British Cycling announced on 18th June that group rides may be resumed, providing they are carried out in line with Government guidance on group sizes and social distancing.
The Rasen Riders organisation committee has, however, decided to continue with the suspension of all official club rides for the time being. This situation will be reviewed mid July.
Members wishing to arrange informal group rides, are strongly recommended to read the British Cycling guidelines before making such arrangements.
Click or tap here for the British Cycling Covid-19 Guidelines
About Us
Welcome to Rasen Riders cycling club. Being located on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, classed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, we can boast some of the quietest back roads and beautiful trails the county has to offer.
Rasen Riders was set up to invite local cyclists to share their knowledge of the best routes and trails in the Market Rasen area. Whether you enjoy road rides or mountain biking we do both, so get in touch and get on board. Our Sunday rides are all about the fun with a ‘no one gets left behind’ policy. In the summer we do mid week road rides, often with a short stop at a local public house. On Wednesday evenings we have mountain bike rides with our fellow Grimsby Mountain Bike group - even in the winter (with lights of course).
For details of our rides, see our ride calendar.
For more information on the club, please email rasenridersclub@gmail.com and we'll be happy to answer any queries you have.
Official Club
Rasen Riders is affiliated to British Cycling who is the governing body for our sport. Having affiliation means the club is recognised nationally, giving club members certain advantages like gaining national points if you choose to race at a British cycling event. The club also gets public liability insurance for those unforeseen moments. However, our insurance doesn’t cover the rider so we always recommend that you obtain your own personal sports insurance. Click here for the British Cycling website and their safety guidance .
Health and Safety
We at Rasen Riders want you to have fun and be safe out on your machine, so we have taken the time to risk assess our rides and trail building activities. Links to these risk assessments can be found below, by clicking on the Orange +
OUR TEAM
Meet the team
Jonny Snowball
Club Founder
Richard Hallsworth
Club Chair
Jo Turner
Club Secretary
Paul Raynor
Club Treasurer
& website
We use a WhatsApp group to discuss and provide updates on our rides (and the odd bit of club banter).
Join our club, install WhatsApp on your phone, give us your phone number and we'll add you to the group.
We have a club on Strava, so you can compare your performance over the segments with others in the club - some of our members are a bit competitive - not mentioning any names Trev!!.
Join Rasen Riders and get yourself into our Stava club.
See here for more details.
JOIN US for 2020
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Why Not Come For a Ride
- We want to promote the sport of cycling so we have a 'three rides’ policy, come ride with us three times before you sign up and see if the club is for you. So why not come along with us on one of our 'Big Easy’ Sunday road rides.
Mileage for a Sunday road ride is around 40 to 45 miles, usually with a 20 to 30 minute coffee stop about halfway through.
When riding the roads of the Lincolnshire Wolds we typically average around 14 mph over the ride, whereas on our flatter rides it's closer to 16 mph. For each ride, the ride leader will assess the group and set a comfortable pace for all. If some are keen to go a bit quicker after the cafe stop and there are sufficient riders the group may split into 2 different speed groups - but don't worry we don't leave anyone behind if they can't keep up.
We also host Wednesday MTB training rides in the summer - which are what they say they are, training!
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How to Join Our Club
- Annual Membership £8.00
- Annual Second Claim Membership £5.00
- Annual Non Riding Membership £5.00
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You can join Rasen Riders by completing our application form, pay the small annual membership fee and join us on our rides 👍
An application form can be downloaded by clicking here. Complete the form, scan it (or photograph it) and email it to rasenridersclub@gmail.com
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Membership fees can be paid by direct transfer to our bank account using the following details:
Account Number: 71437437
Sort Code: 40-32-05
Please be sure to include your name as your reference
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Etiquette on Club rides
- Just like any other club we insist that all riders respect the Highway Code and other club members. Click here for our constitution and stay safe and happy out there on your machines.
