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28/08/10 - Paul Shallicker finishes 7th in very windy conditions during the Congleton CC 50 mile TT with a time of 2:00:24. John Gibson continued to show late season form finishing 13th with a fine 2:04:34.
25/08/10 - Danny Burrows finished 3rd in the St Helens Inter Club 10 mile TT in a time of 21:57, held on the Rainford Bypass taking some quality scalps in the process...Results
24/08/10 - Paul Shallicker finishes 4th with a time of 58.17 in the MC and NW VTTA 25 mile TT on the lumpy J2/5 in Wet and Windy conditions. Winner was Mike Cummings from Raleigh in 54.32
08/08/10 - Paul Shallicker WINS the East Liverpool Whs 50 mile TT by 2 mins with a time of 1:56:54 for the distance. Jonny Gibbo (2:04:56) and Danny Burrows (2:00:43) help him sweep up the team prize also with a couple of fine rides. They also retain the Large Armstrong Shield for the 2nd year running.
25/07/10 - Paul Shallicker finishes 3rd overall in the Lancashire RC 25 mile TT with a time of 56 mins 48 seconds, with Chris Dursley also going under the hour for the distance in a time of 59 mins 17 Secs.
24/07/10 - Paul Shallicker rode the Warrington RC 25 mile TT on the lumpy J2/9 course finishing 5th overall in a time of 56 mins, 39 secs.
17/07/10 - Danny Burrows and Paul Shallicker rode the M&DTTA 50 Mile TT where Danny went under 2 hrs in 1.59.59 and Paul finsihed top 10 in a time of 1.57.24
10/07/10 - The Border City Wheelers 10 mile TT on Levens saw Danny Burrows clocking an amazing 20.35 and a new PB for the distance. Paul Shallicker broke a pedal before the start but still managed to clock 21.20, dispite riding in borrowed shoes. John Gibson was set for a 21 when he blew with 2 miles to go but still managed a 22.15.
03/07/10 - Belper BC 25 mile TT at Derby saw some very fast times with Paul Shallicker clocking 53.34 and Danny Burrows setting a PB with his time of 54.43
30/06/10 - Craig Eden continued to clock up points towards his 2nd Cat licence by finishing 7th overall at Litherland.
26/06/10 - NLTTA 100 mile TT saw some epic rides from the Coveryourcar Team. On a scorching hot day and on a tough course Paul Shallicker finished a fine 3rd over all with a time of 3hrs 59 mins with John Gibson ( still riding with broken collar bone ) clocking 4 hrs 20 mins. Chris Dursley started quick and was going well until he pulled up with position issues. See Coveryourcar.TV for videos of the event.
20/06/10 - Great ride by the team in the Kent Valley 25 mile TT which saw Paul Shallicker top 10 yet again with 55:35. Team mates Danny Burrows (56:41) and Chris Dursley (57:06) where close on his heels.
23/06/10 - Craig Eden rode a fine race to finish 3rd in the Litherland Circuit Race tonight for 2 ,3 & 4th cats.
Rider of the Month Award for May goes to Chris Dursley who wins £100 worth of goodies, well done Chris.
20/06/10 - Craig Eden rode well in the Horwich Town Carnival Race Event. A break went with about 16 laps to go, and Craig missed it. Dispite this he tried to bridge the gap on his own but was stuck in no mans land for several laps. Swallowed up by the bunch he managed 3rd in bunch sprint and 9th overall.
20/06/10 - Great ride by the team in the Kent Valley 25 mile TT which saw Paul Shallicker top 10 yet again with 55:35. Team mates Danny Burrows (56:41) and Chris Dursley (57:06) where close on his heels.
19/06/10 - Hard Man and general tough guy, John Gibson clocked a fine 1:00:35 in the Duckinfield 25 mile TT on the J2/9, dispite riding with a Broken Collar Bone.
17/06/10 - Deadly duo Paul Shallicker and Danny Burrows rode the Preston Whs 2-up 10 mile TT to finish 5th overall with a time of 21.44
13/06/10 - Paul Shallicker finishes ia superb third place in the West Pennine RC 25 mile TT with a time of 56:55 on the tough Cockerham Course...Report
13/06/10 - Danny Burrows continues to show good form by finishing 3rd overall in the Liverpool Century 25 mile TT on the Rainford Course clocking 58:45
06/06/10 - Danny Burrows finishes 6th overall in the Chester RC 25 mile TT with a time on 58:03View Result
5/06/10 - Paul Shallicker finishes 2nd in the VC Cumbria 50 mile TT with a fantastic time of 1:52:16
15/05/10 - Paul Shallicker leads the Lancs and Lakes SPOCO table after 14 events with John Gibson upto 6th...View Table
13/05/10 - National Emergency Services Triathlon took place recently with John Bellamy putting in a fine individual performance to finish 8th over all. Paul Shallicker rode the bike leg of the Relay which they won.
