With apologies to Sir Mix-a-lot for the appalling pun in the headline, we look at the story behind the Sir Alfred Butt Cup Continue reading TROPHY CABINET: We like our big butt cup and we can not lie*
So that was 2019. Some lovely rides, some hugely enjoyable nights out and lots more in-between. Here are the highlights from our third year in the red, white and black. Continue reading BCC On-road and off-road: 2019 Year In Review
A 106-year-old Balham CC trophy with a link to a local shopkeeping giant and Wandsworth Counsellor Continue reading TROPHY CABINET: Counsellor Cusden and the 12-Hour Championship Cup
We’ve got our hands on a Standard medal from 1957 Continue reading MEMORABILIA: 25 miles Standard medal made by the Purley Ping Pong guy
A member’s recent house move and loft clearance has unearthed one of the more unusual items from Balham CC’s past – a 1920s medal impression die Continue reading MEMORABILIA: 92-years-old Impression Die for club medals
In the winter of 1920, with daylight hours short and weather miserable, a band of Balham CC members thought it would be wise to go on a shorter ride but include a running race in the day’s proceedings. By the 1930s this winter novelty had turned into a national event, attracting cycling clubs from all over the country. Continue reading A Day at the Races: Balham CC and the Epsom Run for Cyclists
Bikes Ridden. Coffee drunk. New friends made. Money raised. And the sun came out! Continue reading Balham CC and Bella Velo get together for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Just five weeks on from entering our first competition we’ve gone and won one! Continue reading Balham CC hits full gas and wins first competitive race
A recently acquired postcard of Balham CC at the World Trials in 1922 Continue reading PHOTOGRAPH: Balham CC at the 1922 World Trials
A Balham CC trio race in a Lea Valley CC Criterium and in doing so mark the first time the club has entered a competitive event since its relaunch in 2017. Continue reading Balham CC enters first competitive race
