Forty Plus Cycling Club

The Forty Plus Cycling Club is a very sociable cycle club with seventeen active sections in Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, East Northamptonshire, Surrey and Sussex. Each section organises rides between one and three times a week - usually mid-week. In some areas we also have Sunday rides. More information... Sections vary in their pace and distance covered. You can come out and try our rides a few times, before joining. For information on joining contact one of the section secretaries, or the membership secretary. More on joining... Members receive our quarterly magazine, Signpost.
View the events calendar full screen. Download the rides listings for Q1 2012 in PDF format (see section pages for any changes). Rides for Q2 2012 are now being planned. Events Calendar - click for details One of the photos of St Albans members taken last summer for Age UK. Click to enlarge.				Entry forms now available for the Circuit of Bedford event on 17 May and the Herts Hilly 100 on 24 June. 2012 Open Events Several events are being planned for 2012 with free membership on offer for new members. 17 May: Circuit of Bedford 24 June: Herts Hilly 100k 19 July: Essex 100k 22 July: Sights of London 14 Aug: Sussex Weald 30 Aug: Ugley 100k 13 Sept: Audax Taster Read more... AGM Our 2011 AGM was on 29 October and 35 members attended. We elected a new chairman, Don Wallace, who rides with the St Albans section. Like his predecessor, Don has links with the southern hemisphere, originating from Australia. We also have a new executive committee member, Anne Clare from the North Herts Section. The meeting thanked the outgoing chairman, Alex Moss, who took over as Chairman at a difficult time, and Colin Waller, who was leaving the committee after many years of valuable service in different positions including Signpost editor and website secretary. Proposed rule changes were approved. New Mid Essex section Peter Turner is leading a new section offering rides on Tuesdays from the Chelmsford area. New Section Ray Puttick is leading a new Surrey Kent Sussex Borders section that was formed on 16 April, recognising the popularity of rides to the east of the main Surrey & Sussex area. Sixtieth Anniversary 2011 saw the club's sixtieth anniversary and to celebrate, six inter-section rides were held. See the 60th Anniversary events page and read Signpost for more details.