About the Club

Lee Booth

Chairman
I’m relatively new to road cycling, although I am a very experienced mountain biker. I enjoy my cycling and sort of fell into road cycling and I’m well and truly hooked to the point of hopefully completing in my first ultra race this year.

How I ended in the Rhos CC was through my dad and son, yes three generations riding together. My dad had taken my son out on the club run for a few weeks so I decided to join them on my mountain bike, this didn’t last long before an upgrade was seriously required. As my son got faster I had to do the same, so managed to lose a considerable amount of weight.

I now feel the time has come to put something back into the club, and feel in a privileged position with such a strong team around me.

Tom Turner

Vice-Chairman
I have progressed from mountain biking in past years,  and then after completing a few Sportives in the North West for charities I looked to expand my cycling experiences around our beautiful North Wales hills and coastlines.

Graham Davies

Treasurer
I am relatively new to cycling having only taken it up four years ago after retirement. I joined the club started going on the social rides from Gyffin and have not looked back. Cycling with the club has allowed me to meet many new friends and enjoy the wonderful local scenery whilst out with likeminded people. I am an enthusiastic amateur and just love being on my bike. I have also discovered many new cafes in North Wales and that is an added bonus to cycling!

Willi Moore

Secretary
I moved to North Wales in 2016 after a lifetime on the move. Originally from Liverpool, I raced extensively in road, track and time trials at international level, winning medals at the Olympics, World Championships and Commonwealth Games. Other experience includes National Coach positions in New Zealand and Great Britain. After completing a degree in Sports Science – a new discipline at the time – I went on to a career in the pharmaceutical industry. Now happily retired, I still love riding my bike and delighted to be serving as Secretary in the Rhos CC.

Paul Heyes

Membership Secretary
I joined Rhos CC in 2017 after seeing Rhos jerseys out cycling in small groups, they looked a sociable bunch and I was looking for a club to cycle with. I was warmly welcomed at my first Saturday club ride, lots met in Gyffin car park with different rides heading in all directions! As a new starter, I was advised the run up to Betws was a sensible option for a few months, until i built up fitness. A few months later I joined the longer rides which took us round the mountains, over to Anglesey and far beyond! It’s a great club with a strong membership base, lots of friendly faces with members always willing to help and advise. As such, I warmly invite anyone interested in joining the club to get in touch about becoming a member, contact me at paulheyes@hotmail.co.uk 

Nicky Turner

Ladies Secretary
Hi my interest in cycling started with mountain biking quite a few years ago, then around 1997 I thought I’d have a go at road cycling and during that time I completed a few sportives which got me hooked!  Then I wanted to find a local cycling club and was recommended ROSCC which I joined, and I have never looked back . This has given me the confidence to ride out more, and the friendships I have made have been the best! I’m looking forward to helping others to get out on their bikes on friendly, organised ladies rides which will have all levels catered for, and at a friendly sociable pace.

Toto Gronlund

Time Trial Secretary
Toto did a bit of cycling in her 20’s when that was all she could afford to get around. She had never had the benefit of having cycled as a kid, having grown up on skis instead. After a long gap she picked two wheels again, drafted her husband all around north Wales, and eventually joined the Rhos. Toto likes having a bit of fun time trialing, but mostly just enjoys riding the lanes of north Wales. As long as she has cheese and coffee and a bit of sun, she is happy. She is also a mountaineer and walker.

Chris Edwards

First Bike; a purple second-hand Hercules junior, one gear, cruiser bars, rod brakes, chrome rims.

I’ve always enjoyed cycling. Born, grew up worked and raised a family in the Colwyn Bay area. I first joined The Rhos 30 odd years ago when my Cycling Leeds Fan brother Graham Eddie Edwards gave me a membership form and paid my subs as a Christmas present. In the intervening years out on rides, at events, trips away at Spring Classics, Grand Tours, Majorca, though ROSCC, I have made many long-time friends and countless acquaintances. As a Co-Opted ROSCC committee member my aim is to assist and add with ideas. As a member I support anyone who brings something positive to ROSCC, & cycling.

Latest Bike; Greenish ex-demo Specialized Creo E-Bike, 11 Gears , Drop Bars, Hydro Disc Brakes, Carbon Rims.

Chris Wilby

I have been a member of Rhos-On-Sea Cycling Club since 2012 when I moved from Yorkshire, and they told me the Rhos was the best club. At the first meeting I attended I became the membership secretary and thus developed a Sequel Server database and produced various statistics for the club. I cycled to work every day for many years to Huddersfield where I managed a team in replacing exhausted computer systems with exciting new ones for Kirklees Council. During that time I embarked on various long distance Audax adventures worldwide. Starting with the infamous PBP Paris Brest Paris 1200Km then onwards to USA, Australia, Canada, Russia, Europe, Uzbekistan, Korea, and New Zealand where an accident put me off my bike for a while. Ride with me to hear about my trips.

