Sunday Easy Rides
From this Sunday (15th February), we’ll be running an easy paced ride which will be suitable for new riders, riders who want to try club cycling for the first time or just those that want to enjoy a slower paced, shorter ride. We plan to run these regularly and we’ll have an entry in the Event Calendar with details of the upcoming rides. We’ll also include a named ride leader so you know who to introduce … Read entire article »
Winter TT round 4
Hello all Our 4th winter time trial takes place tomorrow morning (Sat 07th Feb) at 09:30. Although the weather is going to be a bit chilly it is also going to be frost free and dry! If you haven’t tried one of our TT’s before come along and have a go as they’re aimed at beginners to this type of event, see a segement of our TT page below, or click on this link for full details Link to TT page “Just like the summer TT we would like to encourage all riders to take part, remember that it is not a contest between riders, but a chance to see how you can improve your own performance and to give yourself a little test during the winter months. The course is slightly longer than the summer … Read entire article »
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Gateway Santa Ride 2014
On Sunday 21st December the, now annual, Gateway Santa Ride took place. This year’s charity, nominated by a club member, was Little Havens Hospice. Club members raised, through sponsorship and donations, £600. National Grid will donate an additional £400, making a grand total of £1000! Well done Gateway and thank you National Grid! Dave R would like us to pass on: A massive thank you to everyone who gave so generously and also many thanks to Rob for organising … Read entire article »
Gateway Winter Time Trial Series 2014/15 – Event 2
Well on this very cold December morning 8 brave riders lined up on the start line, although cold we did have a calm dry morning. We had 3 riders that had not set a target time yet this season. This brings the season so far total to 19 riders already and its only the second event!! Out of the other riders 3 set brand new personal bests, the biggest achievement being Dennis G who beat this seasons … Read entire article »
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Winter Time Trial
Hello all (and seasons greetings!) Our second winter time trial takes place tomorrow morning (Sat 13th Dec) at 09:30. Although the weather is going to be a bit chilly it is also going to be frost free and dry! If you haven’t tried one of our TT’s before come along and have a go as they’re aimed at beginners to this type of event, see a segement of our TT page below, or click on this link … Read entire article »
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2014 Hill Climb
Wet and showery, a bit windy, and a grey sky, not ideal conditions for cycling in but 18 riders (and 1 spectator) turned out for the hill climb yesterday! After having 15 riders at the winter TT the day before this was a very good turnout and things are looking good for the club. There were 15 club members riding, and 3 riders rode it as a guest. The fastest time (4:15), and new club hill … Read entire article »
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Gatway Summer Time Trial Series – week 14
Well that’s another time trial series over with. This year we had 34 different riders take part over 14 weeks. The numbers were a little bit down on last year, but I think that the weather played a part in that as this summer was fairly wet, and it seemed like every Wednesday brought the threat of rain. Looking back at the results sheet we didn’t have a wet TT this year, although there were quite … Read entire article »
Gateway Summer Time Trial – Week 13
Only 7 riders tonight, where have all last year’s riders gone? Although tonight was a bit windy, it looked like the heavens may have opened any minute, and there was the uncertainty about the Fen Lane road surface, so 7 wasn’t a bad turnout this evening. We had one new rider tonight, Rose E (Mrs Chairman!), who did a very commendable 24.26. Not bad for someone who is new to cycling, well done Rose. Of the others, … Read entire article »
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Gateway Summer Time Trial – Week 12
Only 5 riders this evening. I’m not surprised though, with the weather looking changeable, and the uncertainty about the road surface in Fen Lane, I wasn’t expecting many people to turn up. Richard W, Matt S, Chris M, Paul E, and Dave L (and Mrs Dave L briefly) all turned out for this evenings TT. No PB’s for this year were posted but Matt was only 4 seconds adrift of his best time, and Dave L … Read entire article »
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Gateway Summer Time Trial Series – Week 11
It was a very warm 24 degrees this evening and thirteen riders tried their hand at pedalling like a madman around the TT course. Josh S was the only newbie tonight and put in a very nice time of 19.04, I’m sure you can get in the 18’s next week Josh? There were 4 PB’s tonight from Chris M (old one, not the new one), Chris P, Matt S, and Sam B, well done all. Good efforts were … Read entire article »
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