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EVENT REPORTS
Welcome to the Glasgow Wheelers Reports section. If you have an event to report on, you can download a GWCC report form HERE, fill this in for you road, time trail, social or other event - add photos if you have them and EMAIL.
Report: GWCC 2009 Club Hill Climb - Cuilt Brae (By Mark Symington)
Date: October 2009
After an watching a ITV news item on an recent academic study linking lack of hill climb training to increased incontinence in racing cyclists, the extra thick chammy shorts were dug out the back of the cupboard. The scene for this 2009 battle of the underpants would be the Cuilt Brae just outside a cloudy Strathblane. It’s been a few years since the Wheelers have been at the Cuilt Brae. This is primarily down to the rough road surface. On a past training run, a shocked Eric Easson had fallen in a pothole and ended up hugging a section of Strathblanes gas mains ........Read More,
For full report and photos download the GWCC document HERE. Event photos are also on FOTOPIC.
Report: Anderside Classic 2009 (By Graeme Neagle)
Date: May 2009
The anderside classic is as the name suggests one of scotlands premier classic events. This year it consisted of 4 laps of the A77 drummond circuit before going up and over the ballageaich climb into Eaglesham to finish. The race coincided with the Edinburgh Nocturne which unfortunately seemed to lure some of the usual suspects away from the event. Four of us made the short trip to Eaglesham for this race. Myself, Dougie, ........Read More,
For full report and photos download the GWCC document HERE.
Report: Dundee 2 Day Stage Race 2009 (by Keith Smith)
Date: May 2009
Six of us from the Wheelers went up to the Dundee Thistle 2-day: Graeme, Dougie, Kristoff, Jamie, Andy Underwood and myself. They were relatively short stages, which owed to some fast racing. The organiser had decided to let in the reserves, so there were 93 starters. This was to be the biggest bunch I’d ridden in bar the Girvan and Tour of the North. First thing up was the short prologue, a quick blast round the bottom of the ‘Law’ in the middle of Dundee and then up ........Read More,
For full report and photos download the GWCC document HERE.
Report: Tour of The Borders - 4 Day Stage Race (by Keith Smith)
Date: April 2009
A new race to us all and instead of the Tour of North the Glasgow Wheelers squad of Graeme Neagle, Andy Whitehall, Dougie Young, Jamie Drever and myself rode the Tour of the Borders stage race over the Easter Weekend. Unfortunately Kristoff was unable to ride due to a nasty collision with a car whilst warming up for Super6 Race the weekend before in Leven. I hope both Kristoff and Julian are well ........Read More,
For full report and photos download the GWCC document HERE, Stage race photos are also on FOTOPIC.
Report: Club Hill Climb 2007
Date: 21/10/07
It was four years to the day the vision came to Ed. Laying in bed engulfed in cycling magazines, the prophecy of winning the club hill climb for four years running came over in a tsunami wave. Since that day, every morning of the club hill climb Ed has developed a strict ritual of kneeling naked in front of his aging poster of Daly Thomson and splashing himself with orange barley lucozade, the light energy.......Read More,
For full report and photos download the GWCC document HERE, GWCC club hillclimb photos are also on FOTOPIC.
Report: VC Astar / SCU National Hill Climb 2007
Date: 14/10/07
You know it’s the end of the cycling year when the Hill climbs approach. From a club perspective, today was the day of Stuart McManus who was up visiting from Manchester, later telling me he was only after some nice cooked meals from his mum whilst his girlfriend was abroad. The event was struck by an unfortunate turn of events with entries .......Read More,
For full report and photos download the GWCC document HERE, Hillclimb photos also on FOTOPIC.
Report: Tommys experience at the British Masters
Date: 29/9/07
I had a disaster of an opening day at the championships. Years ago I had two falls at a wet Westhorn park, and cannot now compete on a wet surface, so I was most upset when the openings days racing was on a wet track.In the sprint event all competitors must first ride a 200m TT for seeding. I had done mine on my high pressures, to minimise the prospect of falling. This gave me a time of about 0.3 to 05.......Read More,
For full report and a new photo download the GWCC document HERE.
Report: Bute Cycling festival 2007
Date: 27/9/07
After the great weekend experienced in 2006 in Rothesay, it was a given that the return journey would be made again in 2007. Because of the exceptional weather experienced on the ferry over, deliberations between Ed and myself were occurring as to how busy the event would be. The presence of Chris Smart on the boat, dampened the clubs current hill climb champ, knowing that the battle for the top spot would be tough, especially as Chris informed us of his friend, and.......Read More,
For full report and photos download the GWCC document HERE, Hillclimb photos also on FOTOPIC.
Report: GWCC Balfron 50 Mile Road Race 2007
Date: 24/6/07
GWCC have revived an old classic course used in times past, mainly due to the marked improvement in road surface on the A81. The 12.5-mile circuit is challenging with a surprising amount of drags that are sore enough to break up fields. Race day weather was a mixed bag in the morning, but clouds set into Balfron after what appeared to be good weather at daybreak. .......Read More,
For full report and photos download the GWCC document HERE,
Report: Corrieyairack Challenge 2007
Date: 7/7/07
Although at times I see myself as reasonably intelligent, I also think I am exceptionally stupid. Let me explain. When a certain Mr Drever asks you if you would like to do a nice little mountain bike challenge, please see past his silky persuasive tones (like audible galaxy caramel), and look for the hidden truth. I should know this by now, however the harsh reality that comes as I’m hauling myself up the boulder ridden Corrieyairack pass with 500 other competitors. Jamie Drevers name was simultaneously being .......Read More,
For full report and photos download the GWCC document HERE,
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