FAQ

We ride at the weekends, Saturday or Sunday depending on weather and availability. The club rides start at 08:00, meeting in Putney, Richmond Park or Kingston. During summer months we run midweek Wednesday night laps in Richmond Park and early morning training rides during the week.

Routes range anywhere from 70km – 160km depending on ability and speeds, which can vary from 25-35kph+. We have a number of Ride Leaders to cater for different abilities and routes that go into the Surrey Hills, towards Windsor and Kent. A London to Brighton ride is also a club favourite.

In order to give you the best possible experience with the club, we place your first ride with a suitable ability group. You will get the chance to meet other club members and get a proper understanding of the club

Velosport CC is a road cycling club and you need a Road bike with a drop handlebar, water bottles in cages, road tyres, and have either clipless cycle shoes and pedals, or pedals with toe clips. Time Trial bikes and bicycles fitted with aero bars are not permitted on safety grounds.

Most of our members do live in South West London but we do accept members from anywhere! We even have some members who live further north and even Ireland!

After your introduction ride you will be invited to join the club and purchase a VSCC membership. Membership costs £30 per year.
You also need to register with British Cycling, with a Membership level, either RIDE, or RACE SILVER (or above).
https://membership.britishcycling.org.uk/home#home_pricingcardswithbenefit2c2ef1

We currently have around 11 female members and a dedicated women’s chat group as well as 1 female member on the Committee.

We have members from 18 to over 60. We do not accept membership if you’re under 18.

We have members who compete at CTT time trials and in the Surrey League. We also have members who race on the Zwift platform in the WTRL Team time trials as well as weekday Crits.

We ask for this for third party indemnity insurance. It covers the Club, other members and yourself if you cause or are involved in an accident. We accept British Cycling Ride as a minimum which gives you Liability Insurance and Legal Assistance.