December 2009

Mud has silver lining for junior Joe!

Alan wraps up series for Christmas!

Now that the Season's TT Series have been finalised Echelon-Spiuk's 78 year old, Alan Colburn, has taken honours in the Echelon/VTTA Midlands Points Series for the 67+ age Category with 79 out of a possible 80 points. This was a fiercely fought competition going to the final event which Alan won.In addition,this gave him the Overall Standard Cup and the Best on Standard for the Over 65's - a fine achievement.
At National Level he was placed 4th On Standard in the 10 mile TT with an excellent time of 25.03mins.

Steve Dring, keeping up his fitness over winter, competed in the Rempstone Forest Duathlon which consisted of a 4 mile run, 15 mile bike ride, finishing with a 2 mile run. At the first transition he was in 18th place but excelled in the bike section with the fastest time and moved into 3rd place. However, he was unable to hold this in the final run and finished in 5th position.

In the latest round of the Midlands Cyclo Cross League held in Shropshire, Jo Page, finished 3rd Junior (8th overall) again beating father, Vince, who finished 10th. Dan Bill, competed in the Senior Event finishing in 12th place.

November 2009

Simon helps take victory in the mud!

Husband and wife team, Simon and Fran Osborne, members of Echelon-Spiuk and Tewkesbury Tri-Club respectively, won the Cirencester Off-Road Duathlon Relay which consisted of a 2 mile run, 10 mile bike ride and a further 2 mile run.

Fran, who was running for the first time since breaking her collarbone, had a good first run before handing over to Simon for the bike ride where he gained 4 1/2mins on the field. Fran then completed the final 2 mile run with this healthy advantage which she maintained to the finish for a fine victory.

Joe Page and Dan Bill rode the Stratford Cyclo Cross Events. Junior, Joe, came 4th overall in the supporting event and took 2nd Junior prize finishing in front of father, Vince, who was placed 6th.

Dan riding in the Senior Event continued his good run in the Midland League by taking 5th place.

Triple gold for Arja!

Arja Scarsbrook, representing Echelon-Spiuk Racing Team, finished her season in supreme style at the League of Veterans Track Championships held in the Newport Velodrome.

Arja surpassed her performance of last year winning 3 gold medals, one silver and one bronze when competing in the 70+age group against male counterparts. She took gold in the 2000 metres Pursuit, gold in the 500 metres Time Trial and gold in the Sprint. She went on to take silver in the 15 Kilometre Scratch and bronze in the Points Event.

Despite the age group the standard of racing was fierce and unrelenting. This rounded off a most succesful racing season for Arja.

In the Wolverhampton Wheelers Cyclo Cross Event Dan Bill took another fine 10th place in the Seniors Race. When competing in the Junior and /Veterans Event junior Joe Page finished 12th overall taking 4th Junior spot.

October 2009

Steve becomes elite!

Steve Dring, Echelon-Spiuk, gained his 9th win of the season when he won the opening event in the Elite Road Race Series in Ottershaw, Surrey. The event was over 15 laps of a 4mile circuit and Steve broke away with 2 other riders with 4 laps remaining. They established a good lead on the field with Steve taking the final sprint on the uphill finish.

Added to last weeks result where he came 6th in the Redhill Road Race, he has accumulated sufficient points to regain an Elite Road Racing Licence.

Dan Bill continued his good form in the West Midlands Cyclo Cross League finishing 7th in the latest round at Solihull.

Gavin leads home a team win!

Echelon-Spiuk took the team honours in the Gloucester City 25 mile TT held on the Maisemore Circuit. Gavin Poupart was the highest placed in 4th position with 56.43mins, veteran Matt Norman recorded 58.54mins to give him first Vet, whilst Simon Osborne finished in his fastest time on this course of 1.00.44hrs. The event was won by Jeff Jones in a new course record time of 54.41mins.

Taking part in the 20k Time Trial Event which took place on the Blenheim Palace Estate, Arja Scarsbrook finished with a time of 38.13mins to place her 1st lady and 2nd overall in the 60+ category.

Continuing his good run in the Cyclo Cross Events , Dan Bill finished 4th in the West Midlands Event at Sanders Park, Bromsgrove.

September 2009

Yet another win for Dring!

