Author Archives: Miles Back

50th Crest Tandem Weekend (Roydon to Ipswich and back) This year marked the 50th year of the Tandem Weekend, held annually on Remembrance weekend. Once again, it was well supported with 40 tandems, among them, a superior machine crewed by Brooking … Continue reading →

Hi All, I received a phone call last night from Mike’s family, and sadly, Mike Eddleston passed away a week or so ago. He had a heart attack, whilst cycling out in Dorset way. I think the funeral is due … Continue reading →

Willesden Cycling Club – Road Races Sunday 7th September 2014 Race 1 – Dulcie Walker Memorial Road Race (Regional B, Band 4: 3/4/W/J) Start 9:30am 90km (3.8 laps) Points from 1st (15) to 10th (1) Race 2 -John Walker Trophy Road … Continue reading →

Dr Edward Packard placed a memorial cross at Hartmannswillerkopf cemetery on behalf of Willesden CC.

  RIDING THE OLD FRONT LINE AUGUST 2014 Dear Willesden clubmates, Between 2 and 10 August I will be cycling from the north coast of Belgium down to the Franco-Swiss border as part of a small team aiming to trace … Continue reading →

The lastest round-up of WCC achievements is a regular feature of the sports pages of the Brent & Kilburn Times – thanks to Gladys Joy for writing these reports each week. So if you have a result or an event … Continue reading →

The weekly report of the club’s achievements in the Brent & Kilburn Times. Thanks to Galdys Purdy (WCC Press Officer) for keeping up the good work. Brent & Kilburn Times – 2014 07 10

The Willesden will be holding Go-Ride races at Hillingdon cycle racing circuit on Friday 25th July, commencing 5.30 pm. These are specifically aimed at novice young riders under 16 years old. The races are being held to celebrate the Tour … Continue reading →

The WCC Under 18s were a corner stone of Team Brent at last Saturday’s London Youth Games held in wet conditions at Crystal Palace. These games are Europe’s largest youth sports festival with over 30 different sports taking place. The … Continue reading →

Gladys Purdy does a great job of submitting a weekly report to the Brent & Kilburn Times. As well as valuable publicity for the club, the reports are a good round up of results for all club members. So please send your … Continue reading →

PDF version available here – B and K Times – 14-06-26 Full E-Edition of Brent & Kilburn Times available here

Provisional results from Mark Brooking Marcus Jackson Baker – 375 miles Jane Moore (Formerly Jane Swain) – 310+ miles A tough course – more so for the trikes. Winner Jonhathan Schubert – 516 miles.

Quite a warm day, windy on the back straight. 22 women I thought I had done a cracking 500m but it wasn’t that good – 41.67s (8th). Ellie Coster came 1st with 37.73s and Janet Birkmyer (4th) 40.15 . Points … Continue reading →

At the recent Newbury RC 12 Hour TT Stuart Birnie set a distance of 293.63 miles, finishing with a second place podium position. Hippy said on Facebook “Looks like I finally put that 12hr record to rest…”. Chapeau Hippy!