13th October 2020

Last weekend was a busy one for members of Birdwell Wheelers.

Saturday saw Trevor Mayne and David Jarvis ride in the Holme Valley Wheelers Hill Climb, a distance of 1.3 miles at a gradient averaging 9.5% up to the top of Holme Moss. Mayne finished in 11m 01s placing him 26^th out of the 60 finishers and 4^th in the veteran (over 40) age group. Jarvis was 38^th in 12m 31.5s and 9^th veteran.

_{Trevor Mayne climbing Holme Moss ©David Hudson}

The next day saw 3 Wheelers in action. Dan Emery rode in the British Masters Cycle Racing (BMCR) Hill Climb Championship for those 40 years and over. The event was on Carr Lane a climb of just short of 1 mile. Emery finished in 4m 03s placing him 24^th of 61 finishers and 12^th in his age category.

_{Dan Emery on Carr Lane © @BCCylingPhotography}

Also climbing on Sunday was Chris Jenkins who rode in the Tickhill Velo event on Bib Lane, a short but steep climb of 600 yards. He finished in 1m 48.3s placing 39^th of 45 finishers.

_{Chris Jenkins at the finishing line at Bib Lane ©Stephen Greig}

Further afield on the flat, Wheeler Paul Heggie rode in the Seaforth Wheelers 10 Mile Time Trial at Bubwith. A strong wind meant fast times were at a premium and Heggie finished in 26m 27s placing him 58^th of 79 finishers and 41^st in the veterans (over 40) category. His time beat his own club age record at 67 years old set earlier this year by the slimmest of margins , 1 second!

_{Paul Heggie on his record-breaking run ©ian chapman photography}

Due to the restrictions on maximum gatherings of 6 people the club have currently suspended their Sunday club rides. These will resume when government guidelines allow.

More details on all the above can be found in the above links