Author Archives: Ian Oliver

103 riders set off and 91 came back. The rider feedback has generally been very positive. This was due to all the help I, the organiser, got. The excellent catering organised by Vyv Baker and Janice Kelly, aided by John … Continue reading →

Help needed!!! The Reliability is next Sunday (19th) and I need assistance on Saturday to put out the arrows and help registering riders on the Sunday – which would still let you ride the 50K. Please respond to WillesdenReliability@Hotmail.com http://www.willesdencyclingclub.co.uk/calendar/reliability-rides/   … Continue reading →

The Willesden Reliability Rides are on February 19th, with 100km and 50km routes starting from Chalfont St Peter’s. You can get a discount of £2 for entering online in advance. With 3 target paces for a hilly 100 and a … Continue reading →

Two Willesden riders, Marcus Jackson-Baker and Jane Moore, are taking part in this weekend’s R.T.T.C National Championship 24 hour time trial, being held over several circuits centred around Hailsham in Sussex. Jane, on a trike, is in with a good … Continue reading →

We’ll be running three Audaxes from Jenners Cafe at Maidenhead on 6th July. They are a 200km ride, a new route called the Jack Eason Struggle, and what were formerly Mick Hill’s 10 Thames Bridges and Kaf-to-Kaf rides, at 8am, … Continue reading →

Yes, there is a real place called Willesden and the 15th June club run will start there, sort of. I will be leading a ride that will take us through several of the London Royal Parks and two of its … Continue reading →

Mick Hill’s Boulters Bash Audax from Maidenhead Riverside is being run on Wednesday at 10.00am. Flat nearly to Pangbourne and then scenic back through the Chilterns back. The weather forecast is for warm and staying dry until about the time … Continue reading →

The Westerley are running the first local reliability ride of the year, so for a brisk winter’s day out… Event details: Sunday 12th January – 9:00am Westerley CC, 107km / 58km HQ – Chalfont St Peter Scout Hut (next to … Continue reading →

A lady who is registered blind has approached the club as she would like someone to pilot her tandem. As many of you know I already pilot Angus, which I enjoy, as it’s cycling in company and you get a … Continue reading →

Saturday October 5 brings the start of the new Willesden Audax season, kicking off with the Nyctophobic 100km and Anfractuous 200km from ride HQ at Chalfont St Peter nr Denham with wooded Chiltern lanes and rolling downs galore. The routes … Continue reading →

Mick Hill’s midweek Audax, the Boulter’s Bash, is running next Wednesday, the 14th August. It’s a fairly easy outbound journey for a cake-break in Pangbourne and a hillier return to Maidenhead for a round 110km. The start is 1000am at … Continue reading →

The 400K Severn Across is a ride that takes you to Chepstow and back. Crossing some of the finest scenery in Southern England the ride is mainly flat – but with a couple of decent hills to keep it interesting. … Continue reading →

The 3 Down 300K from Chalfont St Peter to the New Forest and back, attracted 54 starters. The helpers’ ride, with even more of us, will set off on Saturday. It was almost the first day of spring: cold but … Continue reading →