Club News Feb/March 2026
Dates for Your Diary
Provisional Calendar for 2026
Set out below are the events, in addition to the usual route schedule, that we are planning for 2026.
May: Split ride 1 (Sun 3rd May)
May: Long weekend to Belgium (15-17 May) - see below
May: Women’s Taster Ride 1 (Sun 10th May)
June: Women’s Taster Ride 2 (Sun 14th June)
June: Wiltshire Cycleway 160 miles (Sun 21st June)
June: Gravel weekend New Forest (27/28th June)
July: Century Challenge (Sun 19th July)
Sept: Split ride 2 (Sun 13th Sept)
Sept: Green+ weekend Dorchester (19th/20th Sept)
Dec: Christmas do (Fri 11th Dec)
Dec: AGM (date tbc)
Wednesday Chain Gang and Social Rides
The Wednesday evening ‘chain gang’ and social rides begin again on Wednesday 1st April. Rides start at Springfield at 6.15pm. All groups ride the same route (CGV2) which can be found here .
Chain gang rides are the only club rides where it is permissible to drop one or more riders. However, if the group agrees, it is possible to have a ‘no-drop’ chain gang ride. If you are new to the chain gang rides, this might be a good way to start before joining the faster groups!
Experienced chain gangers must make sure that everyone in the group knows how the chain gang operates and to check that anyone who was dropped made it safely back to Corsham. Further details on how the chain gang works can be found here
The committee
Your club needs you! We are actively looking for two or three club members to join the committee. We meet on the second Monday of every month to plan the upcoming events. If you are interested please speak to one of the current committee to find out what’s involved.
Joint membership contact details
The system we use for joint memberships only captures the first named contact details. If you would like individual contacts please contact us at corshamcc@gmail.com
Women’s Taster Rides Sun 10th May & Sun 14th June
To try and increase female participation on club rides we are having two taster rides specifically for women riders. It would be great if as many female club riders as possible could join the rides. Also please put the word out so that we hopefully get a good turnout. Details can be found here: Women’s Taster Ride.
Belgium Long weekend 15th - 17th May
Unfortunately the organiser of this trip has had to pull out because of work commitments. In addition three other riders have had to withdraw. This leaves only four riders who have expressed an interest. In order for the trip to go ahead we need a few more riders and someone who is prepared to take up the reins of organiser/coordinator.
The idea is to travel to Belgium on a Thursday afternoon/evening, ride Friday, Saturday and Sunday, returning Sunday evening or Monday morning. Riders would arrange their own transport, accommodation and if necessary, bike hire. If you are interested please contact the club asap at: corshamcc@gmail.com
Gravel weekend New Forest 27/28th June:
Attached are the details for the gravel weekend: Gravel weekend
Green+ weekend Dorchester 19/20th Sept:
Attached are details for the Green+ weekend: Green+ weekend