Record rides by Junior rider

Josh Teasdale

Team Jewson—M.I.Racing—Thule—CNP—Kinesis—Junior Star—17 yr old Josh Teasdale, continues to amaze with yet 2 more personal best times for 25 and 10 ml Time Trials.

On Saturday afternoon–Josh competed in the Wansbeck C.C. Hilly 21 ml Time Trial at Morpeth .Northumberland--.and finished in 5^th place despite loosing some time when he went wrong at one of the roundabouts, but easily took first place as fastest Junior.

Then a traveled directly down to South Wales to compete in the Acme Wheelers 25 ml Time Trial –the following morning--where he recorded a personal best time of 52 mins 14 secs to win the Junior race by almost 9 minutes.

Then just 3 days later Josh recorded his fastest ever 10 ml Time Trial on the course to be used by for the British Championships in just a few weeks time—His time was 20 mins 14 secs.

In the British Championships ,Josh will lead a very strong Team Jewson—M.I.Race Team challenge for Junior honours, including the Junior Team Championships , with team mates Hugh Carthy, and Rob Yeatman—Yeatman is currently recovering from a broken Collar Bone, from the recent Bristol 2 Day race, but hopes to fit in time for the championships.

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Local Star in form (Cycling/Running)

Greg Ashley

Braunston Athelete Greg Ashley who competes for Team Jewson—M.I.Racing, and has been selected to represent Gt.Britain in the World Long Distance Triathlon Championships in Las Vegas later in the year, , was if terrific form the past 2 weeks, Last Sunday he competed in the Paris Marathon and recorded a personal best time of 3 hrs 16 mins, and then followed that up with 2^nd place in his Cat in the Duston Triathlon (Northants)  with an overall time of 1 hr 51 secs., despite still feeling the effects from his Paris Marathon.

At the end of May, Greg competes in the Lanzarote Iron Man.

Preston Racing Cyclist

Hugh Carthy

16 yr old Hugh Carthy from Fulwood nr Preston, who has been signed up by the top Coventry based Cycle Race Team—Team Jewson—M.I.Racing—Thule—CNP. Was the first member of the team to win on the Road this season, and as a result receives the Jewson “ Rider of the Month “ award for February.—Hugh  will be concentrating on all of the major Junior events in the UK , throughout the 2011 season, and  has just finished a very creditable 12^th overall in the Bristol 2 Day Race one of the National Junior series events, and competing against riders 2 years older, --his team mate 17yr old Rob Yeatman was not so lucky as he crashed towards the end of stage 2 , but finished , only to find out that he had broken his Collar Bone ,and will now be out for several weeks.

Hugh followed this ride with a brilliant 5^th place in the Classic Circuit of the Dales Time Trial , the highest ever placing by a 16 yr old rider-

At the end of the month Hugh takes part in the Isle of Man 3 day race for Junior riders.

Win for the Boss

Mick Ives

Team Jewson—M.I.Racing—Thule=--CNP, Owner and Team Director—Mick Ives ( Baginton ) showed signs of getting back to some sort of form , when he won the fastest Veteran on Standard award , in the tough Wyre Forest 14 ml Hilly Time Trial, Nr Gt Whitley Worcestershire on Saturday.

Ives won by 40secs, but was over 1 minute slower , than his winning time 12 months ago.—“I will just have to step up the training” Ives said, as he continued to mix Road Racing and Time Trials for next few months.before going out to do some riding in the French Alps, over many of the climbs used for the Tour de France, and back in time to lead riders on the very tough 2 day Tom Sabin Mem. Challenge ride from Coventry to Much Wenlock ( Shropshire ) –the birthplace of the Modern day Olympic Games—the 186 ml ride was the idea of Ives to celebrate both the Olympic Games and the fact that the first 3 Cycle Racing events were won by Coventry Cyclist Tom Sabin from Earlsdon—riders wishing to participate in the Challenge can obtain details from  enquires@transport-museum.co.uk max of 50 riders will be on the ride, so interested riders better hurry.

Team Jewson’s Coventry star Triathlete, Samantha Anderson , competing for Gt .Britain in the European Duathlon Championships in Ireland, finished a brilliant 9th, despite obtaining mechanical problems on the Cycling leg, when she hit a large Pot Hole , and needed to stop to attend to the rear wheel, the incident possibly cost her 6th place. (more...)

Another brilliant weekends racing

Another brilliant weekends racing for Coventry based Team Jewson—M.I.Racing—Thule—CNP—Kinesis team, with results from 5 different events across the country.

