Club cycling games

[IBarrett]

A couple of times recently I’ve quietly not signed up to a club ride but given them a head start then chased after them, following their route I like the challenge of pushing hard with no knowledge of how far the group are ahead and if I might catch them.

I am thinking of suggesting we do this as a ‘hare and hounds’ game for a bit of fun.

Does anyone else play games at your cycling club and if so what?

 

[Globalti]

I tried that but ended up at John O'Groats two days later, exhausted.

 

[screenman]

What is the point of racing people who do not know they are in a race. Stick a number on your back if you do not do so already.

 

[IBarrett]

i‘m too old for racing. That’s for young guns and nutters far braver than I am.
This appeals to my competitive and fun nature and the plan is to set it up as a group ride so the group being chased would know. There is a 2-3 mph avg speed difference.

 

[screenman]

i‘m too old for racing. That’s for young guns and nutters far braver than I am.
This appeals to my competitive and fun nature and the plan is to set it up as a group ride so the group being chased would know. There is a 2-3 mph avg speed difference.

I have pals in their seventies racing, how old are you?

 

[IBarrett]

I’m 56 but it’s beside the point. I am interested in having a bit of fun on club rides, not racing.

 

[Globalti]

Don't want to sound patronising but I don't think the average grim-faced club rider will want to get involved in games. When they do feel like it the keen riders at the front might sprint to the next lamp post.

 

[Biff600]

I'm not a member of any club, but I do like to play "Mind that f**king great pothole" when I get the chance

 

[Globalti]

Oh yes the desperate swerve, the panic braking and the bunny-hop. Great cycling games.

South African cyclists are good at smacking their own bottoms to get your attention then pointing, gesturing and yelling out warnings. Weird altogether.

 

[iandg]

I'm at the stage in life where I give myself a head start and let them catch up with me!

 

[xxDarkRiderxx]

My club has a bi-weekly TT in the summer but only with Road Bikes not proper TT aero bikes. 10 Miles with handicap's based on previous times etc 1 minute intervals. The handicap system means that riders even with slow times but gradual improvements over time can win. We all know that it's just a bit of fun and we're lucky to have a veteran time keeper. I actually caught someone once.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I'm at the stage in life where I give myself a head start and let them catch up with me!

A day's head start?

 

[IBarrett]

My club has a bi-weekly TT in the summer but only with Road Bikes not proper TT aero bikes. 10 Miles with handicap's based on previous times etc 1 minute intervals. The handicap system means that riders even with slow times but gradual improvements over time can win. We all know that it's just a bit of fun and we're lucky to have a veteran time keeper. I actually caught someone once.

Thank you @xxDarkRiderxx for a great idea. Just the kind of thing I was hoping for.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Pick a load of villages fairly local. Pair up club riders. For each pair they pick three villages out of the hat. They must navigate to each village and take a photo in the village. Then have a pub where everyone meets for the finish.

 

[Globalti]

Actually that's not a bad idea, it's a road version of the old Polaris trailquest, which is orienteering by bike.