CycleOut London
In its 27th year as of February 2025 by its own count, so founded 1999, about 250 members, £10 a year via Spond, over-18s. Rides go up on Spond weekly, mainly at weekends, usually from a rail station into the Home Counties: 30 to 100 km, three to six hours, coffee and lunch stops, graded Relaxed, Moderate or Challenging. A free Sunday in the Park laps session twice a month is the way to try it.
- Who it's for
- Everyone
- Cost
- Free to play
- Find them
- WebsiteJoining form
- Contact
- info@cycleoutlondon.org.ukJoin and see rides through Spond.
When and where
Sunday 10.30am to 12.30pm
Second and fourth Sunday of every month
In front of the café next to Roehampton Gate, Richmond Park
Relaxed: 11 km laps at a steady pace · Free, no membership needed
Sunday in the Park. Stops for coffee, cake and a chat. A helmet is required on all rides.
Mainly at weekends, listed weekly on Spond
Usually a rail station, then a train into the Home Counties
Relaxed (up to 70 km, 17 to 20 kph), Moderate (70 to 120 km, 20 to 25 kph) or Challenging (70 to 165 km, 25 kph, road bikes only)
Three to six hours over 30 to 100 km with coffee and lunch stops, returning by train. You need to be able to ride about 30 km, and a helmet is mandatory. Mostly road, some gravel and mountain.
What it costs
- £10 per annum Annual membershipVia Spond. Open to all people aged 18 and over.
Never done it before
Try first at Sunday in the Park: second and fourth Sunday of the month, 10.30am to 12.30pm, in front of the café by Roehampton Gate in Richmond Park, 11 km laps at a steady pace, no membership needed. Then join on Spond for £10 a year if you can manage 30 km.
What they don't say
- No founding date is stated; 1999 is arithmetic from the February 2025 newsletter's twenty-seventh year.
- No postcode is published for the Roehampton Gate meeting point, so the listing has no area.
- Ride start times and stations are on Spond, members only.
Every fact here was checked on 10 September 2026, against 6 sources. Training nights and fees change, so if something is out of date, tell us.
Hear when something new is added.
New clubs, changed training nights, and the occasional weekend. No more than that.
Or come and meet people all at once.
A weekend away with a group of gay men, and nothing to prove.