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The Celtic Series is a friendly Time Trial Series in South Wales

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Welcome to the website for the 2012 Celtic Series of time trials.

The Celtic Series is a new time trial series held in South Wales. The aim of the series is to provide a friendly challenge for clubs and individuals. We would like to encourage new riders to have a go at time trialling, nevermind your level of fitness and are especially keen to encourage women to have a go.

Hopefully all the information you need about the series, how to enter a time trial and what to expect on race day on this website. If you have any other questions then please feel free to email Becky, the event co-ordinator on Celticseries@yahoo.co.uk


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2011 Awards Prize Dinner

Yes I know, its 2012, but this was a celebration of last years efforts.



Once again we went to the Wilton Court, warmly welcomed in for this year's do. The warm open fire drew the crowds as the masses flocked in with hors d'oeuvres being
passed around.




Now that is a seriously cheesy grin










With a lot of new faces out we initally thought it may be a squeeze, but with a few of the regular faces unable to attend this year, the dining area was comfortable.



Voices from above




















Taff was his usual fretting bag of nerves (he hides it well, but I could tell), ushering everyone around.




Bill The Raffle helped organise the draw table and flog a few tickets, but had to stop the draw because he'd missed selling to half the room.....

After a 5 minute interlude the draw commenced.








The ghost from the wall tried tio grab young Fallon













This year's guests of honour were Lance Woodman and wife Pat. Lance over the years has run the Ross web site, even after he had moved away. The web page has been a real asset to the club, for that we have been very grateful.






Sam had the best season average last year since 1787













When approched about if he would like to be guest of honour , it was like speaking to a 5 year-old, such was his excitement. I felt he seemed very proud to have been offered the role.



Wayne struggles to get the certificate out of Lances hand















As the e-mails swapped with info about people and the club, I could sense the nerves were at work. Having written several versions of his speech (he's a playwrite you know) he ripped it up on the way down and just did a few scribbles on a bit of paper.




Keith tells a joke which made us chuckle. The rest of the room is told to talk amonst themselves







Anyways, his speech went well speaking about older days of his youth and the new generation of members. He chose not to mention the bit of his job where he has a very large horn, and occasionally has to blow it. Can't think why he didn't mention it....







Bill & Lance practice high 5's










Then came the evening's awards ceremony. With me reading the achievements out, Lance quickly worked out my sytem of filing certificates. He really was like a dog with 10 tails! Sam was charged with taking the photo's with my camera, which I must say, he did a good job.







Taff uses a new product which gets rid of grey hair. ppears to make the back of his head dissapear as well

Congratulations to all the prize winners and everyone else who took part last season. Appologies if your pictures not here, there were a few that were not the high standard we use on here.

Like a true stalker Mary refuses to let go of Lances hand

Thanks this year to Climb -on-Bikes, PGL, Michelin England and Echelon Cycles for the very kind donations they made for the raffle.

Handicap 10 champion, better known as "The Ringer" When asked why we called him Max, I said that his name..




















Oh the look of suprise to be called not know it was going to happen



















A broken Collar bone couldn't keep adam down. Did that last year so I know it hurts



















Clive, new season ahead, time to get fit. In it to win is this seasons motto!





















Alan "Happy" Taylor, enough said

























"The Destroyer" dressed to the nines recieves the Cross ash Hilly 25 cup, destroying everyone before him



















My dark horse for this season. Can the diet of healthy eating, low volumes of beer, early to bed and lots of secret training be enough?











Harwood well oilled. Guess who failed to get out on the ride the next morning?















The Racing sec needing help to carry all his hall of silverware away.

100 cup
Abergavenny & Back
753 plaque












Turbo Will already thinking about his training plan the next morning. How can anyone prefer the training to the racing?

Jack Morgan 10
Hill climb cup
753 plaque
Riders Rider cup














Matt still standing after 15 pints of Herefords ruffest zider



Juvenile 10 cup
753 plaque
















Julie squeezes Lance hand tightly. Lance grits his teeth as if to say that dosn't hurt...




