Please note that due to England’s successful journey to the World Cup Semi Final (apparently this is a big thing!). it has been decided move move this weeks 10 mile TT from Wednesday (15th July) to Tuesday (14th July).
If you can spare some time to help out on Tuesday please do get in touch.
Cream First Crit Series
Thursday 16th July see the first of the EWCC hosted rounds (rounds 12 & 13) of the Cream First Crit series. Don’t forget that if you want to ride in this event the club will cover EWCC members entry fees. You will need a race license, which can be purchased on the night if you don’t have one.
Racing takes place at Westpoint Arena, with the first race, the Open4s, starting at 7pm. The second race, for Open 2/3/4, will start at 8pm, but make sure you arrive with plenty of time to register and get warmed up.
Round 13 will take place at the same venue a week later, Thursday 23rd July.
Dawlish Grand Prix
Its the week of the Dawlish Grand Prix. Our chance to see how the professionals do it. This is the 5th and final round of the National Circuit Series.
Racing starts at 6.00pm, with the Open Elite setting off at 8.00pm. It should be a great nights racing and the perfect excuse to cycle down the Exe for a top evening.
The club social BBQ will be held on the 25th July.
We’ll be based at Exeter Squash Club for the day, with 3 rides of varying lengths for those who want to get out on the bike, or just join us for the BBQ.
50k Estuary Social Ride
100k Club Ride
160k Club Ride
There will be a BBQ at the Squash Club afterwards. More details coming soon! Further details and sign up will be on Spond.
3six12
Ever fancied racing an MTB for 24 hours? The 3six12 event at Newnham Park on the weekend of the 24th, 25th & 26th July is your chance. Of course you don’t have to do the full 24 hours, their are other options, including entering a relay team.
Don’t forget we want to hear your news. Let us know what you have been up to, send us a few words and some pictures, anything bike related would be most welcome.
We want you holiday snaps….. Been anywhere exotic on a bike, we want to know.
EWCC Hosts Rounds 12 and 13 of the ‘Cream First’ Crit Series
The Cream First Criterium Series has been supported by British Cycling with races hosted by local clubs across the county. Exeter Wheelers are proud to be hosting Rounds 12 and 13 at Westpoint Arena.
As a member of EWCC you have your race entry fee covered by the club. You will need a race license; if you don’t have one this can be purchased on the night for a small £10 fee. If you are planning to take part, and we’d love to see as many of you there as possible, please don’t sign up in advance via the BC Events page, sign up on the night and your entry fee will be sorted.
It is worth noting that the BC event page currently has incorrect details for race options and timings. We understand this is being corrected, but there is no Go-Ride Race, the Open 4s race starts at 7pm and the Open 2/3/4 race is at 8pm.
To allow us to get an idea of numbers and know who is coming along, it would be appreciated if you could use Spond to indicate your intention to ride.
Remember – EWCC members have their race entry fees covered, so come along and enjoy the fun.
25 July – Club Social and BBQ: Devon & Exeter Squash and Racketball Club (details to follow). There is likely to be a longer Saturday Social Ride on the same day.
Great to see Finley Webb out flying the EWCC colours again. This time he took the long trip to Yorkshire to ride in the Otley GP on 1 July.
Finn had a good race, but was caught up behind a crash towards the end that ultimately compromised his result.
Rides
Club Rides are going great. If you haven’t been out for a while come and join us.
There are plenty of options, and details of all rides can be seen here.
Devon Air Ambulance Cycle Challenge
If you enjoyed the Nello and want another challenge, whilst raising money for a good cause, why not sigh up for the Devon Air Ambulance Cycle Challenge, taking place on 12 September 2026.
Yes, it’s that time of year when we all pack our bags and head of to exotic locations for our holidays.
If you’re taking your bike or just hoping to get out for a sneaky ride whilst the kids are still in bed, send us a picture. The more exotic the location the better (although to be frank if your just popping down to Budleigh we’ll take it!). If you’re in club kit that would be even better.
