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.
Entries by Nick Rearden
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)…
Velo Club Walcot Hill Climb 2018
Sunday 30th September 2018 is the next date for the annual and now legendary Velo Club Walcot Hill Climb on Claverton Hill at the Eastern edge of Bath. ‘Legendary’ because however awful the riders feel after riding for around two minutes up the sharp climb from the edge of the village of Claverton at […]
Sunday meet-up snapped by Google Street View
An eagle-eyed member of Velo Club Walcot has spotted riders on Street View assembling at Orange Grove Bath on a Sunday morning back in May 2017 It was actually Gail Armstrong wife of member Arran who noticed the distinctive green, white and pink kit while searching for something else on Google’s famous online mapping, […]
Race Results: 2nd Team for VCW in Bath CC TT
Velo Club Walcot took second place team in the Bath CC promotion today, a counting event in the season-long Western Time Trials Association series. Best-placed member was Tavis Walker in eighth position. The results sheet is here Arran Armstrong writes: “VC Walcot were out with eight riders at the 24 mile Bath CC TT event today, which […]
Diary Date: BikeBath 2018
Coming again on Sunday 1st July 2018 is BikeBath, our city’s one and only big, annual public-participation event and based on the legendary Recreation Ground. There are 25, 50 and 80-mile loops designed for the whole family through to the fittest and fastest. It’s a tradition that Velo Club Walcot has the largest number of […]
Meanwhile, the green, white & pink in an even hillier part of the Continent #gluttonsforpunishment