Photo: Dave Swaffer Photo: Fiona Martin
Welcome to
Portsmouth North End Cycling Club!
Known until the 1980s as the
PNECC or just "the North End", the dropping of the 'CC' from our
racing kit means that many cyclists now just refer to us as "the
PNE". Whatever we call ourselves, our club has a long and
distinguished history of promoting races and being the starting point for
many young cyclists' careers. We are lucky to have a wealth of
experience at most of the sport’s disciplines and our committee plays a vital
role in the organisation of the many races the club promotes throughout the
year. Our racing members enjoy training together and participating in
a variety of races. We also enjoy the social side of cycling,
particularly in the winter when races are fewer. Read about our history here.
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Bulletin Board Derek Witt We are
shocked and saddened to hear of the death of DH Cyclesport’s Derek Witt as
the result of a collision with a car on the Itchen Bridge on 20 August 2008. Our condolences are extended to Derek’s
family and to his colleagues at DHC.
Our best wishes are also sent to Derek’s team mate Pete Sneddon who
was rushed to hospital after the incident and is described as being in a
stable condition. Well done Matt! Congratulations
to Matt Wyles for becoming our new hill climb champion! Matt completed the ascent of Portchester
Lane in a time of 3:05.6, beating former champion Rob Allen into second place
by some 9 seconds. As far as we can
remember, this is the first time that Matt has raced in PNE colours for some
19 years. What a way to make a
comeback! Welcome to Meridith Grimsley Meridith
has joined us just in time to ride the Hill Climb on 14 August 2008. In doing so she is the third United States
citizen to race in our colours in the last few years! Change of club clothing design for 2009
racing season The
committee has unanimously decided that it is not in the interests of
the club to change the design of the racing strip, including the red training
tops, for at least the next eighteen months. This decision has not been
taken lightly and is entirely due to the large amount of club funds currently
held as clothing stock. Therefore any club member who is in need of new
clothing is strongly encouraged to make contact with Paul Martin who has
taken over from Keith Allison as Procurement Officer. |
