Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Chiltern Classic Reliability Rides 2012

Shake off your winter torpor with these rides organised by local clubs, including our own, all within easy reach of the WCC heartland. As the title implies, the routes take you round the Chilterns For those of you who havn’t … Continue reading

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Eddy Merckx films – Sun 29 Jan

Terry Deere has drawn my attention to an Eddy Merckx film programme on Sunday 29 January: In case this hasn’t got around yet, the Riverside Studios (Hammersmith) are showing a series of films about Eddy Merckx on 29th Jan (details … Continue reading

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Go Ride poster

Help wanted for go ride races. contact Ray Kelly

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Go Ride

maloreeswinterseriesflyer2012. I did try Kel. but this is all I could get it to print. Am I the only one that replies to e mails? Shame on all you technophobes!

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January’s Monthly Meeting.

Happy New Year to you all. The meeting was postponed from the first Tuesday in the month as it was so close to New Year’s Day Parade in which several of our members took part. It has to be postponed again … Continue reading

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SPOTY 2011 – Vote for Peter Turnbull

Calling all Sportfans, The BBC SPOTY (won by some bloke called Cav) was just the warm up act for the big one….. the Bucks Herald SPOTY 2011!!! One of the Willesden CC’s finest, Mr Peter Turnbull, has been nominated as … Continue reading

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Annie Birch CTC Triumph

Annie Birch has just been confirmed as First Lady Veteran for the CTC’s 2011 Tourist Competition. Well done Annie! Further details here

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Go Race Cyclo-Cross – 2012 Fixtures

I’m organising some Go Race Cyclo-Cross races for novice youth riders on the following dates- 22 Jan 2012 29 Jan 2012 05 Feb 2012 12 Feb 2012 Start time will be 10:00am – Finishing around mid-day The races will be … Continue reading

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Turbo 2012

Turbo is returning for 2012. Get yourselves fit for the Olympics. Hillingdon Turbo starts at 6.30pm on Thursday 5th January. Wembley at 7.30 for 8.00 on Tuesday 10th January Ray Kelly

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Children’s Xmas Party 2011

MERRY  CHRISTMAS  AND A HAPPY  NEW  YEAR

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WCC Christmas Party – 22 Dec 11

The Annual Willesden CC Christmas Party will be held this Thursday 22nd December at the Hillingdon circuit club room from 6:00pm onwards. Father Christmas will arriving at some point (subject to his lead out train of reindeers) to bring presents … Continue reading

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Jayne still racing down under

On Saturday it was the 30th Clarence St Cyclery (it’s a bike shop) Cup, an all-day track fiesta at the Dunc Grey indoor velodrome in Sydney. Full results — http://www.nsw.cycling.org.au/default.asp?Page=44828 There were various races throughout the day and night. The … Continue reading

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Pickwick Bicycle Club

“The oldest club in existence is the Pickwick Bicycle Club, formed in June, 1870. It took its name from the work of Charles Dickens, and for some reason now forgotten the members each chose nom de guerre from the pages … Continue reading

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WCC AGM agenda

Here is a copy of the agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13R2u_rSuhXzneMuH_q7NpzzUMBGOgur2tcZij8dtLM0/edit

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Annual General Meeting

The Agenda for the AGM has not yet been delivered to members so here is a reminder that it will take place on Sunday 4th December 2011 at the Guide Hut, Community Close in Ickenham commencing at 2.30p.m. We must … Continue reading

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Children in Need

Paul Doel, our only 2nd claim Life Member, organised his club Team Quest to ride the rollers in one hour stints for 24hours to raise money for Children in Need.  Steve and Julie May’s daughter, Stephanie rode for the opening … Continue reading

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Il Giro!

They may be bankrupt, they may be chaotic, but they know how to pump up a bike race. Ladies and Gentlemen Il Giro D’ Italia 2012. Miles Back

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Uxbridge Wheelers – Racers from 1961-62

Ian Birch sent me this film of the Uxbridge Wheelers at play. It was filmed some 50 years, does anybody recognise any of the riders? One of them is a very old friend of Vyv and I. Miles Back

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London Ride from Kew Bridge Sun 20 November

Once again Brian Moon has kindly offered to lead a ride starting from Kew Bridge. 09.30 hundred hours, 20 November 2011.  Please bring lights as it gets dark early these days.

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Jayne wins again

Jayne Paine is shortly off to Australia to ride in the Winter Series in Sydney.Before leaving she paid her subs for next year. This must surely be a first. I usually spend weeks trying to collect the subs. Good luck … Continue reading

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