Club activities – week commencing 25th December 2017

Happy Christmas!

Please see below details of the club social rides and other activity details for this week. Saturday rides will be to Hook Norton Brewery.

In addition to the normal weekend social rides there may be a 50/50 ride on Thursday evening – depending on how drunk the protagonists are 😉

We currently need leaders for all rides so please leave a comment below, contact Steve Milicia via Facebook or email him at president@bmcc2000.com if you can lead a ride.

Please also remember that if there are rides without leaders on Thursday evening they will be removed from the calendar*.
(See note at bottom of page about what to do in the event of ride cancellations).

NOTE: Mudguards are now MANDATORY on all club social rides (50/50 excluded obviously) until the end of February 2018. This is for the protection of other riders in the group. Please ensure that your mudguards are long enough (including mudguard flap) to prevent spray being thrown up behind you.

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 30th December 2017

Click the ride title to see more detail.

Fast A. Hook Norton Brewery. Route: Leader's choice. 55m (88km)/19+ mph (31+kph). (Ride leader needed please)
Route is Ride Leader’s Choice.

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

Mid A. Hook Norton Brewery. Route: Leader's choice. 55m (88km)/18-19mph (29-31kph). (Ride leader needed please)
Route is Ride Leader’s Choice.

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

B. Hook Norton Brewery. Route: Leader's choice. 50m (80km)/17-18mph (27-29kph). (Ride leader needed please)
Route is Ride Leader’s Choice.

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

C. Hook Norton Brewery. Route: Leader's choice. 45m (72km)/16-17mph (26-27kph). (Ride leader needed please)
Route is Ride Leader’s Choice.

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

D. Hook Norton Brewery. Route: Leader's choice. 40m (64km)/15-16mph (24-26kph). (Ride leader needed please)
Route is Ride Leader’s Choice.

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 31st December 2017

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Fast A. The Barn, Wilstone. Route: LR055A. 59m (95km)/19+ mph (31+kph). (Ride leader needed please)
Mid A. Studley Green Garden Centre. Route: LR009B. 61m (98km)/18-19mph (29-31kph). (Ride leader needed please)
B. Hilltop Garden Centre, Ramsden. Route: LR052D. 56m (90km)/17-18mph (27-29kph). (Ride leader needed please)
C. Upper Wardington Greenhouse Cafe. Route: LR059C. 44m (71km)/16-17mph (26-27kph). (Ride leader needed please)
D. Woodstock. Route: SR016. 43m (69km)/15-16mph (24-26kph). (Ride leader needed please)

50/50 (off road) ride – Thursday 28th December 2017
Off Road Ride. Route is leader's choice. (TBC)
Route is Ride Leader’s Choice.

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

Juniors & Coaching
Saturday 30th December - BMCC Juniors 1, BMCC Youth Coaching
No coaching due to 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 station and drop down to the next ride in the calendar (unless you were planning to ride the D ride),
    e.g. Fast A=>Mid 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 Fast A ride), e.g. from C=>B, B=>Mid 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 station 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.

 

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