Cycling - 1997

I cover many aspects of cycling as a means of travel, including towing children about. Various aspects of recreational, commuter and competitive cycling are covered. There are Tandem bike reviews, child trailer reviews, cyclo-cross & time trialling advice and results, and lots more!

Track Champs (Manchester)

BUSA Cycling 22 Nov 1997

Despite a complete lack of training, both in terms of fitness and ability, UEA put in a complete performance ranging from the usual Indivudual ...

MURT Hill Climb

BUSA Cycling 25 Oct 1997

Beautiful weather in this year's anti-gravity event. Kinda fortunate really, considering the intense slippy gradients involved. As last year ...

Norwich A.B.C. '10(Course B10/44)

Time Trialling 11 Oct 1997

Date: Saturday 11 October, 1997
Men: Andy Horner (Leo RC) 20:17
Women: Becky Durant (EA CC) 26:37 ...UEA RESULTS... - ...

East Anglian C.C. '25(Course B25/24

Time Trialling 05 Oct 1997

Date: Sunday 05 October, 1997
Men: Martin Pyne (Leo RC) 54:18
Women: Becky Durant (East Anglian CC) 1:7:6 ...UEA RESULTS ...

East Anglian C.C. '10(Course B10/43)

Time Trialling 04 Oct 1997

Date: Saturday 04 October, 1997
Men: B. Loberant (Arctic 2000 RT) 21:20 ...UEA RESULTS... -------------------------------- ...

Colchester Rovers C.C. '25(Course E7/25)

Time Trialling 27 Sep 1997

Date: Saturday 27 September, 1997
Men: Rik van Looy (Colchester Rovers C.C.) 53:38 ...UEA RESULTS... --------------------- ...

Gt. Yarmouth C.C. '(Course BS13A)

Time Trialling 21 Sep 1997

Date: Sunday 21 September, 1997
Men: Glenn Taylor (Leo RC) 57:34
Women: Becky Durant (East Anglian CC) 1:10:42 ...UEA RESULTS ...

V.C. Baracchi '(Course B25/26)

Time Trialling 07 Sep 1997

Date: Sunday 07 September, 1997
Men: Martin Pyne (Leo RC) 55:59
Women: Becky Durant (East Anglian CC) 1:09:08 ...UEA RESULTS ...

LACC '(Course F1/10)

Time Trialling 06 Sep 1997

Date: Saturday 06 September, 1997
Men: Harry Walker (GS Metro) 20:23 ...UEA RESULTS... ----------------------------------- ...

Nottingham Clarion C.C. '25(Course E72/25)

Time Trialling 31 Aug 1997

Date: Sunday 31 August, 1997
Women: Sue Gray (Swaledale CC) 55:35 ...UEA RESULTS... -------------------------------------- ...

NCA '(Course B100/7)

Time Trialling 24 Aug 1997

Date: Sunday 24 August, 1997
Men: Tony Barber (VC Norwich) 3:57:07
Women: Becky Durant (East Anglian CC) 4:48:40 ...UEA RESULTS ...

Racing Team East '50(Course B50/13)

Time Trialling 16 Aug 1997

Date: Saturday 16 August, 1997
Men: Steve Cotton (Stevenage CC) 1:50:43
Women: Julia Freeman (Easterley RC) 1:59:34 ...UEA ...

GCC '25(Course B25/24)

Time Trialling 10 Aug 1997

Date: Sunday 10 August, 1997
Men: Andy Tyler (CC Breckland) 56:22
Men: Alan Newark (CC Breckland) 56:22
Women: Catherine Essex ...

GCC '10(Course B10/44)

Time Trialling 09 Aug 1997

Date: Saturday 09 August, 1997
Men: Dave Staff (North Roads CC) 21:26
Women: Catherine Essex (Kings Lynn CC) 25:40 ...UEA ...

