Following the participation of a host of members in last weekend’s Tour of the Cornfields Off Road Sportive ~ a precursor to the start of the CX season ~ the Eastern league got underway on Sunday at the Springfield course in Chelmsford. Good weather brought out some fast racing with Sam Brook riding well to 11th in the U16 race. …
Family Bike Ride for Charity – Sunday 9th October
West Suffolk Wheelers is a cycling and triathlon club based in Bury St Edmunds; formed in 1922 it is celebrating its 100th year Anniversary. Based at their purpose built Club House in Shakers Lane the Club has over 250 members who participate in all forms of cycling, swimming and running. The Club is holding a Family Bike Ride for Charity …
Midsummer TT update
WSW riders have been out in force at local TTs recently, both the club events on Thursday evenings and Open events. Godric 10 Seven WSW made their way over to Wortwell to ride the Godric 10 on 11 June, with the fields being so small this year we made nearly 20% or the entry. We were greeted with a strong …
Inaugural ladies’ ride to Lavenham
Sunday 26 June was a lovely sunny day for our ladies ride. We soon became a lady down as one of our leaders Yasmin encountered a mechanical en route so sadly we had to leave without her. Megan led Zara, Lesley out of Maglia Rosso whilst Sara was at the rear. It was very windy and a bit lumpy on …
Podium success and sunshine as WSW Junior Tri returns to Culford
On Sunday 26 June, over 120 junior triathletes assembled at Culford School for the first post-lockdown WSW Junior Triathlon. It was a fantastic day for triathlon with plenty of sun and a breeze that eased off through the day. The first athletes into the pool were in the Tristart (8 year old) age group, progressing through the Tristar 1 (9-10), …
WSW Ladies ride, Sunday 26 June – Open to all
Ladies ride re-scheduled from 5 June – deferred owing to poor weather Megan Free and Sara Hale of West Suffolk Wheelers will be leading a ride for all past, present and future ladies of WSW. This is the West Suffolk Wheelers centenary year, and we are keen to share the joy of cycling and triathlon to the wider community, and …
Vets on form at Yarmouth and Crowfield
On Sunday 22 May three old veterans ** took part in the Great Yarmouth CC 25 based on a new course between Wayford bridge and Caister on the A149, very little traffic on a single carriageway with a light westerly crosswind, John Steed rolled the years back with 1:07:36 ( at 73 a super ride), Mark Eastwood 1:08:44 , and …
Centenary celebrations!
2022 is West Suffolk Wheelers’ Centenary year – the club was founded on 5 May 1922. To celebrate, the club has a series of events planned. This week, we held an open day at club HQ to introduce new members to the range of activities we have to offer, and recreated a scene on Angel Hill in Bury St Edmunds …
Ixworth Cycle Races return!
After an enforced absence owing to the pandemic, West Suffolk Wheelers were delighted to be able to bring our 6 race programme back to the village of Ixworth in its traditional May bank holiday slot. WSW were represented in most races across the programme: Scott Williams, Martin Brown and Stephen Brook in Men’s 4th category, Megan Free in Women’s 2/3/4 …
West Suffolk Wheelers Open Day – 7 May 2022
On Saturday 7 May, West Suffolk Wheelers will host an Open Day at club headquarters on Shakers Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7BH (in grounds of the Priory School) as part of the club’s events for our 100th Anniversary year. We’re particularly keen to share the joy of cycling and triathlon to the wider community, and build a larger, more …