Reading Time: < 1 minute If you are interested or already intending to go to the Spin Cycling Festival in Manchester at the start of May – stop – don’t buy tickets! The organisers have offered free tickets to Weaver Valley CC members. All you need to do is drop me an email, and I’ll send you a code that you […]
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UPDATE – Wild Wales Challenge 2016 Now O
Reading Time: 2 minutes Following on from my post in January, as promised, I can confirm this event is now open for entries, the fee is £20 and further details are below. If you are interested, please contact me and I will pass on the login details, without which, you wont be able to enter. The are around 10 people who […]
Cheshire Classic 2016 Cancelled
Reading Time: 4 minutes We are sorry to announce that the 2016 edition of the Cheshire Classic Women’s Road Race has had to be cancelled. A suitable course which met both the Cycle Racing on the Highway Regulations Act 1960 and a British Cycling risk assessment could not be found. This is not a decision that I, Andy Wood, […]
2016 Winter kit & Current kit stock
Reading Time: < 1 minute After viewing Adys pictures from Llanberis over the weekend, now is a good a time as any to start preparing the next year, and where better than with your kit Not wishing the summer away when it hasn’t even arrived yet 😉 but, its time to start thinking about your winter kit requirements to avoid […]
Llanberis. Brutal. Need I say more..?
Reading Time: 10 minutes Well I suppose I must, so here is a bit of a photo blog. There was a sense of foreboding on social media in the days before, given the weather forecast as the weekend approached. I popped up to Hatchmere for a quick roll call of the early leavers there, and was greeted by a bunch […]
Llanberis 2016.. thanks to all
Reading Time: < 1 minute Llanberis 2016..Alan Silver and I would like to thank the following for the help over last weekend.. Ady Japp for his IT skills and acting as team photographer. [he’s been co-opted onto the organising team]. Syd Rimmer for driving the Broom van.. [he has made some useful suggestions for next year] Caroline Fearon, Ann Gregory, […]
Llanberis 2016 – update
Reading Time: 2 minutes As many will know, we had a bit of last minute drama after we found out that the cafe at Ruthin Craft Centre had closed, which is where we were due to stop for the feeding frenzy before heading onwards to Denbigh! Not to worry though, as Jim, Alan and Syd sought out the Seven […]
Llanberis 2016… Are you ready?
Reading Time: < 1 minute For those who have booked for Llanberis 2016, you should all have had your guide emailed to you. If not, please contact Jim Williams – jim@weavervalleycc.org.uk or me – ady@weavervalleycc.org.uk – to make sure you have all of the details. I have attached a shortened version of the document (which does not have you room […]
Northwich Police and WVCC team up agains...
Reading Time: < 1 minute According the the ImmobiTag web site – see www.immobitag.com – there is a bike stolen every 71 seconds in the UK. That’s a lot of bikes, and the pride and joy of many a cyclist. Insurance often doesn’t cover everything, and most of us love our bikes and would much prefer to have them returned […]
BC membership discount for 1st time memb...
Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s that time of year again were you may be thinking about membership of individual membership of BC [or the CTC] just to let you know that BC are again offering a discount for the 1st year of membership when you are confirmed as a member of the WVCC. [everybody should join either BC or […]
Glenn Longland – Special Guest – Club Di
Reading Time: < 1 minute I’m very pleased to announce that cycling legend, and friend of WVCC, Glenn Longland, will be joining us as special guest at our club dinner this year. Glenn, who started with Crabwood CC and went on to form Antelope Racing Team, has done it all, and well: cyclo-cross, road racing, track racing and time trialling, […]
Wild Wales Challenge 2016
Reading Time: 2 minutes A number of you may (or may not) have fond memories from last year’s event, personally, it was probably the toughest ride I have ever done, over 8000 ft of elevation gain in around 85 miles 2015 route can be found here. I recall a number of conversations immediately following the ride along the lines […]