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May the 4th be with you – 11x VCN raced the VC Barrachi May Day 10 mile Time Trial from Wortwell to Bungay on the B10/43. Weather conditions were ok, a mild breeze from North with temperatures around 12 Degrees C.

Dan Blackburn and Chris Holmes broke the B10/43 Tandem Course Record with an aesome time of 19.06 and Jason Yaxley won the Road Bike category with a time just over 23 minutes. Well done VCNrs.

VCN riders met up for some pre ride banter and warmup, some great racing, some PBs and strong rides followed by a post race coffee and cake. A very well organised event – well done VC Barrachi and thanks for all the great Photos!

• Adam Simmonds
• Alejandra Trippet
• Carl Pentney
• Chris Holmes
• Dan Blackburn
• David Sweeting
• Jason Yaxley
• Julian Roberts
• Kerstin Schankat
• Sarah Jayne Graves
• Simon Tagger

GYCC hosted a blustery cold Good Friday early season 10 mile indiviudal Time Trial on 3rd April 2026 at the popular B10/43l circuit from Wortwell to Bungay

A fantastic turn out of 9x VCN members represented their club from seasoned racers and race first timers in Time Trial and Road Bike categories.

Well done to all the VCNs riders with some great achievements

• Alejandra Trippet First Timer (PB) and 1st lady Road Bike,
• Kertsin Schankat 2nd lady Road Bike,
• Dan Blackburn 4th Overall and £15 Prize for 3rd Open and Vets,
• Chris Holmes 6th overall and £20 prize for 2nd Vets on standard,
• Julian Roberts 1st on Handicap £30 prize and Derek Evans memorial Plaque,
• Adam Simmonds 3rd on Handicap £15 prize
• Simon Tagger First Timer PB,
• Chris Garwood,
• Carl Pentney PB,

Big thanks to GYCC and full race results can be found in link below

https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/events/42874-great-yarmouth-c-c-10

Sunday 14th December was VCNs annual Xmas Ride

33 members joined for a shorter non-stop ride finishing at Trowse Manor Rooms for club sponsored food and refreshments.

4 groups set out for approximately 40 miles

• Club Pace 15-16mph
• Middle Group Pace 17mph
• Middle/Fast Pace 18mph
• Fast Pace 20mph

Great time had by all and well done everyone for the fabulous bike and rider decorations. Middle group started out with an early puncture whereas Middle/Fast groups compared repair time between a Tubeless and Tube replacement. Fast group didnt let up and returned to HQ sharpish to finish setting up the sandwiches, and test the cakes!

Winner of the prize for Best decorated bike / rider was Holly Kay shown here with her Santa beard, closely followed by Ali Trippett. Congratulations on a well deserved bottle of Winbirri wine.

Thanks to all the members who attended and to those who contributed food, drinks and homemade cakes.

Sunday 21st September was the Clubs late Summer VCN subsidised group meet at the Grain Kitchen in East Harling.

36 Members organised into 3/4 paced groups enjoyed Coffee, Bacon Rolls and Avocado on Toast.

Routes and groups were excellently organised by Michael Wild and an army of Ride Leaders; Nick Kidd, Kersrtin Schankatt and Neil Vaughan.

Well done to all members in making this a success

Big thanks to the Grain Kitchen for hosting us and allowing us to use their private side room.

Sunday 17th August was this years 100 mile Tour De Broads Sportive event organised by Pedal Revolution.

Around 30 VCN members attended the event and were split into 3 evenly paced groups:

• Club 15-16mph
• Club Middle 17-18 mph
• Fast 20mph

This years event did not dissappoint – VCN members cruised around the lovely Norfolk Broads taking in the beautiful views and lighting up the roads with our Red and Black kit colours.

Great refreshments at the 3 feed stations, lunch stop and post ride Ghost Ship 0.5% back at Event HQ

Well done to all VCN members who completed it and a big thanks to the Organisers for a great event!

3rd August was VCNs Summer Gathering – a post ride Pizza at Redwell Brewery subsidised by the Club

Depsite the threat of Summer showers, 24 riders turned up at 9am at the Forum and we split into Club and Fast groups for a regular ride of around 50 miles. Halfway round we managed to squeeze in a quick coffee stop at Old Buckenham before meeting up again at 1230 at the Redwell Brewery in Trowse (near Norwich) for well deserved food and refreshments.

Thanks to our members for the great vibes and Redwell Brewery for a great venue!

VCN held its annual Open 10 mile Time Trial event at the Fast Harleston-Bungay B10/43 on Saturday 5th July 2025. It was hot and sunny afternoon with a strong wind from the SW.

With 47 top entrants this was a closely competed event and it did not dissappoint!

The Open leadboard was topped by Chris Holmes (VCN), Dan Blackburn (VCN ) and Mark Richards (DAP), Female category topped by Denise Hurren, Sarah-Jayne Graves (VCN) and Kerstin Schankat (VCN).

Massive thanks to all the VCN volunteers, timekeepers, marshalls, family and friends, who gave up their time to support the club, to make sausage rolls and cakes and who made it a great event!

Full results are listed on the CTT website:

https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/events/30728-vc-norwich-10

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