Reading Time: 2 minutesThe deadline for putting in claims for your TT standards elapsed a while ago but this is one last chance to get them in. If you rode a club 10 or any open TT in 2017 then if it was a PB and you have not previously claimed a club standard for the medal colour […]
Wild Wales Challenge
Reading Time: 2 minutesI have received the following note from the organiser, I will post more info as I receive it. In the meantime, please note the date in in your diary Hi Club secretaries and contacts (if you’re no longer your club contact, please advise me who to contact in future), first may I wish you, your […]
Llanberis 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast few places now on offer to all comers.. 17th/18th March 2018..about £80..if you’re up for a Spring Challenge of 185 miles in a weekend..email me at jim@weavervalleycc.org.uk if your interested.
Wrinklies Christmas Dinner 2017
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere was some doubt as to whether weather conditions would improve today, but early in the morning there had been a convenient thaw, with the promise of filthy roads and rain. We’re on then. Up early, I festooned my bike with Christmas lights, and used bottle holder number 1 for a nice Malbec. After leaving […]
Flaps, Mills and Etiquette
Reading Time: 5 minutesFlaps The flip-side to enjoying riding on bracing winter roads is they tend to not be as clean as summer ones. Come October time and the clocks changing there is always a ‘mudguards’ call and people, over the next couple of weeks, polish up their summer bike and put it to bed for the winter […]
Llanberis 2018
Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s that time again, … LLANBERIS TIME… Many of this year’s riders seem to have forgotten about the ‘weather’ [who could forget the weather?] and have already committed to next years trip. However, there are still some places available. So if you fancy the challenge of 190 miles over a weekend just send me […]
No sense rider at the no Car Cafe
Reading Time: 6 minutesLast Sunday (that’s Sunday 12th) I was full of a cold and was not going to go out on the club run but then thought I would tag along and sit on the back, that would be better than staying at home. Unfortunately due to an activity generally known as ‘sodding about’ I left the […]
WVCC Kit – New Administrator
Reading Time: 2 minutesHi everyone, as I’ve newly taken over as kit secretary from Jim Duffy, I thought I’d do a post to update for those not already aware. I’ve sold a few bits of kit over the last couple of weeks, so thought I’d just update with the latest stocks. Below shows what we have in from […]
The challenge to find the Rickshaw, err,...
Reading Time: 4 minutesAl had a good idea. As this year’s Children In Need Rickshaw Challenge was to pass within a hair’s breadth of us (well as near as Chelford anyway), Al thought it would be good and indeed different for us to ride down to see if we could cheer on the challenge, which was to ride […]
Long Sunday Rides
Reading Time: 3 minutesI’m aware that not everyone reads Cycling Weekly so just thought i’d share this. Hits the nail on the head in so many ways: Dr Hutch: Revealing the real motivation behind Sunday morning bike rides The weekend ride is a sacred ritual, but what motivates us to haul ourselves out of bed on a Sunday […]
To the Jovial Lookout with the BFG
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs soon as I left the house I realised I had put on the wrong base layer (that’s a vest to the older generation). I just had a lightweight one on but as it was only 4 degrees a thicker one would have been in order. I quietly shivered most of the day. Destination today […]
Manchester Regional Track League 3rd Nov...
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter last night’s Weaver Valley track night my legs were decidedly heavy and I went in to my first track league of the season with some trepidation particularly so as this was round 7 and so many other riders would have been warmed up through the previous rounds. I was however buoyed by the fact […]