Who are we?
Established in 1878, Alton Cycling Club (Alton CC) has about 100 members. We’re a friendly cycling club based in Alton, Hampshire and we have many members from Alton’s surrounding villages too. Our aim is to offer a cycling club that promotes fun, safety, group riding etiquette and personal development.
To provide the best experience for club members, we have a number of volunteers who give up their time to form a Committee, to perform non-committee roles and to act as Ride Leaders. Let us know if you would like to volunteer.
Group Rides
Want to join us for future group cycling rides? Here at Alton Cycling Club, we encourage local cyclists to join our Hampshire rides. Discover our upcoming rides on the rides page. You can find out the route, expected coffee stop and named ride leader. We welcome new riders, so all you need to do is let us know in advance that you’re coming along to our local group cycling rides and which of our rides you’ll be joining.
Segment of the Month Competition
We continue to host this popular competition at Alton Cycling Club, open to all members. Each month between April and October, a different Strava segment is selected. Whoever records the fastest adjusted time (male and female) over the segment is the stage winner. The results are updated monthly on the Segment Challenge page. To enter you need to register using this form. You can read the full competition rules here and find out more about Strava in this introductory guide.
Audax Event
On 6th July 2025, Alton CC supported a fourth Audax event in memory of our club member, Jim Woods, who tragically died of a brain tumour in 2020. This follows the success of the 2022, 2023 and 2024 events, which together have raised over £3,700. The 2026 Jim Woods Memorial Ride will take place on 12th July, more details to follow next year. Details of the charity brainstrust can be found here.
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Recent News
North France Touring Trip, June 2025
Simon Potter organised a fantastic tour in north France, part Brittany and part Normandy – 6 riders, who had the luxury of our bags being transported in a support vehicle driven by Simon’s dad, Roland. [...]
Summer BBQ – Saturday 16th August
Our next club social evening will be on Saturday 16th August at the Medstead Village Hall, Medstead for our Summer BBQ. Sausages, burgers and bread rolls will be provided by the club and cooked [...]
2025 5 Mile Time Trial
On Sunday 13th July, twenty-six riders, including eight ladies, lined up to take part in our first ever ‘social’ TT on the 5 mile HCC286 course up the Candover Valley. For many this was their [...]
Jim Woods Memorial Audax 2025
Alton Cycling club had a great turnout for the 4th edition of the Jim Woods Memorial Audax. More than 80 riders set off from Beech village Hall on a circular 102Km route through [...]
More Club Events Coming Soon
Details of more Alton Cycling Club Events will be posted here soon
King Alfred Way Tour 2025
Blood, Sweat and Beers, an off road adventure ... A group of seven Alton Cycling Club members undertook the iconic King Alfred Way, which is an off-road loop around historic Wessex, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of [...]
2025 Time Trial – Sunday 13 July
We are very pleased to be hosting Alton Cycling Club's new annual 5 mile Time Trail and social, we hope that you are thinking of entering. If you have decided to join us it [...]
2025 Time Trial Practice Run
On Sunday 18th May a select band of riders stepped up to take part in the inaugural running of the Alton CC’s 5-mile TT, on our new course up the Candover Valley. Six entrants, including [...]
A Spring Adventure in Dénia
The Alton Cycling Club's annual spring pilgrimage took a small group of members to the sun-drenched roads of Dénia, Spain, from March 29th to April 5th, 2025. This highly-anticipated trip promised a week of challenging [...]
Annual Dinner 2025
In March, we held our Annual Dinner and Awards evening. It was the first one that I'd been to as the new Chair of Alton Cycling Club (following Guy Henshaw's impressive 5 year chairmanship!). We [...]
Curry Night, 3rd April, 7.30pm
Our next club social evening will be on Thursday 3rd April at the Curry Palace in Alton. Large selection of dishes to choose from, including a vegan menu. Arrive by 7.30pm https://www.currypalacealton.co.uk/
Alton CC Photography Competition
Our Club Dinner included presentation of prizes for the Alton CC Photography Competition. In first place was Becci May with a great shot of Owen's bike in the Atlas Mountains Race and a supporting shot [...]
Join Alton Cycling Club, Hampshire today!
At Alton Cycling Club, we encourage local cyclists to join our Hampshire rides. Discover our upcoming rides on the rides page. All we ask is that you let us know in advance which of our Hampshire rides you are planning on attending. We look forward to riding with you soon!
