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Ron Kitching CTC Challenge Ride & Sportive

Ron Kitching CTC Challenge Ride & Sportive

The CTC Ron Kitching Challenge Ride 2013 is now accepting entries.

The Ron Kit, one of the UK’s most iconic rides, will depart from Huntington School by York on Saturday, 22 June. There is a choice of 100 or 150 km versions, both are £17 for members and £27 for non- members.

The annual Ron Kitching Challenge Ride takes its name from one of Yorkshire's (and the UK’s) most eminent and colourful cyclists. Ron became not only a star racing man but grew his business so that it became one of the world's largest import / export businesses of cycling equipment.

The ride includes some of Ron’s favourite roads over the North Yorkshire Moors. The route across the Howardian Hills and the North Yorks Moors both teases and rewards with a couple of 16% climbs with the delightful village of Hovingham (bakery and tea rooms) in between. The 100km route takes riders up on to the moors before dropping into Hutton-le-Hole and on to Marton. The 150km route tackles the climbs of Farndale and the savage Blakey Bank. After a stop at Danby Moors Centre, the route climbs back over the moors before dropping into Rosedale where the adventurous can take the option of the Chimney, a genuine 33% climb, before the reward of WI home cooking at the Marton stop. From there it's a lumpy run through the grounds of Castle Howard and back to the attractions of the York Cycle Show.

The ride follows a simple formula: a rewarding route, stunning scenery and great camaraderie. This is then coupled to a sense of great satisfaction in both completing the route and in the knowledge that you are raising vital funds for CTC.

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Don't forget the dog! Cycle touring with man (and woman's) best friend.

By Jon Attwood on 27 March 2012
Expeditions don’t require exotic destinations or big distances, only a sense of adventure – as Judy Mapledoram and family discovered in Devon.
Lady riding with dog on bike

Why don’t we cycle down to Grandad’s next year? It was just an idea at first; he lives over 70 miles away. But it grabbed the attention of the children. ‘Could we?’ they asked. ‘Isn’t it too far?’

There were lots of questions to be answered.

Would the children both be on their own bikes? Should I take the tandem so they could take turns on the back? How could I carry all the camping equipment? And not least: what about the dog?

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On two wheels with my new bike accessory – a toddler

By Suzanne Forup on 18 June 2013
As a single, carefree cyclist I had happily weaved through the traffic with few fears. Now I'm a parent it's taken my local CTC-affiliated cycle club to get me back on my bike, with my toddler on board..
Cycling on NCN Route 76 in Dunbar

As a single, carefree cyclist I had happily weaved through the traffic on holiday in Mumbai and Panama City, and at home in Edinburgh and London, with few fears. Then I became pregnant, felt the fear and the joy of a fragile, new life growing inside me and stopped cycling.

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Pier 2 Pier Ride

By Ross Adams on 13 June 2013
This coming Father's Day, do something different and join the Visit Sefton and West Lancs Team for a led ride and an afternoon of cycle-themed attractions in the heart of West Lancashire.

This Sunday, 16th June, see the official opening of the new cycle route linking the two very different piers of Southport and Wigan. Using a mixture of towpaths, quiet roads and cycle paths, the 21km route takes in the Victorian coastal town of Southport, the flat lands of West Lancashire and the historic Leeds - Liverpool canal.

The joint event will include two led rides starting from either Pier, meeting at the half way point of Burscough Wharf, where a celebration event will greet the riders with an array of cycling themed activities and attractions.

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A Network of Electric Bicycles are set up in Henley-On-Thames

By Anna Cipullo on 12 June 2013
The CTC team in Henley-On-Thames are gearing up to host the first Electric Bicycle Network in the Chilterns!
Chiltern Valley Winery have joined the EBN

The picturesque town of Henley-On-Thames in Oxfordshire is already a real hub for tourists and there is a strong network of businesses there to cater for them. The new Electric Bike Network is aimed at  increasing  the number of cycle users in the town and will hopefully lead to a much wider change in transport and leisure behaviours.

We’re very excited to have an Electric Bike Network in Henley as part of Cycle Chilterns

Senior Development Officer - Cycle Chilterns, Sara Randle

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Bikes out the shed and into the Scottish sunshine!

By Suzanne Forup on 12 June 2013
Belles on Bikes - supporting women in Scotland to cycle for leisure, transport and sport
Mechanics Abbi and Katy with a happy customer

Bike Club Scotland’s Belles on Bikes project got hundreds of young people on bikes at the weekend, in the glorious sunshine at Leith Festival Gala Day in Edinburgh.

The timber skills trails were a huge success with children and parents; children tackled the course on scoots, balance bikes and a range of borrowed cycles whilst parents chatted with CTC staff and volunteers. Our mechanics, Katy and Abbi, were busy all day adjusting bikes, fixing minor ailments and showing other women how to keep their bikes on the road.

