CTC North Yorkshire News Update June 2025

CTC North Yorkshire News Update

Items included in this update:

• Book published
• Events update
• Forthcoming events
• Help/New organiser required
• A date for your diary

Book published

Jacqueline Mountford-Green has spent a huge amount of time writing/compiling A Celebration of a North Yorkshire Cycling Club. This is a history of CTC North Yorkshire, from its beginnings in 1975, 50 years ago. We have ordered a supply of books, which will soon be available for purchase directly from the club. This way ensures the maximum return to CTC North Yorkshire, who have paid out a considerable sum to get the book published. The cost will be £19.95 per copy and they can be ordered by post or email to Keith Benton at 127 Greenshaw Drive, Haxby, York, YO32 2DB or [email protected] Copies can be collected or bought at events starting with the Stamford Bridge Audax rides on 9th August. Alternatively, they can be posted – cost will be advised by Keith.

Events update

After the first four sets of events, eight people have already qualified for an award by finishing three or more rides. Two people have done all four. There is still plenty of time for others to complete three rides this season, and the CTC North Yorkshire member completing most rides will win the Peter Rowntree Trophy.

Forthcoming events

• Sunday 8th June – 50 miles in 5 hours. Start from Thornton le Dale. Details on our website at www.cyclinguk.org/group/ctc-north-yorkshire - just scroll down to the Events and Rides section. If you want to ride, please email the organiser so that he knows how many to expect.
• Saturday 21st June – 100km Audax ride from York Rally/York Festival of Cycling. Entries are filling up fast. Details and online entry at audax.uk *
• Saturday 5th July – 200km/166km (100 miles)/100km/60km Audax rides starting from Tockwith. Details and online entries at audax.uk *
• Saturday 9th August – 200km/150km/100km/50km Audax rides starting from Stamford Bridge. Details and online entries at audax.uk *
• Saturday 20th September – 100km/50km Standard Rides starting from Ripon. Details on our website at www.cyclinguk.org/group/ctc-north-yorkshire - just scroll down to the Events and Rides section. Entries on the day only.
• Saturday 27th September – 100km/50km Audax rides starting from Wigginton, York. Details and online entries at audax.uk *
• Sunday 14th December – Celebration of Christmas at Tockwith. Details on our website at www.cyclinguk.org/group/ctc-north-yorkshire - just scroll down to the Events and Rides section.

*For all Audax events go to audax.uk, then select Choose a ride, then Calendar events. You can then filter by putting the date in to find the ride you want.

Help/New organiser required

It would be useful to have volunteers to help to check riders in for the York Rally Audax from about 9.15am until 10am, and again for finishers during the afternoon. Please contact me if you would like to help.

Also, I do not plan to organise the York Rally ride again after this year, so if it is to continue, a new organiser is required. Ideally this will be a member of CTC North Yorkshire so that it can remain part of our award scheme (if you have received this email, you are!). If you are interested, please contact me or have a chat with me at this year’s Rally.

I would also like help with the Stamford Bridge rides, in August, particularly early morning for car park supervision and lunchtime onwards into the evening for checking riders in or helping in the kitchen serving tea/coffee and cake. If you are willing to help, please contact me with an indication of what times you might be available. Thanks.

A date for your diary

The annual awards lunch will again be held at the Novotel in York on Saturday 7th February 2026. The price will be £25, the same as 2025. Further details will follow later in the year.

Thanks for reading. Happy pedalling.

Andrew Richardson

Events Secretary