Pete Smith

Smith gets his first Victory

Pete Smith –one of the really hard men in British racing, who has been riding for M.I.Racing for 2 years , and a former British Road Race Champion, competed in his first Road Race of the season, and came away with Victory—The event was Round 1 of the season long “Mstina Jersey” series at Basingstoke over 50 mls, Smith who was a member of the Jewson team that won the British  Veterans Cyclo Cross Team Championship in January, won the event in a tight uphill sprint –Like many members of the successful team, Smith will mix his 2011 season with Road Racing—Mountain Bikeing and Time Trials, before concentrating on Cyclo Cross in the winter months.

On Saturday Triathlete Stacey Penn won the Ladies section in the Stratford 10 ml open time trial, on the very tough course nr Alcester, made even tougher by a strong wind.

Stacey won in a time of 25 mins 14 secs, her first victory of the 2011 season,
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News by Month:

Some of the team members at Team Jewson launch 2011

Team Jewson Launch 2011

Mick Ives

Mick Ives

• Winner of 5 UCI World Masters Cyclo-Cross Championships
• I.C.F World Champion - Mountain Bike
• W.A.O.D World Champion - Road
• 2x World Cup Time Trial Champion
• 2nd 3 times in UCI World Masters RR Championships
• 2nd I.C.F World Cyclo-Cross Championships
• 2nd UCI World Masters Cyclo-Cross Championships
• 3rd 2 times in UCI World Masters Cyclo-Cross Championships
• 73 times British Cycling Champion
• Only rider ever to ride Tour De France route solo 1 day after each stage
• Only male rider to represent Great Britain internationally in Road Racing, Cyclo-Cross, Mountain Bike and Track
• Only British rider to win world championship medals in Road Racing, Cyclo-Cross and Mountain Bike
• Only British male rider to win National Championships in Road Racing, Cyclo-Cross, Mountain Bike and Time Trial
• L.V.R.C National Champion in Road Racing, Criterium, Cyclo-Cross and Time Trial

Barrie Mitchell

Barrie Mitchell

• I.C.F World Champion – Mountain Bike
• 18 British Cycling Championships
• Winner of British Championship Medals in Road Racing, Cyclo-Cross and Time Trialling
• L.V.R.C National Champion in Road Racing and Time Trialling

Steve Knight

Steve Knight

• Two times Winner of British Mountain Bike XC Championships
• Winner of British Senior Cyclo-Cross Championships
• Winner of British Veteran Cyclo-Cross Championships
• Represented Great Britain at the World Cyclo-Cross Championships
• L.V.R.C National Cyclo-Cross Champion

Jack Watson

• Winner of 9 British Championships in Road Racing
• Winner of L.V.R.C National Road Race + Handicap Championship

Darren Atkins

Darren Atkins

• Winner of National Cyclo-Cross Trophy Series
• 2nd in National Veteran Cyclo-Cross Championships

Pete Smith

Pete Smith

• Ex National Veterans Road Race Champion
• Member of National Cyclo-Cross Championships 2011
• Excellent Road and Time Trial rider

Martin Hackley

Martin Hackley

• 2nd National Road Race Championships 2010
• King of the Bowl series (Milton Keynes) 2009 & 2010
• Winner of 18 Circuit Races 2010

Ryan Ballard

Ryan Ballard

• Returned to cycling 2010 after 20 years out of the sport
• 4 Road Race Wins 2010

Steve Davies

Steve Davies

• Winner of National Junior Cyclo-Cross Championships
• Winner of National Veteran Cyclo-Cross Championships
• Winner of National Cyclo-Cross Trophy Series

John Stevenson

John Stevenson

• Winner of National L.V.R.C Percy Stallard Road Race Series 2009 & 2010
• National Championship Medalist

Phil Wilkins

Phil Wilkins

• Ex Professional Cyclist
• Winner of National Criterium Championships 2009

Paul Wain

Paul Wain

• Multi National Track Champion 2009
• Ex National Team Pursuit Squad member
• 2011 Darly Moor Circuit Race Winner

Derrick Woodings

Derrick Woodings - Tysoe Win

• Ex Professional Cyclist
• Twice National 100 mile Time Trial Champion
• National Track Champion
• Medallist in National Road Race Championships

Andrew Taylor

Andrew Taylor

• New team member - recovering from injury
• All-rounder
• Team Webmaster

• Visit Blog
• Visit Website

Phil Astfalck (The Falcon)

Phil Astfalck

• Over 20 years out of the sport, now back and racing!

