Manchester and the South Pennines – all welcome
With Gender being a hot topic it’s good to reflect just how far society has come in terms of equality. There was once a time when Ladies were excluded from cycling clubs and set up their own Ladies clubs, so what might to some ears … Read more
Dear all, It’s the Manchester and District Ladies 10Mi Time trial on Saturday 24 July 2021.(Men can ride by invitation) The lads really enjoyed their first TT last week, if you fancy it add your name to the sheet, If you need a lift let … Read more
Time is such a familiar aspect of our lives that we take it for granted, personally I am very aware that I don’t fully understand time. Einstein determined that time is relative–in other words, the rate at which time passes depends on your frame of reference. When asked how … Read more
From John Drake Dan Shackleton From the results and times Dan has made a solid start to the Time Trial season: North Lancs RC10 on the L101 on the 4th of April, came 10th overall with a time of 21:44 and was the 1st Vet … Read more
A very sunny Easter weekend 2019 saw Centreville members get their white winter legs out and covered in factor 50, the better to enjoy cycling in all its forms, from time trialling and triathlon, to a trip away in Girona, NE Spain where Dan Martin … Read more
Centreville’s Charlotte Boothman has made a strong winning start to her time-trialling in 2019, building on her excellent results in 2018. Vets Dan Shackleton and Paul Basson have also started well, along with Ben Stead who placed 2nd at the Macclesfield 25 recently to add … Read more
Centreville’s Ben Stead rode to an excellent 2nd place in the Macclesfield Wheelers Open 25 time trial on Sunday April 13th 2019 on the J2/9 course near Jodrell Bank. Ben averaged a shade under 28mph for 53.41, to winner Alexander Royle’s 52.14 (Manchester Bicycle Club). … Read more
Reluctant to blow his own trumpet, I bent Dan’s arm over a number of weeks until it hurt almost as much as his feet in a 12 hour to tell us about his excellent time trial season in 2018. Many thanks to him for writing … Read more
If the tarmac wasn’t already in danger of melting in the searing heat of summer 2018, Charlotte Boothman would have blistered it anyway with the impressive TT rides she has laid down this year in her first full season for ABC Centreville. Her year began … Read more
Centreville’s Charlotte Boothman has had a storming start to her spring TT campaign, with 5 wins out of 9 outings to date. Charlotte delivered Centreville’s first win of 2018 in her first race for the club, clocking a speedy 17.46 for first woman on a … Read more
