Liverpool Mercury (Dolan)

Star in the Merc's TV Ad

liverpoolmercury@googlemail.com — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:42:00 GMT

WE ARE looking for at least half a dozen volunteers to star in a mini TV advert for Liverpool Mercury (Dolan).

All those who are interested must be willing to give up about an hour one Sunday morning. Filming will take place around Clieves Hill near Ormskirk.

Members taking part must wear full club kit - no exceptions whatsoever - but do not worry, there will be no speaking parts.

Footage will then be edited down and the advert will be screened at the following meeting before appearing on the club's welcome page.

We also need one junior member to star in the advert, who should wear normal clothing. Obviously, this role needs full parental permission, so if any club members would like to star in the advert alongside their children, then that's even better.

Anyone interested should email me at: liverpoolmercury@gmail.com

Guy to pick up award at Soens

liverpoolmercury@googlemail.com — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:16:00 GMT

TEENAGER Guy Crosbie will be picking up the Liverpool Echo Star Trophy before the start of the Eddie Soens race this Saturday.

The 18-year-old, who only took up cycling less than a year ago, managed to cling on to his three points throughout the season to share the Liverpool Echo Star Trophy Junior Competition's £100 prize with Liverpool Century's Jamie Shirlaw.

Crosbie picked up his first two points of the season at his club's own circuit race held at Litherland Sports Park on April 29, 2009, before claiming another point during Prescot Eagle's race on the same circuit back in August.

Meanwhile, Shirlaw claimed three points during the very same Prescot Eagles race to bring him level with the Merc youngster.

Crosbie has enjoyed a fantastic first season and has moved up from a fourth category junior to third cat.

Guy will be presented with his joint award before the start of this year's Eddie Soens Memorial Race, which will be held at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday, March 6, starting at 9.30am.

Members of Liverpool Mercury (Dolan) are asked to attend and show their support for the youngster.

Marshalls needed for Frank Morgan Road Race

liverpoolmercury@googlemail.com — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:28:00 GMT

LIVERPOOL Mercury (Dolan) will once again be hosting the popular Frank Morgan Road Road round Kirkby Industrial Estate on Sunday, April 4.

Riders from afar afield as Germany will be attending this year's event, which has a full field. But the club also needs marshalls to help make the day go smoothly like last year.

Race secretary John Palin said: "We have a full field of riders for this annual event. In order to make the race as safe as possible, we need at least 20 marshalls, three race cars and as many supporters as possible.

"Could you please contact me direct either via email palinjoh@uk.ibm.com or phone 0151 293 8099 to confirm your availability. Marshalls will be required at the Race Head Quarters (North Mersey Business Centre, Woodward Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, L33 7UY ) at 09:30 AM for a 10:00 AM start.

"I'm sure you will all club members will make every effort to make this event a great success."

Big thanks to local bike shops

liverpoolmercury@googlemail.com — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:00:00 GMT

LIVERPOOL Mercury (Dolan) would like to say a big thank you to three local bike shops who provided the raffle prizes at our recent 60th anniversary dinner held at the Park Hotel.

Pete Matthews said: "On behalf of everyone involved with the Merc, I would like to thank Phil Harvey from Formby Cycles, Dave Mitchel from Pedal Power and John from College Cycles for donating the very generous raffle prizes at our recent 60th dinner."

"They all helped make a fantastic night even more memorable thanks to their generosity. Once again, thank you very much from all the members of Liverpool Mercury (Dolan)."

B.C. Photo-shoot opportunity LSP

liverpoolmercury@googlemail.com — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:02:00 GMT

To all club members, Please see attached article I spotted on the B.C. website, for further information contact the B.C. person mentioned in the article. Tony Mcquade Opportunity to Take Part in a British Cycling Photoshoot Date posted: 4th February 2010 British Cycling Coaching and Education are inviting you to participate in a photoshoot to be held at The Litherlands Circuit , Liverpool, Merseyside L21 7LA. on Friday the 12th of February between 10am and approximately 2pm. We can accommodate approximately 20 riders in the session. Those wanting to participate should have some recent road racing experience, be comfortable riding in a group and be technically proficient in cornering, changing clothing on the bike and riding in close proximity to a team car. The session will include road race and time-trial riding and it would be useful if riders had access to both a road and time-trial bike, although this is not a necessity. Riders under 18 years old will need to bring a completed parental consent form with them which will be issued on request. The minimum age for participation is 15 years old. To note your interest in attending, or for any inquiries, please contact Andy Kirkland on 0161 274 2068 or by email andrewkirkland@britishcycling.org.uk as soon as possible.

