Ilkley Cycling Club

YCF 10M TT on the V212  Boroughbridge - Tuesday 8th May (same course that the Ilkley / Otley interclub will be held on in June/July)

Ged Millward 22:14 (8th), Ben Hallworth  22:48 (9th), Daniel Jay-Webster  24:42 (28th),Claire Jessop 28:01 (46th), Emily Hallworth 28:28 (47th), Leanne Farrow 28:43 (49th), Greg Jessop 29:01 (52nd) Rachel Bowman 29:03 (53rd). Rachel got 1st Lady on Handicap and Dan got 1st overall Handicap.

25 mile Time Trial Cockermouth Cumbria - Sunday 6th May

On a rare sunny day in Ilkley for those travelling afar to race the weather conditions were dreadiful, it was sleeting and raining not to mention a rising headwind on the way back. The temperature barely rose above freezing. Ged Millward- 56 mins  Mark Pimlott -  1:03.

Dishforth 25 Mile Time Trial (V236) - Saturday 5th May

Ged Millward 54.35 (4th place), Ben Hallworth 56.46 (11th place), Ewan Farrow 59:24 (3rd on handicap), David Leckenby 59:51, Matthew Cox 1.05.38, Emlyn Simpson 1.07.43, Claire Jessop 1.09.31. . thanks to the small posse that rode out to support the ICC team.

Hull City Road Club (V718) 10 mile time trial - Saturday 28th April

Four riders represented Ilkley Cycling Club at the Hull City Road Club (V718) 10 mile time trial on Saturday. The course covers a fast 10 mile circuit starting at South Cave and heading out to North Ferriby and back. Ilkley’s Ben Hallworth put in a strong performance completing the course with a personal best of 21:54. Despite the windy conditions Mark Pimlott rode a brilliant ride and also achieved a personal best of 22:28. Due to a mix up by the officials at the finish line Ged Millward’s time wasn’t recorded , an approximate time of 20:30 would have put him up with the top 10 finishers out of the 117 riders entering the event. Katherine Pimlott had an excellent ride finishing 3rd lady with an overall time of 23:30.

Featherstone (V910) 10 mile time-trial - Sunday 29th April

Sunday saw the Featherstone (V910) 10 mile time-trial, and hats off to those who rode in the atrocious conditions – with gale force winds and driving rain prevailing through most of the day. Ged Millward stormed home in 24:19 finishing second overall. Ben Hallworth’s 25:36 was enough to secure him 5^th position. Also riding for Ilkley Cycling Club were, Claire Jessop (30:52), Emily Hallworth (31:45) and Greg Jessop (33:25).

Ravensthorpe CC 10 mile  TT  V910 - Saturday 21st April 2012

3 ICC women  of B/C club ride level, 2 of them new to racing this year went competed in this  this TT on Saturday.The weather held up ok on the V910 if a little windy for our 3 lady team. A long drag up a slight hill into a headwind with a blast back home. Results were Leanne Farrow 30:21, Emily Hallworth 30:36 Rachel Bowman 31:46. (although there was a dropped chain and someone who went the wrong way!). Great results and I think everyone really enjoyed it.

Derby 25 mile  TT A25/11  - Saturday 21st April 2012

Katherine Pimlott took part in a 25 mile time trial in Derby on the A50. This was a BBAR (Brirish Best All Rounder) event and so attracted some of the fastest women in the country who tackled a fierce headwind on the outward leg which mean't times were somewhat slower than usual, the winner Lynne Taylor from Born to Bike came in first in first lady with 57.32, Katherine was 11th out of 18 in 1.01.54.

Bowland 3/4cat Road Race - Sunday 22nd April 2012

Hail, rain and sun for Ewan at the Bowland 3/4cat Road Race. He finished with a fantastic 4th place which will earn him and the club a good load of BC points. ( Ewan has now got his 3rd Cat- congratulations). Ewan reported "  it was a great race, although I ended up covered in mud! One chap broke away on the third lap (of four) and stayed away - the rest of us fought it out on the final climb; a handful went right at the bottom and held on all the way to the line. Brilliant race, def one for an ICC team next year! A long climb on the race circuit suited Ewan " It was awesome - all the big strong men panting themselves to death and me spinning along happily. Of course it was another matter on the rolling downhill - I did have a dig at the start of the second lap on that hill and pulled out 30 seconds, but lost it on the 'easy' bit of the course!"

Otley CC 25 mile Time Trial- V236/1 -Sunday 22nd April 2012

On Sunday there was a good ICC turn out at the Otley 25 on the A19 Topcliffe/South Kilvington course. Conditions appeared still and dry but from all accounts it was deceptively windy for the riders. Ged Millward  was the fastest Ilkley rider and came 4th overall in 54.04,(New ICC Record) next was Ben Hallworth in 57.48, then Mark Pimlott in 58.56, Tim Ashelford in 1.01.05, Daniel Jay-Webster had an eventful ride, his time was 1.03.54 but included going off course and stopping prematurely before the finish, so he will be much quicker next time he rides. Emlyn Simpson also had a few mechanical issues before the start giving him a 15.40 minute time penalty which mean't officially his time was 1.18.01......., but we all know he did a 1.03.03 really.

VTTA (Yorkshire) Time Trial Hull - Saturday 14th April 2012

Ged Millward showed some excellent form this weekend. On Saturday in cold, wet and windy conditions, Ged finished a strong third place, in 20.49, out of a field of 110 riders at the VTTA (Yorkshire) 10 mile time trial in Hull. Mark and Katherine Pimlott also represented Ilkley Cycling Club in this event, Katherine finishing as second lady in 23.59.

