- Sunday morning ride - the main club ride of the week. Distance generally between 50 and 60 miles, with varying hills and a variety of routes, dependent on weather. On average, the climbing will be approx. 1% of distance. So, a 100km route will, on average, have up to 1000m of climbing; which in comparison to some areas, e.g. Wales and Cornwall, is fairly tame. There is an expectation of participants being able to maintain an average of 15MPH. From time to time, we plan a longer ride, sometimes into Wales and/or starting in a different location.
- Wednesday evening ride - the standard of this ride is similar to the Sunday ride, but the distance is usually in the region of 30 miles. These rides usually only take place between April and September, although we have run these into the winter months previously. If there were enough interest to night time riding we could do so again in the Winter months.
- Saturday morning ride - this is intended to be a fairly easy ride. It is aimed at potential club joiners, members coming back from injury/illness, or anyone wanting a steady ride with company on a Saturday morning. It will be around 30 miles, but fairly flat and there is no expectation of any speed requirement. We will go at the pace of the slowest rider. These rides are run throughout the year, dependent on weather. There is a lower threshold of cancellation to these rides as they are aimed, to some degree, at inexperienced riders and there is not much to be gained by slogging around in disgusting weather.
Routes and Rides
Our weekly rides are generally planned with the following aims;