Junior
Thornton RC Update Summer 2013
An update to let the club know a
little about what the youngsters have been up to over the summer 2013.
Fowlmead, near Deal, has superb
track facilities that offer traffic free, pot hole free and smooth surfaced
cycling along with a cafe and toilets.
It has been the epicentre for the Summer Series this year organised by
Thanet RC.
An open invitation for any youngster
saw Jack, Matt and Toby race over a six week period. Each meet included an age categorised
individual time trial, a bunch race and the chance to meet other young riders,
make some new friends and compare kit enabling a few Christmas List suggestions
already! The boys did very well with both Jack and Matt attending enough races
to score points and finish joint second overall for their age group, which
included some excellent Thanet RC cyclists. Jack was rewarded for his dedication and
commitment during the series with the Coaches Award. Recently
the trio have been trying their skills at Time Trialling. With a variety of
machinery to propel themselves around the sometimes windy track they should be
very proud of their times so far:
Jack has succeeded in a 24.40 for his most recent attempt
over 10 miles and an impressive 2up time of 23.44.
For his first ever TT, Toby clocked in a 30.27 last week and
29.22 this week! A 2up with Dad the nest day saw, much to Trev’s relief, a 28.14!
Matt’s efforts in the individual TT this week (for the first
time in two years) saw a cracking 27.33 in the individual TT without and TT
bars. Sorry Matt, but your low TT position prevented me capturing
the grimace on your face!
In addition to Fowlmead, Jack has
been competing in other events finishing 2nd and 3rd in
the regional Thanet RC series. Jack is keen as mustard!! He has absorbed
himself into the sport this season which reflects in his strong performance
during the club runs alone.
Fishing has occupied some of Matt’s
weekends along with his passion for Mountain Biking, but despite these
distractions he has shown great strength in the club runs.
Toby continues to get stronger every
Sunday and seems to be catching the cycling bug too....sounds expensive!
Our other young rider, Sam, has been
regularly riding with the fast group this summer. Although he hasn’t competed during this
season, he intends to next year. A fourth
very talented young rider to watch out for in 2014!
I think you will agree that we
certainly have an inspired generation coming through the club and hope that you
can all support and encourage them in their efforts, it does make a difference.
Heidi
