Club Cycling
We have a wide range of abilities and variation with our cycling in the club. We have weekly club rides, regular Tumble Tuesday rides on summer evenings, as well as off road gravel rides.
We also occasionally enter sportive events as a group for experience riding prepared routes in other areas and enjoy the feed stations and mechanical support provided.
Sunday Social Rides
We run our Sunday morning club social road rides every week throughout the year usually meeting in Usk to take advantage of quiet roads and lovely scenery.
These rides are mixed gender and are aimed at all levels with routes varying week to week from easy pace, short flat rides to encourage beginners, and for the more experienced we have longer, hilly more challenging routes to really build those legs and lungs.
Our routes will always include a café stop for the best thing about cycling… coffee, cake and banter.
New To Cycling?
Relax. We have been running these club rides for many years now and have lots of experience helping complete beginners who may not have ever ridden on the roads or with a group, so we understand how daunting this is.
Our club is blessed with many ride leaders who will guide you with lots of useful advice, tips on bike skills and getting the correct equipment so you can progress to reach your personal goals.
What to expect on your first ride with the club
For someone’s first outing we would choose one of our easier routes and there’s always a ride leader who will look after you.
Before venturing out on the open road the leader will start by spending some one-to-one time with you explaining bike checks, safety advice, hand signals etc.
Our ethos is to make your ride as safe and enjoyable as we can.
Worried about keeping up? Don’t be, we encourage these rides to be as social as possible, so no one gets left behind.
Requirements
- All bikes should be roadworthy and suitable for the terrain of the planned route.
- Participants must carry a bike pump, repair kit and atleast one spare inntertube.
The 2023/24 Risk Assessment Guide can viewed here. All new participants are required to review this document before taking part in any social ride.