Welcome to
A club environment for both social and competition cycling
Our club prides itself on being a very welcoming place for new members. Belper Bicycle Club, is a great friendly place whether you are a new rider wanting to grow your confidence on the road and meet new friends or a more experienced rider wanting greater challenges and having a fun time doing this. If you want to meet new friends who share the same passion with you - Join us today!
About Us
The club started out life in the 1940s as Belperion Road Club before re-emerging in the mid 1970s as Belper BC, with sponsorship from Thorntons (who had a factory in the town). The club were known as Belper BC Thorntons Toffee during this period and had a very strong road and time trial team, producing many riders who competed successfully at regional, national and international level. The Thorntons sponsorship ended in 1988 when the company became a PLC.
The red and white jersey comes from the sponsorship. The late Ian Ringrose redesigned the kit with idea of the stars and stripes coming from the 1984 Olympics held in Los Angeles, USA. The kit has since had a couple of updates but still retains the red and white colours and stars and stripes theme.
Famous riders for the club through the years have included Derrick Woodings, Mike Allen, Dave Orford, Rex Butler, Mick Potts, Mark Storer and Carl Owen.
The club supports both competitive and non-competitive cyclists. Members currently compete in Road Racing, Time Trialing, Cyclocross and Mountain Bike cross country events. Non-competitive participation includes touring, cyclo-sportifs, club road rides and club MTB rides.
Want to Ride with Us?
We excel in our well organised weekly club rides.
We have many rides to offer for all abilities and welcome all new riders.
You can either contact the club to open a discussion or just turn up at the event and ride - simple as that!
On our social rides - no one is left behind!
#nooneleftbehind
Go to our Rides page to see what regular events are available:
or let us guide you :
Want to Join Us?
To join, please buy a club subscription and make payment on the British Cycling Website.
Membership
£16 per year - Single membership
£26 per year - Family membership
Membership benefits
Access to club forums
Access to members social media app
Access to club only events
Organised club rides
Bike box hire
Belper BC takes your personal data seriously and you'll be pleased to know has a Global Data Protection (GDPR) policy which you can read about here
Any further queries should be directed to the Information Commissioners' Officer (IOC)
Upcoming Events
Sat, 20 AprBelper20 Apr 2024, 09:00 – 13:00Belper, The Triangle, Belper DE56, UK
Sun, 21 AprBelper21 Apr 2024, 09:00 – 13:00Belper, The Triangle, Belper DE56, UK- Sun, 21 AprBelper21 Apr 2024, 09:00 – 13:00Belper, The Triangle, Belper DE56, UK
Tue, 23 AprBelper23 Apr 2024, 18:30 – 20:20Belper, The Triangle, Belper DE56, UK
Sat, 27 AprBelper27 Apr 2024, 09:00 – 13:30Belper, The Triangle, Belper DE56, UK
Mon, 06 MayOld Kings Head06 May 2024, 19:00 – 21:00Old Kings Head, 1 Days Ln, Belper DE56 1NP, UK
Tue, 07 MayBelper07 May 2024, 18:30 – 20:30Belper, The Triangle, Belper DE56, UK
Wed, 08 MayCromford08 May 2024, 19:00Cromford, Cromford, Matlock DE4, UK
Thu, 09 MayDarley Moor Sports Centre09 May 2024, 18:30Darley Moor Sports Centre, Ashbourne DE6 2ET, UK
Wed, 15 MayCromford15 May 2024, 19:00Cromford, Cromford, Matlock DE4, UK- Wed, 22 MayCromford22 May 2024, 19:00Cromford, Cromford, Matlock DE4, UK
Wed, 29 MayCromford29 May 2024, 19:00Cromford, Cromford, Matlock DE4, UK- Wed, 05 JunCromford05 Jun 2024, 19:00Cromford, Cromford, Matlock DE4, UK
- Thu, 06 JunDarley Moor Sports Centre06 Jun 2024, 18:30Darley Moor Sports Centre, Ashbourne DE6 2ET, UK
- Wed, 12 JunCromford12 Jun 2024, 19:00Cromford, Cromford, Matlock DE4, UK
- Wed, 19 JunCromford19 Jun 2024, 19:00Cromford, Cromford, Matlock DE4, UK
- Wed, 26 JunCromford26 Jun 2024, 19:00Cromford, Cromford, Matlock DE4, UK
- Wed, 03 JulCromford03 Jul 2024, 19:00Cromford, Cromford, Matlock DE4, UK
