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Bolsover & District Cycling Club 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, cyclocross, mountain biking and track as well as others!
Discover all you need to know about the club – find out about us, our social rides, competitive riding, Go Ride coaching for young people, and everything else our club offers. Check out our ride and event calendar to see what’s going on.
Latest Update
27 March 2021 – THE B&DCC “WAY FORWARD”
Following recent communications from British Cycling, a recent Zoom meeting and discussions with our committee, we feel the re-introduction of club groups rides can begin to take place from Monday 29 March 2021, on the following basis:
- Maximum Riding Group sizes of 6 riders. We may gradually move back to our club maximum of 12 in the summer depending on the current COVID-19 situation at that time, but currently we feel the public perception of 12 riders in a group on the roads would not be good (even though we would not be breaking the rules).
- Staggered start times of all SUNDAY RIDE groups as follows from the Cenotaph in Bolsover:
- BLACK – 8:00am
- RED – 8:30am
- BLUE – 9:00am
- GREEN/SOCIAL – 9:30am
- Face coverings (masks/scarfs/beanies) must be worn at all times at the start/finish and cafe stops, with NO MORE THAN 15 PEOPLE congregating at any one time/location. Please follow the social distancing rules accordingly.
- If more than 15 people arrive at the Cenotaph, please can some move to The Pillar of Rock car park, as we do NOT wish the public to see us in large gatherings.
- Ride routes will be as per our rotating calendar found here. All other rides during the week will commence gradually with separate posts for people to join – please see our Facebook group.
FREE CLUB MEMBERSHIP EXTENDED UNTIL END OF 2022
The club committee has decided considering the affects of the Covid-19 pandemic we will extend the free membership in 2021 to all current members to the end of 2022.
Above all STAY SAFE AND ENJOY our return to CYCLING!🚴👍
B&DCC Committee
Upcoming Events
| Apr 21 Wed 2021 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 week’s route will be announced on our Facebook group and can be downloaded from our Shifters, Retirees & Slackers route page. This is an automated repeat calendar event – please check the Facebook group page to ensure the ride is going ahead this week. Apr 24 Sat 2021 This Saturday’s Cockadoodle Ride heads out towards Anston, going past the butterfly farm then undulating back to bozzer. Here’s the route on Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/4417858 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. 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. Apr 25 Sun 2021 This week’s routes are available to peruse and download via the links below. Please note: The Sunday Social Green route provided below is used at the ride leader’s discretion. The ride leader may choose to provide their own route. See the B&DCC Facebook group for the latest updates. Sunday Social Green Flat (1 chilli) Please see the ride description located here for details on our new ‘Chilli’ system for pace,terrain and perceived difficulty. All riders are to be self-sufficient with regard to spare inner tubes, pump, tools and the route. New to the club? Turn up at 8:50 AM at the cenotaph and say hello to someone: we’re friendly and you’ll be looked after. Drop us a line at sundayrides@banddcc.org.uk to let us know you’ll be joining us on the ride. Apr 28 Wed 2021 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 week’s route will be announced on our Facebook group and can be downloaded from our Shifters, Retirees & Slackers route page. This is an automated repeat calendar event – please check the Facebook group page to ensure the ride is going ahead this week. May 1 Sat 2021 This Saturday’s Cockadoodle Ride is southerly route around Tibshelf and a leg burning Carr Lane to finish. Here’s the route on Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/4417848 You’ll need to be self-sufficient with inners, pump, multitool and the route. It’s a red graded ride so should average around 14-16mph on this route. 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. May 2 Sun 2021 This week’s routes are available to peruse and download via the links below. Please note: The Sunday Social Green route provided below is used at the ride leader’s discretion. The ride leader may choose to provide their own route. See the B&DCC Facebook group for the latest updates. Sunday Social Green Hilly (1 chilli) Please see the ride description located here for details on our new ‘Chilli’ system for pace,terrain and perceived difficulty. All riders are to be self-sufficient with regard to spare inner tubes, pump, tools and the route. New to the club? Turn up at 8:50 AM at the cenotaph and say hello to someone: we’re friendly and you’ll be looked after. Drop us a line at sundayrides@banddcc.org.uk to let us know you’ll be joining us on the ride. May 5 Wed 2021 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 week’s route will be announced on our Facebook group and can be downloaded from our Shifters, Retirees & Slackers route page. This is an automated repeat calendar event – please check the Facebook group page to ensure the ride is going ahead this week. May 8 Sat 2021 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 Edwinstow then back up the hill to Bolsover. Here’s the route on Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/6392381 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. May 9 Sun 2021 This week’s routes are available to peruse and download via the links below. Please note: The Sunday Social Green route provided below is used at the ride leader’s discretion. The ride leader may choose to provide their own route. See the B&DCC Facebook group for the latest updates. Sunday Social Green Flat (1 chilli) Please see the ride description located here for details on our new ‘Chilli’ system for pace,terrain and perceived difficulty. All riders are to be self-sufficient with regard to spare inner tubes, pump, tools and the route. New to the club? Turn up at 8:50 AM at the cenotaph and say hello to someone: we’re friendly and you’ll be looked after. Drop us a line at sundayrides@banddcc.org.uk to let us know you’ll be joining us on the ride. May 12 Wed 2021 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 week’s route will be announced on our Facebook group and can be downloaded from our Shifters, Retirees & Slackers route page. This is an automated repeat calendar event – please check the Facebook group page to ensure the ride is going ahead this week. May 15 Sat 2021 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 our signature ride taking in all the hills we can think of encircling Clowne. Here’s the route on Strava: #9 ‘The Cock of the Doodle’ Cockadoodle ride 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. May 16 Sun 2021 This week’s routes are available to peruse and download via the links below. Please note: The Sunday Social Green route provided below is used at the ride leader’s discretion. The ride leader may choose to provide their own route. See the B&DCC Facebook group for the latest updates. Sunday Social Green Hilly (1 chilli) Please see the ride description located here for details on our new ‘Chilli’ system for pace,terrain and perceived difficulty. All riders are to be self-sufficient with regard to spare inner tubes, pump, tools and the route. New to the club? Turn up at 8:50 AM at the cenotaph and say hello to someone: we’re friendly and you’ll be looked after. Drop us a line at sundayrides@banddcc.org.uk to let us know you’ll be joining us on the ride. May 19 Wed 2021 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 week’s route will be announced on our Facebook group and can be downloaded from our Shifters, Retirees & Slackers route page. This is an automated repeat calendar event – please check the Facebook group page to ensure the ride is going ahead this week. May 22 Sat 2021 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 mildly hilly one going out via Hardwick to Ashover and back to Bolsover up Carr Lane Here’s the route on Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/18125248 You’ll need to be self-sufficent with inners, pump, multitool and the route. It’s a red graded ride so should average around 15-16mph on this route.
May 23 Sun 2021 This week’s routes are available to peruse and download via the links below. Please note: The Sunday Social Green route provided below is used at the ride leader’s discretion. The ride leader may choose to provide their own route. See the B&DCC Facebook group for the latest updates. Sunday Social Green Flat (1 chilli) Please see the ride description located here for details on our new ‘Chilli’ system for pace,terrain and perceived difficulty. All riders are to be self-sufficient with regard to spare inner tubes, pump, tools and the route. New to the club? Turn up at 8:50 AM at the cenotaph and say hello to someone: we’re friendly and you’ll be looked after. Drop us a line at sundayrides@banddcc.org.uk to let us know you’ll be joining us on the ride. Subscribe |