Keep your bikes locked up safe

liverpoolmercury@googlemail.com — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:17:00 GMT

QUICK warning to all members in the Liverpool area about the recent spate of shed break-ins.

On Saturday afternoon, I had to chase away three young lads trying to scale my back garden fence. I'd left my bike out in the garden after cleaning it, so I have no doubt that they were after that.

Then at 10.25pm on Tuesday evening, they came back and tried again. Luckily, I have my bike well secured but they still smashed their way into the shed.

Let this serve as an early warning to everyone else in the area, as I am convinced that these thieves have been watching me ride home after meeting with the Copplehouse group on a Sunday.

Reinforce your sheds or garages. Add extra alarms, fit heavy-duty padlocks and anchor your bike to anything that would make stealing it difficult. Hope that no-one else has any attempts on their property.

For the record, the police did not even bother to come out until nearly 5pm the next day. Even then, they only sent a forensic officer, who couldn't exactly do anything. Also, I was told that even though I seen the offender, could give a full and accurate description, I was apparently an 'unrealiable witness, as I did not know the lads name or where he lived'.

Saturday Training Gang

liverpoolmercury@googlemail.com — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:48:00 GMT

ANYONE looking to put in a bit of extra training during the build up to the new season can join in the new ad-hoc chaingang on a Saturday morning at Bickerstaffe.

Riders both young and old are more than welcome to come along and do a bit of through and off work to help loosen those legs following a harsh winter.

Lasting about an hour, the small training group then usually heads through West Lancashire before stopping for a well-earned coffee and then heading back through Ormskirk via Clieves Hill.

One strict rule is that everyone works together and - more importantly - has fun while training. Meeting point is opposite Bickerstaffe FC's ground at 9.30am every Saturday morning (weather permitting).

Free cardiac assessment at LJMU

liverpoolmercury@googlemail.com — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:07:00 GMT

ANY LIVERPOOL Mercury (Dolan) members aged between 18-45 who participate in cycling training on a regular basis of three to seven times a week are being invited to get their health stats for free at Liverpool John Moore University.

Third year Sports and Science Excerise student James King (Bsc (Hons) is looking for volunteers to take part in two sets of assessments that will allow participants a free cardiac performance assessment.

However, all those who wish to take part MUST be male cyclists, non-smokers, aged 18-45, who participate in cycling training on a regular basis every a week and have NO major injuries or ANY history of cardiovascular disease.

James said: "The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect intense bouts of cycling exercise have on elevations of cardiac biomarkers located in your blood and whether these elevations cause a decrease in left ventricular function. All testing is carried out by trained personnel in a clean and safe lab environment.

"I am contacting you as I thought that I might be able to recruit some of the male cyclists within the club if they show any interest in the study. For this free cardiac assessment, I require trained male cyclists, non-smokers, aged 18-45, who participate in cycling training on a regular basis of three to seven times a week and have NO major injuries or ANY history of cardiovascular disease.

"From taking part in this study, those that participate will be fed back information on their physical fitness, blood pressure, as well as the performance and function of their left ventricle and heart. Time-trial performance over 40km (25 miles) of cycling and heart rate measurements throughout the exercise will also be fed back to the participant."

