The Good Friday races at Castle Combe are making a welcome return to the calendar having last been run in 2019. The event is a Chippenham Wheelers promotion organised by Andy and Jacqui Cook. This year Good Friday lands on 15th April. Update – we have over 500 riders now registered for events throughout the […]

2021 was another bumpy year with lockdown, vaccinations and boosters. 2022 also looks a little uncertain and the “new normal” is starting to be familiar.  We hope that this newsletter finds our members and their families healthy and getting the miles in where they can. Throughout 2021, your club has continued to organise a varied […]

Are you a member who ‘normally’ regularly attends or helps out at any of the following club activities; Weekend Leisure rides, Chain Gang, Club and Open Time Trials or the Audax Series, etc. We are looking for volunteers to be trained in First Aid should in the unfortunate occurrence this be needed at any of […]

After the announcement earlier this week from Boris of the “Roadmap” back to normality, the Committee met virtually to discuss the best way forward and when to reintroduce a leisure programme of events. Our focus was the time trial season, weekend leisure rides and Saturday Chain Gang. As of Thursday 25th February, British Cycling (our […]

On Sunday, 30th August, we had the long-awaited return to group leisure rides for Chippenham Wheelers. We certainly picked a good day for it, with pleasant temperatures, sunshine and a tailwind home. Over 20 riders joined in, with a mixture of the usual suspects and gratifyingly, a couple of new members. Starting from Chippenham Sports […]

Article by Dr Jamie Brosch, Leisure Rider and Club Committee member. Background As you may know from the club newsletter, your committee has been keeping a close eye on the government’s rapidly evolving social distancing rules and the more specific British Cycling guidance, regarding club activities. Until now, the additional measures required to meet this […]

Updated: 05/04/20 Latest Government advice highlights the need to stay at home as much as possible, to help reduce the spread of the Cornonavirus. You are currently permitted to exercise outdoors once a day for a walk, run or cycle, either alone, or with members of your household. When doing this, you must minimise the time […]

A very Happy New Year to you all! We trust you enjoyed a pleasant festive break and hope that Santa brought you everything on your Christmas list! 2019 was a year of many highs and just as many lows, but overall some fantastic achievements by our wonderful club members. So as we start a new […]

Back before Christmas, we communicated to you about our ever-popular Flapjack Audax, an event organised by the club, open to both club members and non-club members alike. This is now a call to ALL CLUB MEMBERS for offers of help; simply give up a few hours of your time by volunteering at one of the checkpoints on route, and go […]

Following the success of last winters coached club indoor cycling (spinning), sessions will start again on Monday 30th September. Having looked at various venue options, Springfield Sports Centre, Corsham has been selected to meet our needs. Springfield Centre has a large number of bikes which are located in a bespoke full time Spin studio and […]