AlanT

I'd keep the hill climb champs on the Elliston as the closure makes all the difference -  the narrow road and blind bend are only issues during the confined events because of the potential for traffic.
Maybe use some other hills for the Tuesday nights but i suspect at this time of year the turnout is going to be less anyway due to the weather and reduced daylight hours.

The 2019 club hill climb championship will take place on the Elliston Castle climb, which will be closed for the event. If there's a desire in the club to change that route for the future, raise the suggestion at the AGM. I will look at the suggested routes, as well as the likelihood  of actually getting a road closure.
Obviously, we can't ask for a road closure for the Tuesday night events, as that would really inconvenience the local residents.

The 2019 club hill climb championship will take place on the Elliston Castle climb, which will be closed for the event. If there's a desire in the club to change that route for the future, raise the suggestion at the AGM. I will look at the suggested routes, as well as the likelihood  of actually getting a road closure.
Obviously, we can't ask for a road closure for the Tuesday night events, as that would really inconvenience the local residents.

Massive congrats to Paul McDonald for overcoming his bafflement at having no-one come through when he flicked his elbow.

Bike maintenance, by any chance?😁

Good effort Gerard, well done, and glad to hear it went well.

Excellent event Gerard. Food was especially good. Thinking I might take that Jayne home with me next year. 

Great day G.  Well done 👍 

Well done Gerard really well organised event and everything ran smoothly! Thanks

Well done Gerard. You will have to do again next year as you are a Talisman for the weather

Bravely put George.
Enjoy riding your bike, and do it because you want to.

The table below has the results from the league of 10, now concluded. Congratulations to Scott for the most consistent rider.
Points are awarded on the basis of run time - handicap time, with 20, 18, 16, 15 and 14 points being awarded to the top 5 riders on each night.
 
Name League of 10 Total Scott McIntosh 102 Stuart Tennant 80 Colin McPhee 78 Alan Thomson 63 Colin Sales 50 James Snodgrass 49 Joseph McIntosh (J) 44 Ian Archibald 34 Gerard Deeley 31 Tommy Donachie 29 Jesse Mitchell 18 Richard Montague 14 Sam Edgar (J) 14

I'll tag along since I seem to have some free time today.

5 riders this morning, cool, breezy and mostly dry.
Tommy 31.29 (PB)
Scott 27.21 (PB)
Iain C. 27.07
Colin S. 26.19 (PB)
Stuart 25.41 (PB)
All riders paid (including Scott's backlog), so £18 transferred to the club account.
 
The final standings are:
 
Stuart Tennant 50 points
Colin Sales 30 points
Iain McTavish 20 points
Well done to everyone running a PB today, and congratulations to Stuart on winning the Hilly series.

Liked the new format tonight. Didn't seem any easier (and my numbers confirm that), but I managed to hang on for longer, not actually blowing up until Houston Road.

Karen, probably worth a pm to Carol M, Linda C, Carol C, Kay T , Jaki R, Mia, Morna, Mitch, Kaz, and then there is always me if you really need the numbers! 
Probably have enough for an a and a b team. 
Can jets compete? 

2 groups worked really well. Erskine route a good call. Think should keep time gaps between groups as not APR but training run

3 riders and a timekeeper. Sorted. 
See you at 10.

Liked the new format tonight. Didn't seem any easier (and my numbers confirm that), but I managed to hang on for longer, not actually blowing up until Houston Road.

Now now Billy it is a hard training run and a lot of fun which is how it should be. I have practised by sitting on AlanThomson’s wheel in 2 ups

There is a Couriers WhatsApp Saturday group that is winding me up. The change in the Thursday format has been posted up but it seems there are some people (John Craig and Garry Dunn) who want the ride to be a social ride operating at about 32kph (20mph for the old timers).
The joy for me in the chain gang is cooperating to go faster than you can on your own. In a low grade Cat 3/4 race the average speed for 2hrs+ of an un-cooperative bunch of cyclists is 38-40kph. If we can't cooperate and achieve 40kph for one hour we aren't cooperating! Gregg O Malley has won races on long solo breaks averaging this speed on his own. And no way should Gregg beat our determined chain gang who are working for each other.
Smooth and fast. When a chain gang is in full flow there is nothing finer! 45kph down the Westferry should be a breeze.

Thanks to Scott and John for timing on the night, and to all involved in holding. As already  mentioned, tough on the way out, and just hard on the way back. Great to see so many people involved,. 
Unlucky on the puncture Marc, there's always next year. I'll work out the handicaps for the Trophy, if people can send me their best 10 time coming into the season. If you don't have a 10 time, tell me that too, and I'll apply a 26 minute standard.
Winners on the night were Team Ian. Well done guys.
£36 transferred to the club account.

Thanks to Scott and John for timing on the night, and to all involved in holding. As already  mentioned, tough on the way out, and just hard on the way back. Great to see so many people involved,. 
Unlucky on the puncture Marc, there's always next year. I'll work out the handicaps for the Trophy, if people can send me their best 10 time coming into the season. If you don't have a 10 time, tell me that too, and I'll apply a 26 minute standard.
Winners on the night were Team Ian. Well done guys.
£36 transferred to the club account.

Some photos I took tonight of the TTers!
G
 

I am coming out of retirement to ride with James