About us
The Cowley Road Condors are a vibrant and friendly road cycling club, based in Oxford, close to the city centre. The club strives to be the friendliest sports club in Oxford. We are inclusive, community focused and have a committed, yet fun, outlook towards club riding. As a result, we were delighted to be awarded 'Cycling Club of the Year' by Cycling Weekly for 2023. Please note we are adults only (18+) but can point you in the right direction for youth riding and racing.
We put a particular focus on expanding our female membership. Cycling has been a male-dominated sport for too long and we're really keen to help change that. With over 100 female members, and half the board positions filled by women, we are leading the way in this area.
The Condors are a non-profit club affiliated with British Cycling (BC) and Cycling Time-Trials (CTT). We host numerous weekly group rides throughout the season for our members, providing a wide variety of group road rides covering all abilities. We’re active in the local race and time-trial scenes, hosting our own events and encouraging cyclist development.
The club are active in the local community; promote Oxford’s cycling culture and provide support to local causes.
Club history
+Formed in July 2011, with only four members (following a night at an East Ox pub!), the club now has a membership base of over 300. After purchasing road bikes, the founding members were amazed there was no cycling club in Cowley; a huge catchment area of students, young professionals and of course, cyclists! It was hoped that with the creation of a club it would give opportunity to meet local, like-minded riders and so, with this rough outline of a plan, began the creation of the Cowley Road Condors. Throughout the following years it’s been great to see new faces turn-up for rides, and fantastic to see members’ confidence and ability grow through riding with the Condors. Our ethos is that you will not be 'dropped' on a club ride and we really are keen to attract to riders of all abilities and ages. Members regularly take part in road racing and TT competitions, and 2014 saw the first running of the Oxfordshire Road Racing league; of which the Condors was one of the founding members. The Cowley Road Condors have a really bright, pink and black, future!
Club Aims
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- To be a fun, friendly and inclusive cycling club
- To empower members through training & skills development across multiple cycling disciplines, and promote personal cycling safety
- To offer people the chance to try new things and stretch themselves, enabling members to reach their goals
- To promote equality, diversity and inclusion; aiming for the club membership base to reflect our local community. We will continue to be a constant champion for women’s cycling and aim to welcome people from all backgrounds
- To be an active, visible, participant in the Oxford community, and an advocate of cycling initiatives across the city recognised as valuable to our members
Code of Conduct
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We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains an environment in which the rights and dignity of all members of the Condors are respected. We want to promote a positive environment in which people are treated fairly and with respect; and make it clear that harassment is unacceptable.
Our Code of Conduct sets out the minimum standard and applies to all activities organised by the club, and participants whilst on a club activity or in a club role.
Our Complaints, Disciplinary & Appeals policy explains the process for handling each of these three areas.
Club constitution
+You can view the Condors Constitution here.
Club policies
+Community
+Condors are a big part of the local community and love to get involved in supporting others, such as the fantastic CyclAbility and Bike Oxford.
Helen & Douglas House
+We are proud supporters of our local charity Helen & Douglas House who do incredible work providing hospice and palliative care to children and young adults, as well as supporting their families and loved ones.
