London Clarion Cycle Club for Cycle Touring and Road Cycling

London Clarion is a London Cycling Club founded 125 years ago in 1895. We are one of the oldest cycling clubs in London with a unique and proud history. We operate on a not for profit basis, run entirely by volunteers which allows us to offer great value to our members. London Clarion CC is a mixed ability cycling club with members from all across the south east; we organise a wide variety of rides each year. Membership costs just £5; or for £15 you can also benefit from 3rd party liability insurance. 

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London Clarion Cycle Club has been Cycling in London for 125 years.

As a London Cycling Club our primary focus is on road cycling and cycle touring with some members also taking part in Audax and time trials. The most important thing to us is fellowship through cycling which often involves a visit to a pub or two. 
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In 2019 we organised cycling club trips to West Yorkshire, Dieppe in France and a bank holiday weekend cycling in Belgium and France, visiting the First World War battlefields. Our next ride is shown below and members get access to our full programme of events. London Clarion Cycle Club is affiliated to the London Cycling Campaign and Cycling Time Trials.  See below for links to our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook group.  

The Clarion cycling movement was established in 1894 by staff and readers of the Clarion newspaper, a socialist journal of the day started by Robert Blatchford. London Clarion Cycling Club was established in 1895. The Clarion motto, borrowed from William Morris, is “Fellowship is Life”, thus the aim of the club is to promote goodwill and fellowship through cycling.

Next Ride

London Clarion CC Ride to Croydon Aerodrome Visitors Centre

Sunday 2nd February 2020
Cycle to Croydon Aerodrome and back 35 miles

​Details:  An opportunity to visit the Croydon Aerodrome visitor centre at London’s first airport; also the former runway and associated memorials. We will cycle there and back to South London.
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Meet 8.30am for Breakfast (to leave c. 9.00am) at Surrey Docks (JD Wetherspoon), 185 Lower Road, London SE16 2LW. ​

Non-members are welcome attend one of our rides; after that we expect you to join the London Clarion as a paid member if you wish to come out with us again.

All rides will include a Cafe and / or Pub Stop. Most rides finish at a pub. ​

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