CLWB SEICLO CAERGYBI - HOLYHEAD CYCLING CLUB

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CLWB SEICLO CAERGYBI - HOLYHEAD CYCLING CLUB

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CLWB SEICLO CAERGYBI - HOLYHEAD CYCLING CLUB

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MARK BOWMAN

Name:MARK BOWMAN

Nickname: MARCO

Age: 20 X 2

Club(s) ridden for: CRM, HOLYHEAD C.C. ( AFTER A BIG MONEY TRANSFER FROM TEAM TELEKOM )

Years you have been cycling: 12 YEARS

Bikes you rideFORT AND (LAM)BORGHINI

Favourite RiderJAN ULLRICH !

FAVOURITE TRAINING RIDE - AMLWCH-MYNYDD PARYS - RHOSYBOL - RHOSGOCH - AMLWCH LOOP

Main cycling activities:  TIME TRIALS,AUDAX'S AND HILLCLIMBS

Hobbies outside of cycling: CARPENTRY AND MAINTAING MY YACHT IN PORTH AMLWCH.

Best cycling moment: BEATING MARK CAVENDISH IN GUERNSEY ISLAND GAMES....EASILY !

Worst cycling moment: Goes without saying.

Favourite foodCHIPS FOLLOWED BY GUERNSEY GASH

Favourite café: Ann’s in Newborough.

Best excuse for poor performance: MY WHEELS WOULDNT TURN FAST ENOUGH !

Favourite music: ROCK, ACDC,PINK FLOYD,BLACK SABBATH AND A LITTLE BIT OF MOZART.

Training tip: DONT FOLLOW DAVE BACH'S WHEEL.

Pets: I HAVE 20 PETS, PEBBLES MINI ROTTWEILER AND 19 FISH.

 

 

 

CLWB SEICLO CAERGYBI - HOLYHEAD CYCLING CLUB

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GARETH WYN BLACKSHAW

Name: Gareth Wyn Blackshaw.

Nickname: Timebomb.

Age: 31.

Club(s) ridden for: Clwb Seiclo Caergybi.

Years you have been cycling: 16 years competitively.

Bikes you ride: Graham Weigh,Argon 18,LOOK.

Favourite Rider: Sean Kelly,Greg LeMond,Lance Armstrong.

Favourite training ride: Penrhosfeliw – Rhoscolyn – Mynydd Garn – Llanfechell – Penrhosfeliw – South Stack.

Main cycling activities: Time trials, Club training rides.

Hobbies outside of cycling: Fishing & Following the mighty Reds of Liverpool Football Club.

Best cycling moment: Shetland Island games 2005.

Worst cycling moment: Not being able to race on the same course that Arwel produced his 21.14 without lo-pro and aero’s.

Favourite food: Fish and Chips (especially from the Faroe islands!).

Favourite café: Ann’s Cafe Niwbwrch.

Best excuse for poor performance: It was Dave Bach’s fault.

Favourite music: Bruce Springstein, Mim Twm Llai, Kings of Leon

Training tip: If you can’t taste blood your not trying !

Pets: Llew the mountain Lion.

 

 

 

CLWB SEICLO CAERGYBI - HOLYHEAD CYCLING CLUB

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PAUL MARTIN

Name: Paul Martin.

Nickname: ‘Thunder Thighs’.

Age: 45.

Club(s) ridden for: The one and only Holyhead CC.

Years you have been cycling: 11 years 3 months 2 days.

Bikes you ride: Van Nicholas Euros, Scott Yecora MTB, Exercise Bike.

Favourite Rider: Miguel Indurain.

Favourite training ride: The coast road around Holy Island.

Main cycling activities: All club TT events.

Hobbies outside of cycling: Oil Painting, Photography, Reading a good book and having a panad.

Best cycling moment: Beating Personal Best this year.

Worst cycling moment: Goes without saying.

Favourite food: Pasta, Pilchards and Porridge.

Favourite café: Ann’s in Newborough.

Best excuse for poor performance: Didn’t train hard enough.

Favourite music: Chris Rea, Stereophonics.

Training tip: Always vary your routine and never doubt your potential.

Pets: My wife’s Scottish Terrier Ornament, It’s very obedient.

 

 

CLWB SEICLO CAERGYBI - HOLYHEAD CYCLING CLUB

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JOHN BARNES

Name: John Barnes

Nickname: Slowburn

Age: 69

Club(s) ridden for: Dunstable Watling, Luton Wheelers, North Bucks RC, Icknield RC, Holyhead CC

Years you have been cycling: 53

Bikes you ride: Focus Kayo, Tony Oliver, Jensen, “Slowburn” TT m/c

Favourite Rider: Mick Ward ex-Haverhill CC.

Favourite training ride: Local byroads.

Main cycling activities: Involvement in club TT events.

Hobbies outside of cycling: House/car/computer renovation.

Best cycling moment: Winning events in the 50`s. Worst cycling moment: In 1960, puncturing after 6 miles, when closing in on Ken Fisher who started a minute in front, and who did 59.12.

Favourite food: Minced Voels and peas water.

Favourite café: The French Connection, Dubai.

Best excuse for poor performance: The boat trip to Bray wore me out.

Favourite music: Peer Gynt 

Training tip: 1000 miles a week, for 3 years.

