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Cyclocross Race - Irvine - 23rd November

See report and pictures further down this page.

Organised Club Rides

NB Conditions apply to all organised club rides. See Conditions - MTB, Road & Cyclo-cross Rides below for details. 

Evening MTB Ride - Wednesdays

The club holds MTB rides on Wednesday evenings, starting from a variety of locations in the Ayrshire area. Rides usually assemble at 7.15 pm for a 7.30 start and are of around 1 to 1.5 hours in duration. The pace set will accommodate the slowest in the group - no one gets left behind. Details of the current week's ride can be found on the Organised Club Rides section in the Club Forum.

We recommend that every rider carry an 'SOS Kit' on all off-road rides. The kit should include:
 
at least one spare inner tube; tyre levers; tube patching kit; frame fitting pump or mini-pump set to your type of valve; mini-tool for minor adjustments; a whistle; mobile phone with fully charged battery; identification - preferably with details of any medical conditions and regular medication. (All available to purchase at Walkers Cycling except the phone and identification)

Evening Road Rides - Tuesdays & Wednesdays

A road or hybrid style bike is recommended for these rides.
 
Tuesday evenings, 7.30pm start from Walkers shop. Approx 20 -30 miles.

Wednesday evenings, 7.30pm start from Walkers shop. Structured ride, newcomers welcome, mix of routes dependent on ability.

Cyclo-cross Rides

Thursday evenings, 7.30pm at the Big Idea car park, Harbourside, Irvine. Come and have a go! Off-road cycle required - MTB is fine.

Ladies' Road Rides

The ladies' rides will resume in spring 2009. Check back then for details.

Strathpuffer 2009

The club will once again be travelling north in January 2009 with a squad of riders and 'support crew'  to the Strathpuffer - the first major 24 hour endurance event of the new season. Find out more about this unique event on the Strathpuffer Event Web Site

Scottish Cycling/British Cycling Race Calendar

For details of competitive events organised under the auspices of SC and BC go to the Events Calendar on the British Cycling web site.

Leisure Cycling Events

For details of sportive and leisure cycling events go to the EverydayCycling web site.

Scottish Cyclocross Series - Round 7 - Irvine - November 2008

The morning of Sunday 23rd November saw the members of Walkers Cycling up bright and early to mark out the course for what would be their very first organisation of a round of the Scottish Cyclocross Series.  The course was held up and over the sand dunes at the Beach Park in Irvine, with howling winds and ice-like rain accompanying the riders on their laps.  First up was the Youth Race, with two Walkers representatives cutting their teeth on what was to both of them a new discipline.  James Neill and Mikey Turnbull both braved the skinny tyres, lack of suspension (both boys being into Downhill Mountainbiking) and less than balmy weather to bring home good results.  James had a race-long ding-dong with Stuart McClusky of Glenmarnock Wheelers, only to be pipped at the post to 6th place and Mikey rode most of the race on his own (without the benefit of other riders for shelter from the wind) to finish 7th. 

 

In the senior race, course organiser, Neil Walker, Walkers CC led for the first lap, from a surprised  Iain Nimmo, Squadra Porcini (current series leader) but managed to crash on a difficult corner on lap three (of his own creation!), allowing Nimmo and James Frazer-Moodie to get ahead of him.  Walker held on to the end of the race, taking the Club’s first Cyclocross podium of the year.  In the bunch were Drew Thomson (23rd), Scott Russell (26th), Steve Lockhart (27th), Gavin Hanna(33rd), Julie Nimmo(4th W) and Neil Smith (39th), a relatively new member, making his debut appearance at a ‘cross race.  All of the Walkers riders enjoyed racing on ‘home turf’ and all upped their performances, with an exceptional start from Lockhart, who looked to be closing down on Thomson’s wheel at one point, unfortunately slowing a little to finish just one place down from Russell.

 

Neil would like to thank all the brave and hardy souls from the club who came along to help and cheer on the sand-coated bedraggled riders. The race could not have happened without their help and possibly some riders might not have finished without their vocal support!

Some Pictures from the Event:

 
 
 
 
 

See more images from the event on our Flickr Gallery

 

Conditions - MTB, Road & Cyclo-cross Rides

All fitness levels are catered for but riders must be over 18 years of age (or under 18 and accompanied by an adult) and be competent cyclists.

Please come dresssed appropriately for the weather conditions and with your bike in good working order. Riders must wear a helmet and be self-sufficient carrying at least one spare tube, tyre levers, inflator, a mobile phone, personal ID (preferably with details of any medical conditions and regular medication) and contact details. Please Note: good lights are required on all evening rides.

It is recommended that riders also carry an emergency light set (front & rear LED), tube patching kit and a mini-tool for minor repairs.
 
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