MembershipJust a reminder that 2012 GDW membership fees are due from the 1st April, please complete a membership form here and send to Mary Asplen – address on the form.Club TT FeesAnyone wishing to pay up front for all 23...

The National Mountain Bike XC Championships kicked off at the weekend, opening at the Sherwood Pines course in Nottinghamshire.  Paul Hopkins was racing in the Vets’ category, defending his title which he has won in both...

Pete Humphreys and Mike Smith took part in last week’s 2/3/4 Cat Tom Hawkins road race.  This was held at Uffculme in Devon near the M5, which the route crossed over twice in each of the 6 laps.  The race was 54 miles in...

The first round of the 2012 WTTA Hardriders championship took place yesterday, in terrible weather conditions.  The 24 mile time trial event was run by the Chippenham Wheelers, and their marshals and timekeepers deserve a...

A record 67 riders have entered the upcoming Open, you can see the startsheet here We have helpers for most of the junctions, however we do need someone for the Hunter’s Lodge turn please.  Also, if you would like to bake...

The Wheelers annual Open is coming up fast, we’ve got 56 entries so far with a couple of days to go until the entry closes.  There have been lots of offers of help on the day, so thanks a lot to those people, we do still...

Frome and District Wheelers held their Open 10 mile TT today on the new Frome bypass course.  Six GDW riders competed, with a surprise fastest Wheeler time from Jane Pritchard.  Unfortunately, Jane was one of a three competitors...

The Gillingham & District Wheelers / Wheels Cycles Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 23rd Feb at the North Dorset Rugby Club, Gillingham at 7.30pm. Food (think its Lasagne) will be provided at the end of the...

Just a reminder about the 50 mile ride this coming Sunday (Jan 22nd), meeting at Orchard Park with a ride start time of 9 am, please see previous post for more details and maps

There are 5 spaces available on the Yeovil CC trip to Newport Velodrome on Sun 4th March 15:00-18:00 due to some cancellations.The cost is £35 per person which includes the coach and the hire of bike.  You just need to make your...

The ride will start at 9am, hope to see you there. Route below – food stop marked on map (just past 26 mile marker).   Audax style route (in PDF  format) supplied by Daryol for download below or click here – NB Route...

For anyone who is still finishing off mountains of festive food, here are a couple of articles you can read whilst you eat -The first is a feature from a recent edition of Shred, a South West-based mountain bike magazine, in...

The Salisbury Plain Area Mountain bike club held their annual Winter Challenge at the weekend.  This event usually takes place in January but MOD restrictions meant that the event was brought forward a little this year.  The...

It was a case of deja vu at today’s mountain bike race, with Nigel Brown passing Kim Little right at the very end of the race, just as he did at the last round.  Alex Day took third place ahead of Tom Downes and Vince...

It was another lovely, warm autumnal morning for the latest of the Wheelers’ off-road races, with a record 27 starters turning out.  Organiser Vince Hounsome had added some new challenges to the course, with a descent...

Simon has asked me to thank all those people who came to see him throughout the day, giving him encouragement and support for his 12 Hour turbo session especially James, Ebby and the boys who helped him pack up at the end.  ...

Join us for a day of off-road riding at the Twrch Trail, Cwmcarn.  The idea is to go in a mini bus and trailer, meeting at Riversmeet Leisure Centre on Sunday November 20th, at 0800.  This will cost £15.  If you would like to...

Head along to Tesco in Yeovil next Saturday 12th Nov and you’ll find Simon Rouse pedalling on a turbo trainer – for 12 hours!  Not just for fun (!?) either, Simon is raising money for the Alzheimers Society, this is...

Three Wheelers turned out for the final round of the WTTA Hardriders series.  This was the traditional season-closer hillclimb event at picturesque Burrington Combe in the Mendips.  The temperature was considerably higher than...

As featured in the must-read cycling website The Inner Ring (Inrng), the brothers Schleck on Japanese TV in the common language of ‘English’ – have a look here

The League International held their annual 2 day/3 stage race last weekend, based around the New Forest and Downton.  Organiser and time trial legend Glenn Longland always puts on a great event and this year was no...

John Phillips recently completed his latest solo cycle camping trip, this time crossing Spain from Bilbao in the north to Gibralter in the South.  Apart from a wet first day, the weather was wall-to-wall sun with temperatures in...

The first ever GDW night race was a great success, a big thankyou to Vince for organising everything and to all the marshals and timekeepers who turned out.It was a perfect night for it, warm and the recent dry weather made the...

The eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed that we have a two hour slot booked in for the new outdoor velodrome at Slades Farm in Bournemouth.The session will run from 2 until 4 on Saturday, October 22nd and will cost £6 per...

Chris Mullet and James Chant both took part in the latest WTTA Hardrider time trial, a 25 miler on the Frome bypass which was run by Bath CC.  The course is run over three laps which has two horrible drags on it, both of which...