Coventry Cycling Club is a well established cycle racing club with a friendly atmosphere. The club is affiliated to the BCF, RTTC . Currently, the club has around 80 members that participate in a wide range of cycling events and social gatherings.

Racing

During the past year our members have taken part in :

• Time Trials (including a 24 hour and a 12 hour time trial)

• Road Races

• Cyclo Cross

• Track Racing

Coventry Cycling Club organises a weekly club time trial series throughout the season (April - September), and a some open events, including the annual Diana Cooke Memorial Open Time Trial (a 10 miler on the KC41/10), a roads race at the Mallory Pack race track (part of the season long Mallory Series). This year we also ran a cyclo cross event in the local area.

Training

During the off season (October - March) we offer a Turbo Training Session every Wednesday evening in our Club Room. During the Cyclo-Cross season (November - January) international coach Martin Eadon runs an open training session for Cyclo-Cross competitors every Thursday evening in nearby Rugby (transport can be arranged).

Touring Rides

The Sunday morning club ride is small in size, and usually not pre-planned allowing the participants to choose the distance, destination and duration. The pace is varies through the year (fast in the racing season, slower in winter), and there is usually a stop for refreshments at a country pub or tea rooms. The more adventurous have the opportunity to travel further a field Youth Hostelling and camping, which can be combined with other cycling events e.g. Exmoor Audax.

The club run leaves 'the Grove' the corner of Memorial Park where Kenilworth Road meets Leamington Road at 9:00am on Sunday mornings. The group is normally only 3-6 riders. The pace is in winter averages 15 mph, and the distance averages 50 miles, during the summer the pace, and distance increase.

Social

The club hosts a Dinner Dance and prize giving (February), a Pie & Mash evening (March), a Sunday Lunch Picnic (June), a Barbeque (July/August), two Skittle evenings (September & March), and a Christmas Lunch (December).All of the events are within easy cycling distance of Coventry, and are very popular with the members.

Club History

Coventry Cycling Club, which is based in central England, was formed by a small group of local enthusiasts in June 1935. While the club has racing roots, it encourages, runs and takes part in many cycling activities.

The club membership book over the years has contained the names of many successful cyclists, including Eileen Sheridan, a superb long distance rider, who held the Ladies' 'End to End' record for cycling from Lands End to John O'Groats, a distance of approximately 1000 miles. Vic Clarke, an extremely quick hill climb rider, who won the National Hill Climb record for two years running has also been a member of the Club.

Coventry Cycling Club last hosted the National Hill Climb in 1998. The event went off smoothly despite a storm and torrential rain the day before, which caused the event organiser to abandon plans for a canopy to host the prize giving in at the top of the hill. The event on Dovers Hill was won by Jim Henderson of Oxford University CC.