Paul Shallicker leads the Lancs and Lakes SPOCO table after 14 events with John Gibson upto 6th...View Table
09/05/10 - The Coveryourcar boys put on a fine show in the Wigan Whs 30 mile TT after riding the 10 the day before. Paul Shallicker finished in 3rd place, with Danny Burrows in 7th and John Gibson in 16th....Full Result
08/05/10 - Paul Shallicker on his way to 2nd place in the Wigan Whs 10 with Danny Burrows Third
08/05/10 - Rider of the Month Award for April goes to Danny Burrows who joined the team this year and wins £100 worth of goodies, well done Danny.
02/05/10 - Danny Burrows and Paul Shallicker tode the Glossop Kinder Velo 25 mile TT. Paul Finished 8th in 55.42 ( ave 27mph ) and Danny 10th from a field of 105 riders
02/05/10 - A fine ride by Chris Dursley in the Mid Shropshire Whs 50 mile TT saw him clocking 2 hrs, 2 mins, 32 seconds for the distance to put him inside the top ten.
14/04/10 - Rainford By Pass 10 (event 1) - Saw Danny Burrows in fine form to finish 3rd in the event in 22.15 behind winner and Raleigh Professional Richard Handley...Result
13/04/10 - MC & NW VTTA 10 saw yet another Team Win for Coveryourcar.co.uk RT. Roadworks on the normal course meant a "tough lanes" circuit as an alternative. Paul Shallicker finished 2nd overall with Roadie Craig Eden 7th and John Bellamy 8th.
11/04/10 - Macclesfield Wheelers 10 saw Danny Burrows finishing top ten again with his time of 22.47...Result
11/04/10 - The Tough Circuit of the Dales Hilly 50 mile TT saw Paul Shallicker, Chris Dursley and John Gibson taking another Team Win....Result
11/04/10 - Craig Eden was in action again in the hilly and tough Old Hutton Road Race where after much attacking he got in the race winning break and dispite suffering with cramp at the finish still managed 10th spot for yet more points on his licence
4/04/10 - Crewe Clarion Whs 17 saw Danny Burrows on top form again finishing 5th overall with a time of 41.06 with John Gibson 8th with 42.52...Result
3/04/10 - Withington Whs 25 mile TT saw Chris Dursley storming the circuit for 3rd place overall with Danny Burrows in a uperb 5th...Result
2/04/10 - Birkenhead NECC Hilly 22 saw Paul Shallicker finishing in Paul 9th placve overall with 51:10, John Gibson close behind in 52:53 with Chris Dursley 52:54
28/03/10 - Mixed fortunes by the team in the Border City Wheelers SPOCO 25 on a tough windy day. Paul Shallicker was best with 3rd place overall with a short 59, Danny Burrows punctured with a mile to go whilest on for a top 3 finish, John Gibson missed his start but still managed a 1.3, and Greg Lunt riding his first 25 in 5 years clocked a 1.6 dispite missing the turn.
27/03/10 - Paul Shallicker rode the West Pennine Hilly 15 mile TT finishing 7th overall with a time of 36.38 in a class field.
20 & 21/3/10 - More great results this weekend by the team, with John Bellamy and Paul Shallicker finishing 3rd in the VTTA 2up 10 mile TT on Brock with a time of 21.53 . Chris Dursley and John Gibson clocked 22.34 dispite missing their start.
Craig Eden continued to show good form finishing 5th in the CDNW Race 3 at Cockermouth on Sunday...Result
A great ride by Paul Shallicker on Sunday to claim 5th place again with 49:08 on a very twisty and lumpy Longridge circuit hilly time trial, with John Gibson a fine 12th place with 51.05
14/03/10 - Craig Eden was a marked man in the Max Gear League Event 2, CDNW RR at Saighton on Sunday. News of Craig's form had obviously spread on the grapevine and dispite plenty of attacking during the race, lots of negativity from the bunch meant he couldnt break free. He finished in the top half on the line but left it all out there on the road which is what counts.
