Clifton CC

While marshalling at 8.04pm, minute 34 racetime, a competing rider overshot the left-hand corner completely, then riding across the front of a car coming north, rode on the grass round the nearside of the car and proceeded south. A split second later and he would have collided with the side of the ...

Nice day, good event, bit breezy. Riding with Bernard's (the Humber Pilot) group. I was pleased to get cover out of the quite strong wind at times. I mentioned this to everybody but when I climbed Trundlegate, a nice little ramp, I decided to take off a layer at the top. Proceeded on and getting to ...

Nice evening for a time trial however it would help timekeepers and marshals if race numbers were pinned at hip height so that they can be more easily read. More important for the timekeeper than me. The numbers are also there as a safety aid as the rider is more visible to other road users.

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First SPOCO 10 marshalling Pottery Lane corner.

Last night on this corner there were a couple of alarming moments.
Although most of the field made a good turn, cars can build up to a convoy heading north with some overtaking on the junction itself. If the rider pushes in without acknowledging that ...

Well it did take to event 9 before we got a good soaking this year. My concern: marshalling at Pottery Lane Corner I had four riders bunched together at the junction and four cars coming north simultaneously (big word for me!). Three riders took heed of my warning shouts and signs, the other decided ...