As well as our generous club member only offers from our main sponsors Cambrian Tyres and Summit Cycles, which can be found here, we are pleased to announce two new offers to club members for 2024.
Always Aim High Events – 10 % discounts on events for 2024
Full details and discount codes have been emailed to club members.
The Ystwyth TT series is back for 2024! Add the dates to your diary, these are great events held in and around Aberystwyth. Test yourself against the clock, improve your fitness and have fun!
Discover more about the well established Ystwyth Time Trials here.
Following the great feedback from 2023, the club are continuing the monthly café meet up rides.
The concept is simple, join one of the advertised Sunday rides on the 11th February, or make your own way to Yr Hen Lew Du, Bridge Street, Aberystwyth, for 11.30am for plenty of homemade delicious cake and coffee paid for by the club. Everyone welcome on or off the bike!!
Just to note that for the February monthly café ride, we are aiming for all riders to be at Plascrug Leisure Centre for 9.15am, in club kit (if possible), because we’re presenting a cheque to the charity Papyrus for the money raised from the Memorial Ride and the raffle at the club dinner.
There’s plenty of bike storage inside the pub if you cycle there and a warm welcome for everyone!
Ystwyth CC have arranged and funded the following 90 minute course for club members and would like to encourage everyone to attend.
SP-OT Suicide Prevention (what everyone needs to know)
Friday 9th February 2024
6.30pm – 8pm.
Penparcau Community Centre (the Hub)
Book your place here: https://www.papyrus-uk.org/training/c-spot-ystwyth-cc/
Become an Ystwyth CC member for 2024.
Join online: Membership – Clwb Beicio Ystwyth Cycling Club
Paper membership forms available in Summit Cycles.
The membership year runs from January to December.
Senior – £20 (+ £1 admin fee)
Student – £15 (+ £1 admin fee)
Junior (17-18yrs.) – £7 (+ £1 admin fee)
Youth (0-16yrs.) – £5 (+ £1 admin fee)
Need any further help? Contact the Ystwyth CC Club Membership Secretary:
Andy Davies andrewdavies113@btinternet.com
It was great to get together again for the club annual dinner and awards, and big thanks to Elaine, for her hard work in organising the event for everyone.
The club returned to Tafarn Y Maes for a great welcome, top food and drinks.
During the meal riders took part in the raffle with lots of prizes on offer, including two vouchers kindly donated by our club sponsor Summit Cycles. We were also able to auction a fantastic signed print of Geraint Thomas, generously donated by Huw Fairclough.
We raised a total of £221 for the suicide prevention charity Papyrus. This amount will be added to the total raised during the memorial ride and presented to Papyrus.
Thanks to everyone that kindly donated prizes for the raffle, bought tickets and made a bid in the auction.
After the excitement of the auction and raffle, it was onto the awards, and a chance to recognise riders for their achievements as well as commitment to the club.
The 2023 winners announced on the night;
Men’s TT League Winner – Caron Pugh
Women’s TT League Winner – Anita Saycell
Handicap TT winner – Arwel Jones
Club person of the year – Derek Rattray & Andy Hunt
Club Road Race Award – Leah Brewer
Hilly TT – Richard Pizzey
Hill Climb – Richard Pizzey
Most Improved – Glyn Williams
Club Mountain Biker of the Year – Dylan Williams
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Award photos from the evening:
Handicap TT winner – Arwel Jones
Most Improved – Glyn Williams
Women’s TT League Winner – Anita Saycell
Men’s TT League Winner – Caron Pugh
Club person of the year – Derek Rattray & Andy Hunt
Thanks to everyone that was able to attend and made it an enjoyable evening. The next club event is the Mince Pie Ride on the 17th December – more details to follow.
The riders were ‘treated’ to a great end to a successful time trial series. The conditions were spot on for this course, a gentle tail wind helped to ease the riders up to Pontarfynach, ready for the descent to Lovesgrove. It was hoped that the full Devil’s Bridge Hilly route could be used, which would have been the first since 2018. Unfortunately, a set of temporary lights meant the start had to move along the course, leaving any club records standing for another year.
Six riders took on the Grand Finale. In the road bike category, it was great to welcome Gari Jones who came out on top to take the win, with Tim Strang riding strongly, until an unfortunate mechanical near the end, taking second place.
In the TT bike category, the season’s record breakers Caron and Rich had the battle for the top podium positions, with Rich taking the spoils for first place, Caron in second and Andy H, having a great season this year and fresh from the Caron 10 mile TT win the night before, completing the podium for third place.
Thanks to every rider that has taken part this year in the TT’s, it’s been a great season and we are really fortunate to have this racing on our doorstep.
