Joomla! site syndication http://www.welwynwheelers.org.uk Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:31:17 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.welwynwheelers.org.uk/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.welwynwheelers.org.uk Joomla! site syndication index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=576&Itemid=76 To crown a great few weeks for club member Laura Trott, she has now been selected to ride for England in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in October. She will be riding in the track team.Lauras older sister Emma, who has been riding with the GB road squad for most of the year, has also been picked to ride for England at the Games. Emma will be riding in the road team.Emma and Laura are the first sisters to be selected in an England Cycling team and follow in the footsteps of the Swinnerton sisters, Catherine and Margaret, who represented Great Britain in 1979, 1981 and 1982. Former Welwyn Wheeler, Andrew Fenn has also been selected to go to the Games, this time representing Scotland. News - News Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:06:13 +0100 index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=575&Itemid=76 On the final day of the National Track Championships Laura Trott won her third Gold medal of the week in the heavily contested points race.This brings the total for the week to four Golds (three to Laura and one for Vicky Williamson) and a Silver (Vicky Williamson) in the National Track Championships and a Silver in the National Track Youth Championships (Jack Plumley). For more results click Read more... News - News Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:46:35 +0100 index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=567&Itemid=76 Congratulations to Laura Trott on becoming the first Welwyn Wheelers World Champion.Laura won the Junior Womens Omnium at the World Junior Championships in Italy on Sunday. In addition she also won Silver medals in the Individual Pursuit and the Points race.Also competing at the Junior World Track Championships was Welwyns Victoria Williamson who was 5th in the 500m time trial.Two Welwyn riders at the Junior Worlds !!More detailed report to follow News - News Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:12:56 +0100 index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=550&Itemid=76 The Assen Youth Tour, now re-named the European Junior Cycling Tour, is in its 46th year and has been an international event for quite some years. Welwyn riders started attending this event some eight or so years ago. Andy Fenn was one of our riders to have seen early success in years gone by, winning this event twice. Tom Gallacher started racing here, in cat 3, eight years ago, has improved, year on year and would not miss this race for the world!This year over 700 participants from 10 European countries are taking part and even some from as far away as the United States. This makes the Assen Youth Tour the biggest event of its kind in Europe. We hope more young Welwyn riders may consider taking part in this event in years `to come.See the results pages for the race results. News - News Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:08:51 +0100 index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=431&Itemid=76 Five of the clubs U16's and Juniors spent the weekend in Belgium as part of a trip organised by Alan Rosner, head of the Youth Junior Eastern Region road race teams.There in support were coaches Dave Farrell and Francis Gallacher. This is Daves report of the weekend.. News - News Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:34:21 +0100