Sheffrec Cycling Club Originally called Team Sheffrec, the club was formed in 1989 by a group of Sheffield Recreation workers (hence the name). This was a very active road racing club competing in Time Trials, Road Racing as well as the odd Cyclo-Cross and even some mountain biking events. Under the new banner of Sheffrecc C.C. the club is a little different, regarded as the fastest growing club in Sheffield we have over 100 members of all ages. The club rides take on more of a social aspect and cyclists of varying abilities enjoy our friendly riding atmosphere throughout the year. We pride ourselves on the 'one love' ethos. Unlike other clubs we don't leave anyone behind and always encourage new and younger members to progress. After all we have all had to start as beginners. Based in the Sheffield 6 area we enjoy the benefits of being located very close to the beautiful Peak District. Rides are mainly in the Peak District and surrounding area and always take in the a café stop. On the first Sunday of each month we meet at the Wicker, which is in the centre of Sheffield. We normally head out East towards the flatter roads which makes a change from the hills of the Peak District. We also have a successful racing element to the club. We have enjoyed enjoyed several senior road race wins over the years, along with victories in schoolboy and veteran categories. The Sheffrec name is also strong in Time Trials and in Hillclimbs. 2009 was our most successful year to date. We again had several senior road race wins and also gave a strong team effort in the TLI Road Race League. This was won overall by Ashley Proctor at just 15 years old. James Thompson and Marc Etches were the first road racers of the modern era of Sheffrec to gain 2nd Category status. Daryl May and Pete Wood were our fastest time trialist both setting club records for 10 and 25 miles. We are joint organisers of the The British Cycling Wombwell Youth League and 2010 see us expand our efforts into road racing. As a continued effort to increase road races in the BC Yorkshire region, Sheffrec are organsing 2 evening road races on the Barlow Triangle circuit which is situated on the edge of the Peak District close to the Derbyshire border. We started off our journey of event organising with the Wombwell Youth League, which is now in it’s third year. This year we have 4 events out of 8 at Wombwell. This has given us the experience needed to confidently organise a road race. After working with Peter Sutton, who is the new British Cycling Regional Events officer for Yorkshire we now have 2 road races on the BC calendar for this year. As a club we feel it’s our duty as one of the area’s largest cycle clubs to put on a local road race for local riders to compete. The events will be run on a Tuesday nights in June and July and will cover 60km. The first race will be for 3/4th category BC riders and the 2nd race will be open to 2/3/4th BC category riders. Its business as usual in 2010 for our time trial events with a 10 and 25 mile individual time trial and also a early season 2-up 25 mile TT. Our club championships will also be held in May as part of the open event. We are proud to be the organisers of the Monsal Hill Climb. This event has been run since 1930 and 2010 see the 80th running of this prestigious event. Past winners include Tommy Simpson, Chris Walker, Malcolm Elliott and more recently Russell and Dean Downing. The event normally attracts around 75 riders who set off from the Cressbrook Road at one minute intervals heading towards Monsal Head Hotel. Further details here British Cycling Federation, the country's internationally recognised governing body of cycle sport in BMX, Cycle Speedway, Cyclo-Cross, Mountain Bike, Road and Track. For Time Trialists, we are affiliated to the CTT (RTTC) and the NMCF for the 2010 Season. Every year we undertake a charity ride where a chosen individual from the Sheffield area with special needs benefits from funds raised by members gaining sponsorship and riding to a selected location, we have raised over £30,000 in the last six years. This year our chosen charity is the Sheffield Cystic Fibrosis Appeal. We organise a club holidays, we have visited Mallorca, the Pyrenees, Mont Ventoux, the French Alps and this year we are heading back out to Mallorca in March. Once a quarter we publish our very own newsletter. Velocita is packed with colour photographs, stories of our adventures and information regarding open and club events. So come along and have a ride with us - I am sure you will enjoy the warm welcome and friendly banter that make Sheffrec Cycling Club the club everyone knows and loves! Join Us If you wish to join us, please post in the Join Us section of our forums and we will contact you.