Manchester and the South Pennines – all welcome
ABC Centreville’s Louis Szymanski won his first road race of the season in fine style at Le Mistral in Derbyshire on 19th March 2017. Despite the efforts of some strong teams he won in a solo breakaway. As the Bryan Steele Academy report had it, … Read more
A good night for the club with lots of talent on display
Here are some local hill climbs to come and ride with Centreville – note the closing dates: 01/10 Rossendale Road Club – closing date: 24/9 02/10 West Pennine on Blackstone Edge – closing date 20/9 (Traditionally the West Pennine event forms part of ABC … Read more
Four ABC Centerville riders flew the green white and blue at the East Lancs RC 2 stage hill climb on Blackstonedge above Littleborough this weekend. It was won by Dan Evans of Team Elite/Paul Bethel Electrical who set a storming new record of 7 … Read more
Report by Dave Grogan 4 ABC riders faced the timekeeper in this year’s Yorkshire RC Cragg Vale hillclimb. They were Dave Grogan, Gary Lake, Nick Holmes and Louis Szymanski. We were spread over 7 minutes on the start sheet so there was always a good … Read more
Centreville’s Louis Szymanski again showed his climbing form with a superb 2mins 43 seconds for 4th place in the Lancashire RC hillclimb on the Rake. After a misty and chilly start the sun was out by dinnertime and myself and Gary Lake had a good ride … Read more
The world Masters track Championships 2014 Paul Whatmough had a great week in the championships this year riding for Great Britain, getting the bronze medal in the scratch race, 5th in the team sprint, and 9th in the points race. The 45-49 year scratch title … Read more
Louis delivers It was a great day at the Hill Climb today, Louis Szymanski delivered a Pro-like performance and came close to victory, coming in 17 seconds behind the days fastest rider Richard Bideau, from Pendle Forest CC. Gary Lake continues to snap at Dave … Read more
We asked Gary for an update on his busy season: My first season racing for ABC Centreville Buxton Mountain Time Trial My first event in a Centreville Jersey was the 2014 Buxton Mountain hilly TT, a great season opener which is run on good … Read more
Centreville’s Pauline Cooper has been hard at work getting ready for the hill climb season: lots of efforts on strava hill segments around the South Pennines to get used to the “I think I’m going to die” heartrate, a swanky new Pinarello, and a visit … Read more
