Blackpool Clarion Cycling Club is a road cycling club for Blackpool and The Fylde for local cyclists looking to develop their own abilites, skills and interests in the company of other likeminded people. We are a very friendly club and are proud to be inclusive and have members of all ages and abilities. We are a medium sized club with about 100 members but also are a section of the much larger National Clarion Cycling Club. 

Why Join the Blackpool Clarion Cycling Club?

We organise rides and events for enthusiastic cyclists in and around Blackpool exploring the local countryside which

Here are some of the benefits of joining the Blackpool Clarion Cycling Club:

• Regular Sunday club runs; A-rides (c.60 miles at 18mph) and B-rides (c.50 miles at 15mph) and shorter easier rides for begginers (c.30 miles 12mph), social rides during the week, park and ride rides, chain gangs...
• Meet, ride & socialise with like-minded people.
• Improve your cycling by joining other enthusiasts and share free advice from their (and your) collective experience.
• Enjoy your cycling more, in a group environment and widen your cycling horizons.

And as part of the National Clarion you will get access to:

• Access to Clarion Cover 3rd Party Insurance.
• Free Legal Support in the event that someone has knocked you off your bike
• Cycle with club mates throughout the UK
• 30 Sections Across the UK and Europe 
• Award winning Boots & Spurs Cycling magazine delivered to your door twice a year
• Rides and Events – a friendly welcome at rides around the country
• Annual Easter Meet
• Annual Autumn Meet
• Access to National Clarion Championship Races, track, road, time trial, hill climb, cyclo-cross.
• Season-long National Clarion points competition (from your best results from our championship events)
• Clarion Cyclists Welcome Clarion Friendly Venues
• 15% discount from Cotswold Outdoors  (NB the Cotswold Outdoor discount code will be printed on your membership card).
• 15% (*10%) using your Cotswold discount code also at Snow & Rock, Cycle Surgery* and Runners Need. 
• 10% discount from InMotion Products 

Where and when we meet for rides:

We regular meet up at The Clock Tower in Stanley Park, every week at 9am for various rides to different destinations. Distances of our rides varies between the ride group but we also adjust these depending on the riders and weather conditions.

The club has a wealth of experience and always makes sure that our new riders are looked after on their first few rides. We pride ourselves in riding in a disciplined and safe manner and respect our fellow road users.

Membership and finding a ride for you!

We organise alot of our club activities on Facebook but this is a closed group. When you join you will be added to it.

We also have a public facing website with a calendar where rides are usually posted: http://blackpoolclarion.webs.com/ We do  have rides every Sunday though so the best thing to do is come down and meet us we are very friendly!

If you want more information though please contact us by email at blackpoolclarion@outlook.com