Club rides week commencing 9th January 2023

Please see below details of the weekend social rides for this week. This weekend’s ‘all club’ rides are to Mursley Farm Shop on Sunday.

MUDGUARDS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THESE RIDES
Please note that ‘BMCC winter rules’ now apply regarding the use of mudguards. For those unfamiliar with the club rules, from 1st November until 28th February mudguards (ideally with a flap) are mandatory on club rides.

Saturday 14th January 2023 – Social Rides
A. Spire & Spoke, Watlington. (Route: SAS_005). 56mi (89km)/18-19mph (29-31kph). (Ride leader needed please)
B. Culworth Forge Coffee. (Route: CFG_006). 48mi (76km)/17-18mph (27-29kph). (Ride leader needed please)
C. Charlbury Garden Centre (was Hilltop). (Route: CGC_004). 45mi (72km)/15-17mph (24-27kph).(Matt Rogers)
D. Westbury. (Route: WES_005). 41mi (65km)/13-15mph (21-24kph). (Ride leader needed please)
Sunday 15th January 2023 – Social Rides
A. Mursley Farm Shop. (Route: Leader's choice). 55-60m (88-96km)/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. Mursley Farm Shop. (Route: Leader's choice). 50-55m (80-88km)/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. Mursley Farm Shop. (Route: Leader's choice). 45-50m (72-80km)/15-17mph (24-27kph).(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. Westbury. (Route: Leader's choice). 40-45m (64-72km)/13-15mph (21-24kph). (Sara Manwaring)
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

 
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/

 
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.

 

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