Paul and Matt go Gravel Racing
Badlands Gravelcross Event – my first ride on a Gravel Bike by Paul Hone I bought my first gravel bike on Friday as I fancied mixing up my cycling by doing some off road...
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Addiscombe goes to Herne Hill
Report by Paul Hone 17 of us attended a coached 2 hour training session on 3 June at the Herne Hill Track. The session was geared for newcomers to the track of all abilities...
Old Ports Crowhurst TT report Thursday 3rd June 2021 by Marek Siwicki
2nd race on this course this week, this one hosted by Old Portilians. A few familiar faces including Keith Lea from Paceline. After much debate, or maybe it was more pleading by Keith, he...
MTB Ride Report – 2 June 2021
By Ian Wilkinson The ACC Wednesday night off-road ride this week saw us take a loop around Bletchingley. 9 riders, mostly on Gravel/CX bikes for what turned out to be warm, dry conditions. Once...
Wednesday Evening MTB Rides Kick-Off
Report by Ian Wilkinson Wednesday 26th May saw the kick-off (or Grande Depart?) of the ACC Wednesday Night off-road rides. These are social, no drop rides exploring the wilder parts of Surrey and usually...
Club Time Trial Organiser – Vacancy
Message from Jonathan Pontin – ACC Time Trial Secretary After many years of selflessly putting on the Evening Time Trials (along with Phil Nash), Tim Coales has decided to step down from the role...
Thruxton Circuit Road Race Report by Paul Hone
Ben Kielty and I entered one of the first full field Road Races since COVID on Tuesday 24 May at the Thruxton Motor Racing Circuit. 4th Cats This was Ben’s first race in a...
Herne Hill Taster Session
Ever fancied trying out track racing on a fixed wheel, single speed bike? Well here is your chance. Those with previous track experience are also welcome. Alan Malarkey has organised a 2 hour taster/training...
ACC Club Run to Teapot Island
Belinda Wigmore reports on a day out to a new cafe for ACC! On the last day of April, ACC’s 17mph group decided to provide an alternative to the club ride, a 75 mile...
ACC Social Sunday Off-Road – Report by Ian Wilkinson
On Sunday 25th April nine of us set off from Farthing Downs for a social off-road ride to Polesden Lacey near Great Bookham. A chilly start soon took us into Happy Valley and then...
Time Trial Race Report by Marek Siwicki
East Sussex Cycling Association – 25 Mile Time Trial – Course G25/89 Chris Carney and I both rocked up for the 25 mile course starting down close to Uckfield. Quite a windy morning, out...
British Cycling Recognition for Paul Tunnell
British Cycling are making 2021 the Year of the Volunteer and shining a light on the brilliant work volunteers do for all forms of cycling across the home nations. Recognition has been made for...
ACC Announces Summer Off-Road Programme
Ian Wilkinson, ACCs off-road organiser, has scheduled monthly, long off-road rides, on the last Sunday of each month. First ride is on 25th April to Polesden Lacey. Polesden Lacey (Polesden Lacey | National Trust)...
Rule of Grit – 65Km of off-road fun!
Report by Ian Wilkinson With the growing interest in MTB and gravel riding, we have decided to organise more club rides to cater for off-road enthusiasts. The inaugural event was the VC Meudon’s Rule...
Crawley Wheelers Sporting TT – write up by Jonathan Pontin
First real life TT of 2021 was the Crawley Wheelers 41.6 mile sporting event yesterday (Friday 2ndApril). Starting in Handcross you descend for 5 miles, do a nice loop on the flatish roads to...
Champs-Élysées 31/03/2021
After a successful run of five months the virtual time trials winter season ends with this evening’s TT attracting sixteen riders. In the final battle between George Brent and Simon Pontin it was George...
Winter Virtual Time Trial Season ends in Paris!
5 months after we began our winter Virtual Time Trial League, we’ve reached the final week! First of all my thanks to everyone for the great support we’ve had for this series. We’ve regularly...
ACC Club Runs to resume
With the relaxation of COVID rules, British Cycling are now sanctioning Club Activities as long as we comply with their Track & Trace protocols, Social Distancing guidelines etc. Please read the full guidance here:British Cycling Guidance...
ACC 2021 Time Trial Programme
Today Jonathan Pontin announced Addiscombe’s Time Trial Programme for 2021. “Our club TTs are in the diary for 2021 – this year I’ve decided to change it up and we are going to have...
Virtual Club Run – Sunday 7 March 2021
This Sunday’s Virtual Club Run begins at 09.30. Today we’re back in Watopia to take on 2 laps of the Mountain 8 course. This includes the alpine like reverse ascent of the Epic KoM...
