The club has made the decision to change the name of our Evening 10 TT series to “The Clin Maisey Evening 10 Mile Time Trial Series” to honour our staunchest and most loyal member for all the hard work and dedication he has given to the club his whole adult life.
Everyone knows Clin – he’s been ever present, representing the club through good times and bad. He has helped and supported cyclists his whole life – that’s what he does.
Photos show Clin in full flight, time trialling in around 1984. Thanks to Clin’s family for finding them for us.
We now have a TT series in his honour and there will be a new special cup awarded to the overall winner of the series and a number of additional prizes.
The 20-event Evening 10 series will be run across the familiar Q10/20 and Q10/45 courses at Iwade, starting Wednesday 29th April 2026.
The events start progressively later as evening daylight increases until 17th June (7.45pm start), and then starts earlier from the 22nd July event (7.15pm start).
Sign-on will again be at The Woolpack car park (17 The Street, Iwade, Sittingbourne ME9 8SH), with sign on closing 15 minutes before first rider is off.
Please note these conditions which may affect your ability to ride:
FRONT and REAR lights are MANDATORY
Sign on closes 15 minutes before first off
Under 18’s cannot ride on the Q10/45 (Iwade to Cowstead roundabout) course
Helmets must be worn
Entry remains £5 and entry is open to guests who are members of Cycling Time Trials (CTT) affiliated clubs. See event details on the CTT website here.
Riders of all ability and gender are very welcome and can become temporary members of Wigmore CC for an additional £2 if not already a member of another CTT affiliated club.
For the full schedule of E10 TTs and our Open events, click here.
For 3 consecutive Wednesdays starting on 01/04/26 – live on Zwift, it’s the Tour de Wigmore!
3 stages: 1 TT (15 miles)
1 flat stage
1 mountain stage with a summit finish.
There will be stage winners, but your accumulated time over the 3 stages counts towards the General Classification.
To get involved, head over to the Zwift Companion App, and search for ‘Wigmore CC’ in the Club tab. There you’ll be able to check out the event details and enter.
If anyone has any questions about getting started on Zwift feel free to send us a message. We also have a guide which will get you up to speed with what you’ll need technology wise:
There is also plenty of support available on the web, Zwift’s own site and Zwift Insider are well worth a visit to preview routes, understand bike choices and race tactics.
Here are the results and the final league tables from this week’s Round 22 of the Winter Zwift League – our traditional slog fest up Alpe du Zwift – 10.7 miles of uphill suffering!
I think we have to say Grand Chapeau to Julien for some impressive results, never being out of the top two the whole season and the only rider to ride every single round. Hugelyimpressive.
But well done to everyone for sitting there and bashing out the watts. It’s hard work.
Big thank you also to Steve Penny for coordinating the results and tables with some spreadsheet wizardry. And to our leader and Race Director, Julien Barton of course.
It’s been a varied and hugely enjoyable season. I hope you’ve all enjoyed it too.
It is with sadness that Clin has reported the passing of two longstanding members of the club.
Nobby Holdstock, 92 who only recently lost his wife and club member Beryl Holdstock.
Nobby had a fall and went to hospital but sadly never recovered. His funeral is at 11am on Tuesday 9th December at Bobbing Crematorium. No flowers but donations can be made to Cancer Research.
Also, Rodney Moppet, 85 has also passed on. Currently there are no details of his funeral.
If anyone has memories or photos of Nobby or Rodney they’d like to share, please get in touch.
The Wigmore Zwift League is well under way. Why not join us – every Wednesday at 6.30pm.
We race one time trial and three crit races per month so it’s a great way to stay fit now the weather has turned and the days are short.
In the Zwift Companion app, go to the “Clubs” tab and search for “Wigmore CC” and then “Join”. Once approved you’ll see the events within our club section and a notification of each new event – simply join the event and turn up on time.
What an achievement! 50 continuous years of the Wigmore CC Open Hill Climb
We even escaped the COVID pause!
Matthew Brown, flying up that hill!
We were excited to be able to commemorate the 50th running of our annual Hill Climb with you all this year.
Back in 1976 Doug Laidlow set the ball rolling with our inaugural ascent being on Cold Blow Lane. By 1993 traffic on the narrow lane was becoming an issue, hence it was moved to its established and now beloved location of Hollingbourne Hill. Even after moving to Lincolnshire in 2001 Doug continued to organise and make the trip down ensuring our event ran as smoothly as ever. Doug organised and ran a total of 35 hill climbs before handing the reins over to Martin Trice.
Martin continued to run the event with as much enthusiasm as Doug, continuing the tradition of making the awards presentation soon after the event had finished a particular highlight. In 2018 the event was organised by committee, divvying the tasks up, it was not until 2024 before Martin finally relinquished all involvement in the event.
To every rider, past and present, who has tackled the challenging slopes, thank you, to all the past organisers and helpers, another big thank you.
Congratulations to Matthew Brown and Hannah Clough on their winning rides on the golden anniversary of the Wigmore CC open hill climb.
Hannah Clough, powering up that hill!
The riders were greeted with another dry day, with a gentle Southerly breeze that felt as if it should result in quicker times than the previous year. In his first year of competing in the Wigmore Hill Climb local Matthew Brown, riding for the University of Nottingham CC, took the victory. Joint second was Charles Langford (Lee Valley Youth CC), winning the junior competition for the second year running, improving from his 7th place of last year and James Hayward, also improving his placing from last year. James not only placed joint 2nd but took the over 40’s prize and, with this event doubling as their club’s hill climb championship, also became their champion.
