Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome seriously good pace judgement in this weeks 10. A non point scoring round with a Nearest the Bull competition ie an individuals actual time versus their predicted time without the benefit of a Garmin , Wahoo or other electronic device to pace. Double celebration for Stu Ward who recorded the fastest time for the […]
Stone Wheelers Swynnerton RR
Reading Time: 2 minutesLining up today were Sam, me, 2nd race Richard and newbie Alex all eager to get stuck in to the fast, flat closed road circuit. The race was run as a handicap & due to numbers I went in to the first group, we had about about 4.15 mins over the chasing group for a […]
WVCC Guardian Cup Round 7 – 14/6/2023
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMany thanks to Ann and Graham Gregory and Alan Silver. We couldn’t put on these events without you. Dave VIncent was the only rider to improve this week although Tom Heaword and Jack Fearon [despite a double shoe malfunction] got within 11 seconds. Andy Edwards is now in 3rd place in the GC and has […]
All Points North 2023
Reading Time: 17 minutesAll Points North (APN) caught my eye a couple of years ago. A 1,000km self-supported cycling ultra. Riders were free to plan their own route around 10 checkpoints spread over the hills of Northern England, starting and finishing in Sheffield. I was attracted by the inclusive ethos of the event; a scroll of the APN […]
WVCC Guardian Cup Round 6 – 7/6/2023
Reading Time: 2 minutesTemp roadworks with traffic lights on the A50 forced us on to the 2 lap circuit tonight. 22 riders signed on for this weeks 10, inc Tim Caldwell and Ben Elliot on their Tandem recording a very respectable 24:58. Sam Taylor made his counting appearance debut and promptly won in a […]
WVCC Guardian Cup Round 5 – 31/5/2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute16 riders signed on this week, on a so so night which saw the majority going back a little bit, the general consensus was it was a bit harder than last week. Again Emily Martin was fastest in 23:04 from Lloyd Smith 23:24 and visitor Josh Van Nierop in 24:18 The Tables make interesting viewing […]
WVCC Guardian Cup Round 4 – 24/5/2023
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRound 4 of the summer 10 mile TT series saw 13 riders sign on with five riders recording PB’s [come on the rest of you, you’re missing some fast early season nights] Emily Martin, fresh from her gold in last weekend’s CTT Team Time Trial was fastest with a 22:27 with Lloyd Smith 2nd with […]
WVCC Guardian Cup Round 3 – 17/5/2023
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMuch better weather than previous week resulted in 15 entrants , 7 of which recorded PB’s on the night. Well done to Dave Vincent, Andrew Mallagh, Rich Morgan, Jonathan White , Andy Edwards, Deborah Morgan and Tom Heawood. Those offering excuses about a tough ride at the weekend hampering performance will no doubt be found […]
WVCC Guardian Cup update
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThree weeks in after the preliminary , 1st and 2nd rounds. Weather conditions haven’t been ideal for the scoring rounds with a strong headwind to contend with in R1 and very wet conditions this Wednesday for R2 which reduced the field to 9 hardy contenders and 3 marshalls so unfortunately no photos available for this […]
For your information
Reading Time: 2 minutesSummary of some of the key points discussed at the May Committee meeting WVCC VISION SESSION Grateful to Benn Jones for facilitating the first working party session last month using a SWOT analysis. The output will be a plan that identifies gaps and therefore actions to drive towards our agreed aims.The key outputs and vision […]
2023 Club TT Championship details
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are several events that are listed as championship or award winning events again this year. Season Long Competitions:- Guardian Cup Handicap 10 mile TT series, Best 6 counting rides from 12 counting events Scratch Cup, Best 6 counting rides from 12 counting events Road Bike Challenge, Best 6 counting rides from 12 counting events. […]
“Audax”?
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the club’s spring Audax rides coming up in a month on the 23rd April, it is worth taking some time to answer a few common questions and misconceptions! So we’ll talk about: What is an Audax? An Audax is a ride that has to be completed within a set time limit, including any stops to […]