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 …
WSW present Cyclocross Racing at West Stow Country Park
West Suffolk Wheelers will host Round 8 of the Eastern Cyclocross League at West Stow Country Park on Sunday 15th December 2024. Entries will be via the British Cycling website here .
CX update – the first double header of 2024
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
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 !
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
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
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. …
Nostalgia’s not what it used to be – the Milk Race
A note from Justin Wallace Nostalgia’s not what it used to be…..In 1991 and 1993 (the last year the race was held) we hosted the Milk Race in Bury. The annual stage race was very popular and everyone of all ages knew about it. If you’d ridden a bit too fast through a village you’d more than likely have had …
Dawn Raid 2024 – Sunday 14 July
Our annual dawn raid is getting close!! It’s time to go and see the sea!!! This year we are heading to Thorpeness for breakfast. It’s been a good few years since we visited last. I have spoken to the cafe, we are unable to book any tables but they have said we should be ok for seating at our estimated arrival time …
WSW Grass Track – Sunday 16th June
West Suffolk Wheelers hosted their annual Grass Track race meeting at Fornham All Saints on Sunday 16 June. This year the meeting was Round 2 of the National Grass Track series, with Sprint and Endurance events. Grass track races use fixed gear bikes, with the format of the races being familiar to those who have watched velodrome-based track racing – …