Eagle Road Club

Phil Hersey wins the first race in the ELV winter series

Phil Hersey won the first event of the ELV winter series last Saturday, breaking away on his own to win by an impressive 54 seconds.  His competitors said he was unbeatable on the day, as once he had built the gap, none of the peloton riders were willing to work to bring him back.

Many thanks to Dave Hayward for letting the Eagle use his pictures.  

In the 3/4 race wthe Eagle had several riders making their seasonal debuts, with new member Phil Sheehan the best finisher in 11th place. 

An excellent start to 2012.

Hainault RC V Eagle RC Hill Climb 30/10/11

Good weather and a very good turnout made for an enjoyable morning of competition. Most improved their best times for the hill and Bryan beat the 14 year old hill record held by Matt Hart. Bob King last rode the event 44 years ago and won it in 1966.

No	Name	Club	Time
9	Bryan Crump	Eagle RC	1.30.4
18	Stoyko Bussarov	Eagle RC	1.33.2
7	Simon Hewins	Eagle RC	1.37.8
17	Livio Nannetti	Eagle RC	1.38.2
4	Dave Youell	Eagle RC	1.44.5
14	Carlito Rendora	Eagle RC	1.56.1
8	Mark Steers	Hainault R. C.	2.00.3
12	Patrick Smith	Hainault R. C.	2.05.1
5	Richard Lofthouse	Eagle RC	2.05.3
6	Paul Godfrey	Hainault R. C.	2.14.1
13	Frank Mcgowan	Hainault R. C.	2.18.9
19	Mike Turvey	Eagle RC	2.21.5
10	Steve Godfrey	Hainault R. C.	2.26.6
2	Cliff Pace	Eagle RC	2.33.6
1	Bob  King	Eagle RC	2.36.6
16	Antonio Paolino	Eagle RC	2.42.1
11	Alastair Smith	Hainault R. C.	3.04.6
15	Eric Bass	Eagle RC	3.56.3
3	Scarlett Parker	Private Time trial	1.32.7
	Teams	Eagle RC	4.41.4
		Hainault R. C.	6.19.5

Stoyki wins the ECCA Hill Climb

The ECCA Hill Climb is run over two climbs up the hill at Little Baddow. This year was a lovely sunny day, feeling quite calm with a deceptive breeze blowing down the hill which slowed all the riders compared to last year.  We had two riders in the event; Stoyko Bussarov and Dave Youell.

Stoyki stormed up on both rides, around 1 mins 41 on both, although one of the few to go fractionally faster on the second run. The effort required is extreme. After his first ride Stoyki was complaining of blood in his mouth and Dave said his throat was on fire. Stoyki went fractionally faster on the second climb and held it together perfectly.

Dave took 4th place with times of 1:47 and 1:49 Dave's second run was 2 seconds slower, the lactic acid in the legs taking it's effect in the last 50 m to the line. 

Well done CHAMP !

Autumn 25 on 2/10/11. Result.

A fantastic morning, warm and bright, little wind, a great bunch of Eagles and a lot of good rides. Phil Jolly was a suprise entry but suprised himself with his time. New member Steve Bryant showed promise for the future and Dave Youell suprised the handicapper. Damien and James got some good practice for next week.Well done everyone, a great event.

Quotes:

Nice to meet Polly this morning and also great to see our other junior Eagle Florence. Great fun this morning I really enjoyed myself, thanks everybody days like these are so so special. (Damien)

Great to be riding in the sunshine yesterday, thanks to all who did the work to setup and keep the associated admin in order, stars, all of you. One day I would like to go full time trial but that's something I am not ready for just yet. I really like this hilly course as it gives you lots of opportunity to jump out of the saddle and breaks up the journey a bit also having two of your mates only a minute behind you was more than enough motivation to keep the momentum up. Phil, you are a road warrior and as for the champ, you will be back next year, I can feel it. (Bryan)

	Name	Time	Pos	Hcp	Hcp Time	Hcp Pos
	Phil Hersey	1:01:25	1	05:01	0:56:24	4
	Bryan Crump	1:02:20	2	05:38	0:56:42	6
	Chris Baldwin	1:02:35	3	06:04	0:56:31	5
	Dave Youell	1:03:25	4	09:43	0:53:42	1
	Simon Hewins	1:06:32	5	09:34	0:56:58	7
	Steve Bryan	1:11:34	6	11:01	1:00:33	9
	Liz Chittenden	1:11:47	7	17:32	0:54:15	2
	Howard Grace	1:13:15	8	17:07	0:56:08	3
	Tony Paolino	1:17:26	9	17:50	0:59:36	8
	Phil Jolly	1:32:51	10	11:01	1:21:50	10
	Damien Foy	1:02:32		Two Up
	James Sale
	Paul Long	DNS
	Steve Hodges	DNS

Bryan Crump wins again to secure 1st cat status

Report by James Sale.

Today was all about Crumpy’s points and cash.... What can I say, today we showed the other teams how to race, got Crumpy a win, 30 points (which puts him in pole position for the RR trophy), took both primes (one for Damien, and one for me). And just to top it off, we all came home £20 richer.
Just a few points from today’s action:

We tried to get Crumpy away a few times, but nothing was really sticking.  Damien got away in a little group of 3 and then sprinted to the 1st prime. You had to be there, but Crumpy was stressing about it to Damien, and Damien said “I will take care of it”, next thing I see Damien off the front giving it some beans.

Eventually the race started to split up, and Crumpy got away in a nice little group of 6. I managed to get across with 4 others (free ride for me). Now we had a 10 man breakaway, which was shaky to start with, but then settled down. Crumpy was getting concerned about staying in it. But I had to tell it to him straight.... “You are the best for this finish, stay in”.  The gap grew to about 1 and half minutes to the bunch, so it was time to decide what the end game was. A lead-out from the main road on a tight left hander was the plan. 

