For anyone interested in cycle touring, and some scenic pictures from France, I’ve uploaded some pictures to the Pictures page from Maria and my 690 mile ride from Bergerac in western France to Marsaille in the south, via...

The Saturday club rides continue to be popular with a number of different routes options each week.  This week the riders started at the usual place (Wheels Cycles shortly after 9am) and went through Bourton, Wincanton, Buckhorn...

Calling all Gillingham wheelers – fast approaching is Glenn Longland’s Downton 2 Day Classic, a real highlight and good way to round of the season.The Saturday morning is a 2,4km Hill climb prologue, half as steep as...

Last Wednesday (16th) saw the final GDW event of the season, a hillclimb at Mere Hollow.  With the hillclimb series title already won by Simon Barfoot, the runner-up spots, ladies’ championship and junior’s...

The final tt of the GDW season was held on the Todber course and was for 2-up teams. Luckily, an even number of riders turned up so 14 pairs took to the roads, helped along on the first leg by a North wind.  Regular pacesetter...

Charles Rees travelled up to Aylesbury on Sunday to take on the country’s top Under 23 riders in the Espoir category of the British Time Trial Championships.  The event was held over two laps of a 10.4 mile circuit which...

Dorset Police have given us the approval to run an extra week so the 2-up tt can go ahead this Wednesday.  We will be starting early – 1800 sign-in for 1815 start with the pairs off at one minute intervals so that we will...

Bernie Shrosbree (friend of Paul Hopkins) has put together a performance cycle training weekend based at Sandbanks,Poole and includes Q & A sessions with Olympic medalist Rebecca Romero.  Places are limited to 25 max, for...

Charles Rees was in the money again on Saturday at TLI’s National TT championship, held on a hilly 20 kms course near Stockbridge.  Charles’ time of 30.15 included a stop waiting for traffic to clear but was still...

Unfortunately due to a lack of communication from the Le Neubourg cycle club, UVN, about what dates would have been good for the proposed cycle to & from Le Neubourg, we will have to call off the...

It was two wins in a week for Charles Rees as he followed up last week’s victory at the Yeovil CC’s club tt with another last night.  In difficult windy conditions, his time of 23.57 saw him take the win by 12...

Due to the poor weather and light the tt tonight will be starting earlier at 1830.  Please try to sign-in by 1815 and if you have a rear light it might be best to fit it as it’s probably going to be quite dark.

Charles Rees has been maintaining his form over the last week with another improvement in his 10 mile tt time.  At the Antelope RT Open in Poole he got his time down to 21.12 and is now determined to break into the 20s.  Andy...

Calling all Gillingham wheelers – fast approaching is Glenn Longlands Downton 2 Day Classic, a real highlight and good way to round of the season.The saturday morning is a 2,4km Hill climb prologue, half as steap as our...

The rest of the Wheelers tts will be held on the Todber course due to the roadworks in Bourton.  Should these finish ahead of schedule then we could revert back to either the Wyke or Bruton courses but for now these two courses...

John Phillips and Sarah Roberts had a good day out in Wales last weekend on the R10/17 10 mile course in Pontypool RCC’s Open.  The ‘unseasonal’ sunny and dry weather helped John to a new PB of 26:18 with Sarah...

This weeks Cycling news (plus photo) is unfortunately hidden away on page 115 and could be easily missed.  In my completely unbiased opinion it is well worth a read!   John     

Can’t believe I have been asked to post this in August… John Chambers has booked the Annual Club Dinner and Presentation evening at the Coppelridge, Motcombe for the 4th December, additional details to follow…...

The Bournemouth and District Women’s Cycle Association are holding their annual two-up time trial Open on August 15th.  This enjoyable event is only open to one man and one woman pairings and runs on the P303 course out of...

Mark Geddes, Will Edwards, Charles Rees, Andy Parsons and Paul Hopkins headed down to Moreton for the penultimate round of the summer handicap series. A sunny evening greeted the riders for what turned out to be an intense...

Have driven some of the course, too dark, too much standing water so no time trial tonight, sorry.At the moment there will be no tt on either 12th or 19th August as noone has volunteered to put out signs!

Charles Rees and John Holman competed in the final round of the Tor 2000 Circuits at Ilton. Charles, on his new bike, was not content with letting the home team dominate and set about chasing every attack in the 3rd cat group. ...

Apologies to all if I’m misusing the website but I want to get this request out to as many people as possible, from Daryol Laws:On Sunday 26th July I’m setting off on another long distance ride, this time it’s...

The upcoming tt on the 5th of August (to be held on the Wyke) course will be run under non-aero rules.  This basically means riders must compete on standard road bikes, mountain bikes or fixed-gear bikes without any aero...

Ten (fool)hardy riders dodged the heavy showers to take on the tough ascent of Mere Hollow in the fourth round of the hillclimb championship.  Regular guest rider Simon Rouse from the Severn RC took a narrow win ahead of Nigel...