Wansbeck Wheelers Cycling Club

16/09/2026

15/09/2026

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗟𝗬 𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗣

Another action packed week of wheelers enjoying the roads around Northumberland and further afield!

𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗣 𝟭, 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗣 𝟮

Two groups merged at the community centre to make a 10 strong group led by Grant and Laura. Enjoyed a delightful 29 mile spin up to the Fern & Forge at Shillbottle for some tasty sweet treats. Lovely place!

The craic was as good as ever, the rain was only on for a little bit!

𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗣

Our renamed 2.5 group decided on a fondo this weekend, a great group spun up the coast to The Rocking Horse cafe in Rock Lee by Jeff and Julia

𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗣 𝟯

Group 3 had different plans. Plan being the optimum word. Mark and Oswin had a 100 mile loop pencilled in. A lost device and a 20 mile detour back tracking out the end to the most north stops of the route.

A quick unplanned pit stop at the Fern & Forge before heading further north to Rock and over to Craster before the run back down the coast. The wind wasn’t our friend on the way back but still managed a decent average and 104 mile total.

Hats off to Brett who logged 112 miles and Neil who smashed 136 out the park.

𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗟

Julia and Dave clearly didn’t have enough on the Saturday and led a lovely spin from the 3 horse shoes and headed north to Tynemouth! Like it was planned to see the red arrows at the Great North Run.

𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗦

Paul and Colin led another club spin to the Fern and Forge. Certainly had a flavour of what the Wheelers are about this weekend! 🤣

Away from the club this week Trevor has been in Scotland up around the north east coat, Mark C has been in France and Tracey is just back from her bike packing in Belgium.

Think we need to post more frequently 🤣💪🏻🩷💙🧡

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11/09/2026

Still time to nominate anyone who you feel has gone above and beyond, any local clubs or people!

Let’s get the NE represented.

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🏆 Nominations for the British Cycling Awards presented by Lloyds are still open!

Help us celebrate the volunteers and clubs making an incredible difference to cycling across Britain. Whether it's an inspiring coach, a dedicated official, a community champion, an outstanding young volunteer or a club helping the next generation thrive, now's your chance to recognise them.

🔗 Make your nomination here: https://britishcyc.cc/VolAwards

📅 Nominations close on Sunday September 20th.

07/09/2026

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗟𝗬 𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗣

Buckle up for this one! We have had wheelers all over, and we love it!

𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗣 𝟮.𝟱
Saturday saw new ride leaders Grant and Laura lead a tight 12 strong group up the coast to Craster to enjoy the delights of The Arch! Never disappoints!

The craic was good, the route was good and the riding was even better! A few of us had to finish off with a refreshment at the Widdy Inn. Reel to follow! I’m practicing 😂

𝗞𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗣
Paul Guy led a 56 mile road route back from Kielder where a squad went over and made their way home! Looked epic. Shout out to Brett and Kris who flew to Bolam before closing and to secure much needed sustenance for the rest of the crew! Kudos lads!

These away days are certainly taking off and there will be much more to come!

𝗞𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗟 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗣
Colin led a 70 mile gravel ride back from Kielder which was up there in the S tier of rides! Thoroughly enjoyable ride back. Wind on their backs however still a slog!

Mark and Morgan had other ideas and put the hammer down after the first 10 miles.

𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦
Dave and Mark did the tour of the borders on Sunday, some character building weather by all accounts and the visibility was better at the summit of the Devils Beef tub during ride the sun on the dark than Sunday 😂

𝗡𝗔𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗬 𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡
Isaac confirmed he has a screw loose and raced a downhill MTB stage race on Sunday. Unbelievable scenes. Can’t post the video for expletives but can confirm it’s absolutely nuts! Serious kudos!

𝟯 𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘
Brett’s 70 mile spin on Saturday wasn’t enough so it was another early start and off to Selby to bag another 100 miler for the year. Top man Brett!

𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗚𝗜𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗧 𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗕
Russ seems to have a screw loose also as he entered his second hill climb of the season on the NTR hosted Gibbet Road. Very respectful 16th and onto the next one! The Muckle CC Prospect hill climb on 18th October! That will be a belter, we are taking a squad!

𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗦 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗔𝗫
David L completed an 80 mile Audax! Chapeau!

𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗬’𝗦 𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥
Tracey B is bike packing around Netherlands and Germany and having a whale of a time!

