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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...