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Midweek 10tt 31/8/10
01 September 2010

This week conditions looked good for the CFCC midweek 10tt with next to no wind out on the course.CFCC had 9 riders racing this week.Alan Cook managed another pb this week and Kyle Mackay would have taken time off his pb had it not been for his chain coming off.Riders times were:

David Stuart    24.42min

Ian Henderson   26.04min

Mike Gordon    26.07min

Roxy Bannerman    26.49min

Eric Sloane    27.38min

Andrew Durrand    28.11min (first time)

Alan Cook    28.27(pb)

Kyle Mackay     28.38min

Debbie Macdonald   30.31min

 

MFCC 2UP
31 August 2010

On Sunday 29/8/10 CFCC riders Mike Gordon and David Stuart went to Muir of Ord to compete in the Moray Firth CC 2UP Time trial .They set off on the course out of Muir of Ord towards Conon and Maryburgh then David had to struggle to keep Mike in sight as he powered up the Brahan road once over the top they went downhill and turned off to head through Marybank and on back into Muir of Ord to complete lap 1 then disaster just as they were starting the second lap Mike's front tyre punctured ,race over.

Midweek 10tt 24/8/10
25 August 2010

 

CFCC had eight riders out on Tuesday night for their midweek 10tt.Conditions were okay with a tailwind out to the turn at Cullrosie roundabout but this made for a hard push back to the finish.Despite the headwind on the way back two riders managed pb’s with Debbie Macdonald taking almost 1minute off her previous best ,Kyle Mackay also managed to take 9 sec’s off his best time.Times Were;
David Stuart   24.44min
Ross Bannerman   26.16min
Rob Shaw   26.55min
Roxy Bannerman   27.05min
Eric Sloane   27.21min
Ian Henderson   27.40min
Kyle Mackay   28.01min (pb)
Debbie Macdonald   30.13min (pb)

Next week 31/8/10 the Tuesday night 10tt’s will be starting at 7pm

Midweek 10tt 17/8/10
18 August 2010

This week the riders were faced with a slight crosswind while riding the midweek 10tt .This made it slightly better going on the way out to the turn.Times were 

David Stuart   25.19min

Roxy Bannerman   27.13min

Rob Shaw   27.31min 

Eric Sloane   27.40min

Kyle Mackay   28.10min (1st time)

Alan Cook   28.33min (pb)

Helpers 25tt 14/8/10
17 August 2010

On Saturday afternoon two CFCC riders headed to Garve to take part in the Helpers 25tt run by RRCC .David Stuart was off number 7 with John Urquhart 1 min in front at number 6.Out on the course the riders were faced with a slight headwind on the way on the way out to the turn at Achnasheen.Cfcc riders times were:

David Stuart   1.07.20

John Urquhart   1.09.15

Midweek 10tt 10/8/10
11 August 2010

With torrential rain hitting Ross-Shire in the afternoon it looked as if this weeks 10tt would be called off.Thankfully the rain stopped by 7pm so 5 CFCC riders took to the course .Times were:

Roxy Bannerman   27.04min

Eric Sloane   27.19min

Rob Shaw   27.56min

Alan Cook   29.48min

Debbie Macdonald   31.10(pb)

Debbie Macdonald on her way to a pb.

Iain Longbotham Memorial
09 August 2010

 

On Sunday 8th Aug. Cromarty Firth CC held the Iain Longbotham Memorial 25tt on the A9 course down to Ardullie roundabout.42 riders had the best conditions of the year with a warm ,dry morning with just a slight headwind on the way out to the turn.The good conditions resulted in some fast times with 17 of the riders going under  1 hour for the 25miles.Carlos Riise (Shetland wheelers) was the fastest rider on the day covering the course in a time of 53.15mins with Mari Todd (Sandy Wallace cycles)the fastest lady with a time of 57.50mins.
Prizewinners were:
1st Carlos Riise ( Shetland Wheelers )   53.15min
2nd Jim Cusick (Glasgow Couriers)   54.22min
3rd Barry McGurk (Glasgow Couriers)   54.56min
1st Lady   Mari Todd (Sandy Wallace Cycles)   57.50min
1st vet std   Derek Stewart (Deeside Thistle)   +21.12
1st Youth Laura Gunn (Forres cc)   1.16.09
1st Firefighter Kevin Lackie (Elgin cc) 58.18min
This event was also the North of Scotland Cycling Association 25tt championship.Nosca medal winners were:
1ST Gavin Shirley (Nevis cycles)   55.16min
2nd Paul Rodden (MFCC)   56.07min
3rd Andy Cowie (MFCC)   57.35min
1st Lady Roxy Bannerman (CFCC) 1.07.00
1ST Vet std. Alasdair Washington (Caithness cc) +19.18
Team- Moray Firth CC  Paul Rodden ,Andy Cowie and Kenny Riddle.
Cromarty Firth CC had three riders riding on Sunday.Their times were:
Mike Gordon    1.05.51(pb)
Roxy Bannerman   1.07.00 1st NOSCA lady
Eric Sloane   1.12.39

