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Number First name Last name Club Distance Start Finish  Elapsed 22 Kyle Forrester Westerley Long 08:30:17 15:15:42 06:45:25 1 Nick Hutsin Amersham Road Cycling Club Long 07:49:58 15:20:17 07:30:19 25 Nicolas Lee Westerley  Long 08:06:00 15:47:00 07:41:00 26 Nick Greenhalgh … Read More

Another warm evening at the track this week, with a great turn out for the final event of the series this year. Although I thought it was a bit windy down the back straight, this didn’t stop Joel Stewart improving … Read More

After a 10-year gap, the Westerley Summer Sizzler is back! Sunday 15th September Chalfont St Peter 160km / 100km / 60km Enter here or see the event page for full details

Another pleasant evening at the circuit last night, with some decent times recorded and a number of new faces. Full results, laptimes and leaderboard can be seen here – http://81.111.92.204:8009/ Pos No. Name Category Last Tm Laps Total Tm Best … Read More

A very hot night at the circuit last night. Good to see a number of new riders! Full results, laptimes and leaderboard can be seen here – http://81.111.92.204:8009/ Pos No. Name Category Last Tm Laps Total Tm Best Tm In … Read More

A very warm evening at the track this week with a good turnout and some fast times. Keith Shorten was taking some photographs which he’ll publish in a day or two, but also courtesy of Will Slack there is another … Read More

The Westerley Cycle Club Centenary Dinner will take place on the evening of Saturday 16th November 2024 at: The Drayton Court Hotel 2 The Avenue Ealing W13 8PH The evening will include a 3 course dinner and the Annual Awards PresentationThe … Read More

After a fairly miserable day, it was no surprise we had a few less riders tonight. However, the weather was fine for the event with the wind blowing in your face down the back straight. Full results, laptimes, and leaderboard … Read More

A great evening at the circuit last night, 45 riders competing. And followed by a mid-season social to celebrate the Westerley’s centenary. The results, along with current standings are now published on the results page. Pos No. Name Category Last … Read More

A good evening at the circuit last night, with 35 riders competing. Nice to see Judith Swallow compete on her recumbent. We used to have quite a turnout of recumbent riders in the past, but not for a while now. … Read More

A wet evening saw 22 brave souls facing the weather this week. Jeff Shotton had a nasty fall as well. No photos this week unfortunately. Pos No. Name Category Laps Total Tm Best Tm In Lap 1 43 Barnabas Purbrook … Read More

A great evening at the track this week – the weather was warm and little wind. A very full field, good attendance with 44 riders competing. Keith took some pictures as well, see link here: https://gallery.jalbum.net/en/browse/user/album/2110697?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR18Z1t-oiUyOaF_SMFCtbGXtXB8qVF-jO61C_MkltbT0asojvqRKNZD_RU_aem_AdyLQcNEHKtZpBBMcI7j-9pUhu6GRppb4c1kZRVHTsFL9ahN6t7D4Uaba56EoFgjpSVBvY8qmP_jjzqioV2pORB0 Full results and lap … Read More

Another season of Westerley Wednesdays has started! It was a bit cold and windy as usual for the track events. 37 riders this week competing though. Quite fast down the back straight and I only saw one rabbit! Quite often … Read More

After the announcement that RGT was closing, The Westerley opted to go with IndieVelo and while it was closing, we had an opportunity to get to grips with it. We are now in our second series and the racing has … Read More

Westerley Wednesdays are back!!!! After the success of the last few years and some record breaking performances by the younger generation, we hope that 2024 will be just as good. The events will be starting on 24th April. Entry is … Read More

Thanks to everyone who turned up to make yesterday’s Winter Warmer a fun and memorable event. Everything went well from our perspective and I hope all had an enjoyable day. It was great to see so many people out – … Read More

