Where do we meet?
This winter members will be meeting on Thursday evenings at The Banks o' Dee Sports Centre for winter "conditioning".Contacts : Iain Watson [01224 893333] ~~ Bob Gibson [01561 362756]
"The Wheelers" have been going for 80 years this year a period where it has never failed to field a rider or organise an event apart from "the war years".
Members tend to compete in road events with, at the moment, Time Trials being the most popular. Popular road-man and Club Secretary Bob Cowie races, when work schedules allow, in Road Races throughout the country. He is also an enthusiastic participant in "Sportif" events and will gladly relay his exploits during "La Marmotte" Sportive in 2008. A massive task taking in 3 major "Cols" and finishing on Alpe d'Huez. He was 4th to finish in the Ullapool Mor Sportive [130mls] in 2009. Not too bad for someone on the older side of 50, leaving a lot of younger aspirants in his wake.
The Club is affiliated to the Aberdeen District Cycling Association an established "Centre/District" of Scottish Cycling and through this connection is a part of
British Cycling.
The Club embraces all cycling disciplines and advice is always available to newcomers to the sport from members and Norman Ramsay our registered Club Coach.
The Club's two main "open" events every year are the "Neish/Low" 25 mile Time Trial. and the A C Yule 10 mile Time Trial. The Club reviews it's race calendar every year prior to submission to "The District" for inclusion of events in the annual National Race Calendar which is published in Scottish Cycling's handbook and website.
In 2010, in addition to the usual Wheelers' events the Club will be promoting the SVTTA 30 mile Championships and the Abserdeen District Hill Climb Championship.
As well as "Club Trophies" there are a number of local (District) and National (Scottish) trophies and titles to be competed for. All fully paid up members are all eligible for "British" Championships.