Winter rides and Condors cross-training

The format of the Condors’ rides changes a bit in the winter as there tend to be fewer people riding at this time of year:

Tuesday and Thursday night rides

Tuesday and Thursday night rides are not formally organised during the winter and instead become much more ad-hoc.  They will only run if riders turn up, so to be sure you’re going to find someone at Rick’s to ride with, it’s best to organise the ride ahead of time on our Facebook group.  Ideally post up about the ride a day or two in advance, you’ll get more people joining you that way.  

There won’t necessarily be an experienced Condor on the winter rides so it’s a great opportunity for other riders to get used to organising and leading rides.

Weekend rides

There should still be a ride every weekend and there tend to be more riders on those rides.  Again, it’s  important to post up as early as possible in the week that you are looking to ride on the weekend.

Daytime weekday rides

There is a contingent of Condors starting to organise rides during the daylight hours on weekdays.  These rides are very ad-hoc.  Again, post in the Facebook group if you are interested.

Rides at any other time!

The ranks of the Condors have swelled considerably, so if you find yourself with a few hours to ride and fancy some company, a quick post in the Facebook group will probably find someone who fancies a spin too.

Alternate forms of training… warning… contains sacrilege… 

If riding on the dark and wet roads of an evening is not your thing then all is not lost!  There are lots of Condors who have strapped on their running shoes or who are hitting the gym to keep the fitness up over the winter.  We hope to get some formalised Condors cross-training activities up and running this winter, but in the meantime why not post on the Facebook group to see if you can find a running partner or gym-buddy.  You know it makes sense… it gives you an excuse to wear your winter Condors kit!