Sound the PB klaxon! The Velo have added to their collection of 22-minute riders! Congratulations Matt Nunn, despite racing on Thursday and Friday he was up early today to race the VTTA 10 on Ham Street. His time…. 22.55 – 23rd overall and 7th senior. The event was very well run by the good people of the VTTA and was won by Nic Fennell in 19.19.Well done Matt it’s been a long time coming but your fellow clubmates are delighted that the hard work has paid off.

Well done Jon Graciano who rode an epic race to finish 15th in the BMCR National Crit Race champs in Bath. Bravo Jon

Our racers have been really busy over the last week.

On Saturday Rob Kennison and Steve Smith raced the vets league at Herne Hill Velodrome.

Rob placed 2nd in the elimination and 15 lap scratch and he’s now standing 2nd in the series.

Steve took a win in the scratch race and 5th in a chaotic devil and rounded off the night with 4th in the team sprint with Rob and Jim Robertson.

The following day Rob returned to Herne Hill for open season. Despite racing on tired legs he finished in the top half of all his races.

On Saturday Michael Stanley travelled to Pippingford Park in Crowborough for the trail X Off Road Triathlon.

On arriving the event was changed to a duathlon due to ecoli making the swim too dangerous to run.

Mike did well completing the gruelling event in 2hrs 40mins taking 11th in his age group in a busy field.

On Thursday Matt Nunn took on a very fast cat 4 race at Cyclopark. He finished 14th in a field of 21.

Medway Velo / Wigmore CC Evening 10 held on Q10/20 course

Wednesday 7^th July

2up and solos

2 up result

1	Tom Odell / Phil Appleby	Wigmore CC	24:05
2	Alex Cook / Matt Nunn	Medway Velo Club	24:08
3	Rob Kennison / Tom Kennison	Medway Velo Club	25:06
4	Steve Harman / Dave Wastall	Wigmore CC	26:19

Solo result

1	Finn Dunton	Elite Cycling Junior Team	23:21
2	Antony Bee	Wigmore CC	23:23
3	Kate Savage	Wigmore CC	27:03
4	George Fisher	Medway Velo Club	28:42
5	Keith Walker	Wigmore CC	Puncture (32:53)

MVC Points Standings after 3 events

1	Matt Nunn	18
2	Alex Cook	15
3	Rob Kennison	11
4	Mike Stanley	8
5	Steve Smith	7
6	Rob Sapp	5
7	Andy Hawes	5
8	Daniel Berkhauer	3
9	Lee Kingston	3
10	Tom Kennison	2
11	Nigel Wharton	1
12	George Fisher	1

Well done to Matt Nunn for his 6th place finish at the Oysterman Triathlon on Sunday, 4 July.

The velo raced well across the sprint distance to finish around the hour mark.

Also multi sporting was Lee Kingston who opted for a longer distance duathlon.

First he started with a 13 mile run which he completed in 2hr 4mins then a 57 mile (very) hilly bike that he finished in 3hrs 43mins followed up with a 7 mile run which took 1hr 3mins. Well done Lee.

On Saturday Rob Kennison rode open season at Herne Hill velodrome. Despite being up against a packed field of handy whipper snappers he achieved a few top ten finishes.

Friday saw Matt in action at Preston Park. In full field and a race that averaged over 25mph he finished 11th.

George Fisher also opened his account for the velo, completing the Wigmore CC evening 10 in 29 minutes exactly.

Rob Kennison recently participated in the fourth and final round of the Beastway Summer Cyclo Cross league at Herne Hill. He was entering the round standing in second place in the series following a puncture the previous week and he was hopeful of better luck in the final round. Having made a strong start he was trailing in third when series leader Mike Murray took his turn to have a flat. Rob rode conservatively to avoid crashes or punctures. The final result was 2nd in the round and a very pleasing overall series win.

It’s been an incredibly busy week for the club with many velos doing some amazing rides.

On Wednesday evening the club did battle with the Wigmore CC at the Iwade circuit to find out who would be crowned inter club champions.

It was fair to say Wigmore were missing some of their key contenders however this made the competition incredibly tight. However Medway Velo managed to retain the trophy in the annual event.

With the times of the first six riders from each club making up the overall reault, velo chairman Rob Kennison lead by example and won the overall event in 23:23, six seconds ahead of the first Wigmore rider, Keith Walker.

Matt Nunn, Steve Smith, Andy Hawes, Alex Cook and Mike Stanley were the other counters for the Velo as they claimed an overall victory of just over two minutes from the Wigmore.

Jon Graciano was out in the rain on Thursday racing in the Cat 3/4 at Hog Hill.

Jon has been going from strength to strength this season but found himself playing yo-yo for most of the race before losing contact with the bunch in the latter stages of the race. Still a fantastic effort given Jon has just worked a 10 hour shift.

Also getting wet and dirty was Rob Kennison in the summer cyclocross.

It was a new venue for round 3 of the Beastway Summer cyclocross series and the riders were treated to proper cyclo cross weather as a heavy storm lashing the riders throughout the hour long race.

In the vet 50+ category Rob was defending a small lead in the overall and after a good start was in a battle for the win. Unfortunately with a couple of laps to go he suffered a puncture and, as this is a one bike series with no pits, he plugged on with a flat.

Ultimately he was passed but hung on for 3rd dropping to second overall. Now he has everything to ride for at Tuesday’s final round.

