A sociable cycle club with Twelve active sections in the Home Counties around London.

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& What We Do

The Forty Plus Cycling Club is a sociable cycle club for cyclists over the age of 18 in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Northamptonshire, Surrey and Sussex. Bicycle rides in the Home Counties around London.

The club offers leisurely cycle rides near Letchworth Garden City, Bedford, St Albans, Hatfield, Hertford, Ware, Chelmsford, Northampton, Stevenage, Harlow, Southend, Welwyn, Horsham, Dorking, East Grinstead, Crawley, Sevenoaks, Maidstone, Colchester. Each section organises rides between one and three times a week. We welcome all those in London and the South-East seeking a friendly club to ride with, whether experienced cyclist, returnee or the relative newcomer.

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The Latest From Us

Inaugural Forty Plus Audax

  • 3rd March 2025

The Boxford Tornado Cycle Sportive

  • 6th January 2025

Club Mud Flaps

  • 2nd November 2024

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Upcoming Rides

  • Section: North East Essex
  • Group: Tuesday Riders
  • Meet: Cressing, Temple Barns
  • Departure time: 10:30 am
  • Principal leader: Neil Bygrave
  • Lunch: Ridgewell, Petals
  • Tea: Leader's Choice
Tue 25 Mar
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  • Group: Group A
  • Meet: St Albans, Waterend Barn (1000 for 1030)
  • Principal leader: Chris Selkirk
  • Lunch: Luton, Old Moat House 01582597474
Tue 25 Mar
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  • Section: St Albans
  • Group: Group A
  • Meet: St Albans, Waterend Barn (1000 for 1030)
  • Principal leader: Carol Brazier
  • Lunch: Luton, Old Moat House 01582597474
Tue 25 Mar
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  • Section: St Albans
  • Group: Group B
  • Meet: The Cycle Hub, Cottonmill, St Albans AL1 2EF
  • Meet time: 10:00 am
  • Departure time: 10:30 am
  • Principal leader: Geoff Meade
  • Elevenses: tba
  • Lunch: Cock O' the North, Welham Green
  • Tea: Trestle Arts cafe Russet Dr, St Albans AL4 0JQ
Tue 25 Mar
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  • Section: St Albans
  • Group: Inters
  • Meet: St Albans, Clock Tower
  • Meet time: 10:00 am
  • Departure time: 10:30 am
  • Principal leader: Gary Johnson
  • Lunch: Whelpley Hill, White Hart
Tue 25 Mar
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  • Section: Mid Essex
  • Meet: Butts Green Grd Centre
  • Meet time: 9:30 am
  • Departure time: 10:00 am
  • Principal leader: Tony Phillips / Giles
  • Elevenses: None
  • Lunch: 8 Ash Green, The Cricketers
  • Tea: Heybridge, Lock Tea Room
Tue 25 Mar
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Upcoming Events

  • Event Ride
  • Section: Surrey & Sussex
  • Meet: Cottonmill Community & Cycle Centre, St Albans
Sat 16 Aug
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