This Week:
- Club Rides
- Coming Up
- Paracycling 25 mile TT
- EWCC Cycling Academy
- National 24 hour TT championships
- Gawton MTB Race review
- Final East Devon 10
- Devon Air Ambulance Cycle Challenge
- Get in Touch
Club Rides
I’m sure that we are all wishing for a little rain by now, but one of the upsides of this summer is the great conditions to be out on a bike, the perfect way to enjoy the parched Devon landscapes. So sign up for one of the club rides and get out on the bike.
Club rides are there for all of our members, we hope there is something that suits all riding desires. However, if you think we’ve missed something or want to suggest something new do get in touch, we are always keen to hear of new ideas/routes.
Coming Up:
13 August – Cream First Crit series Round 16 – Torbay Velo Park, enter at Cream First Crits – Round 16 Events – British Cycling
16 August – EWCC Club Open 25 Mile TT, Smeatharpe Course
12 September – Devon Air Ambulance Cycle Challenge (Devon Air Ambulance Cycle Challenge 2026 – Devon Air Ambulance Trust)
13th September – SWCX League Round 1 – Torbay Velopark
Looking Forward:
- 18 October – EWCC Hill Climb, Stoke Hill
- 15 November – EWCC Cyclo Cross, Escot Park
Paracycling – 25 Mile TT
EWCC hosted the National Paracycling 25 mile TT race on Sunday 9 August. The event was held on the fast roads around Smeatharpe on the Blackdown Hills. Recent repairs to most of the roads on the course allowed the event time proceed in a safe fashion.
This was final round of the 2026 Lloyds Paracycling & Disability National series that includes both circuit and time trials.
Finlay Webb came 3rd on the day and secured the series title in the MC-5 class. This comes on the back of winning the combined C1-5 track national series. A great achievement considering a bad crash in the early season. JayGee secured the win in the MC-D class in his first ever Para event.
Our thanks go to Andy Webb who organised this event and to the volunteers who made it happen. There was lots of really positive feedback from participants.
All in all a great weekend for Exeter Wheelers
Cycling Academy
Efforts to revive the EWCC Cycling Academy continue to progress. We believe that we have found a venue and hope to be in a position to advertise the sessions in the near future. In the first instance we will be focusing on off-road skills, and probably CX to provide a routeway into the coming SWCX season.
If you have any children, or have friends/relatives who might be interested please get in touch via to register you interest.
24 Hour Time Trial National Championships
Pete Bishop took on the RTTC National 24 Hour Championship on the weekend of the 25/26 July. The course took in the rolling terrain of west Cheshire and Shropshire, with one leg venturing to the edge of Wrexham.
Pete managed to ride just shy of 374 miles in 24 hours to claim 5th overall in the Road Bike category. That is some effort…..
SWXC Series – Gawton
A few brave Wheelers took on a new challenge at the latest round of the SWXC series at the Gawton Gravity Hub near Tavistock. As the name suggests the course provided plenty of descending, with some challenging technical sections in perfect dry conditions. Of course what goes down…….., so strong legs for the climb back to the top of the course were required.
Chapeau to Monty Higgins, who managed to bag another win. His dad couldn’t quite match that, but placed a very creditable 4th despite going the wrong way on the first lap!
Final Round of the East Devon 10 mile TT Series
Tuesday evening saw the final round of the East Devon 10 mile TT series. After the race, ridden on the usual Honiton course, participants and helpers retired to Race HQ at Dunning Court Honiton for prize giving. Many thanks Sally Hutter for arranging the venue and providing refreshments, and to Exeter Brewery for their contributions to the prizes.
Thanks should go to the organisers of the series, to all the riders, time keepers, helpers and Marshall’s.
See you all again next year.
Devon Air Ambulance Cycle Challenge
If you enjoy a cycling 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.
There will be 30, 50 and 100 miles route options.
Full details of the event can be found at Devon Air Ambulance Cycle Challenge 2026 – Devon Air Ambulance Trust
Get in Touch
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.