Also riding the event for her first time Hannah Clough took the women’s victory with a time that has only been beaten by 2 other women. It was an impressive clean sweep for the University of Nottingham CC, as they also took the team win with Barnabas Pickford finishing 7th overall, congratulations.
Riley Wastall, first timer and first Junior!
And congratulations also go to Riley Wastall(4T+ Cyclopark), in his first year of being old enough to ride the event, for taking the youth rider award.
The over 50s category was won by Glenn Hutchison (Rue Morgue CC) on his first attempt at our event, while having taken the over 50s award last year, in his first year in the over 60s category, Keith Walker of the promoting club, took the award for the over 60s.
Our event also doubles as the club hill climb championship for Medway VC, San Fairy Ann CC and West Kent RC, congratulations to Connor Clare, Reuban Davey and 70+ winner Trevor Benton who are their clubs’ respective champions.
Keith Walker, Medway Towns best climber!
As always Wigmore CC extend their thanks to the Boyd family for the use of the farm buildings at the top of Hollingbourne Hill. Perfectly located at the top of the hill the area makes a great HQ for both parking and presenting the rewards, the positive comments received by Wigmore CC will be passed on.
Once again photography was courtesy Mike Savage, please check out his great images, why not purchase a photo as a reminder of the enjoyable pain of climbing Hollingbourne Hill at max effort or a perhaps it’s time to update your Strava profile image? See here:
For our anniversary we tried something different for the catering, provided by Mobilebar Catering of Sittingbourne, many thanks, a wonderful addition to the outdoor results area and feedback was positive.
Finally, a big thank you to all the volunteers who ensured that the event was safe and issue-free.
Role
Name
Start timekeeper
Paul Buckley
Finish timekeeper
David Abbotts
Recorders, runners & results board
Julien Barton
Antony Bee
Phil Appleby
Flyer
Mike Finch
Results board preparation
Mike Finch
Awarder of prizes
Robert Philbrook
Pusher off
Robert Philbrook
Signing in/out
Antony Bee
Start area
Kelly Webb
Marshals (hill & parking)
Dave Wastall
David Smith
Overall coordinator
Robert Philbrook
Start and results sheets
Keith Walker
Apologies to anyone missed.
And, of course, thanks you to all the riders for making the 50th Wigmore CC Hill Climb another success, we look forward to seeing you plus your club mates next year for our 51st open hill climb!
Many thanks to all the riders for helping to make the 2025 Bill Philbrook Memorial 25 Mile TT another great success despite the small field.
Due to the roadworks that frequently afflict the Chilham course, the organisers at Wigmore CC chose to relocate the competition to the sporting A20 course, a rolling, wide and, for Kent, relatively quiet road.
On the day a cold northerly morning breeze was a bit of a shock to the system for many riders, especially following a few days of glorious warm weather. The breeze did make the first eight mile undulating outward descent to Ashford fast; however the tough Ashford to Charing legs ensured that only 6 riders beat the hour, making it feel more like a day of survival than setting records.
Winner Nick Fennell
Congratulations to all the prize winners, Nicholas Fennell (Thanet RC) was, as per his 2023 victory, over three minutes clear of all other riders and in the process broke the existing course record.
Andrew Meilak, 2nd and fastest vet home.
Andrew Meilak (VeloRefined Rule5 Aerosmiths) finished second with a strong ride that won him the top vets OAS prize.
INEOS Britannia cyclor James Skulczuk (Gravesend CC), hugely impressive on a road bike.
James Skulczuk was not far behind on a road bike, riding at 380 watts for an hour is hugely impressive.
Charles Langford, Junior rider finished 4th overall
No less impressive was 16 year old Charles Langford’s (Lee Valley Youth CC) superb ride to finish fourth and win the junior category.
Hillary Briggs impressed with a great time.
Finishing first in the female category was Hilary Briggs (Serpentine Running and Triathlon Club).
The promoting club’s trio of riders, Keith Walker, Julien Barton and Phil Appleby won the team prize led by Keith Walker who also won the Bill Philbrook Cup.
A big thank you go to the Philbrook family who always support the Bill Philbrook Memorial 25 with great enthusiasm, Robert for managing the event organisation and his sisters and nieces not only for the supply of cakes but also covering other roles.
During his career Bill Philbrook made a noteworthy contribution to the British cycling heritage of building bespoke lightweight bicycle frames from his shop in Gillingham.
And of course, thanks also to the timekeepers, marshals and supporters who helped to ensure the event went ahead safely and smoothly.
Thanks also to Mike Savage for providing event photography. Mike was the official event photographer:
Please check out his excellent images and you are strongly encouraged to buy a photograph or two in order to show your appreciation!
Don’t forget the Wigmore CC 50th Annual Hill Climb on Sunday 28th September 2025. Course: QHC/11 Hollingbourne Hill
Enter at www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk
The club has made the decision to change the name of our Evening 10 TT series to “The Clin Maisey Evening 10 Mile Time Trial Series” to honour our staunchest and most loyal member for all the hard work and dedication he has given to the club his whole adult life.
Beryl Holdstock, 1934-2025