Source.Name Position Name Team Country Time DeltaTime Distance Points Gender AgeBand Race time Time Behind Winner 2-1 1 Stevie Couper Glasgow Utd SCO 1489.495 0 17013.61 200 Male 45-49 24:49.5 00:00.0 2-1 2 Tim Cummins Westerley CC GBR 1504.705 15.209 … Read More

Now that the full cross over to IndieVelo has happened, the Westerley Wednesdays are back in the New Year with a full series of events and getting back to the old format with a bit of something for everyone. This … Read More

The clocks have gone back and, despite the mild weather, winter is coming: there is a slight chill in the morning air and the days are getting shorter.  But, winter riding is still worthwhile, and entries for the Westerley Winter … Read More

Tom Webster writes: On the last Sunday of the Autumn I ushered in change of seasons by competing in the ‘Gorrick Halloween XC Classic’ at Highlands Farm in Surrey.Racing in the ‘Vet Plus’ category it was four laps of interesting … Read More

A great evening to finish the series on last night. Some really fast times posted as well. And to round the year off, we had some light refreshments together with the awards presentation. Thanks to all for making the season … Read More

After the success of series one of the new Westerley Wednesday GB and Ireland tour on Wahoo RGT, we will be back again for series 2, starting 6th September running every other Wednesday till 24th January. Keeping with the GB … Read More

Another fine evening weather-wise at the track last night. Just one more event remaining this year! Full results and laptimes available here: – http://82.28.222.203:8009/ Pos No. Name Class Laps Total Tm Best Tm In Lap 1 39 Tobias Nilsson TT … Read More

Apologies all, but due to lack of entries we’ve had to cancel next Sundays club 10 at Hillingdon.

We were lucky with the weather! After an afternoon of heavy rain, it cleared up by race time and the sun came out. Considering we had a good turn out from riders who clearly had faith in the weather forecast. … Read More

Another fine evening at the track this week, with some more good times. Full results including lap times are available here: – http://82.28.222.203:8009/ – ‘Best of 6’ times are now especially relevant as we now have had 6 races. Pos … Read More

Another nice evening at the track, although it was a little blustery, especially at the top curve going down to the hairpin. And the rabbits put in a late appearance on that turn! Full results including lap times are available … Read More

It was summer solstice day at Hillingdon and the sun was shining. Some really fast results on a warm evening! Full results including lap times are available here: – http://82.28.222.203:8009/ Pos Name Class Laps Total Tm Best Tm In Lap … Read More

A sunny and warm evening last night contributed to a large turnout. Some amazingly fast times as well. Results list below – also have a look at the results page which now shows the current ‘best of 6’ times and … Read More

A nice warm sunny evening at Hillingdon last night. And a great turnout with 47 riders on the track. Results below. See also photo gallery her, courtesy of Keith Shorten : https://gallery.jalbum.net/en/browse/user/album/2079652 Pos No. Name Class Laps Total Tm Best … Read More

It was a really good turnout for the first of the Hillingdon Series events last night. Interesting weather with the event being ‘bookended’ by thunderstorms! I managed to get soaked both riding to the event and then home afterwards. But … Read More

Pos No. Name Class Laps Total Tm Best Tm In Lap 1 8 Paul Crook TT 11 24:25.0 02:11.4 2 2 7 Cameron Crook YTT 11 25:06.2 02:13.6 4 3 10 Tom Webster TT 11 25:19.9 02:12.9 3 4 1 … Read More

The weather is improving (sometimes) and we start to venture further affield on Sundays as we continue our preparations for longer rides over the Summer. Good luck to those attempting their first, or one of many Ride Londons, 200km audax, … Read More

This was the first Westerley club event to be held at Hillingdon circuit rather than on a road course. Unusual start time of 2pm, but we had a good field of 21 entries. And the weather was kind, with unusually … Read More

Rather a horrible evening weather wise, with strong winds and rain, especially before the event. Not surprisingly, one of two didn’t ride (including me!), but well done to those who braved it. And just to make things worse – two … Read More

