First published in Rye Wheelers Year Book 2011
Anyone who has been a member of Rye Wheelers between 1954 and 2015 have heard Jim spouting off about ‘The Old Days’, but we all know how he can ‘elaborate’ a bit, so what were those days really like? Continue reading The Old Days
On a beautiful autumn day (16 Oct) no less than 118 riders set off from the Rye Club on the Rotary Club’s 5th. Annual Fun Run.
Riders set off in groups to Town Crier Rex Swaine’s now famous line – “When I Ring my Bell – Go like Hell”.
The bell rang and off they went, to Camber, Lydd, Dymchurch, Hythe, Old Romney, Brookland, Appledore, Appledore Heath and then back to Rye via the Continue reading 100k. Fun Run from Rye 2011
Bronwen Ewing of Rye & District Wheelers, the National 24 Hour Champion took on Rebecca Slack of The Altitude Centre, the National 100 Mile Champion in the famous Wigmore Hill Climb.
The two long distance women champions raced over the very shortest of time trials, a mad dash up the 1200 yard Hollingbourne Hill on 2 October in the 36th annual running of the event on what was probably the hottest day it has ever been held. Continue reading Clash of Champions
There was a time, way back before the Second World War, that the cycling Ashdown family of New Romney, were fierce rivals with members of the Rye Wheelers at grass track events around the area. Continue reading The Ashdowns of New Romney
46 year old Mark Amon has started training for the longest continuous race in the British cycle racing calendar, the 24 Hour National Time Trial Championship. Continue reading Cheriton Cyclist Mark Amon In Training For Marathon Cycle Race
Chairman’s Report
I have been doing these reports for over ten years now and each time I have wondered how the club can possibly improve the following year, but amazingly it always seems to. The 2011 act will be a hard one to follow. Continue reading Rye Wheelers Greatest Year
The British Women’s National Championship at Llandeilo on Sunday 5 September was a closely fought battle with 27 seconds covering the first three over the 32 kilometres they faced. Repeating her success of last year Emma Pooley (Cervelo Test Team), hardened by a season of highly successful road racing on Europe’s roads, finished with 44-30, just 19 seconds faster than the Queen of domestic time trialling Julia Shaw (UTAG-Yamaha) while Olympian Wendy Houvenaghel (Bike Chain Ricci) was a further eight seconds behind Pooley. Pooley’s team mate Sharon Laws, champion in 2008, was fourth. 1-04 off of Pooley’s pace. Fifth was Emma Trott (Moving Ladies), who like the previous four broke the 26mph barrier. Local rider, Bronwen Ewing of the Rye & District Wheelers, showed guts and class in this company. One of very few club riders in the event, she stormed round the Welsh course, where a crowd of many thousands had gathered, and finished in 15th. place, well ahead of many quality riders. Bronwen, who has been riding with a painful knee condition this season, is due for an operation in October and will be ready for the 2011 season. If she is this good with one leg then other competitors need to watch out, what will she be like with two? Bronwen Ewing has already won a National Team Championship for the Wheelers. Bronwen Liz King and Ali Steed won the Ladies National Best All Rounder Team Competition in 2009. Bronwen is a tough lady and has expressed a wish to compete in the 2011 National 24 Hour Championship which comes to Sussex for the first time in many years. Her credentials are good, she was the Kent Cycling Association Ladies Twelve Hour Champion in 2009. Who could doubt her ability to carry off the individual National “24” title next year?
1. Emma Pooley Cervelo Test Team 00:44:30
2. Julia Shaw Utag Yamaha 00:44:49
3. Wendy Houvenaghel Bike Chain Ricci 00:44:57
4. Sharon Laws Cervelo Test Team 00:45:34
5. Emma Trott Moving Ladies 00:46:00
6. Sarah Storey Horizon Fitness RT 00:46:48
7. Claire Galloway Team Zappi’s 00:46:57
8. Mathilde Matthysse Ferryhill Whs/Mountain High RT 00:47:29
9. Michelle King Cult Racing 00:47:41
10. Claire Newland Welwyn Whs 00:48:58
11. Jenny Lloyd-Jones London Dynamo Prologue 00:50:01
12. Paula Moseley Climb on Bikes CC 00:50:46
13. Charlotte Easton Cyclefit RT 00:50:48
14. Emma Grant Rapha Condor 00:50:54
15. Bronwen Ewing Rye & DistWhs 00:51:01
16. Emilie Fisher Orbea/For Goodness Shakes! 0 0:51:11
17. Lesley-Anne Walkling Pbscience.com 00:51:33
18. Lynn Patchet Stone Whs 0:51:45
19. Ruth Middleton PCA Ciclos Uno 00:51:46
20. Michelle Parsons Team Echelon Spiuk 00:51:59
21. Sue Fenwick Crest CC 00:52:06
22. Alexandra Grzegorczyk Leamington C&AC 00:52:40
23. Susan Semple Stafford RC 00:53:08
24. Victoria Ware VC Moulin 00:53:1
25. Rachel Mcgranaghan VC St Raphael 00:56:33
26. Alana Collis Ashfield RC 00:56:48
27. Sara Dias-Ayton a3crg/SIS 00:58:05
There were forty riders accepted for the ladies event
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Amateur cyclist Kelvin Pawsey, son of David Pawsey (Town Hall Keeper) and Sandra Pawsey (who organised the Garden Safari’s for the Hospice) embarked on his two-wheeled charity adventure of the year when he set off from Rye Harbour Lifeboat Station on Sunday 1 August. Continue reading Kelvin Leaves Rye Harbour on 900 mile bike ride
On an almost perfect morning the 2010 Rye & District Wheelers 50 Mile Championship (incorporated in the VTTA “50”) was keenly fought out on a Romney Marsh course.
17 riders, thirteen men and four ladies, took the starter’s signal and rode off at minute intervals. They were cheered on by other club members and cyclists from other clubs scattered around the course. Continue reading Rye Wheelers “50” Championship 2010