With the road season now in its final weeks the Echelon- Spiuk riders are continuing their fine results. Steve Dring won the evening handicap series at Moreton. In addition, he finished 11th at Thruxton and 12th in the Elite RR at Lulworth to secure 2nd place overall in the Wessex Cycle League.

Alan Colburn rode the VTTA Echelon 10mile TT at Alcester taking 2nd Vet on Standard with a time of 26.08mins.

Matt Norman riding his first Open 10 mile TT of the season at Severn Stoke promoted by VC Sevale returned a fine time of 21.48mins for 7th place,supported by Simon Osborne with 23.32mins.

With the opening of the Cyclo Cross season, junior, Jo Page, gained 2nd in the Redditch Event ,2nd in the Worcester St Johns Event and 3rd in the Mercia CC Junior Events.

Adrian wins Tour of the Wrekin and wraps up series!

Adrian Bird of Echelon -Spiuk won the latest round of the West Midland Road Race League to secure his overall victory in the series. He outsprinted his breakaway companion Andy Young of Derby in the Tour of the Wrekin after breaking away with 8 miles to go. In his two previous events he has gained 2nd place in the Beacon RR and 6th in the Wrekinsport RR to establish the lead in the series. This final win has regained him his first category licence.

Gavin Poupart, ridng his first event after a short break, came 2nd in the Western Hardriders event in the Brstol area with a time of 54.16mins, behind winner Ben Anstie, Chippenham 53.30 mins.

Dan Bill rode the opening event of the West Midlands Cross League, which attracted a first class field. He took 3rd place in a three up sprint after slipping a chain and having to fight hard to regain his place with the leaders.

Another win for Mark!

Mark Heath, Echelon-Spiuk, recorded his second win when he won the circuit race on the Milton Keynes Bowl. Mark rode aggressively throughout and took the bunch sprint on the uphill finish.

Adrian Bird competed in the Wasp RR in South Wales over 100 km. Adrian broke away early on the first lap with eventual winner George Rose, Abergavenny, but they were caught on the last lap by two other riders with Adrian being pushed back a place into 3rd spot.

Steve Dring travelled to Surrey to take part in the annual Surrey League 5 Day Event, consisting of 5 daily stages averaging 90 miles making it the second longest race in the country. He rode consistently well to finish 11th overall with his best individual placings of 6th on the first stage and 10th on the 4th stage.

Arja Scarsbrook teaming up with John Dixon of Team Endura, rode in windy conditions at Alcester in the Warwickshire 2-Up 10m and 25m TT where the pair took the honours in both events for their age category with 24.08min and 1.00.51hrs respectively.

In the same event Jo Page teaming up with father Vince Page, MJS Racing, were 6th fastest pair in the 10m TT with 22.04min and 5th fastest in the 25m coming home in 57.03min.to win the combined senior and junior prize.

Simon Osborne took a fine 9th place in the Gloucester 25m TT on an undulating course based around Maisemore in a time of 1.02.18hrs.

August 2009

So near for Mark!

Mark Heath, Echelon-Spiuk rode in the Criterium which was run on a new purpose built circuit in the centre of Solihull. Mark was away for 5 laps on his own and caught in the closing stages but still managed to take 2nd place in the final sprint.

Steve Dring competed in two 80 mile Road Races in Surrey. In the Sigma Sport RR he was away for most of the race with 2 other riders, but in the final long uphill climb to the finish they were joined by 2 riders from the bunch with Steve being pushed back into 4th place. In the midweek Festival RR he took 10th in the final uphill sprint from a leading group of 25 riders.

Adrian Bird rode the 70 mile Stafford Grand Prix where he was in a leading group of 17 riders which had gone clear early in the race, with Adrian taking 8th place in the final sprint.

Arja Scarsbrook, returning to Time Trialling after her recent success on the track, continued her superb form to take top place in the Ladies Event at the Bristol 10 mile TT with a time of 25.18mins.

In the 5th round of the National Rudy Project Series which was held over an undulating course around Great Witley, Alan Colburn took a fine 3rd place in Veteran's Target Time Competition with a time of 49.13secs.

Simon Osborne returning after an enforced lay-off returned a creditable 1.01.16hrs on the 25 mile course at Falfield near Bristol.

