Reading Time: 2 minutesNow the longer days are here an audax man’s thoughts turn to the bigger distances working towards a series of 200k, 300k,400k and eventually a 600k. A number of our members have entered a 300 next weekend and some daft people have to check the route to make sure the instructions are ok and there […]
Off Road ride 6 April
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA fabulous sunny spring day saw four of us set out on the superb Penmachno trail. This was Tim former WVCC’s Anne on loop 2 (which we did first). Anne and Ann carried on together while Tim and I rode both loops before lunch back at the Conway Falls cafe. The conditions were pretty good most […]
Summertrees (Short Run) – 7th April 2013
Reading Time: 3 minutesTo celebrate the club run returning to it’s 9.30 (booo = less sleep) Summer start time, Al put together a classic route to take the short run to Summertrees. A route steeped in heritage, created by a certain Terry Veal years ago which features every hill en-route including The Yeld and Chapel Lane (the hard […]
Chirk 200km [take two]
Reading Time: 2 minutesWell, another go at the Chirk 200km Audax [it wasn’t cancelled last Sunday ] took place on the 31st March [not weeks later like some events we could mention ! ] So while the club run was regaling the fact that big Al had kept the start to the winter time of 10am [to allow […]
It’s summer time!!! (Is it?)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI know it doesn’t feel like it right now, and your leggings are clinging to your legs like a limpet, but it’ll soon be time for shorts and shaved legs!! So, from this Sunday, as the clocks have indeed sprung forward an hour, club runs will meet at 09:30. You can now look forward to […]
Easter Sunday Club Run – 31st March 2013
Reading Time: 3 minutesAlthough he couldn’t be with us today, Al was kind enough to keep the start time of today’s club run at the usual Winter time of 10am, with the clocks going forward this was much appreciated. The other reason for keeping the time at 10am for this weekend was due to the past couple of […]
Mam Tor I counted them out but ……..
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday saw the first running of a 200k from Winsford to Mam Tor and beyond. There was a good WVCC turn out, 5 at the start, Josh, Roy, Phil (who had opted for this event as their first 200) and Syd and myself. As we set off towards Macclesfield it was a bit nippy. By […]
Weaver Valley CC – Club Time Trials and
Reading Time: 2 minutesWeaver Valley CC – Club Time Trials and Championships 2013 Event Calendar 10 mile TT Details See the points scoring system for the Guardian Cup described under competitions and trophies on the club website. Meet in Shakerley Mere Car Park Near finish motorway bridge at 18:30 Course: JC19. Pay £2.50 per rider on the day […]
Llanberis 2013 – 23rd-24th February
Reading Time: 4 minutesWell,it’s nearly time for the big one! There’ll be a few that are riding Llanberis for the first time this year, so here are a few details to let you know what is going on. Luggage We’re only going for one night,so you don’t need to bring everything and the kitchen sink(!) There will be […]
The Great British Bike Bake Off (Short r...
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Sunday run to the Ice Cream Farm turned out to be a mass start of eager riders all desperate to get last minute miles in for Llanberis. Despite Jim’s shout’s of ‘it’s too late’, Alan suggested a hilly route out to the Ice Cream Farm. A mutiny almost ensued. After a brief excursion down […]
Hit the North 4
Reading Time: 2 minutesMatthew, Kev and I rode in Hit the North 4 yesterday – a BC supported mountain bike race in Philips Park, Whitefield. We had a lovely sunny day for it, and the route was fab – with some new stretches of manufactured trail, complete with berms, bumps and swoopy sections. The course also featured “The […]
Holt – ‘You can never have too much carr
Reading Time: 2 minutesNot nearly as eventful as the long run you might say, but a massive group turned out after the club dinner. Jules claiming that he was getting ‘panic miles’ in for Llanberis. The rest of us just wondering why we were out in the drizzle, and Giles wondering when the long run was going to […]