GDW Club Forum

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...

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Club Kit Order

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...

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Membership and Time Trial Fees

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...

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Weekend Update

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...

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TT News

The EDCA hilly time trial series kicked off last weekend, beginning with one of the hardest events on its calendar, the 25 mile tt based at Wool.  The course takes the riders up the hill out of Wool to Lulworth on three...

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General News

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...

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GDW Open Results

Thanks to everyone who helped out at the Open yesterday, there were lots of compliments from the riders afterwards so pat yourselves on the back.Rob Pears (Bath CC) was the overall winner for the third year in a row, beating...

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Hardriders Round One

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...

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GDW MTB Series – Final Round

The final round of the GDW MTB series was held in very wet conditions today in Stourhead woods.  A testing course was prepared by Vince Hounshome that included some tricky descents as well as some drop offs from the main tracks...

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GDW Open

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...

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GDW Hardriders Open

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...

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Mountain Bike Series, R6

The penultimate round of the Wheelers’ mountain bike series was held in lovely warm conditions today, although the course was as muddy as ever in places.  It was a much harder course than last month’s fire road...

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Frome Wheelers Open

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...

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Ice Conditions Saturday Ride 11/2/12

Just to let people know that as it’s forcast to freeze over night (-4 deg) and given the wet state of the roads today I will not be planning on going out in the morning to lead the ‘B’ ride.  ...

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Tour de France Film

Came across this short film recently, it’s well worth watching if you’ve got the time – it’s footage from the 1962 Tour de Francehttp://vimeo.com/21306164

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Weekend trip to Normandy

There will be a long weekend trip to Normandy, France from 23 – 25 March, these dates coincide with the end of the week long Tour of Normandy which is a UCI class 2.2 road race so we will be able to take in some of the...

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Mountain Bike Series R5 – Other News

Nigel Brown won again in the GDW mountain bike series this morning, completely dominating the race from start to finish.  Nigel opted to use his cyclocross bike today as the course changes meant the route was mainly on the fire...

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Reliability Ride and Other News

We had the biggest turn out so far for the reliability ride on Sunday, and also the highest temperature as well which made a a welcome change from the previous freeze-athons.  A big thankyou to Simon Barfoot, Ella and Ebby for...

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50 Mile Reliability Ride

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

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Newport Velodrome Trip – Sun 4th March

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...

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Army CU Winter Series, Round One

Darren Clarke and his fellow organisers had to work hard on Saturday morning to get the Ludgershall circuit prepared for racing.  The hard frost meant that the surface had plenty of tricky areas which needed some road salt...

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50 Mile Winter Reliability Ride

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...

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Winter Reading

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...

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