monday 27th october 2014 weekly newsletter

Web Version  |  Unsubscribe TABLE OF CONTENTS • Weekly Roundup • Rides this week - REMEMBER LIGHTS! • Thursday - Beer and Burrito (Oct 29th) • Downhill Uplift at Bike Park Wales - 2nd Nov • Brecon Beacons Road Trip - SIGN UP OPEN • DRIVERS! We Need You. • Caps for Sale • Membership • Pictures of the Week • With thanks to our sponsors. Other Cycling Stuff Food Cycle Get on your bike, prevent food waste and help out a great community project. Volunteers needed Saturdays 9-10pm and Sunday mornings (cycling or cooking). Weekly Roundup There's lots to report and plenty more going on this week including trip sign-ups, race reports, socials and more, so get comfortable. First off, we are proud to officially announce the continued support of Mission Burrito and to welcome BikeUK (our bike shop of choice) as sponsors for the 2014/15 season. More info about what our sponsors can offer is available on our website. BUCS Hill Climb Curbar Gap, Peak District was once again played host to BUCS Hill Climb, a gruesome climb of 1.1 miles at 11.3%. It was a huge event, with over 300 competitors competing across the day. First off was Kate, who stormed up the climb in under 8 minutes, taking a hugely impressive 12th place! Not to be outdone, Georgie left it all on the road to set 7:49 and 8th place overall and secure 5th place in the Women's team competition! A strong contingent of UOBCC men raced against the clock, but the fastest was saved 'til last. Callum, got a huge cheer as he past us (see the video on facebook) to go on and set a 6:23, the fastest UOBCC rider and good enough for 60th out of 239 in a very strong field. Bristol Individual Results: Georgie Panchaud: 7:49  8th Kate Mactear: 7:55  12th Callum Hunter: 6:23  60th Ben Alexander: 6:32  72nd Andrew Kirby: 6:33  74th Ryan Witchell: 6:40  89th Fred Cook: 6:41  94th Mike Gallagher: 6:50  113th Alastair Stevenson: 6:56  123rd On Sunday, we went over to Pea Royd Lane, to watch recently graduated Will Bourne compete in UOBCC colours in the National Hill Climb. Will absolutely demolished the climb to claim 14th place!  Huge Kudos to him. Our immense support even made it into CyclingWeekly.  Cyclocross Cam competed at round 2 of the National Trophy Cyclo-Cross series at the Southampton Sports centre on Sunday. Battling against an incredibly strong Belgian-based field who looked "simply a class apart". Dispite all this, Cam put in a tremendous performance to finish 34th amongst the star studded field, and 12th U23. See Cam's gurning face (links to Pictures of the Week). Rides this week - REMEMBER LIGHTS! Wednesday (Lights Required!!!) Meet: 2pm. The clocks have gone back, and as a result, it will be dark when we finish our rides. Lights are a requirement to ride! The Uni do cheap lights sales once a month. We'll let you know when the next one is happening. They really are a worthwhile investment if you value your life. Sunday Meet: 10am at Clifton Suspension Bridge. Normal format, with groups of similar abilities heading off to explore over the bridge. Thursday - Beer and Burrito (Oct 29th) Where: Mission Burrito, Park Street Time: 8pm Facebook Event Now that the Hill Climb season is over, what better way to celebrate than seeing who can eat the biggest Burrito. For those of you who want to enjoy their food Mission Burrito do a delicious selection of tacos, Tortilla chips and Guacamole (menu). After everyone is suitably full we will head over to the old spoons on the triangle for beer to wash it down! Downhill Uplift at Bike Park Wales - 2nd Nov The first DH trip of the year will be to Bike Park Wales, this Sunday 2nd Nov. We will be riding their uplift service at the incredibly bargain price of just £15 per head, that includes transport as well. There's only 4 spots left, don't miss out on what's sure to be a great days riding! The Sign-up is now available on our UBU page. Brecon Beacons Road Trip - SIGN UP OPEN Dates: 7-9th November Price: £30 (or £25 for drivers, please see post below if you have a car). Our first weekend away road trip will be to the Brecon Beacons. We will be leaving in the evening on Friday 7th November for a weekend of picturesque scenery, stunning roads and general good fun. Sign-up is now open at £30 which includes ~50% subsidy, making this trip great value for money (food, accommodation and transport included). To sign-up, go to the UBU webpage, login, and add Brecons Road trip to your basket. DRIVERS! We Need You. We're always looking for drivers for trips. Please let us know if you have a car in Bristol or if you're minibus trained. We still need 1 more driver for the Brecon Beacons road trip. Fuel will be refunded and there is a £5 discount on the cost of the trip. Please get in touch with Fred Cook (fc12293@my.bristol.ac.uk) or reply to this email directly. Caps for Sale Cycling caps will available to buy for £7 each at the social on Thursday. If you can't make it, get in touch with Chris to arrange to buy another time. Pre-order of 2014/15 kit will soon be available at BikeUK. Membership Monday 13th October was the last day of trial membership. The trial basically covers us on insurance during the first couple of weeks whilst riders aren't officially signed up. From now on, we will need riders to be members of the club to join us on rides. Membership Perks: Free kit and bike hire (check out what's available here) Discounted club kit ~50% off weekends away and other trips (All disciplines). Free entry to BUCS (we also cover transport and accommodation costs). Discounted socials And if that's not enough, joining the cycling club makes you a member of one of the most respected clubs in the University (as shown by our UBU Club of The Year status in 2012). We endeavour to bring together like-minded people for social rides, races and other fun activities. Click here to buy Membership. (login and add to basket). Pictures of the Week UOBCC creating a wall of noise for the best hillclimbers in the UK at the National Hill Climb in Stocksbridge, Peak District on Sunday. Ryan 'Fabian' Witchell requiring N+1 Watts on BUCS HC Cam displaying a classic gurning face. P.S. Look at those legs! With thanks to our sponsors. See our website for more info about our sponsors and what special deals they can offer. You're receiving this email because you have signed up to The University of Bristol Cycling Club mailing list. Unsubscribe The University of Bristol Cycling Club, UBU, Richmond Building, 105 Queens Road, Bristol. BS8 1LN