Rolling News

August 15, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

This week, we’ve got a reminder to sign-up for the Two-Up Challenge on Monday, a sneak preview of the plans for Bank Holiday weekend, and a call for your say on our Platinum Jubilee lunch. Dive in.

🗓️ Upcoming Rides

🚴‍♀️ Forge Ride : 16 August

There’s no official ride this week, but it’s unlikely to stop a group forming for a faster paced, training ride. Keep an eye on the group chat for more details. Come as you like.

  • Roll out: 9:15

  • Duration: 3-4 hours

  • Location: Forge Cafe, Ringmer

🍰 Club Ride: 17 August

Ash Preston is leading a ride to Chilley’s Farm near Pevensey. Under new ownership, the cafe’s Belgian buns are said to be historic. You heard it here first. Club kit preferred.

  • Roll out: 9:00

  • Duration: Approx 4 hours, including coffee stop.

  • Location: Forge Cafe, Ringmer

🚴‍♀️ 🚴 Evening 10 - 2 Up Challenge: 18 August

The re-arranged Two-Up Challenge is nearly upon us, so choose your partner and sign-up via the form (n.b. payment credits from the postponed event will be carried over).

  • First Rider Off: 7:15

  • Course: G10/87 - “Boship” Course.

  • HQ: Car Park, East Hoathly Village Hall, Church Marks Ln, East Hoathly, Lewes BN8 6EQ

  • Sign-up: 👉 https://forms.gle/1WoAYwXtXfFKyUTc9

🛌 Wednesday Slackers: 20 August

Take a Duvet Day and join the Slackers for a relaxed tour of the lanes. Approx 3.5 hours. Generally Z2. Come as you like.

  • Roll out: 9:00

  • Location: Isfield or Barcombe (TBC)

  • Sign up: Ask to be added to the Wednesday Slackers WhatsApp group.

🏖️ Bank Holiday Weekend

Yippee, it’s nearly Bank Holiday and we’ve got a double helping of fun lined up.

Sunday 24 August

Platinum Jubilee Road Ride

To mark the club’s Platinum Jubilee, we’ll be taking the club flag and planting it atop Box Hill in Surrey (OK, so that might have to be a metaphor).

We’ll do our best to make it 75 miles. Everyone is welcome and the groups and pace will be set to make it a great ride for all.

Look out for further details in next week’s Rolling News.

Monday 25 August

Gravel Fest

Mugs will be leading another of her popular off-road rides on the Monday.

The route will be friendly for MTBers and gravel newbies, with a Cadence toastie stop thrown in!

If you’re interested in giving off-road a try, this is the ride for you.

😀 More details to follow, but get it in your diary!

🙋‍♀️We Need You to Vote

The Committee is considering a Sunday Lunch to mark the Platinum Jubilee.

The outline plan is to hold it on Sunday 21 September at a pub in the Chailey/Newick area. This is the same day as the Circuit of Chailey, our traditional season closer. Riding in the TT won’t be a requirement to attend!

Before we invest further time in the plan, we need to know the level of interest, so please simply click on one of the options in the poll.

If you don’t vote, it’s likely to be taken as a no vote, so please express an opinion.

🔥 Proclaiming Peter

We’re all used to seeing Peter Baker topping the club’s weekly leaderboard on Strava, but even he outdid himself last week, clocking up a whacking 760km (which is near as damn it 500 miles - see what we did there?).

And what did he do after a 7-hour drive back from the place he did most of the miles? Jumped on the bike to do an extra 30, of course. Who wouldn’t?! 🤪

📸 Follow us on Instagram

Another quick prompt to give the club a follow on Instagram. The more followers we have, the greater our reach to potential new members.

This is where the magic happens: https://www.instagram.com/leweswandererscc/

PS. Don’t forget to give our content a like when you see it ❤️.

Till next time,

The Wandering Crew