Cycling events in Swansea Bay area

Click 2010 Wheelrights rides programme for a summary of our monthly rides. Most are on the third Saturday of each month between March and November.

Events
Unless noted otherwise the events should be free. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult on rides.

February 2010
For a table summarising CTC's February rides click CTC February rides

March 2010
For a table summarising CTC's March rides click CTC March rides
10.00, Saturday 20 Mar..: Wheelrights North Gower ride.
Meet at the Railway Inn, Clyne Valley, Killay. Click Wheelrights rides for details. Enjoy this classic ride and the option of lunch after it in the Railway Inn. Leader: Rhian Evans, phone: 01792 510470.

April 2010
9.30-11.30, Saturday 10 April.: Wheelrights Adults Beginners Class.
Civic Centre East car park. Fee: £5. For further information and to register phone Veronica Wood on 01792 206617.
10.00, Saturday 17 April.: Wheelrights ride.
Details to be announced. leader: Nick Guy. Phone: 01792 476178 (evenings).

May 2010
10.00, Saturday 15 May.: Wheelrights Swansea Valley ride.
Meet at the Sail Bridge, Swansea, for an easy ride along NCN 43 to Clydach and possibly beyond. Finish for lunch at venue to be decided on day. Leader: Mike Lewis, phone: 01792 795933 (evenings).

June 2010
10.00, Saturday 5 June: formal opening of the Gower Walking Festival. and Wheelrights ride
Meet at the Blackpill Lido café for the opening (by Edwina Hart) followed by a short ride which she will also launch.
9.30-11.30, Saturday 12 June.: Wheelrights Adults Beginners Class.
Civic Centre East car park. Fee: £5. For further information and to register phone Veronica Wood on 01792 206617.
10.00, Saturday 19 June: a cycle ride as part of the Gower Walking Festival.
Meet at the car park by the Commercial Pub. in Gowerton. This is a new venture for the Walking Festival in that the ride (a 15 mile circuit in N. Gower) will be followed by a 3 mile walk and then a 5 mile ride back to Gowerton via Upper Killay. Lunch can be had at the Wild Flower Centre café in Blackhills before the walk. Note: there is a £3 charge. Leader (of the ride): David Naylor. Phone 01792 233755.

July 2010
10.00, Saturday 17 July.: Wheelrights ride.
Meet at the Sail Bridge, Swansea, for an easy ride somewhere to the east. Details and leader to be announced.
9.30-11.30, Saturday 24 July.: Wheelrights Adults Beginners Class.
Civic Centre East car park. Fee: £5. For further information and to register phone Veronica Wood on 01792 206617.

August 2010
10.00, Saturday 14 August.: Wheelrights ride.
Meet at the Railway Inn, Clyne Valley Killay, for an easy ride probably to the north. Details and leader to be announced.

September 2010
18-25 Sept.: Gower Cycling Festival.
This is a new initiative of Wheelrights. It is being organised in collaboration with the organisers of the successful Gower Walking Festival. Around 15 rides are planned, most of which will be on the Gower Peninsula. Details to come, but phone David Naylor on 01792 233755 or Nick Guy on 01792 476178 (evenings) for an update.

Providers
Wheelrights
As noted on the About us page the events which Wheelrights lay on comprise their adult beginners classes, some rides and evening meetings.
Rides. In 2010 we plan something different from the Explorer rides of the previous two years. Based on the findings of a questionnaire sent to members we now plan rides in the 10-20 mile range (2-3 hours) rather than the 5 miles typical of an Explorer ride. Most will be on Saturday mornings timed to finish in time for lunch at a café or pub. These rides should provide a stepping stone to CTC's longer rides (included in the CTC ride summaries above).
Meetings. We have decided, as from, January 2010, to hold our evening meetings to plan our activities monthly rather than bi-monthly. There will also be meetings at which a talk will be given. All meetings are open (and free), but members who feel they can play a part in helping us achieve our aims are particularly welcome at the monthly working meetings.
Sustrans
Sustrans main role is not to organise rides and events but rather to create such important things as the National Cycle Network and Safe Routes to Schools. They do however organise work days and work camps to improve and add to the NCN. They usually also lay on some national annual event; eg in the summer of 2007 they organised a ride which passed through Swansea to celebrate their 30th birthday.
CTC
On 1 January 2008 the local CTC group ceased to be a District Association and became the Swansea and West Wales CTC Member Group. The old sections disappeared so that the rides which used to be the responsibility of the sections are now organised centrally. They continue to take place on Sundays and Wednesday. They are, however, now classified as "Easy" (E), "Medium" (M) or "Hard" (H). Most of the rides are "M" but some "E" rides have been introduced with additional monthly "E" rides on Saturdays planned for 2010 in collaboration with Wheelrights.
There are two ride coordinators: John White (Phone 01792 520896) who looks after the Sunday rides and Brian Croft (Phone 07807 504495) who covers the Wednesday rides. Martin Brain (phone 01792 207800) is the Secretary.
Information about the rides can be found on their new (2009) website: www.swanseacycling.co.uk. The programme for a particular month is also summarised above on a single A4 sheet. Just click the month to view or download it.
Other
Other events gleaned from wherever are included on this page.

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