Race and Train with Us

All year long we have regular Fast and Chain Gang rides as well as steady “Club” rides. In Summer our open race programme features road races and time trials and we have a Time Trial every Tuesday. Read more here

OVER 130 YEARS OF CYCLING

We organise social and recreational Club rides.

Welcome to Gloucester City Cycling Club

The Club is active throughout the year and supports social and cycling events at all levels. We tour, at home and abroad. We race – time trials, road races and cyclo-cross with some track thrown in too. We also campaign for better, safer cycling in our area.

Check out our ride categories and Calendar, then come along and make yourself known to the ride leader. Or have a go at a Club Time Trial on Day Membership.

We welcome anyone who cycles for commuting, pleasure or sport.

News

Disaster! Quick thinking required

Cold and damp weather did not prevent a good turnout at the Square, with nine choosing to join the President for a trip to Colwall. We endured the tedious A40/B4215 journey to Highleadon, suffering such heavy traffic that we required two courtesy stops to keep it moving. Thankfully, both were acknowledged but really, where were so many people going? How nice it would be if the dream prospect of a cycle path from Gloucester to Hartpury were more than a twinkle in the eyes of the County...

The ride of the falling leaves

With a bright, but cold forecast, it felt like winter had arrived. However, some of us thought the dry conditions would be suitable for a last outing for the summer bikes, although this proved to be foolish. The fastr riders chose to join the tempo group, and I had visions of madly clinging on all ride, but Tadej Pogacar was not with them, and so the group stayed together without significant suffering. On the weekend of the "Falling Leaves", some tree debris may have been expected on the...

Kit shop is now open

With only eighty shopping days left to Christmas its time to think what you'd like to find under your Christmas tree. The Club kit shop is now open for you to make your selection and, for the first time, white and black kit options (see below) are both available. When you click on the product, it will show the designs the product is available in, either white (GA3-056) , black (GA3-057) or both. To make sure that you have chosen the colour you want click on the preview button before placing...

Annual General Meeting

Minutes of thie 2024 meeting, including the names of the new Committee members and holders of the trophies awarded by the attendees, are now available here.

Novice ride with no novices

Sunday 6th October and the weather forecast was fair. I thought it was going to be a fairly sparse turnout for the published ride (A Novice) but “low and behold” there was nine experienced riders who opted to share the ride, so no pressure with the route chosen then…. Also, I think I should give a special “shout out” to Jane who turned out after completing a “Lands’ End to John a Groats” epic recently. Felicitations over, we set off south down Southgate Street and onto the Bristol Road....

Bird strike on the way to the Vintage Birdcage

The ride started with glancing blow on the shoulder from a seagull in Southgate Street. Although there was a flurry of feathers, the gull continued to gain altitude, and I remained on my bike, so I conclude that this was only an inconvenience. Another inconvenience was the strong headwind, particularly noticeable on Stroud Road, but pretty much ever present to coffee. Two routes were pre-publicized, and with the cloud down on the Cotswold edge, the low-level one was selected, and this took us...

Unexpected dry day in September

The weather was basically rubbish all week, not only in Gloucester but right across the world. So, the prospect of getting a reasonable ride out today was quite bleak. However, the weather forecast was quite promising today so maybe, just maybe it could be a dry day. There was a reasonable turn out at the square and eventually nine brave riders decided to join me on the ride to Soudley. On the advice of a Club committee member, I had amended the route slightly to avoid some potential flooded...

A punishing sequence of forest climbs

A cold but dry morning had eight riders leave the Square on the tempo ride to Hopewell Colliery. We were obviously too slow for one rider, who left us at the Highnam roundabout. Reported floods at Lower Ley meant we used the A48 to Northwood Green. It was here that a second rider, who never intended to do the whole ride with us departed. The "Col de Dene Magna" claimed our third departure, this time a rider who has a reputation for taking his own deviations. The "Mur de Stenders" was followed...

Torrential, or not torrential? That was the question

The forecast for this particular Sunday was not good - lots of rain and a yellow warning for thunderstorms. Given the extraordinarily heavy downpours of recent days, it was no surprise that the majority of riders chose to stay at home in the dry, expecting the worse - not helped by a sudden prolonged downpour at 8:30 just as many would have been considering their options... As ride leader I felt obliged to at least make it to the Square to see who turned up and what the consensus would be, so...

Summer 2024 spokespiece is now available

The latest edition is available to read and down load here The on line edition features more pictures than ever before. The print edition (available on request from the Secretary) is a condensed version that fits the traditional 16 page A5 format. Both contain reports on the final entries for The McLeod Trophy, awarded for the best UK touring ride by a Club member in the financial year just finished, and The Gouda Trophy, awarded for the best Overseas touring ride by a Club member, so please...

What's On This Month

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2024 RACE CALENDAR