TT Series Round 13

                  The fine weather on Wednesday brought out a bumper field of 30 riders for Wednesday’s tt and they were rewarded with some excellent times for their efforts.  A remarkable 28 out of the 30 riders recorded...

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Rainy Bruton

         It was a bit like the old days at yesterday’s Bruton time trial, with just 13 riders tackling the hilly 19 mile course.  The latest round of the GDW time trial series was started in very dark and rainy conditions,...

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Some recent results

There were quite a few Wheelers in action over the last week or so.  Stuart Kerton finished in second place at the Frome Wheelers club 10 time trial on Thursday with a time of 24.00.  James Chant was sixth with 25.22 and Sarah...

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La Marmotte cyclosportive

We have a group of 6 including 3 Wheelers, Henry Harris, Mitch Pope and myself, going to the French Alps on Wednesday 1 July to ride La Marmotte cyclosportive on 4 July and returning on Sunday 5 July.   Unfortunately 1 of our...

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Barf back to winning ways

Simon Barfoot headed home the field tonight at the Stour Provost 10 mile tt.  His winning time of 23.35 was fast enough to give him his fourth win of the season and keeps him top of the championship table.  Vince Hounsome was...

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Ilton Series – Round 3

Four Wheelers took part in round 3 of the Tor 2000 series of races last Thursday in dry but breezy conditions. In a field of over 40 rides in the 4th Cat event, Alan Hunt in his debut road race had a solid race and stayed just...

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Spread the word…

…we’re off to Todber for this Wednesday’s tt.  The roads around Milton-on-Stour are covered in gravel and grit and are going to lead to riders getting showered in debris from passing traffic and possibly cause...

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Bruton TT

Another highest-ever entry of 27 riders were treated to excellent weather conditions on Wednesday night at the latest round of the GDW time trial series.  The majority of the field recorded either personal best or season best...

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Hillclimb Series Round Three

The biggest entry for a Wheelers’ hillclimb so far saw 20 riders have a go at racing up the tortuous Mere Hollow.  Everyone completed the course, although some people were in better shape than others by the finish!  Paul...

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Don’t believe everything you read

Those of you who are avid readers of the weekly Blackmoor Vale Magazine Cycling news may well have spotted my ‘I wish it could be said to be deliberate’ error this week.  I extrapolated from a little knowledge and...

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Young Sam best of the Wheelers

Four Wheelers travelled up to Castle Combe for the fourth round of the Summer Series in warm still conditions. Sam Eades, competing with the age group above finished a promising 4th in the Youth racing. Mike Smith, Nigel Eades...

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New Course Record for Stour Provost 10!

The second outing on this new course saw Paul Hopkins take the win again, knocking 54 seconds of the previous course record with a time of 22:43!  A fair few riders went quicker than the first go on the course which may have...

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Stour Provost 10

This week’s GDW tt is at the Stour Provost course.  Please use the Todber lay-by, not the startline lay-by, for parking and signing-in.  Parking space is limited so if you can ride over that would be helpful.  Please try...

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Trio of PB’s

Chris Mullett, Don Tanner and Charles Rees all headed up to the quick Usk-Monmouth 25TT. The weather was really hot and sunny, but importantly wind free. After much suffering all three achieved PB’s for the distance. Chris...

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Some results…

…from the last week or so.  Ridiculous head winds on Saturday that were worthy of Cape Horn  hampered John Phillips latest attempt at a PB for a ’10’ on the normally fast U40 in the Chippenham & District...

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Bruton Results

Paul Hopkins won again this evening, completing the course in an excellent 46.49 to give him his fourth straight victory.  Andy Hopkins was second, improving by a massive three minutes over his time from two weeks ago on this...

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Deep Rim Front Wheels

The CTT have confirmed that the list of banned deep-rim/aero front wheels applies to both Open and Club events.  As with full-disc front wheels, they are banned on safety grounds and accidents involving riders using this...

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Bruton TT

This week’s GDW tt is on the 19 mile course, HQ at Bruton Industrial Estate, 1900 start.  If you are available to marshal all volunteers are very welcome.  If you are planning to ride, see if you could bring a willing...

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GDW to visit La Belle France

After a number of Committee meetings and Simon Barfoot & Daryol Laws attending the Gillingham Twinning Dinner recently and meeting with Committee members of both Le Neubourg and UVN (their cycle club, see UVN ) we intend for...

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Old GDW TT Results

Have added old Time Trial results back to 1998 (supplied courtesy of Brian Miller) on the Old Results page, any errors/inaccuracies or typos please let me know. Thanks Mike  mikey.e.smith@googlemail.com

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Wednesday 10

26 riders turned out for the latest round of the GDW TT series, with Paul Hopkins winning again.  This time he was run close by Vince Hounsome who came second, just seven seconds behind Paul.  Third went to championship leader...

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Recent results

Don Tanner was a busy rider at the weekend, competing in both the Corinium 10 on Saturday and the Andover Wheelers 25 on Sunday morning.  Don was 46th on Saturday on the fast U47 course with a time of 23.13 and then followed...

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Rider Behaviour Reminders

There have been some marshal and timekeeper reports that some tt competitors are not obeying CTT or Highway Code rules.  Please remember -Do not cross the central reservation white lines in the roadDon not cross the perceived...

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Recent Results

Alan Smith had a very early morning last weekend to get to the Clevedon RC 25 mile tt for a 07.18 start.  The event was held on the U21 course near Bridgwater and his time of 1.10.58 gave him 29th place.Round 8 of the WTTA...

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GDW TT Series Round 6

The latest round of the club championship was held on the Bruton 19 mile course.  Following the highest number of entries at a GDW hillclimb on Monday, 26 riders competed this evening, which is the highest number of entries at a...

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