INFORMATION
About our club
Welcome to the website of Minehead Cycling Club. The club, based in West Somerset, aims to encourage cycling in all its forms. The club was formed in 1984, and some of the original members are still active.
If you are a visitor to Minehead, or are wondering whether to join, you are welcome to come along and try the Sunday morning rides (scroll down for details). Contact us for more information or you can join now!
We meet for a drink and chat at Kildare Lodge, Townsend Rd, Minehead on Thursday evenings.
Minehead Cycling Club is affiliated to British Cycling, the Road Time Trials Council and Cycling UK (formerly the Cyclists Touring Club).
Quick links
Minehead Cycling Club (Facebook)
Minehead Cycling Club (Strava)
Events
APRIL 2024
Sunday 17th: Spring Audax
SEPTEMBER 2024
Saturday14th / Sunday 15th Porlock Hill Climbs
INFORMATION
Major Events
THE PORLOCK HILL CLIMBS
New for 2023 and repeated in 2024 - 3 Hills Weekend. Come and climb 3 hills, Crowcombe, Porlock Hill Main Road & Porlock Toll Road.
PORLOCK HILL MAIN ROAD
‘It’s not often you get a category two, 370 metre hill to have a go at. A wicked section of 25% at the bottom and then another mile long slog to the top’ (Cycling Uphill 2013)
PORLOCK TOLL ROAD
“It’s a beautiful scenic ride almost like an Alpine pass” (Simon Warren, 100 Greatest Climbs)
Sunday 17th September 2022.
All featured in Simon Warrens’ 100 Greatest Climbs
See porlockhillclimb.co.uk for details
Club Rides
CLUB RIDES FOR ALL ABILITIES
Every Sunday - 9am in summer, 9.30am in winter
West Somerset College
Minehead
We have club runs on Sunday and Wednesday mornings plus other ad-hoc rides. These rides cover West Somerset, Exmoor National Park and sometimes venture into Devon. Although there are lots of hills around here, the countryside is spectacular.
A mountain bike group rides from 6.30pm every Friday evening, including with lights when the evenings draw in. The meeting place varies, so see the WhatsApp group for next week’s ride.
The Sunday ride is divided into 3 groups depending on whether you wish to ride as fast as possible, or just take it easy.