About the club

We're a growing cycling club members from all over South West London and Surrey. Whether we're commuting, touring or racing, or just cycling in Richmond Park, the club exists so we can share our enthusiasm for cycling.

We meet regularly, both on and off the bike. In addition to the regular Sunday morning club rides, the club organises trips abroad to ride cyclosportive events like the Etape du Tour and the Tour of Flanders.

Throughout the year, some of us take part in time trials, road races and other competitive events where there are club trophies up for grabs for members in a range of events. These trophies are awarded at our annual prize presentation and lunch.

The club has three principal sponsors who support our activities and allow members to get top quality Nalini cycle clothing at reduced prices.

Our sponsors

Evans Cycles are the largest independent cycle dealer in the UK, and also have one of largest mail order departments too. They have stores in London and the rest of the UK.

Telford Ltd is a London-based company who specialise in Commercial Painting & Decorating. Typical contract work includes Housing Projects, Hospitals & schools where they range from £500 to £500,000. Clients can expect to receive a quality service, coupled with an ability to achieve handover dates.

OTM is an independent creative agency with offices in Soho London with satellite offices in Chicago and Zürich. OTM were pleased to design and build this site for the Kingston Wheelers CC.

A brief history

The Kingston Wheelers Cycling Club was formed in 1924. Six cyclists met in a cafe on the Portsmouth Road near Kingston police station. Bill Orpin was amongst these and Gil Jessop, to whom our open 'Sporting 14' time trial is a memorial, joined the club in about 1930.


Stuart Bedingfield on his Lock TT bike at Shepperton in 1935

The second world war curtailed activities for a number of years. The last club run was in 1941 and most members were called up for service. Two members were killed in service, one in the English Channel and one in Burma.
Bill Orpin and Gil Jessop served in the armed forces and after demob, they reformed the club in Chessington in 1953. Although the club only had a few members at this time, it grew steadily until there were 18 members and they could no longer meet in a member's house. The club met in different pubs and schools until it found a more permanent home in the Latchmere social club in Ham, where it met during the 1980s.
This brief history was given by one former president (Gil Jessop) to another (John Bornhoft) on 20 January 1990. Both are sadly missed.
Nowadays the members meet socially in Kingston's Market Place as well as taking part in many forms of cycling, including road racing, cyclocross, time trials, touring and of course the club runs which start in Surbiton. The club promoted seven races in 2007 as well as helping in other events. We've got an expanding membership and you'll find many of us on the roads of London, Surrey and far beyond.