Category Archives: Cycling

Stephensons’ Rocket to success at Torver June 16, 2021 4:57 pm Cycling, Other Sports, Sport Furness It has been a difficult couple of weeks for the Barrow Central Wheelers. Due to grass cutting along the A590 the Haverthwaite 25 mile Time Trial was reduced to a 15 mile event which also saw a much smaller […]

Huck flies and sinks em! May 26, 2021 1:23 pm Cycling, Other Sports Twenty six riders turned up on a warm but windy evening last week to take on the Roa Island 16 mile time trial for only the second time after its introduction to the schedule last year. With a tail wind helping along […]

Henry Hoovers up at Haverthwaite May 15, 2021 4:20 pm Cycling, Other Sports, Sport Furness This Wednesday (12th May) saw the first of Barrow Central Wheeler’s 25 mile Time Trials of the year on the Haverthwaite course. The weather was kind to the riders with calm conditions, although the tough course still posed a stern […]

Chadwick hits his Hat-trick but Richard is King of Rutland May 4, 2021 8:42 pm Cycling, Sport Furness Lakes Road Club’s Kevin Chadwick made it three wins from three starts in the Haverthwaite 10 mile time-trial held on the 18th April. It was a welcome return to the course after nearly 2 years away due […]

Chadwick burns off opposition again April 13, 2021 6:38 pm Cycling, Sport Furness Barrow Central Wheelers held their second Coast Road 10 mile Time Trial of the year on Wednesday. In cold and windy conditions it was Lakes Road Club’s Kevin Chadwick that recorded the fastest time to follow up his victory last week. Kevin […]

We need to talk about Kevin April 6, 2021 1:19 pm Cycling, Other Sports, Sport Furness It was a case of getting back in the saddle for Barrow Central Wheelers on Wednesday evening. The ever popular time trial along the 10 mile Coast Road course attracted an impressive 36 riders for the first event of […]

Huck takes the Helm in final time trial September 25, 2020 4:56 pm Cycling, Sport Furness The last time trial of a curtailed season saw Barrow Central Wheelers host riders on a new hill climb. Coulton Hill, situated just outside Spark Bridge saw a short, punchy test of around 400 metres with an elevation of […]

Ground controlled by racer Tom September 18, 2020 5:29 pm Cycling This week’s Barrow Central Wheeler’s time trial saw a change of terrain as Wednesday night’s hill climb visited the Kirkby Slate Road. Describing it as a road is to be honest a bit of a stretch as its a single track dead end, covered […]

Big wheels keep on turning for Proud Mary September 12, 2020 6:54 pm Cycling Any cyclist will tell you that climbing up a 25% gradient into a headwind isn’t the kind of racing conducive to fast times and course records. However Mary Wilkinson (pictured above) representing Yorkshire RC, didn’t get that memo as she stormed […]

Huck breaks his duck on Gamswell climb September 4, 2020 7:31 pm Cycling, Other Sports If you asked anyone from Barrow Central Wheelers who they would want racing up a hill for them one name would be high up the list. That name would be David Huck, a man who just two years ago finished […]