Prologue I was astride a Cannondale CAAD 10 in Liquigas colours. I had no idea who Liquigas were (a now defunct pro-team with the ubiquitous doping history) and if the bike was any good (turns out it’s something of a modern classic) but the nice young man in the bike shop had convinced me that … Read moreSummer event report – Geneva to Turin
Tim Underwood lead the Worthy Wheelers summer event, over the Alps from Geneva to Turin 13 brave riders, 500 KM and 11,000 meters of climbing – The road from Geneva to Turin was not flat! Congratulations on your achievement one and all! Tim is raising money for Live tweets and Instagram posts from Tim and … Read moreWorthy Wheelers – Event coverage and photo gallery – Geneva to Turin
As I have mentioned before, my best motivation for training is to fix an event on the calendar to train for. It gives me the focus that I need to push myself into regular and useful training. After missing all of the club’s visits to the French mountains in 2017, I felt that I needed … Read moreDragon Ride L’Etape Wales
Winter is here and the outside world becomes an awful lot less cyclist friendly! Now, I know that the rules of the Velominati state that you should HTFU (!) and mostly I do, but as well as the warmer and drier conditions of the ‘pain cave’ there are also real performance benefits of turbo trainer use. … Read moreWinter training feature – smart Zwift ‘ing’ on a budget
On Thursday this week I attended a meeting of an action group in Winchester entitled ” Taking cycling seriously ” The group is made up of individuals and groups within the city, with a combined agenda to improve access to and the quality of, cycling in and around Winchester. The workshop threw up many good … Read moreWinchester Movement Strategy
A Tale of Two Cobbles If you’ve never ridden on cobbles you’ll probably be wondering what all the fuss is about. The Pavé, as it is known as in France and Belgium, is a favorite for the hard men of the peloton, the Cancellara’s and Sagan’s. These riders hit the cobbles at 40kph without much … Read moreEvent review – Spring classic sportives
Some bill it as the toughest sportive in Europe. They would not be far wrong. When designed for the 2015 La Vuelta, even the world tour teams questioned the brutality of the stage. With 5200m climbing, crammed into 145km, La Purito in Andorra is just about as tough as it can get. The course itself … Read moreEvent report – La Purito Sportive
On Sunday 27th August Tim and Sophie were kind enough to host a member’s only social day for the club. The day started at 8.00 with coffee. Following this, Sophie gave a us a very informative lesson on emergency first aid. We now all have a basic understanding of what to do if we find … Read moreFirst aid training + club social
A message for all members, and potential members. The Worthy Wheelers CC’s first AGM is planned to be held on Wednesday 4th October – Time and venue TBC Please come along and help us plan a big year of cycling in 2018 🙂
Ride London/Surrey 100 – 2017 I’ve ridden quite a few sportives, mostly Wiggle or UK cycling events and mostly local. I think that they really do have their place and are a valuable addition to everyone’s cycling calendar as they give you a point to focus on and train for. A couple of years ago … Read moreEvent report – Ride London 2017
