Cyclocross update – 3rd November 2024

Stephen BrookCyclo Cross, News

Sadly there was no local (Eastern Cross) race this last weekend, but the Central Cyclocross League had an event on Saturday at the Milton Keynes Bowl, this time hosted by Equipe Velo, a North Buckinghamshire Club. The last event held in the ‘Bowl’ hosted by Velo Bants, made use of a very steep bank which most ran up and a …

Cyclocross Report – Week ending 20th October

Stephen BrookCyclo Cross, News

Firstly the track at West Stow is in great condition and has had plenty of folk training on it during the week, the more times it’s ridden as the weather gets damper and the ground softer, the smoother the racing line will become. So if you’re an off-road rider off any type, Cross, Gravel, MTB, why not get over there …

Cyclocross Report – Week ending 13 October

Stephen BrookCyclo Cross, News

What a week it’s been for us all, there has been so much going on with the Wheelers Cyclocross family, repairing bikes so that it’s still possible to race, training hard so that racing is potentially easier and of course remodelling the track at West Stow to enhance it for our race in December. There wasn’t a race in the …

Annual General Meeting 2024

Stephen BrookMeetings, News

The Annual General Meeting of West Suffolk Wheelers will be held on Monday 11th November 2024 at 7.30pm, at the Club House on Mount Road, Bury St Edmunds. At this meeting we elect or re-elect our committee members who run the club on our behalf. We also allocate various other roles and responsibilities to a host of much appreciated volunteers …

CX update – the first double header of 2024

Stephen BrookCyclo Cross, News

No we’re not talking football; but two of the Clubs ‘Crossers’ raced on Saturday and Sunday last weekend.Megan Free and Peter Golding both travelled to Milton Keynes on Saturday to race in the Central League fixture hosted by Velo Bants ‘Cross in the City’ at the iconic Milton Keynes Bowl. The course was a series of switchbacks on the flatter …

CX update – dry and fast racing at Colchester

Stephen BrookCyclo Cross, News

The third round of the Eastern Cyclocross League was held on Saturday 21st September at the Colchester Sports Park, hosted by Colchester Rovers CC. The course is modelled around the very good tarmac circuit, which is synonymous with Criterium Races and also the venue for the Coaching courses which the Wheelers team of coaches have attended. There are very few …

Cross is back for 2024-25 !

Stephen BrookCyclo Cross, News

It may still be warm and sunny, but the cross season is now well underway, with the first two rounds of the Eastern Cyclocross league completed. The traditional season-opener for the Eastern League is at Springfield, hosted by Chelmer CC, where we had 12 Wheelers riding. The forecasted monsoon didn’t materialise but luckily it wasn’t as hot as last year. …

Great performances at late summer TTs

Stephen BrookNews, Time Trials

The WSW testers have been active right up to the end of the TT season. Congratulations to Jordan Black for competing in the National 10 mile championship (on the F2E/10 course west of Cambridge), posting a 21:39. After some event cancellations, five wheelers were back in action on 7 September at the Norwich ABC 10:Martin Pyne. 25.49Mark Eastwood. 25.56John Steed …

2024 Evening TT round-up

Stephen BrookNews, Time Trials

The results are in for the evening TT series run from April to August. Overall, we had 40 different West Suffolk Wheelers competing this year, with a total of 38 personal bests recorded over 12 different courses. The overall winner is Matt Shingleton with 345 points, followed closely by Lee Sturman with 340 and Richard Farrow in 3rd with 281. …