Our F1 and F2 groups are a great place to start! Even if you have no group riding experience, our Ride Captains will help you get up to speed and feeling confident in no time.
Forge London CC welcomes beginners and seasoned riders alike, providing a supportive community that encourages fitness, friendship, and fun through cycling. Experience the joy of riding together in a relaxed atmosphere.
We’ll guide you through the essentials of group etiquette from your very first ride and our online community is always on hand to offer support and advice when needed.
Our weekend rides always have a stop for coffee and cake, usually followed by a post-ride pint at the local pub and number of social events during the year.
With five pace groups to choose from, you have the freedom to start where you feel comfortable and move up as you gain confidence and strength.
Whether you’re looking to tackle your first sportive, build your fitness, or get out on the bike more, our supportive community has your back.
Our main rides are the Sunday Club Ride, the perfect opportunity to get out and stretch those legs. Rolling out from Kingston Market Place, we head into the heart of Surrey or toward the flats of Windsor. Every Sunday route features the all important stop for coffee and cake, followed by a swift half at a local pub to chat through segments, gears, and everything in between.
Below is some guidance on what to expect, but please note that in Summer both groups may occasionally push a little further to take full advantage of those sunny days.
In Summer this is usually a shorter, flatter and slightly faster ride. We meet at 6:30pm in Kingston Market Place.
During Winter, as we are lucky enough to be right on the doorstep of the beautiful Richmond Park, we ride group laps of the Park (either two or three) before retreating to the warmth of a local pub. The winter rides meet at either 6:30pm or 7pm, depending on the deer cull, just inside the Kingston Gate entrance to the park.
Coined the Saturday Flaturday, this is as it sounds! Meeting at 9am in Kingston Market Place, this ride usually heads out for a flat ride towards Windsor with a coffee stop at the halfway point. This is a great opportunity to stretch the legs at the start of the weekend.
Our members regular arrange ad hoc rides during the week using our Slack workspace, so if you’ve got a bit of spare time there’s bound to be someone to ride with!
If you’re interested giving Forge London CC a try, fill in our handy form and our New Joiner Liaison will be in touch to arrange an Intro Ride. We run these on a regular basis so we’ll get you booked in as soon as we can.
On the Intro Ride you’ll be looked after by a Ride Captain who’ll explain how we ride and make sure you’re having a good time!
You may have never ridden in a group before, that’s ok, but we do expect a level of fitness is reached before joining the club. A great way to judge this is to time yourself for two laps clockwise around Richmond Park. You should be able to do two laps in less than an hour (the distance is just over 7miles / 11km per lap). A second requirement would be that you can ride for 35miles / 60km or more.
Riding in groups is really efficient and you will soon be able to ride further and faster.
For any road ride we expect you to have a safe and legal road bike with clipless pedals and shoes or toe clips and straps and drop handlebars. Fixed wheel and triathlon or TT bikes, and clip-on TT bars are not permitted (for safety reasons) on group rides. Wearing a helmet is mandatory. We are also not able to accommodate e-bikes at this time.
