************CLUB NIGHT 24th OCTOBER************ It’s looking very much like being very wet and windy this evening, so a ride is highly unlikely. However, Wyn will be running the first official turbo session in the chapel clubhouse, which will provide us with an excellent opportunity to enjoy a really good workout. We now have club turbos for use by members, but they will be on a “first come, first served” basis. It would be much appreciated, therefore, if you could comment below if you wish to use one of these. (Remember to bring a large towel to lay underneath your bike...). If you don’t fancy doing a turbo session, why not just come along and enjoy a drink and a chat? Tea and coffee, cake and biscuits will be available as usual! Deposits of £10pp are now being taken for the club Christmas Dinner - see Marianne.

********RIDE UPDATE ****** The weather is pretty good today so we WILL be riding to Llansteffan at 10am Reminder that we're meeting at Dryslwyn Castle NOT Tregib. See you later Wyn

**************************CLUB RIDE******************************* *****************Sunday 22 October 2017*********************** Meet at Dryslwyn Castle for a 10.00am start, heading to Llansteffan via Carmarthen - a round trip of 40 odd miles. The weather is a bit iffy this weekend - stormy/windy on Saturday and a bit uncertain for Sunday - little rain but still a tad windy apparently. With this in mind, a decision on whether the ride goes ahead will be taken at 8.00am on Sunday morning when the forecast has been updated - please keep an eye on this page. As always, it will help hugely if members could indicate below if they're planning to ride or not. Cheers Wyn

*****CLUB NIGHT WITH A DIFFERENCE! ******* This promises to be a fun event for Hallowe’en night! Fancy dress optional - but it would definitely add to the silliness! (Don’t forget to bring a full set of lights).

*************CLUB NIGHT 17th OCTOBER************ The current Apocalypse will probably be over by this evening, so we can all put our bins back upright and go out for a bike ride. Meet at 7pm in the Cawdor Hotel car park for an hour or so of cycling; if you don’t fancy outdoor activity, there is now the opportunity to do a turbo session in the chapel clubhouse using the club’s own equipment. (See Wyn or Marianne for info). Club tops will be available for purchase, price £30, and you can try before you buy, of course. Hope for a good turnout tonight! P.S We need your Christmas Dinner deposits asap please so that we can confirm numbers. Please bring your £10.00 deposit to club and hand it to Marianne. Cheers Wyn

********CLUB RIDE - SUNDAY 14th OCTOBER********** Meet at Tregib for a 10:00am start. This week we will go via Bethlehem and Llanddeusant past the Usk reservoir towards Trecastle and then down the A40 to Llandovery for the usual coffee/lunch stop at Penygawse. Returning to Tregib either down the A40 or the back road through Llangadog depending on what people would prefer. Please post a message if you intend to ride

************CLUB NIGHT 10th OCTOBER************* The weather’s looking a little uncertain for this evening, with a chance of rain around our meeting time of 7pm in the Cawdor car park. However, if you’d rather not ride, there are turbos available in the chapel clubhouse for us to do a worthwhile hour of leg-spinning and calorie-burning. After this, we can enjoy cake and chocolate biscuits to make us feel even better...... Don’t forget that we now have lots of lovely, new club jerseys for sale, which you can try before you buy. (Price £30). Would members kindly leave a comment on the Club Christmas Dinner post if they intend to attend (!); also, please indicate your number of guests and whether you have special dietary requirements. Thanks!

**********CLUB RIDE 8th OCTOBER********** The weather is looking promising for Sunday, so we’ll be meeting at 10am at Tregib and heading off towards Rhandirmwyn and possibly Llyn Brianne via Llangadog, Llandovery and Cilycwm. The planned coffee stop is at the Towy Bridge, but, failing this, we’ll head back through Rhandirmwyn and back to Pengawse. Would members kindly indicate below whether or not they intend to ride. Hope to see a good turnout.

**************CLUB CHRISTMAS DINNER****************** ************Wednesday 20 December 2017**************** *******************The Cawdor Hotel************************** It's that time of year again when we get together as a club to enjoy the Christmas festivities and to reflect on the club highlights of 2017.......we DO have some this year!! :-) Details of the 3 course menu will be posted in the next few days but the price per head will be £25.00. We've reserved the four big round tables which are far more sociable than the long ones, but we need to fill them and that means we need 40 names asap. Please add your names to this post so we can get the ball rolling. Cheers Wyn

***********CLUB NIGHT 3rd OCTOBER************ Sunshine again! So at least that means we’ll have a dry ride in the dark this evening. Meet in the Cawdor Hotel car park at 7pm, as usual, for an hour’s ride, followed by free cake, biscuits and banter in the chapel clubhouse. The new club jerseys have arrived, price £30,and will be available tonight to try before you buy. Don’t forget that we now have several new turbos available for use every Tuesday if you don’t wish to cycle outside: Wyn usually leads the winter training sessions, but members are welcome to stay indoors if Wyn’s not available and do their own spin thing. (Bring your own technology!) Congratulations and Well Done to any club members who participated in last weekend’s various events, and commiserations to our poor Jason. Get well soon, mate - we’ll miss you on the hills!

Jason isn't "superhuman" after all!!! Spoke to Jason earlier to find out how he is after his "off" during the Cyclocross event on Saturday. Transpires that he's broken some ribs and dislocated his shoulder but doesn't seem particularly perturbed about it - very philosophical actually!! There's a particularly tricky spot on the course where you have to negotiate some steps embedded in the sand with metal hand rails on either side. Now Jason, always wanting to do well, went and practised riding over this hazard on Friday and thought he'd perfected the technique. Come race day however, there was a rush of blood to the head and he followed through some fast guys on mountain bikes and he lost it. Got catapulted over the bars, hit the hand rail (dislocating his shoulder) and went down the steps on his ribs instead of on two wheels - still finished the lap though!! He reckons the distance between each step was about three ribs worth!! :-) Being serious for a moment, I'm sure we all wish Jason a speedy recovery and hope to see him back in club very soon. Wyn

Carmarthen Sprint Triathlon -1 Oct 1st Female - Emma Wheeler!!!!!! 😆 Not only did she win her age group category but she was also the first female overall. Outstanding Em and a fantastic way to finish off a memorable year for you. Massive WELL DONE from us all at the club. 😆 xx