Arja wins European bronze and new age group record!

Competing in the European Masters Track Championships at the Manchester Velodrome, Arja Scarsbrook improved her existing European 60 plus Age Record for the 2000m Pursuit with a time of 2m 47.173s, barely a second short of the World Record.

With 18 countries competing, Arja represented Finland in the 50 plus age group but riding in the colours of Team Echelon - SPIUK, gained bronze medals in this event and also the 500m Time Trial. A tremendous achievement as she has only been competing on the track for twelve months.

July 2009

Echelon weekend another success!

Last weekend Echelon Cycles organised two OpenTime Trial Events of 10 and 25 miles held on the Alcester Course. Both events had a full field of 120 riders attracting many top riders from the local area.

Matt Bottrill I-Ride RT took first place in both events with 19.59mins for the 10 TT and 51.43mins for the 25 giving him first place overall for the weekend.

Echelon-Spiuk rider ,Dave Dickerson took 4th in the 10 mile TT with 21.23mins and equal 6th with team mate Gavin Poupart when they both recorded 54.41mins.in the 25 mile TT.

In the 10 mile TT other times recorded by Echelon -Spiuk members were 22.19mins for Adrian Bird, 25.22mins by Arja Scarsbrook and 26.11mins for Alan Colburn to place him 3rd on Age Standard.

In the 25 mile TT Dan Bill came home in 55.17 mins, Michelle Parsons 1.03.37 hrs and Alan Colburn 1.08.11hrs.which gained him 4th place on Standard.

Full results for both days are available here.

Steve Dring continued his winning ways in the Circuit Race at Barnsfield when he out sprinted his five breakaway companions in the uphill finish.This places him 2nd overall in the league.

Adrian Bird took 10th place in the Halesowen 94k RR on the
Astley circuit.

Arja is queen of the track!

Arja Scarsbrook of Echelon-Spiuk Cycles established a new European 2000m Individual Pursuit record when competing in the National Masters Track Championships at the Newport Velodrome. She completed the distance in a time of 2mins 48.387secs which is just short of the World record. In addition, she won the Gold Medal for 50+ age category in the 500m Time Trial and took 7th place in the 10k Scratch Race for 40+ age category.

On the road scene Arja took 3rd Lady in the Cardiff 25 mile TT
with 1.01.56hrs.

In the Stourbridge Velo 10 mile TT at Alcester ,Alan Colburn was 2 Vet on standard with 25.27mins.

Riding in the National Masters 80 mile RR Championship in Hampshire, Steve Dring came 7th in his age category.

Alan takes a standard win!

Echelon-Spiuk member Alan Colburn, riding in windy conditions, took the top place for his age category in the Warwickshire RC 25 mile TT at Alcester with a time of 1.08.17 hrs.

Meanwhile Dan Bill and Paul Dring competed in the 100 mile National TT Championship in Yorkshire. Dan Bill riding his first ever TT over this distance produced an excellent sub 4 hour ride of 3.55.23hrs which placed him in 18th position. Paul Dring finished 14th with a time of 3.53.02hrs. Michael Hutchinson won the event by 6 clear minutes in a time of 3.27.26hrs.

Gavin Poupart took 5th place in the Dursley 25 mile TT in a time of 58.52 mins. 2 minutes behind winner Ben Anstie.

On the Road Racing scene Steve Dring sprinted to second place in the Wool Evening Handicap Road Race to consolidate his overall lead in the Series whilst Adrian Bird's consistent riding gained him 3rd place overall at the Cheltenham Race Course Circuit Races.

Mark Heath rode in the Thruxton Circuit Race where he finished in 7th place in the final sprint.

It's Dring... again!

Steve Dring of Echelon-Spiuk continued his fine run with two wins. The first win was at the Wool Evening Handicap RR where he won the bunch sprint. The second victory was at the Barnsfield Elite Circuit RR where he made a lone attack with 3 laps to go being joined on the last lap by 3 other riders where Steve took the final sprint. Between the circuit races he rode the London Dynamo 80 mile RR in Surrey and from a leading group of 25 riders he finished in 6th place.

Dan Bill sprinted to take 7th place at the final circuit race on the Cheltenham Race Course.

