The men on the move at Gravesend Cycling Club at the moment are Steve Gibson in the seniors and Mike Coulter in the veterans.

In the club Tuesday 10-mile time-trial series at Grain  more members are riding and consequently times are improving. 

Gibson and Anthony Westwood tied on 22m46s, followed by: Jason Tibbs, now back riding after a year’s layoff (24m42s), Leon Gower (25m24s), Kevin Gleadow (26m02s), Steve Harrington (26m06s), Dave Barclay (26m25s), Alan Williams (29m20s), Mark Simms (29m58s), Karl Firmin (31m08s) and Mike Harrington (31m16s). 

The following week’s results: Gibson (22.48), Tibbs (24.40), Coulter (25.36), Gleadow (25m54s), Keith Ward (28m33s), Phil Edwards (29m02s), Williams (29m18s), Firmin (30m25s), M Harrington (31m26s) and Mike Jones (31m44s).

Next race: Westwood (22.m31s), Tibbs (24m31s), S Harrington (25m33s), James Smith (25m48s), Gleadow (26m04s), Adie Crothall (27m14s), Luke Harrington (27m14s), Edwards (28m42s), Williams (28m57s), M Harrington (31m08s).

Last week: Gibson (22m49s), Tibbs (24m34s), Coulter (25m05s), S Harrington (25m20s), Gleadow (25m42s), Crothall (26m46s), Wards (27m55s), Edwards (28m13s), Firmin (31m22s), David Barnes (30m43s) and M Harrington (30m47s).

Gibson has been road racing and has earned enough points now to be promoted to the third cat group and in his last race at Cyclopark he finished fifth in the sprint. 

He has also set a personal best time of 22m46s for the 10-mile time trail distance, this all in only his first season of racing.

Members have been competing in open races. 

In the De Laune 10m event at Grain Westwood finished sixth in 22m15s, with Gleadwo timing 24m46s and Barclay 25m57s. 

Coulter rode a very windy 30-mile event at Harrietsham in 1hr23m58s, the KCA 50 on Romney Marsh recording 2hr11m57s.

This was followed by a 25-mile in Suffolk clocking 1hr00m06s and then a 10-mile event in Hertfordshire (22m50s).

The 50 and 10 times were his second ever fastest times.  

Gower entered a retro (old bikes with old equipment) bike race round the streets of London and came fifth.

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