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All year long we have regular Fast and Chain Gang rides as well as steady “Club” rides. In Summer our open race programme features two 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.

OVER 130 YEARS OF CYCLING

We organise social and recreational Club rides.

Welcome to Gloucester City Cycling Club

Get ready to ride with us all year round! Whether you’re a leisurely commuter, a passionate racer, or just in it for the joy of cycling, we have something for everyone.

🚴 Social and Cycling Events: From local tours to adventures abroad, we’ve got you covered. Our events cater to all levels, ensuring everyone finds their perfect ride.

🏁 Racing: Love the thrill of competition? Join us for time trials, road races, cyclo-cross, and even track events. We’re all about the adrenaline rush!

📢 Advocacy: We’re not just about riding; we’re about making cycling better and safer in our area.

So, what are you waiting for? Dive into our Ride Categories and Calendar. Make yourself known to the ride leader when you join a ride, or take on the challenge of a Club Time Trial with a Day Membership. Whether you’re cycling to commute, for fun, or for sport, we welcome you with open arms. Join our vibrant community and let’s ride together!

News

Apologies to Aesop

The Intermediate and Tempo rides were both heading to Coleford; the Intermediate route was shorter but with some off-road, ours longer with more climbing. It was a straight showdown; tortoises versus hares! Us hares shot off, only to be caught by the tortoises at the Quay St lights, and again at the start of the Over Causeway. Very demoralising. We'd only got to Tibberton when the lead hare felt unwell and had to return home. Shortly after that one unfortunate hare had two visits from the...

A Goldilocks Ride

Few people were in the Square at the appointed hour, but those present were treated to an impromptu concert by a talented young jazz trio. After listening to Dave Brubeck’s Take Five the Tempo group did exactly that, leaving just two to enjoy the President’s varied route for the Intermediate ride. After a decent interval they followed, at a lower tempo, to Highnam and "enjoyed" the gated Whitehall Lane as a warmup for some of the surfaces yet to be encountered. At Flaxley a left turn towards...

Fast (training) ride report

Five riders left Kings Square a little after 8 a.m., as our sixth rider experienced a mechanical en route to the rendezvous. We picked up two more riders at Brookthorpe. We continued into the stiff SW wind through the foothills of the South Cotswolds via Haresfield, Stonehouse, Frocester, Cam, North Nibley, Charfield and Cromhall, down to Iron Acton. We then turned West to pick up the A38 at Rudgeway. After a brief stop to pick up more refreshments in Alveston we got onto the A38 and set a...

10 mile Championship race postponed

Resurfacing work on the U7B course has forced postponement of the 10 mile TT Championship race planned for 24th June. Round 4 of the Dan Knight competition will be held instead, using the Staunton 10 course. Daryl will reschedule the Club Championship 10 mile TT to a date in August when we can hopefully use the U7B course, which will require a new Police Notification Form. A revised race schedule is to follow.

The Longest Day ride – A Grand Day Out.

OK, so it was actually the day after the longest day, but no material difference to daylight. Except the day was somewhat overcast compared to previous overheated passages of time. A good thing for the six riders taking up the challenge. With the official leader being away, it fell to the Captain to take control. A prompt departure at 8 a.m. saw rapid progress up to Birdlip (relatively) and then the quiet lanes along the tops to Woodmancote. Across the grain of the landscape for a while: down...

Mission Impossible!

Our mission, which five riders chose to accept, was to cycle to Moreton-in-Marsh. On the way, we encountered many near-impossible obstacles that the evil entity had placed in our way, the first being Ham Hill. Unlike Tom Cruise, none of the riders needed Hayley Atwell to revive them after this ordeal, and all riders continued over several more such climbs. In Hawling, as we rode past a heard of Llamas, we imagined that we had climbed so much that we must be in Peru. Finally, the members of the...

6/17/2025 U72 MAISEMORE 25 mile TT results

DATE COURSE NAME DISTANCE (MILES) 6/17/2025 U72 MAISEMORE 25 POSITION NAME AGE GROUP MACHINE TIME AVERAGE SPEED (MPH) BARNARD POINTS 1 Lewis Tinsley Guest TT 51:32 29.107 - 2 Matt Hill V40 TT 1:00:04 24.972 10 3 Vincent Douglas V50 TT 1:02:59 23.816 9 4 Roger Whittle V50 TT 1:03:22 23.672 8 5 Daryl Stroud V60 TT 1:04:20 23.316 7 The young rider Lewis Tinsley recorded 51:35, which is probably the second fastest time ever for solo rider. it was the first 25 he's ridden! CEBAR, Paul Barnard, and...

Today’s the day!

I'm sure you're all aware that it's a special day today - the greeting card shops, pubs, and restaurants have been banging on about it for weeks. It is of course Prune Day! A celebration of dried plums. I put some on my porridge before reading on the packet that 'prunes contribute to normal bowel function'. Oh well, too late now. Six Tempo riders gathered in Kings Square, everyone else was presumably at home taking advantage of it being International day of Latex - "an observance for all latex...

TT results 10th June UC713 STAUNTON 10

DATE COURSE NAME DISTANCE (MILES) 6/10/2025 UC713 STAUNTON 10 POSITION NAME AGE GROUP MACHINE TIME AVERAGE SPEED (MPH) 1 Vince Douglas V50 TT 23:58 25.035 2 Anthony Lake V50 TT 24:22 24.624 3 Daryl Stroud V60 TT 24:46 24.226 4 Pete Kellow V60 TT 24:53 25.955 5 Roger Whittle V50 TT 25:01 23.984 6 Damian Dodd Espoir RB 25:01 23.984 7 Mark Warren V50 TT 25:03 23.952 8 Ian Cole V40 RB 26:00 23.077 9 Nathan Monk V50 RB 27:23 21.911 10 Chris Udall V50 TT 27:45 21.622 11 Joanna Hunek V40 (F) RB 29:36...

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