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The Club has approximately 150 members, (Active & Passive), from many surrounding areas including Bradford, Skipton, Leeds and Harrogate etc. as well as Otley, Ilkley, Yeadon, Menston and Guiseley etc.

We have Sunday Runs all of the year round, meeting at 9.00am at the “Buttercross” in the Market Square, in the centre of Otley, next to the main traffic lights. We usually depart at 9.15am, with the various groups all going their different ways. (Some members from the outlying areas bring their bikes in by car, to save both “legs” and time)

During the Summer, starting on the First Wednesday in May, we have our Wednesday Evening Rides, open to everybody, with the prime intention of introducing cyclists to the “Club” scene, by giving them a taste of Club riding in a group, as well as providing our members with an excuse to get out and enjoy ourselves !!! All abilities are catered for, by splitting up into smaller groups if required. We meet at the “Buttercross” as above, at 6.45pm, and depart at 7.00 prompt. The route for these evening runs is decided on the night, and we usually get back to Otley for about 8.30 / 9.00pm after 10 / 20 miles or so, depending on the weather amongst other things !!!

These runs normally finish at the end of August due to the darker evenings, although sometimes we do go on into early September, if the weather is very good.

We also organise a series of Time Trials during the summer, a 2 Stage Hill Climb in October, as well as Turbo Training Evenings at our Club House during the winter months.

During the Winter months we have various “Social” activities at our Club House which are open to all members and friends. Our Club House is situated just behind Chevin Cycles, in Otley, at the South end of Crow Lane. If you go down the cobbled lane between Chevin Cycles and the Petrol Station, the Club House is the first building that you come to on your left, at the very end of Crow Lane and the Entrance is on the far (Eastern) side of the building.