13/03/10 - Danny Burrows rode the M&D TTA 10 mile TT on Saturday, finishing in a superb 6th place overall in a quality large field of riders....Result
on the lumpy Craig Eden was a marked man in the Max Gear League Event 2, CDNW RR at Saighton on Sunday. News of Craig's form had obviously spread on the grapevine and dispite plenty of attacking during the race, lots of negativity from the bunch meant he couldnt break free. He finished in the top half on the line but left it all out there on the road which is what counts.
13/03/10 - Paul Shallicker finished join 6th in the Hilly 27 mile Ciruit of Ingleborough TT with John Gibson also showing well in a class field...Full result
First Race of 2010 was the MDTTA 10 mile TT in Cheshire on 6th March where the team finished with 5 riders inside the top 14!! Paul Shallicker finished 5th overall with Chris Dursey and Danny Burrows bringing home the Team Win...Full result
John Gibson, Paul Shallicker and Chris Dursley rode the Ciruit of Pendle Hilly 28 mile TT on Sunday 7th March where Paul had to settle for 5th place after winning the event last year and John and Chris put in fine rides to take another team prize...Full result
Many thanks for Paul Moran from Swellkicker.com who is Sponsoring March's Ride of the month award with some quality Deft Clothing for the winner.
New Coveryourcar.co.uk RT Team Web Forum Now Live. ( Sorry Team Members and Sponsors Only )
Dedicated Cycle Team Website Under Construction
Feb 20th 2010 - LANZAROTE PRE SEASON TRAINING CAMP UPDATE. PICS AND VIDEOS ON OUR TWITTER ACCOUNT...CLICK HERE
Jan 28th 2010 - NEW TEAM KIT ARRIVES FROM ENDURA
We welcome Danny Burrows to the squad for 2010. Ex Wigan Wheelers rider Danny had a great season in 2009 and has proven top ten results in time trials at 10, 25 and 50 miles.
News, information and results will be posted here during the 2010 Season. Membership is by invitation only. We provide team members with all their racing kit and have a reward system based on results.
Thankyou to the following who helped us last year in 2009
Coach4Bike who are supporting the team this year. Kev is a fully qualified cycling coach who gets real results. Cycle1st is the premium UK portal for all things Cycling. The Cycle Holidays Directory is the place to start when looking to book your next cycling holiday. Holidays rated by cyclists. CoverYourBike which is our new site which specialises in custom fit Motorcycle Covers. Martyn Uttley Photography for taking some great photos of our lads in action.
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23rd November 2009
Congratulations to Alex Royle who won the 2009 Lakes and Lancashire SPOCO Juvenile Title while riding for Coveryourcar.co.uk RT....Result
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1st November 2009
Congratulations to Paul Shallicker, John Gibson and Chris Dursley pictured receiving their award as 2009 Merseyside Time Trial Associations 50 Mile Team Champions.
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3rd October 09
Alex Royle ( Coveryourcar.co.uk RT ) rode with Adam Diggleby from Shorter Rochford to win the Warrington 25mile 2 up time trial with a time of 54.08
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28th September 09
The 1st ever end of Season cycling weekend in N.Wales for the Coveryourcar.co.uk Cycle Team was a great success with some fantastic riding in amazing surroundings. See Photostream.
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20th September 09
Craig Eden rode strongly in the Preston GP Road Race on Sunday where he broke away with another rider with 14k to go. They stayed away until the final kilometer so unlucky again.
19th September 09
John Bellamy took part in the Northwest Sprint Triathlon Championships at Nantwich ( his first ever Triathlon ) where his time of 1:07:21 was good enough for 2nd in his age group and 20th overall out of over 1000 competitors.
12th September
Paul Shallicker finishes a superb 4th overall in the ABC Centreville 25 mile TT on the J2/9 today in a time of 57:03 with John Gibson hitting some late season form clocking 58:53 for 8th place...Full Result
9th September
With the racing season drawing to a close we are currently organising some things for the coming months to keep us out of mischief. They include a Road weekend in N Wales end of September and a weeks training in Lanzarote at one of our Villas early next year ( 20th Feb )
29th August 09
NEWSFLASH : Alex Royle clocks 53.18 to finish 12th overall while John Gibson clocks a personal best time of 57:32 on the tough J5/8 course run by The Manchester Wheelers...Full Result
Dave Jones Crash Update : After a 6 hour operation to fix his leg, Dave was sent home from hospital but had to return due to an infection. He is once again out of hospital with large amounts of scaffolding in and around his left leg. Knowing Dave he will be out on his bike before you know it and we all wish him well.
