Three West Suffolk Wheelers took part in the CC Breckland 10 mile TT on Saturday 4th March. The event was held on the B10/19 course between Hingham-Watton-Hingham. Darren Davis posted an excellent 22:44 for this early in the season, Scott Williams (pictured) came in at 25:18 and David Young at 27:09. The winning time was from Lloyd Chapman from Banks/Catford CC- Equipe …
2017 Evening TT Schedule Announced
The schedule for the 2017 Club Evening TT Series has been announced. Details below with full details at westsuffolkwheelers.org/activities/racing/ Note: All start times are 18:45 unless otherwise stated Sign on closes 15 minutes before start Date Time Location Distance Notes 6th April Livermere 5.5 13th April Horringer 7.5 16th April 09:30 West Stow 10 Medium Gear 20th April Lt. Welnetham 8.9 27th …
Fred Filby 10m TT 26/12/16
A sizeable field tore themselves away from cold turkey sandwiches and The Great Escape on telly to pitch for the prestigious Fred Filby Trophy. This year’s winner was Paul Rooke, taking home the most coveted of club trophies, with a ride just 36 seconds off his target time. Position Name Club Actual Time Gap 1 Paul Rooke WSW 26.46 0.36 …
Charlie Knowler, National Hill-Climb Champion!
The Wheelers have a National Champion in our midst! Charlie Knowler, was the 12-year-old age group winner at the National Hill Climb Championships in Matlock at the end of October. Tackling the fearsome Bank Road in Matlock, Derbyshire, Charlie rode the course in an impressive 04:49.9. The course climbs 115 metres in just 1km, and peaks at 20% at its …
Boyd Podiums in Tricycle TT Championships
Mark Cavendish was not the only one pipped to the post this month as Boyd Nicholas scored second place in the Tricycle Association East 25 mile TT Championships. Held on 2nd Oct on the sporting E1/25B course, Boyd was only beaten by Ian Pike of Fenland. A brisk wind, five roundabouts and a zebra crossing out and back made for …
Farrow and Gilham-Fernandez win season long time trial trophies
Evening Time Trial Series – 2016 Results With over 50 riders competing in this year’s season long time-trial series Richard Farrow and Zoila Gilham-Fernandez have both retained their titles of male and female West Suffolk Wheelers Time Trial series champions. With points awarded from 1st to 19th place, Farrow consistently finished in the top 3 throughout the year, with 5 …
Racing Round-Up – 22nd Aug
Another busy weekend of racing, time trialling and triathlon saw West Suffolk Wheelers & Triathlon Club in action across the region over the weekend. Jake Towler and Malcolm Borg took on CC Sudbury’s 50 mile road race, Angela Joiner-Handy and Scott Williams raced the VC Barachi open 50 TT, Paul Watson, Dick and Robin Lines and William Keys headed off …
Time Trial Roundup – 15th Aug
West Suffolk Wheelers & Triathlon Club’s summer time trial season continues towards the conclusion of another successful and enjoyable series, with a full programme of events keeping riders busy over the weekend. By far the stand out effort of the weekend came from 22-year-old Zoila Gilham-Fernandez. In only her second full season of time trialling with the club and coming …
Road Racing Round-up – 8th Aug
A very warm and decidedly windy day saw West Suffolk Wheeler & Triathlon Club member Jake Towler back in action on Sunday at the Strada Sport RT Road Race. Held over 50 hot, hilly and energy sapping miles around the race HQ at Saxlingham Nethergate south of Norwich, Jake continues to impress and improve on a weekly basis. In a …
Higham 10m TT
Evening Time Trial Series 4th Aug – Higham 10m TT Position Name Club Time 1 Paul Vickers WSW 23.52 2 Paul Rooke WSW 24.49 3 Richard Farrow WSW 24.59 4 Pip Moore WSW 26.52 5 Andy Ward WSW 26.57 6 Viv Smith WSW 27.18 7 Clement Wallace (U18) WSW 27.35 8 David Young WSW 27.53 9 Jack Stafford Cilento Bike 28.19 …