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August 23, 2010

Podium Place for David Miller at St. Ives CC MTB Race

Filed under: Racing — Tags: , — Jamie @ 9:08 am

Revel Outdoors team rider, David Miller, cashed in on the good prize money offered at the St. Ives CC MTB race on Sunday, with a comfortable 3rd place finish. 

The race was held at Hinchingbrooke Country Park.

(full results)

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August 17, 2010

4th place in Brighton Big Dog Solo

Filed under: Racing — Tags: — Jamie @ 3:11 pm

Revel Outdoors was represented by Richard Muchmore in the solo Vet category of the Brighton Big Dog endurace event. 

Muchmore finished 4th, completing 5 laps in a time of 5:04:48.

(full results)

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Results from Mud, Sweat and Gears Round 4

Filed under: Racing — Tags: — Jamie @ 2:54 pm

6 members of the Revel Outdoors Race Team took part in Round 4 of the Mud Sweat and Gears Eastern Series race, on a tough course at Codham Park.

New Newmarket shop mechanic, Dave Miller, put in a strong debut performance for the team, coming in 4th in the Senior Racer category – 22 seconds off a podium place.  James Dyke returned to racing with a 24th place finish, and Darren Styles ended up 34th.  Will Mitcham and Richard Bettaney both had problems resulting in pulling out after only 1 lap.

In the Women’s warrior category, Susan Boles had her first taste of the podium with a 2nd place finish.

(full results)

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End-of-Summer Sale

Filed under: Product News, Shop News — susan @ 12:15 pm

End-Of-Summer Sale taking place NOW in both shops and in our web store!

From now until the end of August, summer cycling kit and shoes are 20% off or more.

 

 

 

 

 Hurry! The sale ends August 31st!

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August 5, 2010

9th Place in 21m Newmarket Open Time Trial

Filed under: Racing — Tags: , — Jamie @ 8:04 am

Jamie Wightman raced the Newmarket C&TC Open Time Trial on Sunday 1st August, completing the 21 mile course in 54:34, in 9th place.

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Bontrager 24 hour results

Filed under: Racing — Tags: , , — Jamie @ 7:52 am

The Revel Outdoors Race Team finished 24th in the Bontrager 24 hour event in Plymouth, completing 23 laps in treachourous conditions. 

(full results

Kempi and his Elbows

Darren Has a Rest

Knackered

Mud!

 Race report from team member Iain: 

Friday practice was on a damp, but drying course, including some very slippery muddy sections. 
 
A couple of good climbs, and plenty of challenging single track.
 
There was much talk of tyre choice amongst the team, ending in many changes.
 
Practice included tumbles for both Kemp and Styles on the same section, on different laps, neither suffering too much, just cuts and bruises.
 
Friday night saw heavy rain, but by the race start at midday the course was drier than Friday practice.
 
Kemp opted to start for the team, and his casual approach saw him starting right near the back of the ??? strong field.
 
Strong progress was made on the first lap, many places being gained.
 
Handing over to Bettaney, the teams strongest rider, more places were gained.
 
Styles, Balaam and Stoveld followed with strong laps, leaving the Revell team hovering around 13th place in the open category, contested by 68 teams.
 
A miscalculation of Kemps lap time in free traffic lead to a mix up with transition, but this only cost a minute or so.
 
A crowd pleasing skid, then wheelie went slightly awry for Styles on his next lap, which ended lying in someone’s pasta in the crowd!
 
Strong laps followed, then the drizzle began at around 8pm, and continued throughout the night until around 8am, transforming the course in to a quagmire in places, wrong tyres choices leading to clogging to the point of wheels not turning through the bikes forks.
 
These conditions lead to a fall? (I think) for Stoveld, causing a problem with an old ankle injury, and forcing him to withdraw for the race duration.
 
The conditions also hit the morale of Balaam, who also chose not to ride again at the 1am mark, but became team bike cleaner to ease the load on the remaining team.
 
The 3 remaining members had to dig hard in the difficult conditions, fast turn arounds meaning no chance of sleep.
 
Bettaney decided to call it a day after his 5th lap, as conditions continued to worsen.
 
Kemp opted to do a slow 2 lap stint to give the remaining member Styles a chance to get some rest.
 
Kemp informed Styles at the transition that as the track was drying, the mud was becoming ‘claggy’, as my bike condition proved, and suggested that one more lap would be an achievement as we were all suffering from fatigue now.
 
Styles completed a strong lap in the conditions, but Kemp had nothing left to give, so the team retired at 8.45am.
 
A great event for the team, many lessons learned.
 
A strategy leaving time for team members to sleep, and a permanent pit helper would have made a huge difference in hindsight.
 
The team will return stronger for sure!

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July 29, 2010

New maintenance products available

Filed under: Product News — susan @ 3:00 pm

We have some new maintenance products available in our shops!

Finish Line 1-Step Cleaner & Lubricant - it’s engineered for commuters and recreational cyclists who are looking for an easy way to maintain their chains.  It loosens and removes surface grime while delivering a clean, low-friction film of lubricant.  It prevents premature component wear while reducing pedaling friction and drive-train noise and is formulated to provide maximum rust protection.

One of the most popular lubes we sell, White Lightning Epic Ride is now available in aerosol form!  This easy-to-use format makes lubing your chain a bit less messy.

We are carrying a full line of bike care products from Pedro’s in both shops now! Pedro’s products are environmentally friendly and effective! They offer a whole range of chain lubes (including synthetic lube) and bike cleaners designed to leave your ride beautifully clean and in top shape! Be sure to stop by one of the shops or check out the products on our webpage.

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June 14, 2010

Mud, Sweat & Gears Round 2 Photos

Filed under: Racing — Tags: , — Jamie @ 3:13 pm

Some photos from the race (from Sport Essex):

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Mud Sweat & Gears Round 2, Thetford

Filed under: Racing — Tags: , — Jamie @ 9:11 am

There was a great turnout for the Revel Outdoors Race Team at the second of the 2010 Mud Sweat & Gears Eastern series races in Thetford Forest, and some great results. The course was dry and fast with no place for rest.

Mens Warrior category (1 hour):

  • 3rd Daniel Collins, 4 laps, 1:04:49

Womens Warrior category (1 hour):

  • 4th Susan Boles, 3 laps, 1:05:42

Mens senior Racer category (2 hours):

  • 9th Richard Bettaney, 7 laps, 1:44:13
  • 14th Jamie Wightman, 7 laps, 1:46:53
  • 26th James Dyke, 7 laps, 1:52:01
  • 36th Iain Kemp, 7 laps, 1:55:32
  • 46th Rob Balaam, 6laps, 1:42:41
  • 48th Darren Styles, 6laps, 1:43:31

Mens veteran Racer category (2 hours):

  • 13th Garry Houghton, 7 laps, 1:51:08

New team member Kurt Broad won the “Broken Seatpost” category in 1 lap, 16:22.

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May 3, 2010

Ride a Tour de France Bike!

Filed under: Product News, Shop News — Jamie @ 8:03 am

This Orbea Orca Evo was in the 2009 Euskaltel-Euskadi Tour de France team, and now it’s in our Newmarket shop:

Orbea Orca Evo Tour de France

Orbea Orca Evo, Tour de France

Euskaltel

Euskaltel-Euskadi

The bike is available for test rides and/or drooling over!

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