Weston on the Green
14 miles from Oxford, there is an airfield used mainly for paragliding and parachuting drops. There is an outer road around the airfield of about 2.5 miles. Fortunately, we are able to use the airfield track for racing on Tuesday and sometimes other evening. Bicester Milennium CC do an excellent job in organising races; it’s great to be able to race on car free roads.
Even though you get no drag from passing cars, it is actually a quicker course than some 10 mile time trial course on roads. At Weston the road surface is good, and you never have to brake to go round corners.
10 Mile Time Trial 22nd July
I won my first race of the year, finishing with a time of 22:23. [link] These are some photos from race.
TimeKeepers
Warming up
3 Riders from my old Club Oxford University Cycling Club OUCC
At Start
Weston on the Green – Eco Town?
Unfortunately, developers are hoping to build an ‘eco town’ on the airfield. It would be a great loss to see the airfield go; in addition to the many other side effects such as pollution and congestion.
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Training for a 10 Mile Time Trial
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