Author: Paul Winchcombe

As has been correctly pointed out the clocks don’t change this year until Sunday 31 March, which is a week later than normal.  This means that the first planned time trial of the year on 27 March would actually be starting in the dark.  We would need to start at 5.30 p.m. for riders to…

As we have reached the end of the time trial season the 2023 Time Trial Report may now be read at: 2023 Time Trial Report Chippenham Wheelers The report will be summarised at the AGM. My thanks to all those that have supported time trialling in the club over the year.

The CTT have issued the papers for the CTT AGM on 3 December.  The papers can be viewed following the links and anyone with views on the various resolutions should contact the racing secretary.  The racing secretary will be attending the CTT AGM as the West District representative and voting as directed on the resolutions. …

With the loss of the club evening 50 mile time trial due to roadworks we have not been able to hold the Nixon Edwards 50 mile time trial competition as the evening 50 was the nominated event.  It was also a time trial championship event. There are two more 50 mile time trials in West…

Over the next few weeks we have: Lottery 2 Up Hinder & Gerald 25 Sheila Edwards 10 Nixon & Edwards 50 These all have a handicap award. To be in the handicap event I need to know the week before if you intend to ride and this is made more complicated this year as I…

As the Bath CC 25 mile time trial, which was a nominated event for the club time trial championship, was cancelled another event is required to give club members the opportunity to enter the series (event though Paul Winchcombe was the only club rider who had entered).  The new nominated event is the VC Bristol…

Due to roadworks on our normal course next weeks 25 mile time trial will be on U86/25.  The start is in Little Somerford, at the top of The Hill.  Registration will be at Little Somerford Village Hall closing at 1815 hrs for an 1830 hrs start.  Parking in the village and by the hall is…

Am cancelling tonight’s time trial in light of current weather and the forecast of high winds for this evening.

On Wednesday 5 April we will be holding a CATI 10 mile time trial. As a CATI event entry is free to all first time “testers”. Sign on is at Queen’s Field, Sutton Benger and riders need to have signed on by 1815 hrs for an 1830 hrs start. As a CATI event the course…

The club has always run a “lottery” 2-Up time trial event each year which has always been very popular.  The event requires pre-registration to allow riders to be randomly paired and then a handicap calculated.  After last year’s event there was a request for an additional 2-Up competition.  Your race secretary was listening and this…