Cycling Group
Leader: John Surowiec
Tuesdays 9:30
The 2026 season of rides has gone well only three Tuesdays with no ride, two due to rain and one due to heat! We have established some new routes with one to Melksham via Chittoe and some easy off road.
The group continues to grow in numbers with some new members, so that we normally have at least six riders. Our destination is always a cafe; these include some new venues; Urchfont Village Hall, Lacock National Trust cafe and Steeple Ashton community cafe.
There have also been two new events. Four riders completed the 260 mile Royal Chilterns Way over five days in late April – well done Ian, Phil, Simon and John – and Anna, who had been going to do the 53 mile London to Brighton ride for charity, but sadly broke her wrist, did the same distance around the Devizes area in late June. The pictures below show the four Chilterns riders and Anna with her supporters.
So, come on cyclists, join us on Tuesdays and get fitter, take in some lovely fresh air in our beautiful Wiltshire countryside and enjoy coffee, cake and a social chat with other likeminded folk. Our normal arrangements are as follows:-
- We ride every Tuesday from March to the end of November starting at 9.30 am with a return no later than 1.00 pm.
- Tuesday rides start in Devizes in the car park outside the Shambles north entrance. There will always be a halfway stop for coffee, cake and some good social chat.
- Rides are rarely more than 25 miles and on quiet roads with little traffic and no off-road other than for short easy stretches and where this cannot be avoided.
- We keep in touch using WhatsApp; this allows us to learn the ride destination and if the weather is such that the leader decides to call off the ride.
So, if you would like to join us, or need some bike advice before joining us, contact John via email . Remember that all are welcome, electric bikes (we now have seven members with an electric bike), road bikes, hybrid bikes. It’s you, your enjoyment, good health and safety and not the bike or how fast you can ride it that matters!
