Five Club members took part in the 4^th Cat race at Ilton in sunny conditions on 17^th April taking part in the Somerset Road Club Criterium staged over 1 hour. Promising junior Johnny Cope also raced in the earlier event.

As is customary in the usual windy conditions the bunch of about 50 racers stayed together for most of the race. Both Tim Heal and Chris Eccles put in a couple of optimistic attacks off the front but to no avail.

As the hammer went down after the bell for the last lap the bunch got twitchy which led to a nasty crash involving 5 riders and the bunch became a little fragmented. Chris Eccles was impaired by the crash but managed to get back on terms by the last corner following a detour on the grass verge.

Charles Maunder and Andrew Creswell held an excellent position in the bunch throughout the race and battled out the sprint to finish 3^rd and 5^th respectively. Tim Heal, Chris Eccles and Steve Cope followed in mid bunch just out of the top 10 points places.

It is fast approaching the time of year that Tuesday night training re-starts. The season will start on Tuesday 20^th April at 7pm and will run through to 31^st August.

Following hard negotiations with the MOD and defence estates over the winter there are now much firmer procedures in place in order to allow us to continue use, please carefully read and follow the details below.

After meeting no-one (!) at the football club at 8.15, I eased up Trow hill and raced across the top aided with a 25mph tailwind to meet the rest of the gang at the layby just past the River Axe. There I met up with Richard Brain, his son, Doug (fresh-faced and enjoying his last day in his twenties) and Seaton's stalwart cyclist, John Hill.