2026 TT Series – Round 3
The third in our evening TT series was held this last Thursday, the 30th July, on our 5-mile long Candover Valley course. Numbers were down to only eight riders for this event, with six from the club; Lucy Elliott was our only female representative. Conditions seemed good though times seemed a little down on the previous event.
Lucy Elliott took 1st place in the lady’s competition, albeit with no competition, with a 14’03” run, 12’13” on handicap.
Competition was close in the open category: Chris Palmer claimed 1st place with an 11’58”, with Alton’s Andy Chapman just two seconds behind in second place, with a 12’00” run, and ACC’s James Meakin just a few seconds further behind for third place on 12’13”.
In the club handicap competition, Guy Henshaw came out on top with his 11’13”, with Andy in second place (11’24”) and James in third with 11’37”.
Our thanks go to Mike and […]
Happy 90th Birthday Alan Jacob!
We were so pleased to celebrate Alan’s 90th birthday with a special cake made by Christine Lavender, celebrating Alan’s long history of cycling and racing. Alan is our club’s President, and is regularly out on his bike, including our Sunday 30 milers. Thank you Alan for all you do for our club.
2026 TT Series – Alton Cycling Club TT Championship
The Club time trial championship held this last Sunday (5th July) on our HCC286 course attracted fourteen riders from the club plus a further four non-members, with Michael Harrison and Alison Hitchock of North Hants RC returning after last year’s event for another go. Ages of the riders ranged from 22 to, our own, John Heath at 80! Numbers were down a bit on last year’s 26 riders with the number of riders from the club dropping but remaining with over a quarter of the participants being female.
Conditions appeared to be excellent for the event with a light cross/tail wind and lovely warm temperatures. Of those who rode last year, all put in a faster run this year, some significantly so. Freja, Lucy and Nigel Hooker all knocked over a minute off from their last year’s times. New member, Karine, took on a TT for the first time, minutes after […]
2026 TT Series – Round 2
Round 2 of our four race TT series was held last Thursday, the 18th June. Conditions were great, warm (but not roasting) sunshine and a gentle tail wind which led to some excellent times. The summer TT series is run on our 5-mile long Candover Valley course, and this round attracted 14 riders, including five non-ACC. Sadly this time we had no female participants: where are you ladies?
In the open contest, Alton CCs own Jamie Allen claimed the 1st place with a great time of 10’53”, that’s an average of over 27mph, with Chris Palmer (no club) second again with an 11’39” run, setting a new PB, and our own Guy Henshaw just a few seconds behind for third place on 11’52”. Andy Chapman just missing out on the third-place spot by 4”
Ian Ransom came out top again in the club handicap competition with an improved time of 10’34”, beating […]
Royal Chilterns Way Off Road Tour, May 2026
We had a larger group of 10 join our annual Off-Road adventure in May which is testament to the growing interest in these trips. We rode the recently launched Royal Chilterns Way, which is a 280km/174-mile off-road journey through the breath-taking Chilterns, blending scenic trails, historic landmarks and charming local gems.
The ride coinciding with the May heatwave, with record breaking temperatures which showed the wonderful scenery off and kept the trails dry and fast.
Our plan was to transport bikes and riders to Reading which would be our start and finish point.
Day 1 we left Reading and headed to Longwick which was a 43-mile trip with the major highlight being the stop at the Cheese Shed at Nettlebed where the legendary cheese toasties were enjoyed by the group. We stayed in a pub on the route and topped up the cholesterol with typical pub fayre and beer.
Day 2 was scheduled to be the […]
2026 TT Series – Round 1
On Thursday last, the 21st May, we held the inaugural event of our summer TT series on our 5-mile long Candover Valley course; the event attracted 11 riders, primarily from Alton CC but with a further two from other clubs, or no club at all. We had just a single female participant, Lucy Elliot, and ages ranged from 38 to 71.
Alton CC’s Lucy Elliot took 1st place in the lady’s competition, albeit with no competition, with a 13’46” run, 11’56” on handicap.
In the men’s contest, Alton CCs own Simon Potter claimed 1st place in the open competition with a great time of 11’07”, with Chris Palmer (no club) second with a 12’04” run, and Tom Sadowski of Velo Club Venta just a few seconds behind for third place on 12’07”.
In the club handicap competition, Ian came out on top with his 10’59” run, just pipping Simon’s 11’07” who, in turn, […]
