Simon Barfoot was the winner on a very hard night on the Gillingham 10 mile course.  Simon has now secured enough points to win the GDW time trial championship for 2012 so a massive congratulations to him.The wind conditions...

Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, your intrepid ride leader, namely me, can’t be with you on Sunday.  But please feel free to follow the route round and enjoy the ride, there is a supermarket (Somerfields I...

Josh Day was fastest again tonight, 47.01 quick enough to beat Simon Barfoot into second while Kim Little set his quickest time this season for third.The other juniors behind Josh all set some good times, Neil Mackinnon knocked...

Provisional results are hereYet again some riders seem to have forgotten we are not on a closed circuit.  The marshals have reported some competitors for dangerous riding at Mere this evening and riders have also been reported...

There were some tractor-related incidents at the Bruton tt tonight.  Don Tanner was lucky to not be more badly hurt when a tractor driver came straight across the course at Kilmington Common without stopping or looking.  Don was...

The sale of tickets for access to the viewing area on Box Hill go on sale on Tuesday 29 May at 11am.  Tickets are in the range of £10 – £15 with tickets for young people and seniors costing only £5. Spectators at Box Hill...

Josh Day was fastest again tonight, the only rider to get under 24 minutes.  Simon Barfoot was second just three seconds ahead of Charles Rees who put in a fast time in non-aero spec.  Chris Mullett got round in a course pb.  In...

The evening series of road racing is now upon us and over the next few months there are various events that are local to Gillingham and District riders.ThruxtonMonday’s May 7 & 14 – new races organised by Andover...

Membership fees were due on April 1st, if you haven’t renewed your 2012 please do so asap.  Forms and cheques can be given to Mary at the tts/hillclimb or sent to – Mary Asplen, 7 Hunter’s Mead, Motcombe, SP7...

No tt tonight, I’ve just driven round and the whole of Manston t-junction is under water and there is a big flood all across the road at the bottom of Kit Hill – sorry!

Josh Day rode a brilliant race at the TLI Sandie Radford road race on Saturday, getting fifth place after being in a breakaway for much of the race.  The event is for all categories of riders and is held on a 35 mile course in...

Mike Smith, Josh Day & Barney Cox took part in the Castle Combe Easter Classic races on Friday.  As always, this event attracts huge fields for the programme of races, with a total of nearly 500 riders entered this year....

The opening tt of the season was won by Nigel Brown, who took a close win from Simon Barfoot, Vince Hounsome and James Chant.The weather conditions meant that the opening and closing legs of the course were pretty fast but the...

The Castle Combe Easter classic is on this weekend on Good Friday and has a full race programme for all riders, see BC Site here for more info.   There will be a number of Gillingham Wheelers attending  this event, and this a...

Attention all Wheelers – yes its that time of year again… GDW Kit order being organized, if you have any requests please email the shop ASAP with your order… wheels.cycles@virgin.netSo far we have an order from...

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...