HEADLINES FROM SEPTEMBER COMMITTEE MEETING Annual General Meeting – Tuesday 3rd October 2023 @ 1930 Preparations are in place for the 2023 AGM at Winnington Park Rugby Club details above. All members are welcome to attend and are encouraged to do so if possible. The Committee are volunteers who have been elected to represent and […]
Chorley CC Road Race 3rd September 2023
22 laps, about 46 miles in total. It was a lovely day with no wind. I was old enough to be the grandparent of a lot of the other riders It started out quick from the off and stayed quite quick & even though there were loads of attacks, nothing was able to get away […]
TLI Criterium Championship 2nd September...
1 hour plus 3 laps (each lap was 2 minutes and a bit). Rode sensibly, didn’t chase any of the early stuff. I made an early decision i wasn’t doing anything till at least 45 minutes. I made just 1 attack after 50 minutes which stuck. Was away till 3 laps to go when Karl […]
WVCC Guardian Cup – 2023 final results
So it’s all over for another year, time to reflect on what if’s and maybe’s, thinking about what you might do differently next year. Thanks as always goes to Ann and Graham Gregory and to all those who helped out over the year. To summarise we 16 events throughout the summer Most rounds ridden by […]
WVCC Guardian Cup Round 14 – 9/8/2023
Our last 10 of the year takes place on the 16th Aug. Traditionally called the ‘Final Fling’ entry fee is free for club members [but the normal £5 for non member] and in true Hollywood tradition the final tables will be revealed after the event over a post race pint [I will even buy you […]
WVCC Guardian Cup Round 13 – 2/8/2023
Many thanks to Ann and Graham, Alan Silver, Ady Japp and anyone else who helped out on the night. Its all to play for in the Horsfield Road Bike competition, with only 1 point separating the top 3 positions. Fastest Ride of the night was from visitor Alex Royle with a 200:53 a tantalising 3 […]
WVCC Guardian Cup Round 12 – 26/7/2023
Well, that was a wet one, more helpers than riders say it all [it’s only a bit of wet you know!] Anyway 6 riders faced Ann and were rewarded with some high points scores as there were only members who rode. Did I say it was a bit damp? Sam Taylor was fastest with 24:17 […]
Bickerstaffe RR 20th July 2023
Super 4, Bickerstaffe RR Time and again I get too carried away with myself in races, doing too much, covering too much and not being there at the pointy end of the day. Slowly but surely I am learning… ish. It was a nice, dry evening yesterday although with a stiff breeze. Once the lead […]
WVCC Guardian Cup Round 11 – 19/7/2023
A good night with the earlier rain giving way to dry roads and sunny skies even though it was a little windy. 8 club members shortened their PB’s and 1 got within 5 seconds. Lloyd Smith keeps on improving and got tantalisingly close to the 21minute mark stopping the clock at 22:06. Sam Taylor was […]
WVCC 10m TT Club Championship 2023 -12/7...
Sam Taylor has defended his Club Championship 10, recording a 21:15 with Lloyd Smith finally breaking the 23 min mark on the JC19 with a fantastic 22:27.. One of the rides of the night was done by Jeff wood who recorded a 23:06 on a road bike to secure 3rd place. The threatened rain didn’t […]
For your information
Charity Days support The club has contributed to two very successful charity days at the the Rugby Club and Antrobus recently both involving a ‘furthest in a minute’ competition on a Watt bike. On both occasions our stall attracted a huge amount of interest and generated loads of fun for 20 participants at the Rugby […]
WVCC 10m TT – 05/07/2023
A surprisingly fast night this week with 4 riders recording PB’s, Fastest was Sam Taylor who is knocking on the door of the course record with a superfast 20:55.So if you were put off by wet roads and the threat of rain, you missed out. [ BTW, it didn’t rain ! ] Change at the […]