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…. and a Happy New Year to all of our readers and VC Norwich members especially.
The next 12 months will be busier than ever… keep an eye on this site over the Christmas period for news of events, awards and other developments in 2013….
Emma Pooley signs up for Swiss Bigla team
Our honorary member Emma Pooley, whose previous team folded at the end of the season has a new berth.
Congratulations to Erica Howe for winning the ladies 5by3 mountain bike race in 
Taverham. It’s been great to see Erica back out with the club this year after her knee injury and considering this was her first ever mtb race she’s made a great start to her off-road season.
Anyone who fancies joining Erica in the mud or who has not tried MTB racing before can find details here, 5by3MTB .
On the 16th Oct, ten riders from VCN were invited for a meeting at bf1systems in Diss to see their latest thinking in cycling technology and measurement. Ever wondered how where all that effort you apply to the pedals actually goes? bf1systems can tell you. The evening eventually ended after our fingers were prized off the Aston Martin Factor bikes made by bf1systems and we left with a promise to return soon to see further progress. Keep an eye on bf1systems website for developments over the coming months… nice to see new kit being developed so close to home in East Anglia. There will be more details in our next newsletter.
A year on from the reformed committee structure and it’s time to see how it’s working.
There’ll be coffee on tap for all, possibly even a biscuit or two, and it would be great to see the membership turn out to either support the committee in what they have been doing or come up with suggestions and ideas of how we could do better.
Your committee is happy to stand again for election but we would really like to be joined by a couple of other active members. We’re not looking for anyone to do any specific job, but we would like some more people with enthusiasm and ideas about what they want from their club.
It’s not onerous – the committee meets roughly six-weekly throughout the year and does accept apologies for the meetings you can’t attend! But even if you don’t want to join us – please make an effort to attend this key meeting….it’s your opportunity to shape your club for 2013.
VC Norwich AGM agenda
a. 2012 Reports
b. Election of officers for 2013
c. Fees for 2013
d. Club strategy for 2013 and the Norfolk cycling scene
e. Opprtunities for “active members” to get involved in running the club
f. AOB (items to be submitted in writing to newseditor@vcnorwich.co.uk prior to the AGM)
Vicky Williamson makes it 3 silvers with another podium position in the women’s kierin
on the final day of the national track championships! Thanks Victoria for showing off the VCN colours at Manchester and we all look forward seeing your photos and thoughts in the newsletter once you’ve got your breath back. In the meantime her’s our girl collecting her sprint silver.
CONGRATULATIONS to Mike Auger who last night won the last few British Cycling points required to gain promotion to Elite Category status.
Mike has been riding for the Strada Racing Team this year, but he rode for VC Norwich for a number of years with much success and was a major contributor to the club’s high positions in the British Cycling rankings and the Eastern Road Race League. He remains a VCN second claim member.
This puts Mike into the top road racing category, an awesome achievement and one which he richly deserves.
Whilst we miss Victoria on the club rides since she moved up to Manchester to take her place at the British Cycling track academy… she keeps notching up the results. She has bagged another silver in the national women’s sprint to go with the one she won earlier in the week for 500m TT. 
The championships aren’t yet over. Keep an eye out for the speedy woman from Norwich in her final event, the Kierin, on Sunday 30th.
More here.
Photos courtesy of British Cycling.
VCN TT riders have notched up some excellent results to round off the season:-
In the EACC 10 VCN got fastest team with Neil Vaughan, Stewie Lyons and Will Bamber all within 6 seconds of each other. Neil was fastest vet, Sally Withey was fastest lady on the day and Tom Sharpe notched up a pb! Not a bad day’s work.
And in the CC Breckland 25 Sally was fastest lady again earning herself a mention in the EDP along side James Browne (see article below). Beth Coley wasn’t far behind in third place and Markos Janes marked up a pb in the men’s category.
Keep it up folks!
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