Beer and Pickle Xmas Club ride

9:00 AM

Location: The Mount Car park

🎅BEER & PICKLE CHRISTMAS CLUB RIDE - MARLOW FESTIVE SPECIAL! 🥒🎄

Ho, ho, ho, you merry bunch of cycling reprobates! 🚴‍♂️

It's time to dust off the tinsel, dig out those dodgy Christmas jumpers and get ready for our Beer & Pickle Xmas Club Ride to Rebellion Brewery in Marlow!

We'll be rolling along at a steady, sociable pace -- no KOM hunting, no silly heroics, just good company, festive fun and a few questionable outfits.

Our destination? Rebellion Brewery, Marlow, where we'll reward ourselves with a delicious festive pie, a well-earned Christmas ale and plenty of banter with our fellow club mates. 🍺🥧

🎅 THE CHRISTMAS COSTUME COMPETITION! 🎅

Go as festive, ridiculous or downright outrageous as you dare. Santas, elves, reindeer, Christmas puddings -- the more imaginative, the better!

🏆 Best Christmas costume wins a prize!

So come on, get involved, bring your festive spirit and let's finish the cycling year in proper Beer & Pickle style.

🚴‍♂️ Steady pace
🎄 Festive fancy dress
🥧 Christmas pie
🍺 Rebellion Xmas ale
😂 Great mates, laughs and Christmas cheer

The only KOM we're interested in is King of Merriment!

Ride safe, dress silly and remember: the only thing we're racing for is the last mince pie.

Route below

Route: View Route

Verco Boxing Day TT

9:30 AM

Location: Longwick Village Hall

The clubs annual antidote to Christmas excess! Come and ride and/or support . Mince pies & refreshments...🎅

Flat 50 Reliability ride

9:00 AM

Location: The Mount Car park

Reliability Ride - 50 Miles

A reliability ride is a traditional club ride that tests your endurance, pacing and reliability over a set distance.

The aim is to ride at a steady, sustainable pace, support your fellow riders . It's not a race -- it's about teamwork, preparation and getting the miles in whatever the weather.

I will publish the updated route in a few weeks

Hilly 50 Reliability ride

8:55 AM

Location: The Mount Car park

🚴 Reliability Ride - Hilly 50 Miles
A reliability ride is a traditional club ride that tests your endurance, pacing and reliability over a set distance.
The aim is to ride at a steady, sustainable pace, support your fellow riders . It's not a race -- it's about teamwork, preparation and getting the miles in whatever the weather.

I will publish the updated route in a few weeks

100K Reliability ride

9:00 AM

Location: The Mount Car park

🚴 Reliability Ride - 100k
A reliability ride is a traditional club ride that tests your endurance, pacing and reliability over a set distance. The aim is to ride at a steady, sustainable pace, support your fellow riders and finish . It's not a race -- it's about teamwork, preparation and getting the miles in whatever the weather.

I will the publish the updated route in a few weeks

100 Mile reliability ride

9:00 AM

Location: The Walled Garden

🚴 Reliability Ride - 100 Miles
A reliability ride is a traditional club ride that tests your endurance, pacing and reliability over a set distance. The aim is to ride at a steady, sustainable pace, support your fellow riders and finish . It's not a race -- it's about teamwork, preparation and getting the miles in whatever the weather.

We start from West Wycombe for the big Final reliability with refreshments at the walled Garden.

Updated route I will publish in a few weeks

Majorca 2027

7:00 AM

Location: Port de Pollença

Over six days we'll cover around 700+ km with iconic Mallorca climbs including Sa Calobra, Puig de Randa, Cap Formentor, and Saint Salvador. Expect a mix of rolling days, alongside big mountain days like Sa Batala and the legendary Sa Calobra hairpins that every cyclist should ride at least once in their lifetime. Alternative routes will be planned if you don't fancy too much climbing and we will cater for all levels of rider.

There is a compulsory finish for all rides at The Store Formentor for light refreshments, recovery drinks, and the essential ride debrief.

Above all, this trip is about riding great roads with great people. Pace yourself, look after each other, and enjoy one of Europe's best cycling playgrounds. It's going to be a brilliant week.

Samaritans Charity Ride

7:00 AM

Location: West Wycombe

Samaritans Sportive is on Sunday 27 June 2026.

The annual Samaritans Cycle Sportive started in 2017 and is now firmly established as one of the best value Sportive events in the Chilterns, situated on London's doorstep and attracting 100s of riders each year.

There is choice of three routes 40Km, 80Km, and 130Km, all passing through the beautiful Chiltern hills. eBikes are welcome!

All proceeds go to the Chiltern Samaritans.

Sign up details to follow when available.

https://www.samaritanscycle.com/

L Eroica 2027

8:00 PM

Location: Siena

L'Eroica is a legendary vintage cycling event held in the beautiful Tuscan countryside around Gaiole in Chianti, near Siena, Italy. It celebrates the golden age of cycling, with riders tackling spectacular rolling hills, gravel strade bianche (white roads), and challenging distances on classic bicycles, dressed in traditional cycling kit such as wool jerseys and caps.

It's not about racing, but adventure, camaraderie and the romance of old-school cycling -- with Italian food, wine-country scenery and refreshment stops along the way. Routes range from around 45 km to a gruelling 209 km. Vintage bikes and clothing are part of the tradition. 

The web site link update in December for the 2027 event for registration - your club captain will be riding this beauty on a vintage bike in 2027 .
I shall post logistics in a few weeks

https://www.eroica.cc/en/events/leroica/