WINTER SPORTIVE SERIES

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHRIS MEADS

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WINTER SPORTIVE EVENT 26 FEB ARE NOW AVAILABLE

Chris Meads has come up with some fabulous action shots of the event. You can now purschase them from his website following the link below.

http://chrismeadsphotography.zenfolio.com/

Monday, 27 February 2012

Results 26th February

1	Roderick	Lennox	Male	55 Miles	DNS
2	Simon	Marshall	Male	30 Miles	02:05:56
3	Simon	Munday	Male	55 Miles	DNS
4	John	Hill	Male	55 Miles	DNS
5	Daniel	Kearney	Male	55 Miles	DNS
6	Chris	Leary	Male	55 Miles	04:35:45
7	Mark	Hayward	Male	55 Miles	04:35:32
8	David	Threlfall	Male	55Miles	03:07:14
9	Steve	Goodwin	Male	55 Miles	DNS
10	Chris	Twomey	Male	55 Miles	03:47:39
11	David	Skelly	Male	55 Miles	03:23:19
12	Paul	Hayes	Male	55 Miles	03:11:27
13	Stephen	Frew	Male	55 Miles	02:14:21
14	Anita	Frew	Female	55 Miles	02:14:21
15	Christopher	Keelan	Male	55 Miles	DNS
16	Andrew	Barrow	Male	55 Miles	02:05:52
17	Katherine	Collins	Female	30 Miles	DNS
18	Rob	Elvin	Male	55 Miles	03:46:08
19	Andrew	Shaughnessy	Male	55 Miles	03:33:06
20	Stuart	Rayner	Male	55 Miles	03:20:34
21	Mike	Noble	Male	55 Miles	03:42:07
22	Alexis	Dinsmor	Female	30 Miles	02:30:06
23	Simon	Hourihan	Male	55 Miles	04:32:47
24	Lewis	Hourihan	Male	55 Miles	04:32:47
25	Richard	Case	Male	55 Miles	03:56:27
26	Nigel	Clark	Male	55 Miles	04:26:10
27	Nicholas	Clark	Male	55 Miles	04:27:57
28	Benjamin	Clark	Male	55Miles	04:27:36
29	Geoff	Hull	Male	55Miles	04:28:27
30	Janette	Clay	Female	55 Miles	04:31:39
31	Andrew	Cawley	Male	55 Miles	04:21:02
32	Patrick	Corrigan	Male	55Miles	03:17:15
33	Anna	Pope	Female	55 Miles	04:09:41
34	Simon	Cook	Male	55 Miles	03:21:32
35	Malcolm	Collins	Male	30 Miles	01:59:14
36	Adrian	Williamson	Male	55 Miles	03:12:42
37	Andrew	Steel	Male	55 Miles	03:07:16
38	Janet	Palmer-Speight	Female	30 Miles	03:02:42
39	Vici	Cumming	Female	30 Miles	03:02:46
40	Carl	Henshaw	Male	55 Miles	04:08:22
41	Sean	Henshaw	Male	55 Miles	DNS
42	Luke	McAvoy	Male	55Miles	03:41:56
43	Paul	Collins	Male	55 Miles	03:33:04
46	John	Diggle	Male	55 Miles	DNS
47	Alec	Guthrie	Male	55 Miles	03:14:19
48	Andy	Saunders	Male	50 Miles	03:06:42
49	Susie	Peart	Female	55 Miles	03:43:30
50	Justine	Watts	Female	30 Miles	02:08:45
51	Walter	Beech	Male	55 Miles	03:20:09
52	Chris	McAvoy	Male	55 Miles	03:03:20
53	Ian	Spence	Male	55Miles	DNA
54	John	Latham	Male	30 Miles	01:43:32
