Competitions and Events
Taking part in events and competitions is a great way to develop your skills, push yourself a little further and socialise with other members. We encourage all our members to join in.
Upcoming Events
Houghton Open events for 2020 (all Sundays)
Open 25 – 21st June (cancelled – covid)
Open 10 -2nd August (cancelled – covid)
Open Hill Climb – 11th Oct (pending decision)
no event
Club ride schedule
| Day/Time | Meeting point | Pace | Note – |
| Sunday 08.30 (Summer months)
9:00 from 24th Nov and throughout Winter. |
Broadway, Houghton le Spring, opposite St. Michael’s Church | Faster pace usually 16~17mph | For the keener rider. |
| Sunday 09.30 (All year) | Broadway, Houghton le Spring, opposite St. Michael’s Church | Moderate pace | May split into two groups dependent upon numbers |
| Sunday 10.00 (All year) | Broadway, Houghton le Spring, opposite St. Michael’s Church | Easy paced leisure ride between 20-30 miles | Great for 1st/intro ride, will not split |
| Tuesday 09.30 | St Roberts School, near Washington Arts Centre NE38 8AF |
Easy to moderate pace (30~60 miles) | May split into two groups |
| Thursday 09.30 | Westfield Grove (opposite the Bishopwearmouth Cemetery Gates) SR4 8QZ | Easy pace 20 miles some off-road | Will not split and stops for coffee at Wildfowl park Washington |
| Friday 09.30 | St Roberts School, near Washington Arts Centre NE38 8AF |
Easy to moderate pace (30~60 miles) | May split into two groups |
Time Trials
Club 10 Mile Series
The 2020 series of club 10 mile time trials are cancelled due to covid-19 announcements.
Full results and final standings from the 2019 series can be found in “news and results”and bottom of this page for HCC riders.
If you are interested in time trialling but are looking for some additional information about how it all works, the following link should be of some help
Houghton Cycling Club 10 TT results table 2019 (club members only)
| Name | 8th May | 15th May | 22nd May | 29th May | 5th June | 12th June | 19th June | 26th June | 3rd July | 10th July |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANCEL | CANCEL | CANCEL | ||||||||
| R.CHESLIN | 29:52 | 29:32 | 29:42 | 30:40 | 30:07 | 29:21 | ||||
| J.RUDDELL | 25:11 | |||||||||
| K.GOWLAND (L) | 25:00 | 24:59 | 24:44 | 24:38 | 25:04 | 24:23 | ||||
| L.STATHAM | 23:59 | 24:42 | 23:48 | 23:53 | ||||||
| P.ROBSON | 23:51 | 24:07 | 24:12 | 24:18 | 24:00 | |||||
| N.WEDDLE | 21:41 | 21:39 | 21:54 | 21:29 | ||||||
| P.HOLLICK | 27:51 | 27:49 | 26:58 | 26:41 | ||||||
| S.HOLYOAK | 25:53 | |||||||||
| H.SAELZER | 24:03 | |||||||||
| M.SINCLAIR (L) | 30:15 (R) | 29:49 (R) | ||||||||
| P.SINCLAIR | 24:41 (R) | 24:17 (R) | ||||||||
| E.GOWLAND | 21:06 | |||||||||