The online meeting place for the members of the Team De Ver Cycling Club

Welcome to the Team De Ver Web Site

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Who are we?
Team De Ver is the cycling club run by the De Ver Cycles Shop. The club caters for road and track racing riders of all levels from participants in charity rides to league riders and beyond.

What Club Activities Are There?
Team De Ver is an active vibrant cycling club with a wide range of training and participation events. Riders can join our training groups by simply turning up, and once you have found your feet, you are more than welcome to join the club. Club activities and events include but are not restricted to:

  • The Etape du Tour
  • The Gran Fondo Felice Gimondi
  • Summer Charity Rides
  • Annual Training Camp in Lanzarote
  • Training Courses for these Events
  • Velodrome Training Sessions
  • Local Time Trials

Riders of all abilities are welcome, and through participation in the training groups you can quickly meet people and find your level.

Supported Charities

The club is associated with two charities and a donation of 10% is made for each Jersey purchased. The men's Jersey supports the prostate cancer charity and the women's Jersey, the breast cancer campaign.The logo's below will take you to the relevant site so you can learn more.

  
  

Technical Help

If you need or can offer technical help using this site you should first read the Member FAQ. The link is at the top of every page. If you don't see the answer there post a question on the Technical Support forum. If you can offer help to a new member, feel free to answer open questions on this forum.


Update to Gran Fondo Nove Colli

*** Update ***

We have registered five of us (Maurice, Germain, Marcell, Hugh, Philippe) for this event and just received the confirmation from the tourist office with the hotel name.

When you book, ask them to put you in the Serenissima Hotel, if you want to be with us.

The booking procedure for the race is as follows:


Winter training rides

Hi all any members of the B Team or beginner riders looking to get their self ready for next season. I will be doing mid week rides and early morning sunday rides from early november . Meeting outside De ver from 9.am . I will be willing to give advice on diet and a basic training plan to meet you,re dietry needs. I have several route that will take you through kent, surrey, sussex lanes.


BEC CC 54th Annual HILL Climb(B269 White Lane Limpsfield Surrey)

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Well is was a very cold and wet Sunday afternoon for the Bec CC Hill climb on the notorious White lane(Titsey Lane in Limpsfield Surrey 1;7 at the bottom and the final 50yards 1;4). I arrived at 14.15pm to see Maurice youngest son Robert do a excellent climb to the top what a effort he gave it 100% and you could see all the crowd cheering him on.


Prostate Cancer Charity Rides

Prostate Cancer are holding two charity rides during September. The first is in Stoke-on-Trent on the 6th September 2009. The course is centred on a 145 KM stage of the tour of Britain, but there are 3 distances.

  • 145 KM 'Pro' distance, which is the full stage
  • 70 KM 'Challenge' distance, which is half the stage
  • 20 KM 'Family' distance

Granfondo Lombardia

Marcell and I did the Granfondo Giro di Lombardia last year. Was great fun and a good way to end the season on a high. This year it will be on October 18th in Como, Italy.

Here is last years website: http://www.gazzetta.it/challenge/2008/infogara_lombardia_en.shtml
2009 website is not up yet.

Closest airport: Milano Malpensa.

Best flights:


Often the rider who comes last is remembered, while those a few places ahead are forgotten

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The rider who finishes last, rather than dropping out along the way, is accorded a distinction.
Riders may compete to come last rather than just near the back.
Often the rider who comes last is remembered, while those a few places ahead are forgotten, in other words, also rans.

Darren Waters is the Last Man home in 5 day Surrey Stage Race


Alpine Brevet - Saturday August 8th

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Hi all,

I hope you all got back from Lanzarote allright.

For those that are interested in a nice and challenging ride in Switzerland in August, please have a look at http://www.alpenbrevet.ch/2008/index.php?pid=epage_course


2009 Lanzarote Training Camp

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Daily Blog

This year the reports were posted here every day as it happened. The camp started on the 18th April 2009 and lasted 8 days. The full report is now here. There is also a gallery for the training camp, images will appear as they become available.