Arranging rides

Most North Road rides are now organised or publicised through Discord. Once you've joined the North Road discord server, you'll have access to various channels for groups at all levels. To cut the amount of chatter, just mute notifications on the channels of least relevance to you.

There are links to download the Discord app and join the NRCC Discord server on the Member's Area page (password required). You can also access Discord through a web browser.

You can download the Discord app for Android, iOS or Windows

Groups include:


SATURDAY RIDES 

9.30 from the Golden Griffin car park

  • A's - fast paced 3-4 hours Saturday rides with no stop until back in Hertford - admin: Dave Green
  • B's - medium-paced Saturday rides with a cafe stop - admin: Roger Fogg

  • B minus - gentle pace Saturday rides with a cafe stop - admin : Andrew Bywater

  • Saturday Social - medium paced rides - admins : Brian Evans, Iva Prokopova

  • North Road Weekday Rides also ride on Saturdays - see below

 

SUNDAY RIDES

9.30 from Hertford North Station car park

  • Sunday club runs -  a group for the Sunday runs, also publicised by a weekly email. - admins: Nigel Cameron, Mick Rhodes

 

WEEKDAYS

Ad hoc arrangements

  • North Road Weekday Rides - morning social rides for those available during the day or with a sunny day off, usually to Vanstones or Spokes near Codicote on Tuesdays, Emily's in Whitwell on Thursdays, and Mill End Plants in Rushden on Saturdays. Also for faster folks who want to make their own way to the cafe, arriving c. 11.15. - admin : Geoff Oliver

  • North Road Classics Squad - occasional midweek rides, and annual trips to Belgium or France - admin : John McDowall


OTHER GROUPS

  • Chaos MTB - mountain bike rides
  • E-MTB - electric mountain bike rides - admin : Andrew Bywater

  • Track league - admin : Bryan Holland
  • CX - cyclocross (Autumn season)


There is also a WhatsApp group for a Zwift league, run by Roger Fogg and loosely affiliated with the club, with weekly online races from September to March.

Club Runs

Taking up or returning to cycling?

Join us on a Sunday club run.

We meet from 9:20am on Sunday mornings at Highway Cycles, Hartham Lane, Hertford SG14 1QN, by the coffee kiosk. Rides get underway from 9.40am, and are usually between 20 and 40 miles to a cafe and back.

There's more info in our Club Runs page,

Group Riding

If you're new to riding in a group, read our handy guide on how to stay safe.

Reporting Potholes

Reporting potholes to the council gets them fixed faster and could prevent an accident.