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The next club meeting will be the annual general meeting to be held 1st November at 7:00pm at the Morgan Rugby Club, Alloway Place. All members are encouraged to attend and have your say as to how the club will operate over the next year.
If you would like to add anything to the agenda for the AGM, please submit to Graeme Carruthers (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). The agenda is available here.
Can all those who currently hold the Club trophies please return them to James Sayer or Graeme Carruthers on or before the AGM in order they can be engraved and ready for the Presentation Lunch in December.
The voting for the Club Person of the Year and the Most Improved Rider is available now, click here for the form. Voting is open to all paid up members in 2022. Voting forms should be returned to Graeme (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). as always, more important we get the votes in, so feel free to email \ message \ carrier pigeon - doesn't matter how you cast your vote, just let Graeme know :-)
Also in the voting form you can enter the Sportive Trophy Awards for 2022. Please list the events and mileage and the winner is the highest mileage.
The club are having a social Beer & Curry Night on 24th September, 7pm at Taza in City Quay.
We will also be presenting Ian Anderson with a token of our gratitude for all his service to the club over many years. If you would like to contribute to the collection for Ian, please use the Wheelers bank details you pay membership to and mark with your name and "Ian A" so we know. For non-banking apps folks, you can hand money to a Committee member.
Please let Karen Knight know if you plan to attend so we can finalise numbers.
Dates of various planned club events over the next wee while.
More details will be posted nearer the time of each, for now, get the dates in your diary:
- 13th August - Tarfside event. A local charity event in Arbroath that the club is looking to support
- 20th August - Deeside Loop - the classic 150 mile ride
- 4th September- club run to Glenshee for finish of Tour of Britain stage 1
- 24th September - Club Hill Climb Championship
- 24th September - Beer and Curry night, 7pm at Taza
- 18th December - Presentation Lunch, Woodlands Hotel
- 29th April 2023 - Mallorca trip
Hope the members can support these events and if there is anything else you would like the club to be organising, let us know.
All the details for the weekender.
We have 30 people for the weekender - 26 cyclists, 2 motor cyclists and 2 support crew (thanks Neil and Mags).
Please meet at Brought Ferry harbour at 7:45am on Saturday, aiming to leave at 8am sharp. Bags can be dropped on Saturday at the start, or alternatively, after 8pm on Friday at Stephen MacMaster's house in Invergowrie. Please contact Stephen if you wish to drop your bag on Friday. Note that it is expected you will be able to make your way there and back and fix any mechanical issues. The support crew are for bag dropping!
We will split into 3 groups, with a nominated ride leader for each. This is an all day social ride with 2 cafe stops. The group must stay together, ride at a pace that suits everybody in the group and if there are any mechanical or other issues, everyone stops and helps. The proposed ride groups are in the attached file, along with the Oban Hostel room allocation, click here.
The proposed routes are on the web site - Oban Weekender Day 1 and Oban Weekender Day 2
On Saturday we will stop at the Paper Boat in Kenmore (approx 60 miles) and the the Green Welly at Tyndrum (approx 90 miles).
On Sunday, please be ready for 8:45am for a prompt 9am start. We will stop at the Green Welly (approx 35 miles) and Tullybannocher cafe just before Comrie (approx 70 miles).
Dinner in Oban is booked at Piazza for 7:30pm (10 minute walk from the Hostel). Your weekender fee includes £20 per person kitty for dinner. Please bring cash to cover drinks and any other costs (we cant have 30 people trying to pay by card!).
Any major issues the Ride Leaders and support crew have contact numbers for each other.
Any questions then please contact Graeme (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
At the EGM held on 12 April 2022 the new Chairperson James Sayer was duly elected for a 3 year term. Thanks to James for stepping forward for the role and looking forward to his contribution to the ongoing success of the club.
A massive thank you to Ian Anderson for all his work and commitment to the club over the years, enjoy your "retirement" from the club committee and see you on the road.
Latest update from Scottish Cycling following covid announcement yesterday. Summary - no changes for outdoor rides from 26th December.
Thanks to everyone who attended the Presentation Lunch and to Karen and Allly for organising.
The prize winners were:
- Fastest 10-mile Time Trial - awarded to Jim Petrie with a time of 23:10
- Fastest 25-mile Time Trial - awarded to Jim Petrie with a time of 58:42
- Fastest 50-mile Time Trial - awarded to Jim Petrie with a time of 2:05:19
- Hill Climb Award (Male) - awarded to John Kermode with a time of 10:11 on the Kilspindie hill
- Hill Climb Award (Female) - awarded to Abigail Corsie with a time of 12:05 on the Kilspindie hill
- Tourist Trophy - awarded by the Club Captain to Dave Stewart for supporting the BRAW Rides and general enthusiasm for the Saturday club runs and welcoming newcomers.
- Bob Kilhooley Most Improved Rider - Brian Barr (in a close contest)
- Club Member of the Year - Gary Kilcullen for supporting the BRAW Rides and the Deeside Loop run
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