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Author Archives: Miles Back
Cookham Bridge closing for five months.
Today’s WoW ride (moved forward to a Tuesday to enjoy the splendid weather) went over Cookham Bridge. I noticed with considerable surprise that our favourite way of crossing the Thames will be closed to traffic from 16th October to 22 … Continue reading
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Hillingdon High Wheelers – Sunday 24th September 2023
The Pennies are back at Hillingdon for another day of high wheel racing. At stake will be the British Penny Farthing Championship race trophy, donated by The Pickwick Bicycle Club. The other trophies originate from 1910 and are for riders … Continue reading
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PaM Goes cycling mad!
The Semaine Fédérale might seem an odd choice of name for a cycling event, but it is a rather wonderful week full of cycling organised by the FFCT (Fédération Française de Cyclotourisme). The FFCT hold the Semaine Fédérale during late … Continue reading
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WoW (Willesden on Wednesday) Ride – 16/08
Actually getting out on the road for a ride on a Wednesday has been a bit hit and miss over the past few months. This has been largely thanks to weeks and weeks of wet weather, plus the club’s … Continue reading
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Hillingdon Cycle Circuit – address
Some of the more recent members to the WCC may not know the exact location for this Friday’s rides and meeting . The Hillingdon cycle circuit and club room is located within Minet Park, Hayes. The entrance to Minet park … Continue reading
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Dr Norman Lazarus on Radio 4
Dr Norman Lazarus is a bit of an Audax legend in the Willesden CC, having ridden the Paris-Brest-Paris, Easter Arrows and countless 200km audax rides. In his professional life, Norman is an expert on the human ageing process at Kings … Continue reading
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Keep 26th August Clear for the Willesden Centuries!!
To cap off Summer the Willesden CC is planning a couple of century rides on Saturday 26th August. Imperial or Metric?? Well it’s your choice, there will be routes of either 100 miles and 100km to choose from – pick … Continue reading
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WoW (Willesden on Wednesday) ride – 12th July 2023
Ok…… so the weather forecast (BBC) is looking a bit mixed for tomorrow, but we have a 50-50 chance of staying dry, when the rain arrives around noon. I’m going to give it a go. I suggest a ride heading … Continue reading
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Jayne Paine triumphs again in the Masters
Last weekend the Masters National Track Championships were held in Newport, at the Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales. The Masters was so packed full of championships, that it took four days to run all of the disciplines and heats. … Continue reading
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Stop press : WoW Social ride tomorrow (Wed 5th July)
It’s a bit of a late shout-out, but if you fancy a social paced ride of about 60-70km tomorrow, then meet up at Windsor End, Beaconsfield at around 10am tomorrow. The forecast looks reasonable for tomorrow as the today’s rain … Continue reading
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Willesden on Wednesday (WoW) Ride 28th June 2023
There will be a WoW* Ride on Wednesday 28th June 2023 as the weather looks most agreeable for cycling. The ride will be at a “no-drop” social pace. This Wednesday we will meet at 10:00am in Windsor End, Beaconsfield. See … Continue reading
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Club Run Sunday 25 June 23023
A club run shout out from Gill Reynolds. “A small group is meeting at 9am on Sunday at the roundabout outside Rickmansworth by the playground, aiming for chiltern velo. Gill” For meeting point map see here
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Willesdens CC’s Tour de Ricky attracts hundreds of cyclists
Liam FitzPatrick is a wonder and a credit to our amazing club. His brainchild is the Tour de Ricky, which is day full of audax rides, with distances to suit all tastes and all degrees of comfort in the saddle! … Continue reading
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Mark dons his woolies again
Mark and his daughter Wendy picked the hottest day of the year to sport their retro woolen jerseys. It was all in the line of duty for the Velo Retro, which is part of the Retro Rendevous weekend, a marvellous … Continue reading
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Ton-up for the WCC Club Chair!
Last Sunday, John Wheatley, also know to us as “Mr Chairman”, rode the Ford RideLondon-Essex. This was an impressively large event with 30,000 riders tackling routes of either 30, 60 or 100 miles. As you would expect of our … Continue reading
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Impromptu Club Ride – Sunday 21st May 2023
For the time being the club run organisation has moved to a more informal and ad-hoc basis using the “WCC Club Runs” group on Whatsapp. If you would like to be added to this group, then please send an email … Continue reading
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Glory Ride – The Charing Cross Stage
“Glory Ride” is a musical about the famous Italian cyclist Gino Bartali, who won the Giro d’Italia three times (in 1936, 1937 and 1946) and the Tour de France twice (in 1938 and 1948). Until recently very little was known … Continue reading
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WCC Audax – Kaf2Kaf
Anne Mograby does an excellent job of organising the club’s Spring Audax rides. For many years these rides used to be organised by the much missed John Tipping, or Tippy as he was known to us. This year Anne mustered … Continue reading
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Willesden Tweed Kit!
Mark and Alison Brooking’s cycling kit of choice to celebrate the upcoming 100th anniversary of the Willesden CC looks to be a head-to-toe ensemble of Tweed! Our club’s 100th anniversary is still a couple of years away, but Saturday’s annual … Continue reading
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The Willesden CC’s trip to the FFCT Semaine Fédérale
84th Semaine Fédérale – 23rd to 30th July 2023 Pont-à-Mousson, France, The Semaine Fédérale is a delightful week of “cyclotourism” organised by the impressive FFCT (Fédération Française de Cyclotourisme). This year will be the event’s 84th anniversary, with the first … Continue reading
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