26th August 09
NEWSFLASH : Paul Shallicker finishes 3rd riding the J2/9 course ( Manchester VTTA ) with a superb time of 56:14. Chris Dursley showed he is also on form at the moment with a fantastic 57:16 for 5th place overall.
13th August 09
Nathan Harrison rode the Buxton CC 'Long Hill' hill climb this evening and clocked a 14:37:00, good enough for 3rd place behind winner Sam Clarke who did a 14:07:00
9th August 09
NEWSFLASH : Paul Shallicker finished 2rd overall in the East Liverpool Whs 50 mile TT on the lumpy Broxton course with a time of 1:56:51. Coveryourcar.co.uk RT win the Team Trophy with John Gibson clocking 2:05:16 and Chris Dursley 2:11:00 ( with a ten minute late start!!! )
20th July 09
NEWSFLASH : Paul Shallicker finished 3rd in the MDTTA 50 mile time trial in blustery conditions and with Chris Dursley 9th (2:00:00) and John Bellamy 11th (2:00:19) they also won the team Prize! by 2 seconds.
14th July 09
NEWSFLASH : Paul Shallicker wins the Manchester VTTA 30 Mile TT today in a time of 1.07.55 with John Bellamy finishing in the top ten with 1.11.17, Brilliant ride by the boys!
27th June 09
NEWSFLASH : Alex Royle breaks the national Junior 25 mile competition record at just 15. He clocked an earth shattering 50:22 in the CDLCA 25 on the A25/11 taking over 20 seconds off Dowsetts record set when he was 18. Alex finished 5th overall, Matt Botrill won the event in 48.05...Full Report
27th June 09
NEWSFLASH : Congratulations to Paul Shallicker who WINS the NLTTA 100 mile time trial in a super fast 3 hrs 57mins 51 secs, winning by a margin of over 7 minutes. The course was a tough one based in Bassenthwaite in the Lakes....Full Result
21st June 09
NEWSFLASH : Coveryourcar.co.uk RT Wins Fastest Team in the Kent Valley 25 with Alex Royle, Chris Dursley and John Bellamy.
28th Feb 2009
Both Dave Jones and John Gibson from Team CoverYourCar were in action during the Chester RC Hilly 14 mile time trail, early season lung opener. A superb ride by both saw them finish top 10 at the final.
Click Here to see them in action.
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Craig Eden from Team CoverYourCar was in action today in the 48th edition of the Eddie Soens Memorial Cycle Race. A large field of over 100 riders, which included many of the country's very best Elite Teams. A break managed to pry itself off the front of the bunch, from which Halfords rider Ed Clancy snatched victory. Craig rode strongly throughout the race, finishing in the main pack at the line, a feat in inself amongst such a quality competition. For the full race report click here
Dave Jones and John Gibson were in action again, riding the far from flat 10 mile J2/3 course near Jodrell Bank in Cheshire. In dry but blustery conditions, offering the riders a tailwind out but headwind back, Dave finished 10th in 23.58 and John 11th in 24.07 out of a field of 80 riders, so another good showing at a very early point in the season. Winner was as per last week, John Morgan in 21.46
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Dave Jones and John Gibson were back for more punishment again this week on the J2/3 course again. In gale force winds Dave finished 12th with 24:09 and John 14th with 24.16 on a day when everyone went backwards time wise.
On the Sunday Dave rode the Maxgear League Road Race (event 2) at Saighton near Chester. On a course that usually ends in a bunch sprint ( like this race did ) he attacked and broke away with two other riders but a puncture brought his spirited ride to an early end.
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Congratulations to Dave Jones who collected his certificate yesterday for finishing 4th in last years Merseyside Middle Distance Best All Rounder Competition while riding for us. A former winner of full distance comp which includes a 12hr Dave hopes for a similar performance this year.
The team took part in the Merseyside Ladies 10 at Pulford early Sunday morning. In blustery conditions, John Bellamy finished top 10 in 22:39 in his first ride of the year. John Gibson 23:00 ( after just missing out on going under the hr by seconds on a J course the previous day ). Dave Jones 23:05, Craig ( The Roadie ) Eden clocked 25:09 in what was "the worst tt of his life", and Greg Lunt rode round to finish in a 25:28 after suffering a gear cable snapping in the first mile. ( If I could sack the mechanic I would )
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This week we welcome Alex Royle to the team. At just 15 Alex has already clocked a 56 for a 25 and managed a staggering 21:54 on the Levens course at the weekend.
