Welcome to the Catford Cycling Club. Founded in 1886, we promote social rides through beautiful Kent and Surrey countryside. If you preferred road or track racing, we also cater for this.
Are you new or old to cycling? Thinking about joining a cycling club like ours. Why not come along to either our Saturday or Sunday Club Runs rides and see for yourself.
For enquiries, please contact: 'Bryan Stout' (01322402051)(bryan.stout@ntlworld.com).
BREAKING NEWS!!!!!
Jeff Bank's CBE
Longstanding member JEFF BANKS is awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Jeff’s, now 66 joined the Catford in his 'teens and is now a life member. He still rides regularly and takes his bike with him on his business travels. He designed the official's uniforms for London's Olympic Bid and for the London Grand Depart of the Tour de France.
As an entrepreneur, fashion designer and TV presenter he has had an illustrious career in fashion and retailing spanning more than 40 years. In 1964 he started a boutique in Blackheath called 'Clobber' and soon gained a reputation for innovative fashion and merchandising. So successful was this that in 1969 he launched his own fashion label and by 1975 he had his first standalone Jeff Banks shop in London as well as outlets in 22 department stores. In the late 70's he co-launched the fashion chain Warehouse.
This led to him shooting to fame as the presenter of 320 episodes of BBC's 'The Clothes Show' which often attracted over 10 million viewers. He has designed collections for amongst others Sainsbury's, Matalan and Debenhams. Also corporate clothing for many famous companies including Barclays Bank; Thompson Holidays; My Travel; Boots; Stagecoach and even uniforms for School Dinner Ladies.
He is a patron of the Princes Trust and is currently working on a scheme with the charity to help young people get jobs in the fashion industry. Click here for more Biography.
CLUB RUNS
- The Catford CC Saturday (to Spitfire Cafe, Biggin Hill) club run start at Farnborough Village, Orpington at the corner between High Street (B2158) and Church Road for 10am start. Click here for map.
- This Sunday Club Run (5th July) will be: 'The 6th North Kent BikeAthon', Norman Park, Bromley organised by the Catford Rotary Club in aid of Leukemia Research. We are planning to meet up at 9:30am at Norman Park and to participate in the 30miles ride. All riders are very welcome to join us. To find more about the event, click here.
Pictures from the President Runs on 14th June can be view in our 'PHOTO GALLERIES' section courtesey of Steve Airey.
For the complete list of Sunday Club Run destinations, click here.
Club TT - Q10/3 - Wednesday evening 01.07.09
Date: Wednesday Evening 1st July 2009
Time: 19.15hrs (pm)
Distance: 10 miles
Course: Q10/3
Start: Knockholt Railway Station.
Route: Proceed south to Badgers Mount roundabout, take 3rd exit to Star Hill roundabout. Turn and retrace to Badgers Mount roundabout. Take 3rd exit onto A224 to M25 link roundabout (Hewitts roundabout). Take 2nd exit to join A21 via Pratts Bottom roundabout to Green Street Green roundabout. Riders turn and retrace to finish at road on left called The Hillside.
Finish: Bus stop just before Hillside road.
Entry Fee: £1 pay on day.
ENTER NOW - To bryan.stout@ntlworld.com. Don't phone as I'm away until 30/06/09.
Helpers - Welcome.
Club 10 mile TT - Sunday 21/06/09 - Q10/18 - Result
(Originally supposed to be 2 laps of the Cudham Circuit this had to be changed due to temporary lights on Cudham Lane South)
1st Paul Smith 24.43
2nd Stephen Brake 25.06
3rd Steve Airey 25.25
4th Clifford Blake 27.40
Although a windy morning never-the-less times were an improvement on the previous race on this course. Paul won in 24.43, improving his course time by nearly a minute.
Stephen shortened his course time by Imin.18sec. doing a short 25 and glad now to be out of the 26 bracket.
Steve 'Fixed Wheel Nut' Airey, has just found that what he supposed was a 88" gear was in fact 82" (No wonder he has been twiddling!) Now riding the higher gear he recorded a time 3 secs faster than he did in our open 10 on the dragstrip Q10/19 and a 1min.36sec. improvement on his previous time on this course.
Clifford did a time 38 secs slower than his best on this course and was disappointed not to be on the Cudham circuit where he has done well in the past. However he still gained 7 points. (I'm hoping to fit in a Cudham 2 lapper later in the year).
BRYAN
Current Standings in the Club TT Championship.
Standing |
Riders |
Points |
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th |
Paul Smith
Stephen Brake
Steve Airey
Andrew Beswetherick
Clifford Blake
Keith Perry
Le Ahn Luong
Peter Hayes
Clive Wilsher |
63
62
40
29
27
21
7
6
5 |
