59minutes 39seconds in the Twickenham Cycling Club event on a course near Andover saw Barry get under the hour with 21 seconds to spare. He beat his own Rye & District Wheelers Club Record by more than two and a half minutes. This is a long awaited moment in Wheelers history and will inspire other riders to emulate Barry’s achievement. Other good recent results were the rides of Mark Continue reading Barry Goodsell Under the Hour
February is a quiet month for the Wheelers usually but this year there has been a lot going on in preparation for the racing season ahead. Continue reading Sprocket Page March 06
The Tenderden Cycling Club, who have been great friends with the Wheelers, have sadly decided to disband. Continue reading The Sproket Page
Sean Yates, one of only three Englishmen ever to hold the coveted Yellow Jersey of leader in the famous Tour De France, the annual 3,000 mile, three week cycle race, honoured the Wheelers by accepting an invitation to the Club’s Annual Dinner on November 10 at the Riverhaven Hotel. Continue reading Sean Dines With The Wheelers
Whilst on holiday on Lake Como, Italy I visited a little hilltop church dedicated to cyclists. I cannot see the pleasure in a punishing ride on a bicycle up a mountain side but many cyclists apparently make pilgrimages to this little church. Continue reading Cyclist Church
“Come on Sonia” was a cry often heard on the Military Road during the past year as one of our senior Tuesday riders struggled to keep up a brisk pace required to get someone home to Rye before they got into trouble with their other half. Continue reading Come on Sonia
May has been another great month for the Rye & District Wheelers. There were no less than ten Rye riders entered for the first Tenterden “10”, this despite losing ever present Kevin Hall to an ankle operation that will put him out of action for several races. Barry Goodsell produced the fastest ride of the evening, beating Continue reading Rye Wheelers 2005 and Earlier
I completed the 260 mile 5 day Grand Canyon Bike Ride on the 17th September. It was far tougher than I had ever imagined, and in fact tougher than my previous challenges in India, China and Vietnam. It was made so I believe due to the extreme conditions for cycling. Continue reading Granville In The Grand Canyon
Despite the assurances in the October 2005 issue of Rye’s Own that all was well in this best of all possible (Bexhill and Lewes administered) worlds, permit me to express my continued scepticism that a cycle path will be constructed between Rye and Rye Harbour by the end of March 2006 or indeed in any foreseeable future. Continue reading Cycling the Rye Harbour Tramway
This year saw the return of Mike Ashdown to the Club where he started his illustrious cycling career, and where he achieved his finest victories.In the early sixties Mike could take on any sprinter in the country, on grass or hard track, and beat them. Continue reading Michael Ashdown Back in Wheeler’s Colours
