Thames Velo - East Berkshire's cycle road racing club
Thames Velo is a cycling club based in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, with a membership base covering Slough, Bracknell, Windsor, Ascot and Reading as well. Our members take part in road racing, time trials, track racing, cyclosportives and audax. We also have a club run, every Sunday, all year round. Read more about us here.
Latest News
July 27th- L'Etape report added Martin Porter, Andy Brown and Paul Todd rode this years event. Martin's report has been added here
July 22nd- PB for Fowkesy 3 of the Velo at the Maidenhead CC 10 mile time trial last night, with Paul x 2 and Andy lining up on the Thicket course. Andy stormed round in 23:14, which was good enough for 5th place but more importantly a PB. Redders had to settle for 8th with a 23:35 and Paul Stonell 13th with a 23:58
July 14th- Up Pompeii!! The dynamic duo, Messrs. Redders and Andy Sykes were back in action at Mountbatten racing circuit in Portsmouth for a mid-week crit with a rather fine 3rd and 6th place respectively. Redders was only just pipped for 2nd, continuing his fine form with Andy always a bit useful in the gallop.
July 11th- Andy in the points Redders and Andy Sykes at Thruxton for a 3rd category race on the windy racing circuit. No breaks so Redders led it out hoping for an opportunity to improve on his single arm salute but alas no. Andy placed 4th though, his highest position of the season so far. Not satisfied with just one race a day, Redders placed 2nd in his first 25 mile time trial .. EVER! Posting a 1hr 02min 26sec, which for the sporting Shurlock Row course is pretty good.
July 4th- WIN! WIN! WIN! 3 of the Velo at Thorney Island today in the 3rd cat event saw Redders get away in a 2 man break that went on lap 2. Feeling super strong he pretty much dominated the 2-up and was by far the sronger rider. No surprise then to see him alone to take the chequered flag and his first outright win. Well done Paul. In the 4th cat race our sole representative was Martin Porter, who was unlucky not to get in the break by all accounts, but worked well to secure 4th place.
July 1st - Redders 3rd Another PB on the H10/2 with a 22:34 was good enough for a podium place for our man in the casquette. Full results here
June 27th - Mark 6th at Hog Hill Round 4 of the Rapha Condor Hog Hill series for E/1/2 riders saw our Mark competing with plenty of the big guns. 3 riders eventually split from an earlier break, to finish 40 seconds ahead of 2 more that had escaped late. Mark was 2nd in the bunch sprint, good enough for 6th overall and more BC points in the bag. Mark in action on the Hoggenburg
June 24th - Paul sets another PB Still conditions on the classic H10/2, saw our Redders post a 22:44, good enough for 5th on the night. Well done, there is surely more to come from this lad!
June 17th - Steady Redders Paul placed 6th in the Maidenhead CC ten mile time trial, posting a 23:20 - which was 7 seconds off his PB for the season. More importantly our man in the pointy hat is closing in on his peers as only 19 seconds separated Paul from 2nd place.
June 13th - Tactical Thames The team got into the points again at the weekend, down at Thorney Island this time with Andy Sykes getting 6th from an early break of seven and Paul Redman, 8th after policing the bunch. Redders had escaped late with a few others and then dropped them to come in alone.
June 6th - 1st for Mark Mark Edwards wins from a 2-up break with Simon Henley (Team Corley Cycles) late in the Surrey League 65 mile road race for 2nd & 3rd cats. at Barcombe on June 6th. Simon was the first to go with Mark bridging and then effectively TT'ing it to the chequered flag. A modest one handed salute was all that the man could muster ... if anyone out there in on the web has a photographic record of the moment then please get in touch
June 6th - 7 go mad in the Chilterns The weather was kind to those of a sportif nature at the Chiltern 100 event from Great Missenden. This, shall we say "challenging" ride traversed every hill in the Chilterns that is worth mentioning. As this is pretty much our "local" event, it was good to see such a good turnout.
May 27th - PB for Redders Paul gets 5th place in the ever popular Maidenhead club 10 mile TT with a pretty sharp 23:13 and a PB for 2010. Look out you mere mortals, if this rider ever don's the infamous TVS (Thames Velo Skinsuit).
May 8th - Ten at the Fred Whitton Rated as the top sportif in the UK (well, we like to think so), Thames put Ten to the test this year. Top ride from Ruth Martin, who was 8th overall lady rider with a 7hrs 42mins. Mark Merriman was the first Velo rider across the line with a 7hrs 28mins. No sub 7hr ride this year, but I'm sure we'll be back.
Photographs courtesy of Dennis Sackett www.cyclingphotos.org.uk