Essex Roads Cycling Club

LATEST WEB ADDITIONS

Saturday morning Youth Go Ride Coaching Sessions
10 am to 12 noon. Priory Field, Priory School, Bicknacre
Youths will need a crash hat, suitable clothing, a drink and something to eat. Parent to sign a consent form. An off road bike is preferable but not essential.
Sessions will include balance and coordination, cornering, pedaling, gearing and limbo etc..
There will be some adult sessions should riders warrant it

Interested in Track Racing at the Olympic Velodrome?
Then visit our "Track racing" page under "Activites" above.

The 2014 Autumn Leaves Sportive
will be held on Sunday 28th September. Please see www.essexsportive.com for more information.

This is a club run Sportive which attracts many hundred riders. Our Sportive series has grown in size over the past few years and now attracts over 600 riders, this is the main reason we moved the events to Barleylands to cater for the increased numbers.
These Sportives are huge to our club and could not be run without the valuable help from members.
We are looking for members to come forward and help out on Sunday 28th September.
The help required is varied in responsibility. For example:

Marshals

Help in preparing the rider packs

Signing on

Help signing out the course

Collecting Signs

Manning 3 feed stations

Driving the van to supply the feed stations

Rider finder service

Erecting the marquees at the venue

Rider assistance on course

We appreciate that members wish to ride the Sportive and the offer of help may prevent some of you from doing so. We will offer a free place on a future Sportive if you are prepared to help out.
Please contact me ASAP if you are available to help out. chrisbodell@essexroads.com

Orchid Cycle Essex.
Thank you so much for making Orchidcycle 14 a massive success. We had 650 riders and runners on the day and the feedback has been that a great time was had by all. The weather was a wonderful backdrop and I hope you enjoyed the day too.
For the results of the timed events see the Orchid website.

Essex Roads gets First Place in ECCA Festival 2014.
For details see ECCA Festival Summary

The New Spring Lambs Sportive was held on 6th April.
The Result and Pictures are available through links at www.essexsportive.com also details of the next Sportive as soon as available.

Cyclists and Horses
Please see this important Poster.
We’ve also had communication from Sustrans asking us to be understanding in the way we interact with horses ridden on the counties roads. In full recognition and agreement Essex Roads Cycling Club has developed a protocol for its riders to follow so as to reduce the risk of horses becoming frightened by passing cyclists. If you are an Essex Roads Member then please read the Sustrans Code of Conduct and follow our ERCC protocol for passing horses on Essex roads.

Essex Roads Club Kit Sale - still 50% off
To find out more Click here.
Congratulations to Colin Ward for coming first in SPOCO!
Colin gets a Gold Medal and Trophy. Well done also Essex Roads CC first team. Gold Medals and Trophies to Colin Ward, Andrew Shaw & Matt Haigh. For more Essex Roads winners see the full results. Click on Sporting Courses Points Competition 2013.

Billericay Circular Cycle Ride
In order to bring further leisure cycling to the local area, Essex Roads Cycling Club has recently worked in cooperation with Billericay Town Council to produce a 15 mile cycle route taking in the best sights of the country within the locality. Essex Roads officially cycled the route on Saturday 1st October 2011 after meeting at Billericay train Station. This is a lovely ride, so please try it out!

Bike store discounts
Did you know that by joining Essex Roads Cycling Club you can get generous discounts in some local bike shops! On production of your membership card Herongate Cycles in Herongate will be able to give you very good deals on an array of bikes and equipment, and Momentum Cycles in Brentwood are able to give you 10% off any shop price listed, as well as Yellow Jersey Cycles in Billericay. So, there’s every reason to enjoy your cycling even more with Essex Roads CC.

. . . . . and we are still welcoming new members :-

Have you ever thought just how you might start cycling with a club? Did you know that every Sunday we organise four types of rides: novice, touring, club and training rides so you can pick the distance and speed to suit you best - then graduate to the next group up as you get fitter. We even do early-bird rides on a Sunday starting at sun rise. Everything is possible with Essex Roads!

And we don’t just cycle on-road, we go off-road riding too. Practically every other Saturday we organise off-road rides in all parts of our beautiful county. We also organise off-road and on-road trips and endurance rides. You can experience this too with Essex Roads!

Are you a youngster who is keen to take up cycling – we are a registered British Cycling Go-ride club and can start you off in the right direction.

Are you a more mature rider and have waited long enough to achieve your cycling ambitions – many of our riders are in their 60’s and 70’s and cycle every week!
Are you a lady cyclist – we have many lady members in our club, and families too. All these things are possible with Essex Roads!

How about taking part in a time trial – a race against the clock like they do in the Tour de France? We organise weekly events of this type from April all the way through to August. Have you thought about competing in national time trials along with riders from other clubs – our members take part in many ECCA events each year.

Ever thought of riding a sportive . How about developing your fitness in the dry over the winter – every Wednesday we hold a winter turbo training class right through from October to March to develop your core fitness and cycling techniques. This is happening with Essex Roads!

And in 2014 we are going even further! We’re introducing more member benefits so that you can save even more on your cycling by becoming a member of our rapidly expanding club – we increased our membership last year to well over 300 club members! We are working on developing more events and expanding our portfolio of activities to appeal to even more cyclists. Above all, we are turning into a cycling club for everyone. Come and meet us and we will turn you into the cyclist you want to become!

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