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Results of 2005 season

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20/02/05 Frome & District Wheelers 10 - solo : Nick Walford 5th

2up10 Rich Deeley & Rob Bishop 7th

probably the coldest time trial i have ever been to. never above 2degC all day .

Nick ( solo 10 ) Rob & Rich in the 2 up 10

26/02/05 Wyre Forest CRC 10 (CTT Rudy Project series) 8th Chris Morris

Rich Deeley & Nick Walford also rode on what was another very cold & icy day

05/03/05 Wrekinsport Hilly 21m TT : 9th Nick Walford

Richard Deeley also rode & Chris Morris DNF

12/03/05 Nova 2up25m TT : 6th Richard Deeley & Rob Bishop

Chris Morris & Nick Walford DNF . a very tough 2 lap TT.

20/03/05 Elizabethan Hilly 21 : Chris Morris 4th , Rich Deeley 9th & Nick Walford 10th

WINNERS OF TEAM PRIZE

25/03/05 Wyre Forest Hilly 25 : 4th Chris Morris

Rich Deeley & Martin Osman also rode. Martin making his MJS debut in what for him

is an event far removed as you can get from what his specialises in !

Chris Morris & Richard Deeley in the Wyre Forest Hilly

26/03/05 Victoria Park circuit Races , Chris Morris , Rich Deeley & Nick Walford

In both races all three riders tried to get away in breaks etc but were heavily marked

In race two Chris was away on his own for 8 laps but was caught with two laps to go

however he won 2 primes in the process.

26/03/05 Altrincham Ravens 25m TT , Rob Bishop 4th Handicap

28/03/05 Manchester Easter track meeting : Rob Bishop , 3rd place Course de Primes, 2nd place in "unknown distance" race

02/04/05 Bike Show circuit races - Coventry ,

Martin Osmans first bunch race for 2 years . had a bad start ( grid position ) & ended up in a small group behind winning group . Rob Bishop had mechanical problem & also ended up in a chasing group

Martin Osman & Rob Bishop at the Bike Show Circuit Race

03/04/05 Royal Sutton Hilly TT( ctt-rudy project series) Rich Deeley 6th .

another mechanical problem blighted our weekend this time for Nick Walford whose freehub broke not long after the start.

09/04/05 Victoria Park circuit races ** WINNER NICK WALFORD

Nick solo'd to victory on a very windy morning to win by approx 10 seconds

the team of Chris Morris,Rob Bishop & Richard Deeley rode superbly the whole race controlling all the breaks & managing to get into every move

Nick went away initially at the end of 1st lap & lasted 9 of the 30 laps before being swept up.he went again at 10 laps to go & stayed away. Richard finished 7th in the sprint for 2nd.

Nick Walford,Rob Bishop & Chris Morris wait for

start of Victoria Park circuit race

17/04/05 Rugby RCC Hilly 13m TT. Chris Morris 2nd.

an excellent ride in a very tough event. would he have been 2nd if he hadn't unshipped his chain?

23/04/05 Victoria Park Circuit Races 3rd Rob Bishop

Rob Bishop took his chance in a group that got away towards the end & sprinted in for 3rd, Rich Deeley did his bit in controlling the main bunch

23/04/05 Stourbridge CC 10mile TT .Chris Morris 10th ( 21-47 )

in an absolute top class field chris did a super fast ride on the salford priors course. Nick Walford also rode

24/04/05 Crewe Clarion 10m TT. Rich Deeley 11th

A lot of the north wests top riders were here trying to get a qualifying ride for next months national champs to be held on this course.

