Jody Crawforth - Evans Cycles RT - District Hill Climb Champion

Redhill local Jody Crawforth, a member of the Evans Cycles Race Team has been crowned the Cycling Time Trials 'CTT London South District Hill Climb Champion' after his winning time of 1-47.53 at the Bec Hill Climb.

Andy Avis, Chairman of the London South District Cycling Time Trials announced the Championship not long after Jody successfully led the Evans Cycles Race Team to podium victory of the Four Hills weekend on 22nd & 23rd October. Chairman Avis, along with retired District Secretary Chris Watts, will present Jody with the Championship medal on Friday 25th November.

The Four Hills Weekend is a real hill climb championship challenge, traditionally the Bec CC and the Catford CC held their events on the morning and afternoon on same day, with Brighton Mitre’s two events on the Saturday, the four events stretch the teams to their limits. The climax of the Four Hills Weekend, the Bec Hill Climb, held on a hill resembling an Alpine Tour Stage, attracted riders far and wide. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, spectators and fans lined the hill to create a fantastic atmosphere, giving riders encouragement to put in 100% effort in their final climb.

Jody who is also an employee of Crawley based Evans Cycles said ‘I'm delighted and a little bit surprised to be crowned District Hill Climb Champion - I had a free weekend in between cyclo-cross races and decided to enter the hill climbs! It was a really good weekend, especially as we won the team prize, and each event had such a good atmosphere the crowd made everyone try harder.

(Taken from the Evans Team press release and errors corrected)

John Ibbotson - Fit For

John Ibbotson was found collapsed at his home on September 27th, and paramedics were unable to save him. He was just 27 and has been a keen cyclist since his early teens, including a spell in Belgium as a Pro. The funeral is to be held on Friday October 7th 2005 at St. Peters Church, Walton on the Hill. Club colours preferred to formal suits. He will be sadly missed by his many friends in the District and beyond.

Ken Atkins - Central Sussex CC

Ken Atkins died suddenly, of a heart attack, whilst out on his bike on Friday April 29th 2005. The funeral is to be held on Friday May 6th 2005 at Worth Crematorium, Crawley, Surrey at 12 noon.

Ron Beckett - Bec CC

Ron Beckett died peacefully in his sleep on Friday 25th March 2005, after a day at the Good Friday Meet at Herne Hill. The funeral is to be held on Friday April 8th 2005 at the Croydon Crematorium, Mitcham Road, Croydon, at 12.00 pm.

March Update

The 2005 season is now underway. Already there have been several course changes to Open events due to roadworks on the courses, but everything seems to be going O.K. despite all the work involved in swapping courses at the last minute.

Addiscombe CC 3Up TTT will be held on Bank Holiday Monday 30th May 2005, not the 29th as previously published. All other details remain unchanged.