B&DCC is a large cycling club based in Bolsover, we have over 200 active members and take part in events across a wide range of cycling disciplines including road riding, TT, Hill Climbs, Cyclo Cross, Mountain Biking and Track as well as others!
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| Sep 15 Sun 2019 This week’s routes are available to peruse and download via the links below. Green Please see the ride description located here for details on our new ‘Chilli’ system for pace,terrain and perceived difficulty. B&DCC Short Sunday Social RidesShort Sunday Social Rides aimed at getting new riders to try group riding for the first time. The route will be posted on the club’s Facebook page during the week. The ride will be approximately 2 hours long plus a café stop midway. All abilities will be catered for and no one will get left behind. Please pass the information on to friends and family who may be interested. Social Mountain Bike RideSunday 15 September – wheels away 9.30 AM from Rowsley DE4 2EB. If you fancy a chatty social ride in a quiet area of the Peak this could be for you. 15 miles with 1700ft of climb over 4 ascents which will be taken slowly giving some lovely views and descents. PM me on Facebook with any queries and please post on the Facebook page if you intend to come to give us an idea of numbers Jim and Ruth HARDWICK HALL HILL CLIMB – ENTRY CLOSES TUES 3rd SEPT. @ 11:59pm Closed road floodlit event – go on, give it a go! Sunday 15th Sept 2019 @ 7pm (adults) Sep 17 Tue 2019 Club Members Meeting7:00 PM @ Oxcroft Miners Welfare, Stanfree. Meeting is for ALL members, so please come along and have your say – it’s YOUR club so your participation is appreciated. Sep 18 Wed 2019 The Wednesday Shifters, Retirees & Slackers road ride leaves from The Pillar at 09:30 AM. The pace will adjust to suit those turning up. We usually have a café stop along the way. Please be self sufficient with pump, tubes, etc. and post on the B&DCC Facebook group page if intending to join. This is an automated repeat calendar event – please check the Facebook group page to ensure the ride is going ahead this week. Hey! Are you tired of obstructing traffic? Sick of being verbally abused by drivers because you’re riding 4 abreast? Or perhaps the Lycra is starting to scare your children. Then why not blow the inch thick dust off of the mountain bike and join the best looking MTBer and his merry crew for some off-road action on Wednesday night. A different route most weeks. Check out the B&DCC Facebook group page to see what we’re doing this week. Crashes are all but guaranteed, and we have plenty of laughs. Try it, you might like it! This is an automated repeat calendar event – please check the Facebook group page to ensure the ride is going ahead this week. Sep 21 Sat 2019 This Saturdays Sparrowfart will be a red pace ride averaging 15/16mph. Here’s the link to this week’s route: You’ll need to be self-sufficient with inners, pump, multitool and the route loaded. Sparrowfart rides are ‘red’ graded and typically hilly. They normally average around 15/16mph depending on the route. See our Road Ride Rules. This Saturday’s Cockadoodle Ride is a lumpy one taking in Hardwick Hall. Here’s the route on Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/4417890 You’ll need to be self-sufficient with inners, pump, multitool and the route. It’s a red graded ride so should average around 15mph on this route. Sep 22 Sun 2019 This week’s routes are available to peruse and download via the links below. Green Please see the ride description located here for details on our new ‘Chilli’ system for pace,terrain and perceived difficulty. B&DCC Short Sunday Social RidesShort Sunday Social Rides aimed at getting new riders to try group riding for the first time. The route will be posted on the club’s Facebook page during the week. The ride will be approximately 2 hours long plus a café stop midway. All abilities will be catered for and no one will get left behind. Please pass the information on to friends and family who may be interested. Sep 25 Wed 2019 The Wednesday Shifters, Retirees & Slackers road ride leaves from The Pillar at 09:30 AM. The pace will adjust to suit those turning up. We usually have a café stop along the way. Please be self sufficient with pump, tubes, etc. and post on the B&DCC Facebook group page if intending to join. This is an automated repeat calendar event – please check the Facebook group page to ensure the ride is going ahead this week. Hey! Are you tired of obstructing traffic? Sick of being verbally abused by drivers because you’re riding 4 abreast? Or perhaps the Lycra is starting to scare your children. Then why not blow the inch thick dust off of the mountain bike and join the best looking MTBer and his merry crew for some off-road action on Wednesday night. A different route most weeks. Check out the B&DCC Facebook group page to see what we’re doing this week. Crashes are all but guaranteed, and we have plenty of laughs. Try it, you might like it! This is an automated repeat calendar event – please check the Facebook group page to ensure the ride is going ahead this week. Sep 28 Sat 2019  This Saturdays Sparrowfart will be a red pace ride averaging 15/16mph. Here’s the link to this week’s route: You’ll need to be self-sufficient with inners, pump, multitool and the route loaded. Sparrowfart rides are ‘red’ graded and typically hilly. They normally average around 15/16mph depending on the route. See our Road Ride Rules. This Saturday’s Cockadoodle Ride is mostly flat, out to Edwinstowe then back up the hill to Bolsover. Here’s the route on Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/4417864 You’ll need to be self-sufficient with inners, pump, multitool and the route. It’s a red graded ride so should average around 17mph on this route. 103km cycling event starting from Bolsover. Controls at Monyash, plus 3 information controls. The 15th running of the Beast of Bolsover sees the ride following the ‘clockwise’ route, which heads out across North East Derbyshire and via Cromford, Bonsall and Elton en route to the usual café control in Monyash. The return leg includes a descent of Kirk Dale and a climb to Curbar Gap before passing through Dronfield and a climb to the final info control at Apperknowle. Sep 29 Sun 2019 This week’s routes are available to peruse and download via the links below. Green Please see the ride description located here for details on our new ‘Chilli’ system for pace,terrain and perceived difficulty. B&DCC Short Sunday Social RidesShort Sunday Social Rides aimed at getting new riders to try group riding for the first time. The route will be posted on the club’s Facebook page during the week. The ride will be approximately 2 hours long plus a café stop midway. All abilities will be catered for and no one will get left behind. Please pass the information on to friends and family who may be interested. Oct 2 Wed 2019 The Wednesday Shifters, Retirees & Slackers road ride leaves from The Pillar at 09:30 AM. The pace will adjust to suit those turning up. We usually have a café stop along the way. Please be self sufficient with pump, tubes, etc. and post on the B&DCC Facebook group page if intending to join. This is an automated repeat calendar event – please check the Facebook group page to ensure the ride is going ahead this week. Hey! Are you tired of obstructing traffic? Sick of being verbally abused by drivers because you’re riding 4 abreast? Or perhaps the Lycra is starting to scare your children. Then why not blow the inch thick dust off of the mountain bike and join the best looking MTBer and his merry crew for some off-road action on Wednesday night. A different route most weeks. Check out the B&DCC Facebook group page to see what we’re doing this week. Crashes are all but guaranteed, and we have plenty of laughs. Try it, you might like it! This is an automated repeat calendar event – please check the Facebook group page to ensure the ride is going ahead this week. Subscribe |