Updated guidelines for both riders and ride leaders
Club group rides are a mainstay of our activities and we strive to make them as fun and enjoyable as possible. Our ride leaders are all volunteers and when leading a ride listed on our rides page they become ‘club officials’, which means they are covered under the club’s insurance provided by British Cycling. All ride leaders should follow the ride leader guidelines which we originally published in 2021 and have just updated to include a section on e-bikes.
Similarly, all club members riding on our group rides should follow the rider guidelines which have also been updated to include the same e-bike section.
These guidelines are available on the Rides page of our website for all existing and potential members to read. If you have any concerns or questions on this, please contact our Club Welfare Officer at welfare@altoncyclingclub.org
Thank you
Club Hill Climb Championships 2024 ~ Results
On a fine, but windy morning we returned to the Brockham Hill course for our club annual hill climb championships. Supported by an excellent team of marshals and timekeepers, 12 riders turned out to pit themselves against the 1.6km course. Congratulations to all 12 and a big thank you to the marshals and timekeepers for giving up their time.
Here are the results:
Club Kit order window
Our next club kit order window will open on Sunday 1st September for 2 weeks. The range covers all the club items you might need for autumn and winter riding. Delivery timescales should be slightly shorter than our last order (approximately 6 weeks) as Bioracer is less busy in September.
Our full club kit range can be seen here, (you will need to register for an account if you do not already have one).
July annual rides
We have 2 of our annual special ride events coming up that we’d like to highlight (in case you’ve missed the WhatsApp messages – easily done!):
Jim Woods Memorial Audax (Sunday 7th July, 9am start)
Starting at Beech Village Hall and riding out to Leckford on a picturesque circular route. This ride is being organised by John Heath in memory of our good friend and club mate Jim Woods who tragically died in 2020 of a brain tumour. Any surplus money from this event will be donated to Brainstrust, the charity that provides help and resources to people with brain tumours.
Club 100 miler (Sunday 15th July, now Sunday 18th August, 8am start)
Early start from the Butts, and heading West with planned stops at Stockbridge and Wendy’s Community café in Great Bedwyn.
We’re looking forward to these summer social rides! Hope to see you there. More details, including routes, on our
Halosports final kit sale
Update: new reduced prices and extended sale date.
Halosports have informed the club that they have reverted to their original kit manufacturer, Velo+. Consequently, they are now having a clearance sale of the Alton CC kit manufactured by Texmarket, see items in the sale below. The sale will run from Friday 10 May to Sunday 23 June. All orders should be made direct to halosports@hotmail.co.uk and will have a £3.50 postage fee.
Given this decision, Alton CC will move to a single kit supplier, Bioracer, from the end of June.
New club kit supplier added
Following a unanimous vote at our club night at the French Horn on Thursday 28 March, we have added a new kit supplier, Bioracer. With a full range of kit from jerseys, jackets and shorts to accessories and race suits, Bioracer has a strong pedigree in supplying pro and national teams as well as many cycling clubs around the world. Owning their own European factories gives them an edge in being able to supply kit to us at a competitive price with a minimum order quantity of only 1 item. We will open 3 or 4 “order windows” per year to batch orders into meaningful quantities. Orders typically take 6 to 8 weeks to produce and are despatched to a central contact in the club for collection by members.
Our full club kit range can be seen here, (you will need to register for […]