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On a wild day in Cheshire, The Team were in action on the "sporting" J2/3 10 mile TT course competing in the Manchester and District TTA event. Riders braved hail, gales and torrential rain on a day that saw many riders pack up and go home without even turning a pedal. With three fine performances by John Bellamy (7th), Alex Royle (9th) and John Gibson the team took BOTH team prizes and Alex finished fastest Juvenile.
Alex in action during the event.
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Alex Royle wins the Best Ride Award for March and a Large 1.6 Kilo Bottle of SIS Go worth £20
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Alex Royle clocked a superb 59:48 on Saturday in the Withington Whs 25 mile time trial on the lumpy J2/9 in Cheshire taking the fastest Juvenile award and finishing top 10 overall.
Craig Eden and Greg Lunt were in action on the pothole riddled circuit of Pimbo at Skelmersdale on Sunday in the Merseyside Wheelers 85km Road Race. Both rode well but missed the decisive break of 9 riders that went mid way through the race and finished in the pack. (80 riders started the event)
The team was also well represented riding in N Wales, (Pulford) in the West Cheshire TTCA 10 mile time trial. Three superb rides saw the team narrowly miss the team prize by a few seconds. Alex Royle took the fastest Juvenile prize with another super fast ride. Times were consistant fast man John Bellamy with 22:01, Alex Royle 22:14 and John Gibson 22:17.
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Coveryourcar have agreed to help sponsor some of the races at Litherland this year put on by the Liverpool Century.
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Hardmen John Gibson and Nathan Harrison rode the Buxton Hilly 33 mile time trial in Derbyshire which features 1 in 6 climbs and 50+mph descents. Out of 100 riders, Nathan finished 13th in 1:36.43 and John Gibson 26th in 1:36.43 in an race described by John as "Pure Hell, but a Great Event!" 11th April 2009
John Bellamy was the sole representative for the Team in the Macclesfield Wheelers 25 mile time trial on another rolling J course in Cheshire. Consistant as ever John produced a superb ride of 58.28 to finish 5th vet and 10th overall. 12th April 2009
Rudy Project TT Series, Event 2
Star of the present and future Alex Royle rode in the 2nd event of the National Rudy Project Time Trial Series where dispite being classed as a Juvenile (15) he was competing against Juniors in this category. In this 15 mile time trial, Alex was narrowly pipped to overall victory by just 8 seconds by Herbalife sponsored Junior Jonathan Knox. Full Result
Craig Eden took part in the Maurice's Denbigh Road Race for 2,3 and 4th cat riders, taking in 65 miles of the Welsh countryside. Craig finished top 24th despite there being a bad crash in the last mile and a break slipping away late on in the race. Full Report
13th April 2009
Alex and John Gibson were in action again on the bank holiday Monday in the Abbotsford Park RC 10 on the J2/1. An amazing ride by Alex again saw him winning his group and finishing 6th overall in a time of 22.12, just 42 seconds off the win. John also put in a great ride, finishing 14th with 23.10 -Full Result
Tuesday 14th April
John Bellamy was in action again riding the VTTA (Mcr & NW Group) 10 mile time trial where dispite having a throat infection he finished a superb 5th with a time of 22.51 for the distance...Full Result
Friday 19th April
Craig Eden and Nathan Harrison rode the Elites/1/2/3 Road Race at Elswick near Preston, Lancs on Sunday. Nathan was unfortunate to puncture on the first lap and Craig pulled up with lower back pain after riding well through most of the race.
Saturday 25th April
John Gibson was in action again in Cheshire on the J2/1 course. Taking part in the mens competition of the Manchester Invitation 10 mile test, John finished in 7th place with a superb 23.05. Winner was Dave Crawley 21:33.
Sunday 26th April
Craig Eden rode the tough Old Hutton Circuit in the 5th Event of the CDNW Road Race Series. A hard race saw nine riders go clear to take the points but Craig finished a fine 3rd place in the bunch, giving him 12th overall. Full Result and Photos of Craig in Action
The testers were in action again riding the sporting and rolling Wigan Whs 30 mile time trial. On a dry day with a niggly headwind finish, CoverYourCar rider John Bellamy finished once again inside the top ten overall with a time of 1.12.07, with John Gibson close behind in 14th, 1:12.35 and Alex Royle 17th in 1:13.00. A great result by all in a field, full of quality riders. Full Result
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Congratulations to John Gibson who was awarded with his prize this week ( Kindly Donated by Kevin at Coach4bike) for the rider who has ridden the most events so far this year, many of which have been outstanding.
