PORT TALBOT WHEELERS CYCLING CLUB
FOUNDED 1926
ABOUT PORT TALBOT WHEELERS CYCLING CLUB
OUR CLUB WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1926 AND IT REMAINS ONE OF THE OLDEST, STRONGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL CYCLING CLUBS IN WALES
CLUB MEMBERS PAST AND PRESENT HAVE COMPETED IN ROAD AND TRACK EVENTS AT THE OLYMPIC AND COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN ADDITION TO EUROPEAN, NATIONAL AND WELSH CHAMPIONSHIPS, WITH SOME CLAIMING HONOURS, HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE MANY MORE HONOURS TO CELEBRATE IN THE FUTURE
THE CLUB'S CONSTITUTION STATES “ITS PRIMARY OBJECTIVE SHALL BE TO ENCOURAGE THE SPORT AND PASTIME OF CYCLING IN ALL ITS FORMS”
PORT TALBOT WHEELERS HAVE FOUR CLUB RIDES ON A WEEKEND. ON A SATURDAY WE HAVE AN OFF-ROAD RIDE AND A ROAD TRAINING RIDE, WHILST ON A SUNDAY WE HAVE THE CLUB RUN WHICH IS A FASTER PACE THAN THE RAMBLERS RIDE. ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH THE CLUB HOST A FAMILY RIDE THAT PROVIDES A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO BRING ALONG A FAMILY MEMBER OF ANY AGE AND GENDER OR A FRIEND WHO MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST IN RIDING A BIKE OR JOINING THE CLUB. IF TIME TRAILS ARE YOUR THING OUR CLUB TIME TRIAL SERIES RUNS FROM APRIL - SEPTEMBER IN THE NEATH VALLEY AND HAS A MIX OF DIFFERENT COURSES USED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON EACH WITH THEIR OWN UNIQUE DEMANDS
MEMBERS AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS ARE ADVISED THAT IT IS A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT TO HAVE THIRD PARTY INSURANCE. WE RECOMMEND THE BELOW LISTED PROVIDERS
ON A MONDAY EVENING CLUB MEMBERS GATHER AT TAIBACH COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR A GET TOGETHER TO CATCH UP WITH FRIENDS AND CHAT TO ALL THINGS CYCLING AND OF COURSE THERE’S TEA, COFFEE AND BISCUITS. IF YOU’RE THINKING OF JOINING THE CLUB, COME PAY US A VISIT AND TAKE THE CHANCE TO GET SOME MORE INFORMATION ON OUR CLUB AND HOW TO JOIN
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THE ADVANTAGES OF BECOMING A MEMBER OF PORT TALBOT WHEELERS ARE THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT ARE MADE, THE CAMARADERIE YOU FEEL WHEN ON A RIDE AND THE BENEFITS OF KEEPING ACTIVE AND IMPROVED FITNESS LEVELS. WE WELCOME PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND GENDERS TO JOIN OUR CLUB AND BECOME MEMBERS AND JOIN US ON A VARIETY OF RIDES THAT WE PROVIDE. YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE VAST AMOUNTS OF CYCLING EXPERIENCE BUT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO RIDE A BIKE COMFORTABLY FOR A FEW HOURS
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MEMBER
PORT TALBOT WHEELERS CYCLING CLUB IS PLEASED TO OFFER OUR MEMBERS A VARIETY OF SOCIAL EVENTS AND RIDES TO SUIT ALL ABILITIES. OUR WELCOLMING CYCLING COMMUNITY IS MADE UP OF RIDERS, RACERS, VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS OF ALL AGES.
WE ARE PROUD OF OUR TRADITIONS AND RICH HISTORY, BUT WE ALSO LOOK TO THE FUTURE.
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WILL YOU BE A PART OF IT?