Reading Cycling Club

It was a busy week for the club, with members taking part in almost every discipline, as the summer season draws to a close and the autumn/winter season is starting.

The races had a total of 120 entrants, and were run successfully on Sunday morning as part of the SPIUK Percy Stallard Series 2008 . The full results are attached in spreadsheet format.

Congratulations to the age category winners: Bob Garlinge (A), Simon Williams (B), Malcolm Whitehead (C), Ralph Keeler (D), Clive Pingold (E), Ken Haddon (F), Brian Dacey (G) .

This weekend was the occasion of short but intense racing in the club
hill-climb championship.

Today saw good weather and a good turn out for the club hill climb championships. As last year we did the hill climb on two hills. The first short and sharp and the second longer and more of a road man's hill.

Paul Taylor defended his title winning both hills and having an overall margin of 20 seconds over Nick English.

The results below show the times for each climb with the rank on that climb, and the over all time and rank.

Photos can be seen here

Most riders are coming to the end of their competitive summer season but
there are still sportives to enjoy and time-trials to be tackled.

Reading cyclists were able to enjoy the spectacle of European
professionals racing on local roads this week as stage 1 of the Tour of
Britain passed through Berkshire. Meanwhile the club's time-triallists
have been busy.