Club Dinner and Prize Presentation
A fantastic Club Awards Dinner was held on Saturday 12 November 2022 at the Farmer's in Yaxley. Well done to all the award winners. Big thanks to Simon Pitchford for organising, Steve Clarke for hosting, and George Fox for joining us as our guest speaker. Thanks to everyone for coming.
Lindsay Clarke receives her Trophy from Time Triallist George Fox
Chris Shaw
Chris Cummings
2022 Prizes & Awards
Chris Cummings
1st Cullip Cup 25 mile TT
1st Championship 25 mile TT
2nd Place to Place TT
1st Club Hill Climb
Chris Shaw
1st Helpston Classic TT
2nd Cullip Cup 25 mile TT
2nd Team Club 2 Up TT
2nd Championship 25 mile TT
3rd Championship 10 mile TT
Luke Dolby
2nd Helpston Classic TT
3rd Cullip Cup 25 mile TT
Tonya Smith
1st Woman Cullip Cup 25 mile TT
Simon Pitchford
1st Championship 10 mile TT
1st Team Club 2 Up TT
Harry Laws
HARRY LAWS
Born 1911, Harold Laws was a former resident of Peterborough who was killed while fighting with the International Brigade in Spain when the insurgents recaptured Teruel from the Government forces on 17 February 1938.
Originally from Southampton, Harold came to Peterborough from Worcester in 1935 at the age of 25 to work as a turner (lathe operator) at the city’s Baker Perkins engineering works. He held strong political views and after a short time in the Labour Party he joined the Communists with whom he had been associated in Southampton.
Being a keen cyclist, Harry joined the Clarion as soon as he moved to Peterborough, taking part in club runs and sometimes going on touring excursions with two or three friends.
In 1936 he left Peterborough for Stratford, London, and then worked in Birmingham before leaving to join the International Brigade in October 1937 to fight against General Franco’s Fascist forces in the Spanish Civil War.
Whilst in Peterborough he lodged with a Mrs Garner of Rock Road and was great friends with the family of Mrs Barber on the same street. He wrote several letters to Mrs Barber, one sent from hospital in Albcate, Plaza del Altazona, after being wounded in the arm at Teruel in December 1937. He wrote, “I only fired five shots, and I don’t think I hit anything, but Franco’s men got me.”
Another letter spoke of the amazing countryside, “We appear to be bang up against the sky, thousands of feet above sea level. Mountain tops are quite close, only two or three hundred feet away, usually immersed in clouds.”
Clarion "100 Up" Ride
Eight Fenland riders took part in the “100 Up” ride on Sunday 28 August 2022. A lovely sunny day started with a 42 mile ride out to Hickling Basin, north of Melton Mowbray, where we met up with riders from Tuxford Clarion (along with one brave representative from Nottingham!)
The Tuxford Clarion members proved to be entertaining company in the cafés and on the road. We found ourselves comparing notes on group rides and the intricacies of club organisation, among other things. Tuxford Chair, Ian Clarke, took charge of proceedings for the joint ride section of the day. Mr Clarke divided the riders into B and C groups (clearly thinking nobody deserved the A rating). Ian, Rich and Phil joined the B group for a very fast (and hilly) 30 mile ride to the second café stop near Belton House. The C group followed on at a more civilised pace and arrived 19 minutes later. Both of the day’s cafés, the Old Wharf tea rooms in Hickling and the Syston Park Farm shop, were excellent.
Bluebell Supper
Wednesday 17th August saw the 12th and last Bluebell time trial of the 2022 season. It was followed by the Bluebell Supper with prize-giving, sandwiches and some excellent cakes!
Final standings for the season can be seen here.
Social Secretary Required
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A Tribute to Richard Daniells
Members, especially those who ride open time trials, will be sad to hear of the untimely death of Richard Daniells.
Richard was cycling home to Rothwell from a CTC meet in Desborough on Tuesday and was in collision with a car on the road between Glendon and Rothwell. He was taken to Coventry Infirmary where he died later that day from his injuries.
Richard was the lynchpin of everything timetrialling in CTT South East Midlands District. He was chairman and treasurer of South East Midlands District and fulfilled the same roles for Northampton and District Cycling Association. 2020 marked his 50 years as N&DCA treasurer. He was timekeeper for most open events in South East Midlands.
He organised events locally and nationally. In 2009 he was awarded a Badge of Honour by Cycling Time Trials and he was a member of the CTT National Appeals Committee.
He will be hugely missed.
Dave Birch
(CTT South East Midland District Secretary)
[Richard's funeral was held at the Edgar Newman Chapel, Kettering Crematorium, on Tuesday 12th July. Richard's wife requested that his cycling friends should wear their cycling kit for the ceremony as a fitting tribute to Richard.]
Technical Regulations
British Cycling have published their technical regulations for 2022. The rules and regulations for all the main disciplines of cycling can be found on the British Cycling website:
2022 Race Calendar
The 2022 Race Calendar with entry links is now available: 2022 Race Calendar
Entries for the Wednesday night time trials will close at 9pm on the Monday before.
If you are available to help with marshalling an event please let This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. know.
Remember your front light! (CTT rules now require all riders to have a working front and rear light, and a helmet.)
Junior Cycle Racing Skills Sessions
Enjoy having fun on your bike and learning new skills?
Age under 16?
Why not join our junior cycle racing skills sessions?
First and Third Friday of the Month 6.30 - 7.30 pm
Peterborough Athletics Track, Bishops Road PE1 5BW
Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.
CTT Newsletter - March 2022
A link to the latest edition of the CTT Newsletter can be found here: March Cycling Time Trials
The Newsletter includes a link where you can order copies of the CTT Annual Handbook.
Clarion Easter Meet 2022
Come and enjoy a great Clarion weekend at the 125th annual Easter Meet in Lancaster.
Audax, 10 mile TT, Club Rides, Walks, Music, Buffet, Dinner, Prize Presentation and general socialising. All with your National Clarion clubmates.
We've extended the deadline for sign ups, but we really need to know by Friday 25th March, so that we can finalise plans for the weekend. Get yourself booked up...
More info: Clarion Easter Meet
Fenland Clarion Nopinz Aerosuits
For Club members looking for marginal gains in their events this year, aero-style speedsuits and other items of cycling kit in the club colours are now available from Nopinz. For information and prices click on the Nopinz shop link here. You will need to use the password FENLANDClarion2022
This is an additional service for members. Our existing arrangement with Ellmore for standard kit continues and their online shop can be accessed here: Ellmore Online Store.
Clothing Secretary James Warrener also has a selection of club kit that can be purchased at discounted prices. Please contact him here: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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