Group Rides
Alton Cycling Club organises weekly club rides, which all begin at The Butts, Alton.
Sunday morning rides meet at 9am. Varying pace groups.
Monday evening rides take place during the lighter months.
Tuesday morning rides meet at 9am. 13-14mph pace.
Guidance for rides
All rider’s are asked to follow our guidelines. New riders are always welcome to come and join Alton CC’s rides. If you want to find out more about our rides you can use our contact page to ask a question.
Specific ride guidance for junior riders and their parents is available here.
Upcoming rides
See the table below for our upcoming rides, ride leaders are encouraged to publish their routes before the ride – click on the destination under each ride leader’s name to see the route.
| Coffee (10:30-11:00) | Pub (12:30-13:00) | 30 Mile Ride | Tuesday Club Ride | Club Ride | Mid-Paced | Fast | |
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| Sunday 3 | Sky Park Farm | Selborne Arms | Ruth Sky Park Farm | Matt Sky Park Farm | |||
| Tuesday 5 | TBA Rob S | ||||||
| Sunday 10 | Wellington Farm Shop | Fur & Feathers | Sarah Wellington Farm | Frank/Ed Wellington Farm | Guy Chapel Row |
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| Tuesday 12 | Southwick Dan | ||||||
| Sunday 17 | EASTER SUNDAY | ||||||
| Tuesday 19 | Lugarshall Nigel | ||||||
| Sunday 24 | Southwick | Castle of Comfort | Charlie Southwick – Club | Mike Southwick – Medium | Rob Southwick 101 |
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| Tuesday 26 | Nigel Compton | ||||||
| Coffee (10:30-11:00) | Pub (12:30-13:00) | 30 Mile Ride | Club Ride | Mid-Paced | Fast | |
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| Sunday 1 | Stanstead House Dorset Coast 200km audax Isle of Wight Randonee | Golden Pheasant | Freya | |||
| Monday 2 | Evening ride, 20 miles, meet at the Butts 6:30pm | |||||
| Tuesday 3 | Bishops Waltham | Dan | ||||
| Sunday 8 | Stockbridge | Castle of Comfort | Annie Stockbridge 87km | Mike Stockbridge 99km | Guy Stockbridge 101km |
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| Monday 9 | Evening ride, 20 | |||||
| Tuesday 10 | TBA | Darren | ||||
| Sunday 15 | Sherfield on Loddon, The Coffee Ship Sherfield on Loddon | Fur & Feathers | Paul W | Frank | ||
| Monday 16 | Evening ride, 20 miles, meet at the Butts 6:30pm | |||||
| Tuesday 17 | Dinton Pastures Hurst | Nigel | ||||
| Sunday 22 | Cowdray Park, Midhurst | French Horn | Sarah | Mike | Rob | |
| Monday 23 | Evening ride, 20 miles, meet at the Butts 6:30pm | |||||
| Tuesday 24 | Graffam Village Stores Nr Petworth | Nigel | ||||
| Sunday 29 | Leckford | Castle of Comfort | Becci | Jimmy Leckford |
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| Monday 30 | Evening ride, 20 miles, meet at the Butts 6:30pm | |||||
| Tuesday 31 | Stokes Bay | Dan | ||||
| Coffee (10:30-11:00) | Pub (12:30-13:00) | 30 mile | Club Ride | Mid-Paced | Fast | |
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| Sunday 5 | Trotton G S | Ruth | ||||
| Monday 6 | Evening ride, 20 miles, meet at the Butts 6:30pm | Mike | ||||
| Tuesday 7 | Tangmere Aviation Museum | Darren | ||||
| Sunday 12 | Fort Nelson | Castle of Comfort | Darren Fort Nelson | Shaun | ||
| Monday 13 | Evening ride, 20 miles, meet at the Butts 6:30pm | |||||
| Tuesday 14 | Elm Park GS Pamber End | Dan | ||||
| Sunday 19 | Bucklebury | Stephen | ||||
| Monday 20 | Evening ride, 20 miles, meet at the Butts 6:30pm | |||||
| Tuesday 21 | Kimbridge Darren | Kimbridge | ||||
| Sunday 26 | The Tea Barn, Beechcraft | Sarah | Justin | |||
| Monday 27 | Evening ride, 20 miles, meet at the Butts 6:30pm | |||||
