Author Archives: Miles Back

John Wheatley has an update on Comac Nisbet’s pro cycling career. John says “Some members may remember Cormac Nisbet, who was in the Slipstreamers then the Willesden CC, before getting serious as a racing cyclist. “ In a very exciting … Continue reading →

Last Sunday (29th October), WCC riders were out on a couple of traditional and popular fixtures on the Audax UK calendar, namely the “Dartmoor Devil” and the “Emitremmus”. Both rides are 100+km long but are quite different in profile. The … Continue reading →

  This week’s WoW* ride had a great turn out of eight riders, namely Vyv, Anne, Juli-E, Marianne, Ian, Gerry, Pete and yours truly. As we got ready, a buzz went around the groupetto as we began to notice Ian … Continue reading →

This week’s WoW ride consisted entirely of Willesde-dents (Willesden residents). They are a bit of a rare species with in the club, so a 100% Willesde-dent peloton was quite a land mark…. shame it was only a two-up! Many of … Continue reading →

Today’s WoW ride (moved forward to a Tuesday to enjoy the splendid weather) went over Cookham Bridge. I noticed with considerable surprise that our favourite way of crossing the Thames will be closed to traffic from 16th October to 22 … Continue reading →

The Pennies are back at Hillingdon for another day of high wheel racing. At stake will be the British Penny Farthing Championship race trophy, donated by The Pickwick Bicycle Club. The other trophies originate from 1910 and are for riders … Continue reading →

  Actually getting out on the road for a ride on a Wednesday has been a bit hit and miss over the past few months. This has been largely thanks to weeks and weeks of wet weather, plus the club’s … Continue reading →

Dr Norman Lazarus is a bit of an Audax legend in the Willesden CC, having ridden the Paris-Brest-Paris, Easter Arrows and countless 200km audax rides. In his professional life, Norman is an expert on the human ageing process at Kings … Continue reading →

Ok…… so the weather forecast (BBC) is looking a bit mixed for tomorrow, but we have a 50-50 chance of staying dry, when the rain arrives around noon. I’m going to give it a go. I suggest a ride heading … Continue reading →

It’s a bit of a late shout-out, but if you fancy a social paced ride of about 60-70km tomorrow, then meet up at Windsor End, Beaconsfield at around 10am tomorrow. The forecast looks reasonable for tomorrow as the today’s rain … Continue reading →

A club run shout out from Gill Reynolds. “A small group is meeting at 9am on Sunday at the roundabout outside Rickmansworth by the playground, aiming for chiltern velo. Gill” For meeting point map see here    

Mark and his daughter Wendy picked the hottest day of the year to sport their retro woolen jerseys. It was all in the line of duty for the Velo Retro, which is part of the Retro Rendevous weekend, a marvellous … Continue reading →