We are also Sponsoring the Team Prize in the Leigh Premier 10 mile test on the 9th May, which we hope to win ;-)
Kit update - Was promised by Endura that the next batch of team kit would be here this week. Well it hasnt arrived yet and they recon there is a week or so delay.
Saturday 2nd May
Congratulations to John Gibson who clocked 58:06 and a new PB today in the Glossop CC 25 on the rolling J2/9 in Cheshire
Alex Royle in action during the Derby Mercury 10
Alex Royle continued his run of amazing form finishing 13th overall and top Juvenile / Junior in the Derby Mercury RC 10. At only 15 years of age Alex is now right up there with some of the UKs best senior testers and his time of 21.27 in this event reflects that. The event was won by Richard Bradley in an amazing 19.59!...Full Result
Wednesday 6th May
John Bellamy produced another fine performance in the VTTA 10 mile time trial on the L101 near Garstang, finishing 4th overall with his time of 22:56 on a very windy afternoon. John was just 36 seconds away from the winner, Paul Grindley ( Liverpool Century )
Sat 9th May
John Bellamy, Dave Jones, John Gibson and Greg Lunt were due to ride the Leigh Premier 10 mile TT on the Rainford bypass but it was cancelled due to roadworks on the course.
No such problems for Alex Royle who won the Juvenile / Junior Prize in the Cleveleys RC 10. The event was won overall by Mark Holton with 19:45, with Alex clocking 21:20 and finishing 6th overall.
Sunday 10th May
Craig Eden rode well in the 44 mile Trough of Bowland Road Race. Showing that his form is returning, he attacked at least once on every lap but couldnt make anything stick. He then got away in a group of 6 with 11 mile to go which worked well together. This break got a decent gap, but was caught by the peloton with about a mile to go. Hard Luck Craig, it's only a matter of time!...Pics
Fri 15th May
John Bellamy took part in the National Emergency Services Triathlon Championships held at The National Watersports Centre, Nottingham as part of the Team Relay. Part of a team of three John was riding the bike leg and stormed the distance (20k) to set his team up for the win...Pic of Winning Team
Sat 16th May
Alex Royle travelled south to the Lea Valley 10 in pursuit of cracking the National Juvenile TT Record for this distance which stands at 20:14. If the conditions had been half decent he may well have cracked it but with a terrible Easterly wind blowing a gale it was going to be a tough ask. Despite this Alex did a 21:30 and finished 5th overall winning both the Junior prize and finishing 2nd in the Handicap. Winner was national champion Michael Hutchinson won with 19:16.
Dave Jones rode the Stone Whs 25 mile TT and clocked 57:22. Dave said he "was not happy and felt crap" during the ride having done a 54 on this course last year.
John Gibson continued his run of good form by finishing 11th in the ABC Centreville 10 mile TT with a time of 23:26 on a tough day.
Sun 17th May
Greg Lunt rode the St Helens CRC promoted Ron OBrien 80km Road Race on the Pimbo Circuit and finished top 20 at the finish out of a field of 80 riders. Very blustery conditions made it hard for anyone to get away...Pic
John Gibson and Dave Jones rode the Merseyside Wheelers Jim Soens “25” mile time trial held on the D25/3 Melling/Bickerstaffe/Rainford Course. On a tough day with a very strong South-Easterly wind John finished in tenth place with a great ride of 58:54 and Dave not far behind in a time just over the hour. Event was won by Andrew Alan (New Brighton) in a time of 57:08
Tues 19th May
15 year old Alex Royle travelled to East Yorkshire in pursuit of a fast ten time on the V718 course, promoted by City RC. Alex clocked an amazing 20.49 for the distance, just 36 seconds off the National Juvenile Record.
John Bellamy was in action again riding the Ribble Valley 10 mile time trial on brock near Garstang (L101). John would have finished 4th overall with a superb 22.36, but he missed his start by 20 seconds, still good enough for a top ten though.
Wed 20th
John Gibson rode the St Helens inter club 10 on the D10/1 in torrential rain to clock a fine 22:36
Sat 23rd
Alex Royle rode the Dukinfield CC 25 mile TT on the J2/9 and finished a superb 2nd overall with a time of 55:23, only 18 seconds away from the win. Fastest was Andrew Allen ( New Brighton CC) with 55:05.