CFCC would like to thank everyone who helped with the timekeeping and marshalling and a big thanks to Joan Longbotham and Anne Wood for doing the teas. 

Midweek 10tt 4/8/10
04 August 2010

Conditions looked good this week for the CFCC midweek 10tt.Slight tailwind on the way out to the turn meaning only a slight headwind on the return leg.Times were:

Eric Sloane   27.02min

Frank Roach   28.03min

Alan Cook   29.12min

Midweek 10tt 27/7/10
28 July 2010

This week riders had a strong tailwind out to the turn but of course this meant a hard push back to the finish.Times were:

David Stuart   24.07

Ross Bannerman   26.17

Ian Henderson   26.38

Roxy Bannerman   26.43

Eric Sloane   26.54

Alan Cook   29.15

 

Garve 25tt 25/7/10
28 July 2010

On Sunday 25th july CFCC rider David Stuart travelled to Garve to compete at the Moray Firth CC 25mile TT .Conditions were not great with a strong headwind and rain showers on the way out to the turn at Achnasheen.David struggled into the wind to record a time of 1:07:39.

Top Three Riders were:

1st  Steve Nutley   Fife Cycling   56.27

2nd  James Mcloughlin   Forres CC   58.48

3rd  Kyle Gordon   Sandy Wallace   59.13

  

Midweek 10tt 20/7/10
20 July 2010

Conditions looked good this week at the start warm night with very little wind but once out on the course the outward leg to the roundabout was hard going.Times were :

David Stuart  25.10min

Roxy Bannerman   26.55min

Eric Sloane   27.21min

Debbie Macdonald   31.44min

 

Iain Longbotham Memorial
15 July 2010

Iain Longbotham Mem. 25tt

&

NOSCA CHAMPIONSHIP 25TT

SUNDAY 8TH AUGUST 

FIRST RIDER OFF 9AM 

entries to David Stuart

Miweek 10tt 13/7/11
15 July 2010

This week saw six CFCC riders face a stiff headwind on the way out to the turn at Cullrosie roundabout.Times were:

David Stuart   24.30min

Ross Bannerman   27.53min

Eric Sloane   29.02min

Roxy Bannerman   29.21min

Frank Roach   29.56min

Debbie Macdonald   34.49min

 

Midweek 10tt 06/07/10
07 July 2010

Only two CFCC riders braved the rain this week .Along with rain the riders had to contend with a headwind on the way back from the turn.Times were :

David Stuart   24.30min

Alan Cook   29.30min

 

 

Midweek 10tt 29/6/10
30 June 2010

Good conditions for the riders this week,Warm and dry night with just a slight headwind on the way back from the turn.CFCC had four riders on the road this week.Times were:

David Stuart   24.01 (sb)

Rob Shaw   26.53 (pb)

Eric Sloane   27.11

Debbie Macdonald   34.12

 

 

Scottish National 50tt Championship
28 June 2010

 

