The Club Annual Dinner / Presentation Evening was a great success. The club looked back over the past year and celebrated the many achievements of its riders, and also looked to the future with the presentation and launch of our sister club - TRCC. Thanks to members, parents and supporters for coming along, and thanks to Rhian and all those who helped to organise the evening.
Some non-cycling news: Towy Riders Max and Joel Freeman are starring in the Merlin Youth Theatre's latest production of "Peter Pan". The show is on Wednesday 19th - Sat 22nd Jan at the Lyric - (cheap tickets on Wednesday) so if you fancy a night off the bikes why not get some tickets and support our two theatre stars.
2010
Seasons Greetings, and well done everyone for your achievements and efforts in 2010. Looking forward to getting back to normal when the weather changes, and hoping for another busy and successful year. See you all at the Presentation Dinner.
Following the cancellation of the final cyclo-cross league race, the overall standings for the 2010 League have been taken from the best 6 results. More superb results and another four winners for Towy Riders: well done Jessica Roberts, Eluned King, Owain Roberts and Josh Tarling. There were a number of other fine performances. See results.
Just a gentle reminder that the booking forms and payment need to be in to Rhian by Monday 20th!!
The Towy Riders Annual Presentation Dinner will be held on January 15th 2011. Please note change of venue. Closing date for return of booking is now December 20th. Download booking form.
Excellent results from the Welsh Cyclo Cross Championships - Sunday 5th December. Four Welsh Champions - Will Worrall, Jessica Roberts, Emma Finucane and Josh Tarling. More details soon.
TRCC, the new racing team, is to be launched on January 1st 2011. This will be an integral part of Towy Riders, but aims to develop racing at the Junior (16-18) and Senior level. Read more on the Welsh Cycling website.
At the recent cyclo-cross event in Carmarthen Park the club was fortunate to welcome a distinguished spectator, Mr Brian Edwards, former General Secretary of the Welsh Cycling Union, who was prominent in organising track cycle races in Carmarthen in the seventies. Here he is joined in conversation by fellow local cycling legend and Club Chairman Tim Jones where they discuss Towy Riders and cycling in general, with some fascinating insights into the history of Carmarthen Park Velodrome. The interview was arranged by Carmarthen and District Talking Newspaper For The Blind, and you can listen to it using the controls below.
Also pictured is Brian Edwards in the park with Mayor and Mayoress, Alan and Stephanie Speake whose grandson Thomas is an up and coming member of Towy Riders.
The Cyclo-Cross in Carmarthen Park was a huge success all round - thanks to everyone who raced, helped and supported.
An interesting article about Herne Hill Velodrome in London. An outdoor track even older than ours - it is threatened with closure. Join the campaign to keep it open.
Owen James represented Wales once again and helped them to another great result - a close second in the Inter Regional Track Championships 17-19 Sept.
Another Welsh Champion in the club! Well done Mererid Hunt on becoming Under 12 Welsh Track Champion at Newport Velodrome on the 11th Sept.
Great publicity for the club at the National Time Trial in Llandeilo on Sept 5th, with this photo appearing on the Welsh Cycling homepage.
Owen James helped Wales retain the cycling gold in the UK School Games 3rd - 5th Sept.
Anthony Jones cycled over 450 miles in a non-stop 24 hour ride around Carmarthen on Sept 2nd to raise funds for Glangwili hospital.
The September mini-league is for fixed wheel (track) bikes and will take place on Tuesday evenings for four weeks, starting on August 31st.
A spectacular turnout of Towy Riders for the Cardigan Crits, with well over thirty club members competing. This breaks all previous records! See report and results. Thanks to all club members and families who came along, and to Velo Teifi for a very successful day. Photos here.
More elite cycling to watch as the Tour of Britain comes to Swansea on Monday 13th Sept.
Top flight racing comes to Carmarthenshire on September 5th - the National Time Trial is being held in Llandeilo, with Bradley Wiggins, Geraint Thomas, Nicole Cooke and Emma Pooley all confirmed as participants.
Jessica Roberts and Mererid Hunt took third and fourth places in the Under 12 Omnium at the National Track Champs in Newport this Sunday Aug 22. A fantastic result!
Meanwhile, in a slightly less high profile setting, the rest of the club were dominating many of the age groups at the Forza Cycles Summer Criterium.
See photos.
Some great results from the Tywyn Crits on July 31st (sorry if I've missed anyone):
Josh got the bronze medal in the Under 8s with Dyfan also riding really well, and Owain got the silver medal in the Under 10s.
Nick unfortunately crashed in the warm up, but gained valuable experience in his first race in a Towy Riders jersey.
In a very competitive race: Will, Scott and Dan achieved great results in the Under 16 with Will just nipping in to the top 10.
