Five Velos headed to the Thanet Way A299 for the VTTA 10.

The wind was problematic on the return leg making it a real fight to the finish.

A impressive ride from Lee Kingston saw him cross the chequered flag in 22min 15 secs. Rob Kennison was next home for the team in 24mins 16 secs.

The battle for third club mate back was between David Mackey and Sally Smith with David pipping Sally riding 26.12 to her 26.44.

Michael Stanley rode a PB completing the course in 27.14.

On Tuesday Rich Stokoe raced the North Weald Crits. It was warm but windy and tonight Rich started in the intermediate group.

After a steady opening lap Rich found himself in a few breaks but nothing was sticking. He took refuge in the bunch to recover.

On the penultimate lap Rich made a break for it and managed to get daylight on the group before being reeled in. He rolled in with the main group.

On Thursday he headed to the LVRC at Dunton another windy night which kept the bunch together. There were a few attempts to get away early on with the eventual winner making a successful break on his own at about 30 mins to ride in for the win.

On the final lap Rich rode aggressively to move up the bunch and was rewarded with a top 20 finish.

Matt Nunn was in action today; swimming, biking and running the Olympic distance triathlon at Leeds Castle.

He swam like a fish, rode like the devil and ran like the wind to complete in 2hrs 39mins 5 secs. A very impressive result.

In other news Nathan Delaney was smashing it round cyclopark on Thursday at the summer series crit race. He took 6th place picking up more BC points. His 2nd cat may be a possibility this season if these fantastic results continue!

The Medway News Trophy
The annual battle between local clubs Medway Velo and Wigmore CC took place on the 10mile TT course on the Isle of Grain on Wednesday, 23 June.

Each club puts forward a number of riders with the four fastest rides from each team counting towards the inter-club championship. The winning team is awarded with the Medway News Trophy.

The competition was very close but in the end the Velo held on to clench victory by just 23-seconds with the four rider count totalling 1hr 39mins 26secs to Wigmore’s 1hr 39mins 49secs.

Top 10
1 Lee Kingston Medway Velo 22:45
2 Antony Bee Wigmore CC 23:07
3 Keith Walker Wigmore CC 23:15
4 Matt Nunn Medway Velo 25:12
5 Kieron Lawlor Medway Velo 25:32
6 Dan Waite Medway Velo 25:47
7 Fraser Blandford Medway Velo 25:47
8 Jamie Harris Wigmore CC 25:53
9 Alex Cook Medway Velo 25:57
10 Dave Bishop Wigmore CC 27:30

Crit races
On Tuesday Richard Stoke and his son Matty took part in the North Weald Crits. 

Matty, who has not raced much yet this season, did well to hang in with the intermediate group for most of the race before losing contact and finishing well with the chasing pack, finishing 1st in his groups sprint. 

Rich went into the event with a positive attitude and wanted to ride aggressively, he had a few digs off the front and managed to get away for a few laps before being reeled back. As the raced neared the end he went for another effort, rode clear for half a lap before finding himself in the bunch again. Come the chequered flag he finished well his group.

Nathan Delaney and Richard Stokoe both raced in the Thursday evening Cyclopark series on Thursday.

Nathan attempted to get into some breaks, but nothing seemed to stick. With 5 laps to go a rider made a break and rode clear of the field leaving it to a bunch gallop for 2nd. Nathan did well to finish in 8th place overall. Rich completed the race in a good average speed.

Delaney travelled to Cyclopark on Saturday to test his luck again. In the early stages of the race he managed to get into a break, but unfortunately the elastic snapped and he ended up taking refuge back in the bunch. With about 1km to go he decided to have another go and rode clear of the field to hold them off for 6th place.

Thanet 25
Matt Nunn and Lee Kingston both rode the Thanet 25mile TT on Sunday, which also formed part of the club championships.

Lee did a great ride, finishing in a swift 57mins 26secs, 11th place overall. Matt got a PB by over 2-mintues with a rapid 1hr 5mins 55secs.

Chase the sun
Rob Kennison took part in the annual chase the sun sportive on Saturday. The event sees riders setting out at dawn to ride 200-miles from Tynemouth to Ayr.