24/04/05 Beacon RCC Little Mountain 39m TT ( ctt - rudy project series )Chris Morris 5th

a superb ride in what has to be one of the hardest time trials in the country. Chris now has 2 district qualifying rides in this national series

picture courtesy of George Barker, Beacon RCC

Chris Morris on his way to

5th Place in the Beacon RCC little mountain TT

24/04/05 Birmingham CC Circuit Races:Martin Osman 3rd(1/2cat race)Rob Bishop 3rd(3cat race)

Two superb rides again on a busy weekend for the team . Rob now has nearly upgraded back to a second category license.Both races ended up with breakaway groups & on both occasions we got a rider in the move

pics courtesy of www.sports-pictorial.com

Martin Osman at Birmingham CC circuit race

Rob Bishop working hard at Birmingham CC Circuit Race

30/04/05 Coventry CC Diane cooke memorial 10 .Richard Deeley ,

an off day for Richard who was disappointed with his time of 23.59,Nick Walford DNS( illness)

30/04/05 Manchester Wheelers MM25mile TT : WINNER ROB BISHOP 1.01.17

on a tough cheshire course rob did a PB to win the middlemarkers event by 59seconds

01/05/05 Hirwaun Wheelers 25mile TT : Chris Morris 8th

Chris's 54.17 ride gave him a PB for 25miles,proving what a great asset he is to the team.

08/05/05 Eddie Soens memorial track meeting:Manchester

Rob Bishop scored enough points to upgrade to 2nd category license.( 4th in scratch race & 3rd in points race)

Martin Osman also rode & had several top 6 placings .

Rob on his way to collecting his 2nd cat license

pic courtesy of Larry Hickmott

14/05/05 Bath CC 10mile TT : Nick Walford 3rd,Richard Deeley 8th & Martin Osman 13th

on a fast course in wiltshire , the weather couldn't have been much worse for time of the year,cold & windy meant most riders went back approx 2mins on previous best times

15/05/05 Speedwell mt TT 36miles ( CTT Rudy Project district round ) : Chris Morris 8th

another solid performance towards his overall placing in this season long competition

21/05/05 ABC Centreville 10mile TT : Rob Bishop 16th(24-38)

another ride showing improvement for racing against the watch

22/05/05 National 10mile TT Champs : Nick Walford(22-53)& Richard Deeley(23-35)

with the wind & course change it was always going to be hard to do good times.Most Riders went back 2 mins on previous best times .Nick also had the pleasure of a hail storm when he rode

28/05/05 Brixton CC Track Meeting(Welwyn GC):Open sprint WINNER MARTIN OSMAN

Rob Bishop also rode & both also finished well up in all the other events

martin on way to winning the sprint

Martin & Rob in action in the scratch races

thanks to Paul@Pushbike.co.uk for the photographs

05/06/05 National 25mile TT Champs : Chris Morris 55-02

Chris represented team at the blue riband time trial event of the year. his time gave him a mid table finish

12/06/05 West Mids,Mid Summer open track meeting : Newcastle under Lyme

Martin Osman 4th in BC national sprinters league,Rob Bishop 5th course de primes,Richard Deeley 3rd in win&out race

all rode strongly after hard session team pursuit training on saturday

18/06/05 West Mids Regional Track Champs (click to see the pics): Halesowen

apart from James Cunningham we have a full turnout

Sprint :- WINNER : MARTIN OSMAN

Kilometre TT :- WINNER : MARTIN OSMAN

Individual Pursuit:- 4th Nick Walford

Scratch Race:- 2nd Martin Osman

Omnium :- WINNER : Martin Osman

Team Pursuit :- (qual.time) 4-59.13 (Martin Osman, Rob Bishop,Chris Morris,Nick Walford) - FASTEST QUALIFIERS

FINAL : WINNERS(Nick Walford,RobBishop,Chris Morris,Richard Deeley)5.02.73 bt Wyre Forest CC

qualifying round of team pursuit after the event ! chris,stef,rich,nick,rob,martin & james

an amazing days racing & we were told unofficially fastest midlands team for 20years on an open track for the team pursuit . Our aim was this year to beat 5mins(30mph)outdoors & we did that in qualifying .In the final the heat of the day & windier conditions combined with 7 hours of racing meant we failed to improve on the time set earlier. Apart fro Martin winning the omnium (best overall combined),Nick was 4th,Rich 5th & Rob 7th.

