Charlie Knowler has brought the National Hill Climb Championships back to West Suffolk for the second time with a terrific win on the tough Pea Royd Lane near Sheffield. Riding in the Age 14 category, this is Charlie’s second win in the competition having taken the Under 12 title in 2016. The Hill Climb was originally due to take place …
Having just landed the day after Lesley and Steven Linden’s races, we were keen to drop our bags and not miss the start of the Standard Distance Duathlon to cheer on both Scott Williams and Steve Rue. The music was blasting and crowd buzzing prior to the mass start for each wave. Then both the music and crowd fell silent …
Lesley and Stephen Linden were among several Wheelers representing Great Britain at the European Sprint Duathlon Championship in Ibiza on the 2oth October. Here’s Lesley’s first hand account of the race. More reports on the event to follow as they come in! Having decided to treat this trip as ‘a holiday with a race in the middle’ we both felt …
The next generation of Wheelers were out in force for last Sunday’s Falling Leaves Hill Climb, run over Watson’s Hill, Semer. This annual event hosted by CC Sudbury is a popular and hotly contested race. Were it not for the efforts of William Carlyon of Ipswich BC, the Wheelers would have locked out the podium in the Juvenile category. Oscar …
Position Name Club 1st Time 2nd Time Total Time 1 Andrew Knowles North Norfolk Wheelers 2.04.53 1.23.60 3.28.13 2 Ben Loxton WSW 2.29.35 1.42.82 4.12.17 3 David Young WSW 2.34.25 1.46.87 4.21.12 4 Oscar Keep SCC 2.57.03 1.50.97 4.48.00
Just quick reminder that the Junior Triathlon training tomorrow (7th Oct.) is at Maglia Rosso at 3pm – 4pm, and NO swim training afterwards as the pool is hosting another event. Best Wishes Neil
The cyclo cross season is now well under way, with four meetings to date, two in Basildon, one in Chelmsford and one in Colchester. So far we have had 15 members taking part across the age groups, all enjoying the very mixed weather, course conditions and varied nature of the circuits. Laura Brown is well placed in the women’s section. …
West Suffolk Triathlon 2018 The West Suffolk Triathlon 2018 on Sunday 23rd Sept was a huge success despite inclement weather. It was the eighth year at Stowmarket Leisure Centre with 250 preregistered competitors. There were very few deterred by wet and windy conditions and the event attracted some brilliant talent. The sprint series event comprised of a 300 meter swim, …
Well done to Matthew Blackwell, finishing 5th in his CX debut in the U8 race at Springfield Cross in Chelmsford on Sunday. Caris Gregory has moved up to the U10 and is still performing well. Just 8 seconds separated Tommy Dickson (pictured) and Sam Brook as they had a good battle in U12. Harley Gregory has also moved up an …
Just a reminder that the Track at the leisure centre is not available this Sunday (16th), therefore the track / cycle session will be at Maglia Rosso. As the nights are drawing in, the session will be 3pm – 4pm. The swim session remains the same 5pm – 6pm. For directions please go to – https://magliarosso.co.uk/ As always, any questions …