Tockwith Circuit - Saturday 14th April 2012
This Saturday also saw the first ‘Day of Racing’ at the Tockwith circuit with a good turnout in all races. Races were held throughout the day in mostly dry conditions with races for Youth and Senior categories. Ilkley CC had two riders racing with David Waller making a good first appearance for the club in his first ever race, and Ben Hallworth narrowly missing out on points in a bunch sprint at the line.

LVRC Road Race  Lindale - Sunday 15th April 2012

Following Saturday's show of strength, Ged Millward went on to win the Lindale LVRC Road Race on Sunday , scoring a historic first road race victory for the club . The Lindale Road Race consists of nine laps of a technical five mile circuit, near Grange-over-Sands, and was also contested by Ilkley Cycling Club’s Rogan Ashton and Otley CC’s James Cullen. Several riders attacked off the front in the first half of the race, but they were all chased down by the main pack. The second half of the race saw the formation of the race-winning move as three riders, including Ged, attacked hard. The three built a good lead over the peloton and held them off to contest the sprint for the line. Ged’s recent good form and tactical riding ensured he bagged the victory for Ilkley.

Hull CRC Time Trial –  6th April Good Friday

Katherine Pimlott and Ged Millward represented Ilkley Cycle Club at the Hull RC Timetrial on Good Friday. Thermometers were reading 2 degrees as the riders set off for the start, to brave the chilly westerly breeze over the 10 mile course in Hull.

Facing some hot competition, Katherine finished in 4^th position out of the 15 ladies who entered the event, with a time of 23:00, beating her previous personal best by 23 seconds. Ilkley’s Ged Millward did an astonishing 19:21 to beat the previous Ilkley men’s club record by over 3mins.

Plus "Down South" on the same day - (report from Ewan Farrow)

Leanne's Farrow's first open TT -  a 10 mile down on the south coast. She pulled a 28.30 out of the bag, knocking 9.22 off her V810 time from last summer and so winning the best improver! I also raced it, managed a 22.53 and won second improver! Weather was good, very little wind albeit a chilly morning.

Otley Open 10 TT – Saturday 31st March

One of the first flat time trials of the season along the A19 for Ilkley riders.  En route as we passed Dishforth airfield the windsock told us it was going to be windy and yes it was. It was a fast course for some with Tejvan Pettinger of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team (and the Otley Hill Climb Champion) taking the fastest time in 21.00 mins for the men and Jo Blackburn of Team Swift taking it for the ladies. Stuart Hey took the fastest time for ICC, followed up by Claire Jessop and then Greg Jessop.

Circuit of the Dales – Sunday 1st April

The Circuit of the Dales is a classic annual time trial which is a highlight of the spring racing calendar for many, attracting a large field of riders from all over the country.

This year’s event, run by Nelson Wheelers, was on Sunday 1st April, which turned out to be a very beautiful if rather chilly day for this 50 mile hilly time trial (although it was shortened to 48.2 miles by roadworks in Ingleton). The stunning route went from Ingleton via the back roads to Kirby Lonsdale, to Sedburgh, Garsdale, Hawes and up over to Horton in Ribblesdale and back to finish by White Scar Caves. The terrain was incredibly technical, with twists and turns over a constantly changing gradient from incredible descents to eyeball popping climbs and plenty of teeth chattering road surfaces to test the riders bike handling skills and tenacity.

There was an impressive start sheet and the favourite was Rapha Condor Sharp's Richard Handley, just back from the Tour of Normandy who did not disappoint and was the fastest home in a blistering 1.55.38. Ilkley Cycling Club's five riders rode superbly. Ged Millward achieved his goal of being in the top 20 (out of a field of 124) and came in 13th overall in 2.09.42, Ben Hallworth was the next Ilkley rider home in with 2.19.45 (36th) then David Leckenby who won the prize for fastest on handicap with 2.22.19 (41st overall), followed by Mark Pimlott who was 57th in 2.29.33. Katherine Pimlott was the final rider home for Ilkley with a very respectable 2.30.43 (61st overall) winning a prize for second lady behind Lynn Hamel of Team Herbalife who was first lady with 2.28.35. Overall, Ilkley had the third fastest team of three riders home. A very successful and enjoyable morning for all.

Dirt Wheels Penny Pot Lane Road Race – Sunday 1st April

Road Racing made a return to the roads of North Yorkshire on Sunday with 2 races held on the infamous Penny Pot Lane circuit. In the 70/80s the circuit was used for the Harrogate International Classic and ridden by the likes of Sean Yates (Team Sky) and the famous Sean Kelly whilst he wore the Irish National Jersey.

Five riders for Ilkley Cycling club took part, Andy Grigg, Ewan Farrow, John Rigby Jones, Matthew Cox and Rob Ormrod. The eventual winner of the Elite race was Node 4 Giodana rider Kieran Friend with Sheffrec CC rider James Allen winning the race for 3rd / 4th category riders, with Ilkley CC’s Ewan Farrow and John Rigby Jones finishing well in the first bunch home.

Hagloffs Open 5 – Peak District

Ilkley Cyling Club’s Sue Booth and her teammate Louise Hanley from Dirtwheels went into this weekend 3rd overall Female Pairs in the series but a win in the Peaks has put them into 1st overall. Ilkley also had Stuart Pitches and his teammate who came 5th in the male pairs which is an excellent result in a really tough category.