The Westerley Wednesday’s are back, this time on Wahoo RGT for a GB and Ireland tour on RGT, these will be taking in some of the best TT courses some hill climbs and even a mountain thrown in for good … Read More

It’s a busy month, with the popular social at Wetherspoons in Ealing on the 16th March and VR Team TTs and Individual TTs carrying on weekly. It’s a new season for the VR TTTs and we are now seeing how … Read More

Entries are now open for the first of this year’s Hillingdon TTs. If you’ve not done them before, it’s 11 laps / 10 and a bit miles of the smooth, traffic-free tarmac circuit in west London with electronic timing and … Read More

A new season is almost upon us, and we have a new start for the Group rides. Going forward the rides will generally be faster (around 27kph+), apart from the last ride of the month which will be a more … Read More

Number Name Time 3 Ian Short 4:21:08 5 Malcolm Buckley 2:39:16 7 ann shuttleworth 4:47:02 8 Derek Hewins 5:15:22 9 Russell O’Malley 5:25:10 11 John Burrell DNS 12 David Walters DNF 13 Michael Tuck DNF 16 Owen Watson 4:32:29 17 … Read More

It’s starting to get colder and Christmas will soon be with us, so time to start planning your next season. To help on your way we have a few ideas to tickle your fancy. December 3 Sunday rides – 70-80km … Read More

Turbo sessions resume on Wednesday 11 January, 7 for 7:30pm at Hillingdon. Then every other Wednesday. See you there!

Our normal HQ is not available this year, so we are moving a couple of miles round the route to the Scout Hut at Chalfont St Giles, which is on the left, as you go up the hill out of … Read More

So, this month has been a very eventful one, with, cancelled rides, car punctures, e punctures, squirting foam, anchovies and more than one trophy awarded. This is just the short version, with it being a 5 weekend month there were … Read More

We have a lot going on in November, so get those diaries open with Sunday Group rides (the shorter easier one being on the 6th November, a double headed social event with the monthly drinks at spoons and the annual … Read More

It was great to run the season closing 2up and Hillclimb this year after a break of a few years. Last year HS2 works preventing us from running the 2up on the day, and the previous year was covid. We … Read More

Another month a new winner. Well done to Tim Cummins for taking the rider of the month for September, he was very consistent during the month with both his VR races and in real life rides. He was pushed in … Read More

As it starts to get a bit cooler, we dig out the arm warmers and see if the lycra leggings still have give. This month’s rides includes a social club ride of 60km that everyone should feel confident about joining, … Read More

WEST LONDON COMBINE10 MILE TIME TRIAL RESULTS SUNDAY 4th September 2022 COURSE: H10/4 RACE ORGANISER: Roger Woolsey Time Keeper: Roger Woolsey Assistant Time Keeper: Richard Burton  Marshals By Westerley CC, catering supplied by Westerley CC 1 Dave Newman Westerley CC … Read More

So it’s that man again taking the Rider of the Month, Frank Proud, partly due to his epic ride in the Transcontinental, which we look forward to hearing all about in due course. This was no surprise as he clocked … Read More

August was awesome with Frank completing the TCR and winning the “black jersey” , the final Hillingdon 10 taking place with a bumper crowd, as well as the normal round of TTs, and continually improving Virtual Race and Virtual TT … Read More

Well what a wonderful end to the season! Great weather and the largest entry of the year made for a fantastic evening. Good to see so many other club members and their families as well. And to top it all … Read More

A hot night! And a very good turnout – see here for more images: https://gallery.jalbum.net/en/browse/user/album/2054185 Pos Name Class Total Tm Best Tm Best Speed In Lap 1 Paul Crook TT 23:09.7 02:01.3 307.18 3 2 Oliver TEENAN TT 23:12.0 02:01.3 … Read More

Sunday 7th August – Flaunden loop with Tim. 74km and 600m climbing. Coffee stop in Rickmansworth  – https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40408359 Wednesday 10 August– Hillingdon TT – 7pm Sunday 14th August Andy – Easy flat 60km to Chertsey with Andy –  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40383618 Sunday … Read More