55	Conrad	Jones	Male	55Miles	04:26:10
56	Nathan	McAvoy	Male	55 Miles	02:53:33
57	Alex	Rooney	Male	30 Miles	DNS
58	William	Rooney	Male	30 Miles	DNS
59	Christopher T	Moore	Male	55 Miles	03:48:10
60	Nellie Ann	Smith	Female	55 Miles	03:47:36
61	Angus	Higgins	Male	55 Miles	03:09:10
62	Peter	Grover	Male	55 Miles	02:55:55
63	Nigel	Lanceley	Male	55 Miles	04:37:28
64	Stephen	Noble	Male	55 Miles	03:27:25
65	Ray	Noble	Male	55 Miles	03:26:14
66	Harry	Davies	Male	55 Miles	03:51:09
67	Robert	Seddon	Male	55 Miles	04:08:06
68	Rachel	Seddon	Female	55 Miles	04:07:56
69	Simon	Plunkett	Male	55 Miles	03:47:37
70	David	Thompson	Male	30 Miles	01:52:30
71	Rob	Bywater	Male	55 Miles	DNS
72	David	Walker	Male	55 Miles	04:06:06
73	Fiona	Hodgkiss	Female	30 Miles	DNS
74	Simon	Hodgkiss	Male	30 Miles	DNS
75	James	Ashton	Male	30 Miles	02:17:58
76	Kevin	Malone	Male	55 Miles	04:02:23
77	David	Clough	Male	30 Miles	01:49:17
78	Daniel	Robinson	Male	55 Miles	03:37:47
79	Robert	Dunne	Male	55 Miles	04:01:45
80	Patrick	Bannon	Male	55 Miles	03:42:55
81	Eamonn	Sheridan	Male	55 Miles	04:21:28
82	Deborah	Sheridan	Female	55 Miles	03:37:11
83	Carl	Goodwin	Male	55 Miles	03:40:24
84	Andrew	Richards	Male	55 Miles	03:40:22
85	Simon	Porter	Male	55 Miles	04:35:30
86	Paul	Maddox	Male	55 Miles	03:11:03
87	Stephen	Booth	Male	55 Miles	03:37:39
88	Andrew	Jones	Male	55 Miles	DNF
89	Darren	Barrs	Male	55 Miles	03:13:02
90	Trevor	Mather	Male	55 Miles	03:17:01
91	Darren	Faulke	Male	30 Miles	01:48:20
92	Paul	Shard	Male	30 Miles	01:48:18
93	Michael	James	Male	55 Miles	04:24:18
94	Luke	Ryan	Male	55 Miles	02:55:56
95	Claire	James	Female	30 Miles	02:38:33
96	Amanda	Mearns	Female	30 Miles	02:38:38
97	Andrew	Owen	Male	55 Miles	03:21:39
98	Mike	Wheelhouse	Male	30 Miles	01:48:09
99	Chris	Brumby	Male	55 Miles	03:27:44
100	Mike	Buckley	Male	55 Miles	03:23:32
101	Janice	Murphy	Female	55Miles	03:30:40
102	Terence	Thompson	Male	55 Miles	04:11:58
103	Danny	O'Grady	Male	30 Miles	DNS
104	Neil	Barker	Male	55Miles	03:04:54
105	Jason	Baddeley	Male	55 Miles	04:02:00
106	James	Myers	Male	55Miles	04:02:33
107	Anthony	Turner	Male	55 Miles	DNS
108	Steven	Allcock	Male	55 Miles	02:58:07
109	Greg	Morgan	Male	55 Miles	03:12:50
110	Sarah	Griffiths	Female	55 Miles	04:05:40
111	Simon	Walker	Male	55 Miles	03:52:13
112	Sean	Wells	Male	5 Miles	03:03:53
113	Paddy	Hehir	Male	55 Miles	03:55:06
114	Paul	Barnett	Male	55 Miles	03:19:36
115	Alastair	Brown	Male	55 Miles	03:32:54
116	James	Jackson	Male	5 Miles	03:39:31
