Reading Time: 2 minutesNice day for a hill climb. The sun was out, the wind was light, and riders gathered early, eager to sign on and get prepared for the ride. Even from the start riders, it looked to be a reasonably fast day, and there was an air of competitive spirit that saw the faster riders battle […]
Loggerheads 10 September
Reading Time: 3 minutesArmwarmers or not armwarmers, that was the question faced on Sunday morning as it was bright and sunny but with a definite nip in the air first thing. No armwarmers for me. Bruce, Carol, Colin Walsh, Colin Wood, Craig, Mark, Paul, Stu, Tony and me set off for Loggerheads at a very civilised pace all […]
Track Nights 2016 are here!!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteInspired by Laura Trott and Jason Kenny? Need to kick start your winter training? This is the perfect opportunity to get some excellent training and experience with the club. We have a British Cycling coach that will train you and give you probably the best 2 hour workout you’ve ever had, for far less money […]
Helpers required – WVCC Hill Climb 2016
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOur Club Championship & open hill climb event is fast approaching, and, as race organiser, I need YOU, the club members to give me hand with running it. There is no club run this Sunday, so – club members – if you aren’t busy, or on holiday(!), I’d really appreciate your help. I don’t need everybody, […]
Stone Wheelers 25 – 10th September 2016
Reading Time: 2 minutesTime triallists talk about “Float days” which come along very rarely but when they do it just feels fast in all directions. Today was such a day and those who were lucky enough to ride made the most of it as the J5/8 course at Blythe Bridge is the quickest one in the area and […]
It’s not all about the cake.. sometimes
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe weekend weather forecast just seemed to improve as the week progressed, and Sunday morning saw it only slightly overcast, but a pleasant temperature and little wind. The Wild Wales posse were already on their way as the few that were left met at the club. There weren’t many there, but what we lacked in […]
A soggy, windy Withington Wheelers 10TT
Reading Time: 3 minutesMy primary thoughts when getting ready for the ten today were whether I should take the dog with me for a change or not, as I was worrying that with it being stuffy I’d come back to a Baked Bodi. I decided in the end that it was cloudy and cool enough so off we […]
WVCC Club Championship 12 Hour – 21st Au
Reading Time: 7 minutesIt’s funny how these things come about as all 3 riders who entered the 12 hour this Year didn’t have it on their radar until very recently. Jim’s amazing 24 hour epic was definitely the catalyst, so thanks for that Jim (not)! I asked Jim a while ago if he was going to make the most […]
Long Run – The No Car Cafe
Reading Time: 3 minutesWell, the plan was to go over to Tea on the Green at Chinley as a precursor to next weeks Wild Wales Challange, however, I had already suspected that Tea on the Green may not be large enough with everyone making a last ditch effort to get miles and hills in the legs, so I […]
CSP Summer Crit – a first try at road ra
Reading Time: 5 minutesSo, Mr Ady Japp has been daft enough to provide me with blog access! Though I promise to use it for the greater good of cycling and not to bang on about food – as delicious as nachos may be. As most of you know, I’ve spent the year steadily upping the racing I do […]
The Guardian Cup 2016 & The Final Fling
Reading Time: 2 minutesSo, who won? Well, if you have been following the results trend over the last few weeks, you’ll have seen that Dave Wilkinson has been improving steadily over the year, enabling him to maximise his points. By last week, only Rich Munro could get near. This was not to be though, as Dave did enough, […]
Alpine mountain biking – yikes!
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen I booked us both onto a cross country Alpine MTB week (with a company called Trail Addiction, in the French Alps near Les Arcs) I had the idea we’d be riding on beautiful contouring trails, through Alpine wild flower meadows, under snow-capped mountain peaks. The chap I liaised with assured me that the riding […]