A little attack went with a couple of K’s to go, but I closed it down, doing everything to save Crumpy’s legs.  The left hander was upon us, and I went full on.... I couldn’t have gone any further of harder. By this point, there was just 3 of us, with about 15 bike lengths to the guys back in 4th, 5th, etc. Crump came through and I told him to “f***** go now!!” Game over, nobody was catching him.  I tried to stay on some wheels, but I was cooked, managed to roll in for 8th place, not that it really matters on a day like this.

I also forgot to mention that Crumpy led me out for the 2nd prime, which ended up shredding the break away apart.... easy!

Thanks to Andy Sheridan for the photo of Bryan winning. To see more photos of the race visit http://sheridan.zenfolio.com/london_phoenix_rr2011

Whitewebbs Circuit Races at Hog Hill

Bryan Crump wins elite race

The Whitewebbs CC Summer Circuits held at Hog Hill (Redbridge Cycle Centre) on August 21.
Lewis Atkins and James Jackson attacked with flair and gained a good lead, but it was a lead that was still tenuous as proved when Bryan Crump bridged the gap to make a three man break.
As the race progressed Jackson fell back, waited for the pack and then pulled out. The leaders kept the pace up and on the Hogberg it was Crump who gained an advantage to win.
The second group were lapped and a number of riders tried to break free and take third spot, including Tom Smith and Richard Da Silva. At the flag it was Todd Hotchkiss who sprinted to the front to claim 3rd.

1 Bryan Crump, Eagle RC 1.18.57
2 Lewis Atkins, Twenty 3C Orbea s/t
3 Todd Hotchkiss, Stourbridge Velo @ 1 lap
4 Tom Smith, Felt-Colbognes
5 James Sale, Eagle RC

Earlier in the day the Eagle had several riders in the Vets race.

Martin Bedaell  went clear almost near race start and although his lead did come down a bit he was able to cross the line with plenty of time in hand.

Towards the end of the race Damien made a solo effort to bridge to Bedaell but run out of time.  He was joined by ex pro Simon Wright with the two of them contesting 2nd and 3rd places.

1 Martin Bedaell CC Luton B
2 Simon Wright CC Sudbury B
3 Damien Foy Eagle RC B

ELV Summer Series victories

Well done the Eagles.

The final point’s classification of the seven events in the East London Velo Summer Criterium Series held at the Redbridge Cycling Centre (Hog Hill) resulted in a clear win in Category ‘A’for David Farrow .

In the Over 60’s categories Chas Wilde  took the honours in Category. ‘H’

Pos. Category ‘A’ (40-44yrs)    Points
1st David Farrow  Eagle R.C .  16
1

Category ‘B’ (45-49yrs)
7th John Beaufoy  Eagle R.C.     1
   

Category ‘C’ (50-54yrs)
5th Carlito Rendoro Eagle R.C.     2
            

Category ‘H’ (75yrs+)
1st Chas Wilde  Eagle R.C.     8

Bryan Crump WINS the Diss & District Road Race

7th August 2011 - Here are a few words from the man himself . . . "Stoked! I am stoked to get this win under my belt along with the additional bonus of it being on the same day as Jamzy and Stoyki move up to the first CAT status.

This victory shares in common with my last in that I did not get much sleep the night before the race due to camping over at a work party in Cambridge. Jamzy set the mood perfect by missing the turn off to pick me up, setting a pressure cooker vibe much like Baldwin running late to the start line.

After some bitter disappointments on previous races from such elementary things as poor tyre choice and loose seat clamp bolts I was keen on a result from the Diss Road race. The course was generally flat and well protected from the wind due to large wooded areas that the race wound through. A point of interest was the 180 deg left hand turn which would naturally create a massive gap in the bunch due to the elastic effect. Leading up to this corner the second time around I pushed up to the front of the race. The strong cross wind and slight up hill was enough to allow three of us to break away and bridge across to the existing three breakaway riders.

Getting in to the last lap I knew that the race was going to be mine. The attacks from my fellow escapees were weak and did not last more than 20m before they dropped their pace back down. Once I saw the 200m to go sign I double clicked on the shifters and gave it full gas. I was pleased to also get another shift in mid-way through my sprint accelerating the whole time"

Willsher 50 (32nd Assoc) Result

A sunny, warm day with a rising southerly greeted the riders today on the occasion of the Willsher 50, conbmined with the 32nd Association 50. The return leg, all 25 miles of it, must have been particularly memorable so congratulations to all those that took part.
There are several good times at the top of the leaderboard with Dave Clarke once again fooling the handicapper. A special mention also to John Skinner taking part in his first 50 and looking remarkably fresh come the afternoon bar-be-que.
As ever, we are indebted to the Eagle support team supplemented on this occasion by volunteers from the Victoria, Shaftsbury, Lea Valley and Chelmer - thanks to all.

The team prize was taken by the Eagle with Mssrs Hersey, Baldwin and Foy recording an aggregate time of 6:11:48

ELV Hog Hill Summer Series Final

4th August 2011 - It must be the 85’ skinsuit! Damien Foy has taken his second win in so many weeks. What a great way to sign off from Thursday night league. I knew that it was only a matter of time before Damien was able to master the circuit as he had done at Eastway. Damien is capable of doing 20 minutes 10’s, so it should have been no surprise to the opposition that he might have a go from a long long way out. A couple of guys were chasing him down, but they died before he turned on the heat and smashed the hill for the last time..... Just look at the effort on his face!