A large number of club members were out for the KCA 25 mile time trial held on the Thanet Way course between St Nicholas and Broomfield. Apart from the riders, the club also had quite a few members assisting with the marshalling, pushing off and time keeping. The weather was cool with a stiff north […]
Full results from the GHS Nationals now on their website (attachment below). Huge well done to all our riders on great times on a testing course on the A46 near Loughborough. Just shows Thanet RC have gone from no under 16 members 5 years ago to 4th Nationally in this race – well done to […]
I have extended the date shown, in newswheel, to Wed 17th Sept, for winter clothing order. If you require, long sleeved jerseys, gilets or skinsuits, contact me via email peter.huckstep@btinternet.com or phone 01843 845107 Regards Pete […]
In spite of a cold wind and grey skies, the final evening 10 of 2014 attracted a good field of 14 junior and 42 senior riders. The weather got brighter as the evening progressed, but the strong NE wind persisted. The times were broadly similar to the previous week, but there were a number of […]
Dear all cyclists of any club As you know Thanet RC have put on 40-50 different events in 2014 including TTs, road, cycloX, MTB for youth and adults. As we have one of the best venues for cycling in the country at Fowlmead we should use this venue more and get more different clubs involved […]
Joshua Outram Thanet RC Race team member started the 2014-15 cycloX season in great fashion with 2nd place in the junior section at Brighton on Sunday. The London cycloX league is typically every Sunday over the winter in venues across the south east. http://www.londonxleague.co.uk/ Also Bill Hawkes of the race team has been performing well […]
Thanet Road Club Newsletter From Colin Inett September2014Newswheel.doc […]
Sunday saw the running of the KCA 12 hour event based at Bethersden Village hall. Many of us were up bright and early to experience the return of fog for the first time for many months resulting in the start being delayed for 30 minutes. The 56 riders brave enough to take on the event […]
Many people use wearable technology and fitness tracking apps to motivate their workouts and Thanet RC’s junior members are no different. George Pittock, age 12, uses Strava to record his rides, track his progress and to join challenges. George challenged himself to ride 500 kilometres (312 miles) in August as part of Strava’s Monthly Training […]
This week, we had a very large field of 64 riders signing on for the penultimate evening time trial. This comprised 13 juniors, 49 seniors and a senior + junior tandem. Conditions were fine but very breezy with a strong tailwind behind the riders on the way down the main straight. On the whole, the […]