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The Gas Hill Gasp returned again this year, making for another successful and fantastic cycle racing event.

Read the Evening News report here, with picture gallery here

A wet start after a days of rain failed to deter the 35 starters for VCN’s summer road race. Those who chose to stay in bed missed a challenging day in the saddle with only the hardiest 16 (and those lucky enough to avoid the many punctures) making it to the finish. Wayne Crombie (East London Vélo) was a worthy winner. More of Mark Cozen’s photos here.

A full report and photos will follow soon…

Our honorary member Emma Pooley scored an impressive second in the Giro Donne, the women’s Giro D’Italia, staking her claim to second on the last of nine stages. 20 days now to the Olympic road race. She took a few minutes to talk to Radio Norfolk about it today and I’m told by colleagues there that she’s very complimentary about a certain East Anglian cycling club.

There’ll be clips from the interview on Radio Norfolk sportsdesks tomorrow morning, space and time permitting as usual. The sports news slots are just after the news headlines at 6.30, 7.30 and 8.30 am.

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For those who would like a sneak preview of the programme for the VCN Road Race on Sunday 8th July 2012, click on the following link: Road Race Programme

Only a few days to go before the oversubscribed VCN Road Race on 8 July. For those who want to see who will be on the line the official start sheet is here.

Team GB olympic road race member, and honorary member of VCN, Emma Pooley, was interviewed by the EDP. Read the article here and see what Emma thinks about VCN.

The first sportive inNorfolkorganised by the clubs for the clubs was declared a success after an idyllic Sunday in and aroundNorth Norfolk. We closed entries at 400 this year partly to ensure we had enough support to cope – there was a team of 25+ volunteers on the day. Apart from a couple of riders missing signs and a grazed knee the ride was run without incident and was a testament to how the Norfolk clubs can work together – a big thanks to Sara Flatt and Ken Jolliffe for making it happen. VCN were out in force both riding and doing their bit to help run the event (signing, supporting start and finish activities and manning the 70 mile feedstop). The event covered its costs and the profits will go into a fund to support otherNorfolkcycling events over the coming year(s). A full report to follow in the newsletter at the end of June.

For yet another year VCN had a strong representation at the Norwich 100 and with several groups to choose from there were speed options for all. Here you can see the first of the middle group gathering before riding through to the start in Chapel Close. In all we had over 50 red and black shirts on the road with many taking the opportunity to top up tans at the finish before retiring to the pub to indulge in large quantities of “recovery drink”. For a full report see the link to the June newsletter below, but for those wanting to hear rider comments or see photos drop into the VCN facebook page or go here.

VC Norwich Newsletter June 2012