The ACME Awards 2017

Saturday 11 November saw the Green Room at The Compasses in Littley Green bursting to the seams with many keen cyclists eager to see who would be the recipients of the much coveted ACME awards.

A number had cycled there, so the food and refreshments took priority until Tom Deakins stood and a hush descended in anticipation.

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The Fixed Wheel Challenge

This was awarded to Andrew Preater 

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The Points Champion

For the second year running this was won by Carl Kirkbride

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The Essex SRs

For each of the people who had completed a Super Randonneur (a 200K, 300K, 400K and 600K) event that started in Essex.

The full list is

Alan Barnard, 
Ian Bird 
Alex Brown 
Nik Brunner 
Jason Burns 
Raymond Cheung 
Andy Corbyn 
David Coupe 
Nigel Deakin 
Tom Deakins 
Ritchie Dixon 
Chris Forrest 
Michael Gray 
Jonathan Greenway 
Nick Jackson 
Tom Jackson 
Carl Kirkbride 
Calvin Mckenzie 
Stuart Nurse 
Allen O’Leary 
Tim Pickersgill 
Andrew Preater 
Olaf Storbeck 
Jan Swanwick 
Lee Tooey 
Andrew Turner 
Phil Whitehurst 
Nick Wilkinson

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The Stansted Airport Express

No. 2 of the ACME Winter Series: a trip to West Essex, passing Hatfield Forest & Stansted Airport; back via Thaxted. Wetherspoons start & finish with an excellent cyclists' café control at Thremhall Park 52km

1st December 2018
Witham, Essex
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The Stansted Airport Express

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Car parking available at the Labour Hall, Collingwood Road, Witham CM8 2EE. Manned finish control with 'instant validation'. A mid-morning start offers the option of a civilised extension to 200km

To download the gpx track click here

To download the routesheet click here

The Essex Rivers & Reservoirs Reversed

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The official start & arrivee is The Battesford Court Wetherspoons pub in Newland Street, good location for breakfast before and post ride refreshments.  Arrivée instant brevet validation.

Taking it steady there's tea & cake elevenses at Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre and/or early lunch in Maldon and afternoon cake in Stock. 

Faster riders could get to the Stock cafe control for lunch. Maldon would be an ideal lunch stop opportunity if ECE'ing to 200k with 50 already in the bank at Witham. 

There will be car parking available at The Labour Hall, Collingwood Road CM8 2EE. A £1 donation to be collected on the day which represents excellent value for money for all day parking in Witham. 

Frequent train services from London (check for engineering works) and Norwich/Ipswich/Colchester can also get you to Witham with minimum fuss, directions to the start less than 5 minutes away by bike will be provided in the info sheet. 

To download the gpx track click here 

To download the routesheet track click here