain that to the finish scoring a few times and getting the win. Tough night for me but at least ended on a positive note!

Well done to all ,
Thanks to Dave for Timekeeping ,

Well done all 👍
Ian and me on full TT setups this year unlike the road bikes of previous. The competition is getting too fast to mess about 🤣

Thanks Dave for the timekeeping!

Well done everyone. Those times again:
15:22 for Iain & Ian; 15:55 for Sam & James; 16:58 for Darryl & Rob; 16:59 for Alan & Gerrard; 17:45 for Scott; and 17:56 for Geo.

Congrats to Ian and Iain for a quick time (and the win) on a lovely evening, and a big well done to Sam and James on another blistering sub 16. In terms of the David Raymond Trophy, I’ll need the best 10 time set in the last three years for Sam, James and Team Gunson, who also produced a brilliant sub 17 time on their first TT for a while. I think I have times for everyone else.
Iain Couttie pulled out with a mechanical? so Geo had to run solo.
I have transferred £27 to club funds.
Amd finally, thanks to Dave F for timekeeping and to Kenny for providing welcome support at the turn.

Thanks to Iain and David 

Some good times on what looked like a pretty hard and windy night.
Alan Thomson 25.39
Dave Ferguson 27.07
Dom Sharkey 24.04
Sam Edgar 22.15
Congratulations to Sam and well done to all ,
Thanks to Kenny and Colin for the company and assisting .
Alan T has collected the money.

Some good times on what looked like a pretty hard and windy night.
Alan Thomson 25.39
Dave Ferguson 27.07
Dom Sharkey 24.04
Sam Edgar 22.15
Congratulations to Sam and well done to all ,
Thanks to Kenny and Colin for the company and assisting .
Alan T has collected the money.

Some good times on what looked like a pretty hard and windy night.
Alan Thomson 25.39
Dave Ferguson 27.07
Dom Sharkey 24.04
Sam Edgar 22.15
Congratulations to Sam and well done to all ,
Thanks to Kenny and Colin for the company and assisting .
Alan T has collected the money.

I will timekeep .

One rider (me!) and a timekeeper so far.  We will need two more riders to make this go ahead.  The forecast for tonight is dry so if you are coming along post up by 1500h so I can check the roadworks will not affect the route.

I will timekeep but won't manage to check over the course beforehand.

3 riders on a hot summer’s evening, and against all expectations, quite a fast night.
Paul Coffey 18:49, PB, paid
Dave Ferguson, 18:44, PB, paid
Gerard Deeley, 17:48.
I have transferred £9 (£3 from a previous event) to the club account.
big well done to Dave and Paul on their PBS on a very warm evening, and the post event pint well down very well.

Yep, only yourself and Paul have posted up to say you’re coming. Sorry, but running a race for two people is not a good use of anyone’s time or effort.

I’ll check out the Westferry in the morning, but I really need more than 2 riders to make it worthwhile.

Nice night for a bike ride, only marginally spoiled by the uphill bits. Great run by Scott and well done to David and Paul on their PBs. Many thanks to Gerard for timekeeping.
I have transferred £18 to the club account.

Lovely evening with four riders showing up to ruin themselves on a challenging lumpy course.
 
David 29.16 PB paid
Paul 28.05 PB paid
Alan 28.10 “Season’s Best”?! paid
Scott 27.11 paid
All rounded off with a quick drink in Houston afterwards, lovely stuff.

Not sure this helps but planning to ride but will be pushed for time to make it for 7.15 but will try .

Turned out to be a cool, windy evening, with a bit of a stiff crosswind springing up during the early evening. Well done to all who took part.
Dave F.  20.20, paid x 2
Scott. 18.03
Gerard 17.53 paid
Tommy 20.25
i have transfered £9 to the club account.

Will be along