Group 1 Ride Wednesday 9 November 2022 to Pickering

Indeed.   As a reminder, though we try to be as informal as possible, the club does have a written guide to etiquette, for the enjoyment and safety of us all. 

Extracts relevant to Murray's points above:

Passing the leader

Riders in the group shouldn’t in general pass the leader. Your leaders will be trying to achieve a target average speed over the whole ride. Coming to the front to give the leader a rest by taking the wind is great. Overtaking the leader in order to push the ride speed up or just to show off is not acceptable. On no account must undue pressure be placed on another rider to speed-up or slow-down. Everyone is encouraged to stay together – we must not deter any member of the group from enjoying the ride.


Make a gap

It is easy to get carried away chatting to other riders and to forget the needs of other road users. On roads where there is motor traffic all Wheelers should split into smaller sub groups leaving gaps in between to allow traffic to pass. The general rule is, if there are 8 or more riders immediately in front of you pull back and make a gap. Tell riders who come to overtake you that that is what you are doing.