16th June 2018 – 80th Year reunion – Chequers PH Crockenhill – Contact Trevor for details 29 July 2018 – Peter and Gill Stone Memorial TT – Marshalls needed 12 August 2018 – Road Race Championship at Cyclopark – 1st and 2nd claim riders of WKRC only 23 November 2018 – 80th Annual Dinner and Prize …
On Friday 23rd March 2018 a small band of WKRC members met in the Furze Wren Broadway Bexleyheath for a social gathering. This select band who had made the rescheduled date were pleased to find that it was festival time.! Yes readers it was a real ale event with some locally brewed real ales for only £2.19 a pint! Result. …
As you may be aware the West Kent Road Club will celebrate its eightieth birthday this year having been inaugurated in 1938. To mark this special occasion, we wish invite all current and former members of the WKRC to a lunch time meeting at the Chequers Public House Cray Road Crockenhill BR8 8LP on SATURDAY 16TH June 2018 The meeting/celebration …
Many thanks to everyone who rode today’s event. We had 60 riders sign on with the majority making it round. There was a tie for the club with the most finishers. Both CC Bexley and Old Portlians had 10 finishers. Many thanks and well done. We will be making a donation of the profits from the entrance fee to the …
Hever Road is closed tomorrow due to Openreach replacing a telegraph pole. Please see route amendment below – maps will be provided tomorrow detailing the change, http://wkrc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Detour.pdf
Three intrepid WKRC members braved the inclement weather on Saturday 11th November to pay respects to the local memorial sites for downed WWII airmen. An annual event which begins with a visit to the Chelsfield site on Warren road where RAF Sargeant John Hugh Mortimer Ellis is commemorated. A visit to the Shoreham Aircraft Museum followed for tea and …
On Wednesday 8th November 2017 ten members of the WKRC went to the world famous Lea Valley Velodrome on the site of the 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford E15. Some members used the excellent transport facilities whilst others took advantage of the free four hour parking included in the entry ticket. We were going to take part in a …
Hi Does anyone know exactly where the Ron Burton seat is located at Toys Hill? Ron was a founder member and club secretary for many years.
Please follow the link below to access the route information for Sunday’s KCA reliability Trial (29 October 2017). Click here for route
https://www.bioracer.co.uk/en/mybioracer
A good turn out today for what may be the last warm sunny ride of this year.
The Club Dinner and Prize Presentation will be held at Birchwood Golf Club on Friday 24th November 2017. Please contact Trevor for tickets and see below for menu options. Menu Options
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Despite the threat of road works not finishing in time and the heavy over night rain we were able to run the Peter and Gill Stone memorial time trial on Sunday on the Harrietsham course. My congratulation go to Chris Fennel and Bronwen Ewing who retain their titles for another year with impressive rides that saw both the Men …
Draft Start Sheet for the Peter and Gill Stone Memorial TT peter-and-gill-stone-tt-2017
A tribute to John Smith who dies earlier this year can be found here.
Link to Photographs
WKRC Road Race Championship 2017 Starters on the line were back into double figures this year with more family, friends and fans (ahem) watching from the side lines. Talk prior to the race of favourites included Michael Ashcroft (good T.T. times, very good pace on Sunday club runs), Matthew Reuter (runner up on two occasions) and last year’s winner, …
On Sunday 14th May 2017 three members of WKRC took part in the Classique Sportive organised by Cycle events which was a 86 mile ride from Calais via Cassel & back to the ferry port. Unfortunately this meant that at 0345 Little Gary & Paul Townley met at my house and we loaded up and drove to Dover Cliffs to …
Please click on the link below for results from today’s 10. RESULTS My thanks go to my club mates Paul Townley, Patrick Donohue, Eddie Routledge, Ian Routledge, Lee Enever, Colin Record, Matt Reuter, Trevor Benton, Andrew Floyd and Mark Morrison for their help in putting on this event. The start was delayed by 30 minutes due to the fog but …