The challenge is to complete the eipc route before sundown, Rob managed to do this with hours to spare with a finish time of 13 and a half hours.

Bedgebury Enduro MTB 6 hour race
Cassie McGoldrick and Sally Smith headed to Bedgebury to take part in a 6 hour endurance mountain bike race.

They formed part of a team of two riding in relay to complete as many laps of the racecourse as possible in 6-hours.

Cassie took the first stint and was holding 7th position overall in a field of around 40 riders. She also clocked the fastest laps by any female on the day. She handed the baton to Sally who kept plugging away best she could, trying to not lose too much of Cassie’s head start.

The pair worked well together all day eventually completing 23 laps between them. This saw them placed first women’s team in the event.

Medway Velo / Wigmore CC Inter Club ten

Held on Grain Course (Q10/24)

Wednesday 19^th June 2019

Thank you to Wigmore for providing the marshals, and to velo for the timekeeper / pusher off.

De Laune 10
Four MVC riders took part in the De Laune CC 10 mile TT held on the Isle of Grain on Saturday 15 June.

A strong South Westerly wind meant the riders had to tackle a rather stiff cross wind making it tough out to the turn with a slight let up on the return leg.

The new 10-mile club champion went to Steve Waite with a 25.28 piping Matt Nunn by 9-seconds. Third back for the team taking 2nd lady overall and 1st lady Vet was Sally Smith in 27.15. Michael Stanley rode a credible 28.17 to take 2nd club vet back.

The overall winner was Nic Fennell of Thanet RC in 20.38 with Kev Tye 1st vet on scratch and 2nd overall on 20.45. 1st lady went to Natasha Jarman in 26.48.

Evan’s ride it
Paul Thomas and David Mackey who rode the Evan’s sportive on Saturday 15 June.

Paul completed 50 miles in 3hrs 28mins. David did the 82 mile route in 5hrs.

The previous week David completed the KCA 100 mile time trial to take the title of club champion over the distance in 5hrs 8mins 33secs.

North Weald Crits
59 people turned up on a chilly windy night at the North Weald Crits

RIchard Stokoe’s group was off first and it started fast. During the opening laps Rich had a dig and managed to roll off the front but got caught when his group struggled to work well together.

The bunch held together for 40mins with all groups coming in together. Rich took 38th place in a race with an average speed of 25mph.

Richard Stokoe raced to his best result of the year on Tuesday at North Weald Crits.

On a rainy and breezy evening he lined up amongst his fellow racers to do battle.

Sitting in with the fast boys for the first 30 minutes he eventually lost contact and ended up with three chasers for the final hour.

Rich was rewarded with his highest finish of the session 14th.

On Saturday Sally Smith rode the Thanet RC 10-mile TT.

Weather warnings were on point and the riders faced 20mph crosswinds on the exposed dual carriageway of the A299.

Despite riding cautiously taking to her tops on numerous occasions and slowing down considerably for the roundabouts Sally rode a seasons PB of 26.08 (unofficial) knocking over 3 minutes off her previous attempt on the course and taking 3rd placed lady.

Nathan Delaney raced in biblical wind and rain at the cyclopark on Saturday. In a fast paced race which was fragmented due to the conditions the velo finished midfield.

Rob Sapp headed to Ashford for the KCA 100mile TT on Sunday. Despite completing many endurance events recently Rob retired after 100km for which he had averaged 22mph.

Medway Velo / Wigmore CC Club ten

Q10/20 course

Wednesday 5^th June 2019

Timekeeper: Phil Booth

Marshals: Paul Thomas, Jill Day, Alex Cook, Rodney Kennison (Medway Velo), Martin Wood, Clin Maisey (Wigmore CC)

Thank you to all that helped, and well done to those who rode.

On Tuesday 28 May Richard Stokoe raced for the Medway Velo at the North Weald crits.

He started in B group just behind the A’s. The pace was high with attacks early on from the youth riders. As the race went on he eased off the front with 4 others and they were away for a time before it broke down and they were reeled back in.

With four laps to go they were caught by the A group and we all rode into the finish together.

Richard finished 51st out of 89 in a fast race of 25mph average.

