Category Archives: Race Reports

No faking it

Posted on August 15, 2010 by steve saunders

Lets do the excuses first: no racing for nearly a year; long recovery from major shoulder surgery; moved to a ski resort where winter riding doesn’t exist; less training time due to new job; long car journey from Switzerland; tired … Continue reading →

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One for the scrapbook

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Steve Saunders

Thanks to part time Villars resident and fellow SE England racer Graham Hills, I entered the 102km Seeland classic unlicensed race yesterday; part sportive, part road race with 200 riders, a massed start and well marshaled semi-road closure. Essentially it’s … Continue reading →

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The times they are a-changin’

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Steve Saunders

On Saturday I raced what is likely to be my last race for some time; fittingly it was my host clubs annual John Bornhoft Memorial Hill Climb, up Leith Hill in Surrey. The morning saw strong winds and a stronger … Continue reading →

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Persistence: SERRL champs report

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Steve Saunders

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated … Continue reading →

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Inches

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Steve Saunders

If you haven’t seen Any Given Sunday, it’s a film about an American football team and their ageing coach Tony D’Amato (played superbly by Al Pacino) and how they lose their star quarterback to injury. “What has this got to … Continue reading →

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Best of the rest on Beachy Head

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Steve Saunders

As the season draws ever closer to ending, and the air takes a decidedly autumnal turn the road racers of this world start thinking about when their season will end. For me, with fifty points still to go if I … Continue reading →

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Podiums and Punctures

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Steve Saunders

The Surrey League Revolutions stage race is the second longest you can do in Britain after the Tour of Britain itself, a Protour event. The race is held over five days in Surrey and Sussex, with each stage taking in … Continue reading →

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Surrey League- Ewhurst

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Steve Saunders

Today’s foray into the world of regional road bike racing was a return trip to the Sigma Sport hosted race on the Ewhurst circuit finishing up Leith Hill, the highest point in South-East England. This race last year attracted a … Continue reading →

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Barry Elcombe Memorial Race

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Steve Saunders

This annual race is held over 135km on the Kirdford circuit south of Guildford and is unusually run on a Wednesday. This screamed out to me as a good opportunity to grab some points with a potentially smaller, weaker field … Continue reading →

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Multi-discipline cycling

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Steve Saunders

This past week has been a great opportunity to get all my bikes out in their native environments, as well as adding even more racing miles to the legs and edging closer to 200 BC points for the season so … Continue reading →

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