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Join us on our rides around Solihull and surrounding counties!
Join us on our rides around Solihull and surrounding counties!
Clocks gone back, rain aplenty, so mudguards seeing early action, and the start of our social season. The hill climb season is over, but the cyclo-crossers are still getting wet and muddy
New Members
This month we welcome….Dave Sanders, Rob Perry, and Brett & Keleigh Hendricks
Membership Renewals 2024
Club membership subscriptions will remain unchanged for 2024.
Mince Pie Run 2023
Our much-loved Mince Pie Run is back to our normal date this year, on Sunday 3rd December. Once again, we will be raising money from our charity partners Solihull Wheels for All.
Club Rides
The Winter 23/24 club rides programme is almost complete and will appear on the website as soon as clashes etc are ironed out.
Dates for your Diary
Sun 3 December Charity Mince Pie Run. Lowsonford Village Hall
Wed 24 Jan 24 Annual General Meeting
Sat 3 Feb 24 Annual Awards presentation
Sun 11 Feb 24 Reliability Rides
Even the best laid plans sometimes have to change....
Look HERE for short notice changes to previously advertised club activities
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Given the dismal weather, an impressive number of SCC members and friends made it to the Mince Pie run. If you missed out but would like to top up the collection bucket, you can do this online at:
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/scc-swfa-mince-pie-run-2023
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Not ready for Solihull CC just yet, but keen to get into cycling?
Other cycling opportunities are available in Solihull...
visit https://www.solihullactive.co.uk/cycling-in-solihull/ to find out what's on offer
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The Winter 23/24 club rides programme is almost complete and the December and January lists are now on here.
The Tuesday D run will start later, and be at D/E pace.
Club run co-ordinators recently reviewed the core programme description to check it’s still OK. It’s important that (so far as possible) each run has well matched riders. If you are feeling below par for whatever reason, please consider dropping to a lower paced / shorter ride. Equally if you are always ripping it up, is it time to see how you get on with moving up? Check out the programme at https://solihullcc.org.uk/core-programme#6414665b-5f86-4dbf-8ab4-081c89e3f294
November – February are potentially hostile months for group rides. I’m not keen on predominantly black clothing – but definitely not in winter. With low sun, and the reflections off wet roads we can be near invisible to other road users. Most of us are going for at least a splash of hi-viz, and using front and rear daytime running lights.
Unless it’s bone dry, full length mudguards are required, with a long rear mudflap that extends below the rear wheel spindle height. Anything shorter will offer little or no protection for following riders.
Watch out for slippery leaves, mud and gravel, and even fruit and nuts, and finally – wrap up warm
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Riders joining club runs do so entirely at their own risk.
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Could You Be A Cycling Coach?
Solihull Cycling Club already has a great team of British Cycling-trained coaches who deliver group sessions, mainly at Tudor Grange Park, to develop our member’s cycling skills and fitness.
The sessions cater for young and old - beginner to elite. But we need more coaches.
The sessions, which take place on weekday evenings during the Spring and Summer, are greatly valued by members, and they have been the launch pad for successful cycling careers including World Champions and Pro Tour riders.
But they sometimes stretch our resources, and occasionally sessions have to be cancelled due to coach unavailability.
Would you like to join the team?
You can find out more here:
https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/coaching
or email coaching@solihullcc.org.uk.
A friendly word about Covid….
(and other infectious diseases)
We still want to do all we can to protect one another.
Covid has not completely gone away, but thankfully is no longer having a significant impact on our wide ranging programme of competitive and recreational cycling.
So... please don’t attend if you have any reason to believe you could be infectious, now or in the previous seven days
As a cycling club, we actively promote all aspects of cycling from social riding for pleasure and health, to racing and participation in organized competitive events.
Our younger members and youth are especially important to the club. We are lucky to have a good selection of coaches to help our younger members develop their skills and identify their strengths.
We now have 3 suppliers of Club clothing to suit every need. A wide range of items are available in men's, women's and children's specific sizes and fits.
Our club magazine AWheel has been one of the main ways we let our diverse membership know what is going on in the club.
We have been looking for a new editor since Covid interrupted publication, and the good news is Steve O'Hara has stepped up. The first edition will appear as soon as Steve has enough material - so you know what to do.....
We welcome contributions from club members. Submit to editor@solihullcc.org.uk
Every year we recognize the achievements and contributions of our club members., at our annual prize giving dinner and celebration. Join the club and you may become a champion.
Policies, charters and other documents that form a necessary part of any organization these days - boring but important.
If you click the button below we will send you details on club membership.
Alternatively, the membership form can be downloaded from the documents area in this website.
Although Covid now feels like a thing of the past, it's still lingering.
Therefore, we have significantly scaled back our Covid risk management measures, and are able to operate more or less as normal.
The idea of the circuit was the brainchild of Harry Reynolds. It was Harry’s vision to create a traffic free, safe environment where the club could build its next generation of champions under the guidance of a group of fully qualified British Cycling coaches belonging to the Solihull CC.
The circuit is approx 850 metres long, 5 metres wide with a 6 metres finishing straight down the middle of the top. The profile of the circuit is labelled as ‘testing’ as Tudor Grange Park slopes away towards the Norman Green Athletics centre.
Tudor Grange Park, Monkspath Hall Rd, Solihull, England B91 1NB, United Kingdom