Somerset Road Club
The Home of Cycling in Taunton
Welcome
Somerset Road Club has members drawn from Taunton, Bridgwater and the surrounding area, with wide ranging interests and abilities.
We have a rich history of racing, with members participating in road, time trial, cyclo-cross and MTB events. However, the majority of members just ride for pleasure, enjoying the social aspect of cycling in the club and a good coffee stop.
For more information about our rides, check out our Club Rides page and FAQ section.
If you’re interested in joining the club, please see further information under the FAQ section or email our Membership Secretary for further details.
In addition to this website, we also have a Facebook Page and Facebook Group where more information is posted about current events and ad-hoc rides.
We are proud to have a long established relationship with our sponsor The Bicycle Chain, who have stores in Taunton, Bridgwater and Weston-super-Mare. Please support our sponsor and ensure these local cycle stores continue to thrive.
Posts from our Facebook Page
Timeline PhotosRemember, you can use your bike to:
✅ Exercise
✅ Commute
✅ Help someone vulnerable
Bikes are helping thousands of key workers get to and from essential work, so let's continue to #RideResponsibly for them 👍
FAQs 🔗 bit.ly/3bbZlV9
Eleven and a half hardy riders enjoyed the annual pre-Christmas EOSR yesterday to cafe 750 @ Haynes Motor Museum to be treated to a free coffee or tea courtesy of SRC.
Roads were damp but the sun was out and the floods were avoided.
Highest mileage award goes to Mark Deakin with 82miles! 💪🏻
Thanks to all that made it along. Merry Christmas!
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As a result of a productive committee meeting last night, I’m pleased to bring you 3 dates for your social diaries!
🍻🥗🍛 18th October - Autumn club social evening - drinks and meal
🚴🏻♂️🚴♀️☕️🍰 21st December - our annual ‘End Of Season Ride’ / Christmas coffee gathering
🍷🍕🗣18th January - Club Annual Dinner and Awards presentation with ‘special guest’ talk
More details to follow, look out for individual event listings, but for now save the dates.
All events will be available to current members and, again, heavily subsidised by SRC proving as ever how great value your membership to SRC is!
😆🤩 We also have some really exciting news for spring 2020, so look out for that once it all comes together.
Mike W (social sec.)
Disciplines
Somerset Road Club members participate in all forms of cycling including road and circuit racing, time trials, track, touring, sportives and leisure riding. Check out the brief details below for more information.
If you are new to cycling or perhaps thinking of purchasing your first bike you might find visiting The Bicycle Chain stores in Taunton, Bridgwater or Weston-super-Mare a great help or talk to some of our members.
FAQ
Yes, you can join us on one or two club rides on a come and try it basis. If you enjoy these rides and would like to continue riding with us, we ask that you join the club. We have rides of varying distance and pace, please contact the Membership Secretary before joining us so we can ensure you join a suitable ride and that we know to expect you.
We welcome members of all ages. However, we require that parents or guardians of young people taking part in all our club activities complete our parental consent form. This form should be completed by the parent/guardian of anyone under the age of 18 years wishing to take part in Somerset Road Club activities.
In addition, riders under the age of 16 years must also be accompanied by a parent/guardian or a nominated accompanying adult provided on this form.
We have two rides leaving the Taunton area most Saturday mornings and a monthly Sunday ride (see the Club Rides section for more details). Up-to-date information on rides are posted on our Facebook Group and the club calendar.