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24th August. Aylesford Priory.

Shorter route will be Saturday route A or B (decided on the day)   Any new members please make yourself known to the ride leaders, if its your first ride out with us you will go with the short route to be assessed as to the level your at.

31st August. Trossley Country Park.

Both runs to go for the legendary sausage sarnie. One ride will be a long route and the other a shorter route.   Any new members please make yourself known to the ride leaders, if its your first ride out with us you will go with the short route to be assessed as to the level your at.

Big Bad Bertha Batters Bonkers Bikers

Wow! With quality alliteration like that I should write for one of the daily rags…..or maybe not. This mornings Club Run was always going to be a bit of a gamble, The weather reports told of “The End Of Days” but then the press do tend to hyper mega massively hugely extremely over-exaggerate the slightest of rain showers, something I’d …

West Kent goes to the dogs

  Yes that’s right last Saturday a number of us went dog racing at Crayford dog track.   It was actually a breakfast meeting and was cracking good fun, we met there at 10am where we had breakfast then set about having a good chat and some cheeky bets. In total there was 14 races and all i can say …

Useful Advice for Club Runs

These apply to all members be it newbies or old timers.     Club Run Briefing Notes Below are a few notes intended to increase your enjoyment of the rides. If you are new to cycling speak to any of the riders for advice on fitness, bikes, position, clothing etc. We will be pleased to help. Make Sure Your Bike …

For Sale

Look AP 347 Cycling shoes Size 5 – worn once, complete with Look Delta shoe plates also used once – £20 ono       Bryton Rider 40T GPS Computer – comes with heart rate and cadence sensors. A SRAM quick view bar mount, plus all original mounts. Boxed with instructions and like all my used stuff – clean excellent condition. …

My first experience with West Kent RC.

I have done few charity bike rides including the London to Brighton and had been out on the odd weekend for some longer rides. I am by no means a super fit, sleek, svelte biking fanatic but I do enjoy a good bike ride and decided that I needed to join a club for fitness, motivation and above all enjoyment. …

New Adventures – Welcome to the Newbies

Sunday 3rd August This mornings club run attracted a handful of new riders, so a massive West Kent RC welcome goes to Sonya, Darren, Richard and Maurice  It was decided early on to split the run into two with separate destinations, allowing us to see what the abilities of the “newbies” was – apologies to those of you who are …

Saturday Training ride

This was my first run out with the new saturday ride, and it was very hard especially for me. We met at the normal place for 9am with the prospect of heavy rain, waiting was Alex, Austin and Lee.We waited until 9:15 when we were sure nobody else was joining we set out on what we will now call Saturday …

ECCA 10 mile TT

Five West Kent members signed up for this event on the E2/10 near Newmarket. Basically it’s a blast up and down part of the A11 dual carriageway but we were given plenty of space by the vehicles. Rain threatened but apart from a few spots didn’t really materialise. The wind however was present, in your face on the way to the …

London to Brighton Cycle for Darent Valley Hospital

Hi – I met you at the Dartford Festival and asked if you could help recruit for the London to Brighton Cycle which is happening on 7th September 14. We have 8 places to fill and it would be great if you could encourage anyone to take part. Details on our website http://www.dvh.nhs.uk/about-us/fundraising/forthcoming-events/   Please reply to either Lol or Steve.c …

Hewitt Cup Event

The Catford CC 25 Mile Time Trial on 31 August 2014 has been nominated as this year’s Hewitt Cup Event. The trophy goes to the fastest WKRC rider on the day.