What we do

Weekend club rides

Our club rides take place at the weekends and start in Putney outside the Velosport shop on Upper Richmond Road.

Typically, our club rides start at 08:00, with routes ranging anywhere from 70km – 120km depending on ability and speeds, which can vary from 25-35kph+. We have a number of Ride Leaders to cater for different abilities.

All rides will stop for coffee and cake at some point during the ride but some will ride non-stop. The non-stop rides are normally the early morning rides or the training specific rides. All rides are a maximum of eight riders.

Racing

Velosport Cycling Club competes across a range of categories for both men and women. Our racers range from first timers trying it out, all the way up to competing at an accomplished level. The club is affiliated with British Cycling, the East Road Race League and Cycling Time Trials.

Sportives

Our members participate in sportives here in the UK such as the Tour of Cambridgeshire, Revolve 24 and RideLondon. We also have a growing interest and presence in European events such as the Etape de tour, Mallorca 312 and the Maratona dles Dolomites. We often train for these events together and also ride the events together.

Not all about the bike

As it was once said, it’s not all about the bike. We are social bunch here and we like to meet up off the bike and not in cycling kit every so once in a while. We hold regular social evenings in and around our local Putney for training workshops with Jen George or any of the many pubs in SW15 for a catch up with a drink. We also have bicycle mechanical courses and bike fit presentations at the Velosport shop.

Virtual cycling, training and racing

We organise a range of year-round group activities using platforms such as Trainer Road and Zwift. This is a great way to train midweek when time is short or to maintain fitness over the winter months, when the weather may be too bad to ride outside. We also race in the Zwift, WTRL Team Time Trial on a Thursday evening.