Darren Clarke and his fellow organisers had to work hard on Saturday morning to get the Ludgershall circuit prepared for racing.  The hard frost meant that the surface had plenty of tricky areas which needed some road salt...

James Gray has had a very good season in road races this year, and recently moved up to 2nd cat after regular points-scoring finishes.  Hats off to James, he chose to do it the hard way, competing in E/1/2/3 events to get his...

Please note that the Group 2 ride on Saturdays has now been changed to the slightly earlier time of 09:10 not 09:20 as was advertised on the Web Site.The route for this Saturdays Group 1 ride is here (from Bourton where I...

Simon Rouse completed his 12 hour session on a turbo trainer yesterday, pedalling from 6 until 6 at the Yeovil Tesco supermarket.  Simon had a VERY heavy bucket full of donations by the end, raising a whopping £1004.77 (plus a...

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As many of you may have noticed the Club Runs section of the Web Site has been updated.  The Saturday run now has 2 departs, one at 09:00 for the faster riders (15-20 mph) and the 2nd at 09:20 at a more leisurely pace (12-16.5...

This Sunday sees the annual Gillingham Trotters Road Race, starting from Wyke Primary School.  If there is anyone who could do the usual cycling round the course just ahead of the lead runners then please get in touch with...

The second round of this winter’s mountain bike series took place this morning, at the usual venue of Alfred’s Tower woods.  It was a brilliant race, the leading riders swapping places throughout.  2010 champion Kim...

Concept Sports held their annual duathlon at Thruxton race circuit at the weekend, an event for solo competitors or relay pairs.  The race is made up of a 5kms run, 30kms on the bike and then followed by a second 5k run.  James...

16 riders turned out for the GDW trip to Bournemouth Velodrome, it was a bit chilly and windy but a good two hours of fun on the new track.  The session featured some general track riding and some coaching for the novices and...

There are still places available at the two hour slot we have booked in for at 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 rider...

A few photos from the recent Cobble Wobble, which, as can be seen, was a brilliant event again.  Nearly 200 competitors took to St Catherine’s Hill cheered on by hundreds of spectators.  The event culminated with King of...

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...

Just to wish all of Gillingham Wheelers a merry Christmas and a happy new year at your annual dinner this Saturday from Den and I.  We are in OZ instead of NZ but what is a country or two?We are here because of Clive’s...

Quick reminder for those members who have yet to book their place at the club dinner on Sat 30th Nov. If you are coming can you please let Mike Smith know (mikey.e.smith@googlemail.com) along with your menu choices and £13 (£18...

The first race of the TVCRA Winter league takes place this weekend, the event is now on the British Cycling website here

The second of the GDW winter mountain bike races was a very muddy affair, the recent wet weather transforming some parts of the course.  The sticky gloopy bits didn’t seem to slow down Kim Little at all, he raced away from...

Road racing llton winter league – the TVCRA have had confirmation that races are being run on the following dates at 11:00:November 10December 8January 12February 9March 2There will just be 2 races E/1/2 and 3/4 category,...

The first of this winter’s GDW mountain bike races took place on Sunday.  Disappointingly, only eight riders took part in the hour long race but there was some tight racing amongst them and all enjoyed...

It’s time to get muddy again, the mountain bike winter series begins on Sunday October 13th.  There will be six races in total, see the calendar page for more details.  The events will take place at the Alfred’s...

Barney Cox and Charles Rees are taking part in the 2 day Tour of Purbeck road race this weekend.Day one (Sat) is 55 miles and is 5.5 laps of this circuit (East Lulworth) and starts at 2 pm.Day two (Sun) is 50 miles and 9.5 laps...

The TVCRA are looking at running a winter series on the following dates:November 10December 8January 12February 9March 2to make it a success and run smoothly they are looking at having two helpers per club per event, as GDW are...

10 riders turned out to brave the wind and rain at tonight’s penultimate hillclimb, with an equal split of senior and junior riders.  Kim Little won yet again, though this time he was on board his Whyte mountain bike...

Avon Tyrrell House near Bransgore in the New Forest was the venue for the final round of the Southern XC series of the season.  The organisers had come up with a great course of around 6 kms in length which went down favourbaly...

This coming Monday’s hillclimb at Mere has been cancelled due to the clash of dates with the race night and bbq at Henstridge Airfield