Eagle Road Club

Sunday 26th February 2012 starting at 9:30 am

The Eagle Road Club is once again promoting our popular Reliability Trial on a sporting course based around the Essex and Suffolk borders.  All riders are welcome as we usually have several ability groups with one certain to fit your fitness level. The route is over undulating countryside on quiet roads totaling approximately 70 miles.  Newmarket is the midway point of the ride and conveniently there's a cafe at the top of the high street for anyone wanting a break.  
Remember, this is Old School and we’ll provide a warm clubhouse with parking and toilets, a map of one of our favourite rides, and a friendly gathering of like-minded riders.  No timing chips, no signage, no mechanic support other than your fellow riders and no broom wagon.  Afterwards riders are invited to stay around the clubhouse for refreshments, or might find themselves heading to our neighbour The Chequers Pub for Sunday lunch.

Entry fee:  £4.00 pay on the day or £3.60 online at www.britishcycling.org.uk

Event HQ:   Eagle Road Club Clubhut (gated entrance next to The Chequers Pub)

                 Cambridge Rd Ugley, Essex   CM22 6HZ

Email Chris Baldwin at londonbaldwin@gmail.com with any questions or for further details

Sunday Rides

For those of you that are not active in our "Members Area", I thought I should let you know that the Sunday morning rides are now in full swing.  The Eagle regulars are meeting at 9-00 am at the Castle pub Woodford for a few hours of fun.

Mince Pie Evening - weds 30th Nov

This is the next event on our social calender and its on Wednesday the 30th Nov, to be held at the Cricket club,  Nutter Lane, Wansted, E11 2JA . Guests will be welcome, so if you are thinking of joining the club and would like to meet us in our casual clothes then come along.

This is always a very enjoyable evening being a pre Christmas opportunity to socialise with your clubmates over a cup of tea and a mince pie of course.

The Autumn Social Calendar

I just thought I should let you all know what is going on over the next few weeks so you can place a spot in your diaries.

Hill Climb

Our hill climb is now an interclub event with the Hainault and the 30th Oct is when we do battle again.  Start is at 11 am, and Eagles will start gathering just after 10 am at the Owl pub at the top of Lippetts Hill.  Last year many of us stayed behind for a bit of lunch in the Owl which was extremely pleasant.  You can combine this with a clubrun if you don't fancy bursting your lungs in the event itself as the competitors need all the encouragement they can get.

End of season meal

After the success of the last 2 years we are again going to book a restaurant for an end of season meal.  It is going to be in London again as last year's venue seemed perfect and the date for your diary is Thurs 3rd Nov.  You will need to get in touch with Chris Baldwin if you want to come along, just so he can keep the restaurant informed of the numbers - but please make the effort, you will have a good time.

Clubhouse working day

The clubhouse and grounds need a little bit of TLC and Sunday 6th Nov has been chosen as the best day. Last year we combined this with a quick clubrun and we are going to so the same again this year

Blue Egg clubrun

The Blue Egg is a popular cafe for lots of Essex cyclists including Cav and Alex Dowsett. On Sunday the 20th Nov we are going to do a run from the clubhouse to the Blue Egg for cake and cafe, then back to the clubhouse.  Check out the forum if you are interested in this - it will be about a 60 mile steady ride.

Eagle 100k Autumn Randonee - Sunday 16 October, 9:00 am

 
Enjoy 100k riding on Albert Ayton's time tested Buntingford route following quiet Cambridgeshire roads.  The ride starts and finishes at the Eagle Clubhouse with a cafe stop near the halfway point.  This ride is open to all Eagles, their friends and any other riders interested in joining us for a day on two wheels in the countryside.

Willsher 50 and Eagle RC Open day 7th August.

The 7th of August is the day of the Willsher 50 combined with the 32nd Assn. 50 - after the event we are holding an Open Day at the clubhouse.

The Willsher 50

The Wilsher 50 is our club 50.  The trophy was presented by the Club as a memorial to the late Frank Willsher, killed in the Thames floods, 6th January 1928.  We will need a few marshals for the 50 and it will make the organisers job much easier if you could get in touch email tony to let him know you can help.

