Reading Time: 5 minutes Not to 25 as it turned out. The Withington Wheelers 25 was, at the last minute, shortened to a 10, due to roadworks at the Ollerton crossroads, complete with temporary traffic lights. Nevertheless, a TT was held, and we had 2 of our riders out today. Andy Milligan, who consistently batters out excellent times, was opening […]
Time to TT – Club 10s 2018!
Reading Time: < 1 minute Well, it’s nearly time to start time-trialling in our club 10s. If you are a member and haven’t tried a time trial, why not give it a go? You are up against the clock, and yourself, to see how fast you can cycle around an undulating course of 10 miles in length. There is no […]
Prees. (Never trust a man with a loaded ...
Reading Time: 6 minutes Those of you that have had the misfortune to read any of my previous meandering missives will be aware that I have harped on in the past about club runs staying together and everyone looking after each other. So it is that I apologise unreservedly to the poor soul that we dropped on Norley Hill. […]
Llanberis 2018. A game of two halves.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Well, if there is one thing for sure, it is that you cannot predict the British weather far in advance. It was a cold start to the weekend. Various shivering bodies turned up at the club, muttering in huddles about what was to come. All was well as they set off, and all the way […]
Llanberis 2018 – Don’t panic!!
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nearly time! If you want a bit more detail about the route, then here are the GPX files for you to download to your bike GPS units. They are standard GPX files (on a PC, right click and select Save Link As or Save Target As, to download them to wherever you want to. The […]
Jim’s mystery tour to Tillys
Reading Time: 6 minutes ‘Half a rev!’, shouted Carol. We had not yet left the club car park. You should understand that riders were not sprinting away, rather that Carol wanted to stamp her authority on the ride from the off. Clever thinking. Derek’s compact and bijou run had already departed for Holt when our our rather larger assembly […]
A tale of ice, no fire.
Reading Time: 2 minutes It was high time for an off-road adventure after a January hiatus, so 5 of us went fairly local and met up at Macclesfield Forest on Saturday last – at least we did once the initial Google maps confusion was sorted. Amazingly though, with all expected riders well on time even this slight delay meant […]
Wild Wales Challenge 2018 – 26th August
Reading Time: < 1 minute Please note email received below detailing entry details. WWC entries from nominated clubs will be accepted from 1 March (if you’re getting this e mail, your club is on the nominated list!). Entries from these clubs will be given preferential treatment until mid-April,when entry will be opened to all comers, so please make sure you […]
Horseshoe Pass. The day after the night ...
Reading Time: 5 minutes Many, many years ago, on several occasions whilst out training on hot summer days, me and a few other people would stop off at the pub in Cilcain and have a pint or 2 and then see whether we could ride home without ending up in a hedge. What a laugh. Perhaps this behaviour explains […]
Loggerheads. What doesn’t kill you…
Reading Time: 5 minutes The weather forecast is a good starting point for any outdoor activities and these days they are far more accurate and reliable than they used to be however I still think it’s a great idea to just open the door, smell the air, look at the sky, feel the wind. Then make a decision about […]
Club Kit – Please Read
Reading Time: 3 minutes Bioracer increased their prices by an average of 14% for this year, due to an increase in costs and material prices. We discussed this at a committee meeting and agreed that whilst Bioracer are a great kit supplier in terms of kit quality and service, we also need as a club to offer cheaper kit; […]
In search of Peter Sagan
Reading Time: 7 minutes Inspired by the Boddington’s canal advert and 60s tv series White Horses, we decided to visit the (now triple) world champion’s home country and set off to do a small tour of Slovenia, putting off the hilly bit by starting from Venice. The bikes arrived safely in their cardboard boxes, courtesy of Easyjet and the […]