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Club Kit

The Club Committee has noticed that the take up of the new club kit has not been high as anticipated. To help the Committee understand why this has been the case and help inform any decisions going forward we have prepared a short survey that we would ask members to complete. The survey is anonymous and should take less than a couple of minutes to fill in.

The survey is located at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7Z6W8TV

Thanks in advance for your input.

EWCC What’s App Community

Over the coming weeks the existing What’s App group used by the club will be migrated into an EWCC What’s App ‘Community’.  As the groups are migrated you may see a slight change in how these are shown in your app but it will make no changes to the individual What’s App groups themselves.  The advantage of moving the various What’s App groups under one Community is that all members will be able to see all the groups that are used by the club and, where wanted and appropriate, are able to request to join the various groups.  This will provide further transparency in the club communications by allowing all members to see the various What’s App groups that are used by the club.

Evesham Wheelers Charity Reliability Ride – 6th April 2025

Reliability rides are non-competitive training (or social) events where participants choose a distance and target time at sign-on, aiming to complete the course as close as possible to their chosen time.

This ride is open to all Evesham Wheelers members, local cycling clubs, and anyone else who would like to join. There are distance and pace options to suit all abilities:

🚴 8:00 AM – 80 miles in 5 hours (16 mph)
🚴 9:00 AM – 50 miles in 4 hours (12.5 mph)
🚴 9:30 AM – 50 miles in 3 hours (16.8 mph)
🚴 10:00 AM – 25 miles in 2 hours 30 minutes (10.1 mph) – Ideal for first-timers
🚴 10:30 AM – 25 miles in 2 hours (12.6 mph)

For more details, visit our website. Evesham Wheelers will not be putting on a Sunday ride on this date.

Evesham Vale Road Race – 100km on Sunday, 16th March 2025

Evesham Wheelers put on the above local race, this event attracts a high-quality field of riders. We need volunteers to assist with marshalling or other event duties, your support would be hugely appreciated.

📍 Location: Inkberrow Circuit
🏁 HQ: Inkberrow Village Hall, Sands Rd, Inkberrow, Worcester WR7 4HJ
🚗 Plenty of free parking and toilet facilities available

The race consists of four and a half laps of a 22km course, making it a challenging yet exciting event for all participants.

Club Membership Fees Due

A quick reminder that annual club fees were due in January. If you haven’t yet renewed, please submit payment as soon as possible to remain an active member.

New Website – We Need Your Feedback!

We’d love to hear your thoughts on the club’s new website. Is it easy to navigate? Is there anything you’d like to see improved? Let us know!

Thank you for your continued support,
Evesham Wheelers Committee

Day 1

The time had come to cycle to Wales, Hay on Wye to be precise, meeting up ‘coffee#1’ in Pershore for a 4-day adventure.

As I hate being late for anything I arrived 30 minutes earlier than the advertised time, at least I could have a nice coffee and settle down in the relaxed seats waiting for the others to arrive, everyone turned up on time (Colin, Tom, James, Chris, & Henryk). Drew, who only lives around the corner decided to wait until the last minute to turn up at the coffee house to see if the rain would stop. It did not!

Brief introductions over, Liquid refreshments finished, and we were on our way, it was very wet on the road, but the group soon got into a rhythm staying more or less together with the grumblings about the rain being the main topic of conversation, time passed accompanied by the constant squealing of disc brakes!

After a few hours on the road and a couple of refreshment breaks later, we were at Baskerville house, time for a clean-up, shower, and a quick hose down of the bikes, before dinner and beers.

Mileage for me that day was approximately sixty-three miles, including four thousand feet of climbing.

Day 2

After a great night’s sleep, Tuesday’s weather looked dry and & slightly warmer so after a fantastic breakfast we all ventured out on the bikes- it was hilly, and soon most of us were using our smallest gears, double-digit percentage gradients were the norm in this part of the country, it’s funny how everyone stops talking when you go uphill! The downhills were equally fantastic and exhilarating. Following a couple of breaks throughout the ride we were heading back to Baskerville for dinner and beverages.

Mileage that day, was forty-eight, including three thousand four hundred feet of climbing.

Day 3 – The big one. The Gospel Pass – Wales’s Highest Road.

I can’t comment much on this one as I had developed a small back issue (yes, I know what you’re thinking!) as the rest of the crew cycled off in the morning sun, I took a day of rest & waited for the magnificent 6 to return, more beers & dinner followed while listening to the day’s tales, with a slightly envious feeling.

No Henryk had not fallen off the edge, he was taking the picture!

Please note that 2 VIPs (John & Pam) joined us to enjoy a couple of drinks.

Day 4

Leaving Baskerville house

After another great breakfast, we said our goodbyes to the brilliant staff & set off on the final leg of our adventure. There was no flat route back, but the weather held up and a couple of leisurely coffee stops later we were back home safely.

Mileage for the day, seventy-four miles with four thousand feet climbing on sore legs!

Things to note.

• Amazingly no punctures in the group over the 4 days (a combination of luck & the heavy rain which seemed to have washed all the hedge cuttings away).
• One broken wheel rim, and potentially a cracked titanium frame while enjoying the government-maintained roads in Hay on Wye.
• Baskerville House accommodation, I give the facility five out of five stars, I enjoy the quirkiness and personable service.
• Big thanks to Colin for organizing the event along with the transport provided to get the kit down & back to and from Baskerville house to make it happen.
• And finally, to a fantastic bunch of riders (listed above), whose comradery and cheer made the event enjoyable for all of us.

https://www.baskerville-house.com/