Inspired by Ian Rogers who passed away last year, on Friday 23rd May, Kim Brace and Pete Dyson attempted to beat the record for Bath to Bournemouth and back. The men’s record was set by Les Bailey in 1959 and stood at 6:07:29 for 215kms at an average speed of 35.2km/hr. There was no womens record. The start and finish point was Laura fountain and the turnaround was Bournemouth Square at the bottom of Richmond Hill.

The official times from Denis Davis were:

Pete 5h 23m 21s.
Kim 6h 12m 54s

Amazing for 214.8kms and multiple roundabouts and temporary traffic lights.

Not content with smashing the Club’s Bath-Bournemouth-Bath record, Pete then set about attempting the London to Edinburgh record. On the 12th June, set off from London, and 16 hours, 56 minutes and 51 seconds later arrived in Edinburgh, breaking the existing National Road Records time by over 45 minutes and setting a new Club record.  There is a fantastic write-up over on Cycling Weekly.

This makes a great time to publish a refreshed version of the Club Record Book.  Diligently maintained by Pete Wilson for years, the committee have been working to reformat the electronic record for some time.  It is now ready to publish.  You can download the latest record book here.  Hopefully we’ll see a few more of those records attempted in the new year.

The club holds rider safety at the highest priority.  Club Technology Officer Richard Jacques has put together a document to inform the club (the committee and individual members) on 2 key areas of cycling technology safety equipment, with the ultimate goal of increasing rider safety in club activities.  The paper sets out some of the considerations to take into account when deciding whether you want to invest in a camera or a radar device.  Note that the opinions articulated in the paper are his own, informed by discussions with the BathCC Committee (past and present) and members of the club.

You can view the paper here: (web view) (PDF download)