Category Archives: Audax

Urgent – Willesden CC Audax 600km – Support required

URGENT HELP NEEDED on the Beast from the East 600K Audax event. 2 x volunteers are needed from the afternoon of Saturday 29 May 2011 through to the next day, Sunday 30 May to help setup an outdoor kitchen to … Continue reading

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PBP Support

  Yes, it’s that time every four years when the Willesden makes a foray to France called Paris-Brest-Paris. This year it runs August 21st-25th. Are you a potential PBP rider, a potential helper wanting a trip to France, or a  … Continue reading

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Willesden Audax Magazine Article

Cycling Active magazine featured Audax. Naturally they turned to the most famous Audax club in the land and so there is an article in the latest edition about the Little Willy ride, a 125km event run in January at the … Continue reading

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Audaxer gentle leg stretcher

If anyone wants to get in a flattish 200K in preparation for the longer PBP qualifiers coming up, this  Saturday, 19th  March, you can join me, Paul Stewart and Liam Fitzpatrick for a ride out from Baldock on the southern … Continue reading

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John Brooking

Mark’s father, John Brooking, passed away in February 2011 Willesden Audax riders will remember John for all the support he provided on the Paris-Brest-Paris for many years. He was an essential part of the event and he had a vast … Continue reading

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Paris-Brest-Paris PBP is one of the oldest events in cycling and probably the most prestigious in the world that the average cyclist can enter, with cheering spectators right along the course. Whether you’re a newbie or a grizzled ancien or … Continue reading

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Report – w/e 5th September 2010

I was indisposed this weekend, so my thanks to Gladys Purdy and Jayne Paine for the following reports… Gladys writes: Yesterday was Nick Tidmarsh’s 100th birthday. Nick was a founder member of the Willesden Socialist C.C., the forerunner of the … Continue reading

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Report – w/e 5th September 2010

I was indisposed this weekend, so my thanks to Gladys Purdy and Jayne Paine for the following reports… Gladys writes: Yesterday was Nick Tidmarsh’s 100th birthday. Nick was a founder member of the Willesden Socialist C.C., the forerunner of the Willesden … Continue reading

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What a week

The Squadra Verde has been tearing round Italy in the Mille Miglia – thanks to John Davies for the regular updates and to the official Web site for round-the-clock time checks. We await a considered report by the participants – … Continue reading

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What a week

The Squadra Verde has been tearing round Italy in the Mille Miglia – thanks to John Davies for the regular updates and to the official Web site for round-the-clock time checks. We await a considered report by the participants – … Continue reading

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Mille Miglia – Day 2

All of the Willesden riders with the exception of Julian Holden have now passed through the Dicomano control (near Florence) at 473km. Martin Lucas was in the top twenty riders and 3rd UK rider to reach this point yesterday. A … Continue reading

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