In windy conditions on the Cirencester course ,Simon Osborne rode his second fastest 10 mile TT when recording a time of 22.36 secs.

In the same event Junior,Jo Page recorded another superb time of 23.05mins.

June 2009

Dring is podium king!

Steve Dring of Echelon-Spiuk gained three podium places in the week. He took first place at Wool winning the bunch sprint , followed this up with 2nd in the Weymouth RR from a leading group of 3 riders and completed his set with 3rd in the Elite Race at Upavon where the leading group of five lapped the field.

Joe Page took his second win in the Castle Coombe Junior series where he won the sprint. Also, he recorded a personal best time of 23.15mins to earn him 3rd place in the Midlands Schoolboys 10 mile TT which qualifies him for the National Final.

Two members of the team, Michelle Parsons and Paul Dring produced their fastest ever times over 50 miles at the Bristol South TT held on the Cirencester Course. Michelle won the Ladies Event with 1.56.50 hrs whilst Paul recorded 1.47.22hrs. to give him 10th in the Mens Event.

Adrian Bird finished in 4th place at the Cheltenham Race Course and Dan Bill sprinted to 4th in Stratford RR.

Team on fire and Marks maiden win!

Echelon-Spiuk showed they have many members in fine form as they recorded top placings in different events.

A team consisting of Dave Dickerson, Arja Scarsbrook and Alan Colburn took the Team Award at the Echelon/VTTA 25 TT held at Alrewas in Staffordshire. Dave Dickerson recorded the second fastest time on the day just 2 secs behind the winner Roger Iddles,with 53.34mins whilst Arja was second fastest Lady in 1.03.41hrs and Alan took first Vet on Standard with 1hr 4mins and with these times combined it gave them the 1st team on standard.

Mark Heath recorded his first ever Road Race win at the Shrewsbury Circuit winning the sprint from a break away group of 3 riders.

Steve Dring took 2nd place in the Elite Race held at Goodwood Motor Circuit after having been in a break of 5 for most of the race. At Wool he took 2nd place in the final sprint and now leads the series overall.

Simon Osborne recorded his second fastest time over 25 miles in the Cwmcarn 25 mile TT with 56.57mins.

Riding the Circuit at Cheltenham race course Adrian Bird took 7th and was well supported by Dan Bill in 9th place.

Joe's fantastic double!

Jo Page, a Junior member of Echelon-Spiuk scored back to back wins sprinting to success from breakaway groups in both events, firstly at Castle Coombe Motor Racing Circuit and then on a new circuit based on Cheltenham Race Course.

Another win came for the team when Steve Dring took the honours for the second week running at the Moreton Handicap RR in Dorset. He followed this win with 3rd place in the Barnsfield Elite Circuit RR.

Dan Bill broke away with eight other riders at Mallory Park and took 2nd place in the final sprint. Also, he finished 5th in the Senior Event at Cheltenham Race Course.

Another excellent ride by Paul Dring gave him the bronze medal in the Welsh National Open 50 mile TT championships with a time of 1.53.08 hrs. In the same event, Dave Dickerson riding his first TT of the season came in with a superb time of 1.54.25hrs to take 5th place.

In the Shirley Road Club 50 mile TT Alan Colburn continued his fine run to claim 2nd Vet on time with 2.17.31hrs. Also riding in this event was Simon Osborne competing in his first 50 mile TT for 9 years recording 2.02.0.01 hrs which is his new personal best time.

Arja Scarsbrook, rode the Dursley 25 mile TT where she recorded a first class time of 1.01.12hrs. to take 3rd place in the Ladies Event.

Dring again!

Echelon-Spiuk's Paul Dring took his second win of the season when he did a fine ride in adverse weather conditions in the Bynea 50 mileTT in South Wales posting a time of 1hr 54mins 55secs.

Brother, Steve,rode an Elite Circuit Race at Ilton in Somerset where he was away with the leading group of 10 riders and after making a lone attack on the last lap was reeled in with 200 yards to go and finished in 6th place.

Riding at Mallory Park in a Circuit Race Dan Bill took 10th in the sprint finish.

Arja Scarsbrook competing in the National Womens 25 mile TT finished as the first lady for her Age Category with 1hr 6mins 36secs.

