Winner of the series this year was Graham Barclay riding for Team Leslie Bike Shop/Right Move Windows from his Leslie Bike Shop team-mate Jim Meek after the pair overtook long time leader Billy Bunyan Dunfermline Cycling Club after the last event.
(Winner Graham Barclay Team Leslie Bike Shop/Right Move Windows)
Due to falling numbers at Fife CA Wednesday evening time trials a few years ago, the Fife CA asked George Black and Raymond Reidy to find a solution and increase the number of participants in these events. The Midweek time trials in Fife have been running for years as a means of introducing young riders to competitive cycling while providing training races for seniors. There had been a lack of support for these time trials and George and Raymond put proposals to the Fife CA for a series encouraging participation. The points system has changed almost every year since the inception however it has remained with participation the key. With a high number of Veterans competing in time trials there is also a Veteran's on Standard competition run within the series.
This year the series consisted of 24 events, riders score 60 points for a win down to 1 for 60th place with each riders best 12 scores are multiplied by the number of events finished up to a maximum of 21. This may seem complicated however an excel spreadsheet make it simple.
It may also appear unfair however the first point in the series rules is that it is run to increase participation in the events.
The series started on the 31st March with a 5 mile tt, this was won by last years series winner Steve Nutley, Fife Cycling 2000. Steve also won the next two events, another 5 and a 10 ml tt. Round 4 was won by Matthew Hamilton, Team Leslie Bike Shop/Right Move Windows and visitor Keith Johnston took the series lead after Steve Nutley missed this event.
Three of the first four rounds were oversubscribed on the 45 rider limit, starting so early in the season brings problems with the dark nights drawing in early, even with a 6.45 start for the first 3 rounds.
(Last years Winner and early Series Leader Steve Nutley Fife Cycling 2000)
Winners over the next rounds were Matthew Hamilton, Silas Goldsworthy, Sandy Wallace Cycles, and Steve Nutley, Keith Johnston retained his lead up to this point. Round 7 was a 2up 10ml tt and this was won by Team Leslie Bike Shop/Right Move Windows pairing of Matthew Hamilton and Raymond Reidy.
The annual Loch Leven Circuit 13 mile hilly tt was round 8 of the series and up for grabs to the fastest FCA rider was the Thomas Hamilton Shield, Matthew Hamilton duly obliged to win this round with Jim Meek taking over the series lead from Billy Bunyan and Alan Solway, Kennoway Road Club. Just behind this trio was Brian Christie, Team Leslie Bike Shop/Right Move Windows, who had been in 4th or 5th position from round 4.
One time Leader and 2nd Overall
(Jim Meek Team Leslie Bike Shop/Right Move Windows)
The next four events were standard 10 mile and 25 mile tt's. Steve Nutley winning all 4 rounds and had a good try out on the course to be used for the Scottish 25 mile championship a couple of weeks later. After round 11 Billy Bunyan took the lead from the absent Jim Meek with Steve Nutley moving back up the third place. Round 11 was the newly formed Kinross Cycling Club's first time at organising and they added a bit of glamour by having a large digital clock at the start and Kinross Camera Club out at every corner snapping away.
Long time Leader and 3rd Overall and B league Winner
(Billy Bunyan Dunfermline Cycling Club)
Round 13 was a hilly 10 mile tt for the Fife Century Road Club Scott Trophy. Junior Matthew Hamilton added another win to his collection while his Scottish junior team-mates Tom Arnstein, Velo Eccose, and Stuart McCluskie, VC Glasgow South, went off course with Stuart calling from Cowdenbeath police station for help.
Richard Hunter, Perth United CC, won the 10ml tt of round 14. Billy Bunyan retained the series lead with Jim Meek moving into 2nd place and Alan Solway 3rd. Graham Barclay moved into the top 10 for the first time after he had missed the first 2 rounds. Matthew Hamilton won round 15 another 25ml tt and series leader Billy Bunyan took round 16 from Meek and Barclay. The top three remained the same over these rounds and another rider lurking just outside the top places was Scott Patterson, Sandy Wallace Cycles in 5th at this point.
(C League Winner Scott Patterson Sandy Wallace Cycles)
Fife Cycling 2000's Steve Nutley and Paul Gallagher won round 17, 18 and 19 a hilly 10 and two standard 10ml tt's. Top three overall remained unchanged however Graham Barclay was now up into 4th place.