Course details

START (GR 515279) on the B1383 at Ugley 17 yards south of drain opposite PP42. Proceed north through Quendon, Newport, Roundabout at junction with B1052 and Littlebury to Stump Cross roundabout (10.89m). Take first exit  onto A1301 and straight over next three roundabouts, passing under the A11, continuing to Sawston roundabout (13.19m). Take third exit  onto the A505 eastbound and continue to join A11. Keep left  to take slip road to A1307 at Four Went Ways and at roundabout take second exit  to return to A11 northbound. Continue along A11 to Six Mile Bottom. Take slip road  onto A1304 and continue to Stetchworth roundabout (25.26m) where circle  and retrace along A1304 and A11 to Four Went Ways. Take slip road  to elevated roundabout and take second exit  to rejoin A11. Keeping to the left , take carriageway onto A505 and over A11. Continue to Sawston roundabout (37.44m), where take first exit  onto A1301. Go straight across all three subsequent roundabouts, passing under A11, to Stump Cross roundabout (39.76m). Take second exit  onto B1383 and pass through Littlebury, Newport and Quendon to FINISH (512289) at paint mark at first drain, 20 yards north of lane situated beside Chequers PH.

 
 

The Open Day

Starting at about midday, picnics in the grounds and a barbeque (please bring something to put on it). There are usually a few games to join in with and this year we will have some special guests. Please bring all the family and make it a good day. These are some photo's of Open Days from long ago.

 
 

Hot X Bun Ride

12 riders set off into a headwind for the annual Hot X Bun Randonee; Tony Meader, Chris & Liz, John & Helen, Howard, Paul, Andy Eckton, his friend Graham, Glenn & Paul Long. Eric Bass started earlier on his own route (well he is over 80 so needs a bit more time than us young uns). Help was provided by Peter & Rita, who dropped Nell off at Shudy Camps en route to dishing out the Hot X buns & tea at Kentford.

Glenn & Paul Long peeled off at Hadstock (Glenn to help do lunch, Paul in case of an emergency phone call). I believe the rest were towed along by Chris' enthusiastic riding. Last I saw of him was over Hadstock airfield with riders strung out behind him like clothes on a washing line.

Pete & Christine Smith joined for lunch after timekeepers duties at the Bishops Stortford Hilly. They brought some photos collected from Dave Lewis (a club member with a good eye behind the lens) , showing Eagle riders from the 50s & 60s. 

Nikki provided lunch at Shudy Camps and the group then (slowly) head back to the clubhouse, luckily with a tailwind to get them up the last few climbs. The sunny weather (we have had snow once or twice) helped make this another good club event.

Hot X Bun Randonnee - Easter Mon 25th April

This has been a tradition over the past 15 or so years for the Eagle.

The route starts at the clubhouse, goes up past Newmarket to Kentford, down to the Grant's house at Shudy Camps for lunch and then back to the clubhouse. Distance is 100K or so and there is an option for 150K. It's generally the same route as the randonnee earlier this year.

If you are a guest rider you would be most welcome to come along - if you would like some lunch though, please let us know by contacting me on secretary@eaglerc.org  Start is at 9:00 am at our clubhut at Ugley, post code CM22 6HZ.

Ray Eden - Father, Friend and Champion (1968-2011)

 
It is with extreme sorrow that we at the Eagle Road Club share the news of the death of a great champion.  Ray Eden died yesterday in hospital following an incident on Friday night.  All of our thoughts are with his son Finn and his wife Gail at this sad time.

Club Roadmans Hilly Result

  A very good event, plenty of smiling faces at the finish and a particularly good atmosphere.

Bryan showed that earthquakes do not slow him down with an excellent win and Clara broke her duck with a promising time. The Handicap competition was extremely close with the first four all within a minute, well done Pete. Thanks to all who helped.

Name	Time	Pos	Hcp	Hcp Time	Hcp Pos
Bryan Crump	1:06:02	1	0:05:36	1:00:26	2
Chris Baldwin	1:06:30	2	0:03:55	1:02:35	7
John Beaufoy	1:09:50	3	0:06:52	1:02:58	8
Dave Youell	1:10:24	4	0:05:57	1:04:27	10
Dave Clarke	1:10:30	5	0:09:45	1:00:45	3
Howard Grace	1:18:20	6	0:17:00	1:01:20	5
Liz Chittenden	1:18:47	7	0:10:49	1:07:58	13
Tony Paolino	1:19:06	8	0:18:06	1:01:00	4
John Skinner	1:20:38	9	0:15:53	1:04:45	11
Steve Hodges	1:23:28	10	0:18:32	1:04:56	12
Tom Berry	1:23:30	11	0:19:26	1:04:04	9
Paul Long	1:23:36	12	0:23:20	1:00:16	1
Helen Lansdown	1:24:36	13	0:22:41	1:01:55	6
Clara Patmore	1:26:50	14	0:14:00	1:12:50	14
Artour Samsonov	1:17:11		PTT
Joe Lambert	DNF		PUNC
Richard Goodwin	DNS		PTT
Graham Masters	DNS