News & Blog

Newly appointed Press Officer, Mike Kirby, writes another interesting blog on the simple art of breathing. My first date with my now partner Helen, a…

Knowing what a flat and cycle friendly country The Netherlands is, I’d always thought that as someone who loves cycle touring, I must one day…

Honorary member and legendary timekeeper Keri Williams gives us a light hearted good-bye to our popular K4/20 course in its current form No-one likes change,…

Club Women’s Representative Heidi Yates, gives an honest account of her first attempt at CX racing There has been a lot of chat in the…

Member Garry Putt gives an interesting account of a recent off-road enduro event he competed in On a Sunday in June, my brother Kris and…

Another great blog from the keyboard of Mike Kirby Zen: A state of calm attentiveness in which one’s actions are guided by intuition rather than…

Acting club Press Officer Roger Gollicker, outlines what it takes to run our annual road races Whilst I’ve been involved in various ways with the…

Press officer Roger Gollicker (with more than a little help from Heidi Yates) outlines the growing success and enthusiasm of our women members This was…

Joint Race Secretary Richard Santhouse, outlines his plans and hopes for the coming season  As we move into the 2023 racing season, I’d like to…

New joint Race Secretary Richard Santhouse, explains what went on at Silverstone recently for a few members On Thursday 10th November, some of the Banbury…

Honorary club member Keri Williams is a legend when it comes to all things relating to time trialling. So, sit back, relax and read why…

Club TT Secretary Rhys Martin – after a long break from club rides – reminds us all why our weekend rides are such a good…

Club member Joby Mullens gives another great account of his touring adventures – this time in aid of the charity Mind. He’s written two previous…

Back in August member Ila Pearson took part in her toughest triathlon yet and here she recounts her remarkable story Course Overview 3.8 km Lake…

A lot of members will have known about Dickie Ivins recent epic charity ride. Well, here’s the full story already in a great blog When…

Club member Mike Kirby writes another great blog about his latest long distance ride ‘We have sweet and sour pork and would you like some…

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…

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?…

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…

Many of you will have seen recently on Facebook, pictures of four club juniors on an exclusive visit to the Silverstone Sports Engineering Hub, run…

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…

Member Mike Kirby writes another great blog – this time about his first bike Apparently, bikes are like handbags. The optimal number to have is…

New member Johnathan Pape tells his amazing and well illustrated weight loss story, together with his new found love of cycling My story starts as…

Member Adam Parle has some long rides planned for 2021 and what better way to start training than the challenge of The 7 Cols. Adam…

Martin Norris is a second claim club member (first claim Warwick Lanterne Rouge CC), who’s been joining us for our weekly TTs. One event was…

We’re all aware of the big increase in cycling that has taken place during Lockdown and the new club members we’ve gained during this period.…

Dave Tew, who is one of the club’s prescription delivery volunteers, has still had time to write this great blog about a challenge somewhere completely…

Banbury Star CC and Banbury Harriers Athletic Club are working together with Cherwell District Council to deliver medication from the town’s pharmacies to those members…

Member Ila Pearson gives her account of how she and five of her cycling Star friends tackled their C2C ride last summer. Who are Team…

For anyone old enough to have been riding with Banbury Star in the 1960s, or who has studied the winners of our trophies from that…

The Spring one day Classics start soon and Mike Kirby can’t wait for the Omloop in particular as he describes here. Only Fifty Sleeps. It’s…

The club’s illustrious TT time keeper Keri Williams, now rested from his 2019 season, has sat down and compiled this light hearted commentary on some…

Member Lee Heron gives us the inside story on his recent challenge – riding a 12 hour, 222 mile time trial Time trials are known…

TT Secretary Oli Wright describes his first experience of Track League cycling at Derby Velodrome. Since my first trip to Manchester Velodrome in 1996 as…

Member Joby Mullens wrote an excellent blog last year on his Land’s End to John O’Groats charity ride, this year he’s been riding abroad –…

Member Mike Kirby gives an amusing account of his obsession with time trialling It generally starts about 5 days before. Flick open the lap top.…

Member Kevin Zwolinski tells an amusing story about punctures, tubeless tyres and getting covered in goo. Landed into Heathrow from a long haul flight earlier…

Member Sam Wootton uses the club blog to tell a very frank and honest story and a little on why cycling has helped him.  …

Race Squad leader Mark Boyles gives a great account of his experience, plus a report on how the other eight Star riders who entered the…

Member Chris Tunstall tells his story of the 1,000 miles he’s riding this year in support of his grandson. Yesterday’s Banbury Guardian (10th May) covered…

Bill Ord gives a detailed and fascinating account of his experience regarding the pros and cons of tubeless road tyres. For the past 4 years…

As explained in the November newsletter, the club has recently acquired a large collection of old club records, photographs and press cuttings. These are all…

Lydia Watts reveals her experience of Gender Inequality in Cycling Having entered the sport at the tender age of 14, the gender inequalities in cycling…

My bikes According to Rule #12 of “The Rules” (www.velominati.com/the-rules/) the correct number of bikes to own is n + 1, where n is the…

Senior club member Bill Ord tells us of his love of cycling and what keeps him going I’m often asked what keeps me riding my…

Member Joby Mullens recalls his recent LEJOG ride – something that was on his “to do” list, but which also gave him the opportunity to…

Member Mike Gillett gives a fascinating account of his new found love of cycling My first year properly into cycling. I saw a post on…

On a recent club Saturday café ride I asked, new members in particular, if someone would like to write a blog about their first club…

An anonymous female member gives her account of The Cycling Widow’s Revenge I wonder what it is that drives otherwise bright, intelligent and reasonable men-of-a-certain-age…

Member Moria Goodway tells us how she got hooked How I got into road racing. You could say it was all Keri Williams’s fault. One…

  Blog by Jon Parker, supporting comments by Carmen Hancock (in italics)   The Everesting Challenge I was looking for a challenge in 2016. I’d…

Member Dave Pittman tells his story of riding the Hell of the North On the 12th April 2014, after nearly 6 hrs. Cycling 141km, 32.6km…

Member Moria Goodway, the club’s long time and recently retired Press Officer, relates the story of her late start to cycling and its successful outcome.…

Keri Williams explains all you need to know about:- The 7 Cols The idea behind the 7 Cols ride came from one of those conversations…

Member Peter Robinson gives us another account of past times; Star Rides in the 80’s (Well from 1983 onwards!!!!) I hope having read the rules…

The Rules in the 1980’s Member PETER ROBINSON gives his account of past times.   The prophet (Merckx) and the apostle (De Vlaeminck) forge the…

The Good ol’ Days Keri Williams reflects on his cycling past and how things have changed: I am now a gentleman of a certain age,…

Cycling as Therapy A well known member, who wishes to remain anonymous, has written this interesting blog  I apologies from the outset, but this probably…

The birth of Golden Age Cycles  Member Brian Reid explains I’m Brian Reid a Banbury Star member who grew up in London. My parents never…

Keri Williams sees the funny side of falling off your bike Write a blog they said, it will be fun they said, well my daily…

Ever since I was a kid I’d always wanted to try and ride LEJOG as it is commonly known and at 58 I finally achieved…