I returned last weekend from a cycle ride from Sienna to Rome, it was fantastic! It was with the Saddle Skedaddle a supported ride along the Via Francigena a famous and ancient Pilgrimage Route to Rome. I went with my … Read More
Rye Wheelers attended the annual “Carres de Vallees” Sportive organised by our friends Les Amis Cyclos de l’ardresis. We were welcomed by Les Amis and the weather. The event has walks and rides of various lengths and levels of athleticism, … Read More
Like myself Dave Greenwood has a liking for Classic Cycles, unlike me his ideal number is not “N+1”. Dave had bought himself a Classic 1980/90’s British Steel Touring/Audax bike and knowing I liked tinkering with old bikes (to put it … Read More
Three days of Yorkshire and beyond Monday 4th – Wednesday 6th March. How this trip came about. I was planning a trip to Yorkshire to visit my mum, who is in her 80’s and now lives in Hornsea on the coast of … Read More
It is with sadness that I have heard from our friend Jean Claud Cremers in Roubaix that Andre Lefebvre of the VC Roubaix passed away at home on Sunday last. Not many of you will know him but those who … Read More
For Phils memories of his Lejog this Summer, please follow link below. Phils Lejog 2021. Pretty epic eh?
My Duo Normand adventureThe Duo Normand, as it’s name suggests, is a two up team time trial based in the village of Marigny in Normandy, France. Back in 2014, Steve Gooch and I had an entry but Steve had to … Read More
The same weekend but two very different trips for the Wheelers, showing the diversity of the Club Membership. The first group of; Steve Gooch, Rebecca Wilson, Nick Wilson, Dave Greenwood and Mark Amon demonstrating their Sporting Prowess with a return … Read More
Representatives of “The Rye Wheelers Velo Vintage” team Ralph Sperring and Paul Simpson once again took their old bikes and bodies to Tuscany to acclimatise for their 3rd Eroica. Tough conditions slumming it in a villa in the Tuscan hills … Read More
Wheelers Paul Simpson and Steve Blattman decided at short notice to take up Bill Waters long standing invitation to spend some time at his House in Brittany. A week spent cruising the local Nantes-Brest Canal, dead flat with the odd … Read More