East District C.A. '(Course B30/7)

Time Trialling 02 Aug 1997

Date: Saturday 02 August, 1997
Men: Tony Barber (VC Norwich) 1:9:10
Women: Olive Forsbrook (Wolsey RC) 1:38:21 ...UEA RESULTS ...

National 100 '(Course H100/7)

Time Trialling 20 Jul 1997

Date: Sunday 20 July, 1997
Men: Kevin Dawson (GS Strada) 3:27:00 ...UEA RESULTS... --------------------------------------- ...

North Road C.C. '25(Course B25/35)

Time Trialling 13 Jul 1997

Date: Sunday 13 July, 1997
Men: Martin Pyne (Leo RC) 53:05
Women: Catherine Essex (Kings Lynn CC) 1:02:54 ...UEA RESULTS ...

East Anglian C.C. '(Course B50/11)

Time Trialling 06 Jul 1997

Date: Sunday 06 July, 1997
Men: Martin Pyne (Leo RC) 1:54:35
Women: P. Pepper (Wolsey RC) 2:31:39 ...UEA RESULTS... - ...

Norwich A.B.C. '10(Course B10/44)

Time Trialling 05 Jul 1997

Date: Saturday 05 July, 1997
Men: Martin Pyne (Leo RC) 20:50
Women: Rieta Withane (Norfolk RC) 26:15 ...UEA RESULTS... ...

BUSA Best All-Rounders

BUSA Cycling 01 Jul 1997

Men's Name University 10 Speed 25 Speed 50 Speed 100 Speed Avg.Speed 1 Digby Symons Oxford University CC 27.97 28.02 27 ...

Solo 100-mile Time Trial, Garstang (L1005)

BUSA Cycling 29 Jun 1997

Things didn't quite go to plan for John, whose boundless energy (thanks to carbo-loading) was wasted on legs that hadn't done enough training ...

North Lancs T.T.A. '100(Course L1005)

Time Trialling 29 Jun 1997

Date: Sunday 29 June, 1997
Men: Andrew Barlow (Kent Valley RC) 4:05:55
Women: Brenda Allen (Oxford Uni CC) 4:43:16 ...UEA ...

C.C. Breckland '(Course B100/7)

Time Trialling 22 Jun 1997

Date: Sunday 22 June, 1997
Men: Dave Gill (Dist & Dist CC) 4:05:08 ...UEA RESULTS... ------------------------------------- ...

Solo 50-mile Time Trial, Oxford (H50/14)

BUSA Cycling 15 Jun 1997

Carbo-loading and a great course on a lovely day allowed John to improve by seven minutes, putting his PB down to a long 1:53. Andrew Britcher ...

Oxford University C.C. '(Course H50/14a)

Time Trialling 15 Jun 1997

Date: Sunday 15 June, 1997
Men: Harry Walker (GS Metro) 1:43:19
Women: Liz Milne (Coalville Wheelers) 2:00:52 ...UEA RESULTS ...

C.C. Breckland '10(Course B10/3E)

Time Trialling 04 Jun 1997

Date: Wednesday 04 June, 1997
Men: Martin Pyne (Leo RC) 21:18
Women: Becky Durant (East Anglian CC) 26:19
Tandems: Andy Tyler ...

C.C. Breckland '50(Course B50/17)

Time Trialling 25 May 1997

Date: Sunday 25 May, 1997
Men: M. Adams (Kings Lynn CC) 1:53:19
Women: Catherine Essex (Kings Lynn CC) 2:08:10 ...UEA RESULTS ...

V.C. Norwich '10(Course B10/44)

Time Trialling 24 May 1997

Date: Saturday 24 May, 1997
Men: Martin Pyne (Leo RC) 21:31
Women: Rieta Withane (Norfolk RC) 27:29 ...UEA RESULTS... ...

C.C. Breckland '10(Course B10/3E)

Time Trialling 21 May 1997

Date: Wednesday 21 May, 1997
Men: Bruce Sandford (CC Breckland) 21:40
Women: Becky Durant (East Anglian CC) 26:28 ...UEA ...

