The 24th July 2007 was the 75th Anniversary
of the formation of Southport Cycling Club.
NewsThe result of the North West School Peoples Area Championships
held on 26th April at Victoria Park Southport are now on this site. If you have any digital photographs of the races and/or presentations, and are prepared to share
them, please could you e-mail copy to kenbeck18@btinternet.com Southport Cycling Club are hosting the
North West School Peoples Area Championships on 26th April at Victoria Park Southport.
The first race starts at noon. There will be no entries taken on the line.
A list of riders etc. is on a page on this site NW Area Champs.
At approx. 3:00 pm on the same day there will be a one lap race around the park for members of SouthportCC with
the first prize of the SouthportCC Centenary Shield and £50; second prize is £30 and £20 for third.
A map of the circuit is on the MAPS pageResults for the SouthportCC - Terry Dolan Cycles
schoolpeoples races for weeks 1, 2 and 3 are now on this site together with some photos of the yellow jersey winners for each age group. 110 riders competed in the races held over 3 consecutive Saturdays .
SouthportCC would like to thank the sponsor Terry Dolan Cyles, Argyle Financial Group and Gaynors Printers for
providing support and prizes; marshalls for helping on the day; the judges, handicappers and recorder for the administration duties and the tea brewing-up people for their efforts
Maps of the circiuts used for the races are on the page MAPS Entry forms for the Merseyside Wheelers event, "The Lancashire Lanes" to be held on 11th May are one the Lanky Lanes page and can be downloaded.
News is on the News page Southport Cycling Club meet in their clubroom in Victoria Park, Rotten Row (by the entrance opposite Beach
Road) every Monday evening at 8:00 pm. New member and vistors are welcome to attend the informal gathering.
To find the location of the club room hit the "Map of Southport CC" label above. The local weather forecast is available on the map site.
The weekend clubruns will depart as usual from the Plough bus stop, Preston New Road. The Saturday run leaves at 9.30hrs. The Sunday run leaves at 9:00hrs.
The weekday runs also depart from the Plough bus stop; Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9.30hrs .
The Saturday and weekday runs are covered at a more comfortable pace, so if you're new to cycling these runs are the way to start.
The Saturday morning club run of about 30 miles leaves the bustop on Preston New Road, near the Plough Hotel
roundabout at 9:30; pedalling through Banks village to Tarleton at a lesuirely pace, and through the quite back
roads to Croston village and on to the cafe stop at the Fettler's Warfe near Rufford for a brew. The return route over the moss arrives back in Southport by about mid day.
Anyone with a road worthy bike is welcome to join in.
For more adventurous cyclist the Tuesday run leave the same bustop at 9:30 for a ride to Rivington. The round trip
is about 50 miles and includes a stop for coffee.
Sunday club runs leave the bus stop at 9:00. with a higher tempo. See the reports on the "Club Runs" page. Club nights
Members and anyone interested in cycling and wishing to join SCC are welcome to visit the club hut in Victoria park
from 8:00pm onwards. There is a link to a map showing the location of the clubroom at the top of this page.
Club Secretary
Ken Beck is the club secretary and can be contacted on 01704 228 968.
Ken will be happy to answer any questions about the club, membership, buying club kit etc.
or provide contact details of other club members who could assist.
For information about road, track and mountain bike racing see
http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/bchome/home.asp Photo Competition
A couple of photographs have been sent to the site, see Happy Snaps page.
Do you recognise anyone ?
More old photos
have arrived see Happy Snaps 2, 3 and 5 A break for the peleton: Southport CC riders at Scorton Cafe
 There are a couple of short videos about some of the club's activities on
www.youtube.com/southportcc
don't forget to turn your speakers up.
News as of 20th Oct.
Dave Abram is this years custodian of the Clubs most sought after award, the Downhill Cup, due to his victory in the hotly contested event held in October..
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