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 | Try Cycling (All Year) |  |
After the success of previous years, The Cyclists' Touring Club, and Aberdeen Cycle Forum are continuing the Try Cycling initiative.
The plan is to encourage people who have not cycled before or who have not done it for a while to get back on their bikes. The free leisurely rides visit various places of interest such as ancient cairns, march stones, churches, bird hides, and local beauty spots.
The rides are on usually on Sundays, the meeting point varying between Duthie Park (at the pond off Riverside Drive), Hazelhead Park (Groats Road entrance) and Seaton Park (at the car park on Don St.).
Further details at the Cycle Touring Clubs website - just look for "Try Cycling" link on their site.
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| Great Drumtochty Challenge 13th May 2012 | |
The Great Drumtochty Challenge, organised by the Brechin Cycle Club, is a one day mountain bike orienteering competition based on the tried and tested "Polaris" format.
Started in 1998 the event is rapidly gaining a following from mountain bikers from all over Scotland.
The event will be centred at the an old quarry site 1 mile inside Fetteresso Forest (Grid Ref: OS 764865 on map 45) and will take place in the forests of Drumtochty and Fetteresso. Registration gets underway at 8am, with the competition running from 11am through to 4pm.
See the Drumtochty Challenge website for more details and entry forms.
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| 6th Grampian Rally (1 - 6 June 2012) | |
The 6th Grampian Rally will be held on Friday 1st to Wednesday 6th June 2012 inclusive at the now traditional Templars site near Maryculter.
This popular event will follow the tried and tested format of daily runs with approximate distances of 20, 40 and 60 miles followed by nightly social activities culminating in a traditional Scottish Ceilidh and buffet on the last night. The routes will allow riders to traverse parts of The Victorian Heritage Trail, The Coastal Trail, and Scotland's Castle Trail with an experienced local rider leading each daily group. With ample time for coffee stops and photographs the 2012 Rally looks set to be as successful and enjoyable as those in previous years.
See Gampian CTC website for more details
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| Cyclefest Sportive (26 May 2012) | |
The second running of the popular Grampian Transport Museum Cylefest Sportive offers a coice of three distances; 25 miles, 100 miles or 100 kms. The two longer routes are over some of Scotland's highest passes with spectacular scenery.
Starting and finishing in Alford, in the foothills of the Cairngorms, the 100 mile route will take riders over the Suie, Cabrach, Lecht and Gairnsheil before returning via Queen's View and Cushnie.
The 100 km route also starts and finishes in Alford with riders experiencing the second half of the 100 mile route. Billed as one of the toughest sportives in the country it is worth doing if only for the breath-taking views. The routes will be well signed with food stops along the way.
This is a non-profit event with any surplus income being used for third world projects (www.kidsaction.org.uk).
See the event website for more entry details
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| Bike Week (16-24 June 2012) | |
Bike Week is the biggest nationwide cycling event in the UK. A national celebration of cycling, Bike Week helps you get more out of life - by getting on your bike and exploring your local community.
Bike Week is free to enter and open to everyone - you can either take part in an event or organise one yourself, you don't have to be an experienced cyclist either, anyone can set up a Bike Week event.
2012 is shapping up to be the busiest yet in Grampian. All the old favourites like bike to work days and family picnics are still on the agenda, however lots more exciting events have been organised including guided mountian bike rides, stunt cycle displays and town centre displays. As soon as we know of event details we will publish them here - so do visit us again soon.
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| Pitfichie DownHill Race (23-24 June 2012) | |
The third round of the Scottish Downhill Association (SDA) 2012 series of races takes place at Pitfichie Forest.
Starting up top on Pitfichie hill the course drops fast through the heather and over some of the local granite on the remains of an old landrover track. On entering the trees riders can either launch the step down on the left or take the easier ride down the right. From there the going will be pretty rough as the course twists itself tightly through the trees, making plenty use of the roots and rocks littering the hillside. Things flatten out into the last third, though it will still be hard going.
A great days spectating is assured.
See our page on Pitfichie Mountain Biking for directions etc.
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| Tearfund's Deeside Pedal (25 Aug 2012) | |
A new event running for the first time in 2012, this sportive is organised to raise awareness and funds for international charity - Tearfund. From the outskirts of Aberdeen the event will offer the choice of a hilly 87 miles or a more gentle 43 mile challenge around the Aberdeenshire countryside. Final details are still being worked with entries likely to open in February.
Further details at website.
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| Aberdeen Thursday Night Rides (Summer) | |
Aberdeen's Bike Collective, be-CyCle, organise a ride every other Thursday to ride around town for an hour enjoying cycling, enjoying Aberdeen and showing the city that it has a bicycle culture. The ride is of course open to anyone!
They meet at the corner of Elphinstone lawn on the campus of Aberdeen University and end up at a pub for a few drinks afterwards. You should have working lights if you want to join the ride.
Further details at the be-CyCle website.
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