Sunday Rides and the introduction of the Sunday Club Ride
We currently have a growing membership which is great to see. Given this and to help us attract new members we are going to introduce a third Sunday ride. The ride will be called the Sunday Club Ride and is aimed to compliment the Long Sunday and Short Sunday ride. The LSR and SSR do not change as shown in the summary below.
Although this ride is focused on Intermediates it is open to everyone and we hope it gives another option for LSR and SSR riders if they would like to ride a different distance to normal and start at a different time.
Additionally, to attract new members we have extended the 3 months complimentary membership to 6 months so if you do know of any potential members please encourage them to give it a go!
Danny Pelligrin has very kindly offered to support this ride and post the rides on our website. Thanks Danny.
The first Sunday Club Ride will be on Sunday 25th May and we will be setting up a WhatsApp group for the ride.
We hope the ride gives you all more choice, allows potential members to see what iCycle is all about and helps us recruitment new members.
Sunday rides - SUMMARY
Here is a summary of the rides. These are summer mileage ranges which may vary from week to week depending on the weather and the routes chosen. All speed groups are available for each ride.
Short Sunday ride
This ride remains as is, 35 to 45 miles and starting at The Boat Club at 9am – NO CHANGE
Sunday Club ride
This leaves La Piazza, St Paul’s Square at 9am and will covers 50 to 60 miles.
Long Sunday ride
This ride remains as is, 60 to 70 miles and starting at the Boat House at 8.30am – NO CHANGE
Over the summer a number of 100 mile rides will be planned in.
It has been great to see so many members riding this year and the increasing numbers wearing club kit. Thanks for your ongoing support and here’s to a very enjoyable summer of riding.
Simon Lowe (Chairperson) and the iCycle Commitee
Tiff Fletcher at the Senior Nationals Indoor Championships.
Tiff has been a regular with the mid week and Sunday ride over the last few years and also works for British Cycling. This year she entered the Senior Nationals 10km Scratch Race and competed in iCycle colours. Congratulations to Tiff from us all for taking part and finishing. Here is a note about her experience.
‘I’ve attended this race with work for the past 2 years and thought I could give it a go. 2025 was the year, I decided to do the scratch race. 10km race and the first over the line is the winner. I was up against current Olympic and world champions which was really inspiring to be in the same race. Most of the field were professional cyclist racing for world tour teams. But I got stuck in and despite how nervous I was, I really enjoyed the race and was really pleased to keep up with the pro riders averaging 47.5kph’
Well done Tiff!
iCycle Gravel Rides
With the onset of the wintery weather and adverse road conditions there has been an enthusiasm to go off road onto the gravel.
This is thanks to the efforts of iCycle member Dave Munday. Dave has kindly started mapping and posting some gravel rides which are posted on the iCycle Cycling Information WhatsApp group. If you are not already on this group, you can access via ‘WhatsApp Groups’ heading on the ‘New Members’ page.
These are usually on a Friday and currently linked to the Flamme Rouge cycle shop on Bromham Road, Bedford. This is the current start and finish point. You are welcome to join the ride. The expectation is you can ride 30-40 miles off road at a pace of around 13-14mph. You will need a gravel or Mountain bike equipped with suitable tyres. You will need to sign up on the Flamme Rouge Ride sign-up page.At present most of the participants are iCycle members.
On occasions, if the weather is poor iCycle road rides may be changed to off road. If you are a current iCycle member watch out for any postings on the iCycle Cycling Information WhatsApp Group.
If you are reading this as a non-member, are a gravel fan and would like to join in the fun, we would love to have you join us. Please sign up for a 3 month FREE trial.
Simon Lowe Jan 2025
The list of Short Sunday Social ride leaders is now under Members Information.
