Farnborough & Camberley Cycling Club

There is list of all rides planned in the next month here.

There are social / novice rides on Wednesdays, weather permitting, typically around 30 miles with a cafe stop. These rides are ideal for beginners and returning riders, and start at 10am.

There are usually 2 rides every Sunday in the March-October period (and occasionally in the winter months - please see the calendar for information)

1. Social / novice ride, around 30-35 miles with cafe stop, ideal for beginners and returning riders.  Once a month there is in addition a Sunday Ladies-only ride, also 30-35 miles with cafe stop. These rides all start at 10am. The schedule and details of Ladies rides can be found here and in the calendar.
2. Training Ride, on Sundays there is typically a 3-4 hour ride of around 50-70 miles on one of a number of routes, starting at 9.00. Speed is around 16-17 mph and any stop for refuelling is a short one. Mid-paced training rides of 40 miles or so at around 15mph are also planned for Saturday mornings, usually on the first and third Saturday of each month starting at 9:45am. There are also monthly MTB rides on Sundays, and during the winter months a Thursday night chaingang training ride. The current schedule of all training rides for the next 4 weeks is here.

On some Sundays there is also a 50 mile mid-paced social ride, typically 14-16 mph, with a longer cafe stop mid-way.

Unless otherwise stated in the training or ladies rides schedules, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday club rides start from West Heath roundabout, Cove.

Newcomers to club riding are recommended to start their riding with attendance on club runs, which enables them to gain cycling fitness and to get to know their fellow members. Please check the clothing and equipment article in this section for advice on what to bring and don't forget to bring some cash for cakes, coffee or water!

If the weather is poor, rides may be cancelled. Please check the calendar or forums for details, or contact the ride organiser or Alan.

(There's a forum thread that discusses plans for weekend rides here. If you want to see the most recent post first, you need to be logged in, select the 'Weekend Rides' topic and then set the sort sequence to post time descending at the bottom of the page.)

This section is about TTs. Results can be found under the news & results menu.

Time Trials, or TTs, can really provide that extra bit of 'intensity' to boost your training. Riding the same course over a season gives a very good way of judging fitness.

Riding a TT is often a first step into competitive road cycling. Competitors, individuals or teams, set off at intervals and are timed over a fixed distance course. A time trial can be a test of a rider’s ability to beat earlier personal bests whilst also being a race in which riders compare their performances to others.  There are few tactics; in a time trial you ride against the watch – with no one to slipstream or set the pace.

FCCC runs a series of events, and in the TT section of the web site we have also provided an introductory article, FAQ for club time trials,GPS tracks / maps of the club courses and also start locations.

This section is under development. It will be used to provide information on routes recommended by members. Any ideas or suggestions welcomed; please email Alan.

As a start, we have provided members-only access to enable them to add rides to a mapping application via an account here.

The routes in this account will be public.