Rider of the Month August With July now almost wrapped up and Frank having a huge lead in the rider of the month for July, due to exploits in the Transcontinental, this month there will be a few things that … Read More

Pos Name Class Total Tm Best Tm In Lap 1 Anthony Gibb TT 22:20.9 01:58.5 7 2 Paul Crook TT 23:25.1 02:03.3 11 3 Tim Cummins TT 24:05.5 02:08.6 6 4 Toks Adesanya RB 24:17.4 02:08.5 4 5 Shane Townsend … Read More

The Transcontinental Race starts at 9pm UK time on Sunday, and goes from Geraadsbergen in Belgium to Burgas on the Black Sea, in Bulgaria – about 4,200km.  Highlights include the Muur at the start, where spectators line the sides holding … Read More

A very warm evening! Windy up the hill I thought, but very fast along the back straight. And a very good turnout with 32 riders. Pos Name Class Total Tm Best Tm In Lap 1 Anthony Gibb TT 22:29.5 01:59.9 … Read More

The Westerley had a tradition of visiting Wales for an away trip up to a few years ago. This was always a bit of a mountain bike weekend, traditions are always good, and some can be adapted. This is one … Read More

  Two real world TTs on the 17th and 31st July – entries via http://www.westerley.cc/members/event-entry-for-club-members/   Hillingdon TTs on Wednesday 13th and 27th enter via https://www.riderhq.com/ Social drinks on the 21st July in ‘spoons Ealing Two virtual TTs and races … Read More

Pos Name Class Laps Total Tm Best Tm In Lap 1 Conor Williams JRB 11 23:39.823 2:06.415 11 2 Andy Nice TT 11 24:05.822 2:07.196 11 3 Tim Cummins TT 11 24:26.119 2:10.988 2 4 Shane Townsend TT 11 24:41.092 … Read More

Pos No. Name Class Laps Total Tm Best Tm In Lap 1 25 Joel Stewart TT 11 21:56.4 01:57.0 3 2 38 Finlay Hawker JRB 11 23:19.3 02:03.9 7 3 9 Tim Cummins TT 11 23:49.8 02:07.4 2 4 20 … Read More

July plans include: Two real world TTs on the 17th and 31st July – entries via http://www.westerley.cc/members/event-entry-for-club-members/ Hillingdon TTs on Wednesday 6th and 20th enter via https://www.riderhq.com/ Social drinks on the 14th July in ‘spoons Ealing Two virtual TTs and … Read More

Thanks to everyone for their patience last night when we experienced issues with the timing equipment. Having to stop and restart the race was a bit traumatic for all! We did get there in the end though and here are … Read More

Actual Handicap 1 James Cadman H 00:58:51 00:58:51 2 Lisa West T DNF 3 Jerry Ball W 01:07:27 00:57:09 4 Rob Bell T DQ 5 Nic Stagg H 01:01:11 01:00:41 6 Mark Silver?/Jill Bartlett H 01:04:39 00:56:39 7 Ragnar Laan … Read More

Pos No. Name Class Laps Total Tm Avg. Speed Best Tm Best Speed In Lap 1 5 Finlay Hawker JRB 11 23:28.922 290.903 2:05.791 296.206 8 2 28 Oliver Teenan TT 11 23:38.174 289.005 2:06.723 294.027 6 3 46 Kenneth … Read More

Whilst Andy Halliday and others travelled the country knocking out some great TT times, the Ride London Group did their longest training ride to Kop Hill. A punchy route started and ended pretty calm, however Jerry’s tyres found it too … Read More

After a rather wet early evening, the weather cleared up nicely and by the time the event started the track was mainly dried out. Considering the earlier weather we had quite a good turn out, with 23 riders. From my … Read More

