A UWE Cycling Club rider pushing a bike up a wooded trail
UWE Cycling Club · Bristol ST 636 786 · EST. 2011

Ride bikes.
Meet good people.

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Everyone’s welcome

Turn up as you are

You don’t need to be fast.

You don’t need to be experienced.

You don’t need the latest bike.

Whatever your experience level, there’s always someone to ride with.

Bringing a bike to campus? The two-minute guide to sheds, locks, registration and insurance.

Who we are

If it has two wheels

Whether you’re into cross country, gravity riding, BMX, dirt jumps, gravel, commuting, e-bikes or simply looking for an excuse to get outside, there’s a place for you here.

Cross countryGravityBMXDirt jumpsGravelCommutingE-bikes

Some members race. Some ride every day. Some turn up not knowing anyone and quickly become part of the club.

If it has two wheels, you’ll fit in.

Club riders at the top of a Morzine descent in the Alps
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What we do

Two rides a week, plus everything else

WEDNESDAY

Wednesday rides

Every week we head out from Frenchay Campus for an evening ride, usually around Snuff Mills, Leigh Woods or other local spots. Relaxed, beginner-friendly and a great way to meet people.

Lights out in winter — we ride into the night.

SATURDAY

Saturday rides

Most Saturdays you’ll find club members somewhere in South Wales. Lift shares are organised through the club, so you can get involved even without your own transport. Road routes vary week to week and are tailored to who turns up.

ALL YEAR

More than just riding

Socials, pub quizzes, BMX and skatepark sessions, camping trips, collaborations with other societies and plenty of adventures organised through the WhatsApp group.

Pick a Saturday

Cwmcarn50 MIN · INTERMEDIATE · PUSH UP

Steep push-up, big descent — the Twrch is a proper Welsh red, rocky and relentless.

Risca50 MIN · INTERMEDIATE · NATURAL

Unsigned natural tech in the next valley over. Knowing the lines helps — luckily, we do.

Barry Sidings1 HR · INTERMEDIATE · JUMPS

Old colliery turned bike park. Short, jumpy laps — the spot for getting comfortable in the air.

Dyfi3 HR · GNARLY · WEEKENDER

The pilgrimage. Too far for a day trip, so it becomes a camping weekend.

BikePark Wales1 HR 05 · GNARLY · UPLIFT

Uplift van to the top, forty-plus trails down. Planned as club trips with shared driving.

Forest of Dean45 MIN · EASY · FLOWY

The friendliest away day — fast, bermy and forgiving. Most people’s first trail centre.

Windhill40 MIN · GNARLY · DH

Dirt jumps, dual slalom and a downhill track that will find the limit of your brakes.

Some of the best memories come from the trips away — camping, hammock setups, van park dinners, late-night chats and everything that happens between the rides.

A rider railing a bermed woodland trail at Pontypool
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A typical year

September to Morzine

SeptemberFreshers’ Fair

Introduction rides and meeting new members.

OctoberFirst big trips

Forest of Dean, South Wales trips and the first big socials of the year.

Winter & SpringThe long season

Weekly rides, weekends away, camping trips, socials and plenty of riding across Bristol and South Wales.

Summer — the high pointMorzine

For many members the year finishes with our annual Morzine trip — a week of riding, good weather and good company.

Films

Shot by members

Still from the 2024 Morzine film
2024 MorzineBy Jesse
Still from the 2023 Morzine film
2023 MorzineBy Jack H
Still from the Tidworth race film
Tidworth race 2022By Josh Foster aka JF Films
Still from the 2021/22 recap film
2021/22 recapBy Josh Foster aka JF Films
Still from the tutorial film
TutorialBy Anais

MORE ON @UWE_CC →

A club member mid-air over an autumn woodland jump
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The committee

The people running it

Rob Tune

President

Rob Tune

MTB · Qualified coach

Oli Clayton

Vice-President

Oli Clayton
Felix Chan

Treasurer

Felix Chan
Harvey Musgrove

Media & Publicity

Harvey Musgrove
James Alden-Smith

Equipment & Safety

James Alden-Smith
Ollie Thompson

Events & Fundraising

Ollie Thompson

Mechanical Engineering, Year 3 · MTB · Forest of Dean

“Jack of all trades, master of none”

Ben Evans

Participation & Equality

Ben Evans

Mechanical Engineering, Year 2 · MTB · BikePark Wales

“Better on a kids’ bike than an MTB”

Josh Gilbert

Sustainability

Josh Gilbert

Aerospace Engineering, Year 2 · MTB · BikePark Wales

“Loves sending it down a mountain on a snowboard”

Previous committee

PresidentRob Tune
Vice-PresidentAlex Jenkin
TreasurerRomulus Hill
Participation & EqualityFraser Kelly
Safety & EquipmentJames Alden-Smith
Social MediaWill Bradley

Archive

PresidentFraser Kelly
Vice-PresidentYash
TreasurerMatt Harrison
Social MediaLewis Page
Events & FundraisingRob Tune
Membership

Thirty quid, the whole year

Membership 26/27

£30for the year
Buy through the Students’ Union
Join us

Come along for a ride

See what it’s all about

The easiest way to get involved is to join the WhatsApp group. Come along for a ride and see what it’s all about.

@uwe_cc

Membership is £30 for the year and is bought through the Students’ Union.

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