Natalie Gower

Natalies Blog

PB's
10 23:06
25 59:09
50 2:07:17
 
Best result
9th June 2009, South Pennine club 25 (On Etwall's 25), 59.09 - resulted in becoming the first ever Stafford Road Club lady rider to go under.

Favourite course
Etwall 25, having spent the previous year or two doing SRC "club" 10's and 25's on the sporting(ish) K7 course - Etwall is SIGNIFICANTLY quicker even on really windy days!

Favourite event
Manchester VTTA 50 from the end of May 09.  Used as a "dry run" for the National 50 that was supposed to run on THIS COURSE 3 or 4 weeks after this event.  In blustery, conditions shaving 6 minutes off previous PB 

Samantha Lea

PB's
10 (A10/14A) 22:12
25 (A25/11) 56:46
50 (A50/3) ...I've only ever done one 50 and swore never to do another after getting rained on, hailed on and riding into a headwind for 30 miles. 2:11:33 (trying hard to blank it from my memory!)

Best result
My 10 PB on the A10/14A 20/09/2008. I had borrowed a disc wheel off Stuart Wells 5 minutes before I started and didn't get chance to warm up properly or try out the wheel. I rolled up to the start line and took a minute off my PB.
A year on and I'm still saving the pennies for my own disc wheel :) 

Favourite course
Long bennington A10/14A because it always seems to be sunny on that course (I'm solar powered) and thats where I did my 10 mile PB :)

Favourite event
The national 10 as the atmosphere is always good and its nice to have so many ladies riding in one event. 

Nadine Mayhew

PB's
10  22:43
25  58:45
50  2:09:56

Best result
My 10 mile pb, I was really focussed that day. Felt like nothing, no-one was going to stop me after missing my start in a race the day before!!

Favourite course
Speedwell mountain TT. A real white knuckle roller coaster of a ride (36m of it). Even enjoyed it in the pouring rain last year!

Favourite event
Di Cooke womens TT.  Gets a good ladies field and I've been lucky enough to win it. 

Michelle King

PB's
10  21.38
25  54.50
50  (n/a) plan to ride one next year

Best result
Bronze National 25 miles 2008
Rudy Project National TT Series Winner 2008, 2009
Ride proud of: Lea Valley 10 in May 2008– did 21.50 on a hard, windy day, just 2mins 54 behind Michael Hutchinson

Favourite course
Haven’t really got one although I do like rolling circuit courses.

Vicki Fleming

PB's
10 24:18
25 1:05:26
50 2:19:401

Favourite course
H25/2 (because I caught my minute man within the first 2 minutes of the race)

Favourite event
BTTC

Sue Fenwick

PB's
10  22.53
25  58:33
50  2:01.43
100  4.14.04

Best result
7th RTTC National Women's 100 2009 after a 20 year absence from the sport. Former National 100 mile champion, 2nd BAR and 2nd National 50 in 1983.

Favourite course
F2D/10: super-smooth surface and only 15 minutes' ride from home.

Favourite event
The 2009 National 10 (Newbury RC) had a fantastic atmosphere, course, HQ and organisation plus superb weather. It was everything a national should be.

Cath Weiss

PB's
10 22.13
25 57.05
50 1:57:35

Best Result
I think last year every result was the best. I’d spend summer 2008 in the garage on the turbo after a bad road racing crash, so the whole of 2009 was a ball. Having to pick though, probably winning 2 of the Welsh National time trial championships over 25 and 50 miles and setting my 25 PB there.

Favourite Course
Something rolling and scenic and not too many potholes. The R50/30C was a good one but tough and I love my local course at Naseby NC16.

Favourite Event
I love the A5 Rangers weekend in March. You never really know what you’re going to get, rain, snow, sunshine. But really its any event with home made cake !

Jane Kilmartin

PB's
10 21:22
25 57:24
50 2:00:36

Best Result
Bronze World Masters TT 2009
Bronze Rudy Project Series 2009
5th Irish National TT 2009
7th National 50 2009
10th National 25 2009

Favourite Course
F20/10 is my favourite 10 mile course and is super fast on a good day. My favourite 25 is the H25/8

Favourite Event
I like the challenging nature of the Rudy Project courses, but it's hard to beat the high mountains for pure drama.

Debbie Knott

PB's
10 25:17
25 1:05:47
50 2:14:38

Favourite 10 Course
I tend to only do midweek evening courses, but would recommend a 2 lap event in the Ampthill, Bedfordshire area

Favourite 25 course
e2/25, this is a quick course, but if you know its slow going out at the turn you will fly home!

Favourite 50 course
has to be etwall, the 2 lap course is surprisingly quick even on windy days!

Rebecca Milnes

Bex is an Elite U23 Triathlete and will be competing this season in a host of National level events for us aswell riding the odd time trial too.

She is also a part-time Tri coach specialising in swimming.

You can follow Bex on her own website www.rebeccamilnes.co.uk