With daylight starting to fade the series reverted back to the shorter events and the first of two 5ml tt's, Steve Nutley won again and Paul Gallagher won the following week. At this point a few riders had reached their maximum 21 events and would only increase their total should they be placed higher than their 12th best previous position.
By now we were well into the middle of August and the holiday period, Billy Bunyan and Jim Meek missed the 2 hill climbs in the series, both these were won by Gordon McBride, Sandy Wallace Cycles.
Going into the final event the top five were leading Billy Bunyan, then Graham Barclay, Jim Meek, Alan Solway and Brian Christie, however Barclay and Meek had only rode 20 events. The last race of the midweeks for years has been the Kirkcaldy and District CC's mile sprint, along the generally flat Strathore road at Thornton and heading eastwards. Unfortunately the prevailing westerly was not to be and riders face a head wind from start to finish. Paul Gallagher took his 3rd win of the series however both Graham Barclay and Jim Meek overtook Billy Bunyan for a Team Leslie Bike Shop/Right Move Windows one-two.
(Billy Bunyan shed's a tear after the final event)
To give competition to as many riders as possible the series is split into four leagues and prizes are awarded to the top 5 in each league, the winners of each league were:
A League Graham Barclay, Team Leslie Bike Shop/Right Move Windows
B League Billy Bunyan Dunfermline Cycling Club
C League Scott Patterson Sandy Wallace Cycles
D League Anda-jay Burgess Sandy Wallace Cycles
Alan Solway and Brian Christie were the only two riders to ride every round from 144 who rode the series.
(D League Winner Anda-jay Burgess Sandy Wallace Cycles)
The Veterans series was also a close run competition with 60 year old Alan Solway coming out winner over Graham Barclay, 53 and Billy Bunyan, 55.
(Veterans winner & 4th overall Alan Solway Kennoway Road Club)
The series runs smoothly due to the efforts of many people, with most clubs in the FCA taking their turn to organise, officiate and marshal the events. A special mention goes to Mhairi Laffoley, Mhairi ran the signing on at most events, and prepared the results soon after each event. Also to Bill Suttie and Hamish Dempsey who helped out at most events.
Plans are already underway for next year's series and although small changes will be made, the entry on the line will remain, as this suits both organisers and riders alike, however oversubscription is always a possibility.
2010 Fife CA Midweek TT Series Result
Position Name Club league Total pts
1 Graham Barclay Leslie Bike Shop A 14427
2 Jim Meek Leslie Bike Shop A 13902
3 Billy Bunyan Dunfermline CC B 13818
4 Alan Solway Kennoway RC A 13104
5 Brian Christie Leslie Bike Shop B 12453
6 Scott Patterson Sandy Wallace Cycles C 11949
7 Andrew Allan Sandy Wallace Cycles C 11487
8 Ken Ogilvie Kinross CC C 10983
9 Steve Nutley Fife Cycling 2000 A 10785
10 Anda-jay Burgess Sandy Wallace Cycles D 10355
11 Alistair Speed Fife Century RC C 10311
12 Rab Marshall Fife Cycling 2000 B 10251
13 John Myerscough Kinross CC D 9440
14 Neil Patterson Sandy Wallace Cycles D 9156
15 Andy Kilpatrick Fife Cycling 2000 B 8988
16 Stewart Gordon Dunfermline CC C 8976
17 Barry Duncan Kennoway RC B 8224
18 Stephen Cairns Perth United B 8016
19 Allan Mill Sandy Wallace Cycles A 7848
20 Fiona Walker Walker Cycles D 7676
