Tiered Lockdown to Resume Week 36, 27th November 2020
Back in the game. It shows how far we’ve come this year that we all breathe a sigh of relief that we are once again allowed to ride in groups of 6 from next week. It appears that, for now at least, we will be pretty much back to the conditions and restrictions we had before
Lockdown Resumes Week 35, 20th November 2020
[Editor’s note: There were no group activities during this week. Please refer to our Week 33 entry for further information.]
Lockdown Resumes Week 34, 13th November 2020
[Editor’s note: There were no group activities during this week. Please refer to our Week 33 entry for further information.]
Lockdown Resumes Week 33, 5th November 2020
It’s tough to put a positive spin on the prospect of another national lockdown, but as a fully paid up member of the glass-half-full club, I’m going to give it a go. It’s only 4 weeks. Yes, the government has left the door open for extending it if necessary, if only so we can be
Tiered Lockdown Week 32, 30th October 2020
It was great to see so many of you at the AGM this week, albeit online. With all the practice we’ve had this year on conference calls, it all seemed to go pretty well too. The big focus was, naturally, on the design of the new kit. It’s great to have something exciting to do
Tiered Lockdown Week 31, 23rd October 2020
It’s just a short time now until the big election then. I don’t mean the vote to choose the least appropriate leader of the free world there’s ever been – I mean the keenly awaited vote for our organising committee at the AGM. We’ll put out the full agenda shortly, but remember we plan to
Tiered Lockdown Week 30, 16th October 2020
I’ll be brief today because I’m travelling, having spend a week doing some cycling and hiking in Cornwall. If anything good comes from Covid, it’s that many of us have (re)discovered the fact we live in a country blessed with some fabulous places to explore. Club Kit Changes We are almost there on the choice of
Lockdown Week 29, 8th October 2020
A somewhat disrupted Barry Covington memorial ride last weekend thanks to the combination of a persistent global pandemic and some truly filthy weather, but an important way to mark the day. If you were in any doubt as to its value, listen again to Tom speaking at the Velodrome on our Facebook post. All of
Barry Covington Memorial Rides, Sunday 4th October 2020
The first year we ran the ‘Barry’, I remember a glorious sunrise lighting up the Crystal Palace transmitter, like a radiant Eiffel Tower, on my ride to Penge. We we treated to an almost indecently warm and sunny day to enjoy the lanes before gathering for a feast back at the Velodrome to remember our lost pal. A feast
Lockdown Week 27, 25th September 2020
[Editor’s note: This week marks 6 whole months since the UK entered lockdown.] In the week we’re preparing for our Barry Covington memorial rides, I’m not sure we needed reminding that we sometimes take our lives in our hands when we go out on our bikes, mixing it with impatient drivers and imperfect roads. We certainly