Croydon Cycle Rides Diary
Croydon Cycling Campaign maintains a diary of regular rides and cycling events in and around the Croydon area, run by different local organisations.
If you want to publicise your cycling club, cycle rides or other pedal powered events in the diary then please email webmaster@croydon-lcc.org.uk.
You can help to get Croydon cycling by printing out several copies of Croydon's rides diary
and distributing them to your local shop, library or workplace. A
PDF version of the rides diary
is provided for this purpose.
Pollards Hill Cyclists
www.pollardshillcyclists.org.uk
New rides groups that provides guided leisure rides to encourage more people to use their bikes and discover their surrounding area.
The group runs a popular and varied weekend programme of rides which are
open to all, and particularly handy for those living in Croydon, Merton
and Lambeth. Rides are free and there is no need to book. Nearest train
stations are Norbury or Streatham Common.
See their website for full details and upcoming rides.
See also our Rides & Events page for details of Love Yr Bike in Mitcham on February 11th, and an easy paced Croydon feeder ride to this event via the Wandle Trail.
Addiscombe Cycling Club
Saturday rides 3 rides all from Coulsdon South BR station through Surrey lanes to cafe at Charlwood, 40 miles - back for lunchtime:
Just4fun group (only 13mph) - 8.55am
Easy group - 9am
Steady group - 9.15am via Partridge
Training group - 9.30am via the dual carriageway
Sunday rides 9.30am same place - hilly, medium paced rides to Westerham.
Off road rides go most Sundays 10am meeting at East Croydon - Bring helmet, pump, mars bars, water and spare tube.
MTB rides - most Thursdays leaving East Croydon station at 8pm.
Wednesday 8.30pm club night at Methodist Church Hall, Lower Addiscombe Road / Canning Road.
Anerley Bicycle Club
Enjoy sociable (30 to 50 milee at 12mph) rides along leafy lanes of Kent and Surrey, with cafe and pub stops. All standards welcome.
Every Sunday 9.30am from Shurguard Building, Brighton Road, South Croydon (near Coucil refuse depot) - just turn up! Enquiries to John Dadson on 020 8771 5955.
Bigfoot Bikes
Bigfoot Bikes have a rides forum on their website, so check it out for current information, or ring Roger on 020 8462 5004.
CTC Central London
Central London CTC organise a selection of rides every Sunday for all abilities, usually meeting at a mainline station to get a train out of town. Rides are all day, with a pub lunch, often elevenses and tea stops. Mainly on-road, but some off-road rides. No membership, but 30p contribution for admin costs. For full rides list and more information see the website or contact Nick Bloom via secretary@centrallondonctc.org.uk or 020 8365 3806.
Cycling for All
Cycling for All is a project to encourage and enable cycling using tricycles,
which are particularly suitable for people with disabilities and special needs.
The Arena track is a safe, flat environment in which to try cycling, providing an
opportunity for regular outdoor exercise in a friendly and supportive environment.
Sessions are usually the first and third Saturdays in the month and held at Croydon
Sports Arena, Albert Road. For more information contact Liz Mincer on 020 8681 7600
or lizmincer@aol.com
Beginners Rides
Run by South West London CTC. Contact Shirley on 020 8642 3720.
Every Saturday at 2pm from Nonsuch Park Mansion Cafe. Short,
easy rides for cyclists of any age. One ride in the park grounds, others
into nearby lanes.
Tandem rides for the blind
Croydon Voluntary Organisation for the Blind (CVAB) organise monthly tandem rides - anyone interested in becoming a front rider or stoker should contact Richard James on 020 8688 2486.
Cycle Group for Women
Meets monthly on the first Sunday of the month and aims to support and encourage beginners. Contact Ruth Driessler on 020 8765 0626.
Other London Events
London Critical Mass, final Friday of month
See www.croydon-lcc.org.uk/events/critical_mass.htm
for details.
CTC Croydon
We organise a run every Sunday.
We average 12mph and cover up to 90 miles in the summer and 65 miles
in the winter. Our rides are normally run for the whole day with stops
in the morning and afternoon for tea or coffee, and we stop at a pub at
lunchtime. In the winter months we do not stop in the afternoon. If you
cannot manage a whole day join us for the run to our morning tea stop.
Our rides are to Kent, Surrey and Sussex. The rides normally start at
Purley (for Sussex and Surrey) meeting.
Croydon Green Drinks
An informal, social group to chat about environmental, social or sustainability issues, or anything else you like! Takes place on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 6pm in The Ship, High Street, Croydon. We are the table with the pot plant! For more information please email Richie Brett at croydon.greendrinks@virgin.net.