01/07/05 & 02/07/05 : NATIONAL MASTERS TRACK CHAMPS (Welwyn Garden City )

SPRINT : WINNER MARTIN OSMAN

KILOMETRE TT : WINNER MARTIN OSMAN

Martin Osman did the Sprint double at Welwyn on Friday 1st July he won the sprint & on the following day added the Kilo title

Kilo TT Martin on the top step of the podium .

Both Pics coutesy of Larry Hickmott

06/08/05 Stourbridge CC ( CTT/Rudy Project National TT Series ) : Chris Morris 18th

Chris's first back race after summer break & what a tough event. top 20 against the best british time triallists puts him close to the top 20 overall in this season long series.

13&14/08/05 Dudley International GP ( Halesowen )

No racing on the saturday because of rain meant a reduced programme on the sunday

No wins or placings but a few good events to get Martin, James & Nick back into competition

16/08/05 Bicester Millenium 10 ( RAF Weston, Oxon ) Chris Morris 9th & Rich Deeley 17th

a strange 10mile TT in which it is 4x2.5laps around RAF Weston..no traffic assistance here !

27/08/05 Newport Open Track ( Newport S.Wales ) Martin Osman 3rd in Sprinters League,

Rob Bishop 6th points race

James Cunningham also rode.Martin rode with the intention of shaking off the virus he has had for 2 weeks & ended up 3rd in the Sprinters League round

27/08/05 Pontypool 10mile TT ( S Wales ) Richard Deeley 22.56

A pleasing return to from for Richard who is looking to a couple of fast courses in the next few weeks

03/09/05 CDLCA 10mile TT ( leics ) : Richard Deeley 23.22

Richard was looking for a fast time but weather was not great .

04/09/05 Duo Normand 2 up TT ( FRANCE ) Chris Morris ( riding with Paul Prince ): 8th in Category

a first for MJS with our first international outing.Whilst not at his best with a virus,still made top 10 in this very popular event

09/09/05 : HALESOWEN FNTL : MARTIN OSMAN 2nd Overall

although he did not ride every week Martin still did enough to finish second overall.

10/09/05 ABC Centreville 10mile TT ( cheshire ) Rob Bishop 25.41 . 24th place

was meant to be a 25 but roadworks meant it was shortened. another tough cheshire course

12/09/05 WORLD MASTERS TRACK CHAMPS ( MANCHESTER )

Martin Osman was 6th in Kilometre TT. despite not being at his best due to illness Martin did us proud in the kilometre of which he is current national masters champion

17/09/05 VC Sevale 10mile TT ( Worcester ) : Nick Walford 5th 22.48

a good solid result on this tough local course. Martin Osman 25.06 ...& quote "don't do hills!"

17/09/05 Andover Wheelers 10mile TT : Richard Deeley 22.12

a long journey down to Hampshire paid off as Richard did a seasons best time

17/09/05 Stone Wheelers 25mile TT( staffordshire ) : Rob Bishop 59.33

A personal best for Rob. what more can you add given the lateness in the season.

18/09/05 Warwick Town Centre Races : 3/J race . Richard Deeley.

a good solid ride by Richard finishing in one of the fragmenting bunches.

18/09/05 Newark Grass Track Meeting : James Cuningham (4th : Unknown distance race )

good solid results mean James is on course for a good national champs

06/10/05 National Track Championships : Manchester : 6th Place

Martin , James, Nick & Rob rode two team pursuits in a small but very high class event on day 4 of the national championships . Whilst we went marginally slower in the ride off in the evening we rode much better as a unit

Team Pursuit ( 4000m) qualifying : 4-48.424

Ride for 5th/6th place 4-48.803

Qualifying round of Team Pursuit

07/10/05 National Track Championships : Manchester :5th Place

The trio of Nick, Martin & James did us proud in what was a bonus event for us .after qualifying we changed the order round & improved over half a second , whilst that doesn't sound much at this level it is a big improvement

Team Sprint qualifying 51.978

Ride for 5th/6th Place 51.363

Thanks to Larry Hickmott for kind use of the photographs