Great news – the CTT have announced that time trials can resume from next week.  Our first evening time trial will be on Wednesday 15 July. Extract from CTT letter – which is on their website This update relates to CTT events in England only. It does not relate to events in Wales or Scotland. […]

This is an amendment to the update on the update to the Virtual World Events in which the club is participating as we are making a small change to the club RGT Cycling Time Trials. We had intended following a successful participation in the Newbury Velo Club 10 on Zwift to re-arrange our evenings.  However, […]

Start time 18:30 – please try to be at start line by 18:20 in case of technology failures & to allow time for the server to build Magic Roads etc Please read the joining instructions below very carefully! Signing on Step 1: Sign up for RGT Cycling, if you are not already registered, and get […]

You will have hopefully seen the three previous articles on Virtual World Cycling during the COVID-19 lock down (links at the bottom of this article).  The committee asked for an update just in case you had not kept up or spotted the revolution which has seen Andy Cook in the virtual, Paul Winchcombe actually racing […]

The link below tells you how to get the Premium version of this app free during C-19. You will, in fact, need two apps – a laptop or tablet with the ‘screen’ app uploaded, and a mobile phone or tablet from which to control the app. You’ll also need a Smart Trainer or Turbo Trainer […]

Chippenham & District Wheelers VTT#5: Sporting 10 (16.4km) Time Trial (2 laps of RGT’s Pienza course) 22 April 2020 Start time 18:40 – please try to be at start line by 18:30-18:35 in case of technology failures Please read the joining instructions below very carefully! Signing on Step 1: Sign up for RGT Cycling, if […]

With the country on lock down and guidance being local rides only are socially acceptable, BC and CTT cancelling or suspending all events until the end of June at present people have been looking for alternatives ways of training and racing.  It may have escaped some people’s notice that Turbo Trainers of almost any type […]

The guidance on use of rear lights has been published at: https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/documen…/index/guidance “GN 24 Rear lights – January 2020” This regulation applies to Open and Club Events.  All competitors must have a working (and turned on) rear light on the start line or they will not be allowed to start. Organisers should read the Guidance […]

Once again your Racing Secretary has produced a report on the 2019 Time Trial Season and has also included a shorter report on Audaxing (thanks Sheni).  Next season has already been planned and club events submitted to CTT for publication.  West DC has a full calendar of events for Hardriders, short distance and long distance […]

After many years of organising the club Open Hill Climb on Bowden Hill, Lacock Nick Ferris has decided to withdraw from organising the event.  So mine and the club’s thanks to him for what is always a very popular event.  The event is part of the West DC Hill Climb series.  The club is presently […]