Medway Velo / Wigmore CC Inter Club

Held on Q10/20

Wednesday 16^th June 2021

	Rider	Club	Time
1	Rob Kennison	Medway Velo Club	23:23
2	Keith Walker	Wigmore CC	23:29
3	Matt Nunn	Medway Velo Club	24:02
4	Tom Odell	Wigmore CC	24:13
5	Steve Smith	Medway Velo Club	24:40
6	Cameron Carthew	Wigmore CC	24:44
7	Alex Cook	Medway Velo Club	24:51
8	Andy Hawes	Medway Velo Club	25:15
9	Ed Everall	Wigmore CC	25:20
10	Mike Stanley	Medway Velo Club	25:30
11	Julien Barton	Wigmore CC	26:01
12	Lee Kingston	Medway Velo Club	26:15
13	Jamie Harris	Wigmore CC	26:20
14	Kate Savage	Wigmore CC	26:43
15	Rob Sapp	Medway Velo Club	26:58
16	Dave Bishop	Wigmore CC	27:14
17	Daniel Berkhauer	Medway Velo Club	27:25
18	Dave Wastall	Wigmore CC	27:50
19	Steve Bishop	Wigmore CC	28:24

Medway Velo Club         2:27:41

Wigmore CC                       2:30:07

MVC Points Standings after 2 events

1	Matt Nunn	14
2	Alex Cook	11
3	Rob Kennison	9
4	Mike Stanley	8
5	Steve Smith	7
6	Rob Sapp	5
7	Andy Hawes	5
8	Daniel Berkhauer	3
9	Lee Kingston	3
10	Nigel Wharton	1

Thank you to everyone who rode and helped, from both clubs.

It’s been an action packed week of racing for the rider’s of the Medway Velo with more podiums that you can shake a stick at.

First up was Rob Kennison racing the Beastway Summer Cyclocross Series at Hog Hill on Thursday.

It was a long, hilly race and Rob found himself duelling for 2nd place. Unfortunately as he reached the 2nd placed rider he crashed and a slightly battered Kennison had to settle for 3rd. However after two races he is leading the series in the Vet 50 category.

Also taking on an evening race was Matt Nunn in the category 3/4 race at Cyclopark. In a fast and furious event averaging 25mph he stayed in the pack well to finish mid-field.

Rob was once again in action on Saturday alongside Steve Smith at Herne Hill velodrome’s Vets league.

Rob raced in the A category taking 5th in the scratch race, narrowly missing a 6th in the win out and taking points in the tempo and points race.

Up next was Steve in the Bs. A cunning attack in the opening scratch saw him holding on for the win.

The tempo was fast and Steve rode well missing the points but getting round safely in the bunch.

Steve then opted for a bigger gear in the win out with the intention of powering away to attack for the win with a lap to go. Fair to say he executed it to perfection crossing the line in first place – only to realise that there was still a lap to go. A valiant effort nonetheless.

In the points he hoped to be in contention for the final sprint but the evening of hard attacks got the better of him though he did finish 5th in the final sprint.

On Sunday Matt Nunn took part in the Marshman Triathlon consisting of a 1500m swim 44km bike and 10.6km run.

Matt proved his recent Triathlon form was no fluke taking a convincing 3rd place in 2hrs 24mins.

Well done team!

Wednesday evening saw 24 riders from a variety of clubs gather for the first Medway evening 10 of the season.

Keith Walker of the Wigmore took the overall victory, whilst first velo home was Matt Nunn in 23:59 who took an early lead in his defence of the club TT series competition.

Other velo times were Alex Cook (25:25), Michael Stanley (25:29), Rob Sapp (26:53), Daniel Berkhauer (27:27), and Nigel Wharton (27:55)

Thank you to everyone who rode and marshalled.

On Thursday evening Rob Kennison won the first round of the Beastway summer cyclocross series held at Hoghill. Rob led by over a minute in the V50 category. Well done Rob!

Medway Evening / Wigmore CC Evening 10

Wednesday 2^nd June 2021

Held on Q10/20 Course

	Rider	Club	Time
1	Keith Walker	Wigmore CC	23:22
2	Finn Dunton	Elite Cycling Junior Team	23:24
3	Phil Appleby	Wigmore CC	23:51
4	Tom Odell	Wigmore CC	23:51
5	Matt Nunn	Medway Velo Club	23:59
6	Ryan Cottis	Sheppey Velo	24:23
7	Leighton Dalley	4t + Cyclopark	24:29
8	Cameron Carthew	Wigmore CC	24:58
9	Ed Everall	Wigmore CC	24:58
10	Sean McNeill	Sheppey Velo	25:12
11	Alex Cook	Medway Velo Club	25:25
12	Jamie Harris	Wigmore CC	25:29
13	Mike Stanley	Medway Velo Club	25:29
14	Kate Savage	Wigmore CC	26:35
15	Franco Della Mura	Wigmore CC	26:37
16	Dave Wastall	Wigmore CC	26:50
17	Rob Sapp	Medway Velo Club	26:53
18	Steve Harman	Wigmore CC	26:58
19	Dan Berkhauer	Medway Velo Club	27:27
20	Dave Bishop	Wigmore CC	27:45
21	Nigel Wharton	Medway Velo Club	27:55
22	Ryan Ridley	Swale Tri	28:48
23	Dylan Harman	Wigmore CC	33:06
24	Harry Brown	Wigmore CC	36:32

MVC Club series points competition after June round

Thank you to Rob, Martin, Antony, and Paul for timekeeping / marshalling.