Lockdown Week 5, 24th April 2020
It’s going to be a while until we get back to normal. Just before we went into lockdown, the club committee met and agreed to cancel all group activities until mid-April. Well, this week we met again, and have extended this until the end of June. We’ll keep looking in the meantime, but sadly this
Lockdown Week 4, 17th April 2020
Another week ticked off and most of us seem to have relaxed into the restrictions placed on us and, dare I say it, even started to take advantage of some of the upsides. There’s only so much time you can spend on the turbo and there’s no footie on, so a sunny 4-day weekend over
Lockdown Week 1, Friday 27th March 2020
Already, just a week into lockdown, we’re finding ways to adjust to these extraordinary circumstances. The revelation has been quite how well equipped we have become to be online – whether that’s to keep working, to order vital supplies or to exercise. Yes, we’re all going Zwift-crazy! For me, though, the best thing we did
Hill Climb 2019 results
Well done to the 48 intrepid riders who took on the Old Polhill Hill Climb this morning in pretty damp conditions. Obviously everyone is a winner for just taking part, but here are the results…*drum roll* Female podium: First place: Helen Proudlove 3:48 Second place: Juliet Tate 3:52 Third place: Rachel Lynn 3:54 Male podium:
Bigfoot to Brighton ride – Saturday 4th May
All info on Bigfoot website at www.bigfootgoriding.org – click on ‘B2B Info’ in the menu and have a careful read. Also you must register beforehand if coming on these rides – https://form.jotformeu.com/90045859458367
A reputation built by hand
PengeCC’s very own bespoke tailor David Ward meets fellow craftsman Winston Vaz, the name behind some famous frames. Read the article published in by CyclingUK, in their Cycle magazine. winston vaz Copyright Cycle Magazine and David Ward
Interview with Rachel Lynn (1983-2023)
Number of bikes? Two road bikes, soon to buy a mountain bike for some off-road adventures. What do you do for a living? Primary school teacher. How did you get into cycling, and what made you join Penge CC? My husband became obsessed with cycling, and instead of becoming a ‘cycling widow’, I started going
Interview with Niki Wilson
[Originally written in 2017. Updated in 2022.] Number of bikes? Two! They’re, um, quite similar. Endurance, disc brakes, mudguards; one’s just a lot more fancy than the other. What do you do for a living? I am a librarian for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. I’m currently on maternity leave looking
Interview with Liz Begley
[Originally written in 2018. Updated in 2022.] Number of bikes? I have 3 bikes, an Orro, a Ridgeback Supernova and a Planet X. What do you do for a living? I’m a retired GP. How did you get into cycling? In 2004, a flyer for a charity bike ride along the Nile landed on my
Interview with Katie Ferguson
Number of bikes? Three: Liv Lagma road bike, an old Giant Avail road bike and a Ridgeback hybrid. What do you do for a living? Retired Paediatric Physiotherapist. How did you get into cycling and what made you join Penge CC? I had been a regular runner for many years but wanted an alternative social