Scottish National 50tt Championship
Cromarty Firth Cycling Club hosted the Scottish National 50tt Championship on Sunday 27th June ,34 riders had to fight a hard headwind along the A9 to Ardullie roundabout and on the last leg through Saltburn and along the shore road to the finish at the bottom of the Dalmore corners.Carlos Riise (Shetland Wheelers) was the fastest man on the day recording a time of 1:50:50 to become Scottish Champion .In the ladies race Christine Mclean made it a double celebration for Shetland Wheelers taking the ladies title in a time of 2:02:59
Mens race
1st Carlos Riise  Shetland Whl    1:50:50
2nd Ray Wilson  Sandy Wallace Cycles   1:52:59
3rd James Cusick   Glasgow Couriers   1:53:55
4th Mark Atkinson   Sandy Wallace Cycles   1:54:11
5th Ian Black   Sandy Wallace Cycles   1:54:50
Womens Race
1ST Christine Mclean   Shetland Whl   2:02:59
2nd Lorna Stanger   Caithness CC   2:25:00
Vets
VET40+   Steve McIntosh   Granite City   1:55:55
VET50+   Norman Skeene   Granite City   2:01:56
VET60+   Steve Beech   Sandy Wallace Cycles   2:00:52           
Cromarty Firth Cycling Club had three riders racing with Mike Gordon doing a 50tt for the first time.
  David Stuart   2:17:05
Mike Gordon   2:24:05
Ian Henderson   2:27:17
 CFCC would like to thank all the officials and marshalls who helped run the event and to June Henderson and Aileen Stuart for doing the teas.
 
CFCC would also like to thank ROSSKEEN ENGINEERING for sponsoring the event.
Midsummer 25tt 23/6/10
24 June 2010

Wed 23rd june saw Ross-Shire Roads CC hold their midsummer 25 mile tt on the A9 course.31 riders took to the course to face a stiff headwind on the outward leg down to Ardullie roundabout.CFCC had two riders competing David Stuart and Ian Henderson.

David Stuart   1:03:46

Ian Henderson   1:10:01

Top Three Riders

Peter Ettles    SWC  55.14min

Peter Alexander   MFCC  55.54min

Matthew Powell  Forres cc   57.34min

 

Ian Henderson at the Midsummer 25tt.

Thanks to Debbie Macdonald for the picture

National 50tt
23 June 2010

Scottish 50 tt Championship

David Bruce Memorial

27th June 2010 

promoted by Cromarty Firth Cycling Club

First rider off 8am

Sponsored by

Rosskeen Engineering Invergordon

Scottish National 50tt
23 June 2010

This Sunday 27/6/10 three Cfcc riders will be in action at the Scottish National 50tt Championship which is also being promoted by CFCC.David Stuart,Mike Gordon and Ian Henderson are all riding on Sunday.First rider is off at 8am.

CFCC would like to thank Rosskeen Engineering for sponsoring this event.

Midweek 10tt 22/6/10
23 June 2010

Four CFCC riders  took to the A9 this week to contest the CFCC club 10tt.Riders were helped home with a slight tailwind this week.Times were :

Ian Henderson   26.16min

Eric Sloane   27.46min

Frank Roach   28.03min

Alan Cook   29.03min

 

Midweek 10tt 15/6/10
16 June 2010

This week riders faced a very slight headwind on the return leg of the 10tt .times were :

David Stuart   24.40min

Eric Sloane   26.53min (sb)

Frank Roach   27.45min (first time)

Fortwilliam sxc
14 June 2010

CFCC main sponsor and club rider Mike Gordon travelled down to Fortwilliam on Sunday 13/6/10 to take part in the latest round of the sxc mountainbike series.Riders were faced with a wet technical course.Mike had to do 3 laps of the course and managed to finish 7th in the Grand vet category. 

 

 

Midweek 10tt 8/06/10
10 June 2010

Tuesday night saw seven riders face a strong headwind out to the turn but only getting a slight blow back on the return leg .Times were ;

David Stuart   26.24min

Dougie Macdonald   28.00min

Roxy Bannerman   28.43min

Ian Henderson   28.51min

Eric Sloane   28.55min

Rob Shaw   29.02min

Alan Cook   31.34min

 

Scottish 50tt Champs.
04 June 2010

Scottish 50 tt Championship

David Bruce Memorial

27th June 2010 

promoted by Cromarty Firth Cycling Club

First rider off 8am

Sponsored by

Rosskeen Engineering Invergordon

 

Garve 2 up tt
04 June 2010

CFCC riders Mike Gordon and David Stuart were in action on thursday night at the Ross-shire Roads 2 up TT .18 teams took to the A832 road to race the 25 mile course to Achnasheen and back.Mike and David finished in a time of 1:03:04 to place 8th overall.

Top Three teams:

Kyle Gordon & Wim Chalmet   SWC   55.55min

Matt Powell & James Mcloughlin   Forres   56.51min

Kenny Riddle & Paul Rodden   MFCC   57.19min

Midweek 10tt 01/06/10
03 June 2010

This weeks midweek 10tt saw five riders get blown out to the turn by a strong tailwind but once round the the turn it became a struggle against the wind all the way to the finish .Despite the condition the times turned out good.