Ladies Best all rounder cup













Captain angry

Senior best all rounder
Vets best all rounder
25 cup
Don Woodman 25 cup
50 cup
Matthews cup

Tony the Tiger with his Entertainment award

Clive Chappe has just been told he had to pay Dennis's bar bill

































Dennis after 5 large red wines, 6 beers thinks about where he left his car

Boxing Day 10 results

We had not one, not two, but 22 persons wanting to partake in the annual Boxing Day 10 this year! Having analyzed that fact, it’s not the fact we’re the only club running an event, it’s not the fastest course, so it must be we’re the friendliest club around……

Thanks to Paul Fallon who said he could do the turn a few weeks ago (takes the pressure off last minute .com), “The two Julies” for their time keeping efforts, “The Destroyer” also at the turn, Tiny Timbo for pushing off and George Burgess for the pics of a couple of the riders.

Well it has to be said well done to Colin for managing to embarrass everyone on his old winter hack, with lights, mudguards, a rack and saddlebag for his sandwiches. Thanks Mate!

This was the first time I’ve met Jez, he could be a name to watch in the future as this was another good ride managing to knock our “Turbo Will” into third spot. Will spent a little longer on his warm down to think of excuses as to why the boss beat him…. In fairness, I think Will did what he set out to do in his pre season programme so it will be good to see what the two do in a mere 5 months time.

Jon of the Gannets put up very respectable time for the time of year chased by our own “Mad Max” who will have some other Ross riders worried about his fitness for this time of year, sandwiched by the second Gannet Mark.

Kerry only seems to come out in colder events but has also shown he’s fit. Messrs Stephens & Streather had the poor timekeepers panicking with their times as they had started a minute apart, then finished in the same time. Spooky!

The majority of the visitors were squeezed into this next bit with Clinton being the quickest of the Hereford riders, Jamie looking like he had had to work to get to the event on time, and an always enthusiastic Gordon who was not quite as fit as usual. Ed had his first go on the course, failed to find out what he thought of it. Will see next year if it was to his liking.

“Wobbly Bob” on his winter hack brought his fan club out with him (they were supporting you all at the Courtfield Inn) with Our Nigel in his first TT. His first comment at the finish was “I started too fast” finding that the event was not won in the first mile. Valuable lesson learnt, expect to see some really good times next year from him if we can keep him out of the hedges on downhills during social rides.

Another rider putting in a good ride was young Matt, 2 seconds off his PB. Tom “The Power” Knight had the biggest smile on his face during the event, chased by AJ with what must be one of his best rides in a long time. “The Spinner” turned up on a fixed wheel bike complaining it was not the right tool for the event. He’s only broken 2 frames this year with his spin rate. The only lady of the day Louise showed she was still fit (cycling’s not her number one sport) shaming “Bill the Chair” who seems to go one speed all year. Last home was Dale, who’s not racing anyone but himself, done purely for pleasure!

Rider of the Day this year is tough due to the fact the fastest rider was on his hack, but I think Jez steals it for the manner he attacked from the off, and accepted Will’s congrats this time out.

Thanks all who turned up

Boxing Day 10

The Boxing Day 10 will Happen, if the weather allows this year, unlike last years snow cancelling eforts...

Julies is on the watch, Pa Pa Fallons doing the turn.

We have a few who are definatly riding. Rumour mongers were out Thursday night saying the favourite was going to do it on his mountain bike, but as he was defeated last time it was run by 10 seconds so I doubt he will be that leaniant this time.

Young Fallons up for the shout, could be a dark horse for a top spot.


Keep an eye on the forum for last minute details

Hill Climb & AGM

Warm & windy conditions greeted the bravest of the brave with Dave H electing to avoid the hill climb at all costs by leading the Sunday ride out past the event just to taunt the people who may be close to changing their minds about riding. Cookie was weak, instead favouring a vantage point high in the hills along the course to also cheer (taunt some!) the riders as they passed him. Siz Boy the Ross record holder for the last 40 years (at least) stood at the halfway point cheering everyone up.

Can’t believe Steve Millard didn’t ride instead choosing to time the finish, in the process stopping the watch, having to come back down to restart it to have to ride back up. This is the sort of stuff that gets put in the entertainment awards ceremony!

I hung the start out as long as I could for Jerry to show up to give Will a run for his money but a DNS was lodged by his name (Did Not Showup). In the end Will put in a Tour de force with one of the quickest times of all time, but only just ahead of the rest of us…

“The Destroyer” on his heavy weight winter hack turned up the gas to put in a very respectable time. Steve was obviously upset with having to ride the hill twice with me laughing at him on his second run; it caused a nervous twitch which stopped the clock early on “The Spinners” run which saw him beat me by 14 100^th. Very mean. Cookie did report his legs were going around so fast that every leg rev saw both wheels leaping off the ground in a tigger fashion all the way up to the finish.

