Chainline

By Peter Madum. Last month a Horsham Cycling Clique went to Belgium to participate in and watch the Tour of Flanders – Bryn Griffiths, Chris Coe, Chris Equi, Richard Guthrie, Steve Earl and Peter Madum.A beautiful Airbnb was booked in a place called Tielt. On a map it looked very close to Oudenaarde where everything was taking…

By Rob Clegg. The Eastern Seaboard With the dark winter months approaching, I decided to take on a cycling challenge to stay motivated. And what better way to inspire others too than by setting up a virtual race along the East Coast of the USA!The challenge itself was simple: a route was mapped out along…

By Giles Hundleby. Having booked it a few weeks ahead, the middle of December saw me taking two bikes up to C&N Cycles in Redhill to a bike fitting session for me and my son. I’d asked around for advice from other club members and had some good recommendations, but also lots of requests to share my experience…

By Steve Ball. After every special bike ride, there is always the inevitable question, ‘What next?’, and so it was after I spent a wonderful week with friends bikepacking in the Outer Hebrides in 2022. Amongst a flurry of suggestions, one was from a friend who now lives in a town called Hjo in Sweden.…

By Rob Clegg and James Newland. According to Wikipedia, Cyclo-cross (CX) is a form of racing consisting of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike while navigating the obstruction and remount. Races are generally between 40 minutes and…

By Guy Etherton. On Saturday 6 July 2024 Nick, my old racing friend from the ’90s, and I took the ferry from Newhaven to Dieppe with our bikes, starting what was to be our very own TdF. We were carrying tents and all the luggage we would need for a 2-week trip. Total fully-laden weight…

By Andy Dunstan. In the 1980’s things were not quite the same as today. No internet, mobile phones, indexed gears, STI levers or Garmins. The political map of Europe looked somewhat different and there were some very dodgy haircuts. Against this background three young handsome lads found themselves with six weeks spare between finishing college…

By Dave Scott. Our Annual Dinner & Awards Night proved popular as ever, with 59 attendees – including, for the first time, 7 partners/guests of members. The evening was made even more special by the attendance of our Honorary Member, Johan Museeuw – aka the ‘Lion of Flanders’. Johan agreed to present the prizes, and…