Alan 4th at Nationals!

Echelon-Spiuk member, Alan Colburn, rode the National Veterans 10 mile TT near Cambridge where he produced his best ride of the season to record 25.03mins and place him 4th in the Standard Rankings with a plus of 9.03mins.

Riding the Beacon 10 mile TT,Jamie Burrell recorded his second fastest ever time of 21.15mins to give him 4th place and was well supported by Mark Heath in 7th with 21.30mins. Junior, Jo Page, also rode a fine race to produce his personal best time of 23.28mins. Whilst in the ladies event Arja Scarsbrook was 1st in the Over 50's with another excellent time of 25.00mins.

Paul Dring competed in the Hounslow 100mile TT where he took 4th place with 3.53.34 hrs.

Steve Dring took his second win for the season in an evening handicap road race at Wool and then finished 8th in the Southern Division Championships in Wiltshire.

Dan Bill rode the supporting race at the West Midlands Championship where he came 8th in the final sprint.

May 2009

Arja scores another win for the ladies!

On a blustery day, Arja Scarsbrook took the top place for Echelon-Spiuk in the Ladies 10 mile TT at Chippenham with 26.09mins.

Riding in the Welsh 25 mile National Championships TT run in good conditions on the Usk Course Gavin Poupart came home in 9th with 54.02mins and Mark Heath 55.17mins where the winning time was 50.47mins by Scott Povey.

In the supporting event for Ladies, Juniors and additional entries, two podium places were taken when Arja Scarsbrook, again showing fine form, produced 1.1.15hrs for 3rd Veteran Lady whilst Jo Page recorded 1.2.46hrs to take the 2nd Junior position. In this event Simon Osborne did a magnificent ride taking almost 4mins off his personal best to record 55.41mins and give him 5th place.

Steve Dring rode two Handicap Road Races in Dorset where he started in the scratch group with the Elite riders. They worked well to catch the field in both events which resulted in bunch sprints with Dring taking 6th at Barnsfield and 7th in the Moreton race.

Team perform well in Cowbridge!

An Echelon-Spiuk team of Mark Heath, Dan Bill and Matt Norman competed in a 3 stage 2 Day race around the Cowbridge area in South Wales where they were placed 3rd in the Team Trial. Despite unlucky mechanical problems on the first road stage they made up for this on the 3rd stage with Dan Bill taking 10th and Mark Heath coming in 13th out of an 80 man field. Mark Heath finished best placed overall in 9th.

Sterve Dring road the New Forest RR where he broke away from the main field with 7 other riders and in the final sprint took 4th place.

On the Time Trailling scene weather conditions were a difficult factor to overcome with gale force winds, lashing rain and sleet slowing the times on the day. However riding on a new 50 mile course in Nottinghamshire Paul Dring managed 1.54.25hr in a top class field to take 9th place. Andy Wilkinson returning to time Trialling produced a fantastic 1.48.14hrs.

Racing under similar conditions in the Cheltenham 25 mile TT, Simon Osborne impressed with a time of 59.38 mins improving his personal best time by 20 seconds. Arja Scarsbrook clocked 1.06.29hrs to place her as 2nd Lady Vet and 3rd Lady overall.

Michelle again!

Continuing in style, Michelle Parsons, Echelon-Spiuk Team, took the top spot in the Ladies Midland Spoco event around the Inkberrow circuit returning a time of 1.15.10hr. for the 28 miles.

Dan Bill competed in the National Rudy Project series in Yorkshire where he was 7th fastest overall in 1.22.27hr. Also he gained 7th place in the 23 mile Cheltenham Hilly TT with 1.2.03hrs to give him a personal best time for this course. The winner was Stuart Dangerfield 56.06mins.

Steve Dring changed his discipline this weekend riding the Dorset Rough Riders Mountain Bike Race and performed very well taking 4th place after struggling with the technical parts but coming back strongly in the second half of the race.

Adrian Bird competed in the Birmingham Business Park Crits where he was in the leading break finishing in 8th place with the winner being professional rider Roger Hammond.

Busy Bank Holiday for Echelon-Spiuk!

Echelon-Spiuk riders have notched up a fair few podium places during the May Bank Holiday weekend with successes in both Time Trialling and Road Racing.

