The Hoxley Cup is awarded for Triathlon Achievement as voted for by the members, so check the list below and email your vote to triathlon@westsuffolkwheelers.org The Triathlon committee have made six nominations that highlight some of the amazing achievements that have been posted by our members in the name of club and country, both at home and on international duties. …
You might have noticed a proposal in the agenda for Monday’s AGM to sponsor a sculpture of James Moore on the Mount Road roundabout, but who was James Moore and why should we honour him? The following article, written by former club chairman Ken Hoxley in 1997, will tell you all you need to know about this remarkable bike racer… …
Giles Prime and his team delivered a great day of racing at Saturday’s West Suffolk Cyclo-Cross. The bright weather brought out the crowds and while the dry, benign conditions might have disappointed the CX purists, the course provided a stern test for the riders. Cut from the former waste site next to West Stow Anglo Saxon Village, the course was …
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. …
