Category Archives: Audax

Massive Results update – World Champions, club records and epic punctures!

Posted on 31/Oct/2015 by Tom

Here is what members have been up to over the last few months. August 3rd Last weekend Hannah Gunn, Rebecca Pressner, Simon & Mark Passey and Sam Grant went all the way down to Plymouth to take part in the … Continue reading →

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Riverside to Riverside Audax

Posted on 25/Aug/2015 by Miles Back

Wednesday 19th August started well with bright sunshine seeing 47 riders off from Jenner’s cafe in Maidenhead. This is the biggest midweek ride that John Tipping, Mick Hill or myself have been involved in. Thanks John and Mick, I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Willesden 400K audax well supported

Posted on 19/May/2015 by Tom

Report from Liam Fitzpatrick: Nearly 80 riders turned up on the start line for the Willedsen’s 400K Audax, the Severn Across on Saturday 9 May. Entrants from all over the UK, including some cycling celebrities converged on Chalfont St Peter … Continue reading →

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News and Results from Gladys

Posted on 05/May/2015 by Tom

Another busy week for our members! On Monday the Hillingdon Slipstreamers promoted events for the young riders. Cormac Nisbet riding in his first ever race finished 3rd in the Under 10 age group whilst Kye Lewis (Under12) and Josh Copley … Continue reading →

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Boulters Bash 110km Audax

Posted on 23/Apr/2015 by Miles Back

Ian and Pauline Why organised a superb mid-week Audax yesterday.  Ian had ordered good weather for the event and it was delivered in buckets and on time. This was to the complete satisfaction of all riders, many of whom were … Continue reading →

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Severn Across – Club 400k Audax 9 May

Posted on 14/Apr/2015 by Tom

The club’s 400k Audax from Chalfont St Peter to Chepstow and back, runs on 9 May and is filling up fast. If you have not entered you’ll need to get a move on. And if you are free early on … Continue reading →

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Boulters Bash 110k Audax

Posted on 27/Mar/2015 by Tom

Ian Why is organising the Boulters Bash Audax this year, so make sure you take Wednesday 22nd April off work! If you don’t have a job there is no excuse to ride this cracking event. Starts at Jenner’s Café near Boulters … Continue reading →

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What a smashing year 2014 was!

Posted on 15/Feb/2015 by Tom

Many of you will have seen this on the big screen at the dinner but I thought I would put it online for everyone to see all the great stuff we have been up to in 2014.

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Willesden on BBC Scotland 9th December

Posted on 28/Nov/2014 by Tom

From Marcus: Advance warning – 9th December 7pm on BBC2 Scotland (available on Sky (970) and Freesat (970)) Three Willesden riders (Ian, Martin and myself) went to north-west Scotland to ride a very tough 1300km Audax event in very challenging … Continue reading →

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Video: PBP The Three Cities by Damon Peacock

Posted on 19/Nov/2014 by Tom

Some Willesden jerseys spotted in Damon Peacock‘s latest video

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Paris-Brest 2015 – It all starts here!

Posted on 12/Oct/2014 by Miles Back

Ian Oliver is urging all club members interested in the 2015 Paris-Brest-Paris to attend this week’s “Pub run” on Thursday 16th October at the Coach and Horses, Ickenham. The plan is to gather from 8:00pm to sound out who wants … Continue reading →

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Riverside-to-Riverside Audax on 13th August

Posted on 29/Jul/2014 by Ian Oliver

1 ride – 2 cafes, 1 river Many of you may know this ride, previously organised by Mick Hill and John Tipping. It really does show the best of 3 counties Berkshire, Bucks and Oxfordshire. Starting at Jenner’s cafe there … Continue reading →

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Latest Results

Posted on 21/Jul/2014 by Tom

Yesterday our riders started from Ruislip riding 100Kms to commemorate Rocco Richardson who used to run the Audax events from there. Instead of entry fees his partner, Liz Creese accepted donations towards the Marie Curies nurses fund and £90 was … Continue reading →

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Video: Audax Alpine Classic

Posted on 23/May/2014 by Tom

Its Friday! This video should help get you in the mood to get out on your bike or maybe even the Ditchling Devil on the 8th! Audax Australia have produced this stunning tilt-shift time lapse video of the Alpine Classic; a … Continue reading →

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Video: Willesden Cycling Club Easter Arrow

Posted on 02/May/2014 by Tom

Marcus has posted this video and the following report on his blog from the Easter Arrow, a 360+ mile team Audax. 

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Longbarrow japes

Posted on 18/Mar/2014 by Miles Back

Mark Brooking and Richard Hulls were last Saturday’s team aboard the famous Longbarrow trike. They were riding the Shaftsbury CC’s excellent 160km Audax from the historic cycling huts in Ugley, Essex. The weather for the ride was great and no … Continue reading →

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Sicilia No-Stop 1,000km Audax

Posted on 02/Mar/2014 by Miles Back

In 2004 the Willesden CC fielded 14 riders for a crack at the 1,000 Sicilia No-Stop, an Audax ride that does a complete circuit of this charismatic Italian island. We returned to the UK with a rather impressive porcelain trophy, … Continue reading →

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Chiltern Classics 2014

Posted on 11/Jan/2014 by John Williams

    It’s reliability trial time again!   The Chiltern Classics are a series of rides characterised by the short, sharp hills of the Chilterns and the fine weather that always* graces these events. The jewell in the crown is of course … Continue reading →

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Easter Arrow 2014

Posted on 06/Jan/2014 by Ian Oliver

With a late Easter this year, it’s a good chance to do an Easter Arrow (a 24 hour team audax ride from, say, Willesden to York) without fighting gales and snowstorms, this coming Good Friday April 18th. Marcus Jackson-Baker will … Continue reading →

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New Velodrome in Paris

Posted on 19/Dec/2013 by Miles Back

Enthusiasts of the Paris-Brest-Paris may like to note that the new velodrome at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (on the outskirts of Paris, near Versailles) is now open and ready to host its first competition. The velodrome is close to the start/finish that the … Continue reading →

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