Cycling Weekly — January 11, 2018

Meet the club

Steven Madeley: “The club

runs a range of activities,

from TTs, road racing,

sportives and velodrome

sessions. I enjoy all these.”

Andy Harries: “Joining the

club has had a huge impact

on my cycling. I really enjoy

group rides.”

Keith Barrett: “When I

joined I could not have

imagined so many people

willing to pilot the tandem.

They are good friends.”

Contact http://www.ogmorevalleywheelers.com; http://www.facebook.com/groups/8599809829/

Hannah Jenkins: “For triathlon

I wanted to improve the bike

leg — joining the club has

helped loads and I get to ride

with family and new friends.”

Club camaraderie is a

major attraction

The Ogmore chaingang

are out in force

Tandem twosome

get ready to roll

twin daughters, 17-year-old
Hannah and Sarah, whose
birthdays it is today too.
Tracey tells us: “I’ve been
riding just over a year, Sarah
joined in the autumn and we
ride together in the Amblers
group most weeks. Sarah
has ridden for longer and is
part of the Welsh Triathlon
Development Academy,
joining Ogmore to improve
her bike and racing skills.”

The shared love of cycling

is great to see, and the

commitment that’s led them

to spend their birthday out

on their bikes is admirable.

The second stop is brief,

with the Cafe Velo wholly

reserved for the club, but

most manage to squeeze in

something tasty — we opted

for traditional bara brith.

The run back to

Bridgend should have

been straightforward, but

an unforeseen event in

Cowbridge tops the ride off

in a festive manner, when

we accidentally end up

on a closed street as part

of the town’s Christmas

parade — the locals look a

bit nonplussed as to what a

cycling club has to do with

Santa and his elves, but it

concludes a memorable ride

with a great bunch of riders.

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