Racing is fun, but it’s even more fun when you get to do it wearing your country’s colours on your back. And that’s exactly what 3 of our supersonic Forge members did this year, heading to World Championships of the Gravel and Gran Fondo varieties.
On Sunday 7th September, around 30 Forgers descended upon the New Forest for a day of gravel and road goodness. Meeting early in Sainsbury car park in Kingston, two vans packed as many bikes as they could and several drivers set off towards the south coast.
Sunday 23rd March saw the second running of the Tour de Forge, our way of riding together as a club. Aided by dry and warm conditions 57 of us gathered for our 3-stage, 3-routes per stage, 2-coffee stops and 1-pub ride.
In between coffee stops, cakes and after-ride beers, we asked a selection of our more than 160 members to tell us their Favourite Forge Ride, Ever – and we found some pretty surprising answers.
November marks the anniversary of our joining British Cycling and becoming a real club, so it’s only right that we mark our 4th birthday with a little summary of the year and some general back-patting.
Forge marked the falling of leaves with our first ‘Tour de Forge’, a ride designed to bring the Friendliest Cycling Club in South-West London together on the road and over coffee.
In between coffee stops, cakes and after-ride beers, we asked a selection of our more than 150 members to tell us their Favourite Forge Ride, Ever – and we found some pretty surprising answers.
What a year for Forge - with so much to look forward in 2024. The Forge flotilla continues to grow in numbers as we sail towards what promises to be a fabulous fourth year.
We’ve finally left our terrible twos behind (which were pretty good actually) and are so proud to announce Forge London CC is three years old this November!
In between coffee stops, cakes and after-ride beers, we asked a selection of our more than 150 members to tell us their Favourite Forge Ride, Ever – and we found some pretty surprising answers.
One sunny (mainly) weekend in September, an adventurous Forge group made a trip to the Isle of Purbeck for some new cycling challenges.
Four blimey. A quadruple of Forge have only gone and qualified for the 2023 UCI World Fondo Championships. And Bex C even claimed a podium in the 19-34 Women’s event!
Forge has so much going on. So, what does a month in the life of a fast-growing, fun, and friendly bike club look like?
Belgium in the spring; single digit temperatures, driving rain, whipping wind across Flemish flat land… What’s not to love?
What a fantastic early season for our Forge racers. We had it all; two victories, one podium, two top 10s, a debut, a move-up in category and all the delights in between.
It’s a year to be proud, says our Club Chair Paddy O.I’m so proud to be a member of Forge London CC. And I’m even prouder to be the Chair of Forge. Well, why wouldn’t I be? It’s a great club.
Drum roll please… as we announce the Forge Rider of the Year 2022… It’s…. SUE E!
And what a year it has been. First things first, we welcomed our 100th member, Gordon, a few weeks ago! Go us! A big welcome to all our new members that have joined over the past year, it’s great to have you on board and part of the Forge family.
All the things you’ve given up. The early starts. All the sacrifices you and your nearest and dearest have made to get you to this moment…
Ruben Q is Forge’s man of steel after he smashed his personal challenge of competing the full distance Ironman course in Gdynia, Poland in August – and within his best target time too.
What springs to mind when you think of the Isle of Wight? Queen Victoria’s holiday home? Home of the world’s biggest yachting regatta Cowes Week? Well, for Forge it’s the now annual trip to the UK’s very own sub-tropical (some of the time) cycling mecca.
