The Pendle Forest 2022 evening league has begun. Twelve riders took up the challenge of the Skipton 10 on a cool breezy evening. The wind, though strong, was from the northeast, the best direction for fast times, making the return leg from the Skipton to Elslack roundabouts faster than usual but also making the climb up to the turn particularly hard. It is good to see new riders  – welcome to Daniel and Tomas Hepton and congratulations to Daniel for making into the ’21 club’ with a time of 21:59.  There were other fast times and they have been added to all time fastest page Thornton 10. All time fastest rides – men. . The next event, also a 10, is on Thursday the 5th of May.  

21/04/2022
1    21:02    Richard Bideau    Pendle Forest CC
2    21:59    Daniel Hepton     Bike Stop Tyre Key
3    22:24    Darren Harvey     Pendle Forest CC
4    22:46    Paul Braithwaite  Pendle Forest CC
5    23:17    Matt Kayley       Pendle Forest CC
6    24:24    Ben Cook          Bronte Wheelers
7    24:39    Martin Welsh      Pendle Forest CC
8*   24:52    Tomas Hepton      Bike Stop Tyre Key
9    25:04    Martin Ralph      Pendle Forest CC
10   25:44    James Atkinson    Pendle Forest CC
11*  27:59    Paul Whittaker    Pendle Forest CC
12   35:52    Danny Davies      Pendle Forest CC

* Road Bike. 

Monday, 16th May – Chippy/Impromptu Run – 6.30pm Dicky Nook (weather dependent)

Tuesday, 17th May – Training Ride – 6.30, Blue Elephant, Foulridge.

Wednesday, 18th May – Social Run – 7pm Dicky Nook

Thursday, 19th May – Gisburn Hilly 13 – 7pm Thornton

Saturday, 21st May – Saturday Run – 9.00am Dicky Nook 

Sunday, 22nd May – Sunday Recovery Ride – 9.30 Dicky Nook

UKRAINE CRISIS APPEAL

DONATIONS FROM THE SALE OF TEA, COFFEE AND CAKES FROM THE CIRCUIT OF INGLEBOROUGH 2022 AMOUNTED TO £65.00 WHICH HAVE, IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMITTEE, NOW DONATED TO THE ABOVE APPEAL

2022 Evening League

Thursday, 21st April – Skipton 10 – 7pm

Thursday, 5th May – Skipton 10 – 7pm

Thursday, 19th May – Gisburn Hilly 13 – 7pm

Thursday, 2nd June – Skipton 10 – 7pm

Thursday, 16th June – Skipton 10 – 7pm

Thursday, 30th June – Skipton 10 – 7pm

Thursday, 14th July – Gisburn Hilly 13 – 7pm

Thursday, 21st July – Hill Climb – 7pm

Thursday, 28th July – Skipton 10 – 7pm

Thursday, 11th August – Skipton – 7pm

Thursday, 25th August – Skipton – 7pm

Thursday, 8th September – Thornton 6.25 – 7pm

The link below will lead you to a provisional results sheet for the event.  We aim to update this sheet as riders finish.  If you click on the link below it will take you to the result sheet, you may need to keep refreshing your browser to see updates.  As with any “at event” result board the result will be provisional until checked by the time keeper after the event.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YYIQbIdoo76CMhZU8YB29em2oO5lR9klDQHc3SaGHR8/edit?usp=sharing

Below is a little thank you letter from Cancer Research who benefited from the money made from the sale of tea and cakes from The Circuit of Ingleborough in March. 

This is an article written by Derrick Whittaker about his 2018 tour of France, Spain and Portugal. I have been meaning to share it for some time. Now seems like a great time. Some inspiration for the future. Thanks Derrick for putting the time in to writing.  Picos 2018 small

Another team win in the Circuit of Ingleborough makes it three in a row for Pendle Forest. A strong south westerly wind made the return leg from Ribblehead a lot tougher than in recent years but the threatened rain held off with only a few light showers for some of the riders. The team win was achieved by Richard Bideau, Harvey Stroh and Paul Braithwaite. Victoria Peel achieved second place overall in her first ride of the course. Martin Welsh had the better of Martin Ralph, reversing the order from the West Pennine 14 and Martin Brass put in a solid effort to make it seven good PF rides.

Richard Bideau 1:03:53 (3rd overall)
Harvey Stroh 1:12:02
Paul Braithwaite 1:12:40
Martin Welsh 1:15:56
Martin Ralph 1:17:31
Victoria Peel 1:22:31 (2nd overall)
Martin Brass 1:27:22

There was another team victory for Pendle Forest in the North Lancs RC Hilly 30mile time trial. This event uses the A59 between Clitheroe and Elslack and replaces the Circuit of Pendle that is no longer possible due to the new traffic lights at the end of the Nelson bypass. Conditions this year were very challenging with a savage wind that made the return leg a grim battle to hang on to the bike. 
The fastest team of three went to Richard Bideau, Paul Braithwaite and Russell Marsden. There is an interesting battle developing for the third placed SpoCo counting rider!

Richard Bideau 1:09:46 (2nd overall)
Paul Braithwaite 1:19:01
Russell Marsden 1:23:55
Martin Welsh 1:24:23
Harvey Stroh 1:24:33

Pendle Forest got off to a good start in the SpoCo competition in the West Pennine hilly 14 mile time trial. Six good rides and the team prize (provisional).

Richard Bideau 34:20 (1st overall)
Paul Braithwaite 38:48
Martin Ralph 39:45
Martin Welshy 40:59
Martin Brass 46:10
Danny Davies 58:11