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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

A stimulating ride

by | April 12, 2026 | Club Ride, News | 0 Comments

Does anyone know what the picture above represents? and why it's so important to cyclists? It explains why seven of us set off from the square into a stiff breeze and battled up to Edge, then down to Cainscross, then up again to Selsey, down to Frocester, up to Nympsfield, down to Wotton, up to Tortworth, and finally down to Falfield. What was available in Falfield that made all this worthwhile? Coffee and cake of course! The diagram shows a caffeine molecule. Caffeine is a central nervous...
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Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose

by | April 12, 2026 | Club Ride, News | 0 Comments

Riding on the summer timetable, seven turned up at the University’s City Campus for a ride to Beckford. Though the majority were on safety bicycles with derailleur gears technological developments through the ages were evident; an Old Ordinary (decorated with an actual penny and farthing) and a single gear bike (both with rim brakes), carbon frames, hydraulic disc brakes and gravel tyres with more gears than a flat ride like this could possibly need. In fact, the only thing missing was summer....
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TT results 7th April

by | April 8, 2026 | News, Race | 0 Comments

  Date Course Name Distance (miles) 7/4/2026 UC189 Elmore 6.75 Position Name Age Group Machine Time Average Speed (mph) Barnard Points 1 Gary Hobbs V60 RB 15:59 25.34 2 Scott Neil V50 RB 17:48 22.75 3 James Reeves V40 RB 17:58 22.54 10 4 Nathan Monk V50 RB 18:20 22.09 9 5 Daryl Stroud V60 RB 18:52 21.47 8 6 Pete Kellow V60 RB 18:58 21.35 7 7 Mark Warren V50 RB 19:55 20.33 6 8 John Murphy V80 RB 26:52 15.07...
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Novice to Stroud

by | April 7, 2026 | Club Ride, News | 0 Comments

Six riders had gathered at the square on a cool but windy morning heading towards Stroud on the club's novice ride. Prior to leaving, we were joined by a further two riders who had initially headed out, on the 8:30am ride, but returned after having second thoughts. The group, now of eight, headed up Southgate Street over the cross and a right turn heading towards the Police Station where we turned left and headed towards the quays. Over the swing bridge and onto the canal towpath. Staying on...
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5 then 4 then 3 go on an adventure

by | April 5, 2026 | Club Ride, News | 0 Comments

The first 8.30am ride of the year saw five riders braving the cool breeze and set off up Stroud Road. The ultimate destination was indeed Stroud, but the route was not direct! Reservoir Road and then through Matson. Here we lost our first rider, but at Upton we picked up another – back to five. Nut Hill and onwards to the Cranham turn – but ignoring this, we took the little used left turn just beyond the Portway junction. Steeply down, less steeply up. Our rider with high gears was well ahead...
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Spring is sprung.

by | April 5, 2026 | Club Ride, News | 0 Comments

What an excellent day out! Only three braved the Tempo ride this week, but we were rewarded with a delightful ride in beautiful sunshine. The first leg to Birdwood along the A40 was hard work into the chilly wind (I let my young and enthusiastic companions do most of the pulling, there has to be some advantage to seniority). Once into the Flaxley valley there was enough shelter to dump gilets and enjoy the climb. The whole of the road from Soudley to Blackpool Bridge has been resurfaced and is...
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We fought the wind and … the wind won!

by | April 5, 2026 | Club Ride, News | 0 Comments

The aftermath of storm Dave was immediately apparent, with the first of many fallen trees blocking a lane of the road before Maisemore bridge. The three riders continued, cursing Dave every time we turned west, until we reached the Penny Farthing. Should we stay [on route] or should we go now? If we stay, there will be trouble, in the form of another ten miles into the wind. This indecision bothered me, but we quickly decided to return home via Flaxley. Flying along the A40 on the final...
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Sunday ride times

by | April 3, 2026 | Club Ride, News | 0 Comments

Easter Sunday has a large number of options, all leaving King's Square 08:30 - Moderate ride to Stroud 09:00 - Novice ride to Stroud 09:00 - Intermediate ride - destination still TBD 09:00 - Tempo ride to Tintern & Severn Bridge 09:00 - Fast loop ride All welcome.  Apologies for earlier confusion.
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British Summer Tempo

by | March 29, 2026 | Club Ride, News | 0 Comments

Having lost an hour overnight a cold morning was to be expected, as was a reduced turnout. So it was that the Tempo and Gravel rides were combined into a group of four for the charge out of the city along the former London to Fishguard route. Since its heyday the road has lost much of its traffic but was still busy to Highnam where the Newent road siphoned off some traffic, the Minsterworth road still more, and after Huntley it became a fairly quiet way west, especially at 8:40 a.m. GMT. At...
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Dodging The Big Road

by | March 22, 2026 | Club Ride, News | 0 Comments

A chilly but fine and sunny morning - with little or no wind - greeted those of us who once again had forsaken a Sunday lie-in and instead set out for two-wheeled fun and games. Nine set out, which soon became ten, slightly later became eleven, only to be reduced to ten again not long after, and finally reduced further half an hour later back to nine. How a ride leader is able to keep track of all this whilst navigating and paying attention is a matter of conjecture, but regular practice...
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