Free Cake!

Yep, that’s right – Free Cake June 7th is Free Cake night, but not for everybody.  If you want to be included then you will need to be involved in making the club’s annual Open Time Trial happen. For the last few years, Hafren has promoted an Open event in place of its evening TT.  These events raise the profile of the club and provide the opportunity to race against some of the best time trialists in the region.  The race is part of the Friction Hydra

CTT Timekeeper Courses

There has been a shortage of qualified Timekeepers for some time in the area. Gill Morrison and her late husband Brian tried many times in recent years to increase the pool of Timekeepers locally. With Brian's sad and untimely death last month the shortageis more accute than ever and local Open TT's are at risk. With over 50 Open TTs in the district this year it places a huge work load on a small group of people. As a district we would like to get as ma

Friction & Hydraulics TT Series Round 3 April 16th – Shropshire’s 25 mile record was smashed

Mid Shropshire Wheelers 25 Shropshire's 25 mile record was smashed to smithereens in Round 3 of the Friction Hydraulics Series - as Josh Williams became the first ever rider to dip below 50 minutes on the County's sapping roads. The Team Bottrill rider flew around the Prees - Tern Hill - Hodnet course in the Mid Shropshire Wheelers' 25 in an incredible 49 minutes 37 seconds - at over 30mph - to beat Dave Crawley's 2014 mark of 50:18. A delighted ...

Hafren Riders Smash it – SB Sports Injuries – SCCA 10 Round 2, Spring 2017

Bryn Davies and Tyler Brennan take top spot in their categories in round 2 of the series. Emma Sergeant's PB of 27:27 was good enough for 5th on the day in the women's race with her first foray into this series. Pete Thomas looks very strong with 23:23 After feeling under the weather for Round 1 of the SB Sports Injuries Series Bryn Davies made the most of the glorious weather to power to a fabulous win in Round 2. The Hafren CC rider was the only c...

Hafren CC Reliability Ride – Stunning Scenery in Spring Sunshine

Thanks to all who contributed to this very successful day, from those that rode to those that toiled, a club event that involved the good natured help and co-operation of its members, this is what club life is about A bright, warm, sunny day for Hafren’s inaugural Reliability Ride, round 12 of the SCCA series. In this series each club in the association hosts a round, with events every Sunday from the end of January. With most of the clubs facing th...

Round 1 of the Coaching Revolutions 2-Up Series North Shropshire Wheelers 10

Hafren Pairs takes third and fourth palces in Round One of SCCA 2 up series A former 2-Up Champion made an immediate impact in Round 1 of the Coaching Revolutions 2-Up Series after some time off the bike - as the reigning Champions had to be content with third spot after some strong competition in the North Shropshire Wheelers 10. Nova Raiders' Rich Nickless and Matt Gibbons had had a trial run right at the end of the 2016 Series and found they gelled alm

Ride a major TT in France

Invitation for Expressions of Interest to represent Hafren CC in an International TT at Les Herbiers France Oct 16, 2017- Chrono Des Nations http://chronodesnations.com<http://chronodesnations.com/ Background Last year Hafren CC was invited to visit a cycling festival organised in the town of Les Herbiers in France by the Newtown/ Les Herbiers twinning committee. As a result an invitation was extended to Hafren CC to put forward names to particip

Hafren Social Day Out – Sunday 30th July 2017

Hafren Social Day Out - Sunday 30th July 2017. 10.30am start from the velodrome in Newport for 2/3 hour social ride taking in the sights of South Wales followed by lunch/cake and then a coached session on the track with 42 Degrees Coaching. The cost will be £12. To secure your place please make payment of £12 to Hafren CC - A/C no 16117816 Sort Code 54-10-40. Please reference payments with 'Membership No-SOCIAL' (if you don't know your membership number

New for 2017- 9 April – SCCA Reliability Ride Series Round 12

Hafren CC is pleased to be promoting its inaugural event in this series with two routes through rolling Welsh Countryside. The series has been well supported this year with great events by all the clubs (and some atrocious weather) Hopefully, by the 9th of April the hillier 100km course will be popular with our own club riders and friends from accross the border in the Shropshire Clubs The 60km ride for those who want to stay off the hills provides some