Royal Dean Forest Cycle Club Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony

If anyone fancies the Vorest Prize evening & Dinner, let Alan know

Royal Dean Forest Cycle Club Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony

Your Committee (Forest club's) is very pleased to bring you the "Hot Carvery Buffet" menu choices for our Annual Dinner, taking place at the Annexe Inn, Lydney on Saturday the 20th of November 2010 meeting 7.30pm for 8pm.

Places can be booked "ASAP" by sending a cheque payable to RDFCC, for the full amount, to:

Alan Jones

2 Hudsons View

Ruspidge, Cinderford

Gloucestershire

GL14 3BB

Tel: 01594 - 827807 or E-mail alanandcarol@runjones.freeserve.co.uk

Please do not send cash, but make the cheque out to RDFCC please listing the full names of all attending on the back of the cheque.

Here’s looking forward to a great evening on the 20th November when our Guest Speaker will be Andy Cook.

Regards

RDFCC Committee

The Menu

£17.50 per head to include beer & wine on the table at the Committee's discretion

HOT CARVERY

Home Cooked Gammon

Home Cooked Shoulder of Lamb

Home Cooked Mediterranean Vegetable Lasagne offered with Greek Salad dressed with Olives & Herbs

accompanied by

Mixed Roasted Vegetables to include Potatoes, Parsnips, Red Onion & Sweet Potato, Buttered Mash Potato, Garden Peas, Carrots & Green Beans

Fresh Sauces (Gravey, Parsley, Mint Sauce)

with Fresh Baguettes & Butter on the Tables

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PUDDINGS

Homemade Apple Crumble

Fresh Fruit Salad

Chocolate Fudge Cake

All offered with Fresh Cream or Custard

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Freshly brewed tea & coffee optional at the end of the meal “Pay as You Go” £1/head with free Refills

To keep the menu cost to £17.50/head we have agreed to stick to a limited and set menu and provide numbers in advance.

PLEASE, PLEASE BOOK EARLY TO HELP YOUR ORGANISERS & OUR VENUE

Hill Climb & AGM

Warming up in the sun
What a Clash of the Titans we had today, 1st to 3rd split by less than a second and a half! I think this could be the first time this year everyone had tested their lungs out in cold conditions. The frost very quickly burnt away, meaning it was ideal for shorts, but I did appear to be the only one who thought along them lines. You could feel the sun, which was very warm, but very cold in the shade. The crowds were almost 10 deep when I got there, with almost as many spectators as riders.

With conditions for racing (apart from the cold air) perfect, Jerry only just held onto the top spot this year, slipping into the 1:50’s. Is he on that downward spiral never to get back into the sub 50's?

Earl looked motivated finishing a mere half-second behind. My main man out on the course said both Jerry & Earl looked turbine smooth.

Third spot in contrast looked like a third world battle raging, as Will put in a stonking ride, only just losing out to two hill climb specialists. Was it the embrocation I gave him or all the secret training he had been spotted doing on the hill prior to today? In fairness 2 of them looked pleased and gutted at the same time when at least 2 of them thought they could have pulled a little more out of the bag if they had known how close it was.

Cookie had almost decided not to ride Thursday, but his competitive side came to the fore on the day. In fairness he’s not built for climbing, on this occasion just going over the 2-minute mark, will he ever get back under? “The Destroyer” stayed very anonymous looking after his number one. As he crossed the finish line he looked quite puckered with a very red face and the sort of breathing only suitable for phone calls.

With maybe not the best preparation I struggled up the hill, check this http://connect.garmin.com/activity/53303889 and tell me I wasn’t trying!


Tony has attempted all distances this year, but I’m willing to bet this was not his favourite. The man looked positively ill at the finish. This was not helped when Steve Millard said when Tony asked how far it was, “always further than you think”. Then to add insult to injury, he then realised he had to go back up Riggs wood to get home…

In only his second event, junior Mark again impressed spinning like a mad thing. Mark did complain that his gears were jumping as he raced a tractor up the hill. Was this dad’s way of making sure Mark didn’t beat him?

Young Tom impressed on his maiden event. He showed great control and skill on his mountain bike in his pre-race warm up. At the top of the hill, it was dad (The Spin dryer) who was out of breath. Tom managed the quote of the day with “I thought it would have been more harder”

Although Tom was a star, “Rider of the day” went to Will for what must have been a very satisfying performance, in the particular company. Cookie did suggest it was bad form practising on the hill for so many weeks beforehand. “Face of pain” had to be "The Destroyer” He only just beat “The Missile” who really did wish he could have rode. I suspect he would have done rather well. We will see next year if I was right.

Thanks this week go to Julie starting timekeeper, Audrey & John at the finish, and Steve Millard for pushing off.

Just to add more pain, the ride back home was horrendous, several Col’s and a 36mph sprint for 3 miles. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/53307272

The winingest rider, all 5st wet giving it large

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AGM & Hill Climb News

Don't forget, this Sunnday is the Short Hill climb up Alt Baugh. Meet at the foot of the hill (Hoarwithy) at 10:00 for a highly explosive sprint up the hill. If anyone has a spare Oxygen bottle for afterwards, bring it along as I'm sure it's going to kill me one day.


Past Hill Climb Champion rests from his efforts

Ginger kid struggles up a hill!


Monday night is the club AGM.
You need to turn up to support, elect, or vote for the way your club is run as well as vote for the riders rider of the year. The good thing with the riders rider is you can vote for your self! I got to read all the votes last year which was really interesting. This year I will not be reading them so it will even be a suprise to me as well..
Please make an effort to turn up to support those who have supported you all this year.

Vintage Tankard Canceled

Vintage Tankard Canceled

message from Chris at Newport

Having driven the VT course last evening, having heard there are temporary traffic lights, well there are lights and now extend over a longer stretch than previously told. Having spoke to the highways department they are expected to be there for several weeks.

Our other course, the one we used previously, has not been registered with either the police or the RTTC so that can not be used.

We have therefore decided, with regret, to postpone the VT until early next year.


Please pass on our apologies to your riders.

Chris