Racing round-up
While many of us were blinking into the light of the new year and struggling to recover from the night before, Lewes Wanderer Richard Burchett chose to spend the afternoon of Saturday 1st January 2022 at Gravesend Cyclopark. On a…
Racing round-up
On Saturday 21st August Simon Head took an excellent 3rd place from 18 racers in Round 4 of the South East Road Racing League held at the Cyclopark near Gravesend. He was unable to return the following Saturday for Round…
Racing round-up
Most events that Lewes Wanderers take part in are one-off events, or at the very least part of a series. Over the weekend of Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th August Richard Burchett and Simon Head subjected themselves to the 4…
LWCC Hill Climb and racing round-up
Lewes Wanderers' annual Hill Climb Championship took place up the brutal slopes of Firle Beacon on the dry, but overcast evening of Monday 2nd August. Winner, as he has been so many times recently on the flat, was Joe Benians…
2-up Evening 10 and racing round-up
The thirteenth and final round of Lewes Wanderers series of 10-mile time-trials took place on the evening of Monday 26th July and incorporated the "2-up 10" where raiders could compete as pairs, preferably riding together, with the time being taken…
Racing round-up
Peter Baker was the only Lewes Wanderer down at Preston Park for Week 15 of the Sussex Cycle Racing League Wednesday Track League on 21st July. He finished 10th in the 6-lap scratch race; 8th in the 9-lap points race;…
Racing round-up
Husband and wife Brett and Lisa Davis were among the racers looking to take advantage of fast conditions in an a3crg 10-mile time-trial on the evening of Wednesday 14th July. Racing for Drag2Zero Lisa sped up and down A3 course…
Evening 10s Rd 10 and racing round-up
The 10th Round of Lewes Wanderers' series of 10-mile time-trials took place on the evening of Monday 5th July. Pete Morris (Team TMC) set the fastest time of the night with 23 minutes and 15 seconds, but he was only…
Evening 10s Rd 5 and racing round-up
After two of the first four rounds were cancelled due to bad weather and the other two were run in changeable conditions Round 5 of Lewes Wanderers' series of 10-mile time trials took place on the beautiful early summer evening…
Evening 10 Rd 2 and Racing round-up
With Round 1 having been cancelled due to dangerous gusting winds Lewes Wanderers' series of 10-mile time-trials for 2021 kicked-off with Round 2 on the evening of Monday 10th May. The weather may have been less extreme, but it was…