Simon Barfoot got another maximum points score tonight, just beating Nigel Brown and Vince Hounsome.  Simon only needs one more win to get the maximum possible points total.  It was a fast night this evening, with the perfect...

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...

The Bicester Millenium club are holding a 9-up team time trial at Silverstone GP circuit on Friday 10th August.  GDW have a spot provisionally reserved for a team which the club are going to pay the entry fee for.  If anyone...

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...

Josh Day won tonight’s hillclimb, crossing the line in 4.42.  There was a nagging head/crosswind for the riders to push against resulting in slower times than normal.  James Chant was second in 5.03 with Simon Barfoot in...

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...

A few photos from Sunday’s Gold Hill hillclimb, organised by Colin Dennis of En Route Cycling with a lot of help from Julian and Theresa from Offcamber and a few marshals/timekeepers from GDW .  Haven’t found any...

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...

Paul Hopkins won tonight’s tt at Bruton, where some really good weather conditions led to a lot of quick times by the riders.  Paul finished with 45.59, nearly two minutes ahead of championship leader Simon Barfoot (47.46,...

Junior rider Josh Day beat allcomers at both the hillclimb and time trial this week, making it four consecutive wins for him.  He set a time of 23.57 at the Wyke 10 to beat Simon Barfoot by three quarters of a minute.  Vince...

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...

32 competitors were treated to really good riding conditions at tonight’s Bruton tt.  Josh Day continued his impressive run of form by setting the quickest time of 47.22 to win both the juniors’ section and the...

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...

Nigel Brown and James Chant were first and second at tonight’s Frome Wheelers 5 mile time trial.  There were only seven riders competing but a win is a win!  It was the host club’s opening evening event of the year,...

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...

Only 16 riders turned out for tonight’s tt, the sensible ones stayed away.  The conditions weren’t quite as bad as it looked like it was going to be compared to mid-afternoon, but a strong West wind meant that the...

It was a really fast night at the second round of the GDW time trial championship, lots of riders improved by over a minute compared to last week, some by two minutes and there were a few pbs as well.Paul Hopkins set the...

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...

The first hillclimb of the year took place yesterday, with most riders finding it a big shock to the system.  Despite good weather conditions, times were a little slower than normal. Josh Day was quickest, the only person under...

Jane Pritchard won the ladies section of the second round of the EDCA series yesterday.  Jane beat Sarah Woods and Judith Martin with a time of 1.09.08 on the hilly 24 mile course which runs from...

Just to let everyone know, if you weren’t aware GDW has a Google Groups forum that is open to all (you have to request access in order to post – this is to prevent spam posts).You need to have a valid email address...