Forge London is made up of riders from all abilities and backgrounds. We have members from across the South West London area including: Chertsey, Kingston, New Malden, Putney, Richmond, Teddington and Twickenham.
We have newbies, old hands, racers, dedicated club riders, triathletes, social riders and a sprinkling who have been every one of these. The thing they have in common is remembering their first ride for a new club.
We know joining may feel like a big step but a friendly face, a word of encouragement and the chance to go further, find new places and meet great people is never far away at Forge.
So, let’s meet some of them.
I began taking cycling a little more seriously around three years ago after commuting by bike for a couple of months. Since then my competitiveness has got the better of me and I started training in a more structured way and then racing in local criterium races in 2021.
I love outdoor sports, and I bought my first road bike back in 2017 when I was living in Barcelona.
I have been riding for many years and decided to join a cycling club to improve my fitness and technique four years ago.
I started riding for fitness at the beginning of lockdown 2020. I wanted to keep my fitness up and to be outside.
All this started in 2018 when I decided to become a triathlete and have the opportunity to ride in a group, meet new people and become a Forge London CC member.
I am the classic ‘Sunday Club Run’ rider – I tend to join the slower more social group and occasionally try my luck on some of the faster rides.