Bulletin Editor on the Camino de Santiago, Galicia in 2023
It’s been a busy couple of weeks and there’s lots to report on. As mentioned last time this bulletin is designed to be a quick round up, so don’t expect long and detailed reports. Hopefully we can provide enough to celebrate members activities and successes and maybe wet your appetite to get involved; take part in a race, try a new discipline, volunteer or just come out for a club ride.
Remember this is your bulletin, for your club. If you have some news, have taken part in a cycling related event or have something coming up that you’d like your fellow members to be aware of let us know at .
In partnership with Sid Valley CC and CS Dynamo, Exeter Wheelers organises a series of 10 mile Time Trials that are held through the spring and early summer. Although we are getting towards the end of the series, there is still time to get out and ride. Most of these TT’s are held on the old Honiton Road, between Exeter and Honiton, on a relatively flat course. Details for upcoming rounds can be found here.
It should be stressed that you don’t need some whizzy super fast TT bike to take part, any road bike will be fine, in fact there is specific category for riders on ‘normal’ road bikes. Please make sure that you have a helmet, and front and rear lights, as these are obligatory.
There are some great write ups of recent rounds on the club website, that give to a great feel for what these events are like.
Wheal Jane XCR and XCC
Wheal Jane in Cornwall hosted the latest MTB racing action with Wheelers joining the fun over the weekend of 20/21 June.
This was a slightly different event with training sessions and XCR race on Saturday and, instead of the normal XCO race, three rounds of XCC races on Sunday. Yes we know…. too may acronyms! So:
XCR (Cross Country Rapid) a new event of the SW with a race lasting an hour based on a course about 2.5km in length;
XCO (Cross Country Olympic) typically about an hour and 30 mins on a 3.5-4.5km course;
XCC (Cross County Short Track) – please don’t ask us where the second ‘C’ comes from! – a race held on a short course 1-2km in length and lasting about 20mins.
Wheelers Monty, Wilf, their dad Stuart and Aaron had a brilliant weekend with stunning results. Monty won his XCR race on Saturday and came second in XCC race 1 on Sunday, got a narrow win in race 2 and then blasted in for a commanding win in race 3 to take the overall win. Wilf had a great ride to come in 9th in his age group on the Sunday. Stuart managed to get a 3rd overall despite some technical issues and bent brake rotor. Aron nailed it with great performance to claim 2nd across the three races.
Monty nails the rock garden
The Nello
Last weekend saw the annual charity Nello Ride. Starting in 2000 this event has now raised well over £1.5 million pounds for the Force Cancer charity and has become a very real favourite for wheelers. It was great to see so many club riders out again this year.
Whilst this is very much an event where the taking part is the most important thing, a group of our faster riders managed the 100 mile loop in a smidge over 5 hours.
Dartmoor Classic
Another big event on the local calendar, the Dartmoor Classic, was held on Sunday 21 June. Although the full force of the heatwave was still to arrive conditions on the day were still pretty warm, making for a tough day in the saddle.
Wheeler Jennie Roberts gave it full beans to get a cracking time of under 5 hours and the 10th female rider over the line….chapeau.
Club Kit
Have you been on the recent sportives or club rides and thought I’d love to ride this in the EWCC colours? Well you have three options:
Nopinz (Password: EXETERWheelers2022): this is more race orientated kit, but they do provide more standard shirts, shorts and a few bits not available elsewhere (socks, neck warmers, towel, shoe covers, etc.). kit can be ordered anytime and is made to order.
Shutt Velo The Shutt Velo kits is made to order and available anytime. The range is fairly limited, shirts, long sleeve tops, bib shorts and full length tights.
Kalas The Kalas shop is opened a few times a year, and we will let you know with plenty of announcements when that occurs. They provide a wider range of kit, with a range of specification’s for shirts, bib shorts etc.
Exeter Wheelers is a members led club, without you we don’t exist and we can’t put on the events you enjoy. We need your help…… Volunteering at club events is fundamental to our success and can be enormously rewarding personally. If you think you can spare some time to help out please do get in touch.