Given we have the TT at Marlow on Sunday the 30th, we will be doing the club ride on Monday morning. Starting at 8:00am from Gurnell and around 8:20am from PWM, we will be heading to Tring for a few … Read More

It’s been a busy old week. The crits went off with a bang on the Easter weekend and Keith took some great pictures On Wednesday in Hillingdon the second TT dry run progressed with no hitches. A dozen riders got … Read More

Whilst the TT season is busy with events most weekends, and Hillingdon TTs, a number of us are building up for Ride London. In order to get some preparation in we have a number of club rides which build up … Read More

Whilst it might be a bit hard to spot a group of Westerley riders in one picture, don’t let it be said there is no activity. This week alone has seen Rob B completing a Grand Fondo in Brisbane, and … Read More

It’s just a week to go before the crit at the Hillingdon Circuit. Enter via British Cycling

Hillingdon is back for 2022!!! This year the series consists of 8 events, the first 2 were for club members only. All entries are via RiderHQ – Events List (you need to join Rider HQ, search for Hillingdon and the events come … Read More

Club 10 On Sunday 3rd April, the Westerley have the first club 10 of the season, this will be over on the H10/10 course in Fifield, this is a testing course and one that is used for the interclub 25 … Read More

On Sunday 3rd April at 9am the Westerley have the first club 10 of the season, this will be over on the H10/10 course in Fifield, this is a testing course and one that is used for the interclub 25 … Read More

On Mothering Sunday, why don’t you do what’s right and get out of the way, find a fantastic filling station to buy some flowers near Ascot and finish up at Munsons. You owe it to yourself – here’s the brand … Read More

Westerley was the only IRL club to complete all races in the last Virtual Cycling News Time Trial series, which is run by the wonderful RGT community. A little help from our Dutch Bers didn’t hinder our progress, and we … Read More

For the first time in a couple of years mask wearing was not the main talking point at the season opener. To the riders’ relief the course at Great Missenden had reverted to its dual carriageway self – making it … Read More

Today’s clubrun saw Andy Beale exploring the river life as a more Southerly run from Gurnell turned into a cross country effort. I think the gravel tyres would have been a better choice Andy….

Westerley Wednesdays are back!!!! After the success of the events in 2021 and some record breaking performances by the younger generation, we hope that 2022 will be even better. Last year we had our track record broken by James Ashcroft … Read More

On 21st February we move on to the next in the series of coaching talks with Jasmijn Muller: “How to structure your training.” This will be good for those of us who are looking to improve their cycling speed or … Read More

I love it, I used to be a fell/cross country runner and I find it’s very similar atmosphere only with a bike. I will list the races below: 03/10/21 – Reading CC Bill Higson – Miche Wessex League – Placed … Read More

November has the full range of great rides to suit all tastes so come and join us. We have The Big Club Run on Sunday 21st which will be an introduction to Westerley and the Sunday club rides for those … Read More

The first of our series of Winter coaching talks will be at 7pm on Monday 29th November. It will be led by Jasmijn Muller, who is well known both locally as a sometime rider on our time trials at Hillingdon, … Read More

The Big Club Run is an introduction to Westerley and the Sunday club rides for those looking for some riding company those looking to join a club, or get back into riding again. There are two routes to suit all … Read More

Westerley keeps on trucking with rides every Sunday as we move into Autumn and winter. We have a range of great routes through October including a new café stop in Amersham at the end of the month plus a ride … Read More

Beat Box (Hill) Sometimes you have to do something a little different, and last Sunday was just such an occasion. A band of Westerley explorers journeyed South of the river to experience the Surrey hills. Frank and Roly joined us … Read More

Here’s something from Tony Flynn passed on from John Jones. “I note that John Henry Frederick Smith of the Westerley was number one. He must be a little older than me and always rode a trike, we always called him … Read More

Audax is, basically, long distance cycling. It is one of the more inclusive areas of cycling.  At most audaxes you will find: – a set of fast, experienced riders who go off hard, often in a group, minimise stopped time … Read More