Gavin Poupart came 2nd in the Swindon Hilly 23 mile TT with a time of 54.42mins, 34 secs behind winner Rob Lyne.

Arja Scarsbrook took a fine 2nd place in the Bath CC Ladies 10 mile TT around the Cirencester Course. A quality field ensured fast times generally with Arja doing 24.07mins 30 secs down on winner Sally St Leger A3CRG.

Alan Colburn is improving his time at each outing and finished in the Coventry 10 with 26.38 mins, an excellent time for his age category.

Simon Osborne chose to ride the hard hilly 25 mile event at Ross on Wye where he did 1.11.31hrs for 11th place.

On the Road Racing front Steve Dring competed on the Mallory Park Circuit Race which attracted some of the top riders in the area. He broke clear with 6 other riders on the 3rd of the 30 lap race with Dring just getting pipped on the line by 2 Plowman Craven riders and had to settle for 3rd.

Adrian Bird and Steve Dring rode the Meason 2 Day in Leicestershire which attracted a field of 70 riders. Bird and Dring were in the break away group on Stage 1 where Dring took 2 primes. However, the group was caught on the approach to the finish but Bird managed to break away again to take a fine 3rd place. On the 2nd stage Dring was once more in the leading break away group, again winning 2 primes, but was caught with a lap to go.Bird and Dring finished just off the front of the main field in 18th and 20th respectively to give them a creditable 15th and 16th overall in the final classification.

April 2009

Gavin's off the mark!

Echelon-Spiuk rider, Gavin Poupart, posted his first win of the season when he took the honours at the Dursley 27mile Hilly TT recording a time of 1hr 20mins.

This coming weekend Echelon are promoting their second 2 Day Event which involves two Road Races and a short individual Time Trial. The first event will take place on Saturday around the Staunton Circuit starting from Welland Village Hall at 10.30am and finishing on Castlemorton common at approximately 1pm. The Time Trial will follow on Saturday afternoon from 2pm.

Sunday's event will be around the Welland Circuit and again start at 10.30am.

The Event has attracted a good field of 75 riders from around the country.

Another win for Michelle!

Michelle Parsons, Echelon-Spiuk continued with her winning ways as the fastest lady in the Bridgnorth SPOCO Hilly 21 mile event producing an excellent time of 58.18mins.

Competing in the Hereford and District Wheelers 25 mile TT which was over an undulating course and up Tin Hill with a good field of local riders, Steve Price, Worcester St Johns, returned 57.30mins to claim 4th, whilst Echelon-Spiuk members, Paul Dring came in 7th with 58.28mins and Simon Osborne produced 1.1.48hrs. The event was won by Dave Barnes, Wyre Forest,with 56.16mins.

On Easter Saturday, Dring also competed in the Bristol and South 25 Open TT which he went round in 56.44mins.to take 4th place. This Event was won by Dave Kiddell with 55.42mins.

Arja opens her account!

Echelon-Spiuk continue to notch up the wins with Arja Scarsbrook making a fine start to her season taking the honours in the Ladies Event at the Stratford 10 mile TT with a time of 26.02mins. Competing in the Veteran's event were Alan Colburn who won the age related competition with 26.37mins and Jamie Burrell coming home with a first class time of 22.36 mins.Representing the Seniors Dan Bill impressed with 21.41mins and Paul Dring 22.03mins to give them top ten placings.

Junior, Joe Page rode Weston Super Mare Crits ,which took place along the seafront, where he broke clear with 2 other riders having 10 laps remaining. These three stayed clear to sprint out the finish with Joe taking 3rd.

Mark Heath rode the Tames Velo Supporting RR where he finished in 7th place in a bunch sprint.

Riding in the Elite Criterium in Somerset, Steve Dring managed to get away with a break of 14 riders but missed the final selection of 6 riders finishing in 10th place.

March 2009

Bird still flying!

Adrian Bird, Echelon-Spiuk, had his second success of the new season when he won the Royal Sutton Road Race at Yoxall in Staffordshire. He broke clear of the field with eleven other riders and on the uphill run to the finish Bird proved strongest to take 1st place.

