The promised day-long rain stayed away, but the 366 racers that ignored the forecast and started the 2017 West Suffolk Cross weren’t spared the mud. A couple of heavy showers in the morning session made for slick conditions on the 1.7 mile circuit of Hardwick Heath and plenty of spills. After the early morning efforts of the set-up crew, the …
Huge congratulation go to Angela Joiner-Handy and Steven Rue who both won their respective English National Duathlon Championships at the weekend. Competing in the standard distance duathlon at Oulton Park on Sunday (8th Oct), both came 1st in their age group over the 10k run, 40k bike, 5k run event. Angie put in a great performance to finish not only …
Paul Rooke completed his last TT for this year, on Sunday 1st Oct in really wet conditions on the B25/50 (A143 Wortell – Bungay) course. After a year where the racing has been largely nice and dry, on the second lap of this final test the wind and rain really hit hard. Nevertheless Paul was delighted to close out the …
Turnout for the Interclub Hill Climb was down this year, but that didn’t stop an incredibly tight finish. Joe Kaye overturned a 1 second deficit after the first climb to nudge out the 2016 title holder Richard Farrow by just 2 tenths of a second. 1 Joe Kaye 1-58-75 1-11-59 3-10-34 2 Richard Farrow 1-57-62 1-12-91 3-10-53 3 Clement Wallace …
This post covers a busy fortnight for Wheelers triathletes. Starting on 10th Sept, Hannah Mclnroy Naylor was in action at the Vitruvian Middle Distance National Championships. After a slower than usual swim, a mechanical on the bike which resulted in Hannah only having the little chain ring available for about half the race, she finished a fantastic 6th in the 25-29 AG …
It’s been a busy weekend for Wheelers. As well as the cyclo cross opener, Wheelers have been represented in MTB Enduro, Time Trials, half and full Ironman. Four Wheelers (pictured) rode in the Solo event at the Shouldham Six Hour Mountain Bike Enduro on Sunday. Held within the forest of Shouldham Warren between Kings Lynn and Downham Market, the race …
Eleven Wheelers took to the field at Springfield, Chelmsford on Sunday Sept 10th for the first Cyclo Cross of the Season. There were strong performances all round, with 6 of the 11 getting into the top ten in their respective categories: U8 Caris Gregory 2nd (1st girl) U10 Sam Brook 7th William Ireland 22nd U12 Harley Gregory 4th Juniors Harry …
Once again the Club’s Spring Training Camp will be at the excellent Hotel Riz in the coastal town of Cesenatico Italy and will run from Saturday 28th April, returning Saturday 5th May. The 2018 training camp will be the club’s 12th visit to Hotel Riz (pronounced Ritz), and here’s why – A good location with plenty of riding options, experienced Italian cycling …
While the TT Series Points Trophy was wrapped up by Richard Farrow a few weeks ago, it went to the wire for the Collard Shield. Veteran Viv Smith showed terrific form to win the Collard Shield with a very impressive 7 personal bests over the year. 2nd place was Charlie Knowler who scored the same points as 3rd placed Steve …
Position Name Club First Second Total 1 Thomas Long WSW 1.12.18 1.12.71 2.24.89 2 Joe Kaye WSW 1.14.90 1.13.71 2.28.61 3 Richard Farrow WSW 1.14.33 1.15.97 2.30.30 4 Clement Wallace (U18) WSW 1.16.59 1.16.53 2.33.12 5 Lee Sole WSW 1.20.24 1.25.59 2.45.83 6 Samuel Jackson WSW 1.19.68 1.27.24 2.46.92 7 Pip Moore WSW 1.28.77 1.25.90 2.54.67 8 David Young …
