Active Month For The Wheelers
August has been an active month for the Rye Wheelers. Members have raced in more than ten different events and the Tuesday Runs have been well supported. Continue reading The Sprocket Page
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Jimper’s Jottings
July – The year is half over – and what a year, not because of the speed we are ripping off the sheets of the calendar, but because of the lack of rain. Continue reading Jimper’s Jottings
Exciting Times for the Wheelers
Wheelers in the News
The Rye & District Wheelers have been in the news quite a lot recently. Their Marathon Charity Roller Ride for ARRCC got publicity in the Rye Observer and an Continue reading Exciting Times for the Wheelers
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Adventures of the Rye & District Wheelers Past and Present
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 riders from Tenterden, Ashford and Hastings. Continue reading The “Sprocket” Page
Wheelers Fun Day
The Rye & District Wheelers Fun Day held on the Strand Quay on Saturday 28 May featured a marathon ride on rollers the equivalent distance of Rye to Land’s End. The 357 mile journey was completed by 4.30pm, three and a half hours inside the time allowed for the effort. Continue reading Wheelers Fun Day
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Adventures of the Rye & District Wheelers. Past and Present
WHEELERS WILL SUPPORT MAYOR’S CHARITY WITH “LANDS END” ATTEMPT
Rye Wheelers will be supporting the Mayor’s ARRCC appeal fund for their annual charity raising event this year. Continue reading The ‘Sprocket’ Page
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The Adventures of the Rye & District Wheelers Past and Present
Reliability Trial
Nine members took part in a Reliability Trial organised by the San Fairy Ann Cycling Club of Maidstone.
The event had two courses, one of 33 miles and another measuring 50 miles. Roy Fritchley, Dave Patten, Mark Nash and Barry Goodsell chose the harder ride and finished together well inside the time limit set for the group. Continue reading The ‘Sprocket’ Page
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The Enamel Wheeler’s Badges
Just before the Second World War the Rye & District Wheelers decided that an enamel lapel badge, in the form of a “Sprocket,” the club emblem, would be an appropriate accessory for members to wear when on social engagements. Continue reading The “Sprocket” Page
Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris at 1066 Dinner
Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris, a Chelsea Legend who played 795 games over 21 years for the ‘Blues’, will be Guest of Honour for the inaugural Rye Sporting Dinner at the River Haven Hotel, on Thursday 17th March. Continue reading Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris at 1066 Dinner
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WHEELERS DAY OF MANY RECORDS
Rye & District Wheelers enjoyed a day of record breaking on Sunday 10 October when a record ten riders took part on the V.T.T.A. 15 Mile time trial at Bethersden. Continue reading The “Sprocket” Page