In the seniors our 2nd cat. Michael Tarling rode well and got 11th in the E/1/2 event for 5 valuable ranking points. He comments: "If I’d been more awake I would have gone with the 4 man break that went at two thirds distance!". Thanks also to Michael for the photos.
A busy weekend of racing has just been completed (July 9th - 11th). Abergavenny Criteriums on Friday night, and Welsh Schools Hard Track Champs at Maindy on Sunday. Well done to all who took part. Photos and results to follow.
Numerous Towy Riders jerseys were to be seen at the recent Merlin Ride. The younger riders once again led the way, provisional results are that Mererid Hunt was first home in the 23 mile Towy; and Scott Davies, William Worrall and Luke Cornish first group in the 70 mile Cothi. A number of dads also turned out and all recorded excellent times.
Congratulations to all Towy Riders who competed in the Aber Seafront Criteriums. A great turn out from the club turned Aberystwyth Prom into a sea of red and gold, with Towy Riders dominating the youth events, and with representation in all races right up to Senior. The tight winding circuit and blustery wind provided challenging conditions for all riders, but produced a great evening of racing; so thanks to all riders and parents for their support and also to the organisers Ystwyth Cycling Club. Please see the photos; and results.
Well done to Towy Rider William Worrall and ex Towy Rider Luke Cornish in recording the joint fastest time in the 64 mile route at the Tour of Pembrokeshire on June 13th.
2009
A busy couple of weeks in Carmarthen Park has seen the club feature prominently in two very successful events. On September 19th Towy Riders were part of the Carmarthen Youth Festival and three of our riders were invited to join the procession.
On Sunday September 27th Iceland Trophy Track racing came to Carmarthen. It was an outstanding success with riders visiting from all over Wales. Our own club more than held its own however, with great performances from all the Towy Riders. New photos here.
New Photos : BSCA Grass Track Champs here, and results.
The cyclo cross season has now finished.
There were some excellent performances from Towy Riders !!
Well done to them all , especially Jessica Roberts and William Worrall who both came first in the Welsh Cross League and the Welsh Championships, also Owen James who came first in the Welsh League. See full results.
There were several club rides over the Christmas holidays:
Sunday 28th December: meet at 10 o'clock in the car park outside Pembrey Country Park.
Tuesday 30th December: meet at 10 o'clock at the car park near Brechfa for mountain biking over the green/blue routes.
2008
The 'Cross' season has now begun. The Welsh League started at Risca (Newport) on Sunday 5 October. Amy Roberts and Luke Cornish have already started the season well, competing in the first round of the British National Cyclo-Cross season at Abergavenny, Amy finishing fourth in her age group. More details.
Owen is King of the Mountains
Towy Rider Owen James from Ferryside displayed awesome climbing power at the Welsh Hill Climb Championship on Sunday 28th September. He was the youngest in the field of 46 mostly senior riders, but finished 16th overall, more than a minute ahead of the next junior competitor. The course was a lung-busting climb up the Black Mountain and Owen's remarkable performance shows great potential for the future.
The second Iceland Trophy track racing event was hosted by Towy Riders at the Carmarthen Velodrome on Saturday 13th Sept. It was a great success - pictures here, results soon.
On 31 August many members of the club visited Wick in the Vale of Glamorgan to welcome home Golden Girl Nicole Cooke. The Olympic Champion (and now World Champion) won many new young fans. See photos.
Congratulations Max on becoming National Track Champion !!
On August 17th, Towy Rider Max Nethell put in a stellar performance to win Gold in the Under 12 Omnium at the 2008 National Track Championships at Newport Velodrome, and become overall British Champion for his age group. In only his first year of racing he beat highly ranked riders from all over the UK. More photos and results. For full report see the Welsh Cycling news where you will see that Max has been tipped as 'one to watch'.
Towy Riders first mini-league has finished. It saw three great days of racing - so a big thank you to all the organisers, helpers and caterers, and well done to all the riders. See photos and results.
Towy Rider Jessica Roberts recently met Welsh cycling legend and Olympic Gold medalist Nicole Cooke. See photo.
On 24 May a number of our riders competed in the Welsh Track Championships at the Velodrome in Newport.
Well done to everybody who took part, a number of riders were riding up in age group and performed extremely well. This was a great experience for you all which will benefit you in future Track events.
Congratulations to both Amy Roberts and Max Nethell who took 3rd place in their respective omniums.
On Sunday April 13th the club hosted its first open race - round 5 of the Welsh Cycling Youth Mountain Bike League. It was a great success - thank you to all participants and organisers. See results and photos. Also results from Round 8 on May 11th.
The Cyclo Cross season has now finished. The Roberts sisters led a strong debut season from Towy Riders with second places for Amy and Jessica and third for Emma. There were also some excellent performances from other club members with Sam Leigh-Cattrall and Mererid Hunt also appearing in the final positions.
