Welcome to Velo Club Walcot

Cycling Club in Bath.. Running friendly group rides in the glorious West Country hills surrounding the city.

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We meet in front of Brown’s in Bath at 9am on both Saturday and Sunday, we also have mid-week rides.

From our Easyriders to Raceriders, there is a group for all abilities.

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VC Walcot Hillclimb 2018

Velo Club Walcot Hill Climb 2018

Sunday 30th September 2018 is the next date for the annual and now legendary Velo Club Walcot Hill Climb on Claverton Hill at the Eastern edge of Bath.   'Legendary' because however awful the riders feel after riding for around two…

Sunday meet-up snapped by Google Street View

An eagle-eyed member of Velo Club Walcot has spotted riders on Street View assembling at Orange Grove Bath on a Sunday morning back in May 2017   It was actually Gail Armstrong wife of member Arran who noticed the distinctive green,…
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VCW conquers the Classics Ride 2018

Once a year on the day of the famous cobbled Paris-Roubaix race in France, Velo Club Walcot members pay tribute to the horrors of terrible road surfaces by taking on some of the steepest, shoddiest lanes of the West Country.   Seven…
Cycling Club VC Walcot rides every Sunday in all weathers
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April 8th Classics Routes Announced

Organiser Arran Armstrong has published this year's fiendish celebration of all things epic and timed as usual to coincide with the climax of the Classics cycling season: Paris-Roubaix   Sunday April 8th is the date for this year's…
VC Walcot rider Claire Cottrell speeds through Flanders countryside on a gravel track

Ride Report: Tour of Flanders 2018

Velo Club Walcot members return happy from pedalling-packed trip to the Belgian Classics   Over 3 days and 300km (87 miles), Claire Cottrell and David Acklam tackled the infamous cobbled climbs, joined the Gent Wevelgem Sportive and…
Velo Club Walcot members smiling and waving at Barrys Bristol Blast cycle ride
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VCW blasts around Bristol

VC Walcot was out in force for Barry’s Bristol Blast, a jolly 116km loop south from Bristol via Glastonbury   Last Sunday 25th March, our 13 riders largely made up from the usual Sunday Clubriders 2 group did a great job of completing a…
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Race Results: 2nd Team for VCW in Bath CC TT

Velo Club Walcot took second place team in the Bath CC promotion today, a counting event in the season-long Western Time Trials Association series. Best-placed member was Tavis Walker in eighth position. The results sheet is here Arran…
Bike Bath 2018
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Diary Date: BikeBath 2018

  Coming again on Sunday 1st July 2018 is BikeBath, our city's one and only big, annual public-participation event and based on the legendary Recreation Ground. There are 25, 50 and 80-mile loops designed for the whole family…