News
19th April 2010
The forum appears to be down at the moment - apparently the hosts servers have crashed !! Please be patient it's not the end of the world -
you can always just pick up the phone :-)
4th March 2010
Finally got teh images from the presentation dinner.
Check the gallery page to see if you're there.
17th February 2010
National Clarion CC Clubman of the Year
Bill Childs, our club president, has been awarded the
National Clarion Clubman of the Year award following his nomination by
Caroline Golightly. This is in recognition of Bill’s long and dedicated
service to Sunderland Clarion, the National Clarion and cycling in the North
East.
I’m sure that all members and friends of Bill will congratulate him on this
award which gives some recognition to the many years he has devoted to
the club and promoting cycling in general.
Congratulations Bill from all of us here at the club
2009 News ------------------
11th October
Club weekend to Grinton Lodge planned for 7th/8th November, Contact Allan Smith for details if you haven't already expressed an interest.
Our congratulations go to Ian Taylor for gaining the 300 points needed for his Elite road category status with Britich Cycling. Well done Ian
9th September
Moved the forum to a better, more reliable site: Check it out here
16th July
Created a user forum hosted by aimoo.com. Feel free to join in and test it out. Please leave feedback, suggestions etc.
http://sunderlandclarion.aimoo.com/
8th June
Well it didn't rain after all on Sunday - in fact the sun put in an appearance by the end of the day, but it was a cold and windy time over the top to Tan Hill on the way out. Even the sheep were hiding behind the Inn out the way of the wind, but it was all worth it for the long descent, except for Matt who managed to mangle his chain around his bottom bracket and losing 4 links in the process. Another trip to Evans this week then....
5th June
A reminder to club member about our reliability ride this Sunday 7th, meeting at Richmond at 9am to take in Tan Hill on the way to Kirkby Stephen, then back down Wensleydale.
According to the weather forecast the British summer is back . . . so mudguards, overshoes, leg-warmers and winter gloves and waterproof jackets could be the order of the day then!
PS. Try to wear your club kit is possible so we can have a new picture for the website.
1st April
Club meeting to be held at The Blue Bell in Fulwell tonight as the Whitburn centre is currently closed. No, this is not an April fools joke !
22nd March
Just got back from the Killhope Grimpieur today. A serious headwind all the way to Nenthead saw average speeds plummet and riders being blown all over the road.. But it was worth it coming down from Killhope Cross at 50mph with that taiwind and all the way along the valley back to Stanhope.
Our thanks go to Joe Applegarth and all the others from Houghton CC who helped make this this a very 'enjoyable' event - same time next year then. AC
7th March
Club members have been invited to attend the dedication of a garden to commemorate Peter Foster. Peter was only 18 when he was tragically killed in a road accident while on a cycling holiday in Spain in 2007. A Service of dedication will be held at at 2:00 pm on Saturday 14th March at West Harton Methodist Church, South Shields
It is with much sadness we report the death of Wilf Dunn. read more here...
Sunday, February 8, 2009 - Club run
Nobody turned out this morning from our group as most of us couldn't even get out of our front streets because of the ice. I ended up on the turbo for 2 hours doing some intervals until I noticed that the ice was melting. . . . but still stayed indoors as I had put the coal fire on earlier. AC
Wednesday, February 4th 2008 - Club meeting -
The usual suspects attended the meeting tonight where dates were agreed for this years events. Awaiting final confirmation from Allan to update the site. AC
- Club Run - Sunday, February 1, 2009
Eight of us out this morning including two new lads Matt and Tony who joined us today on the club run.
It was cold and windy but thankfully dry for once so we ended up going to Horsley so only a 50 miler for most of us.. Unfortunately Matt took a tumble coming down from Crawcrook to Wylam but luckily he only ended up with a sore shoulder on his maiden ride, even though he smashed his helmet on the road as he went over.
Soup at 10:30am !
Freezing cold and strong easterly headwind all the way back with hailstones and a bit of snow just for good measure in the last 3 miles. Still, at least I didn't have to clean my bike this week with it being dry most of the way. I hope it's better weather next weekend. AC