The chances of meeting a horse out on the road or trails is fairly high, so we have written the below guidance and updated our Club Ride webpage to provide some simple steps to ensure that both yourself and horse riders can stay safe and both have an enjoyable ride. Communicate – make the horse …
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Aberystwyth cyclists, family, friends – we need your help to marshall during Aber Cycle Fest’s big final weekend, particularly during the Friday criteriums in the town centre. It’s a great opportunity to be close to the action and feel part of the team of volunteers who work so hard to bring this amazing festival to Aber …
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The orders for the 65th limited edition jersey have been extended for a few extra days. All orders have to be with Anita Saycell by Sunday 21st May. The order will be sent on Monday 22nd May. All club members should have received an order form via the club email, if you haven’t received an …
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As we’re cancelling all rides on Sunday 21st May to be able to offer marshalling support for Ystwyth Juniors’ hosting of a round of the WMTB XC series, on Saturday 20 May we’ll hold a social ride to Cwm Elan, leaving Plascrug Leisure Centre at 9.30. This is a 72-mile hilly ride with the route …
This Saturday 13th May at Plascrug Leisure Centre between 10am and 2pm, we’ll be taking over the downstairs meeting room to display all the Ystwyth CC kit that is in stock and is available to purchase. Changing rooms/mirrors will be available to try on kit and you will be able to purchase items to take …
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The black polo shirts have been customized with our 65th anniversary logo by Alison Jones . Priced at only £10 each and available for sale at the start of the club time trials each Wednesday. Contact Andy Hunt for any further details.
Due to the high numbers attending the first two beginner rides arranged over the past few weeks, it has been decided that these rides will now be held on a weekly basis, rather than monthly, for the remainder of the summer. We have been immensely encouraged as a club by the level of interest in …
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The club have been working hard to collate a record of the last 65 years. The jerseys have been photographed, over 200 photos scanned and uploaded to the People’s Collection Wales https://www.peoplescollection.wales/user/10467/author/10467/sort/dateand there is now a brand new page to check out on our website: ‘History’ https://www.bc-clubs.co.uk/ystwythcc/index.php/our-club/history/ This is an ongoing project to collate and …
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These are great mid-week rides starting on the 4th April and continuing throughout the summer, every Tuesday and Thursday. They are a great way to learn to ride at a faster pace, whilst working as a group. There will be different pace groups, with around five riders in each group. The aim is to ride …
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To celebrate 65 years of the club in 2017, we arranged for club member and grandson of original founding members Audrey and Bill Rushton, Kristian Bond, to photograph the club jerseys through the years. The collection has survived thanks to our Welsh Commissaire and longstanding club member from 1963, Ken Williams. The jerseys will be on …