On Thursday night he raced in the LVRC Summer series in Dunton.

With a strong head wind on the start finish straight it was going to be a tough race.

The conditions and the circuit kept the bunch together for the whole race. He finished strongly in the bunch in a race that averaged 25mph.

Matt Nunn took to Leybourne Lakes for the Ocean Lake Tri on Sunday.

The warm conditions meant he took the decision to swim minus a wetsuit meaning less buoyancy in the swim but a speedier transition.

In a large field the Velo secured 13th place. Completing the 750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run in 1hr 12mins.

Lee Kingston achieved a new personal best by over 9 minutes in the Kent Cycling Association’s 50 mile time trial.

He completed the course, which starts in Ashford and takes in the roads of Camber and Rye in 1hr 57mins 21secs to take 14th place.

A big thank you to all of the event promoters and marshals.

Richard Stokoe raced at North Weald on Tuesday.

With the race separated into three groups Richard was placed in group two with a few speedy racers he recognised from the previous week.

The group was swift and Richard placed himself well in the bunch. As the race went on he continued to hang on and even work round some riders who had dropped a wheel.
The pace picked up on the final lap but he finished strongly and made up a good few places at finish.

The raced averaged at 25mph and he was placed 35th out of 89.

Medway host successful 10-mile TT
On Saturday 18 May the club hosted a 10-mile TT on the Isle of Grain.

Clubman Rob Sapp organised the event which attracted over 60 riders.

Conditions were good with a tailwind for the first 5 miles and the course record fell in both the mens and womens competitions.

The win and the record went to Chris Fennell of the Independent Pedaler in 18mins 56 over a minute ahead of Neil Launder who rode 19mins 57secs. Third place went to Nic Fennell of Thanet RC with a 20min 36secs.

It was great to see fast man Kev Tye take the vets win on scratch with a time of 20mins 40secs.

A new ladies course record was set by Emma Lewis of the Independent Pedaler in 21mins 19secs. Helen Mackay was 2nd and 1st lady vet in 23mins 1sec with Sophie Driscoll of Thanet third in 26mins 22secs.

A number of Velos also rode Lee Kingston led the charge in 22mins 35secs. He was closely followed by Tom Knight in 24mins 23secs. Fraser Blandford rode well returning a time of 25mins 24secs with Sally Smith finishing in 27mins. New member Michael Stanley did well with a 27mins 36secs.

A huge thank you to the clubmates who volunteered so the event could take place, Rob Sapp, Phil Booth, David Mackey, Ernie Mackey, Rob Kennison, Matt Nunn, Steve Smith, Lottie Smith, Tom Kennison, Sean Farley, Neil Ord and Rob Hatton.
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Lee Kingston raced the De Laune CC 25-mile time trial held in Challock on Sunday, 19 May 2019

After a promising ride the day before in the Medway 10 Lee was hoping good form would shine through and thankfully it did.

The Velo finished in a personal best time of 57mins 44secs to take 15th place.

The event was won by Chris Fennell of the Independent Pedaler in 48mins 55secs.

Thanks to the De Laune CC for running the Fred Peachy 25Mile TT event.

Stokoe gets his season underway
Richard Stokoe raced Tuesday at North Weald in the TLI summer series. This is his 4th year in competition now and he continues to enjoy the TLI series.

89 racers lined up on start with all catagories starting together which made for a rapid start. He stuck with the main group for a few Laps before the faster riders pulled away and the race spilt. The fast group spilt further into two and Richard settled into the second group on the road. His group were eventually caught with 4 to go by the first fast group and he rode in with them to the finish.

After he said: “I was happy enough with first race Ave 24mph. I finished 45th out of 89.”

On Thursday he was at it again racing at Dunton in the LVRC event. It was a nice evening with a big head wind down the back straight which pretty much kept the bunch together.

A few breaks went but got pulled back. He stayed in the bunch till last lap six were up the road two up front and four chasing. Richard caught upto the four before the back straight tried to get upto front two and blew up before the last corner which is a steep bank.

He said :”The bunch came flying past and I managed to roll off the back of them. Hopefully one will stick this year.

“I’m Looking to improve on my 21st my best finish last season. I enjoyed the race which is run every second Thursday at Dunton.”

