Author Archives: Bob Norton

For the next 2 weeks the club 10 mile TT’s will start 15 minutes earlier than originally scheduled. Tues Apr 29th on JC/5 First rider 18:45. Sign on from 18:15. Rising Sun Car Park. Tues May 6th on J2/1 First … Continue reading →

Immediately after finishing in a winning 21:40, Jack Green (V.C. St Raphael), said “I was a bit slow tonight!”. Ben Norbury took 2nd and the maximum club points with a time of 22:05, with Steve Hulme 22:31 and Pete Smith … Continue reading →

J8/9 Recently I said that I thought that the 27:28 done by Alex Braybrooke in our Hilly TT on April 8th was a course record. I stand corrected. Mark Lovatt recorded a 27:03 in our event in 2011. Apologies to … Continue reading →

Great weather brought 42 riders out to do this weeks 10 on the JC26 circuit 10 course. Ben Norbury was fastest in 23:01, from junior visitor Alex Braybrooke (Velocity-WD40) 23:31 who was 1 second ahead of Steve Hulme 23:32. Fastest … Continue reading →

In last weeks Hilly TT,  some video was shot on major to minor left turn. A variety of different lines were used. Some could have earned a DQ if observed in an open TT under CTT regulations! These state that … Continue reading →

The clubs evening TT season opener, the 9.5 mile circuit of The Cloud, took place on Tuesday April 8th. Thirty seven competitors took on the course in fine but cool conditions. The fastest time of 27:28 was done by junior … Continue reading →

The first of the clubs 2014 Reliability Trials was held on Feb 9th. There was a choice of either a 29 miles or 49 mile route. This year a total of 53 riders participated of which 25 were CCC members. … Continue reading →

A series of six sessions will be on offer to members to learn more about maintaining their bike. Subject Date Before during and after the ride. Clothing Helmet fitt ing What to carry, tools, spares, pump etc. Bike check Cleaning and … Continue reading →

On Thursday Oct 24th the club held its Annual General Meeting to elect the club committee, set its subsciptions for 2014, and to receive reports on 2013 from its executive officers. Twenty Two members attended the meeting. Club Chairman Bob … Continue reading →

On Sunday Oct 13th eleven club members took part in Royals Jaguar “Ride Like a Pro” event from Wilmslow. To some it seemed more like ride like a pro race! On a cool and wet morning about a hundred riders … Continue reading →

The competitors taking part in the Lyme RC Mow Cop Hill Climb on 13th October were met with a cold and wet morning to attempt the notoriously difficult Station Road J9/14 course. The course is a tough 1400 meters with … Continue reading →

30 riders lined up for this weeks Tuesday evening 10 on the j2/1 course starting at Monks Heath. 25 of these were Congleton C.C. riders. In muggy and deceptively tough conditions, the event winner was Pete Smith in 22:59 with … Continue reading →

Saturdays From this month, we have added a second Saturday Short Club Run each month, at least for the rest of the summer. In addition to the third Saturday of the month there will now be a ride on the … Continue reading →

This weeks club 10 on Tuesday took place in a very warm and somewhat airless conditions. Thirty nine riders took the start, twenty three from the club and sixteen visitors. Fastest time was 22:29 done by Ed Moss visiting from … Continue reading →

On Sunday 7th of July the scheduled club run started at Chipping in Lancashire and traveled via Slaidburn over Catlow Fell and Tatham Fell to High Bentham and on the Ingleton for lunch, where we were joined by Phil Allen. … Continue reading →

This weeks club 10 on the J2/1 was a very wet one. The rain started soon after the first rider. The fastest time was set by sixteen year old Joe Evans, a visitor from Hargrove Cycles R.T. with 21:33. Joe … Continue reading →

The second leg of our inter club 25 mile TT with Macclesfield Wheelers took place yesterday, on a mild but overcast evening. The 25 had to be abandoned because of road works in Chelford. the event was switched to a … Continue reading →

Tuesday June 18th was another good one for a fast 10 mile TT on the JC5 course. Thirty two riders riders participated of whom 21 were Congleton Club members. The fastest club rider was once again Pete Smith in 22:34, … Continue reading →

This weeks club 10 was on the Gawsworth course (JC5). The evening was bright with a southerly breeze, which helped on the way back from the Congleton turn. Thirty seven riders faced the timekeeper with the fastest being Scott Burns … Continue reading →

This weekends weather forecast (snow/ice/strong winds), once again has forced the postponement of the Hilly Reliability Trial. To get an idea of what its like on higher ground see the Cat and Fiddle web cam. Remember the lanes will be … Continue reading →