The Findon Gentlemen's Cycling Club

Findon Gentlemen’s Cycling Club rides in January 2026

Saturday 3rd January 08.00am training ride

A bumper turnout for the first ride of the year – a bright sunny and cold day.  Mark and Dean rode over from Angmering to join Paul, Richard, Zachary, Andy, Chris, Tommy and John at OPG.  The peleton was further enlarged with the arrival of Matthew (who rode over from Storrington, route unknown) and Julie and Mark’s sister Charlotte (?) who met us at the Airport for brek.

The map shows the main peleton route (red), ZA and CB return route over Lancing clump (orange), and Mark’s and Dean’s extra to and from Angmering (green).

Saturday 10th January 08.00am post APM ride

PT, ZA, CB, MA, TK, RT

An impressive peloton of six gathered at OPG in spite of the sub-zero temperatures and the after effects of libations and a curry the previous evening at the Annual Planning Meeting. Due to these circumstances and some on time limits a short 4 peaks ride was proposed, later foreshortened to a 3.5 peaks ride.

Up to Cissbury car park and continuing east, turning right just before the barns and sweeping past the east side of Cissbury whilst enjoying the heavily frosted hard ground conditions. Then a left turn to go through Lytchpole Farm and up the gravel track to Langmead and the SDW.

We then headed west on the SDW to Chanctonbury where our Team Chaplain did a celebratory burst round the ring.

Then down the SDW to the car park at which point MA had to resist temptation of a caffeine infusion and across the A24. Due to timing we went round the back of Windlesham and up to join the track to Pukkamuk. However, ZA was experiencing rear end deflation and headed off down the side of the field to return to Findon and switch bikes to join us at the garden centre brek.

The peloton meanwhile continued south and across Long Furlong to then drop down Church Hill to the garden centre, where Mr Roche joined us.

As we were preparing to mount steeds to return home we were met by Team Chaplain arriving for his brek. Apparently the deflation was too much and he had had to stop at Pukkamuk to repair the “blasteet” in freezing conditions while in the near distance the peloton sped past not seeing him.

Total 14 miles and 1390 ft

Saturday 17th January 08.00am training ride

Saturday 24th January 08.00am training ride

Saturday 31st January 08.00am training ride