Welcome to Leicestershire Road Club 

 

JOIN US NOW for as little as £11/year (£7.50/year for under 16s), get in touch via Facebook, our Forum or by contacting the Committee.

 

We have an active diary of road, mountain bike, cyclo-cross and track cycling. We organise and promote races, time trials and endurance events. Our experienced coaches get fantastic results in all disciplines and at all levels, from newcomers to elite.  Or if you want to ride in a group, we organise clubruns and other training all year round.  

 

We have a varied social diary, including a pub quiz and an annual dinner and trophy presentation.  Many activities are based around our Clubroom at Red Hill Circle, just north of Leicester. 

 

Latest News...

May 2012 update: Lucy Garner took the National Junior Road Race title on 12th May. Crossing the line in 2:09:57, Lucy was only 22 seconds off the pace for the women's road race.

 

Junior Womens Road Race 38

May 2012:  Charlotte Broughton and Grace Garner have been competing at the UK School Games in London, based around the Olympic Park.

 

On Day 1, Charlotte and Grace won all of their qualifications for the crit, with Charlotte winning the final and Grace 4th. 

On Day 2, in the street sprint, Charlotte came 5th, then on Day 3, Grace and Hanna Blount (also East Midlands) set a new girls' team sprint record to win in 36.701 (an average of 49.044 km/h, >30mph). 

UK School Games 2012 - Day 2

 

April 2012: Prestwold youth training has started!  Most Wedneday evenings, until July 18th, you can train or race on the airfield near Barrow-upon-Soar for £2 per session.  Come along and improve your bike handling and bunch riding.    

 

Monthly family rides, based around LE2, also start on Saturday 19th May.  

 

For more information and contact details, look at our Facebook Diary or contact our Youth Officer. 

 

March 2012: Charlotte Broughton finished the month with four wins, including the U16 Girls category at Darley Moor on 31st March.  That impressive win followed three others in March, also at Darley Moor, Barkston and the Milton Keynes Bowl.

 

World Champion Lucy Garner also came an impressive 2nd riding for the Olympic Development Programme team in Holland.  

 

Among our other riders, Steve Howgill delivered an early season 23:52 at the Coalville Wheelers 10, also on 31st March.  

 

February 2012: Images from the 2012 Springfest in Manchester, showing Charlotte Broughton of Leicestershire Road Club come 2nd in the U14 Girls. The weekend before, Charlotte won the juvenile girls' mountain bike race at the Midland XC Series 1 (an event promoted by Leicestershire Road Club) beating all but one of the juvenile boys.

 

January 2012: Photos from the World Cyclo-Cross Championships 2012, with Leicestershire Road Club coach Nick Walling.