Competition
Everyone at Blaydon has a love for being active in the great outdoors but some want to take it that step further by being competitive. If you have a particular goals and are looking for a supportive and knowledgeable group to help you achieve them, then look no further. From local to national to international, we have members competing at pretty much every level possible.
2025 TIME TRIAL PALMARES
Blaydon CC is well regarded in the region for endeavours of its members in the “Race of Truth”. It is a discipline in which we have strong male and female representation across several age categories not least, Seniors and Veterans.
Unlike some other clubs in the Northumberland and Durham Cycling Association (N&DCA), Blaydon is not an out-and-out race team and yet our members regularly appear towards the top of the end-of-season Best Average Rider (BAR) standings.
These are just a few of the notable achievements achieved by our members during the 2025 season:
N&DCA TIME TRIAL BAR (2025)
- Veteran Team: Neil Wilkinson, Hedley Fletcher & Louise Burnie (1st)
- Female Road Bike: Louise Burnie (2nd)
- Female Team: Louise Burnie & Angela McGurk (2nd)
- Open Road Bike Team: Neil Wilkinson, Hedley Fletcher & Mark Whaley (6th)
- Female: Louise Burnie (5th) . Angela McGurk (8th)
- Veteran: Hedley Fletcher (9th) . Louise Burnie (13th)
- Veteran: Louise Burnie (9th) . Mark Whaley (10th)
2025 HILL CLIMB PALMARES
There can be few things in life as painful as a cycling hill climb done properly and yet every autumn, cyclists flock to the steepest slopes in their region and beyond to take part in competitive ascents. Blaydon is no exception and we’ve had huge success locally and nationally in recent years, not least in the female categories where 2nd claim rider and long-standing Blaydon member, Rachel Galler (pictured middle), was crowned Female National Champion no less!
To cap an incredible for the club’s female contingent, the evergreen Sarah Wilkinson placed 3rd in the Female Veterans category.
It was a very, very, very proud day for Blaydon Cycling Club and particulalry, our female contingent.
N&DCA HILL CLIMB BAR
- Female Team: Sarah Wilkinson & Angela McGurk (1st)
- Female: Sarah Wilkinson (2nd) . Angela McGurk (3rd) . Louise Burnie (7th)
- Open Team: Mark Whaley, Tim Nichol & Seb Bufton (4th)
- Veteran: Sarah Wilkinson (8th) . Tim Nichol (9th) . Mark Whaley (10th=) . Seb Bufton (10th=)
RTTC NATIONAL HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP
- Female Champion: Rachel Galler (1st)
- Female Veteran (55-59): Sarah Wilkinson (2nd)
- Female Veteran: Sarah Wilkinson (3rd)
- Female Veteran (40-44): Louise Burnie (3rd)
- Female Team: Sarah Wilkinson, Elspeth Chatto & Louise Burnie (4th)