Sun 24th
John Gibson rode the Rhyl CC 37 mile Mountain time trial and was going well until a puncture with ten miles to go scuppered his chances of a top 10 finish. He rode on the flat tub to finish 14th with a time of 1hr 49mins.
Tues 26th
Chris Dursley officially joins the Coveryourcar.co.uk Team Today taking us to 8 riders.
Sat 30th
Three members of the team rode the VTTA 50 mile time trial on the J5/12 in Cheshire on a very hot Saturday. Dave Jones is an old hand at this distance and proved as much by finishing in a time of 1:56:20, with both John Gibson (1:58) and John Bellamy (1:59) going under 2 hrs for the distance in what was their first time ever at this distance.
Sun 31st
Craig Eden rode the North West Divisional Road Race Championships on a very hot and sticky day which saw him ride well and finish in 18th place at the final.
Wed 3rd June
John Bellamy rode the North Lancs 25 Mile TT on a blustery Wednesday evening at Cockerham where he finished in 8th place with his time of 59.26.
Thurs 4th June
Nathan Harrison rode his first event after recently being knocked off his bike by a car. Still bruised from the accident, Nathan rode his local club 10 mile time trial near Buxton in Derbyshire and clocked a superb time of 21.15 finishing 2nd ( on his training bike ).
15 year old Alex Royle rode in the East Bradford 10 mile Time Trial at Tadcaster and clocked a super fast and PB time of 20:14, just One Second off the National Competition Record for a Juvenile of 20:13. He finished in 2nd place on the night, the event was won by Julian Ramsbottom with 19:45. Alex needs to find just 2 seconds on Saturday to have his name written in UK Time Trialing History forever!..Full Report on the CTT Website
Alex also tops the fastest time so far this year in the Inter Club 10 mile TT held each week by Westmead Team 88...Fastest Times
Sat 6th June
NEWSFLASH : Yorkshire C F 10 on V718 / Alex Royle Shatters National Juvenile 10 mile TT Record Today with a time of 19:56 and wins event....FULL REPORT
Today we welcome new team member Paul Shallicker to Coveryourcar.co.uk RT. Paul was in action today competing with team mates Dave Jones and John Gibson in the Liverpool Century 10mile TT on the Rainford Bypass where they narrowly missed the team prize by a few seconds. Times were Paul 22.21, Dave 22:47 and John 23:01
Sun 7th June
NEWSFLASH : Paul Shallicker wins the Preston Whs 50 TT today on a tough course in tough conditions in a time of 2:00:35. Chris Dursley (2:04:43) finished 8th and John Gibson (2:05:08) finished 9th which meant Coveryourcar.co.uk RT finished the fastest Team of Three Riders!...Full Result
13th June 09
NEWSFLASH : Alex Royle took part in the Regional Qualifier for the GHS 10 mile National Championships on the J2/1 where he won the event outright in a time of 21:05 continuing his run of blistering form after breaking the competition Juvenile record last weekend.
16th June
Craig Eden and Greg Lunt rode at Oulton Park Race Circuit TLI and in a fast race rode well finishing in the bunch.
Alex Royle ventured over to the V718 to ride another quick ten, clocking 20:05, just 9 seconds outside his own competition record to finish 6th overall behind winner M. Hutchinson in 18:11
John Bellamy rode the West Cheshire TTCA 10 mile time trial on the Pulford course near Chester and clocked a seasons best time of 21.46.
20th June 09
Alex Royle finished 5th overall in the Kent Valley 10 in a time of 20:54 in far from perfect conditions. Garmin Slipstream rider Bradley Wiggins narrowly missed the National Competition Record with a time of 18:00...Full Report
21st June 09
Three of the team rode the 25 mile equvalent on the Sunday in the Kent Valley 25 on Levans. Alex Royle was on fire again finishing third overall in an amazing time of 54.34, just 15 seconds off the win. He would have won the event had his chain not come off and loosing a minute having to stop and put it back on. Chris Dursley, who gets faster each time he rides clocked a seasons best 58:20 with John Bellamy clocking 58:58, bringing the the team home in 1st place yet again this season.Full Result
25th June 09
Superb ride by Alex Royle, Paul Shallicker, John Bellamy and John Gibson finish 5th overall with a 53.22 in the Warrington 4 Up 25 mile TTT tonight on the 2 lapper J2/9...Videos of The Event
27th June 09
NEWSFLASH : Alex Royle breaks the national Junior 25 mile competition record at just 15. He clocked an earth shattering 50:22 in the CDLCA 25 on the A25/11 taking over 20 seconds off Dowsetts record set when he was 18. Alex finished 5th overall, Matt Botrill won the event in 48.05...Full Report
27th June 09
NEWSFLASH : Congratulations to Paul Shallicker who WINS the NLTTA 100 mile time trial in a super fast 3 hrs 57mins 51 secs, winning by a margin of over 7 minutes. The course was a tough one based in Bassenthwaite in the Lakes...Full Result
Wed 1st July
Westmead Team 88 10 mile TT - John Bellamy clocked 22.36 to finish 7th overall on a hot, sticky evening on the J2/1 course near Knutsford, Cheshire with new boy Chris Dursley finishing tenth in a time of 22.53.
