Our Social Rides lie at the very heart of the club. We have lots of beautiful countryside near to Farnborough and Camberley that we like to explore.
This page details our current regularly offered rides, both on- and off-road. In addition to these scheduled rides, many ad-hoc rides (particularly off-road) happen too..
We also run regular club rides on the Zwift online platform, using turbo trainers. See our Zwift page for more.
Why ride with a club? See (Nearly) One Year and Counting – A New Member’s Tale.
Day | Ride | Surface | Start Time (MAY VARY) | Cafe Stop | Distance | Speed | Ride Leader(s) |
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Wednesday | Gentle Pace Social Ride | Road | 9:30 am | Yes | 35 – 40 miles | 13 – 14 mph 21 - 22.5 kmh | Vernon Schutte |
Saturday | Easy Trails (Gravel, Hybrid and MTBs) | Tarmac paths and light gravel | 9.00 am | Yes (at the end) | 15 - 20 miles | 9 - 13 mph 14.5 - 21 kmh | Paul Hosemann Shawn Mitchley DC (Duncan Coombes) |
Saturday (One per month) | The DIRT Club | Off Road | 9.30 am | Yes | 25-35 miles | 11-13 mph 18- 21 kmh | Dalton Flesch Carl White |
Saturday | Saturday Social Ride | Road | 9:30am | Yes | 35+ miles | Varies, but typically 13-14 mph 21 - 22.5 kmh | Dom Crapart DC (Duncan Coombes) |
Saturday & Sunday | The 100 Club | Road | Varies | Yes | 100+ Kilometres (63+ miles) | 14-16 mph 23 - 26 kmh | As and when ride leaders offer these. |
Sunday | Super Gentle Pace (Beginners') Social Ride | Road | 9:30am | Yes | 20 - 25 miles | 11.5 - 12.5 mph 18.5 - 20kmh | Hannah Crawte Hillary Mumsford |
Sunday | Gentle Pace Social Ride | Road | 9:30 am | Yes | 35 – 40 miles | 13 – 14 mph 21 - 22.5 kmh | Cesar Herrera Clare White |
Sunday | Mid Pace Social Ride | Road | 9:30 am | Yes | 40 – 55 miles | 14.5 – 15.5 mph 23 - 25 kmh | Shawn Mitchley Paul Rees Neil Lister |
Sunday | Quick Pace Social Ride | Road | 9:30 am (10:00 am during winter) | Yes | 45 – 60 miles | 16.0 – 17.5 mph 26 - 28 kmh | Bob Hughes Shawn Mitchley |
Sunday | Fast Pace Social Ride | Road | 9:30 am | Yes | 45 – 60 miles | 18.0+ mph 29+ kmh | Luke Stratford |
Sunday | Fast Pace Non-Stop Ride | Road | 9:30 am | No | 50 – 60 miles | 18.0+ mph 29+ kmh | Decided by the group on the day |
NOTE: Start times and places may vary. Please refer to the Rides Calendar for full details. Or for non-members who are wishing to try a ride, contact clubrides@fccc.org.uk

- No-one is dropped and the pace should be adjusted to that of the slowest in the group.
- Riding is in groups of no more than 8 or 10 riders (numbers in excess of this will be split accordingly).
- Most rides start in the same place – on the far (south) side of the railway arch by Speedy’s Chinese Takeaway at the West Heath Road roundabout in Farnborough (often referred to as “The Bridge” by members). Click here for a map . Using What3Words it’s at ///aunts.spearhead.hammer . There’s a small amount of free parking available there. However, sometimes rides start from different places, so do please make sure you know where the start point is in advance. If it hasn’t been advertised otherwise, it will be by Speedy’s.
- All participants are expected to be familiar with and follow our Club Ride Guidelines.
- Non-members are always welcome to come along and try out our rides before joining the club.
- In addition to the regular rides above, we can sometimes also arrange rides over an even shorter distance. So if you’d like to join in but but are not sure about the distance/pace, then get in touch and we’ll see if we can help you out.
- Email clubrides@fccc.org.uk with any questions you may have.
All riders participating in Club Rides must be familiar with the contents of:
IMPORTANT NOTE: All riders ride as individuals with responsibility for their own actions and entirely at their own risk. The club strongly recommends riders consider their own insurance cover, at the very minimum for third-party liability, and recommend the third-party insurance provided to members of British Cycling or Cycling UK.
Riders should also consider whether they need additional cover for risks such as loss of income if injured following an accident.
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