South Gloucestershire and Stroud College are offering the chance to complete a Level 1 Certificate in Cycling Fitness and Performance. If you are aged 19 years of age or older and are keen to improve your knowledge of cycling related fitness, this may be for you. Have a look here for more details: https://www.sgscol.ac.uk/study/academic-sport/l1-cycling-fitness-and-performance?fbclid=IwAR2GJS2FuxxaSa8r4RKTUCkbBtGj0xFNcZkDQQuQjn8MtQHULI7PQQiT5vA Or […]
New Year’s Day Kilo and Half Kilo – Postponed
30/12/20: Due to imposition of Tier 3 decision has been made to postpone. Although some reading of rules might say we can still run it, just because we can does not mean we should. Will be re-arranged once Tiers permit. At least you will get a lie in and it was going to be very […]
Club Rides are back from 5th December!
Following the Government’s latest announcements we are delighted to announce we are resuming our club ride program from 5th December, just in time for the festive season! We have an exciting program of rides for you, including a brand new local off-road route, a super introductory ride for newer members as well as our traditional […]
Club Rides Suspended during Lockdown
As a result of the latest lockdown in England and the subsequent announcement from British Cycling, the club has taken the inevitable decision to suspend our programme of rides until 3rd December. This is obviously very disappointing after all the efforts we made to resume club rides in a COVID-safe manner. As things currently stand […]
Club Virtual AGM 2020 ***Agenda Now Attached.***
The Chippenham and District Wheelers AGM will be held virtually on Wednesday 25th November at 20:00. The Zoom meeting will open at 19.30 – to allow for any issues and the meeting will start promptly at 20:00 In a complete change from the normal, we will be holding the meeting via Zoom, so you will […]
ATTENTION ALL THIRSTY CLUB MEMBERS!
We’ve been asked by our friends at the Chippenham Sports Club to circulate a discount code to all paid up members to take advantage of when ordering drinks at the clubhouse. Simply type CYCLE2021 into the discounts bar at the bottom of the first screen when you view your basket to enjoy 10% off […]
Club Audax Series Update & Results
Our audax series has lived up to its name this year, requiring some courageous spirit to complete the rides. The 50km ride in January was beset by freezing conditions and then the 75km had an unforgiving headwind coming home. The 100km was hit with cold, wet conditions resulting in several DNFs, “Chapeau” to the twelve […]
Club post-lockdown rides continue…
Our second post-lockdown ride on Sunday attracted a good turnout of 25 riders, who were set-off on their way from the Sports Club in groups of 6 or less. We enjoyed a new route variation out to Honeystreet Mill Café passing through Keevil, Bulkington and Worton on the way. The café was a tad busy […]
The return of the group leisure rides
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 […]
Leisure Rides to restart on Sunday 30th August – Save the Date
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 […]
