Saturday Bike

We meet outside Fitness First gym on St John's Hill, by Clapham Junction station at 8:20am. We leave at 8:30am prompt, please be on time as we leave promptly. If you are new to the bike session please make yourself known to the group leader. There are weekly rides that cater for intermediate and fast riders with a leader for each group, and there are monthly beginner sessions too if you are newer to cycling or a bit out of practice.  The rides will be posted to the forum each week.

Occasionally we will organise for everyone to do '3 timed laps' of Richmond Park, this is suitable for all abilities and a good opportunity for everyone to get together and measure improvement over the year. Please click here for the Timed Laps Leaderboard.


Beginners Group

Once a month we will organise a beginner’s group cycle that will ride out to Richmond Park and typically do 2 or 3 laps before heading back to Clapham. The group is intended for those who are not yet comfortable with doing a typical Intermediate Group ride, or who would struggle to keep with the group.  Intermediate and fast group riders who are restricted on time are also welcome to join this group doing laps at their own pace and joining the group afterwards for coffee in Roehampton Gate Cafe.  For dates when these are organised please keep a look out on the forum.

Intermediate Group

The intermediate group take a more relaxed pace than the fast group, however you should have a road bike and be comfortable with cycling at least 40 miles averaging around 16mph.  To give you an idea you should be able to complete 1 lap of Richmond Park comfortably in less than 25 minutes. The intermediate group will often stop half way at a cafe for coffee and cake. If you are not sure of your ability please speak to one of the tri committee members or come along to one of the Richmond Park 3 laps sessions which are suitable for absolutely everyone and a good opportunity to meet people.

Fast Group

The fast group aim to average around 19mph and will often do an extended version of the intermediate route each week however please note this is not always the case and if you get dropped from this group they will not wait for you. You should be confident and experienced at riding in a group at speed.

What to bring

Please turn up to the rides with everything you need - pump, spare inner tube, tyre levers, mobile phone and fluids. Over the winter ensure you have the appropriate clothing (e.g. gloves, gillets, waterproofs, overshoes) and ideally mudguards/SKS raceblades.

Before you attend these group rides please read our Do’s and Don’ts of group riding so you are better prepared for these rides, the Intermediate and Fast group should be well practised in using these skills and if you are new to them we may ask that you attend our beginner session to help you develop them. 

Below is a list of Chasers rides - each includes:

• Description

• Route overlay on Google maps (map data may take a few seconds to load)
  
• A downloadable .gpx file (note due to a restriction with the website this is a .zip file which when extracted will include all the Chasers ride detailed below)
  
• Route profile

Legs of Steel (Long)

Legs of Steel (Short)

Merton to Brighton

London to Windsor

Tom's Windsor Ride

If you have any good routes to add to this list please email Vicki on vbohlbro@yahoo.com and I will upload the files.

ENJOY!