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Stand by for icy Sunday rides with Velo Club Walcot
Entries by Nick Rearden
Velo Club Walcot 2020 Events
Here’s everything you need to know about cycling events with VC Walcot in 2020
2019 Christmas Party and Awards
The 2019 annual awards were presented at the Christmas Party; highlight was a new women’s hill climb award presented to Flo Gower
Ride Etiquette
Dos and don’ts for a successful club ride. Otherwise known as ‘How to make yourself popular’. Nothing beats a tightly-knit group of cyclists who understand the rules of how to go further and faster with a collective smile.
Dorothy House Ride Out “great success”
The Ride Out to Dorothy House Hospice Care in Winsley on Sunday 8th September was deemed a huge success with over £1,400 raised
Coming up: Ride Out event for Dorothy House
VC Walcot present a Ride Out charity event on Sunday 8th September for Dorothy House Hospice Care in Winsley
Coming up: pain & suffering for Paris-Roubaix
Sunday 14th April 2019 will see our latest edition of the VC Walcot ‘Classics’ Ride where members and guests ride some of the less hospitable lanes around the city of Bath.
Preparation rides announced pre-Bike Bath
Velo Club Walcot collaborating with the organisers of Bike Bath to give a leg-up to newer and less confident cyclists.
Christmas Party and Awards 2018
Velo Club Walcot once again hosted its annual prize presentation shindig at Widcome Social Club.
VC Walcot shakes hands on partnership with Bike Bath
Bike Bath supported by National home builder Redrow announce partnership with local cyclists, Velo Club Walcot for 2019 event.
Just another VC Walcot Sunday
At least five different groups on Sunday but one thing in common; we nearly always head into the wind on the way out so we have a nice fast tailwind home.
Odd Down coaching proves successful
Cyclists in a group can go faster and further by the members often going slower than they are individually capable of. Which is easier said than done. That’s why Velo Club Walcot uses a professional British Cycling-accredited coach…
Claverton Hill records broken for both men and women
Favourable conditions and superb athletes combined to make the course records tumble at the 2018 edition of the Velo Club Walcot Hill Climb. The largest ever turnout of competitors fought it out on the half-mile hill between the village of Claverton and the American Museum, Bath on the afternoon of Sunday 30th September 2018. […]
VC Walcot visits the Bicycle Academy
A group of club members and guests recently visited The Bicycle Academy in Frome to hear founder Andrew Denham speak on the recent developments in the finest steel tubing and how it can be made into frames for custom-made bicycles.
Our first First Aid course completed
A dozen members of Velo Club Walcot completed a course in First Aid during September, so that we’re better prepared for accidents and emergencies on our club rides.
According to WESport under whose banner we attended at the University of the West of England (UWE)…
Dr Ian Walker honoured us with an entertaining and inspiring talk at our Christmas Lunch; highly recommend this on-the-bike interview with @jackthurston. Both independently worth a listen any time but together...priceless