Please see below details of the club social rides and other activity details for this week. Since we had to cancel last Saturday’s rides we’ll switch this week back to Aston Pottery.
In addition to the standard weekend social rides there is the 4up Time Trial @ WoTG on Tuesday, the 50/50 ride on Thursday evening (keep an eye on the Facebook page for details) and plus the postponed club BBQ on Saturday after the social rides. There is no junior coaching on Saturday during the school holidays.
Please also remember that if there are rides without leaders on Thursday evening/Friday afternoon they will be removed from the calendar*.
(See note at bottom of page about what to do in the event of ride cancellations).
Make sure you are covered
Participation in Bicester Millennium club rides and events is strictly at your own risk and liability. You are strongly advised to obtain 3rd Party Liability Insurance. You can do this easily by taking out membership of either British Cycling or CTC. Both of these provide the required Insurance AND they support cycling throughout Britain.Also please make yourself aware of the BMCC Club rides protocol. These can be found along with many other useful bits of information on the following link – https://www.bmcc2000.com/bmcc-all-rides/bmcc-club-ride-protocol/
Saturday 17th August August 2019 – Social Rides
Click the ride title to see more detail.
Please keep an eye on Facebook for updates on the route.
If a route is published beforehand the site will be updated with the route
Please keep an eye on Facebook for updates on the route.
If a route is published beforehand the site will be updated with the route
Please keep an eye on Facebook for updates on the route.
If a route is published beforehand the site will be updated with the route
Please keep an eye on Facebook for updates on the route.
If a route is published beforehand the site will be updated with the route
Sunday 18th August 2019 – Social Rides
Sunday 18th August August 2019 – BMCC Cotswolds 150
I have left this in case someone else can lead, as I now can’t lead this ride this weekend. If you can lead please let me know, otherwise I will move it to early September (when hopefully the weather will be better). Dominic.
Saturday 17th August 2019 – Postponed Club BBQ
Start time: after the club rides (around 1.30)
The cost £10 per head for adults (£5 for under-16s) which will supply a huge array of meats, salads, etc… Beer isn’t included but as you all know there’s a great selection of beers available at The Butchers. All family & friends welcome.
Please pay in advance to the BMCC account, reference: ‘Name BBQ Number of people’ (e.g. Nicholson BBQ 2) and email me with confirmation of your payment. Last payments will be accepted on Tuesday 6th August 2019.
Tuesday 13th August 2019 – 10 mile solo Time Trial
Course: WoTG/25 (H2.5/20)
Backup course: HCC260 (Road course)
Field restrictions: 4up only
Thursday 15th August July 2019 – 50/50 (off road) ride
Please keep an eye on Facebook for info about the ride.
Juniors & Coaching
Time: N/A
Location: N/A
No coaching during the school holidays.
What to do in the event of ride cancellations
If you plan to take part in a ride that has removed from the calendar there are three options for you to ride with the club:
- Come to the Leisure Centre and drop down to the next ride in the calendar (unless you were planning to ride the D ride),
e.g. A+ => A, B => C, etc… If you drop down a ride, then you should ride at the slower pace of that ride so as not to disrupt the pace of the ride you are joining. Other members are joining rides which have leaders, are expecting to ride at the pace they are comfortable with and it is unreasonable for them to have to change their plans - You can step-up to the next ride in the calendar (unless you were planning to ride the A+ ride), e.g. from C => B, B => A, etc… In this case you should attempt to ride at the pace of the ride you are stepping up to – again so as not to disrupt the pace of the ride you are joining. As above, it is unreasonable to expect people expecting to ride at a certain pace to change their plans and you should be prepared to drop off the ride if you cannot hold the pace of the ride you are stepping up to.
- Arrive at the Leisure Centre with a route for the pace you would like to ride and lead the ride. We will have more leaders and rides and everyone will be able to ride at a pace with which they are comfortable.
* – if someone steps forward to lead in the interim I will update the calendar but may not get the time to update the website. Please keep an eye on the calendar on website homepage for updates.
