Bleasby Bikers

Your local cycling club, with over sixty members from Bleasby and surrounding villages.

We are a friendly road cycling club, enjoying weekly rides, Sportives around the UK, and annual events.

Membership is open to all men and women over the age of 18, and costs just £10 per year.

We are affiliated to British Cycling.

There are three levels of participation to choose from:

The Easy Riders – out most Sunday mornings to ride 25 - 30 miles at a social pace. Rides are relatively flat, and there’s always a coffee stop!
The Roleurs – out most Sunday mornings, and will ride 40 – 50 miles. Suitable for more experienced riders, capable of enjoying more hilly routes. Members usually insist on a coffee stop too!
There’s also a small group of fast, competent riders who will typically cycle in excess of 50 miles (with as many hills as they can find) at a strong pace.

Weekly rides are usually organised via WhatsApp, and routes are typically decided informally on the day based on weather conditions and how much time people have available.

Most rides start from the Waggon & Horses, Bleasby.

If you’re interested, then please email Colin at bleasbybikers@btinternet.com

We are affiliated to British Cycling and we are on Facebook.

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

Sunday Rides (organised informally via WhatsApp groups):

0730 Fast Riders (from Thurgarton) – average 18mph+

0830 Roleurs (from the Waggon & Horses, Bleasby) – average 16-17mph

0900 Easy Riders (from the Waggon & Horses, Bleasby) – average 13mph (ad hoc rides are organised at c.15mph)

Thursday evening rides (summer only, ad hoc via WhatsApp)

CLUB EVENTS & SPORTIVES 2020

This year we are again promoting participation on the various ‘sportive’ events organised by third parties. Sportives are typically offered with a variety of distances and amount of ascent, so there will be something for everybody.

5 March Club Social, Waggon & Horses from 7:30pm

15 March Startline Rutland [43 or 52 miles from Oakham] https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/214399/Startline-Rutland

29 March Southwell Cycle Tour [33, 59 or 80 miles from Southwell Racecourse https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/214400/Southwell-Cycle-Tour

5 April King Edward Sportive [23, 61 and 102 miles from Newark Showground] https://www.letsdothis.com/gb/e/king-edward-100-70335

3 May Tour de Yorkshire Sportive [start location and routes to be announced] https://letour.yorkshire.com/tour-de-yorkshire-ride/

10 May Tour of the Peak [99 or 185km from Bakewell Showground] https://velo29events.com/sportives/tour-of-the-peak/

31 May Rutland Border Epique [52, 77 or 99 miles] https://www.sportive.com/events/rutland-border-epique/2020-05-31/5180/cycling

6 June Annual Pub Ride: an informal whole day event with a mid-morning pub/coffee stop, pub lunch, and one or two more ‘refreshment’ stops on the way back to the Waggon & Horses

14 June Cycle Live Nottingham [25, 50, 75, 100 or 125 miles – 40, 80, 120, 160 or 200km] http://cyclelivenottingham.co.uk/

28 June Peaks Tour [44, 75 or 100 miles from Bakewell Showground] https://www.ukcyclingevents.co.uk/events/peaks-tour-sportive/

9 July Club Social, Waggon & Horses from 7:30pm

19 July Startline Leicestershire [40 or 57 miles from Sutton Bonington] https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/214654/Startline-Leicestershire

16 August Ride London [100 miles/160km on CLOSED ROADS, entry by ballot and possible BB 4-person team allocation through British Cycling] https://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk

18–20 September Annual Club Weekend: based from Oswestry, we will enjoy the rolling hills of Shropshire and the valleys and mountains of mid-Wales. Travel then ride afternoon Friday, ride Saturday and Sunday from the Wynnstay Hotel & Spa in Oswestry.

15 October Club Social, Waggon & Horses from 7:30pm

20 December Christmas Ride-Out