117	Peter	Milton	Male	30 Miles	02:04:32
118	Erik	Borg	Male	50 Miles	03:26:11
119	Allan	Padget	Male	30 Miles	02:04:33
120	Russell	Gibbons	Male	55 Miles	03:09:03
121	Alan	Armstrong	Male	30 Miles	02:09:20
122	Luke	Barrett	Male	55 Miles	03:16:49
123	Tony	Davies-Foo	Male	55 Miles	04:02:34
124	Mark	Ratcliffe	Male	55 Miles	DNS
125	Fiona	Cosgrove	Female	55 Miles	04:05:40
126	Adrian	Feldman	Male	55 Miles	03:59:39
127	John	Purslow	Male	27 Miles	01:44:45
128	Stephen	Pemberton	Male	55 Miles	03:38:53
129	Kate	Murray	Female	27 Miles	01:56:07
130	Ged	Reynolds	Male	27 Miles	01:47:38
131	Christofer	Cooney	Male	55 Miles	03:33:21
132	Karl	Dennis	Male	55 Miles	03:56:41
133	Ian	Jespersen	Male	55 Miles	03:40:08
134	J & L	Thornhill	M & F	27 Miles	01:46:19
135	Howard	Williams	Male	27 Miles	02:11:22
136	Richard	Ambery	Male	55 Miles	04:00:02
137	David	Spencer	Male	55 Miles	04:04:26
138	Paul	Butterworth	Male	55 Miles	03:04:38
139	Paul	Connolly	Male	55 Miles	03:39:52
140	Jim	Solon	Male	55 Miles	04:12:03
141	Rachel	Armitage	Female	55 Miles	02:47:48
142	Geoff	Evatt	Male	27 Miles	01:50:09
143	Steve	McCarthy	Male	27 Miles	02:09:14
144	Chistopher	Curtis	Male	55 Miles	03:45:56
145	Duncan	Riley	Male	55 Miles	03:16:00
146	Simon	Hooton	Male	55 Miles	03:46:43
147	John	Keates	Male	27 Miles	03:16:21
148	Kevin	Patterson	Male	55 Miles	03:47:36
149	Graham	Woolley	Male	27 Mles	01:51:50
150	Paul	Cheetham	Male	55 Miles	02:54:33
151	Jane	Brooks	Female	55 Miles	03:35:55
152	Eddie	Brooks	Male	55 Miles	03:35:55
153	Jaqueline	Ward	Female	55 Miles	03:17:29
154	Lee	Winslow	Male	55 Miles	03:10:58
155	Emma	Robinson	Female	55 Miles	04:01:52
156	Cathy	Stratton	Female	27 Miles	02:10:03
157	Roy	Evans	Male	55 Miles	03:22:09
158	Mark	Russell	Male	55 Miles	02:49:30
159	Garry	Jones	Male	55 Miles	03:00:53
160	Peter	Redhead	Male	55 Miles	02:49:51
161	Andrew	Tharp	Male	55 Miles	03:37:46
162	Peter	Kennington	Male	55 Miles	03:37:43
163	Karen	Bennett	Female	55 Miles	03:37:52
164	Alex	Ek	Male	55 Miles	04:06:25
165	Jon	Hopwod	Male	55 Miles	03:19:59
166	Quentin	Ashby	Male	55 Miles	03:20:04
167	Wiliam	Horne	Male	27 Miles	02:07:04
168	Tom	Hillis	Male	27 Miles	02:07:19
169	Ethan	Hillis	Male	27 Miles	02:06:57
170	Katrina	Fenton	Female	55 Miles	04:25:42
171	Patrick	Conaghan	Male	55 Miles	03:06:17
172	Neal	Andrews	Male	55 Miles	02:35:01
173	Stuart	Robinson	Male	55 Miles	02:35:01
174	Suzanne	Smith	Female	55 Miles	04:25:14
175	Paul	Bannon	Male	55 Miles	03:55:47