21 Stewart Barron Kennoway RC C 7584
22 Gavin Laffoley Fife Century RC D 7500
23 Sandy Allan Sandy Wallace Cycles D 7380
24 Brian Thomson Sandy Wallace Cycles C 6538
25 Tom Cummings Kirkcaldy & District CC C 6352
26 George Carratt Fife Century RC C 6201
27 Andy Johnston RAF CC C 6048
28 John Dobbie Kennoway RC D 5984
29 Paul Gallagher Fife Cycling 2000 A 5860
30 Jim Reid Dunfermline CC C 5707
31 David Pritchard Kennoway RC B 3852
32 Graham Jones Edinburgh Road Club B 3368
33 Keith Johnston Lakeland A 3256
34 Jez Tomlinson Fife Cycling 2000 B 2499
35 Kate Russell Dundee Wheelers C 2340
36 David Wards Fullerton Wheelers B 2261
37 Tory Hunter Sandy Wallace Cycles B 2198
38 Gary McCrae Leslie Bike Shop B 2065
39 Matthew Hamilton Leslie Bike Shop A 2028
40 Dave Muir Fife Cycling 2000 A 2002
41 Phil Brown Velo Ecosse A 1435
42 Steve Davidson Perth United A 1425
43 David Mitchell Perth United D 1407
44 George Black Glasgow Nightingale C 1365
45 David Bean Kennoway RC D 1152
46 Sandy Wallace Sandy Wallace Cycles B 1122
47 Steve Wallace Dunfermline CC C 1110
48 Raymond Reidy Leslie Bike Shop A 1040
49 Callum Foster Leslie Bike Shop D 1005
50 Ian Hepburn Dunfermline CC C 942
51 Dave Crombie Dunfermline CC B 918
52 Iain Binning Stirling Bike Club C 880
53 Andrew Bell Dunfermline CC D 875
54 Tom Arnsten Velo Ecosse B 868
55 Stevie Couper Sandy Wallace Cycles A 848
56 Douglas McGarry Kennoway RC D 840
57 Malcolm Nash Perth United B 836
58 Jim Davidson GS Metro B 760
59 John McCaffery Leslie Bike Shop B 756
60 Scott McDiarmid Sandy Wallace Cycles C 752
61 Jim Foulis Dundee Wheelers B 704
62 John Leonard Kennoway RC C 680
63 Grant Smith Dunfermline CC A 676
64 Brian Page Dunfermline CC C 620
65 Jack Crombie Carnagie Cyclones D 595
66 Silas Goldsworthy Velo Ecosse A 534
67 Joe Wilson Sandy Wallace Cycles A 528
68 Derek Timmins Musselburgh RCC A 498
69 Andy Rowatt Musselburgh RCC A 495
70 Alastair Little Perth United B 420
71 Andrew Martin Square Wheels D 381
72 Martin Kane Pedal Power RT B 363
73 Sharon Doyle Sandy Wallace Cycles C 351
74 Kevin Barclay Leslie Bike Shop A 348
75 Ken Thomson Dunfermline CC A 342
76 Frank Morris GS Metro C 309
77 Peter Lambie Fife Cycling 2000 B 300
78 Stuart Turvey Dunfermline CC D 270
79 Sandra Tulloch Leslie Bike Shop C 261
80 Bill Davidson Kennoway RC D 252
81 Gordon McBride Sandy Wallace Cycles A 240
82 Ricky Hunter Perth United A 238
83 Dougie Kirkham Musselburgh RCC B 192
84 Euan MacPherson Dunfermline CC B 190
85 Paul Anderson Musselburgh RCC C 188
86 Grahame Hay Perth United B 182
87 Steve Ogg Dunfermline CC B 180
88 Gillian Corsie Kinross CC B 170
89 Murray Ford Dunfermline CC B 160
90 Keith Wallace Fife Cycling 2000 C 152
91 Errol Bennie Glasgow Wheelers B 148
92 Stephen Vaughan Sandy Wallace Cycles C 140
93 Brian Laffoley Fife Century RC D 136
94 Rory Mellis Carnagie Cyclones D 122
95 Andrew Hood Leslie Bike Shop A 116
96 Steve Martin Dunfermline CC D 116
97 John Proudfoot Dunfermline CC D 114
98 Brian Innes Dunfermline CC C 108
99 Alex Slaven Leslie Bike Shop B 106
100 David Martin Dundee Thistle D 104
101 Roderick Pattison Kinross CC D 87
102 Jane Smart Dunfermline CC D 60
103 Craig Hardie Hardie Bikes A 59
104 Arthur Doyle Dooleys Cycles RT A 59
105 Graeme Stewart Dundee Thistle A 58
106 R.G. McLean Augus Bike Chain A 57
107 Brian Nicholson Edinburgh RC A 54
108 Richard Davidson Ross-shire Roads CC A 54
109 T Davidson Angus Bike Chain B 54
