Archer Road Club

The Archer Road Club is a cycling club in London, England. The club has produced national, world and Olympic champions.

Archer Road Club was founded in 1926 as a breakaway from Bayswater Wheelers. The original members met above Teddy Barnes' cycle shop in Archer Road. The shop (E.J. Barnes) is still there, but Archer Road has now been incorporated into Westbourne Grove. The club has moved from North Kensington, via Hammersmith to Acton, but draws members from all London and further afield. The principal meeting place (especially in the summer) is Hillingdon Cycle Circuit in Hayes, West London.

In the 1970s the club was one of the first with sponsorship. Early sponsors included Cutty Sark whisky and Saba, a cycle component company.

The club has played host to riders from Australia and New Zealand, including Phil Anderson, who became the first non-European to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, and Gary Wiggins, father of Bradley Wiggins, was also a member.

The club has organised the Archer Grand Prix, one of Britain's top one day races, for 50 years. The 2006 edition was won by Mariusz Wiesiak of Poland from Malcolm Elliott of Pinarello Racing Team.

Former member, Bradley Wiggins won the gold medal for the individual pursuit at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He won the world championship for the pursuit in 2003 and 2007. In 2007 he was a member of the winning team pursuit team. In 1998 Wiggins was world junior champion in the individual pursuit.

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