Friday, 24 February 2012

Start Sheet

1 RoderickLennox Male 55 Miles
2 Simon MarshallMale 30 Miles
3 Simon Munday Male 55 Miles
4 John Hill Male 55 Miles
5 Daniel Kearney Male 55 Miles
6 Chris Leary Male 55 Miles
7 Mark Hayward Male 55 Miles
8 David ThrelfallMale 55 Miles
9 Steve Goodwin Male 55 Miles
10 Chris Twomey Male 55 Miles
11 David Skelly Male 55 Miles
12 Paul Hayes Male 55 Miles
13 Stephen Frew Male 55 Miles
14 Anita Frew Female 55 Miles
15 ChristopheKeelanMale 55 Miles
16 Andrew Barrow Male 55 Miles
17 KatherineCollinsFemale 30 Miles
18 Rob Elvin Male 55 Miles
19 Andrew ShaughneMale 55 Miles
20 Stuart Rayner Male 55 Miles
21 Mike Noble Male 55 Miles
22 Alexis Dinsmor Female 30 Miles
23 Simon HourihanMale 55 Miles
24 Lewis HourihanMale 55 Miles
25 Richard Case Male 55 Miles
26 Nigel Clark Male 55 Miles
27 NicholasClark Male 55 Miles
28 BenjaminClark Male 55 Miles
29 Geoff Hull Male 55 Miles
30 Janette Clay Female 55 Miles
31 Andrew Cawley Male 55 Miles
32 Patrick CorriganMale 55 Miles
33 Anna Pope Female 55 Miles
34 Simon Cook Male 55 Miles
35 Malcolm Collins Male 30 Miles
36 Adrian WilliamsonMale 55 Miles
37 Andrew Steel Male 55 Miles
38 Janet Palmer-SpFemale 30 Miles
39 Vici Cumming Female 30 Miles
40 Carl Henshaw Male 55 Miles
41 Sean Henshaw Male 55 Miles
42 Luke McAvoy Male 55 Miles
43 Paul Collins Male 55 Miles
46 John Diggle Male 55 Miles
47 Alec Guthrie Male 55 Miles
48 Andy SaundersMale 50 Miles
49 Susie Peart Female 55 Miles
50 Justine Watts Female 30 Miles
51 Walter Beech Male 55 Miles
52 Chris McAvoy Male 55 Miles
53 Ian Spence Male 55 Miles
54 John Latham Male 30 Miles
55 Conrad Jones Male 55 Miles
56 Nathan McAvoy Male 55 Miles
57 Alex Rooney Male 30 Miles
58 William Rooney Male 30 Miles
59 ChristopheMoore Male 55 Miles
60 Nellie AnnSmith Female 55 Miles
61 Angus Higgins Male 55 Miles
62 Peter Grover Male 55 Miles
63 Nigel LanceleyMale 55 Miles
64 Stephen Noble Male 55 Miles
65 Ray Noble Male 55 Miles
66 Harry Davies Male 55 Miles
67 Robert Seddon Male 55 Miles
68 Rachel Seddon Female 55 Miles
69 Simon PlunkettMale 55 Miles
70 David ThompsonMale 30 Miles
71 Rob Bywater Male 55 Miles
72 David Walker Male 55 Miles
73 Fiona HodgkissFemale 30 Miles
74 Simon HodgkissMale 30 Miles
75 James Ashton Male 30 Miles
76 Kevin Malone Male 55 Miles
77 David Clough Male 30 Miles
78 Daniel RobinsonMale 55 Miles
79 Robert Dunne Male 55 Miles
80 Patrick Bannon Male 55 Miles
81 Eamonn SheridanMale 55 Miles
82 Deborah SheridanFemale 55 Miles
83 Carl Goodwin Male 55 Miles
84 Andrew RichardsMale 55 Miles
85 Simon Porter Male 55 Miles
86 Paul Maddox Male 55 Miles
87 Stephen Booth Male 55 Miles
88 Andrew Jones Male 55 Miles
89 Darren Barrs Male 55 Miles
90 Trevor Mather Male 55 Miles
91 Darren Faulke Male 30 Miles
92 Paul Shard Male 30 Miles
93 Michael James Male 55 Miles
94 Luke Ryan Male 55 Miles
95 Claire James Female 30 Miles
96 Amanda Mearns Female 30 Miles
97 Andrew Owen Male 55 Miles
98 Mike WheelhouMale 30 Miles
99 Chris Brumby Male 55 Miles
100 Mike Buckley Male 55 Miles
101 Janice Murphy Female 55 Miles
102 Terence ThompsonMale 55 Miles
103 Danny O'Grady Male 30 Miles
104 Neil Barker Male 55 Miles
105 Jason BaddeleyMale 55 Miles
106 James Myers Male 55 Miles
107 Anthony Turner Male 55 Miles
108 Steven Allcock Male 55 Miles
109 Greg Morgan Male 55 Miles
110 Sarah GriffithsFemale 55 Miles
111 Simon Walker Male 55 Miles
112 Sean Wells Male 55 Miles
113 Paddy Hehir Male 55 Miles
114 Paul Barnett Male 55 Miles
115 AlastairBrown Male 55 Miles
116 James Jackson Male 55 Miles
117 Peter Milton Male 30 Miles
118 Erik Borg Male 50 Miles
119 Allan Padget Male 30 Miles
120 Russell Gibbons Male 55 Miles
121 Alan ArmstrongMale 30 Miles
122 Luke Barrett Male 55 Miles
123 Tony Davies-FooMale 55 Miles
124 Mark RatcliffeMale 55 Miles
125 Fiona CosgroveFemale 55 Miles
126 Adrian Feldman Male 55 Miles