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Cycle Chilterns attend the Herts County Show

By Ian Warby on 11 June 2013
The sunshine brought out the crowds, with 35,000 people attending over two days. For Cycle Chilterns, the busy show was the perfect opportunity to speak about cycling in the Chilterns.
A rider on the Shoretrax mtb trail

Cycle Chilterns is a new project and the Herts Show was a fantastic opportunity to get our message out and tell people about who we are and what we are doing, along with our plans for this year and next.

The Shoretrax Portable Mountain Bike Trail gave people a chance to give mountain biking a go. The 60 metre timber track was a hit with riders of all ages and abilities, with 500 riders signing up to have a go on the bikes supplied by Lovelo Cycle Works in Berkhamstead. Having Shoretrax is a great way of giving people a chance to give mountain biking a go.

End 2 End in 24 Hours

Come and help us cumulatively cycle the distance from Land's End to John O'Groats - all 874 miles of it!

Dates:

15 June 2013

13:00 - 16:40

16 June 2013

12:30 - 14:30

Location:

Palmer Park Velodrome

  • Event organised in aid of MS Therapy Centre Berkshire
  • To donate please visit: www.justgiving.com/e2e24
  • Free lunch for the first 50 people who register

Register and find out more

Find out more about Bike Week 2013 rides in Reading!

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Cycling is magic in Maldon!

By Richard Monk on 10 June 2013
5 June 2013
New weekly cycle rides will be helping hundreds of Maldon residents to re-discover the pleasure of cycling this summer.
Cycling in Maldon - a family affair

CTC has teamed up with Maldon and District Cycling Club to offer FREE weekly rides:

  • Monday evening summer rides - 7pm from outside Maldon Bowls Club, Prom Park;

  • Every Tuesday  - gentle rides 11am from Maldon Library

 

There are three Sunday rides planned on 14 July, 18 August and 8 September.

There are also three Wednesday rides in Burnham on Crouch on 3 July, 7 August and 4 September.

 

Orbital Cycling Festival

As we stagger towards Summer, you might be looking for ideas for fun and frolics to fill those long, sunny weekends – or provide fun and entertainment despite the weather…our friends at the Orbital Cycling Festival may have the answer, for one weekend at least!

This brand new cycling festival is taking place at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th July. There will be plenty for all the family, including family rides, performances by the Animal Bike Tour, exhibitions from top cycling manufacturers, and the iconic Brompton World Championships. CTC are delighted to be one of the charity partners from this event, and all money raised as a result of this event will support us in helping more people, like Ken change their lives through cycling.

Entry & Camping

The Orbital Cycling Festival has been designed to offer something for everyone - family rides, road, track and offroad races, kids workshops, Go-Ride training, bike demo track and much more to be announced in the run up to the event on 26th to 28th July 2013.

General entry passes are available for Friday, Saturday or Sunday and for the whole weekend. The festival will include camping on the site used by the Goodwood Festival of Speed and with up to 680 pitches, 3000 people can be accommodated under canvas, in campers or in caravans.

Families are a major focus for the event and entry for all under 13's (on 1st Jan 2013) is completely FREE. Discounted family tickets for 2 Adults & 2 Youths (13 to 17) are available for each of the 3 days and for the weekend. The current price list is available on the Orbital website.

Charity Partners & Family Rides

CTC are delighted to be one of the charity partners for this exciting new event, and even more excited to be benefiting from the entry donations from the Sunday afternoon family ride. This exciting, yet gentle ride will give you the chance to peek behind the scenes at Orbital, and Goodwood itself, and get the chance to follow in the footsteps of cycle and motor racing legends as you pedal round the fantastic track. It's a gentle ride, suitable for all the family, but with excitement guaranteed. To enter, visit the Orbital Cycling Festival website.

Racing & Workshops

The current racing schedule offers numerous safe, closed road and track opportunities for all riders from 13 upwards - Youth A & B, Women & Men. There's an offroad cross race around the perimeter track and lots of options on the traffic free circuit from 20km time trial to fixed gear crit and flying lap. A full list of the current race programme can be found on Orbital website. For the under 13's we'll be offering Go-Ride races on the Goodwood go-kart track, right next to the Paddock Expo, in the heart of the action. A number of skills workshops, hosted by pro riders, will be available all weekend for trials, BMX and pump track training.

All races have been designed specifically around the Goodwood Motor Circuit venue and have been given names like Tutti Frutti (scratch race), X+1 (road race), Dirty Critter (cross race) and Tactician (eliminator race).

Expo, Attractions & Coffee

At the heart of the Orbital Cycling Festival will be the Paddock Expo which will host a huge range of cycling-centric exhibitors and showing off the latest bikes, accessories and apparel to try and buy. Many bikes will be available for test rides throughout the weekend. There will be on site cash machines provided by Thomas Cook and wi-fi will be available for exhibitors to process card payments efficiently. Secure bike parking will be provided in the Paddock Expo.

The super slick Animal Action Sport Tour will at Orbital all weekend creating a buzz in the Paddock Expo and complemented by Matti Hemmings performing his latest flatland BMX moves. High quality coffee and cake will be delivered by Look Mum No Hands and other caterers have been hand-picked to offer high quality artisan food products.

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