Category Archives: Miscellaneous

The WCC Annual Dinner Dance will be held on on Saturday 13th January 2007 at the Uxbridge Golf Club, Harefield Place, The Drive, Uxbridge. Drinks and socialising from 6pm, with Dinner served at 7pmThe 3-course meal will be followed by … Continue reading →

Santa paid his annual trip to the WCC’s Children’s Christmas Party last night. The club room was filled with much excitement, noise and general running about… even some of the children joined in! As usual Santa was keen to meet … Continue reading →

As we move towards the 2007 running of the Paris-Brest, I thought it would be fun to list WCC finishers during the last twenty years. The data has been extracted from http://www.randonneurs.bc.ca/pbp/time_results/1891.html. Only those riding in Willesden colours are listed. … Continue reading →

The Christmas party for the “Tuesday Night Turboistas was held at the Willesden CC’s favourite trattoria in Ruislip, Remo’s Village, earlier this week. The feed plan included three carbo loading points, called starter, main course and pud. The turboistas were … Continue reading →

Following is a recent update on Simon, from Melita Luxton of Audax UK. “I visited Simon yesterday. He is due to be transferred at the end of theweek to a rehabilitation unit at Sheffield. Once at Sheffield, visitors willbe welcome, … Continue reading →

On a recent trip to Belgium, the Kellys decided to stage their own Tour of Flanders. It was a tough race, which included many repeat assaults on the Chocolateberg, Muur de Biere and the shops in the High street. In … Continue reading →

Audax mentioned in the Guardian!!!!See http://tinyurl.com/yltojq

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Next week’s Turbo Session should be a bit of fun. Ray “The Turbonator” Kelly has requested that we all decorate our wheel block is an appropriately festive manner. First prize will be five 30 second sprints, second prize will be … Continue reading →

Demon Turbo fan and Tester, Claire Beckwith, was knocked off her bike by a car and trailer earlier this week. Fortunately Claire emerged from the frightening ordeal with “just” impressive bruising and a swollen hand. Nothing broken and the good … Continue reading →

The Annual General Meeting/Moan was held on Sunday 3rd December. Around 30 people were present , many not seen from one year to next. During the meeting there was a small shuffle of club officers, the new line up is … Continue reading →

The annual Fryathalon was run from Tesco’s cafe in Amersham earlier today. Miles Back was in contact with the organisers to get the results on this prestigious competition. Conditions made the event a complete lottery…. Mike “Snake-Hips” Ellison took the … Continue reading →

Message from Melita Luxton of Audax UK regarding Simon Doughty’s present condition. Dear All I visited Simon yesterday and can report that there has been someimprovement in his condition.In the last week he has shown some awareness of his environment … Continue reading →

The highlight of the Willesden calendar is on Sunday morning, the Famous Fry-Athalon! The first element is the full fried breakfast. During the eagerly contested event, points are awarded for the amount of fried eggs, sausages and beans consumed. Remember … Continue reading →

The Willesden CC held our annual Track Championships at the Calshott track earlier this month. The events included a – flying Two laps, from which the riders were seeded for the sprints, – a 70 lap scratch race – and … Continue reading →

The latest report we have received on Simon’s condition is as follows – “Dear All It is now 3 weeks since Simons trauma. He has now been transferred to the high dependency unit at Manchester RoyalInfirmary from intensive care. At … Continue reading →

Wendy and Jim Mears “made it legal” last Saturday and what a splendid day it was. Following the wedding ceremony the Willesden CC formed an arch of wheels for the happy couple. Shortly afterwards we all retired to a wonderful … Continue reading →

As many of you are probably aware, Simon Doughty was involved in a terrible accident on Thursday morning. He was involved in a hit and run accident with a stolen car during his cycle commute to work in Manchester. He … Continue reading →

You get can’t too much of a good thing! That also applies to Willesden CC Club, so starting this week there will be two club nights each week. As well as our regular Tuesday night Turbo sessions at the Wembley … Continue reading →

Six Reliability Rides 28th January to 4th March 2007The ‘Chiltern Classics’ Reliability Rides returns for 2007. Six great events with a different circuit each week different hills – different scenery.All Reliability Rides have time bands to suit your paceCertificates awarded … Continue reading →