Brandon is a lifelong cyclist, with experience of racing in Europe and the United States. As 1st Chard Wheelers chairman he has devoted his time supporting and coaching local youth riders. He is also secretary for the South West region of British Cycling; and Team Manager for the South West youth road and track teams.

Paul has ridden with the club from the age of 14. He is an accomplished road racer and holds a number of the club records. In 2014 Paul competed in the UK senior road race championship and finished third overall.

Wiebke is a first class road race and Hill Climb rider. She regularly wins her age class each year on the local Hill Climb and thinks nothing of entering the British Championships at the end of the year. in 2015 she became the UK champion in her class. When not training for completion she normally rides with intermediate group and is a regular Wednesday Wobbler.

Again a long serving club member. Nigel is best described as a part-time Time Trail rider. He would like to do more, however, his work commitments and DIY exploits severely restrict his training. When out on club runs he rides with both the Training and Social groups, it all depends how he feels on the day....

Tim is fortunate to work from home and cycles whenever time allows. In recent years Tim topped the clubs mileage table by riding in the region of 12,000 miles per year! He is also the first rider to turn back to help riders who have been dropped by the group.

As the job title implies, Simon is responsible for creating and booking events. This also means that he must keep everyone happy!

Alistar is a British Cycling level I coach for the clubs aspiring young riders. Originally from North Wales, Alistar joined Holyhead CC at the age of 14. He eventually moved to Somerset, acquiring a Cat 2 Road Racing Licence along the way. Now a member of 1st Chard Wheelers he can be seen riding around the area along with his youngest son on a tandem.

Alby found cycling quite late in life. The reason he cites for starting cycling; he is now able to exert some control over his own wellbeing! He has also found cycling to be very addictive and the better you feel, the more you want to cycle!

Clif was a serious road racing cyclist between 1959 and 1968 riding for the London based De Laune CC. He returned to the Sport to ride time trials in 1979 competing, initially with his old club and then Newbury RC. With a couple of breaks, due to overseas residence and accidents, he participated against the clock until late 2014. Now well retired, Clif moved to Combe St Nicholas in early 2016.