Not 100% convinced Adam S had ever done a hill climb before as he looked very apprehensive before the start. I think it hurt! Transcending Tony said nothing before the start; he said nothing at the finish. He looked quite ill when I arrived at the finish. Young Jenifer on the other hand looked full of beans raring to go. You appeared happy when I saw you next so will assume you enjoyed it. Youngest rider was Tom. I think he may have had too many beers the night before as his time was a tad slower than last year, or was it dad trying to slow him down?

Thanks to Sammie and Steve Millard timing, with Steve diligently checking the course twice, and Julie at the bottom shoving everyone up the hill.

Rider of the day was Turbo Will. Still got a second to go to beat my best, there’s your challenge for next year!

17^th October is the AGM. Your presence is required.

Vintage Tankard 2011

What can I say about the weather? That was one very hot morning, which produced sweat (not the ladies, they merely perspired) by the bucket load.

Grumpy the landlord, grumped about the number of cars, so we put a plan (sort of plan) to disperse them around the village into action.

A little friendly banter ensued before the start which was very calm, before turning into a tough little breeze for the tail end riders. Well done all that rode, the circuit has a little something for everyone, so I hope you all enjoyed at least one part of it if not all of it!

Thanks to Wobbly Bob Hill on Junction 1, everyone said you were very enthusiastic and did a fab job. John & Audrey on the Roundabout, with probably the happiest face on the day Bill Reay directing everyone at the pub junction. Thanks to my timekeepers for their efforts, especially to Sammie for the hard sums (I only found 4 mistakes on the split times…)! Thank you All!

There has to be a winner and this year it was the Ross. I did say to the team stay motivated and fit, so they did please me by doing as I said for a change. I was quite surprised as I had pencilled in a few of their scalps.

Ross is in Orange, Forest in Green and Phoenix in Mauve. Fastest laps are in Red, slowest in Blue. Congrats to Will, your pacing looks spot on with only 5 seconds difference total for all your laps.

Ross time 04:53:33

Forest time 05:14:50

Newport 05:41:08

The Hill climb is Sunday. Everyone welcome if you fancy your chances at a 500 metre sprint. You could just do what I do and just pretend to look fast over the first half till out of sight then blow up at leisure, just to make the hill climbers have to give it all. I know who my money’s on, but it should be very close. Anyone got a spare oxygen bottle handy for the finish?

Ross AGM is the 17^th October, everyone should make the effort to be there, it’s your club, help shape it for the future. It’s also your chance to vote for The Riders Rider presented at the club prize giving on the 29^th January so put that in your diary as well.

Vintage Tankard on 2nd October

Well done the Team for staying fit and focused for the Vintage Tankard! Still working on a venue, manager for Walwyn has gone walkabout, not due back till Thusday/Friday. Will E-mail our start point as soon as poss.

I needs confirmation your all still ok, so let me know this week ASAP. It's the fastest 6 that count, but all club members are welcome as we need back ups incase of problems. I have Bill penciled in to marshal but will need another 2 people. Also does anyone want food, afterwards?

Noticed whilst updating record books the results from the last time we used the circuit a blog was never done so lets see if people can improve on their last outing

	1st lap	2nd lap	3rd lap	Time
Alan Cook	14:49	14:52	14:57	44:38
Paul Fallon	16:43	16:53	16:47	50:23
Robin Hill	17:10	17:15	17:08	51:33
Paul Stephens	17:15	17:23	17:03	51:41
Steve Millard	17:17	17:38	17:28	52:23
Dave Pearce	17:10	17:43	17:35	52:28	RDFCC
James Wilson	18:49	18:54	18:41	56:24
Max Suff	18:57	19:24	19:40	58:01
Clive Chappe	19:22	19:53	19:28	58:43
Tony Price	19:33	20:24	20:44	60:41
Mike Druce	20:46	20:58	21:56	1:03:40
Ollie Hales	21:25	22:09	22:11	1:05:45
Jon Airey	21:37	22:05	23:04	1:06:46