What we’re about
Our friendly Cycling Club is part of Cycling UK (West Sussex Member Group). Our weekly Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday rides normally start between Shoreham and Littlehampton, and we also occasionally ride from other areas such as Chichester and Brighton & Hove.
Our rides usually start and finish at the same location, to give riders the opportunity of arriving by cycling, car, or train. We ride for an hour or so to a café for a coffee stop and then cycle to lunch, which is normally at a pub - or you can bring your own! The ride then returns to the starting point.
A typical Tuesday ride is around 30-40 miles and is divided into multiple groups cycling between 10 and 12mph according to abilty. These rides are mostly along quiet country lanes and designed for cyclists who are looking for a social ride. Thursday rides are shorter at about 20 miles.
Our Sunday rides are longer at around 50 to 70 miles and are for full club members only.
All types of bikes, including e-bikes, are welcome on our rides so long as they are well maintained and roadworthy. Please bring along normal repair items such as spare inner tubes, tyre levers, and a working pump. In the autumn and winter months please make sure you have good working lights front and back. We don’t insist on hi-viz or a helmet.
We welcome you to come along and try our rides up to three times before you decide whether you would like to join us. Our annual membership is just £6, and you will also need to become a member of Cycling UK for insurance cover. All club rides are free of charge … so why not book on a ride and start your cycling journey with Arun-Adur Cycling Club! Check out our Facebook page too for photographs of our cycling excursions.
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Short ride with coffee at the Port Kitchen, Southwick
Worthing Pier, Worthing Pavilion Theatre ,, Worthing , GBMeet at Worthing Pier at 10:00.
Cycle via the airport to the wooden bridge in Shoreham (please let me know if you wish to join the group here at 10.30). Up Coombes road, past St Botolph's church, across the metal Adur bridge, south on the Downlink, through Shoreham to the the lock gates. Coffee at the Port Kitchen. Return, along the coastal route, to the pier.
A little over 20 miles (2 hours riding), flat, short off-road section with firm surface on the Downslink.
Please check that your bike is roadworthy - we recommend the “M Check” shown here: https://www.sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/get-active/2019/everyday-walking-and-cycling/mcheck
If you have a pump, puncture repair kit and a basic cycling tool kit, we recommend bringing them (just in case).
Children are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult.
All participants are ultimately responsible for their own safety and wellbeing and should be aware that the medical/first aid provisions are no different than if they were riding on their own or informally with friends.
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