110 David Stark Dundee Thistle C 53
111 James Hall Sandy Wallace Cycles A 52
112 Scott Belshaw Felt Colbournes B 52
113 Brian McGee Chryston Wheelers B 51
114 Luke Johnstone Chryston Wheelers B 48
115 Joe Manley Dunfermline CC B 47
116 Paul Stewart Discovery Juniors C 47
117 Tom Bishop Dunfermline CC B 46
118 Ravinder Sangha Kinross CC B 46
119 Stuart Easton Stirling Bike Club B 46
120 Michael Heilbronn Dundee Thistle C 46
121 Mark Stewart Discovery Juniors C 45
122 Grant Johnstone Chryston Wheelers B 43
123 David Robinson North Argyll CC B 42
124 Stephen Nixon Perth United B 42
125 Ian Anderson Dundee Wheelers B 40
126 Oliver Grayer Fife Cycling 2000 C 40
127 Fiona Crawford Kinross CC D 40
128 Mark Burnett Leslie Bike Shop C 39
129 Gary Beall Leslie Bike Shop C 37
130 Colin Reid Kennoway RC D 36
131 John Hunter Ythan D 36
132 Callum MacGregor Leslie Bike Shop B 34
133 Ian Patterson Sandy Wallace Cycles D 34
134 Andy Allsop Kennoway RC D 34
135 Tony Curran Sandy Wallace Cycles B 32
136 Paul Philip Dunfermline CC C 32
137 Jim Taylor East Fife Tri Club D 32
138 John Pritchard Dunfermline CC C 31
139 Rosalind Carey Perth United C 31
140 Michael Keeley Stirling Bike Club C 30
141 Neil Crawford Dundee Thistle C 26
142 G Neil Cycle World D 24
143 Daniel Curran Sandy Wallace Cycles D 19
144 Sandy Bennett Kinross CC D 17
Fife CA Midweek TT Veteran's on Standard Result
Position Rider Club Total-points
1 Alan Solway Kennoway RC 10640
2 Graham Barclay Team Leslie Bike shop/Right Move Windows 10500
3 Billy Bunyan Dunfermline CC 10260
4 Jim Meek Team Leslie Bike shop/Right Move Windows 9700
5 Ken Ogilvie Kinross CC 9560
6 Brian Christie Team Leslie Bike shop/Right Move Windows 9040
7 John Myerscough Kinross CC 7600
8 Steve Nutley Fife Cycling 2000 7560
9 Alistair Speed Fife Century 7540
10 Tom Cummings Kirkcaldy CC 6944
11 Barry Duncan Kennoway RC 6864
12 Sandy Allan Sandy Wallace Cycles 6752
13 Stuart Gordon Dunfermline CC 6544
14 Andy Kilpatrick Fife Cycling 2000 6162
15 John Dobbie Kennoway RC 6120
16 Stewart Barron Kennoway RC 5370
17 Jim Reid Dunfermline CC 4848
18 Paul Gallacher Fife Cycling 2000 4320
19 George Carratt Fife Century 3883
20 Dave Pritchard Kennoway RC 2648
21 Tory Hunter Sandy Wallace Cycles 1904
22 Jez Tomlinson Fife Cycling 2000 1897
23 Dave Muir Fife Cycling 2000 1254
24 Sandy Wallace Sandy Wallace Cycles 1225
25 Gary McCrae Team Leslie Bike shop/Right Move Windows 1098
26 David Crombie Dunfermline CC 819
27 Drew Bell Dunfermline CC 612
28 Dave Bean Kennoway RC 594
29 Scott McDiarmid Sandy Wallace Cycles 516
30 Bill Davidson Kennoway RC 504
31 Grant Smith Dunfermline CC 500
32 Raymond Reidy Team Leslie Bike shop/Right Move Windows 480
33 Jim Hepburn Dunfermline CC 416
34 John McCaffrey Team Leslie Bike shop/Right Move Windows 345
35 Ken Thomson Dunfermline CC 228
36 Steve Vaughan Sandy Wallace Cycles 201
37 John Proudfoot Dunfermline CC 171
38 Gillian Corsie Kinross CC 152
39 Pete Lambie Fife Cycling 2000 148
40 Stevie Ogg Dunfermline CC 146
41 Brian Laffoley Fife Century 118
42 Jane Smart Dunfermline CC 93
43 Alex Slaven Team Leslie Bike shop/Right Move Windows 84
44 Ian Patterson Sandy Wallace Cycles 60
45 Joe Manley Dunfermline CC 43
46 Murray Ford Dunfermline CC 39
47 Mark Barnett Team Leslie Bike shop/Right Move Windows 37
48 Jim Hall Sandy Wallace Cycles 33
49 Tom Bishop Dunfermline CC 31
50 Tony Curran Sandy Wallace Cycles 27
