Alice sets a new women’s everesting record
As part of our fundraiser for Kingston Hospital several members completed a virtual ‘everesting’ ride, reaching the same vertical gain as Mount Everest (8,848 metres) in a single ride. Club member Alice Lethbridge not only decided to go for the
Climbing 200,000 metres for the NHS
This weekend members of Kingston Wheelers Cycling Club jumped on their turbo trainers to raise money for staff at Kingston Hospital by tackling a virtual elevation challenge. With a huge turn out from 61 members, we obliterated our original aim
Wins for Foran and Paceline at Dunsfold
This weekend we hosted our March Road Races at Dunsfold to open the Surrey League calendar. With a cat 3 race in the morning and 2/3 in the afternoon, this is the first time we’ve been able to run both
Club awards and season review 2019
This weekend we hosted out annual club awards, a chance for members to get together and celebrate the achievements of the last year. The awards cover a range of disciplines from road racing to audax, as well as recognising members
Club Jersey History
Following the launch of our new kit with Le Col in 2019, our in-house kit historian Gafyn MacMillan gives us a rundown of the history from the Sixties through to the present day. For most of its long history, the Kingston
1-2 for Brendan and Ben at Hillingdon
Our Club Championships in October saw several new racers taking part, many of whom are now on a mission to make it to 3rd cat. Brendan Barnes reports back on a winter crit at Hillingdon, which saw himself and Ben
Wins for Linton & Alice at the Club Championships
Our annual club championships took place Sunday 27th October, an opportunity for the great and good of the club to duke it out at Hillingdon to determine the best racer of the year. Organiser Phil Barella reports back on the
A Weekend of Hill Climbs
Not many people are mad enough to do one hill climb in a weekend, let alone the Catford & Bec double. Rarely seen off his bike, junior racer Jack Hartrey reports back from a weekend fighting against gravity. "The short, but
Feather and Bentley rule on Leith Hill
Andrew Feather (Champion System UK) and Olivia Bentley (Vision Innovative Leisure Racing Team) put in dominant performances to take victory in the 2019 John Bornhoft Memorial Hill Climb. A dry but very breezy morning on Leith Hill greeted the 48