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...

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...

Thursday 30th April saw 4 Gillingham Wheelers descend on a gloomy Merryfield airfield, Ilton for the first race in the 7 race evening series organised by the Team Tor  2000 club.  First off was Sam Eades in the U14 event, who in...

Jerry Rayner from Somer Valley CC rocketed up the Mere hillclimb this evening to set the first sub-5 minute time for this course, crossing the line in 4 minutes and 41 seconds.  With Jerry being a guest rider, maximum points...

A few results from last weekend – At the latest WTTA Hardrider tt, held on the U59 passing by Silbury Hill and run by the Swindon RC, James Chant finished 27th with a time two minutes faster than his previous course PB to...

The Wheelers decamped to Stour Provost this evening for the first use of the new course which takes in Todber, Guys Marsh and Stour Row.  Most riders produced times on a par with the usual Wyke 10 mile route as both are...

John Phillips headed over to East Brent on Saturday 25/04/09 for Somerset RC’s Open 10 on the normally quick U21 that is an out and back on the A38.  I say normally because vicous cross winds inevitably slowed the field of...

The next round of the GDW time trial series takes place on Wednesday 29th at the new Stour Provost course, starting at 1845.  The meeting point will be the layby just South of the Stour Provost crossroads on the B3092.  This is...

Simon Barfoot won his third time trial of the season this evening.  Consistency seems to be the key for Simon, the difference between his fastest and slowest times this season being just 10 seconds.  Andy Hopkins was second and...

A small group of Gillingham wheelers were out for a Sunday ride, running along the side of a relatively safe Somerset stream when suddenly a great white shark lunged out of the water and started to devour veteran cyclist Mike...

A field of 55 riders took on the challenge of the hardest WTTA Hardrider tt of them all today, thankfully in excellent weather conditions.  The course is run over 28 miles of Cotswold countryside and starts off with a steep and...

On a sunny and breezy afternoon Simon Barfoot and Charles Rees descended on Yeovil for a gentile spin around the rolling Podimore A303 10TT. At the turn around point Barf was a mere 5 seconds up on Rees, who had made the first 6...

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Simon Barfoot’s 100% winning start to the GDW season has come to an end!  2008 TT Champion Paul Hopkins won this evening’s third round with a time of 23.25, over a minute faster that second-placed Vince Hounsome...

As the Sportive, Audax and charity rides season gets underway it would be good for the weekly Blackmoor Vale news item to include news of Wheelers in action in these types of events as well as the stock items of TT  and Road...

There were surprisingly few Wheelers in competitive action over the Bank Holiday weekend.  Don Tanner and Simon Barfoot both recorded good tt times in events held on what are not generally considered fast courses.  Don recorded...

Second round, second win for Simon Barfoot in the GDW TT series held onthe ‘Wyke 10’ on 08/04/09.  What with his recent  Hill Climb win writing these reports is turning into a ‘cut and paste’ exercise! ...

Taunton Vale Cycle Racing Association Ilton training starts next week (7th) at the Merryfield Airfield at 18:30, signing on for 18:15.  The sessions continue througout the season, usually finishing sometime in September by which...

The EDCA Hilly 23 mile and WTTA Hardrider 29 mile time trails took place today.  Starting from Wimborne, the EDCA event took in an undulating route via the Horton Inn, Pimperne, Blandford bbypass and Badbury Rings.  Simon...

Today saw Will Edwards and Charles Rees journey down to Ilton to take part in the Somerset Spring Criterium. The fast early pace and strong winds saw young Edward’s struggling on his compact gearing and despite many strong...

Simon Barfoot continued his flying start to the 2009 season with a win in the first GDW time trial on the Wyke 10 mile course.  His time of 24.26 beat last year’s championship runner-up Andy Hopkins into second place. ...

The Wheeler (who does not wish to be named) has won what became an epic race on the banks of the Thames. The course which loosely is based on the London Circuit for the Tour of Britain with the finish on out side the houses...

Sotonia CC held a 10 mile tt on the fast Andover course, an event open only to riders with a sub-22.30 PB.  Simon Barfoot finished in 23.02, a very good time considering the unfavourable wind conditions.  Stuart Kerton (riding...

2008 Hillclimb Champion Simon Barfoot started this year’s series in the same style as he finished last year, with an excellent win to defend his crown.  Simon completed the new course at Mere Hollow in 5 minutes and 11...

Three Wheelers were representing down at Yeovil CC Pittards Trophy Race. Some bad luck and lack of experience saw Charles Rees and Mike Smith get stuck behind some slower climbers and watched with dismay as they could find no...