Huge thanks to Andy H and Derek for all their work in organising a successful series, and to all to those that marshalled, timed and helped out over the season. Without you, there would be no events for the riders – diolch yn fawr!
Catalina Architecture & Design Ltd TT Series Grand Finale. Devils Bridge Hilly – 17.7m Pant-y-Crug- Lovesgrove
Richard Pizzey 40.04
Caron Owen Pugh 41.06
Andy Hunt 43.02
Anita Saycell 51.52
Gari Jones R 53.04
Tim Strang R 56.53
Time Keepers
Derek Rattray & Elaine Rowlands
Marshals
Scott Tompsett & Ian Brandreth
Photo credit: Ian Brandreth
Open to all riders from Ystwyth CC, Caron and Sarn Helen. We’ll be aiming to leave Plascrug Leisure Centre 9.30am for a relaxed, social ride.
Planned route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3130083704207596394
All riders are welcome. Ystwyth CC are hosting the event and providing the cake and refreshments post ride (no charge!).
We will aim to be back around 11.30am to Yr Hen Lew Du, Bridge Street, Aberystwyth, to enjoy a catch up off the bikes and refreshments.
With last weeks TT cancelled, the riders were able to race this week but on a shorter course.
Six riders turned up to test their legs and lungs along the rolling Rheidol valley.
It was great to see Dewi back on the TT bike this week and to also welcome Simon Williams riding his first TT!
The shorter course provided some exciting racing on the night. In the overall men’s category, Ieuan Andy took the win on his road bike, leaving Andy H and Dewi to battle out 2nd and 3rd place. It proved a great battle with Dewi taking second place by only 2 seconds! Andy having to settle for third spot on the podium this week.
In the road bike category (no tri bars), Ieuan Andy took the win with Mike Fitch riding strongly for second place.
Huge thanks to Elaine, Derek, Scott and Andy H.
There’s one more TT event in the series, the Devil’s Bridge Hilly, next Wednesday (30th August) with an earlier start time of 6.30pm.
Sign on details will be posted on the club facebook page before the event. It will be the last chance to test the legs, set a time and enjoy a chat afterwards!
Times of riders:
Ieuan Andy Davies 15.50
Dewi Hughes 16.31
Andy Hunt 16.33
Anita Saycell 18.49
Mike Fitch 20.25
Simon Williams 21.30
Ten riders turned up to take on the gently rolling Cwm Rheidol 10 mile course. With the light drawing in and the series coming to a close at the end of August, riders were keen to test themselves on this course.
It proved another exciting battle at the top. Caron and Rich were racing head to head for the win. Both riders in their best form this season. Caron had the edge this week and took the overall win, with a new Personal Best time of 21.28, proving that his potato mashing warm up an hour before, gave him the edge and also enabled him to take back the club course record from Rich, set at the Triple Crown event in June. Rich however wasn’t hanging around tonight and finished in 21.44 only 4 seconds away from his PB and the previous course record set this year. Completing the podium, Ieuan Andy in a storming ride on his ride bike, proving his preparation for the nationals is going well, he crossed the line in 23.36.
In the women’s event, Emma Palfrey had a great ride to set a new course PB and take the win on the night with a storming ride to finish across the line with 25.14.
In the road bike category (no tri bars), all riders had a great race and finished well under the 30 minute barrier. Ieuan Andy took the win, with Arwel taking second place this week and Tim Strang completing the podium in 29.21.
Overall Men
1st – Caron Owen Pugh 21.28 (new course record)
2nd – Richard Pizzey 21.44
3rd – Ieuan Andrew Davies R 23.36
Overall Ladies
1st – Emma Palfrey 25.14
2nd – Anita Saycell 28.15
Men’s road bike category winners:
1st – Ieuan Andrew Davies R 23.36
2nd – Arwel Wyn Jones R 25.20
3rd – Tim Strang R 29.21
Well done to all the riders tonight and thanks as always to all those marshalling, time keeping and organising to make this a great weekly event!
Next week (16th August) the series return to the Llety Gwyn 10 mile course. Everyone welcome! It’s a great workout and chance to test the legs.
Catalina Architecture & Design Ltd TT Series 2023. Round 13.
Caron Owen Pugh 21.28 (new course record)
Richard Pizzey 21.44
Ieuan Andrew Davies R 23.36
Andy Hunt 23.45
Emma Palfrey 25.14
Arwel Wyn Jones R 25.20
Anita Saycell 28.15
David Jones 28.50
Tim Strang R 29.21
Mike Fitch R 29.50
Time Keepers.
Derek Rattray & Elaine Rowlands
Chief Marshal
Andrew Davies
The most scenic time trial start (in our opinion anyway!)