Andy Butler 
During the 2021 AGM we discussed introducing a monthly social ride. The 3rd Thursday* of every month was chosen for the ride. We planned to ride out of Kings Worthy at a social pace, keeping everyone in the group. Following a relatively flat route out to Stockbridge, where we stop for coffee, cake and a … Read moreSocial Sundays
The weather during Lockdown 2.0 hasn’t been as kind as during 1.0 so we’ve found a new way to keeping riding together as a club. We’ve been replacing almost all of our regular club rides using Zwift meetups and using Discord to chat. It’s not the same as an outdoor ride, but we believe it’s … Read moreJoin us for free on Zwift
As I have mentioned before, my best motivation for training is to fix an event on the calendar to train for. It gives me the focus that I need to push myself into regular and useful training. After missing all of the club’s visits to the French mountains in 2017, I felt that I needed … Read moreDragon Ride L’Etape Wales
Winter is here and the outside world becomes an awful lot less cyclist friendly! Now, I know that the rules of the Velominati state that you should HTFU (!) and mostly I do, but as well as the warmer and drier conditions of the ‘pain cave’ there are also real performance benefits of turbo trainer use. … Read moreWinter training feature – smart Zwift ‘ing’ on a budget
On Thursday this week I attended a meeting of an action group in Winchester entitled ” Taking cycling seriously ” The group is made up of individuals and groups within the city, with a combined agenda to improve access to and the quality of, cycling in and around Winchester. The workshop threw up many good … Read moreWinchester Movement Strategy
On Sunday 27th August Tim and Sophie were kind enough to host a member’s only social day for the club. The day started at 8.00 with coffee. Following this, Sophie gave a us a very informative lesson on emergency first aid. We now all have a basic understanding of what to do if we find … Read moreFirst aid training + club social
Ride London/Surrey 100 – 2017 I’ve ridden quite a few sportives, mostly Wiggle or UK cycling events and mostly local. I think that they really do have their place and are a valuable addition to everyone’s cycling calendar as they give you a point to focus on and train for. A couple of years ago … Read moreEvent report – Ride London 2017
