Club Run Restart - August 2020
In anticipation of the lifting of the Leicester lock-down, we are making plans to re-start club runs (subject to release of the Leicester restrictions). The earliest possible date for this will be the 1st August. Please make yourself aware of the changes in ride format:
To participate in a club run you must sign up here, prior to the ride. If restrictions are lifted this week, we will open this up for a short window this Thursday (30th) evening only. If you want to ride, watch out for our announcements and sign up this Thursday evening. The sign up deadline will revert to Wednesdays 8pm thereafter. The sign up form is currently disabled but will be enabled when restrictions lift.
In-line with British Cycling guidance, groups will be limited to a maximum of six riders, as far as possible grouped by speed.
To co-ordinate the logistics, each group will have a voluntary group coordinator. The group coordinator will set the ride off, agree any route changes within the group and feedback to the committee on what worked and what didn’t work. The number of groups will be limited by the number of group coordinators, hence the only way to guarantee a ride is to volunteer as part of the sign-up.
All riders must observe social distancing when meeting, during and after the ride.
Start times for each group will be staggered between 08.30-09.15. Generally, faster groups will set off first to ensure groups not merge or pass on the road. Groups will use different routes and stops to ensure large numbers of LFCC riders do not arrive at the same cafe at the same time.
You will be notified by email of your group, start time and route. On the Saturday, please arrive on-time to help make this work.
We will ride two abreast where it is safe to do so.
Riders are asked to bring a face covering (or mask) as required for cafes, and gloves should you need to help a fellow rider out at close quarters. Riders are also advised to familiarise themselves with Section Two of British Cycling’s The Way Forward guidance (click here to view)
Where possible a cafe stop may be included on the route, however don’t rely on it. Most cafes have very limited service at the moment, so please bring something to eat with you.
We would ask all LFCC riders that do not wish to take part, to avoid using the Bulls Head as a meeting point on Saturdays 0830-0915.
For now we will limit this to club members only until we are happy with the format, but will be looking to widen participation in the future.
For more information on the revised format club rides, please see our website here.
We want your feedback on what works and what doesn’t. We’re also going to need lots of routes suggestions and cafe stops. Please send us your ideas and general feedback to website@leicesterforest.com