Bournemouth Wheelers 50 mile tt

The Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers held their 50 mile time trial this morning in ideal conditions.  The course is made up of a hilly first 25 miles from Organford to Sturminster Marshall and back followed by three laps of the...

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Stour Provost Non-Aero TT

Jay Hookins took a narrow win from Kim Little at tonight’s non-aero tt.  There was a hard headwind for the riders to battle against on the outward leg of the course, but both Jay and Kim got into the 23s regardless....

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Bruton 19 Mile TT

The final Bruton time trial of the season took place in near perfect conditions with little wind and warm temperatures.   A fine win by Kim Little with a season best time of  47.18,  season best times were also recorded by...

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Sun Club Run – Weymouth

The Gillingham wheelers club run set off for Weymouth in showery conditions, picking up Denzil at the top of  Bulbarrow hill but losing Rob in the process as he had to head home.  The remaining wheelers had a nice run down via...

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Olympic Club Run Weymouth – Sun 5th Aug

Due to popular demand this ride will take place on Sunday 5th Aug departing from Wheels Cycles at 09:00.This will be a steady paced group ride (expected to be in the region of 15mph) down to the Oasis Cafe, Preston, Weymouth...

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Wyke 10 and Other News

Simon Barfoot was the winner on a very hard night on the Gillingham 10 mile course.  Simon has now secured enough points to win the GDW time trial championship for 2012 so a massive congratulations to him.The wind conditions...

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UPDATE – GDW 100 – Bridgewater and back

Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, your intrepid ride leader, namely me, can’t be with you on Sunday.  But please feel free to follow the route round and enjoy the ride, there is a supermarket (Somerfields I...

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Bruton TT

Josh Day was fastest again tonight, 47.01 quick enough to beat Simon Barfoot into second while Kim Little set his quickest time this season for third.The other juniors behind Josh all set some good times, Neil Mackinnon knocked...

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Wyke 10

Provisional results are hereYet again some riders seem to have forgotten we are not on a closed circuit.  The marshals have reported some competitors for dangerous riding at Mere this evening and riders have also been reported...

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Tonight’s TT

There were some tractor-related incidents at the Bruton tt tonight.  Don Tanner was lucky to not be more badly hurt when a tractor driver came straight across the course at Kilmington Common without stopping or looking.  Don was...

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Olympic Road Race – Tickets for box hill

The sale of tickets for access to the viewing area on Box Hill go on sale on Tuesday 29 May at 11am.  Tickets are in the range of £10 – £15 with tickets for young people and seniors costing only £5. Spectators at Box Hill...

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Wyke 10

Josh Day was fastest again tonight, the only rider to get under 24 minutes.  Simon Barfoot was second just three seconds ahead of Charles Rees who put in a fast time in non-aero spec.  Chris Mullett got round in a course pb.  In...

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Road Racing – Upcoming evening events

The evening series of road racing is now upon us and over the next few months there are various events that are local to Gillingham and District riders.ThruxtonMonday’s May 7 & 14 – new races organised by Andover...

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Membership Renewal

Membership fees were due on April 1st, if you haven’t renewed your 2012 please do so asap.  Forms and cheques can be given to Mary at the tts/hillclimb or sent to – Mary Asplen, 7 Hunter’s Mead, Motcombe, SP7...

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Stour TT April 25th

No tt tonight, I’ve just driven round and the whole of Manston t-junction is under water and there is a big flood all across the road at the bottom of Kit Hill – sorry!

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Sandie Radford RR

Josh Day rode a brilliant race at the TLI Sandie Radford road race on Saturday, getting fifth place after being in a breakaway for much of the race.  The event is for all categories of riders and is held on a 35 mile course in...

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Easter Weekend Results

Mike Smith, Josh Day & Barney Cox took part in the Castle Combe Easter Classic races on Friday.  As always, this event attracts huge fields for the programme of races, with a total of nearly 500 riders entered this year....

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Stour Provost time trial

The opening tt of the season was won by Nigel Brown, who took a close win from Simon Barfoot, Vince Hounsome and James Chant.The weather conditions meant that the opening and closing legs of the course were pretty fast but the...

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Castle Combe Easter Classic & Road Race News

The Castle Combe Easter classic is on this weekend on Good Friday and has a full race programme for all riders, see BC Site here for more info.   There will be a number of Gillingham Wheelers attending  this event, and this a...

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Club Kit Order

Attention all Wheelers – yes its that time of year again… GDW Kit order being organized, if you have any requests please email the shop ASAP with your order… wheels.cycles@virgin.netSo far we have an order from...

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Membership and Time Trial Fees

MembershipJust a reminder that 2012 GDW membership fees are due from the 1st April, please complete a membership form here and send to Mary Asplen – address on the form.Club TT FeesAnyone wishing to pay up front for all 23...

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Weekend Update

The National Mountain Bike XC Championships kicked off at the weekend, opening at the Sherwood Pines course in Nottinghamshire.  Paul Hopkins was racing in the Vets’ category, defending his title which he has won in both...

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General News

Pete Humphreys and Mike Smith took part in last week’s 2/3/4 Cat Tom Hawkins road race.  This was held at Uffculme in Devon near the M5, which the route crossed over twice in each of the 6 laps.  The race was 54 miles in...

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Hardriders Round One

The first round of the 2012 WTTA Hardriders championship took place yesterday, in terrible weather conditions.  The 24 mile time trial event was run by the Chippenham Wheelers, and their marshals and timekeepers deserve a...

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GDW Open

A record 67 riders have entered the upcoming Open, you can see the startsheet here We have helpers for most of the junctions, however we do need someone for the Hunter’s Lodge turn please.  Also, if you would like to bake...

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