Stour Provost Results

Paul Hopkins put in a brilliant ride at this evening’s time trial, knocking over 30 seconds from his own course record to set a new benchmark of 21.50.  For the second week in a row, Julian Chown lowered his course best...

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GDW Summer Open Results

Results from yesterday’s very hot Open time trial at Ashton Keynes are now available, click on the attachment to have a look.  Despite the change of course from the dual carriageway to a ‘slow’ one on the...

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Father’s Day Ride

Sunday 20th June:  Unfortunately for all those Father’s who were hoping to use their ‘day’ to escape via a blast around the local hills and dales, there won’t be an organised GDW ride this week as I...

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Wyke 10

It was bright and sunny but really hard work for the riders in the strong winds at last night’s tt.  Although most people were slower than usual, Charles Rees set a very fast time of 23.19 to win and Julian Chown finished...

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Change of Plan…

Sorry for any confusion this is causing, but the road closure in Wyke for the resurfacing work has already ended so this week’s tt will be on the Gillingham course as originally planned.  Meet at the Library car park for a...

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SUNDAY’s Back

For all of you who can’t make the social Saturday rides or who just want, maybe, a quicker blast around the beautiful scenery of our local area then the GDW Sunday ride is back.Meet up at 9AM in the carpark beside Wheels...

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Somerset Cycle Rides

On the last day of National Bike Week, 27th June, I will be running loads of rides from Taunton. The idea is to involve as many folk as possible, so there will be family rides from 15 miles upwards, and two great rides for...

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Bruton TT

 There were some fast times at last night’s Bruton tt, in spite of the rain making the faster parts of the course a bit tricky.  The final miles were made quicker than usual thanks to a tailwind and that contributed to a...

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Mere Hill Climb – 7 June 2010

Only 10 riders out on the wet Mere Hollow climb this week.  Kim Little sped up the hill to take a dominant win and knock one second from his course record with a time of 4 minutes 34.  James Chant and Simon Rouse are chipping...

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Some cycling news

At this morning’s very windy Somer Valley CC Open time trial, the Wheelers found themselves in a spot of confusion and controversy.  Charles Rees, Simon Rouse and James Chant ‘won’ the team prize but...

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Frome Open 10 TT

A large contingent of 8 Wheelers were among 44 riders who braved attrocious conditions on Saturday afternoon in the second of this years Frome Open 10 mile time trial events.  A strong south westerley wind made the return half...

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Web Site updates

1.  Check out the Time Trial Course pages, the GDW organised UC47 10 Mile TT on 26 June 10 has now been added in OS map as well as Google Maps.   2.  Have updated this years Bruton Open 19 mile Video so that it is now semi...

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Stour Provost TT – Round 8

A bumper field of 40 riders took to the roads around Todber and Stour Row last night for the latest GDW time trial.  Paul Hopkins has been concentrating on mountain biking lately and returned to tt-ing in top form, knocking five...

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South Road Race Champs – 23 May 2010

The South Road Race championships take place on a 14.5 mile road circuit starting and finishing at Upavon airfield this Sunday  23rd May commencing at 10:00 am.    The main event is for seniors in the E/1/2/3 category who do 6...

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Monte Carlo or Bust (and back again!)

Appolgies for taking a liberty to make the following charity appeal but…….. on Friday 4th June I set off to ride solo and unsuported the 1700 miles from Gillingham to Monte Carlo and back again in aid of the Help for...

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Wyke Time Trial Result

Charles Rees won the latest round of the Wheelers’ time trial series, lowering his course best time down to 23.18 in the process, a very quick time for a hilly course.  James Oliver, one of several riders from the Wessex...

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Thank you from Thibaut

Email received from Thibaut Lambert thanking the wheelers for their hospitality ========================================================= Good evening, I was the French biker from Shaftesbury. A little mail to thank you and your...

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Sunday Club Rides

The regular Sunday Club rides are now back starting Sunday 13th June at 09:00 departing from Wheels Cycles, Gillingham. See the Club Rides page for more information.  

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TLI Moreton Races

The League International weekly road races start up again this week.  They are held every Thursday at 1900 from Moreton Village Hall near Wool in South Dorset.  The races are approx. 27 miles long and for all category riders but...

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Bruton TT/Hillclimb Results

Bank Holiday Monday saw the second round of the GDW Hillclimb Championship at Mere Hollow.  The perfect tailwind from the first round had been replaced by the exact opposite, with riders battling against a horrible headwind as...

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Ilton Road Racing

The first of the Tor 2000 series of road races gets underway at Merryfield Airfield, nr Ilton this Thursday 6 April. Further information on the BCF Web site here    There are classes for youths U16/U14/U12/U10/U8 starting at...

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Exciting Times Ahead For Charles

As many members will have heard by now, Charles Rees has been signed up for the rest of this season to ride for Team Raleigh Avanti, the feeder squad for Raleigh’s Premier Calendar race team.  Thanks to Charles’...

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Stour Provost TT

Vince Hounsome took his first win of the season at the latest GDW time trial, a result which means he is now heading the championship table after four events.  His time of 24.07 was 17 seconds faster than Kim Little in second...

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