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  • Join one of the Wheelers’ "Audax" rides – self-guided rides through some of the best of Hertfordshire cycling country. Ride at your own pace, get together with friends or make new friends along the way. All the routes include stops at cafés … more ->

  • For me this was a second ride of this event having enjoyed a glorious sunny day in 2016. This year, once the early morning drizzle had moved out to sea, the sun shone again – though this year it was cooler and windier. Somehow I … more ->

  • Brian Evans opened his 2017 track campaign at the Welwyn Track League on Friday evening with a good fourth place in the Scratch Race to get a point on the League scorecard. Rides in two more races failed to deliver any more points.

  • Roadworks on the A10 are disrupting the Time Trial schedule so last Wednesday evening the club had to drop the planned event and ran a 10-mile TT on the 6T/10 Panshanger Course, making up for the recent event on that circuit that was cancelled because … more ->

  • Results for the first monthly Herts Wheelers Strava challenge are complete. Nine riders reached theGold standard of 400+ miles, ten got Silver with 250+ miles and a further six claimed a Bronze awardby posting 150+ miles in the four weeks. The idea isn’t to have … more ->

  • Peter Bloomfield has designed and is managing a new, monthly competition based on the Strava website.  The concept is simple; riders join the Wheelers’ Strava "Club" then upload the tracks of their rides. Peter then downloads their weekly totals and accumulates them into monthly ones.  … more ->

  • A 7:45 sign-on at the Kassam Stadium (home of Oxford United FC) meant a pretty early start on a bright, sunny morning. Prospects for the weather were mixed, with rain, sunshine, breezes and cloud all mentioned. Another difficult day for clothing choice! Alex and Graham … more ->

  • Jmc and Alex rode the 82 mile Evans Windsor Sportive. Alex reports … Evans sportives are smaller scale and have a more informal atmosphere, based on the 2 I have done, compared to ukcyclingevents (aka Wiggle super series etc) organized ones. We got to the start … more ->

  • On Easter Sunday Paul Stewart was in action road racing at the Hog Hill circuit, Redbridge Cycling Centre. Beginning to find his outdoor form after winter spent riding indoor track events, Paul recorded an eighth place finish in his class of the LVRC race.
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  • Oh how fickle is the British weather! Last night would have been perfect for a TT, no wind. Tonight there was a cruel headwind for the riders on the stretch up the A414. Numbers were bolstered by 5 private entries, 4 from Hoddesden Tri Club … more ->