If any members of the club show an interest in this cardiac assessment ,then it would be great if they could contact James King at: J.E.King@2007.ljmu.ac.uk

Club Sponsorship 2010/12

liverpoolmercury@googlemail.com — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:07:00 GMT

The club is very pleased to announce that the main club sponsor for the past three years, Dolan Bikes and Pure Transfer Limited, have signed a new sponsorship agreement for 2010/12. I'm sure all club members will join with me in thanking them for their continued generous support for the club. Tony Mcquade

Additional committee members

liverpoolmercury@googlemail.com — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:54:00 GMT

At the January meeting it was agreed to increase the size of the club committee, from the current five, to ten members. Any member interested in serving on the committee should contact the secretary, Paul Paterson, before the closing date (also agreed at the meeting) of 25th January. This matter will be an agenda item for the February meeting, and if we have more than five candidates for the vacancies, a ballot/election will be held on the night to elect the five additional committee members. Tony Mcquade

Go-ride sessions 2010

liverpoolmercury@googlemail.com — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:22:00 GMT

Due to the bad weather we have decided to cancel the proposed winter go-ride session scheduled for next Wednesday at LSP. Please find the schedule for go-ride for 2010: Winter sessions Wednesday 10th February 6-7pm LSP Wednesday 10th March 6-7pm LSP Summer sessions LSP commence Monday 26th April 6-7pm then every Monday (except bank holidays) through till September. For more information contact Nick Martin or Paul Paterson. Tony Mcquade

Crosbie crowned King of The HIll

liverpoolmercury@googlemail.com — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:15:00 GMT

TEENAGER Guy Crosbie ended the reign of hill climb champion Ray Pugh on Sunday (December 13).

The 18-year-old, who raced up the two-mile long climb from Lees Lane to the Prince William pub at the top of Ashurst's Beacon in 7mins 54secs, has finally ended the dominance of hill climb specialist Pugh (8mins 09secs).

Crosbie, who was still suffering from the after effects of flu, was only a few seconds behind guest rider Andy Judge (Southport CC).

Judge managed to rack up a time of 7mins 39secs - despite his chain falling off midway through the climb (and it being put back on super-quick by ace mechanic, Stuart Turton) - but his result will not stand, as he is not an official member of Liverpool Mercury (Dolan) CC.

Other notable results were: Andy Judge (7:39); Guy Crosbie (7:54), Ray Pugh (8:09); Andy Stott (8:25); Sam Turton (9:00); Tony McQuade (11:17).

Statd Moers Cross2009 Saturday 5th December

liverpoolmercury@googlemail.com — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMT

A reminder to all club members, we require mashalls to turn up at 12:00 at the vistor centre.

Saturday 5th December.

The Stadt moers park is on Pottery Lane.

http://www.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=L366HJ

Don't cross the Stanistreets

liverpoolmercury@googlemail.com — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:08:00 GMT

THE STANISTREETS kept it in the family last weekend when all generations of the same family managed to take part in the Sutton Manor Cross Race.

Don't believe us, well here's the link to the gallery to prove it. Well done those Stanistreets!!!

CLICK HERE FOR GALLERY OF SUTTON MANOR CROSS RACE

Kenny Hill Sportive raises £1,044 for Marie Curie

liverpoolmercury@googlemail.com — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:10:00 GMT

PEDAL-power has helped raise more than £1,044 for Marie Curie Cancer Care in Liverpool.
Liverpool Mercury (Dolan) Cycling Club hosted their first-ever Kenny Hill Memorial Sportive on Sunday, September 20, which took in 70-miles of picturesque countryside across Lancashire.
But it was not all sightseeing, with around 60 riders taking on some of the toughest climbs in the region, including ascents up Appley Bridge, Belmont, Anglezarke, Hunters Hill, Bank Top Brow and Crow Lane, before descending Ashurst Beacon and finishing with a flat 15-mile run back to the finish at Knowsley Village Hall.
For those who wanted to enjoy the scenery but not take in too many tough hills, there was also the option to miss the last three climbs and rejoin the main route as the riders descend Ashurst Beacon.
Organisers Phil & Vicky Thomas laid on drinks and snacks at the top of Anglezarke for hungry and very thirsty riders, as well as a great spread of sandwiches, tea, coffee and every cake under the sun at the race HQ in Knowsley Village Hall.
Phil said: "Every year, we hold some sort of race to honour the memory of one of our club's greatest-ever riders - Ken Hill.
"But this was the first year that we ever held a sportive event open to the general public and it proved to be a great success.
"A lot of organising went into making sure the day was enjoyed by all. As a result, we decided that it would only be fitting to give all the proceeds from the event to the Liverpool branch of Marie Curie due to Ken's wife working there as a volunteer."