Club News - May 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.
June: Mechanical Evening (Tues 9th June)
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)
June/July: Summer Social (tbc)
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)
Women’s taster ride
Sunday 10th May saw the first of two Corsham Cycling Club Women’s Taster Rides. Despite the bitterly cold weather conditions we had a good turnout of 16; four of whom were new to the club. All the new cyclists chose to ride the shorter route of 24 miles, meeting halfway at The Flying Monk for a very welcome café stop. The feedback from the ride has been very positive and all the new cyclists are keen to ride with the club again.
A very big thank you to our existing women members who either helped leading on the day, or joined the rides, you were all encouraging and welcoming to the new cyclists and are a credit to our club. We are looking forward to the next Women’s Taster Ride on Sunday 14th June, warmer weather has been booked!
Mechanical evening & kit sale
Following on from positive feedback to the mechanical evening survey we will be putting on an evening to cover basic bike maintenance and dealing with road side issues. It will be led by experienced club riders, thank you to those who have indicated that they are willing to help. Topics to be covered include:
dealing with punctures
tyre pressures
chain maintenance
checking brakes
what to carry on a ride
In addition we will have club kit available to try on and purchase, what’s available and prices can be found here: club kit.
The event will take place on Tuesday 9th June at 7.30pm in the Methodist United Church Hall, Pickwick Road, Corsham. If possible come on your bike so that you can practice dealing with a puncture.
Membership renewal
Just a reminder if you haven’t already done so, that you can renew your membership here.
The Wiltshire Cycleway - Sunday 21st June
The Wiltshire Cycleway at 249km (155miles) and 2990 metres (9550feet) of climbing is a challenging ride to undertake on the longest day of the year. It broadly follows the Wiltshire county boundary and takes in the delights of; Longleat, Salisbury, Amesbury, Marlborough, Malmesbury and Corsham. The route can be found here; Wiltshire Cycleway route.
The ride will start from Springfield at 7am. If you are interested in riding this iconic route please contact the club at; Wiltshire Cycleway.
Martin’s Spinning Sessions
Many thanks to Martin Priestley for once again running spin sessions at the Springfield centre over the winter. The surplus funds from running the sessions, £395, has been donated to Wiltshire Air Ambulance.
Gravel weekend New Forest 27/28th June:
Attached are the details for the gravel weekend: Gravel weekend
Green+ weekend Dorchester 19/20th Sept:
This event is now full, but we are operating a waiting list, so if you are interested you can still contact us. Attached are details for the Green+ weekend: Green+ weekend