Ross-on-Wye and District Cycling Club
Links
Polite suggestions for new links are always welcome.
| Other clubs | |
| Hereford Wheelers CC | One of Hereford's clubs. |
| Royal Dean Forest CC | Forest of Dean based club. Their club time trials are usually on a Tuesday night. |
| Newport Phoenix CC | Newport based club. Newport and the Forest are part of the annual Vintage Tankard challenge. |
| National Organisations | |
| Association of British Cycling Coaches (ABCC) | Advice, reviews, resources and great links. |
| Audax UK | Cycle sportif events - not quite racing, not quite touring. |
| Bike Events | List of charity rides |
| Bike Hub | National campaign |
| Bike Week | National bike week. the UK’s annual 'celebration of cycling'. |
| British Cycling | Formerly the BCF. BC regulate a large proportion of cycle racing in Britain. The site has events lists, race reports and loads of other information. |
| Cycle Nation | The UK national federation of cycle campaign groups, supporting cycling locally, regionally, nationally and in Europe. |
| Cyclosport | "The home of UK cyclosportives" |
| Cyclists Touring Club (CTC) | A major campaigning and support organisation. |
| Cycling England | The national body which co-ordinates the development of cycling across England. Currently under threat of closure. |
| Cycling Time Trials (CTT) | The national body governing road time trials. Full events list, results and resources. If you want to ride open events, ask a club member about finding events (or check here), entry forms and closing dates. |
| FillThatHole | Hit a pothole? Found one? Report it here and get it fixed. |
| Forestry Commission | Cycling in the woods! |
| The National Byway | Britain's Heritage Cycle Route. A 4,000 mile leisure cycle route round Britain. |
| RoadPeace | An organisation dedicated to supporting road crash victims |
| Sustrans | Sustrans are creating a national cycling network - thousands of miles already in place. |
| Welsh Cycling Association (WCA) | Lots of information on the Welsh time trial scene (Ross is in Wales for time trialling purposes) and good links to other sites. |
| News Sources | |
| BBC Sport | The BBC's online cycling page |
| Cycling News | An online cycling news resource - all the major races as they happen. If you can't get Freeview and won't buy a Murdoch dish, this is the closest you'll get (not that I'm bitter). |
| Cycling Plus | Web site of a monthly cycling magazine. |
| Cycling Weekly | Web site of Britain's main weekly cycling magazine. |
| Road Cycling UK | Patchy news service, but decent forums and equipment reviews. |
| WomensCycling.net | WomensCycling.net brings you news and results from the world of women's cycling. |
| wyenot.com | "The place for information on Ross-on-Wye and the Wye Valley" |
| Shops | |
| Climb On Bikes | Hereford cycling shop. |
| Revolutions | Ross-on-Wye cycling shop. |
| wheelhub.co.uk | wheelhub.co.uk is a dedicated site for cyclists to compare prices for bikes and cycle parts. |
| Echelon Cycles | Pershore cycling shop. Generous sponsors of the club's 2011 open time trials. |
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Wiggle is an online retailer of cycles and accessories. |
| Cycling Resources | |
| CycleMaps | A UK directory of official council cycle maps on the web. |
| Cycling Performance Tips | Articles on setting up a bike, nutrition, training, the whole kit and kaboodle. Very American. |
| Cycle to work scheme | Part of the government's green transport plan. Cheap bikes! (potentially) |
| Mountainbug | A guest house/B&B for walking, cycling, skiing and adventure sports holidays. It's in the Pyrenees - a small village called "Bareges" on the route up to the Col du Tourmalet. The Tour de France will be passing through the village in July 2007, and they provide high quality accommodation for independent cyclists, as well as supported cycling holidays taking in the classic Cols of the Pyrenees |
| Sportstest Ltd | Stourbridge-based sports performance testing company run by Dr Garry Palmer. Get the data and advice you need to improve. |
| Waterscape | Lots of information on cycle routes next to waterways. |
| Ross-on-Wye Resources | |
| Metcheck.com | Check the 48 hour forecast for Ross by typing in your postcode |
| Races, Teams and Riders | |
| Nicole Cooke | Top rider. |
| Tour de France | Route details and background information. |