2011 Freshers Guide

Welcome to Loughborough Students Cycling Club

On behalf of Loughborough Students we would like to congratulate you on gaining your place at Loughborough University and hopefully we can help you get the most out of your ‘Loughborough Experience’. The committee have been working hard over the summer months planning a full line up of events in both the 1st and 2nd semester.

We fully understand you may have some questions you wish to ask about the club before you arrive in Loughborough, this page should hopefully answer most of your questions. Please check out theFreshers FAQ- so committee members are not answering the same questions, put please feel free to contact me (chair@lsu-cycling.co.uk) or any other committee members for any other questions.

If you do not read all these pages – just take one piece of advice: Bring your bike with you when you come to Loughborough!  You can keep your bike in your room if you are staying in halls if you are a member of LSCC (or are going to join!)

The club has a meeting on 10th October 2011 for new and returning members to tell them about everything that will be going on during 2011 – 2012, it is vital that if you are a new member you come along to this short meeting.

Who Does LSCC Cater For?

We cater for a number of different disciplines Road, TT, XC, DH and Track – so if you are interested in any of these disciplines LSCC is the club to join!

You may think that everyone at Loughborough competes at National and International level, but that is simply not the case. The club caters for all abilities from members who compete at a national and international level through to members who simply want to go out for a one hour social ride.

The weekly rides cater for both social riding and people who want to race.

What is taking place in 2011 – 2012?

The club has a full line up of events, the events taking place in the 1st semester can be found on the club calendar. However here is a summary of what is going on in each discipline: - 

  • Weekly circuit training
  • Weekly Rides (all Disciplines)
  • Training seminars, provided by David Bailey who has worked with Team GB at the Beijing Olympics he will be providing a number of seminars to riders at all levels
  • Nutrition seminars, provided by Barry Murray who is very experience and currently works with many top athletes such as Steve Cummings

Road

  • Participation at BUCS events
  • A number of training trips to Manchester Velodrome, which has been booked out for exclusive use by LSCC
  • A number of day trips to places such as the peaks and North Yorkshire
  • A number of weekend training trips to Wales
  • A Road orienteering series during the 1st and 2nd semester

XC

  • Participation at BUCS events
  • A number of weekend trips to Wales, Scotland and many more!
  • A number of day trips to Cannock and other one day races
  • An XC orienteering series during the 1st and 2nd semester
  • Weekly training rides to work on all aspects of XC riding for beginners and experts alike

DH

  • Participation at BUCS
  • A number of day trips as there is a very limited number of DH runs near Loughborough!
  • A number of weekend trips away to DH tracks around the country

Freshers Guide

Freshers FAQ

Road Information

XC Information

Campus Bike Security 

Bikes in Halls

The Club