Friday, 30 September 2011

NORTH WEST WINTER SPORTIVE SERIES

NORTH WEST WINTER SPORTIVE SERIES

Next Event Sunday 26th Feb.

Online Entries Are Now Closed

The North West Winter Series is 2 mini Sportives designed to get you fit for the start of the
season Venue for both events will be held at Poynton Leisure Centre. Events will be approx. 50 miles we will also have a shorter option approx 30 miles.

The Winter Series is designed to get you fit for the new season. Both events will give riders a chance to test their fitness levels before the Sportive season kicks off proper.

Our events are open to everybody. You don't have to be in a club just to like riding a bike. Anyone can turn up on the day and do the ride. We are one of the few events to actively encourage entry on the day as long as we have places.

The events are organised by Team Torelli cycling club organisers of the Jodrell Bank Sportives and Tour of the Pennines.

ENTRIES ON THE DAY

In answer to all the emails we have been recieving. Yes we do take entries on the day. Please get there early as we always get a lot especially if the weather is fine, it will help us to get you through registration. You can download an entry form and a route card and bring it along on the day.

EVENTS

12/02/2012 Winter Sportive Series Event 1

26/02/2012 Winter Sportive Series Event 2

ENTRY FEES

We have kept the costs to a minimum, entry fee will be just 15.00

We will also be accepting entries on the day which will be 20.00
(please get there early as we always get a lot of entries on the day)

Please download an entry form and route card and bring it along on the day.

ROUTE CARDS

Route Cards are now ready to download.

ENTRIES OUR NOW OPEN

Winter Series – Event 1 12/02/2012

Enter/Update Entry Online https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=602

Winter Series – Event 2 26/02/2012

Enter/Update Entry Online https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=603

EVENT 1 12/02/2012

27 miles

http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=325510

50 miles

http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=344082

Event 2 26/02/2012

27 miles

http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=343067

55 miles

http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=342731

EVENT FEATURES

* Electronic Timing
* Feeding Station (approx half distance)
* Well Signed
* GPS Downloads
* Downloadable Route Maps (ready to download)
* Support Vehicles
* Changing Room
* Ample Parking (tarmac, no muddy fields)
* Free Hot Drinks and Cake at the Finish
* Challenging Routes
* Gold, Silver and Bronze Standards

Registration
Opens 8.00 am and closes at 8.45am

START TIME
Event Starts 9.00 am until 9.30

Event HQ
Poynton Leisure Centre
Yew Tree Lane
Poynton
Cheshire

There is plenty of parking, please follow the Leisure Centres Staff who will direct you.

SPORTIVE NATION a new bicycle shop opening in Hazel Grove in March will be attending and will able to providing servicing for the event.

http://www.sportivenation.co.uk/

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER

The next event the 26th of February we are pleased to announce that Chris Meads will be covering the event. Chris is not only a great photographer but also a cyclist so knows what it takes to get a great shot. Phots will be available to be purchased from his website after the event.

http://www.chrismeadsphotography.zenfolio.com/

RESULTS

Results will be listed on the website on the Monday following the event

GOLD, SILVER and BRONZE STANDARDS

We will be awarding Gold, Silver and Bronze standards to each finisher based on your times.

