Monthly Archives June 2016

Reid gyda Pencampwyr / Ride with Champions0

June 13, 2016 Posted in  News

Reid gyda Pencampwyr!

I ddathlu llwyddiant Gareth McGuinness ar ddod yn Bencampwr Prydeinig, a Garry Ellis ar ddod yn Bencampwr Cymreig, mae yna reid Clwb arbennig wedi ei drefnu Nos Fawrth nesaf. Cyfarfod ar Y Maes yn Nghaernarfon am 6pm, cychwyn 6.15pm a dychwelyd i Castell/Galeri i gymdeithasu ar y diwedd. Reid cymdeithasol addas i HOLL aelodau y clwb.
Gobeithio y gall nifer fawr o’r aelodau ddod i rannu yn y dathlu.😃
(Ni fydd Reid Clwb a drefnir gan Karl nos Fercher nesaf…).

Ride With Champions!

To celebrate the success of Gareth McGuinness becoming British Champion, and Garry Ellis becoming Welsh Champion, a special ride has been organised next Tuesday evening. Meet on Y Maes in Caernarfon at 6pm for a 6.15 start and return to Castle or Galeri to socialise on the end...

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Energy Cycling Club, Snowdon Mountain Time Trial – 07.06.160

June 13, 2016 Posted in  Race Results

Well what an evening? A record number of riders signed on for this the fourth edition of the  Energy Cycling Club’s mountain time trial around the Snowdon massif, and quite a few new faces joined the more seasoned riders in the field. With a warm evening breeze, moderately high humidity, dry roads and the float conditions were near perfect for fast times, but would the man in great form, current course record holder, and British National Road Race Champion, Gareth McGuinness  be able improve on his time of 1 hour, 15 minutes and 14 seconds?

This race isn’t for the pure testers, its more for the all round “roadmen” on this anything but an easy course. Tough repetitive climbing, technically demanding, nerve shedding, white knuckle descents...

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Tuesday, 7th June. Snowdon Mountain Time Trial.0

June 5, 2016 Posted in  News

The 4th edition of the Energy Cycling Club, Snowdon Mountain Time Trial will take place on Tuesday, 7th June.

Starting and finishing in the beautiful village of Beddgelert. The event takes you east on the A498 thro Nant Gwynant and up to the Pen y Gwryd Hotel and left over “The Pass”. Follow the A4086 thro Llanberis to Pont-rug and left to Caeathro. Left at the roundabout and up to Waunfawr and back towards Beddgelert on the A4085.

Total distance is 30 miles, and approximately 1760 ft of climbing.

The course record is held by young Gareth McGuinnness, with a time of 1 hour, 15 minutes and 14 seconds.

“Signing on” will be from 6.00pm in the public car park on the A4085, just north of the Saracens Head Hotel in Beddgelert. Please look out for the signs.

The first rider will leave th...

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