Alfred’s Tower Round Four

One week until the first GDW event of 2014, mountain bike race at Alfred’s Tower on Sunday 12th January, race start at 10 am – expect a lot of water and mud!  Meet at the tower car park

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British Cycling silver membership & benefits

Why don’t you join BC this year? Be insured for the road and get a race licence too.Race Silver Membership BenefitsFor just £38 a year (that’s just over £3 a month) you will receive:Free Provisional Race Licence plus...

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Ladies’ Ride

Jenny Lucas will be leading out another GDW ladies’ ride.  The plan is for a ride of around three hours with a stop for coffee, leaving Wheels cycle shop at 10 am on Sunday December 29th

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Have you had your Specialized bike stolen?

Gillingham Police rang me on Saturday 07/12/13 trying to trace the owner of a Specilaized bike they have found in Gillingham.The bike had aparently been dumped with the lock attached to the rear wheel.The Police Lady thinks it...

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A message from Mary and Dennis…

Just to wish all of Gillingham Wheelers a merry Christmas and a happy new year at your annual dinner this Saturday from Den and I.  We are in OZ instead of NZ but what is a country or two?We are here because of Clive’s...

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GDW Xmas Dinner and Presentation evening

Quick reminder for those members who have yet to book their place at the club dinner on Sat 30th Nov. If you are coming can you please let Mike Smith know (mikey.e.smith@googlemail.com) along with your menu choices and £13 (£18...

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Mountain Bike Series, R2

The second of the GDW winter mountain bike races was a very muddy affair, the recent wet weather transforming some parts of the course.  The sticky gloopy bits didn’t seem to slow down Kim Little at all, he raced away from...

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TVCRA Winter Road Race Series

Road racing llton winter league – the TVCRA have had confirmation that races are being run on the following dates at 11:00:November 10December 8January 12February 9March 2There will just be 2 races E/1/2 and 3/4 category,...

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Alfred’s Tower, Race One Results

The first of this winter’s GDW mountain bike races took place on Sunday.  Disappointingly, only eight riders took part in the hour long race but there was some tight racing amongst them and all enjoyed...

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GDW Mountain Bike Winter Series

It’s time to get muddy again, the mountain bike winter series begins on Sunday October 13th.  There will be six races in total, see the calendar page for more details.  The events will take place at the Alfred’s...

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Sun longer club run – Wareham

Barney Cox and Charles Rees are taking part in the 2 day Tour of Purbeck road race this weekend.Day one (Sat) is 55 miles and is 5.5 laps of this circuit (East Lulworth) and starts at 2 pm.Day two (Sun) is 50 miles and 9.5 laps...

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Road racing winter league – Ilton

The TVCRA are looking at running a winter series on the following dates:November 10December 8January 12February 9March 2to make it a success and run smoothly they are looking at having two helpers per club per event, as GDW are...

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Final Mere Hillclimb

Glyndwr Griffiths of Bristol South CC turned up and showed the regulars how it should be done at last night’s hillclimb.  Griffiths, a first cat road racer and a hills specialist, finished in 4.36 which is a really good...

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Mere Hillclimb

10 riders turned out to brave the wind and rain at tonight’s penultimate hillclimb, with an equal split of senior and junior riders.  Kim Little won yet again, though this time he was on board his Whyte mountain bike...

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Southern XC Final Round

Avon Tyrrell House near Bransgore in the New Forest was the venue for the final round of the Southern XC series of the season.  The organisers had come up with a great course of around 6 kms in length which went down favourbaly...

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Minehead CC Open

The WTTA Hardriders time trial series continued on September 1st after a two months break.  Minehead CC were the organisers of a two lap, 26 miles course in the Exmoor National Park.  There were two big, long climbs for the...

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No Hillclimb This Monday

This coming Monday’s hillclimb at Mere has been cancelled due to the clash of dates with the race night and bbq at Henstridge Airfield

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Another National Title for Paul Hopkins

Congratulations to Paul Hopkins who secured a fourth National Vets title at the final round of the British XC Championships on Sunday.Paul, who has been racing for Merida again this year, has had to work even harder than usual...

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Stour TT Extra

Just to note that Neil Mackinnon’s time from last night was a new junior record for the Stour Provost course – well done!

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Sat Club run – Lulworth

We are looking at running a longer club ride this Saturday down to Lulworth Cove and and back departing from Wheels Cycles at 09:00 Sat 24 Aug.This will be a steady paced group ride (expected to be in the region of 15mph) where...

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Tomorrow’s TT

Don’t forget, tomorrow’s tt at the Stour Provost course is starting early at 1830, sign in at Todber layby will close at 1815 prompt

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GDW ACADEMY COACHING 19 AUG Mon 1800-2000

Just to remind everyone coaching back on once again @ Henstridge starting Mon 19 Aug for the next 4 weeks, last chance to get some road trg and coaching in before we finish for this years summer is over and our first trg year...

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More Upcoming Events

A few more dates for your diaries, some of these events a re a while away but are likely to fill up very quickly.Mud and Sweat are running an offroad stage race on Dartmoor on September 29th.  The stages will be a mix of terrain...

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Stour Provost Non-aero TT

For the fourth time this season, Charles Rees set the quickest time at a GDW tt, this time at last night’s very wet non-aero event on the Stour Provost course.  Charles finished in a brilliant time of 22.48, one of the...

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