Condors: club rides back on from 29 March!

Following the government publication of the four-step roadmap for exiting lockdown, we can now announce that club rides will return from 29 March. This is made possible due to the reintroduction of the outdoor ‘Rule of 6’.

We will return to our previous phased return format that worked very successfully last year:

• Maximum group size of 6 riders
• New or returning riders are welcome
• All club members are encouraged to lead rides or be a ‘second pair of eyes’
• Ride details should be advertised on the pink posts. 
• Riders will need to book in on the post, making sure they confirm with words (e.g. ‘in’), rather than hitting ‘like’. This will help manage the numbers and provide an audit trail in the event that tracing is required. 
• Riders should not turn up for a ride unless they have pre-booked on the pink post
• Rides should not start at Beeline. Please meet at the outskirts of town at a suitable location for your route (e.g. Buildbase if heading South-East)
• Riders must also maintain social distancing in line with government guidelines after the ride. So please avoid finishing at the same pub or cafe as other groups.
• Cafe or pub stops must be held outside
• We encourage flexibility around ride start times so that groups are not all leaving Oxford at the same time
• Please choose routes that go out in different directions, or do not overlap heavily.  Consider running more popular routes in reverse

We hope to take full advantage of restrictions easing later in the year, and will communicate changes as roadmap stage progression is confirmed.

Ride Leader training is currently being prepared and will cover both theory and practical sessions! Dates for those will be posted soon.

Women’s Introductory rides will also make a welcome return! Our Women’s Officer Helen will be keeping a contact list if you’d like to be notified closer to the time: [email protected]

Last but definitely not least, we are delighted to announce the Condors 2021 Time Trial Series will be as follows, so start getting those legs ready!

Date	Time	Course
Thursday 22 April	7pm	Stadhampton HCC118
Thursday 13 May	7pm	Chesterton HCC260
Thursday 27 May	7pm	Stadhampton HCC118 (3-up TTT) [NO LEAGUE POINTS]
Thursday 24 June	7pm	Brill Hilly HCC244
Thursday 22 July	7.30pm	Cumnor H10/17
Saturday 14 August	9am	Stadhampton HCC118
Saturday 25 September	9am	Watlington Hill Climb HHC007

More details available here

We are really, really looking forward to seeing you out on the road soon 🙂

Cheryl
Club President