| Tuesday 28 | ||||||
| Coffee (10:30-11:00) | Pub (12:30-13:00) | 30 Mile Ride | Club Ride | Mid-Paced | Fast | |
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| Sunday 3 | Crofton Beam Engine Mike’s Annual 100 miler 100 Miler 8.00 am Start | |||||
| Monday 4 | Evening ride, 20 miles, meet at the Butts 6:30pm | |||||
| Tuesday 5 | ||||||
| Sunday 10 | The Jim Woods Memorial Ride | |||||
| Monday 11 | Evening ride, 20 miles, meet at the Butts 6:30pm | |||||
| Tuesday 12 | ||||||
| Sunday 17 | Sky Farm Deer Park Petersfield | Ruth | ||||
| Monday 18 | Evening ride, 20 miles, meet at the Butts 6:30pm | |||||
| Sunday 24 | Shaun’s Round The Island Ride 9.20 Ferry P’mouth – F’bourne | |||||
| Tuesday 25 | ||||||
| Monday 25 | Evening ride, 20 miles, meet at the Butts 6:30pm | |||||
| Tuesday 26 | ||||||
| Sunday 31 | Popham Air Field | Annie | ||||
| Coffee (10:30-11:00) | Pub (12:30-13:00) | 30 Mile Ride | Club Ride | Mid-Paced | Fast | |
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| Monday 1 | Evening ride, 20 miles, meet at the Butts 6:30pm | |||||
| Tuesday 2 | ||||||
| Sunday 7 | Emsworth | Sarah | ||||
| Monday 8 | Evening ride, 20 miles, meet at the Butts 6:30pm | |||||
| Tuesday 9 | ||||||
| Sunday 14 | Wellington Farm Shop | |||||
| Monday 15 | Evening ride, 20 miles, meet at the Butts 6:30pm | |||||
| Tuesday 16 | ||||||
| Sunday 21 | Honesty Cafe, Dummer | |||||
| Monday 22 | Evening ride, 20 miles, meet at the Butts 6:30pm | |||||
| Tuesday 23 | ||||||
| Sunday 28 | Mud Island GS | |||||
| Monday 29 | ||||||
| Tuesday 30 | ||||||
About our rides
We have three ride groups on Sundays to suit varying abilities: A Club Group, a Mid-Paced Group and a Fast Group. No riders are dropped or left behind on any ride. The club rides average between 13 to 15mph, depending upon terrain and cover 45 to 50 miles. The mid-paced and fast rides both cover about 50 miles with average speeds of about 15mph and 18mph respectively.
The Club Group is a mixture of experienced riders and anyone new to cycling. The aim of the group is to promote both the etiquette and the advantages of group riding. During the summer months rides may occasionally be longer than 45 to 50 miles. These are identified by a * the ride leader can be contacted for route details. The group rides may not always go to the mid / fast group café but there will always be a coffee stop!
All rides on a Sunday, unless otherwise stated, leave from The Butts, Alton at 09.00. We have a WhatsApp group that keeps riders up to date on our rides. Get in touch with Becci using the Contact page to be added to the group.
Alton Cycling Club rides and Covid-19
All Alton CC group cycling activities take place in accordance with current UK Government regulations and British Cycling guidance which is available here.
British Cycling have published information on how to remain safe when cycling during the Covid-19 pandemic. Alton CC guidance continues to limit the size of each group to twelve riders for safety reasons.
Rides are still subject to Covid mitigation measures, including: test and trace protocols, one metre social distancing while riding, two metre social distancing while not riding, and guidance covering hygiene, equipment sharing and self-sufficiency. More details on this can be found in this British Cycling document.
Group sizes: A new group should be formed once a ride group has twelve members. Riders should avoid congregating at café stops in large groups and follow Government guidance on social distancing. Please make sure you read and follow British Cycling’s latest guidance.