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 social rides this week we have the Time Trials at Weston on the Green on Tuesday (note this TT is OPEN pre-entries only with no opportunity to turn up and ride), and the 50/50 ride on Thursday evening (keep an eye on the Facebook page for details) and a junior 50/50 ride on Saturday morning.
Please also remember that if there are rides without leaders on Friday lunchtime 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 30th June 2018
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
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 1st July 2018
Tuesday 26th June, Time Trial – 10 mile OPEN 4up TTT
NOTE: please remember that the RAF have said that we can’t have any under-18s on site – cycling or spectating. Please adhere to this rule otherwise we will lose Weston.
Please keep an eye on Facebook for updates on the timings.
Fran still needs volunteers for the night. Please contact Fran via Facebook if you can volunteer.
50/50 (off road) ride – Thursday 28th June 2018
Please keep an eye on Facebook for info about the ride.
Juniors & Coaching
50:50 Ride – Distance to be nearer a 20 mile ride.
For riders 12yrs old plus (with parent chaperone) and capable of riding distance noted above. Further details to be confirmed.
A 50:50 Ride is a mixture of off-road and on-road cycling, so a suitable, mechanically sound off-road bicycle is required – so either MTB or CX bike is suitable.
NOTE START TIME OF 09:30am SHARP, ARRIVE FROM 09:15am IN THE GARDEN CENTRE CAR PARK AS BEFORE.
Road bikes every week, unless prior notice given for MTB / CX bikes.
Please come suitably dressed for the weather conditions, with helmet, gloves, drink and a road worthy bicycle. If the session is going to be cancelled due to poor weather, we will send out an email early Saturday morning.
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.