Event 1
27 Mile Route
Gold Standard time less than 1hr 56 minutes
Silver Standard ltime ess than 2 hour 15 minutes
Bronze Standard time over 2 hours 15 minutes

50 Mile Route
Gold Standard time less than 3 hrs 40 mintues
Silver Standard time less than 4 hrs 15 minutes
Bronze Standard time over 4 hrs 15 minutes

Event 2

27 Mile Route
Gold
Silver
Bronze
55 Mile Route
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Electronic Timing

We have our own Electronic Timing system which uses Barcodes which are printed on your numbers. The numbers need to be attached to your handlebars, please do not obstruct the bar code with the cable ties.

DO NOT attach the number to your head tube as we will not be able to scan it and you will not get a time. It should be attached to your handlebars.

START LIST

A start list will be posted on the website a couple of days before. It will speed up registration if you check your number in advance and ask for it at the signing on desk.

BRITISH CYCLING
The event is held under British Cycling Cyclosportive Rules. A cyclosportive is a non-competitive event.

Signage

The routes will be marked with a black arrow on a fluorescent yellow back ground. The signs will be put up before the event. We have marshals that proceed the riders to check that they are in place. We also mark the roads with a temporary acrylic spray.

Along with the GPS files which can be download to your computers, Google Earth Fly Through Video, Interactive Maps on the website, Route Maps which can be downloaded and printed off and/or downloaded to your i phone THERE ARE NO EXCUSES FOR GETTING LOST

RIDERS BREIFING

RIDER BREIFING

WINTER SPORTIVE 26th March 2012

HQ - Poynton leisure Centre Yew Tree lane Poynton, Cheshire. SK12 1PU

Registration opens at 8.00 until 8.45

In registration your name will be on the start sheets on the tables. Look for your name and number.

You will be given your number . You do not need to sign anything. You have already signed on during the online entry system

ENTRIES ON THE DAY

If you are entering on the day you need to download an entry form and the revelent Route Card. Bring the completed form signed and with the correct fee to ON THE DAY registration desk. You will be given a number.

Numbers must be attached to your handlebars for timing purposes. If your number is not on your handlebars you may be missed from the results.

Plesase do not attach the number to your head tube or obstruct the barcode as we will not be able to scan it and you will not get a time.

Start Time - 9.00 am until 9.30 riders can start anytime within the 1/2 hour.

RESULTS - Results will be posted on the website on Monday

PARKING

There is a large car park at the Poynton Leisure Centre and also next door at the school.

You will be directed by the Leisure Centre Staff.

ON THE RIDE

Participents take part in the event at entirley at their own risk.

Participents should follow instructions from the marshals

The ride is run under British Cycling Cyclosportive Rules.

Participants will be responsible for the roadworthiness of their own cycle.

You must obey all Highway Code Rules. You are requested to ride in single file where appropriate and no more than 2 abreast at any time. Please be aware of your fellow cyclists and other traffic. Please indicate your intention to stop or change direction.

This is a great circuit and we would like to use it again next year. Please show courtesy and respect for other road users. A cheery wave and a smile works

wonders

There are toilets at the start and finish. There are also Public toilets around the circuit.

The route is marked by signage. A black arrow on an Flourescent yellow background.We wil be marking the roads with a yellow arrow. We also have a support vehicle that proceeds the riders replacing missing signs. Hopefully we can keep everyone on track.

ROUTE CARDS are available to download off the website. You can also download them onto your phone. There are interactive maps on the website to familarise yourself with the route. We also have downloadable GPS files available from the Bikeroute toaster website.

THERE ARE NO EXCUSES FOR GETTING LOST,

It is the responsibility of each participant to take the correct course. Participants are required to carry traditional map based route instructions.

All competitors are advised to wear a safety helmet to ANSI Z90/4 or SNELL standards

You may not use your mobile phone while riding. You must stop at the side of the road if you need to make or receive a call.

Having a mobile phone with you on the ride is encouraged. It is usefull if you get lost or need to be picked up by the support vehicles

Torelli Cycling Club will provide fluid and food at designated feed stations. This is intended only as a top up. You are encouraged to take enough

food and fluid for the full distance of the event.

