Author Archives: Rich Cooper

Windy Wednesday Willesden Widers

On a windy Wednesday night, several Willesden riders set out for 11 laps of gruelling solo punishment at the second Westerley 10 on the Hillingdon circuit. Chris James: 29.2? (sorry, can’t read my handwriting for that last digit…)Melissa Arkinstall: 29.33 … Continue reading

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A day (or two) at the races

Richard Jerome has made his debut on the blog with reports of his recent races. Welcome Richard. AW cycles road race – Woodcote 3rd April The race was going quite well for me until the bunch was split by a … Continue reading

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More Results from the weekend

Melissa Arkinstall (recently of Team GB) was achieved 1st Lady at the Hillingdon duathlon on Monday 23rd. On the following Saturday she finished 10th in her age group in the British National Champs at Ashbourne. It was a tough course … Continue reading

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Glad’s Tidings – 30th April 07

The fine weather has stirred some of our road racers into action. On Wednesday night at Hillingdon in the VeteransLeague RC event Tony Woodford finished in 2nd place in his age group and Chris James 3rd in his section. On … Continue reading

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The Bluebell Ride – 100km Audax

Last Sunday’s Bluebell 100km Audax turned out to be a real crowd puller. The prospect of a sunny day plus the best bluebells to be seen in many years seemed to be the draw. We were not disappointed. It was … Continue reading

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Ed Packard posts another PB.

Ed’s excellent racing form continues as achieves another personal best this weekend. Here’ is Ed’s round up of his racing, plus his adventures with the great british railway system. Two brave Willesden lieutenants headed out into military country today (Saturday) … Continue reading

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PBP 2007 – Route

Someone has created a highly detailed route map of the this years PBP on Google maps. All the features along the way are loving recorded, along with all the controlsAfter. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://cycling.ahands.org/pbp2007/PBP.kml&t=h You can spend hours fiddling with all the buttons … Continue reading

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PBP Support Team – Now recruiting!

The Willesden have an enviable reputation for the support we provide to our riders on the Paris-Brest. In 2003 we had a marvellous team of Jim, Wendy, Jan, Diane, Vyv, Akiko and John Brooking. As if by magic they appeared … Continue reading

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News from Holland – Ivo’s first Audax

Yesterday was the first brevet I’ve ever organised. A 200km BRM going in a big loop around the German town of Aachen. Participation was a bit small, with only 29 riders. But those that came were a good mix of … Continue reading

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Breaking News … Melissa selected for World Championships

Mellisa Arkinstall had fabulous news this morning. She has qualified to take part in the ITC Duathlon World Championships that will be held in Hungary later next month. We are taking Team GB here! This news comes on top of … Continue reading

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Thames Valley Air Ambulance – Presentation

Hi All, A quick update on the TVAA presentation. Current plan was to attend an TVAA open day at Birds Hill Golf Club on Wednesday 11th but changing work commitments mean that I’m unable to attend. I’ll advise TVAA and … Continue reading

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Glad’s Tidings – Easter round up

Ed Packard started the Easter weekend in fine form. He recorded a personal best of 23.49 in the High Wycombe 10 mile event at Maidenhead on Good Friday. Also riding were Richard Jerome 25.56, Suss Patel 26.23, Gill Reynolds 26.51, … Continue reading

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Ed’s Easter time trial frenzy

Rather than traditional Easter weekend pursuits, such as going to the garden centre or DIY store, the Squadra Verde was out in force in order to prove their collective worth in the ‘race of truth’. First up, a sunny morning … Continue reading

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and in that order too…….?

A sign out side a shop on the Dorset coast !!

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Brass Monkey – Photos

Tim Wainwright’s popular Brass Monkey 100km Audax ride took place last month. As well as organising and running the event, Tim was also out on the route taking photos of all the riders. The full set of photos, including several … Continue reading

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Go-Ride Scheme – Update

Ian Why has emailed the Blog to say that the Willesden have completed their application to become a go-ride club. The application form was a laborious and time consuming document to complete, but thanks to Ian this is now done. … Continue reading

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Last Turbo in Wembley

Last night saw the final turbo session of the winter season at Wembley. Ray Kelly has been a creative and inspirational coach, painting a different cycling scenario each week. It has been hours of fun, though most of the minutes … Continue reading

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Simon makes significant progress

Simon Doughty has over the last few weeks defied medical prognosis andachieved a level of progress which has gone way beyond anything previously expected.The major improvement has seen Simon unexpectedly regain the ability to speak and communicate in very simple … Continue reading

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2003 PBP Video

Another short PBP film, this time from the 2003 event. Sent a shiver up my spine as well as making me chuckle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l80pLwKFL8o

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Glad’s Tiding – 02 April 07

One of our newest members seems to be riding events at weekends whilst others are still trying to shake of the effects of the social season or recent colds.Ed Packard rode in the Middlesex Road 10 mile time trial at … Continue reading

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