𝗥𝗢𝗕 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗧𝗨 𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗝𝗢𝗥𝗖𝗔
Rob and Stu are tackling the iconic glassy smooth roads of the Mecca of cycling in Mallorca, lighthouse. Sa Batalla (Repsol) ticked off, ready for the Queens stage tomorrow!

𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗦
Today saw 2 groups on the road from Widdy Inn up to Alnmouth old school house coffee shop. Led by Paul and Simon. Great day out.

03/09/2026

Wednesday night rides!! 🩷💙🧡

29/08/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗽

Monday brought a stunning 34 mile sunny ride to Craster from the Widdy Inn pausing at the Piper Pitch for butties and cuppas. A new cafe stop for us but we will be back! The beach was very tempting for the wheelers too it seems! 🏖️

Wednesday saw a few wheelers enjoy an evening 18 mile spin from the Widdy Inn around the local roads, followed by a quick drink at the Widdy Inn before the sunset 🌅

Group 1
Jeff led group 1 today from Amble to The Arch Cafe, Craster on a 31 mile loop. Great chat and our “best cafe award” was sitting pride of place at the cafe for all to see 🥰

Group 2
Gav led a great 40 mile loop from Widdy a community centre to Kirkley cafe with some great craic and good fun had by all. We passed group 3 and were joined by Jim for our final journey home.

Group 2.5
Colin led a 42 mile loop from Pegswood to Bolam Lake. A great route and great craic had by all.

Group 3
Paul F led a 54 mile route to Wylam stopping at The Coffee Tree cafe. This was a new route for us but was a great one which will be repeated!

Dave T, Julia and Darren rode the Glorious Gravel Kielder ride on Saturday too which looked brilliant with some good climbing and gorgeous scenery!

We’ve had wheelers on tour too in the Yorkshire dales, Mallorca and Portobello.

The third and final NE road race series concluded today at Scots Gap which was amazing to see and be a part of the organising team and it was represented by Mark S as organiser; and Kris as a Marshall.

Looking ahead to next week, we’ve got some ride leader training coming up, a gravel ride from Kielder back to Widdy and plenty usual rides with the wheelers!
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29/08/2026

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Great end to the road race series helping our friends at Muckle CC 🩷🩷 + 🩷💙🧡

More to come next season.

23/08/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗽

Lots of wheelers enjoying the Northumberland roads this week! Some further afield!

Group 1
Darren Diplock led group 1 yesterday from Pegswood to The Drift Cafe on a 25 mile loop. Great chat and coffee had by all.

Group 2
Julia Ewart and Jeff S led a 40 mile loop to the Blagdon Cheese 🧀 farm for some cheese related treats. Some amazing conversations had on the road and some wheelers significantly heavier on the way back laden with cheese.

Group 2.5
Colin Wilson led 2.5 on a 45 mile loop to try the new Fern and Forge at Shillbottle. A really welcoming cafe and some lovely treats as well.

Group 3
Paul Foster led a lumpy 50 milers over 3 fords and some of our local iconic climbs. With the obligatory picture at the winters Gibbet after fuelling properly at Bird in Bush Elsdon Northumberland which never disappoints.

Today saw a spin around to Kirkley cafe for Jeff and I taking in the glorious sunshine before the autumn 🍂 is properly upon us!

Our very own Mark Hughes was is Estonia 🇪🇪 for Ironman Tallin where he smashed his time in his third full Ironman 💪🏻💪🏻

Mark Coyle is also out in the Pyrenees climbing some rather iconic climbs ahead of the Vuelta 🇪🇸 reaching there tomorrow!

Great weekend had by all. Always trying to improve the club, always trying to make sure people have fun.

Next week sees the final round of the North East Road race series. Few hours left to enter!




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21/08/2026

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On tonight's episode of 60 minutes, we shall be finding out who left it until the last moment to enter NECL Summer Series Round 4, which takes place at Hetton Country Park on Sunday 23rd August.

Arguably the best cycle circuit north of the M62 there is elevation and technical corners around the lakeside circuit.

If you still fancy the challenge, then online entry only is here - https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/335517/North-East-Crit-League-Summer-Series---Round-4

If you're not racing, but want to get up close to the action, then grab a flag & high-viz and volunteer to marshal a race or 3....

Thanks, Graham.