Leicester Forest CC

LEICESTER’S FRIENDLY CYCLING CLUB SINCE 1923

At LFCC we are an inclusive club and welcome anyone with an interest in cycling regardless of experience or ability into the club.

We are a volunteer run organisation that supports cyclists and the interests of cyclists in our local community. If you’re interested in cycling in Leicester and Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you, please drop us a line.

MEMBERSHIP

Britain has seen a boom in cycling in recent years and we’re here to support everyone from leisure cyclists and cycle commuters to long-distance riders and racers of all disciplines.

We have a membership totalling over 200 members in 2023, including over 30 female members and 50+ youth ‘Rockets’ members.

We have riders taking part in a wide variety of rides, events and disciplines including club rides, Audax, mountain biking, track cycling, time-trialling, cyclocross, touring and so much more.

We hold an annual celebration and awards evening each year where we get to kick back, celebrate the members’ successes and share a few laughs over some food and drinks.

RIDING WITH LFCC

With riders wearing their LFCC colours all over the world on any given day, you’ve probably seen the green, yellow, white and black bands of our iconic jerseys at some point - and of course it’s hard to miss them on the roads of Leicestershire at the weekend.

The major events of our week are the Saturday club run and the Sunday social ride.

The weekly club runs are group rides catering for different abilities and speeds, all starting from the Bulls Head on the A47, Leicester Forest West, you can find out more on our club run page.

Our Sunday Social is just that, a leisurely social ride, not too long and suitable for all ages and abilities and those who haven’t done a group ride before.

If you’re curious about joining a ride, we’d love to welcome you along to a ride or two to give us a try and find out which ride is for you. Drop us a line to membership@leicesterforest.com and we’ll get you on a ride, no ties, no catches.

If racing is your thing then we have you covered. The club hosts a number of racing events throughout the year including our prestigious road race, the Leicester round of the Leicestershire cyclo-cross league, a time trial series, the Leicester Cycle Circuit round of the East Midlands Youth Road Race League and Youth Cluster sessions at Derby Arena Velodrome to name just a few. Please check our events calendar for more information or drop Andreas, our racing secretary a line to racing@leicesterforest.com

THE ROCKETS - OUR YOUTH SECTION

Our Rockets are the future of our club and they are amazing, a team of two-wheeled heroes.

If your pocket rocket wants to get into cycling for fun, fitness, pleasure, challenge, to develop skills, to race or just to be part of an awesome club, we’d love to have them along.

Rockets coaching sessions run every other Monday from 6:15 - 7:45 PM at the purpose-built, traffic-free Leicester Cycle Circuit on the New College campus in Leicester.

Our coaching sessions are designed for skill development and training in a range of disciplines and are delivered by our team of British Cycling accredited volunteer coaches in a safe environment. Central to everything we do at Rockets is fun - if the young people are enjoying themselves they will engage with the sessions and their development will skyrocket… which it truly does.

Rockets coaching sessions are open to all 5-16 year olds. We just ask that you have a bike of any kind in good working order and wear a helmet, gloves and a smile for the session. If you’re struggling with a bike, helmet or gloves, drop us a line, we’ll be able to help out.

We’d love for you to come and give us a try, everyone’s first session is free and the club subsidises our sessions so currently each session costs £3.29.

To find out more, book a free session or chat about the sessions please drop Dom our Rockets Secretary a line to rockets@leicesterforest.com