New Forest Sportive
A number of GDW riders took part in the Wiggle 100 mile New Forest sportive at the weekend. Jane Pritchard fresh from her Lands End to John O’Groats ride wasn’t content with doing the 100 mile event on Saturday in a...
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Oct 5, 2011 | News
A number of GDW riders took part in the Wiggle 100 mile New Forest sportive at the weekend. Jane Pritchard fresh from her Lands End to John O’Groats ride wasn’t content with doing the 100 mile event on Saturday in a...
Read MoreSep 29, 2011 | News
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...
Read MoreSep 27, 2011 | News
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...
Read MoreSep 25, 2011 | News
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...
Read MoreSep 25, 2011 | News
Newnham Park in Plymouth hosted the final round of this years’s championship. The riders had good weather for this event, held on a tight, twisty, technical course.Paul Hopkins (riding for Merida) wrapped up the National...
Read MoreSep 24, 2011 | News
There will be a weekly night ride starting this coming Wednesday (28th), open to members and non-members, rolling out at 7pm.The meeting point will be the Library car park in Gillingham, where the time trial signing-in takes...
Read MoreSep 21, 2011 | News
Kim Little finished off the hillclimb series in style, confirming his championship win with a new course record. Kim knocked four seconds from his own record with a time of 4.18 to beat Josh Day by 20 seconds. Alex Hookins and...
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The Gillingham Wheelers Christmas Dinner and Presentation Evening will take place at the Coppleridge Inn, Motcombe on Friday 2nd December.So make a date in your diary – more details (menu etc) will appear on the web site...
Read MoreSep 20, 2011 | News
The final Ilton Road Race takes place this Sunday 25th Sept on the closed circuit at Merryfield Airfield. There are races for all categories and entries are taken on the day at no additional cost.Youths U16/U14/U12/U10/U8 start...
Read MoreSep 19, 2011 | News
TLI’s fantastic 2 day/3 stage race takes place on October 8th and 9th this year. As usual, it will be a prologue hillclimb and handicapped 50k road race out across the New Forest on the Saturday afternoon with a 25 mile...
Read MoreSep 18, 2011 | News
Nigel Brown recently took part in this year’s Brecon Beast off road marathon event. This involved riding 87 kms of the Brecon Beacons National Park over some tough trails, some of which are the highest tracks in Southern...
Read MoreSep 18, 2011 | News
Josh Day won the latest round of the hilllcimb series, racing up Mere Hollow last week in 4 minutes 23 seconds, just one second away from the course record. Kim Little maintained his championship lead with second place while...
Read MoreSep 14, 2011 | News
There are some pictures on the ‘Pictures’ page from today’s Tour of Britain stage which travelled from Taunton to Wells via Cheddar Gorge. The photos were taken at Cheddar and on the top road over the Mendips...
Read MoreSep 11, 2011 | News
Both the Southern XC mountain bike and EDCA time trial series are finished for this season now, with both championships seeing several GDW members well placed in the final tables.In the Southern XC, Paul Hopkins (Merida UK)...
Read MoreSep 8, 2011 | News
It’s nearly time for the Wheelers mountain bike series to start off again, beginning with a night race on October 1st and pre-race BBQ. Vince Hounsome has been sorting things out with the various factions which run...
Read MoreSep 7, 2011 | News
There was a really good turn out of 15 pairs and one solo rider for the final tt of the season, the 10 mile 2 up on the Stour Provost course. There were some fast times, the wind direction helping the riders for the first two...
Read MoreSep 5, 2011 | News
Only 13 riders for tonight’s hillclimb, but all enjoyed a strong tailwind over the last section of the course. Kim Little moved to the head of this year’s championship with his fifth win of the season, matching his...
Read MoreSep 4, 2011 | News
At this morning’s Poole Wheelers Open, Vince Hounsome became the fifth Wheeler to get under the hour in a 25 mile time trial this season. The event was also the final round of the EDCA championship. Vince finished with a...
Read MoreAug 29, 2011 | News
Vince Hounsome and James Chant took part in the penultimate round of the EDCA championship on Bank Holiday Monday, a 15 mile course on the Upton bypass near Poole. All of the competitors enjoyed the relatively light winds on...
Read MoreAug 26, 2011 | News
See the ‘Pictures’ page for a few photos from yesterday’s Premier Calendar race. The photos were taken at Fovant Down which the riders tackled four times. It’s a pretty tough hill, as the dozen or so...
Read MoreAug 25, 2011 | News
Entry to the fantastic Cobble Wobble is open now, get your entries in hereAnd why not make a day of it? On the same day (Sept 25th) at 9am the next round of the WTTA Hardriders time trial series takes place, 25 miles up and...
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