What’s On

Club Christmas Dinner

Friday 6th December at 7:00 for 7:30pm at Ruthin Rugby Club

Starters:

Chicken Liver Pate
Vegetarian Brandy and Herb Pate
Carrot & Coriander Soup
Prawn Cocktail.

Main course:

Roast Turkey
Nut Roast
both with all the trimmings.

Dessert:

Christmas Pudding
Chocolate Brownie & Cream.

The cost is £28.00 per person, and we will include a free welcome drink. Email menu choices to Tony Lloyd (tandjlloyd@btinternet.com) and make a payment to the usual club bank account

Spouses and partners are very welcome to attend.

Mondays 7 – 8pm Marsh Tracks, Rhyl

VCMELYD Coffee Beans Coached session at Marsh Tracks, Rhyl closed circuit.

Whether you’re new to cycling, building your confidence up, recovering, or just looking to build your fitness back up, this session is a safe zone for everyone over the age 16, so come and get some miles in.

See their website or Facebook page for more details.

Club AGM Thursday 23rd January 2025

At Ruthin Rugby Club from 7:00pm

Time Trial Series 2025

Achievements

National Hill Climb, Hexham, October 2024

Congratulations to Margaret Docking, Sally Cunliffe, Vicky Hinstridge who were all placed in their respective categories!

Open Horseshoe Hill Climb 6th October 2024

Good turn out from RCC at the 41st open horseshoe hill climb, hosted by Fibrax Fenwick’s Wrexham Cycling Club :

Margaret Docking (1st AG female), Sally Cunliffe , Rhian Pierce (3rd female), Huw Sanders, Phil Evans

Ian Moore – Congratulations!

Congratulations to Ian who finished 2nd in the World Series Gravel in Sardinia, wearing Ruthin colours!

“So close to a rainbow World Series jersey. A late Canadian entry got it, well done to him. It was a very tough hilly course and pleased my strength held up. The last 12km was on road into a headwind and I finished on my own. On to The Gralloch Gravel World Series Gravel race on 18th May. See if I can go one better!! Oh boy this gravel racing is hard. Respect to gravel riders!!”

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Dave Passe

Congratulations for finishing 3rd in the M70-74 age category in 1:32:52 on Sunday 14th April at the Harlech Sprint Duathlon Welsh Championship age group Event.

The first leg, a 5k beach run, was better than I expected as the sand was firm although the bit through the dunes definitely wasn’t.

A 22k cycle was next up which was flat except for the slog up to Harlech town but at least it was downhill for a while after the turnround point and flat back to transition.

Finally a 2.2k run culminating in the climb up to the finish in the castle.

7th April Reliability Ride

Another year, another super tough VCM Reliability Ride, well supported by RCC. The organiser reckoned that the event raised about £900 for Prostate Cancer UK.

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Ian Moore

First at the British Masters Cycling Percy Stallard national series competition race at Darley Moor Derbyshire, 10^th March. I think we all needed treatment for hyperthermia as it was a very wet and cold ride!!

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Summer Long Rides

We plan to organise some longer rides during the summer, typically on the last Sunday of the month.

Details will be emailed to members as we decide on routes. In the past we have ridden to Conwy, and met at Betws-y-Coed to ride the Brailsford Way to Caernarfon. But other routes are possible.

Gravel Rides

We are still looking for someone to plan some gravel rides for the club…

Thursday Evening Training Rides

We hope to run a fast Chain-gang and a slower, structured fitness ride on Thursday evenings for the summer months, depending on demand. Watch out for emails with details.