POT HOLE WARNING

The roads around Cheshire are in the main very good quality however there are pot holes in places due to the winter weather please look out for them. If you are riding in a group shout out warnings to the riders behind.

ROAD CONDITIONS

Most of the route is on quiet country lanes. After the thaw there will be grit and mud in places. Heavy tyres and mudguards are advised as well as extra caution.

FEEDING STATION

There are two feeding stations one at approx. 15 miles. It is intended for the riders doing the 30 mile route. At the feeding station the 30 mile route riders TURN LEFT and head back to Poynton.

Riders on the 55 mile route TURN RIGHT. Their feeding station is in Lach Dennis opposite the Three Greyhounds Public House at half distance.

Under 18's must have the consent of a parent or guardian and be accompanied by a nominated adult at all times whilst on the ride.

It is advised that all riders must carry a form of identification showing their name, address and contact details of person to be advised in the eventuality

cases of an accident. It is also advised that all participants carry enough food, drink, money and extra clothing to complete the ride being under taken,

taking into account the route and possible adverse weather conditions.

There are support vehicles on the ride. If you need to be picked up call the organisers tel: number below.

Mechanical failure or cannot continue. You can also stop at the feeding stations if you have any problems and they will bring you back to the HQ.

Marshals are there to help they are not allowed to stop the traffic you are responsable for your own actions at junctions throughout the ride.

Organisation Phone Number Tel: 07583234531

In case of an emergency please ring 999

There is Free Hot Drinks and Cake after the event.

I would just like to wish you all a safe and enjoyable ride.

Team Torelli Cycling Club History

Team Torelli Cycling Club started off in the early eighties as Team Sportif Tameside. Originally the idea of two men Tony Creacal a local singer & entertainer and Tony Orrell.

The club flourished and soon had a large number of riders who raced at all levels at home and abroad. The club was also active in promoting events the Minster Finance 500 Professional race which featured all the top UK pro teams including the ANC Halfords Tour de France team.

Tony Orrell left to set up the Neil Orrell Cycle Racing Team which then changed it`s name to Team Orrell.

Team Orrell was hugely successful. Riders like Anton Quist the Pan American Sprint Champion, Rusine Airstone Multi Womens National Champion on road and track. Hamish Haynes British National Elite Road Race winner who went onto a successful pro career in Belgium. Patrick Chilton National Schoolboy Sprint Champion. Andy Orrell who finished 6th in the Tour of Malta Stage Race, Stage winner in the International Rog Tour of Holland, Justin Hoy who won the Green Jersey in the Rog Tour. Alistair Rutherford who finished 3rd Overall in the Rog Tour. Steve Golla 3rd Overall in the Rog Tour. Tony Orrell who won numerous North West Cyclo Cross Titles, Manchester Road Race titles, finished 6th with team mate Andy Marsden in the Championship of Flanders Professional Madison Race, the pairalso finished 4th to Olympic Champions Bradley Wiggins and Rob Hayles in the British Madison Championship both went on to have a successful careers in Belgium riding the Track and Road

The club put teams in events across the country and abroad, International Rog Tour of Holland, Race of the Roses Belgium, Tour of Majorca, Tour of Ibiza, RAAS Tour of Ireland, Tour of Malta, Tour of Lancs Pro Am race, Triptyque de Monts and Chateaux France. Plus regular weekend trips to Belgium, France, Belgium, Holland and Ireland.

As well as competing in events the club was active in promoting events everything from circuit races to track to mountain bike events. Members of the club also undertake official duties at Local, National and World Championship level.

Including the British Cycling Friday Night Track League and The ACT Monday night track league run by Tony`s dad Neil.

For the last five years the club as be known as Team Torelli we still take teams over to the continent to race. Not only taking our own riders but promising riders from other local clubs who come and guest for the team. We organise a range of events, last year we organised 3 Sportives and 6 circuit races at the new Ashton circuit. This year we have 2 Mini Sportives, and Series of Sportive Events.

WINTER SPORTIVE SERIES