When I’m not cycling, I’m usually thinking about cycling and I have lots of ideas for the club. I retired before coming to Conwy and I enjoy reading, wild camping, hiking, cycling. When you’re riding through a quiet night with a few friends its good to have something other than cycling to talk about, so I read. I love the great outdoors and with my dog as companion we are always looking for wild camping spots for our hiking trips.

Graham Hartley

Club President
I joined the Rhos as a school boy in 1953. I took part in road races and won the Llandegla Road Race and North Wales Junior Championship. After National Service I won team prize WCTTCA 12 hour event with Dave Rutherford (236 miles) myself (237 miles) and Tom Jones (238 miles) also won North Wales Senior Champs Road Race (96 miles). I left the UK for Australia and road raced with an Italian club – Australian Italian Peoples Association. Returned to the UK did road racing and TTs and became North Wales Vet’s Road Race Champ. I have been in the Rhos Cycling Club on and off for about 70 years and have enjoyed every minute social events and racing. I was the Chairman of Rhos for 30+ years then Secretary then Social Secretary and now honoured with the position of Club President.

Herbie Roberts

Vice President
I joined the Rhos in the early 1960’s. Started riding Time Trials, the kit in those days was loose fitting tops, baggy shorts and a yellow rain cape – no lycra or helmet. I used to travel to open TTs in Liverpool and Cheshire area with Gil Taylor (club member for 75 years). In the early 1990’s I organised a 45 mile road race based in the Conwy Valley on behalf of the Rhos. I am pleased to be Vice President of the club and still enjoy meeting my fellow vets in the café in Betwys four or five times a week.

Gareth Atherton

I joined the Rhos at 16. I became a keen TT rider club and open events. I rode many distance events Wild Wales and Audaxes where with my fellow vets a pint in the pub at lunchtime would be the order of the day. I held various positions in the club  – 30 years as Treasurer, 5 years as club secretary and I was chairman of the Gwynedd series for a while. For the past 10 I have audited the club accounts, officiated at Rhos promoted events and been a timekeeper and marshal for the TTs.

Ivor Wild

I joined the Rhos aged 13 in 1953 and won the  Junior TT Championships in 1957.  I left the club in 1962 to bring up my family and returned in 1984. I raced from 1985 to 2009 competing in 641 races. I won the coveted BAR cup 5 times, was hill climb champion and held the club record for 25 and 30 mile TTs. I also won the LVRC World event once and came second on 3 occasions. For a number of years I was on the club committee.

Tony Lord

I joined the club in the late 90’s. On my way to work in Llanrwst I would pass this cyclist regularly on Bodnant Hill and my first ride out with the Rhos was a treasure hunt with that same cyclist  – Gil Taylor , the President.

In June 2000 I started the infamous paper newsletter Rhos Racing Riders distributed to each member (approx 25) quarterly and continued until 2009 when the membership of over 200 meant it was not feasible and the introduction of the world of web meant the news was generally out of date at the time of printing.

As chairman in 2004 I introduced the TT League with points and the subsequent presentation nights.

I have always promoted the Rhos –  as a director of Welsh Cycling for 2 years I, on Behalf of the Rhos, held The Welsh Junior Circuit championships held on Marsh Tracks and together with the Liverpool District, the Rhos managed the British Vets 10 mile TT on our A55 course.

The past 19 years have seen me involved in charity rides, cycling holidays abroad and in organizing the Crits Championships in Llandudno, not to mention the promotion of numerous open events along the way. I have enjoyed every minute and made many friends – thank you Rhos Cycling club.

Hughie Hughes

Hughie joined the Rhos in late 1949 just out of his teens. He rode Time Trials and Road Races in North Wales and many summers in Europe (different to riding in Europe today). He became club secretary in the 1950’s followed by the club press secretary along with being North Wales registrar (not a position today). He left North Wales in 1960 returning in 1989 and re-joined the Rhos and was a member until his passing in 2021.

‘I would like to say a few words about a kind and helpful member of Rhos-on-Sea Cycling Club who recently passed away. Hughie, as we all called him, was one of the longest serving members and the first person I met in 1953 whilst I was still at school. I enjoyed all the club runs and races we rode together and the banter that went on in the cafes we frequented.

We toured overseas on our bikes together visiting various places – Paris, Lyon, Nice, Cannes, Grenoble and the Gap – memorable rides for both of us. Hughie was very knowledgeable on the cycling scene in his day – a big favourite of his was Hugo Koblet, he won the Tour de France in 1950 and was known as ‘Beautiful Hugo’.

I and many others in the club will sadly miss Hughie as a friend and team mate.’

Graham Hartley
Club President