No sunshine on Leith
With the rain lashing down on Leith Hill, our Centenary Hill Climb proved to be a fairly epic edition in every sense of the word! We had a great turn out despite the poor conditions, with nearly 60 starters. On the
Raif takes second at the Maria Thompson Memorial Road Race
This weekend saw the 3rd edition of the Maria Thompson Memorial, our annual road race that celebrates the late Maria Thompson, a much-loved member of the club. Maria was a talented 2nd Cat racer with passion for bikepacking and adventures,
The Wheeler Women at L’Etape du Tour
For those taking on the biggest sportives in Europe, July brings one of the best each year. There are certainly tougher rides out there if you go by distance or climbing, but L'Etape du Tour is always special given it
Taming the Dragon
The 20th Anniversary Dragon Ride on Sunday 23rd June 2024 saw a post-covid record 4,500 cyclists take to the roads of South Wales. Several Wheelers made up this number, making the trip to Port Talbot to take on the legendary
Chase the Sun (South) 2024
To mark Solstice and the longest day of the year, the annual Chase the Sun event challenges riders to ride 200 miles east to west from sunrise to sunset. There are now four different routes, North, South, Ireland and Italy.
The Hundred of Kingston
To celebrate our Centenary the Kingston Wheelers Audax Chapter (KWAC) laid on a special 100 mile ride in June. With a route down to Devils Dyke it took in some of the finest lanes of Surrey and Sussex, plus some
Trails’n’Ales – A Gravel Odyssey
This month we launched Century Lap, a special collaboration pale ale with our friends at The Park Brewery. To mark the occasion Harry Bunnell and a team of volunteers and route testers devised a 100km gravel ride in the Surrey
Fred Whitton: Conquering the UK’s Hardest Sportive
On 12th May a group of Wheelers completed what is considered the hardest one-day sportive in the UK, The Wheelbase Fred Whitton Challenge, a 112 mile (180 Km) sportive around the Lake District, now a World Heritage Site. Dubbed ‘The
The Story of Trhas Teklehaimanot
Many people will have seen the story of pro cyclist Trhas Teklehaimanot Tesfay who has sought Asylum in the UK to escape from conflict in her native Ethiopia. At 22 years of age she has already won the National Road Championships