In the local Velo Club Sevale Open 10 mile TT, Joe Page produced an excellent time of 25.22mins to beat his personal best by 54 secs to win the Junior and Best Improver prize of the day. Veteran, Alan Colburn, returning to racing after a serious accident last season, came home in a time of 29.59mins to claim second Vet on Standard. Simon Osborne did a 23.40mins for 9th place.

Meanwhile, Gavin Poupart competing in the Bath Hilly 24 mile TT took 3rd place with 58.49mins.

Jamie Burrell and Dan Bill rode in the opening event of the Rudy Project National TT Series in Kent where Bill won the under 23's Espoirs Event over 2 laps with 58.48mins. Jamie Burrell was 5th in the one lap Event for Veterans with 29.26mins.

Dan Bill has had had two other fine rides in Road Races in the last two weeks taking 8th place in the Evesham RR and 6th in the Darley Moor Circuit Race.

Michelle wins on team debut!

Echelon-Spiuk continue their winning ways with a fine debut win for Michelle Parsons in the Midland SPOCO Ladies Event at Bobington when she completed the 22mile undulating course in 59.55mins.

Jamie Burrell took 3rd place in the Men's Event in 52.43mins which was won by James Wall, Stratford CC, 49.52mins. Jamie was well supported by Simon Osborne who returned 54.54mins to give him a creditable 8th place.

Steve Dring chose a circuit race at Thruxton where he was in a break of 20 riders who were left to sprint out the finish with Dring taking 11th place behind winner, professional Tony Gibb, Plowman Craven.

Bird solos to victory!

Another superb win for the Pershore based Echelon-Spiuk Team with Adrian Bird taking the victory in his first ride of the season when he traveled to Surrey to compete in the Festival Road Club 70 mile Road Race. Bird joined a sixteen man break which formed after 20 miles, and this group stayed ahead of the main field until 10 miles to go when Bird launched a lone attack which he held to the finish to win by 15 seconds.

Dan Bill, riding his first Road Race of the season, competed in a hundred man field in the circuit race at Darley Moor. There was an early break of three but Bill and three other riders set up a chase group with Bill eventually dropping his companions to come home in fourth place.

Gavin Poupart riding his first event of the season at Chippenham in the Hilly 24mile TT produced a good time of 56.25mins to give him 6th place behind winner Jeff Jones with 54.10mins.

Festival RC Road Race Result

1st	Adrian Bird - Team Echelon-Spiuk
2nd	Joshua Cunningham - In Gear Cycling Development Squad
3rd	Cameron Austin - London Dynamo/Cyclefit
4th	Tim Moorhouse - Boneshakersbikes.com
5th	Robert Hurd - Dhcyclesport.co.uk / Colnago

Another Dring... Another win!

Riding in the Severn Valley 25 mile TT near Dursley, Paul Dring recorded the fastest time in the Solo Men's Event with a time of 58.16mins whilst Dan Bill, a new team member, recorded 58.40mins.to take 3rd spot missing out on 2nd place by 5 secs.

Two Teams competed in the 2-Up event with a new junior member of the team, Joe Page, riding with his veteran father ,Vince,where they took the honours for the fastest team in the Junior/ Vet Competition with a fine time of 1.03.59 hrs.
The other 2 man team of Simon Osborne and Mark Heath, riding together for the first time, took 4th place in the Senior Men's Event with 58.40 mins.
The winners of this event were Chris Madge and Stuart Dodd of Leisure Lakes with 56.35mins.

Solo result

1st	Paul Dring - Team Echelon-Spiuk	58:16
2nd	David Rudland - Dursley R.C.	58:35
3rd	Daniel Bill - Team Echelon-Spiuk	58:40
4th	Darren Jewell - Team Swift	1:03:00
5th	Paul Coles - Chippenham & Dist Whlrs	1:03:39

2up result

1st	Chris Madge/Stuart Dodd Leisure Lakes RT	56:35
2nd	Rob Lyne/Peter Giorgi Giant CC	57:11
3rd	Mark Wilkinson/Simon Haward Severn RC	58:25
4th	Simon Osborne/Mark Heath Team Echelon-Spiuk	58:40
5th	Vince Page/Joe Page MJS Racing/Team Echelon-Spiuk	1:03:59