The Story of Trhas Teklehaimanot
Many people will have seen the story of pro cyclist Trhas Teklehaimanot Tesfay who has sought Asylum in the UK to escape from conflict in her native Ethiopia. At 22 years of age she has already won the National Road Championships
Centenary Celebration: A Night to Remember
With 2024 marking 100 years of Kingston Wheelers, we wanted to celebrate the occasion with a party that paid homage to our dinner and dance events of yesteryear. On Saturday 23rd March, one hundred of our members gathered together for
Virtual Everesting for Kingston Hospital Charity
Everesting is a cycling challenge where riders take on repeats of the same climb until they reach the same elevation gain as Mount Everest at 8,848 metres. This March several Wheelers took on the challenge on their turbo trainers, using
True Grit: Wheelers at Strade Bianche
Considered by many as the unofficial sixth monument, Strade Bianche is undoubtably one of the epic one day races in the calendar. The 18th edition on the 2nd March once again stirred up the "should it be a monument?" debate,
100 years of Kingston Wheelers
This year the club celebrates its 100th anniversary. Kingston Wheelers was formed in 1924 when six cyclists, including founding member Bill Orpin, met in a cafe on the Portsmouth Road and the club was born. Fast forward to the present day
Behind the design with Neil Grunshaw
To celebrate our Centenary year we have released a special commemorative kit in partnership with Le Col. We caught up with kit designer Neil Grunshaw to find out what goes into designing a club kit and where he got inspiration
Talking history: Pam Jessop
In 1924, Bill Orpin formed Kingston Wheelers after taking out an ad in the Surrey Comet. Caroline and Gafyn recently went to visit his daughter Pam Jessop who recounted stories of her father and club life back in the day. Before
Tour de Zwift 2024
It was another vintage year for the KWCC Tour de Zwift stage race, the hardest yet according to Race Director Tom Herbert. The tour took us from the grippy hills of Yorkshire all the way through to a frankly bonkers crit