Sun 5th July
Chris Dursley rode the Phoenix CC 25 mile TT on the Rainford Bypass course and clocked a fine 58.35 to finish inside the top 10 yet again.
Sun 12th July
Sunday saw three of the team in action in N Wales on the Wrexham (D25/16) by pass in the BNECC 25 mile time trial. Fastest of the team was Paul Shallicker who clocked 56.24 with John Bellamy 58.33 and John Gibson 59.06, all three under the hour on a windy day that was all headwind to the turn.
Having just turned Junior, Alex Royle rode the CDNW Road Race on the Pimbo Circuit at Skelmersdale, riding his new Colnago in anger for the first time. Alex rode well and seemed to be on the front continually, finishing in the bunch at the final, on a circuit where it's difficult to brake away.
14th July 09
Paul Shallicker wins the Manchester VTTA 30 Mile TT today in a time of 1.07.55 with John Bellamy finishing in the top ten with 1.11.17, Brilliant ride by the boys!
20th July 09
NEWSFLASH : Paul Shallicker finished 3rd in the MDTTA 50 mile time trial in blustery conditions and with Chris Dursley 9th (2:00:00) and John Bellamy 11th (2:00:19) they also won the team Prize! by 2 seconds...Full Result
22nd July 09
Alex Royle rode the Wills Wheels 2up ten mile time trial with Leigh Premier fast man Nathan Turnbull. The pair narrowly missed the win by just 4 seconds with their time of 21.23. Nathan Harrison also rode with Chester Hill from V.C. St Raphael and the pair clocked 23.00 for 12th place.
25th July 09
Paul Shallicker storms the Warrington RC 25 mile time trial with a time of 55.32 to finish 4th behind A.Allen from New Brighton CC
26th July 09
John Bellamy clocks a 59.50 to finish 9th overall in the Lancs RC 25mile time trial with Chris Dursley 14th in 1:00:50
30th July 09 SWELLkicker will be co-sponsoring our 2009/10 New Winter Kit currently in its design stage
9th August 09
Paul Shallicker finished 2rd overall in the East Liverpool Whs 50 mile TT on the lumpy Broxton course with a time of 1:56:51. Coveryourcar.co.uk RT win the Team Trophy with John Gibson clocking 2:05:16 and Chris Dursley 2:11:00 ( with a ten minute late start!!! )
13th August 09
Nathan Harrison rode the Buxton CC 'Long Hill' hill climb this evening and clocked a 14:37:00, good enough for 3rd place behind winner Sam Clarke who did a 14:07:00.
16th August 09
Seamons CC 25 mile time trial (Goostrey circuit) on a blustery day which saw all riders struggling, saw Paul Shallicker from Coveryourcar.co.uk RT finishing in 8th place with a time of 57.57. Chris Dursley showed he is on form with a 58.54 and John Gibson narrowly missed going under the hour wth 1:0048. We were beaten for the team prize by just a few seconds.
22th August 09
Paul Shallicker was on fire again, finishing 4th overall with a superb 1:55:43 in the Congleton CC 50 mile timetrial. Alex Royle finished top 10 with 1:58:49 and John Gibson clocked 2:02:44...Full Result.
19th September 09
John Bellamy took part in the Northwest Sprint Triathlon Championships at Nantwich ( his first ever Triathlon ) where his time of 1:07:21 was good enough for 2nd in his age group and 20th overall out of over 1000 competitors.
20th September 09
Craig Eden rode strongly in the Preston GP Road Race on Sunday where he broke away with another rider with 14k to go. They stayed away until the final kilometer so unlucky again.
28th September 09
The 1st ever end of Season cycling weekend in N.Wales for the Coveryourcar.co.uk Cycle Team was a great success with some fantastic riding in amazing surroundings. See Photostream.
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