Pets: My Reliant Scimitar GTE

 

 

 

CLWB SEICLO CAERGYBI - HOLYHEAD CYCLING CLUB

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ARWEL JONES


Name: Arwel Jones                
Nickname:  Pantani
Age: 4 x 10
Club(s) ridden for: Holyhead CC
Years you have been cycling: 25
Bike you ride: Trek 1500/ Brite Low-Pro
Favourite Rider: Jacky Durand
Favourite training ride: 20 years ago - anything hilly, Now anything flat 

Main cycling activities : TT. Sportives
Hobbies outside of cycling : With 2 kids - no time for any other hobbies
Best cycling moment: Bronze medal in first island games when 17 in team time trial.  21:14 in '10' on road bike and tri-bars- no aero wheels. Beating Dave bach for 6th place in Holyhead RR for my only ever point on road licence.Competing in Tour of Faroes was good fun!
Worst cycling moment : Not having a low-pro and aero wheels when doing 21:14 
Crashing when in the break in Sloan Trophy in North East (quite a few years back) 
+ many more I'm sure.
Favorite food: Anything my wife cooks!
Favourite café: Holland Arms
Best excuse for poor performance: Back wheel was rubbing against the frame
Favorite music:... All sorts
Training tip:  Some is better than none 

 

 

CLWB SEICLO CAERGYBI - HOLYHEAD CYCLING CLUB

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WARREN MCDONOUGH

 

Name: Warren McDonough

Nickname: Stealth (after using a matt black mountain bike on a sunday run to everyone's amusement..)

Age: 35

Club(s) ridden for: Clwb Rasio Mona & Clwb Seiclo Caergybi

Years you have been cycling: 20 with a gap of 12 years

Bike you ride: An antique Dawes Stratos and Tony Oliver, as well as the 'stealth'.

Favourite Rider: Lance Armstrong after reading his books

Favourite training ride: Parys mountain loop

Main cycling activities: Commuting/Club runs/Time trials

Hobbies outside of cycling: Sailing

Best cycling moment:Worst cycling moment : Club runs where the miles seem effortless / Not cycling for such a long gap.

Favourite food: Shepherd's pie

Favourite café: Annie's tea shop & Pete's Eats

Best excuse for poor performance: Overtraining (yeah right..)

Favorite music:... Anything that sounds good on the turbotrainer

Training tip: Keep it varied.

Pets: Numerous, all of which normally asleep - 3 dogs/cat/horse/ducks

 

 

 

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JOHN PAUL OWEN

 

Name:John Paul Owen

 

Nickname: Brown Bomber/ Peter pan

 

Age: 35……??? I think! , Definately not in the mind though!

 

Club(s) ridden for: Holyhead C.C. / Chester R.C. / 7 Eleven

 

Years you have been cycling: 22

 

Bike you ride: Trek / Time / Colnago/ Clockwork Orange?

 

Favourite Rider: One and only….. Lance!

 

Favourite training ride: Boxing day 10

 

Main cycling activitie: Road racing? / Time Trials?? / Criteriums ???

 

Hobbies outside of cycling Surfing, Lady loving

 

Best cycling moment: Island Games (Isle of Wight 1995)

 

Worst cycling moment: Riding 12.5 miles of a 25mile Time Trial, felt tired so rode back!

 

Favorite food: All the bad things ‘

 

Favourite café: Good ole ‘ Holland Arms ’

 

Best excuse for poor performance: I’m sure I had a slow puncture’!

 

Favorite music:Dance, R&B, Jazz

 

Training tip ‘ Ride Like a Bitch’ ……

 

Pets: Trouser Snake

 

 

CLWB SEICLO CAERGYBI - HOLYHEAD CYCLING CLUB

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DAVID WILLIAMS

 

 Name : Dave Williams

 Nickname: Def 'The Badger' Bach

 Age: Young vet

 Club(s) ridden for: Holyhead, CRM

 Years you have been cycling: 23

 Bike you ride: Fuji Carbon Team Issue - Full DA

 Favourite Rider: Gethin Butler (he must be clean?) 

 Favourite training ride: Llanfaethlu, Church-Bay, Rhydwyn loop. Fav Race: Oulton Park
   
 Main cycling activities: TLIs, 

 Hobbies outside of cycling : gardening, decorating, cleaning, cooking, working, skiing and travelling many miles to see Wales Football Team lose  

 Best cycling moment: Island Games 89, Welsh RR champs 90, Hainault CC club 10 May 1995 ( I won ! ) 

 Worst cycling moment: Any rides in between the above  

 Favorite food: Stella

 Favourite café: The 79
    
 Best excuse for poor performance: wrong mix quantity of Isostar 

 Favorite music: All types of crap

 Training tip: Do it while you can

 Pets: Boris (spider in bathroom)

 

 

 

CLWB SEICLO CAERGYBI - HOLYHEAD CYCLING CLUB

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MEDWYN WILLIAMS

 

Name: - Medwyn Williams

Nickname: - Meds

Age: - 44

Club(s) ridden for: - Clwb Seiclo Caergybi

Years you have been cycling:- 41 in total, 10 (competitively)

Bike you ride-:-Winter Hack - Raleigh, Summer Road bike - Fuji, Time Trial - handbuilt Columbus

Favourite Rider:- Mario Cippolini

Favourite training ride: - Mynydd Parys, Mynydd Bodafon, Mynydd y Garn loop

Main cycling activities: -Time Trials & commuting (trying to find the longest route to work without being late!)

Hobbies outside of cycling  - Hill walking

Best cycling moment:- Doing a 58:00 on the Valley 23

Worst cycling moment :- Collapsing in a heap at Pen y Pass following the hill climb

Favorite food:    - A good vindaloo with Nan Bread

Favourite café: - Ann's Pantry - Moelfre

Best excuse for poor performance: - "I think I've got a bit of a cold coming on."

Favorite music:.  - '70's Rock

Training tip:  - When  it hurts like hell, just stop and then console yourself by saying that you are not getting paid for this (unless yor name is Mark Bowman )

Pets: - Dog & Rabbit (Sounds like a Pub when I think about it!)