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36 Cambridge University Cycling Club www.cam.ac.uk/societies/cycling President: Chis Pedder, Trinity Captain/Secretary: Mark Holt, Gonville & Caius Cambridge University Cycling Club is one the oldest and most active cycling clubs in the country. We have a packed weekly riding schedule both on and off road, ranging from social touring style rides to full-on racing, as well as trips away both in and outside the UK. All levels of cycling are catered for in the club, from complete beginners and casual riders to serious racers. We are proud to be supported by our main sponsors, Alpine-Rootz. The company provide supported cycle tours in and around the French Alps, including entry and support at many of the ‘cyclosportives’ in the region. We are also sponsored by solidlights.co.uk, a local company producing some of the lightest high power bike lights around, utilising the latest in LED technology. On the racing front, we are proud to consistently produce good results in many disciplines. We have a great record at BUSA (student nationals), winning over 20 medals over the last 3 years, and have also had riders competing at national level. We pride ourselves on providing a great foundation for people who want to get started in racing, so if you want to have a go – this is the place to start. A number of our top riders over recent years have been those who have started out riding whilst at Cambridge. a great demonstration to those starting out today that anything is possible with a little training. And no, you don’t need an expensive bike to be good! Half Blues awarded 2005 – 06 Simon Brereton, Jesus Chris Pedder, Trinity Sarah Street, Wolfson Cambridge University Eton Fives Club www.sport.cam.ac.uk/etonfives Captain: James O’Callaghan, Christ’s Secretary: Jamie Potts, Emmanuel The season suffered a severe set back due to the closure of the Leys School courts. These had previously been our main courts on which to practise, but unfortunately the school has decided that the courts would be better used as a climbing wall or a storage facility. Fortunately there is a single court at Magdalene College, which the college kindly allows us to use for training, allowing us to at least keep working on our fives. However, this does still mean that we have only one court in the entire University on which we can play. This caused difficulties for training sessions and the organisation of home fixtures. Particularly disappointing was the late decision of Shrewsbury School to cancel their fixture with Cambridge due to our lack of facilities. Unfortunately, lack of facilities meant that a ‘Cuppers’ competition would never be feasible. Nevertheless, we still managed to train regularly in six sessions per week at Magdalene. Thus, despite the unhappy situation that we only have one court in the entire university on which to train, we have managed to maintain a high level of enthusiasm for the game. Half Blues awarded 2005 – 06 Aly Patel, Trinity Jamie Potts, Emmanuel James O’Callaghan, Christ’s Nicholas Gill, Magdalene Robert Friedman, Emmanuel Paul Jefferys, Trinity Varsity Match 26th February 2006, Eton College Cambridge 2 – 1 Oxford
The blues match is a three-pair fixture, and is always hard to predict. Nevertheless, we approached this year’s match expecting to secure a result, and confident in the strength of our team. Although Oxford’s first pair, containing a player who has won several national tournaments, were strongly fancied, some fine shots from Aly Patel suggested that Cambridge might well upset the form book as they surged into an early lead in the first game. Unfortunately Cambridge were unable to maintain the same level of play, the pair’s lack of stamina reflecting the fact that they had both recently recovered from nasty bouts of ‘flu, and Oxford took the rubber in three games. A third pair Robert Friedman and Paul Jefferys, took a tight first game, and then destroyed the Oxford resistance by raising their game and improving their cuts returns, storming through the second game in ten minutes. Their determination and consistency was too much for the Oxford pair who ceded the rubber in three straight games. As last year, this left the result of the match to be decided by the second pair, a match which contained three present or former Cambridge Captains. Nick Gill and James O’Callaghan, last year’s third pair, played very well together as a pair, and their consistency wore away the Oxford second pair. Although the match was tight, they always maintained control and won in three straight games. Thus, Cambridge won the match 2 – 1. Whilst the score sounds close, we were clearly the better side at second and third pairs, and it was just a pity that the first pair were still feeling the after-effects of ‘flu. This was our second victory in a row, and we have every chance of repeating the achievement next year! Second team report The Second Team, Cambridge Penguins, beat Oxford Peppers 3 – 0. Unfortunately, due to some last-minute illnesses, Oxford were unable to field a third pair, so ceding the third rubber. In the first two pairs, Cambridge’s strength in depth was evident. The athletic Bartholomew brothers were simply too strong for their opponents, who were unused to such an aggressive style of Fives, and Julian Black and Robin Chatterjee (playing in his sixth second team match!) played with great levels of consistency to overcome their Oxford counterparts. Thus, Cambridge won the second team Varsity match 3 – 0, for the second year running, a testament to the strength and depth in our squad. Other News Cambridge University Eton Fives Club recorded wins against Old Ipswichians (2 – 0) and Eton College (5 – 1) and defeats against Highgate School (1 – 2) and Old Cholmelians (0 – 3). In the County Championship, Cambridge University accounted for the entire Cambridgeshire team and were unlucky to lose to Middlesex, the eventual winners of the tournament. In the London Tournament, Aly Patel and James O’Callaghan narrowly missed qualification to the quarter finals on points difference in a three way tie. One men’s and one women’s pair were entered into the Festival competition. BUSA Cancelled this year. Representative Honours Charlotta Cooley reached the semi-finals of the women’s national Eton Fives competition. Sponsors • Pol Roger sponsored the Varsity match 37
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