Author Archives: Rich Cooper

Blimey!!! I just nipped out of the house this afternoon for a few essential Christmas fripperies. What do I find when I walking back home in deepest Willesden? A Team Quest rider cycling right past my house. On Willesden CC … Continue reading →

One of the more funky bands in the 2007 New Year’s Day parade from the Suncoast High School. No sign of the Willesden CC in this clip, but hey the band and entourage are dressed in Green!

Dear all We’d like to welcome you all on two of our popular Christmas events….. ANNUAL XMAS SOCIAL Annual fun darts match Willesden v. Westerley at the Westerley Club room. Christmas buffet, good company and good beer. Wednesday (19th December), … Continue reading →

John Wheatley has sent in details of the Chiltern Hundred Challenge 2008, which will be held on Sunday 1st June 2007. There are three rides available on the day. Full details are available on www.chiltern-hundred.org.uk . Here are some of … Continue reading →

Well again it was looking a bit dodgy with the weather on Saturday. It was raining all day and I wasn’t sure if I should ride, I’ve had a cold all week so I decided to take the car down … Continue reading →

I have received our instructions for the New Year’s Day Parade. We are number 18 in the parade which means that we will be to the head of the Parade. The meeting point is in the Blue assembley area. Entry … Continue reading →

Willesden club member Dan Duncan-Jones has renovated an old farmhouse in Italy and is now offering it to us to rent. Called “La Casa Pietra” it is located just outside the town of Bubbio in southern Piemonte. It is approximately … Continue reading →

After a sober night at my work Xmas party I drove home in some of the worst rain I have ever driven in, wondering if the next day would be dry enoughfor the first race at Hillingdon for the Imperial … Continue reading →

Ray Kelly has received the pre-production proofs for our new kit from Giodana. Click on any of the images for an enlarged view. Ray has corrected one error in the proofs, can you spot it?

Longbarrow captain – Mark BrookingAt the beginning of November Lynn Corr (formerly Francoli) and I attended the Crest CC tandem weekend. Apart from the screams of fear when tandem triking the roundabouts of Harlow on a Friday Night and a … Continue reading →

Many of us in the Willeden will know John Harwood, he rode with us on the 2003 Paris-Brest. This year he has site his sights much further afield and is cycling from his home town in Oxfordshire to Australia. John … Continue reading →

Prime Coaching’s Womens’ Road Coaching and Training AfternoonSaturday, 24th November 2007, 1.00 pm to 4.30 pm Novice, Junior, 4th Category Female Riders, & U16 Female YouthsatHillingdon Cycle Racing Circuit, Minet Park, Springfield Road,Hayes, Middx, UB4 0LF. SKILL and FITNESS SESSIONS … Continue reading →

1,000 km. Sardinia Total Climbing m. 8,355 or 9,605 For several years now Sardinia has hosted a 7-day sportive/stage race during the Spring. This year it will take place between Sunday 20 April to Saturday 26 April. Audax Italia are … Continue reading →

Brian Wright runs a Women Fitness Club at the Hillingdon Circuit each Friday afternoon. The aim of the club is to learn to ride and to get fitter in the process, oh, and there is a fair bit of tea … Continue reading →

Vyv and I were in Antwerp last weekend, a city that loves its bicycles and also its buskers. Before the benefit of first Belgian beer of the day, we spotted the above street artist combing the two. Is it a … Continue reading →

The build up to the big day has started and we are now attracting the full glare of publicity on the New Years Day Parade website. See http://www.londonparade.co.uk/event/participants/details.asp?id=1921Is that really us? Cor, we look good!

The AGM is the most important meeting of our club’s year. As members of the Willesden CC we should all attend this meeting to have our say on how the club should be run. It is also an excellent chance … Continue reading →

One of the cornerstones of the 2008 Chiltern Classics series is the Willesden Reliability Ride. Traditionally this takes place on the last Sunday of February. Due to a work commitment Ray Kelly is unable to organise the 2008 event, so … Continue reading →

I’ve just seen the following heads-up for the 2008 L’Etap du Tour on Cyclingnews.com… The 16th edition of the favourite amateur ‘race’, L’Etape du Tour, will take place on Sunday the 6th of July 2008, and will follow the parcours … Continue reading →

Last few results of the season.Gill Reynolds braved the elements on Sunday to ride in the Brighton Mitre Hilly 25 and finished as the 3rd fastest lady in 1.13.31. Among the prizes she received was a carbon fibre bottle cage … Continue reading →