CLUB RIDES
Weekday Rides
Islington Cycling Club members have five official weekday rides to choose from.
Tuesday
Regent’s Park Training laps
Departs Zoo Entrance 06:15 April-October
or
06:30 November-March
Pre-work training laps, at a training pace with a maximum group size of 12. Meeting at the Zoo entrance.
ICC WOMEN’S CHAT LAPS
Departs Zoo Entrance
06:30
Social pace designed to be welcoming for riders of all abilities.
Radlett Revolution
Departs Highbury Fields 18:15
Radlett Revolution is our longest and flattest weekday route. We head out of London towards Radlett and return through Potters Bar. The total distance starting and finishing in Highbury Fields is 72 km with around 600m elevation.
Wednesday
North London Hills
Departs Highbury Fields 18:15
Our weekly hilly route which starts as it means to go on. A quick blast up Swain’s Lane to start and a challenging double of Ally Pally and Muswell Hill to finish, total distance is about 50 km and has almost 600m elevation.
THURSDAY
Fixie loop
Departs Highbury Fields 18:15
Despite the name this ride is still done on geared bikes! The loop takes in the country roads of North London and Hertfordshire. Total distance of 60 km and features around 550m elevation over rolling terrain.
FRIDAY
Regent’s Park Social laps
Departs Zoo Entrance 06:30
Pre-work social laps, at a social pace with a maximum group size of 12. Meeting at the Zoo entrance.
WEEKEND RIdes
We have two regular weekend events - laps of Regent’s Park on Saturday and a variety of longer rides on Sunday.
Saturday
Regent’s Park Laps
Departs Zoo EnTRANCE 07:00/08:00
We have two sessions of laps of Regent’s Park. 07:00 laps are a very fast training session aimed at those who race, and we have a broader mix starting at 08:00 - everything from chat laps to hard training. We meet at the Zoo entrance and groups ride in both directions.
Sunday
Club RunS
USUALLY Depart Highbury Fields 08:30
On any given Sunday, we have a variety of rides and routes available. These are organised by members who volunteer lead rides. Anything goes! We regularly have short cafe runs or repeats of weekday rides, all the way up to epic centuries including runs to Brighton (and back!).
These most commonly begin at Highbury Fields at 08:30. For more information on these rides and what’s coming up, please check the members’ forum.