Essex Roads Cycling Club

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ERCC Spring Lambs and Team Sportive 2015
This prestigious 150 Km event is now open for entries and as a member of Essex Roads CC you are invited. It's on Sunday 10th May and starts from a great sporting venue - Brentwood Leisure Centre offering full changing facilities and car parking. We've got our popular pasta and salad feast when you return and full feedstops, toilet and maintenance facilities en route. For those looking for something different this is also a 'Teams of Five' Sportive offering you the chance of gaining an additional "team time' for your collective efforts. This is a first for sportives in the UK. To find out more and to book on to this amazing ride go to www.essexsportive.com. If you do one early sportive then make it this one!

See 2014 Boxing Day TT Results

CTC Reliability Ride 22nd February 2015
The South-East Essex Group of the Cyclist's Touring Club (CTC) cordially invites you to its annual Reliability Ride, on Sunday 22nd February 2015. This long-established 75-mile event takes in some beautiful Essex countryside.
The start point is the Wickford Café Restaurant, 1-7 The Broadway, Wickford, Essex SS11 7AD (map reference OS Sheet 178, TQ747936). 3 start-time options - 0830 (7-hour ride), 0900 (6-hour ride) and 0930 (5-hour ride). Cafe open from 0800. Refreshments will be available at the cafe (start/finish) and the approximate half-way point (Great Bardfield Town Hall). Entry fee: £6.00 (postal entries, cheques made payable to 'South East Group'); £7.00 ('on the line'). Wickford railway station and free car-parking (e.g., SS6 7QD) close by.
Further details: http://www.essexcycling.co.uk/events/.

Sunday Redbridge Go-Ride Race Series
Visit our "Go-ride" page under "Activites" above.

Sunday Senior Race Training Sessions
Starting in November - see ERCC Events Calendar.

ERCC Autumn Leaves sportive
The Essex Roads Autumn Leaves 150k sportive was held on Sunday 28th September. Our thanks to everyone who took part and especially those who helped at the weekend.
The results will be available on www.essexsportive.com.

See Justride Southend

Congratulations to Colin Ward for breaking the 100 mile record
Colin broke the 100 mile senior record by nearly 10 minutes!
See the full record details..

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

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

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.
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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