Author Archives: ChrisC

By Josh Cole-Hossain On the 30th March, 24 VCL members set off for Ghent, Belgium for the annual Tour of Flanders trip organised by Steve Cave. There were many newcomers on the trip aswell as those who had some previous … Continue reading →

Nine VCL youth riders made the trip to Wales for the first of this year’s Icebreaker track meetings. Held in Newport 28th January, the meeting saw many of the best youth track riders from Southern England and Wales test their … Continue reading →

1st-6th August saw five VCL riders compete in the 47th European Junior Tour in Assen. The 6-day stage race boasts participation from riders from as far afield as the United States and New Zealand as well as attracting many national … Continue reading →

VCL sent seven of our youth riders to the National Youth Circuit Championships in Bradford on 24th July for what turned out to be some very tough racing. A fabulously sunny summer’s day and a beautiful location – Bradford’s Lister … Continue reading →

I thought it worth sharing this nice picture of the three of our VCL youth riders racing at Hog Hill. These guys do 40 minutes plus 5 laps around the big circuit there. Anyone who has raced there will tell … Continue reading →

By Josh Cole-Hossain Over the weekend 2nd-3rd April an organised trip of 20 riders drove to Ghent, Flanders preparing to take on the climbs, cobbles and cobbled climbs of the Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders). We would then see … Continue reading →

Seven VCL youth riders once again made the dawn trek to Newport for the second of the Icebreaker track meetings. Having driven through almost three hours of rain, we were welcomed by glorious sun-shine to the Newport Velodrome car-park, packed … Continue reading →

Saturday 29th saw 8 VCL youth riders head for Newport for the first of three ‘Icebreaker’ track meetings. With around 130 riders place, this was a great opportunity for the riders to experience big bunch racing on the track used … Continue reading →

By Josh Cole-Hossain At 7.00 on the 27th January, many eager and excited VCL club members took their bikes apart and loaded them into a trailer taking them to the recently finished Olympic velodrome. The bikes were driven, but the … Continue reading →

About this time of year many of us sink in to a mild melancholy. Slogging around a muddy park for an hour or dodging the Sunday drivers in the Kent lanes may be all well and good, but is no … Continue reading →