A chilly and damp 1 degree this morning didn’t stop the teenage boy I saw while on the way to the club. Football shorts and a cotton tee-shirt. Not tucked in. Bonkers. I on the other hand had breathed in the morning air several times before settling on the right combination of garments. At the […]
Manchester Regional Track League
MRTL 20th January 2017 The Manchester Regional Track League is a winter racing league based at the velodrome in Manchester. There are 2 divisions, a first and premier. The first division races are on Friday evenings, the premier on Tuesdays. The first division has riders from BC 1st category down, of all ages and genders. […]
2017 Freewheel competition
The 2017 freewheel World Championships are to take place in Delamere on the 29th Jan..[date is on the calendar] it’s the last championship to be decided before the coveted trophy is awarded at the club dinner. just meet as normal for a club run. Jim Williams who is the current holder, has been in secret […]
Local Audax, Great Scenery and a bit of ...
Dear All, Over the last four years I have run two bike rides from Winsford “Scouting Mam Tor 200K” and the “Edale Run 160K” I had several of your club members come along for the ride. I had great feedback from the rides so I’m running them again this year on the 12th March. The […]
Decisions, decisions
One of the joys of parenthood is the continual stream of children’s birthday parties there are to attend. The pleasures of standing around for 2 hours in some godforsaken hole with a load of other delighted clockwatching parents cannot be overstated. Today I was lucky enough to have a party at 12.00. So it was […]
Track nights update 2017
Before the brief report – the next, and last track night for this winter is on Thursday 9th February 2017. It’s in the calendar, get it in your diaries, and contact Nick to register. This Thursday’s track night was well attended with a mix of club members and invited non-club members. All had a great […]
Short, pacey, modern pottery confusion, ...
First club run of 2017, and many eager faces appeared at the busy club. The long run disappeared with vigour, heading for Prees, and we were to head for Tilly’s at Bunbury. It get’s pretty busy at the cafe on a Sunday, so we decided to have a more direct run out. Conversation was quickly […]
Manchester DC – Future of Time Trialling
Attached is the latest Manchester DC newsletter highlighting the discussions that took place back in November, at a conference to discuss the future of the sport. Bottom line is that we need more people to help so if you would like to put something back into the sport, read on and get in touch with […]
Club Dinner 2017
It’s nearly that time of year again, and so we announce the date for our 2017 Club Dinner. Now in the calendar for Saturday 4th February 2017. This year we’re at the Winnington Park Recreation Club, and it’ll be a great evening with the usual chance to not recognise all of our club members when they are […]
Roller Racing evening and hot pot. What ...
Want some hilarious fun on a school night? Don’t be boring, don’t stay in, come along, have some fun racing, eat some food – hot pot included! This will beat the winter blues, and get your blood pumping. Proper roller racing, against another rider, set along a set distance to give you a leg-spinning challenge! […]
The Revenge of the Yellow Tights
And yea the villagers did not understand the power of the magic of the yellow tights (nor indeed just how randomly vindictive they could be). A very large crowd assembled at the rugby club this morning. Much hilarity and ribbing was endured by one poor rider who had previously worn distinctive legwear. That over with, we […]
Wrinklies Christmas Dinner
Far from the wet and wind, Wednesday brought a breeze and some clear watery sunshine for the traditional Wrinklies Christmas Dinner run. Those of us in our youth (me especially), were not worried by taking a day off and trying to lower the average age a bit. We met at Hatchmere, and took off in […]