1 Christopher Fennell The Independent Pedaler 00:18:56
2 Neil Lauder Arctic Tacx RT 00:19:57
3 Nicloas Fennell Thanet RC 00:20:36
4 Kevin Tye VeloRefined.com Aerosmiths 00:20:40
5 Emma Lewis The Independent Pedaler 00:21:19
6 Jon Puleston-jones Dulwich Paragon CC 00:21:22
7 Martin Jones Colour Tech RT 00:21:29
8 Mark Hill VeloRefined.com Aerosmiths 00:21:46
9 Mark Baker Abellio – SFA Racing Team 00:22:09
10 Fabien Large NOPINZ 00:22:13
11 Mark Newton Elite Cycling 00:22:27
12 Pete Elms Colour Tech RT 00:22:30
13 Anthony Bee Wigmore CC 00:22:34
14 Lee Kingston Medway Velo Club 00:22:35
15 Rob Milnes Thanet RC 00:22:36
16 Michael Porter 34 Nomads CC 00:22:44
16 Gary Pullen Folkestone Velo Club 00:22:51
18 Paul Smith VeloRefined.com Aerosmiths 00:22:51
19 Gary Grayland CC Bexley 00:22:53
20 Dave Stocker Abellio – SFA Racing Team 00:22:59
21 Helen Mckay Les Filles Racing Team 00:23:01
22 Stephen Wilkinson Folkestone Velo Club 00:23:02
23 Simon Henderson Thanet RC 00:23:08
24 Jeremy Parker Metropolitan Police Cycle Club 00:23:09
24 Richard Birtwhistle Sydenham Whs 00:23:13
26 Nick Elson Wildcats CC 00:23:13
27 Lawrence Martin Thanet RC 00:23:36
28 Tom Morton PMR 00:23:47
29 Martin Foord Abellio – SFA Racing Team 00:23:50
30 Mark Wright Rye & District Wheelers CC 00:23:57
31 David Churchill Direct Power Cycling Team 00:24:00
32 Lee Turner Sigma Sports 00:24:10
33 Tom Knight Medway Velo Club 00:24:23
34 Colin Robinson Thanet RC 00:24:32
35 Marcus Boret Abellio – SFA Racing Team 00:24:39
36 Matthew Hall Thanet RC 00:24:42
37 John McGlashan Redmon CC 00:25:02
38 Fraser Blandford Medway Velo Club 00:25:24
39 Micheal Coulter Gravesend CC 00:25:50
40 Sophie Driscoll Thanet RC 00:26:22
41 Mark Mason Direct Power Cycling Team 00:26:26
42 Gary Ricks Woolwich CC 00:26:40
43 Mick James Kassei CC TeknoFuel 00:26:42
44 Natasha Jarman Southborough & Dist. Whs 00:26:43
44 Daniel Berkhauer Direct Power Cycling Team 00:26:46
46 Paul Kelk Thanet RC 00:26:46
47 Debbie Percival Kent Velo Girls/Boys 00:26:47
48 Eva Nyirenda …a3crg 00:26:48
49 Simon Charles Thanet RC 00:26:49
50 Sally Smith Medway Velo Club 00:27:00
51 Martin Yardley Southborough & Dist. Whs 00:27:35
52 Michael Stanley Medway Velo Club 00:27:36
53 Graham Strugnell Kassei CC TeknoFuel 00:28:08
54 Malcolm Adams De Laune CC 00:28:39
55 Michael Daniels Southborough & Dist. Whs 00:33:25
56 Doug Finch Southborough & Dist. Whs 00:34:27
57 Stephanie Hopcraft San Fairy Ann CC 00:36:32
Charmaine Pullen Folkestone Velo Club DNF
Scott Lewis Manchester and District Time Trials Association DNS
Steven Waite Medway Velo Club DNS-A
Steve Jezzard PMR DNS-A
Hugh Williams Pro Vision Cycle Clothing DNS
Kamran Ezel Southgate CC DNS
Oliver Robinson Team Wiggins DNS-A
Grant Cousins Thanet RC DNS
Garfield Hall Woolwich CC DNS