Many people who join a cycling club find that riding with others can really help improve their riding skills. They allow you to experience more of the good riding your local area has to offer and also helps you meet new like minded people.
Below you will find some great local clubs, catering for many different styles of riding.
Marlow Riders
Marlow Riders is the cycling section of Marlow Striders and was established after a few members trained for a cycling adventure to Paris in August 2010 to celebrate an important birthday of Jonathon Smith a long time and respected member of Marlow Striders and Course Director for the Marlow Half Marathon.
Marlow Riders ethos is based on sociable cycling for all, we welcome all levels of cyclist to join us….You will not be left behind… We start together & finish together and on the way we may enjoy a “cuppa”. This year we are concentrating on road cycling and during 2012 will explore how to organise mountain biking.
Marlow Striders is an established running and walking club based at Marlow Sports Club, Pound Lane, Marlow. Marlow Striders organised the Marlow Half Marathon and Duathlon and all profits are donated to local charities.
Visit www.riders.marlowstriders.co.uk for more info!
Bucks MTB
BucksMTB caters for everything Mountain Biking in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and beyond.
BucksMTB is an officially registered Mountain Bike Club and is affiliated to the CTC and BikeClub.
Visit www.bucksmtb.co.uk for more info!
High Wycombe Cycling Club
High Wycombe Cycling Club was founded in 1924 and has produced many accomplished cyclists across many disciplines. The club has over 200 members participating in road racing, time trialing, cyclo cross, track cycling and mountain bike racing as well as cyclosport events, social rides, touring, club runs, training and trips abroad. On Wednesday all year the club meets at West Wycombe village hall from 7:30pm for keep-fit, core training, turbo training sessions and then afterwards just for a chat and a drink.
Visit www.highwycombecc.org for more info!
Summit MTB Club
Summit is a friendly mountain biking club in the Chiltern Hills. We have over 100 members and run rides and activities for all ages. The club is here to encourage you to ride your bike regularly and to show you the best trails in the area. There are three or four rides arranged every week on a very active forum. Rides are typically 15 to 20 miles, taking 2 to 3 hours. We also organise overnight and weekend trips to the best riding in the UK.
If you’d like to make some new friends, get a bit fitter, or just ride your bike more often, then join us and let Summit show you the best trails in the Chilterns.
Visit www.summitmtb.co.uk for more info!
Maidenhead and District Cycling Club
Formed in 1881, Maidenhead and District Cycling Club are based in the town of Maidenhead in Berkshire, attracting members from the local area, including Windsor, Slough, Bracknell, Marlow, Reading, and Henley-on-Thames. We have over 70 members of all ages and experience, catering for all forms of road cycling, and are a very friendly club who welcome both experienced cyclists and those new to the sport.
Although a significant proportion of our membership ride purely for leisure, our members organise and participate in various forms of cycle racing including time trials, road races, and track events. The club’s racing history is firmly time trialling and each year the club organises over 30 time trial races that are open to club members and those of other clubs in the area.
As well as weekly race meetings from April to September we hold a social clubnight twice a month throughout the year. This gives new members a chance to get to know other club members and also to seek advice on all aspects of the sport. However some members just turn up for a cup of tea and a chat!
As a club we actively promote cycling for young people by hosting coached activities as part of British Cycling’s go-ride programme, run by our four qualified coaches. Our coaches also organise training sessions to meet our club members’ needs and are always happy to give coaching advice if asked.
Visit www.maidenheadcc.org.uk for more info!
If you run or know of any other local cycling clubs please contact me at: Dan@saddlesafari.co.uk
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