Long Eaton Paragon C.C. '10(Course B10/9)

Time Trialling 17 May 1997

Date: Saturday 17 May, 1997
Men: A. Stapleton (Team Clean) 22:17
Women: A. Drysdale (Pro Circuit MTB) 29:02 ...UEA RESULTS ...

East District C.A. '10(Course B10/3E)

Time Trialling 12 May 1997

Date: Monday 12 May, 1997
Women: Yvonne MacGregor (Addidas-Sci Con) 21:15 ...UEA RESULTS... ------------------------------ ...

E.C.C.A. '(Course E5/50)

Time Trialling 11 May 1997

Date: Sunday 11 May, 1997
Men: Robin Jackson (Hounslow & District Wheelers) 1:55:05
Women: Janet Howes (CC Islington) 2:28:04 ...

National '10(Course B10/3E)

Time Trialling 10 May 1997

Date: Saturday 10 May, 1997
Women: Yvonne McGregor (Adidas Sci-Con) 21:15 ...UEA RESULTS... ------------------------------ ...

Recommendations on Budget Deep Rim Wheels

Performance Matters 07 May 1997

You've got your position sorted out, you're as fit as you could be, and you're still as slow as ever! Deep section wheels may provide the answer ...

V.C. Baracchi '10(Course B10/44)

Time Trialling 05 May 1997

Date: Monday 05 May, 1997
Men: Martin Pyne (Leo RC) 21:21
Women: Catherine Essex (Kings Lynn CC) 23:57 ...UEA RESULTS... ...

Solo 25-mile Time Trial, Cambridge (B25/38)

BUSA Cycling 03 May 1997

Mixed fortunes once again for the UEA squad, as John Swindells put in a minute's improvement for a new PB, and Jo Tuck improved by over 5 minutes ...

Solo 10-mile Time Trial, Hull (V718)

BUSA Cycling 26 Apr 1997

This event was staged where the Sun doesn't shine: Hull. It's got a lovely A-road though, and the times reflected that. Andy was having a bit ...

WSW '25(Course B25/38)

Time Trialling 20 Apr 1997

Date: Sunday 20 April, 1997
Keith Murray: RAF CC (53:08) ...UEA RESULTS... ---------------------------------------------- ...

E.C.C.A. '10(Course B10/36R)

Time Trialling 19 Apr 1997

Date: Saturday 19 April, 1997
Les Palmer: Leo RC (21:22) ...UEA RESULTS... ---------------------------------------------- ...

VCFP '(Course F2/25)

Time Trialling 06 Apr 1997

Date: Sunday 06 April, 1997 ...UEA RESULTS... -------------------------------------------------------- Name ...

BUSA MTB XC FUN RESULTS

BUSA Cycling 27 Mar 1997

Hal Eriksen had a storming ride in the Fun Category! PostnRace NoName Institute 1546Chris Wilkinson Sheffield 2547James MeadSheffield ...

MTB XC Provo Results 2nd ED

BUSA Cycling 27 Mar 1997

Jesse was unlucky to fall several times in the medals event, putting Dave Cooper at the head of the UEA pack. Individual Postn NumberNameInstitute ...

Team Time Trial, Swaffham

BUSA Cycling 16 Mar 1997

The UEA had one-and-a-bit teams entered for this one: the ladies team battled against constant cross-winds in a steady ride, which is more than ...

Ely & District C.C. '25(Course B25/1)

Time Trialling 09 Feb 1997

Date: Sunday 09 February, 1997
Men: Andy Horner (VC Camelot) 56:49 ...UEA RESULTS... ------------------------------------- ...

Cyclo-cross, Nottingham

BUSA Cycling 08 Feb 1997

Jesse Baines proved his versatility, by placing 13th in his first cyclocross in twelve months. He led the UEA squad to a commendable 5th place ...


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