Dan smashes his first 50

Dukinfield CC 50 on Chelford course (J4/16) – Saturday 6th May 2017 The Dukinfield Cyclists’ Club 50 mile time trial is traditionally the first 50 miler of the year on Cheshire roads. It is an event steeped in history, having been held every year since … Read more

Centreville vets resurgent at East Lancs RC 10

East Lancs RC 10 on Chelford course (J2/1) – Saturday 29th April 2017 Three ABC Centreville veterans rode the East Lancs RC open 10 mile time trial on Saturday 29th April. Steve Whittington, Dan Shackleton and Jon Dance (yet another veteran making a comeback after … Read more

Tony at the Florence Grand Fondo

Tony Atkinson writes: ‘My Life in Tuscany after my adventures with Mr Trump last month in Lucca when they closed all the roads because he was visting? Well this month I have joined a cycling club in Lucca, called La Bagarre. These guys are pretty … Read more

That’s Centerville to a TT, that is

Leigh Premier RC 10 on Rainford Bypass (D10/1) – Saturday 22nd April 2017 Two ABC Centreville veterans rode the Leigh Premier RC open 10 mile time trial on Saturday 22nd April. Paul Basson doing his first 10 mile test in over 25 years and Dan … Read more

Steve Whittington at the Maxxis 4 Road race

ABC Centreville’s Steve Whittington made further progress in getting his race head back on in the Maxxis 4 Road Race in Rainford on Merseyside on the 8th of April, which was  won  by elite rider Richard Haughton, Brother NRG Driverplan. Steve writes: “I did the … Read more

Steve Whittington returns to road racing

Clayton Velo Spring Classic 2017 (Handicap) It is great to see Steve Whittington back road racing again for the first time since a bad crash in Belgium brought his international career to a premature end: for the full story of his early days see this … Read more

Centreville time trialling 2017 so far…

Centreville riders have been on the roads time-trialling this year. Danny Shackleton has had 6 outings so far, including first V45 in the West Pennine RC hilly 14 mile TT on 18th March, and second vet V40 in the Rossendale RC 11 mile hilly TT … Read more

Louis Szymanski wins Le Mistral

ABC Centreville’s Louis Szymanski won his first road race of the season in fine style at Le Mistral in Derbyshire on 19th March 2017. Despite the efforts of some strong teams he won in a solo breakaway. As the Bryan Steele Academy report had it, … Read more