Competitions and Events
Taking part in events and competitions is a great way to develop your skills, push yourself a little further and socialise with other members. We encourage all our members to join in.
Upcoming Events
Houghton Open events for 2020 (all Sundays)
Open 25 – 21st June
Open 10 -2nd August
Open Hill Climb – 11th Oct
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Mon03Dec2018Tue31Dec2019
Club Runs ~ basic template.
Day/Time Meeting point Pace Note - Sunday 08.30 (Summer months) Broadway, Houghton le Spring, opposite St. Michael's Church Faster pace usually 16~17mph+ For the keener rider. Sunday 09.30 (All year) Broadway, Houghton le Spring, opposite St. Michael's Church Moderate (16-17mph, see above) and easy pace (13-15mph) tbd May split into two groups dependent upon numbers Sunday 10.00 Broadway, Houghton le Spring, opposite St. Michael's Church Easy paced leisure ride between 20-30 miles Great for 1st/intro ride, will not split Tuesday 09.30 St Roberts School, near Washington Arts Centre
NE38 8AFEasy to moderate pace (30~60 miles) May split into two groups Thursday 09.30 Westfield Grove (opposite the Bishopwearmouth Cemetery Gates) SR4 8QZ Easy pace 20 miles some off-road Will not split and stops for coffee at Wildfowl park Washington Friday 09.30 St Roberts School, near Washington Arts Centre
NE38 8AFEasy to moderate pace (30~60 miles) May split into two groups Rides are subject to change refer to latest facebook information, if applicable, on link below
FACEBOOK LINK BELOW
https://www.facebook.com/groups/HoughtonCyclingClub/?ref=bookmarks
Time Trials
Club 10 Mile Series
The 2020 series of club 10 mile time trials will begin on Wednesdays May (tba) and will comprise approx 10 rounds (AGAIN, RIDERS WILL BE REQUESTED TO CHOOSE A DATE WHEN THEY WILL ACT AS MARSHALL FOR ONE EVENT). Obviously this series can only be successful if members either partake or support this series.
Full results and final standings from the 2019 series can be found in “news and results”and bottom of this page for HCC riders.
If you are interested in time trialling but are looking for some additional information about how it all works, the following link should be of some help
Open Time Trials
For details of the 2020 open time trials in the region, click on below link (NE2020CTT).
Houghton Cycling Club 10 TT results table 2019 (club members only)
| Name | 8th May | 15th May | 22nd May | 29th May | 5th June | 12th June | 19th June | 26th June | 3rd July | 10th July |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANCEL | CANCEL | CANCEL | ||||||||
| R.CHESLIN | 29:52 | 29:32 | 29:42 | 30:40 | 30:07 | 29:21 | ||||
| J.RUDDELL | 25:11 | |||||||||
| K.GOWLAND (L) | 25:00 | 24:59 | 24:44 | 24:38 | 25:04 | 24:23 | ||||
| L.STATHAM | 23:59 | 24:42 | 23:48 | 23:53 | ||||||
| P.ROBSON | 23:51 | 24:07 | 24:12 | 24:18 | 24:00 | |||||
| N.WEDDLE | 21:41 | 21:39 | 21:54 | 21:29 | ||||||
| P.HOLLICK | 27:51 | 27:49 | 26:58 | 26:41 | ||||||
| S.HOLYOAK | 25:53 | |||||||||
| H.SAELZER | 24:03 | |||||||||
| M.SINCLAIR (L) | 30:15 (R) | 29:49 (R) | ||||||||
| P.SINCLAIR | 24:41 (R) | 24:17 (R) | ||||||||
| E.GOWLAND | 21:06 | |||||||||