A note from Doug Laidlow announcing this year's hillclimb event (used for the TRC Hillclimb Championship):

On this day we have the 3rd and final joint club 25 of the 2010 season – please notify your entries ASAP to the TT sec.

We would also like to hear from you if you are able to help out on the day

Entries received to date:

Bill Hawkes
Simon Henderson

The Rotary Club of Folkestone Channel is organising a 50 mile charity bike ride on the 25th July this year on Romney Marsh. There is a 50 mile and a 10 mile family route - both are NOT timed but riders are welcome to time themselves for the ride.
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TRC, together with De Laune, Rye and Dist Wheelers and Ashford Wheelers are staging three club 25's this year on the Q25/8. These events are open to first and 2nd claim members of the above mentioned participating clubs.

These events will take place on Sunday's 16th May, 8th August & 26th Sept. AnyTRC first or 2nd claim members interested in riding or helping should contact the TT sec.

Due to issues relating to the renewal of planning consent for cycling at Lydden Motor Racing Circuit, the long established and successful VC Deal training races will be held in 2010 at Fowlmead Country Park.

The first session will be on Tuesday 20th April commencing at 6.30pm. The format of the training session will be unchanged but Fowlmead will enable us to provide different circuit options i.e. the full, the lower or the top criterium circuit.

Thanet RC and ‘Addictive Bikes’ are aiming to get Thanet riders on their bikes this season and are offering new options for social cycling. Interested? If so then pop into Toby’s place and add your name to the list.

SUNDAY MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE
Meet at ‘Addictive Bikes’ at 10.am for a 10.30 departure. Transport to an off-road venue will be by van and car-share. Our aim is to use the ‘Addictive’ van to take the bikes, with the riders utilising a car-share option. The ride will be of 3 to 4 hours duration, mainly off-road and suitable for riders of all abilities. The aim is to have some fun and include a break for ‘refuelling’. Target venues will include woodlands in and around Canterbury, North Downs Way, Pilgrims Way, and perhaps later in the year, some places further afield… mmmm the Andes trail is supposed to be nice during the summer months (Ed.).

SATURDAY ROAD RIDE
Meet at ‘Addictive Bikes’ at 10.00am for a 10.15 start. Our aim will be to put some variation into your cycling week, so in essence this ride will:
- take a different route to the Sunday run…
- be a different route every week (ok, a big ask, but we’ll do our best!)
- take in some of the nicest, quietest roads in the county.
- be between 4 and 5 hours in duration and cover 60 miles (depending on the leader and makeup of the group).
- definitely NOT BE A RACE, just a nice ride at a steady pace.

THURSDAY EVENING ROAD RIDE
Meet at ‘Addictive Bikes’ at 6.15 for a 6.30pm start. This is a stress relief ride after a hard/boring day at work or perhaps a ‘get out of the house work’ ride. It will be a straightforward Canterbury(ish) and back jaunt of about 2 hours max. You will need good lights as it will be dark. And we’ll aim not to stop unless someone is stricken by the dreaded p-word, or some other mechanical.

So just to recap, if any of the above whets your appetite, then call in to ‘Addictive’ and feed your habit!

Happy and safe cycling.

Local Courses and their profiles (work in progress).

Q10/30
Thanet Way Open
Description
Start: TR 2096567109 (elevation 90ft)
Follow road from start left into long slip road joining A299, past Roman Galley PH on to St Nicholas Roundabout, third exit over rise and descend to Monkton roundabout, fourth exit to retrace route, second exit at St Nicholas Roundabout to retrace route, finishing in slip road for bridge to Roman Galley PH.
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Q10/30A
Thanet Way Club
Description
Start: TR 2081067369 (elevation 81ft)
Starting in slip road, joining A299, past Roman Galley PH on to St Nicholas Roundabout, first exit hard back on self. Follow road past turnings to rejoin to left over road bridge over A299. Follow round road and first left to rejoin A299 heading back towards start. Continue past the Roman Galley PH and up the rise past the start point, and on to the Herne Bay and Broomfield slip road. Finish prior to passing under bridge.
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Q25/8
Molash-Canterbury-Ashford-Chilham
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Start
Heading down Molash hill and on past the Ashford turning, through the commercial area, following road up rise over railway bridge around roundabout and fourth exit to retrace route over bridge. Heading back along route. Take turning to Ashford on left. Head over rising and falling ground to roundabout, take third exit to retrace route back towards Canterbury direction. On arriving back at junction, turn left to head towards start. Finish at Chilham around 2 miles further on.
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Q10/22
Harrietsham
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Q10/4
Deal
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Sunday Ride
Description
Start: Meeting at the bus stop in St. Nicholas to leave at 9am - riding at a rapid pace down in a Dover direction, and back.
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Thanet Road Club are running the following club events over the 2010 season based primarily on the Thanet Way and Fowlmead courses.

March
1 Wednesday 31 March 18.30 10 miles Fowlmead Q10/42

April
2 Wednesday 7 April 18.30 10 miles Fowlmead Q10/42
3 Wednesday 14 April 18.30 10 miles Fowlmead Q10/42
4 Wednesday 21 April 18.30 10 miles Fowlmead Q10/42
5 Wednesday 28 April 18.30 10 miles Fowlmead Q10/42

May
6 Wednesday 5 May 19.00 10 miles Thanet Way Q10/31
7 Wednesday 12 May 19.00 10 miles Thanet Way Q10/31