David Stuart   24.25min (sb)

Ross Bannerman   25.34min (pb)

Roxy Bannerman   26.39min (pb)

Alan Cook   28.46min (pb) 

Debbie Macdonald   32.47min (pb)

 

Pluscarden 10tt
31 May 2010

Only one CFCC rider in action this weekend Eric Sloane was riding at the Pluscarden 10tt hosted by Elgin CC on Saturday 29th.

Eric managed to finish the 10tt in a time of 29.08min.

Midweek 10tt 25/5/10
26 May 2010

This week five riders had to put up with the wind coming from all direction on the course meaning headwinds in some bits and tailwinds in others in both directions.Results were as follows ;

David Stuart   25.16min

Roxy Bannerman   28.08min

Eric Sloane   28.12min

Rob Shaw   28.46min

Alan Cook   30.16min

  

Raymond Sinclair Memorial
20 May 2010

      

39 riders took to the A9 on Wed 19th may to contest the Raymond Sinclair Memorial 10tt .Conditions were good with a slight headwind on the way out to the turn.The Raymond Sinclair Mem trophy which is awarded to the fastest rider on handicap was won by Kenny Riddle of Bikes Of Inverness who was riding for MFCC.
Other prize winners on the night were.
1st Peter Ettles   SWC   21.40min
2nd Peter Alexander   MFCC   21.59min
1st Lady   Mari Todd   SWC   22.52min
2nd Lady   Mary Eagleson   RRCC   27.10min
1st Vet Std   Alistair Washinghton CCC
2ND Vet Std  Peter Robertson   Forres
1st Youth   Ian Paton SW   26.57min
 
CFCC had five riders in action.
David Stuart   24.28min
Mike Gordon   25.08min (pb)
Donald Stephenson   25.36min
John Urquhart   27.07min
Eric Sloane   28.05min
CFCC would like to thank all the officials and helpers who made the event run smooth.
CFCC would also like to thank Goodtread Tyre & Motor Factors in Alness for sponsoring the event. 
Midweek 10tt 18/05/10
19 May 2010

This weeks midweek 10tt saw seven riders face a slight crosswind on the way out to the turn which gave a slight blow back to the finish.Riders times were :

David Stuart   25.36min

Ross Bannerman   27.31min

Ian Henderson   27.55min

Roxy Bannerman   28.13min

Rob Shaw   28.49min

Eric Sloane   28.58min

Alan Cook   31.40min

 

Raymond Sinclair Memorial
17 May 2010

RAYMOND SINCLAIR MEMORIAL

WED 19TH MAY

START TIME 7.30PM

SPONSORED BY

GOODTREAD TYRE & MOTOR FACTORS

ALNESS   01349 882206

Angie Macdonald Memorial
17 May 2010

Two CFCC riders were in action this weekend at the Angie Macdonald Memorial 25tt hosted by Ross-shire Roads cc on Sunday 16th May.David Stuart and Mike Gordon were both racing with Mike showing the better early season form to finish 10th ,17 seconds ahead of David.

Mike Gordon    1.05.55

David Stuart     1.06.12

The race was won by Peter Alexander MFCC in a time of 56.28min with Ian Black SWC in 2nd in a time of 57.01min and Norman Skene GCRT in 3rd in a time of 59.34min.

Raymond Sinclair Memorial
12 May 2010

CFCC will be running the Raymond Sinclair Memorial 10tt next Wed. 19/5/10 on the Delny course .First rider off at 7.30pm.

BEALACH BEAG 09/05/10
12 May 2010

CFCC rider John Urqhart got his season underway at the weekend at the Bealach Beag event in Sheildaig on Sunday .John managed to finish  the 43 mile course in a time of 2hr 57min.John made it up the Bealach climb in a time of 39.36min.

Midweek 10tt 11/05/10
12 May 2010

There was less wind this week but the riders had to contend with a very cold night and shower of hailstones on the way out .Results were :

David Stuart    25.33min

Ross Bannerman    27.59min

Rob Shaw    28.52min

Ian Henderson    30.10min

Alan Cook    31.26min

Debbie Macdonald    34.34min (first time)

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