Author Archives: Miles Back

This Friday 2nd November, the Minet Ladies Cycling Club are dedicating a memorial tree to their much loved friend, founder and Head Coach, Brian Wright, who sadly passed away earlier this year. The club invites all members and friends to … Continue reading →

2012 West London Combine Hill Climb – Windsor Hill (HCC011) Another year and another horrid, rasping, coughing fit whilst trying to ascend a short, sharp hill as fast as gravity will let me. 2:05 as it turns out. I’m pretty … Continue reading →

Jayne is getting in to her stride in this years Track Masters held in Manchester. On Monday she got a 4th position in the TT with a 40.7. In the Pursuit event on Tuesday Jayne was up against Janet Birkmyre, … Continue reading →

On sunday our very own Jane Swain ably stoked by Lindsay Clayton (West Suffolk Wheelers) rode the Lea Valley RC Spco 30 on tandem trike. They recorded 1:29:26 which is being put forward as a National ladies competition record. And … Continue reading →

While Wiggo was finishing a bit of a ride Willesden were in action up in Cheshire. Stuart Birnie was second by a mere 8 miles with 480.723. New member Jane Swain wearing Willesden pink set a new ladies Vest record … Continue reading →

Ian Why has asked that the following message be passed on – In March this year “Welcome to Yorkshire” made an official bid to host the Grand Départ of the greatest cycle race in the world, the Tour de France. … Continue reading →

Wembley Road Club Annual Charity Cycle Ride In aid of Help For Heroes 24th Anniversary 30 mile Charity Cycle Ride Organiser Johnny Morris Start 10.00am 24th June 2012 The “Hit or Miss” Public House, Penn Street, Amersham, Bucks HP7 0PX. … Continue reading →

Brian Wright – husband, father grandfather, cyclist, club mate, chairman, engineer, coach, motivator, Tool Maker, organiser, manager, motivator, bike mechanic, fixer, doer, shaper, fighter, leader, positive thinker and fan of all females is with us no more.  He leaves a … Continue reading →

15 Young riders took part in The Sports Relief Challenge at Malorees Junior School on Sunday 25th March. The event was organised by The Willesden Cycling Club and the challenge was to see how many laps of the 300m course … Continue reading →

The popular and keenly fought WCC vs WCC Quiz Night is here again! The time and date for your diaries is  8:30pm, Wednesday, 28th March 2012 It will be held at the Westerly CC’s club rooms, just off the Greenford … Continue reading →

I’ve just been reading the Evening Standard in which there is an article about Bolton footballer Fabrice Muamba. The player who had a heart attack whilst playing in a match against Spurs at White Hart Lane. The article praises Andrew … Continue reading →

CALLING ALL CYCLISTS …. We are looking for keen young cyclists to come and have fun AND raise money for Sport Relief 2012. With the kind help of Malorees Junior School and the Willesden Cycling Club We have a special … Continue reading →

The final designs are out – so rush your order (and sizes) over to Ray “All the Kit all the Kolours” Kelly. Jersey costs are as follows – Short Sleeve  £35 Long Sleeve  £40 These items are strictly to order only … Continue reading →

It is my intention to order some ladies kit. The design will be the same as our current kit but instead of green and white, it’ll be pink and white with purple trimmings and writing.  Flash or what? These will … Continue reading →

Paparazzi Purdy will be along with an array of photos from last Sunday’s Willesden CC Reliability Ride. In the meantime here are a few iPhone shots (courtesy of Ray Kelly ) to whet your appetite. John “Willesden” Williams , the … Continue reading →

Some photos of The Willesden CC Go-Races as Malorees today. 19 kids took part in this, the final event of the series.  Temperature were minus 3 at the start but fortunately warmed up to a tropical 6 degrees by the … Continue reading →

The Times are running a campaign called Cities fit for cycling – click on the following link for more details on the campaign http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/contact/  

10cms of powder snow did nothing to put off five hardy competitors or the Willesden Go-Race team last Sunday. The conditions allowed creative programming so the first ever round of the Go-Race Nordic Combined was born. Events included – Sledge … Continue reading →

The fourth and final round of the Willesdenn CC’s Go-Race Cyclo-cross racing will feature Strider racing and a round of the Strider Cup (TM). A Strider bike is a great learning vehicle for 1-5 year old children. Besides providing great fun … Continue reading →