Equality

Junior member Peggy Simpkins writes a great no nonsense blog on the subject of equality in cycling Frustrating, is the word I’d use to describe professional cycling. That in the twenty-first century there can still be such a huge gap between female and male cyclists and that as a junior, I have the fear that…

Cycling in the 1950s and 60s

Many of you will know member Trevor Priest from the club’s Saturday rides, but did you know about Trevor’s interesting and very competitive cycling past? Here’s a great account of Trevor’s story. I started cycling 71 years’ ago when I was 13. It came about as a result of my father buying a business from…

Charity Miles, TTs and PBs in June

Club member Stuart Quick has ridden a lot of miles in June and here he explains why As we started June, I felt that my fitness levels were going the right way, plus I also had a target to cycle 500 miles in June for Bone Cancer for a local family whose young son has…

The joy of a 50-mile TT

Club member Lee Heron, was another rider out at the weekend riding in a longer than normal TT distance.  Lee made the trip across to Cambridge on Sunday to ride in the VTTA East Anglian Group Championship 50-mile TT. Here Lee gives an amusing account of his day out. Unfortunately, we have no photos to…

My first bike

Member Mike Kirby writes another great blog – this time about his first bike Apparently, bikes are like handbags. The optimal number to have is one more than you currently own.  I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have a bike, but how did I get to the six bikes (all absolutely essential of…