Josh Teasdale

Josh Teasdale

• Fastest ever 16 year old over 50 miles (1:51:51)
• Prolific Time Trial Winner
• 3rd in Ruby Project National Series 2010
• G.H.S National 10 mile Champion 2010

Hugh Carthy

Hugh Carthy

• Prolific Road Race and Circuit Winner
• First member of 2011 team to win a Road Race - Feb 2011

Rob Yeatman

Rob Yeatman

• Very fast Time Trialist and Road Racer
• Recently broke his collarbone in Bristol 2 day

James Locker

James Locker

• Very successful Circuit and Track rider

Greg Ashley

Greg Ashley

• Selected to represent Great Britain in 2011 Long Distance World Triathlon Championships - Las Vegas
• Excellent Time Trialist

Stacey Penn

Stacey Penn

• 3rd in World Age Related Triathlon Championships 2009 - Australia and 2010 - Budapest

Samantha Anderson

Samantha Anderson

• 11th in the World Age Relation Triathlon Championships 2010 - Budapest (her first season of competition)
• Selected for the Great Britain Team European Durathlon Championships 2011 - Ireland
• Voted "Triathlete of the year" 2010 by Rugby Triathlon Club

Brian Tear

Brian Tear

• Iron Man Triathlete - Time Trialist - Road Racer - Cyclo-Cross and Mountain Biker
• Member of the National Cyclo-Cross Championship Team 2011
• 3rd L.V.R.C National Cyclo-Cross Championships 2010

Martine Verweij

Martine Verweij

• Dutch and British International Triathlete
• Mountain Bike and Cyclo-Cross Rider

Tony Taylor

• Top Road and Time Trialist
• News Letter Editor

Ben Mountford

• New Team Member (19 years old)
• Road Racer

Mick Donnelly

Mick Donnelly

• Very fast Road and Time Trial rider

Malc Brookling

Malc Brookling

• Top Veteran Time Trialist (54 minute 25 mile TT ride, hist first ride this year)
• Back racing after many years out of the sport

Les Liddiard

Les Liddiard

• Top Veteran Road Racer
• Ex Powerboat Professional Racer

Clive Pinfold

Clive Pinfold

• Prolific Road Race Winner

Tim Stowe

Tim Stowe FNSS

• Ex National Mountain Bike Downhill Champion
• World Championship Rider
• L.V.R.C National Cyclo-Cross Champion 2010
• Member of National Cyclo-Cross Championship Winning Team 2011
• Ex top MotoCross Rider

Phil Bayton (the Staffordshire Engine)

• Ex Professional Multi-National Professional Champion
• Recovering from injury

Mark James

Mark James

• Mountain Bike and Cyclo-Cross Rider
• Member of the National Cyclo-Cross Championship Winning Team 2011

Wendy Kerby

Wendy Kerby

• Member of Ladies Time Trial Team

History

M.I. Racing was formed in 1997 by Mick Ives, and has been one of the U.K.'s most successful Cycling racing Teams ever since. During that period, the Team has won over 1,000 races, all over the U.K. and mainland Europe.

Our Major Success's include...

• 8 U.C.I. World Masters Cycling Championships
• 8 Silver Medals in U.C.I. World Cycling Championships
• 2 Bronze Medal in U.C.I. World Cycling Championships
• 2 European Cycling Championships
• Over 50 British Cycling Championships
• 1 Bronze Medal World Age Related Triathlon Championships

The Team competes in all types of Cycle Racing; Road Racing, Track, Time Trials, Triathlons and Cyclo Cross. From January 1st to December 31st (unlike most teams, who only compete for about 6 months of the year).

The Teams youngest racing member is 16 years old, its oldest is 75 years old. We have 3 Triathletes who represented Great Britain in the last 2 seasons. We have a crack junior Squad of 4 riders. The top veteran road team in the UK and top veteran cross team in the UK.

We promote events to the highest level - how many teams can quote these fact?

Contact Us

Darren Atkins - 2011 National Cyclo Cross Trophy series winner

By Email:
mickivesbikeking@gmail.com

By Mail:
Team MI Racing, 78 Mill Hill, Baginton, Coventry, CV8 3AG

By Phone / Fax:
+44 (0) 24 76 304009

Website Comments?
andrew@thetaylor.co.uk

Upcoming Events

• LVRC National Time Trial Championships -, Sunday 9th Oct
• Plus 2 Cyclo Cross events inc LVRC National Championships - date to be advised

Team Patrons

David Harmon - Jewson Team Launch

• Sean Yates - Yellow Jersey holder Tour de France, now Director Sportive for Team Sky
• Allan Pieper - Winner Tour of Sweden , White Jersey holder Tour de France - now Team Director Sportive, HTC
• Alan Rushton - Director Events Group
• Richards Dunwoody - Ex Nat Champion Jockey
• Jon Jo O’Neill - Champion Nat Hunt Trainer
• David Harman - EuroSport
• Dan Fleeman - Team Raleigh Pro - Nat Hill Climb Champion

Special thanks to

The Signworks
They create our vehicle graphics, printing/embroidery on Leisure Clothing and supply team banners for events.
Based locally at 12 Clarendon Av, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV32 5PZ. Contact Simon.

Mick Ives

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