Category: Sports

Rye Cyclists Take New Year Honours

Rye Wheelers started the year in style with individual wins in both men’s and women’s events. Wheeler of the Wheelers took the honours with a win over very formidible opposition, even beating Shaun Yates, the former Tour de France Yellow Jersey holder, by over a minute. Dave is now considered as one of the best riders in the Kent / Sussex area, and is still improving. Continue reading Rye Cyclists Take New Year Honours

Rye Cricket Club

By Martin Blincow.

Rye Cricket Club is the oldest sporting institution in the town, and
one of the oldest Cricket Clubs in the world having been founded in
1754. The club started life playing at Camber Castle, before moving
to play on Gibbets Marsh. The arrival of the railway then forced
a second relocation in 1844 to the existing ground, The Rye Cricket
Salts. Continue reading Rye Cricket Club

Time Line for Rye Wheelers

One of Rye’s oldest sporting clubs is enjoying the best time of it’s 128 years life. This time line looks at the club’s history since it’s inaugaration at the Cinque Ports Hotel in 1881. Continue reading Time Line for Rye Wheelers

Jack Joins Jenson&Lewis

Student from Rye College joins Jenson & Lewis at motorsport Oscars

By Adam Jones

Local karting star appears alongside F1 superstars at glittering award ceremony

Jack Barlow enjoyed a taste of what future superstardom could be like when he rubbed shoulders with some of the biggest names in world motor racing at the annual Autosport Awards, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, London last Sunday (6 December). Continue reading Jack Joins Jenson&Lewis

Wheeler of the Wheelers

 

His name is Dave Wheeler, he rides for Rye Wheelers and this year
he has swept all before him.

He has raced to the very pinicle of his sport of Road Time Trialing.
He lives near Old Romney, you may have seen him out training on the
Romney Marshes where he spends many hours just riding his bike at
speed, “Getting the miles in” he will tell you. Continue reading Wheeler of the Wheelers

Winners

Rye’s Youth Rugby travel for a great win

Rye’s youth rugby teams travelled to Uckfield on Sunday 11th October with 2 full squads.

The under 9 contact team played Uckfield first this turned into a very fast paced game seeing Rye wining 15 – 10 with tries coming from Luke Townsend, Robert Watts and Harry Ross. There next game saw them up against Hayward’s Heath Continue reading Winners

Wheelers are 12 Hour Champions Again

Bob Burden Writes ……….

Kent CA Open 12 Hour, Sunday 9th August 2009

Once again it was the second Sunday in August and time for the highlight of the time trial year for me! It was up at the crack of dawn, sadly not to ride but to assist two of our riders, Mark Amon and Dave Wheeler, both of whom were riding their first twelve hour event. Dave’s preparation with drinks and food left nothing to chance with an array of proteins and carbohydrates or something like that (as one who has ridden all his long distance events on sultanas and liquorice allsorts and a few gallons of orange juice I was well out of my depth). Luckily Aly Continue reading Wheelers are 12 Hour Champions Again