It was a beautiful evening for yesterday’s time trial and there were numerous p.bs from the 40 riders who took part, including a new course record for Jay Hookins.Jay set a super quick time of 21.43 and took a narrow win...

Another good turnout of 19 riders for the second Mere hillclimb, on a warm, sunny evening with a light tailwind to help everyone, good conditions leading to a few pb times. James Hywel-Davies scorched up the hill in a new record...

17 riders turned out for the first hillclimb of the 2015 season.  It was pretty chilly and there was a very strong crosswind up over the top of the climb.  Kim Little made it look easy with a time of 3.43, not quite a pb for him...

Several of the club’s members were in action on Sunday at the final round of the Offcamber mountain bike series at Inside Park near Blandford.  There was another bumper turn out of riders and the recent dry weather gave...

Academy Start date will be moved from Monday 06 April to the Monday 13th April 2015 Hello to all club members and academy youths and juniors, sorry for the change of dates for the Academy at Henstridge Airfield coaching nights....

Ilton training this year starts on Thurs 2rd April and runs for 16 weeks until 10th Sept at the Merryfield Airfield at 19:00, signing on for 18:45. Anyone who wishes to attend should complete the application form on the TVCRA...

The club held its annual round of the WTTA Hardriders time trial competition on Saturday.  We got very lucky with the weather yet again, but frustratingly the course had to be shortened by three or so miles due to roadworks.Rob...

Two of the region’s championships got underway today (1st March), one on Tarmac and one on the rough stuff, with both featuring a few of the club’s riders.The Southern XC mountain bike series got off the mark at...

It was the final round of the club’s mountain bike series this morning, a series which Kim Little has headed throughout and he maintained his 100% win rate today.  Nigel Brown pushed Kim in the early stages but soon had to...

The first of the region’s Open time trials took place on Sunday, with 13 GDW riders entered in the Frome and Distrcit Wheelers’ 10 mile event held on the Frome bypass.There was a lot of traffic out on the course but...

The club held its first British Cycling circuit race at Odd Down on Saturday, with three races taking place through the afternoon on the 1.5 kms track in Bath.First up was the women’s race which had a strong entry of 22...

Sunday saw the launch of the ambitious new Gillingham and District Wheelers – Wheels of Dorset Race Team. Affectionately known as #Project1 by the management, they have set a clear goal of developing local cycling talent from...

Kim Little made it four out of four to take an unassailable lead in the series at yesterday’s GDW mountain bike race.On a longer than usual course, with a killer climb up the chute, it was another tough race at the...

Winter Riding – not that we’ve had too bad a winter yet (and last year’s incessant rain hasn’t haven’t arrived either) the last 2 Sat morning club rides at 9.00 and 9.30 have had a number of riders...

The club’s mountain bike races continue this coming Sunday (21st), usual venue of Alfred’s Tower.  Meet at the main car park in plenty of time for a 930 race start.  If you are able to help out with marshalling then...

88 riders turned out for the latest Offcamber-organised mountain bike race at Inside Park near Blandford on Sunday.  There were a couple more tweaks to the ever-improving course, which was slippery in places, although not as bad...

Round two of the GDW mountain bike series was back up at Alfred’s Tower woods after the club’s first round tt at Search Farm near Mere.  The 23 starters had a fairly short course to tackle, but it was a tough one...

The Gillingham & District Wheelers club dinner and presentation was held at the Amore Restaurant, Shaftesbury.  Results from the Time Trial based awards as follows:1st Overall (Club Champion Shield) – Charles Rees 1st Senior...

Wareham Forest was the scene of Sunday’s two hour Hop Dog Horn mountain bike race, a course featuring a mix of single track and gravel fire roads, with some of it very muddy after some recent rain.  Although the majority...

Gillingham and District Wheelers are running 2 club trips abroad next year.  Details of the trips here:Sayalonga, Spain – 16 to 23 Feb 2015Mark Geddes is organising a week in Southern Spain (nearest airport Malaga) and has...

The Bristol South CC ran the final WTTA Hardrider event of the season on Sunday, with 99 riders feeling the pain of the 3 kilometre Burrington Coombe hillclimb.  As always, the BSCC put on a great event and there was a bumper...

All club members should have been emailed out details of the club dinner and presentation evening this year being held at the Amore Restaurant, Shaftesbury.Details of the menu choices and who to send your payment to are on the...

The GDW mountain bike winter series got underway today with an off road time trial.  Jim Broom had devised a varied 8 kms course just North of Mere, with a long flat section, a tough climb up Whitesheet hill and a fast descent...

Chris Mullett has been taking part in a couple of recent Open time trials, continuing with the good form he has had this season.  The competitors at the Yeovil CC 10 mile event on September 20th were treated to some great...

For those interested in cycle touring or just some nice scenery I’ve posted some pics from my 10 day 700 mile trip across France this summer on the Pictures page ‘Caen to Montpellier 2014’ .  A mix of shots...