Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Death Ray Kelly and his Acme whistle of doom will be waiting for you each Tuesday night from 13th October. As always his winter torture chamber will be at the Willesden C.C.’s Club Room, London Road, Wembley. Arrive at 7:45pm … Continue reading →

For those interested in the famous L’Eroica cycle race in Tuscany, I urge you to visit Dan Patitucci’s site at http://ow.ly/t6v8. It’s a treat. Miles Back07 Oct O9

A quick summary of the news highlights from last night’s WCC MGM … Turbo training starts 13th October. The club may purchase two additional turbo machines for use by club members John Williams is the new Road race Secretary, taking … Continue reading →

Hello Fellow WCC members, Westerley CC is holding their Club 10 mile 2-up at Great Missenden this Sunday, and WCC riders can join in. First rider off will be at 09.00. After the 2-up, you can recover at the Deep … Continue reading →

Jayne Paine (Bunty to her mates) continues her string of 2009 achievements by being awarded 1st Cat status yesterday. What more is there to want? Miles Back07 Oct 09

Gill Reynolds continues to gain awards. She rode the Agiscoviner 10 at Farnham on Saturday and in very windy conditions returned in 26.16 to gain the fastest Lady Vet and 3rd fastest Vet on Standard overall. Alos riding in this … Continue reading →

A very breezy day. Peter Cookson 24:55 Lance Woodman 25:50 Gill Reynolds 26:16

Hi, Felt I needed to do a long ride before my Edinburgh- London fitness disappeared.Emailed Rocco about his very long 3,100k great triangle, and chose something shorter.So on Sunday 13th I rolled the Litespeed down to Lands End (500k in … Continue reading →

We might as well put all the Hillingdon and Turbo training to good use. How do we enter these? Start End Event Country 19.01.2010 24.01.2010 Tour Down Under AUS 07.03.2010 14.03.2010 Paris – Nice FRA 10.03.2010 16.03.2010 Tirreno-Adriatico ITA 20.03.2010 … Continue reading →

Tuesday 13th October 2009….. 7:30pm onwards….Wembley Club room…aarrrghhh!!

I saw this film on the RoadCC web site and it set my hair on end. It’s from the 1974 Giro d’ Italia. Loads of action, noise, shouting, snow and assorted mayhem. It’s marvelous. The commentary is great too. Though … Continue reading →

Prime Coaching are again holding a series of track training sessions at Calshot Velodrome on Saturday afternoons on the 17th October and 21st November 2009, and on the 16th January, 20th February and 20th March 2010. The cost is £15 … Continue reading →

It seems Christmas comes early in Watford, namely September. Ron Purdy was out on his bike when he snapped this scene in a quiet Watford street. Apparently they were filming a commercial. Thanks for that Ron. Do you ask for … Continue reading →

I’m having an end of season clear out. I’ve recently switched from using Look Delta pedals and cleats. If anyone would like 3 or 4 sets of well-used Look pedals (various models), please get in touch. Note that these pedals … Continue reading →

Another club record was broken by Meurig James this weekend. He rode in the Port Talbot Wheelers 25 and covered the distance in 50.27. This was his last ride in England this year as he is off to work in … Continue reading →

A bright, cool morning with a slight headwind out to the turn. Willesden times… Peter Dixon 24:44 Richard Jerome 25:30 Lance Woodman 26:14 Rich Cooper 26:41 Chris James 27:23 Brian Moon 30:17 Fastest ride… Geoff Powell (High Wycombe CC) 22:52 … Continue reading →

This was a float day but the course had been changed because of road works. The alternative was not that fast. Willesden times… Peter Cookson 1:06:39 Lance Woodman 1:09:02 Chris James 1:10:39 Brian Moon 1:11:41 The winner was Tejvan Pettinger … Continue reading →

Well I thought it was interesting. The Sunday Observer’s cycling correspondent, William Fotheringham write a good article on the thinking behind BC’s boot camp for road racers. See http://bit.ly/EoUhk Miles Back22 Sep 09

Lance Woodman’s third feature film in his series features the might of the Squadra riders plus all the WCC members who helped out on the day. Many thanks for all your hard work Lance. Miles Back17 Sept 09

Unless otherwise stated, all runs meet at 9:30 am in Denham (on the A40, just outside Shane’s Garden Centre) 20 Sep 09100k WCC Audax – Autumn AssortmentRuislip 09.30 am 27 Sep 09Dinton Pasture 04 Oct 09Henley Riverside 11 Oct 09Waddesdon … Continue reading →