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Courses and funding / Win with SiS and Wattbike / Social impact / Safer routes View in browser |
Friday 4 July 2025 Membership number: |
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In this edition we're inviting you to discover what gaining a qualification in cycling can lead to, with courses to ignite your development and create volunteering opportunities - no matter how you ride.
Whether you are an existing role holder or new to learning with us, take a look at our flexible leadership and coaching journeys. |
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Once you get started, you'll never look back |
No matter your relationship with cycling, it's so exciting to see the next generation flourish. Access to facilities, friendships and supportive coaching provides great motivation to ride - and that's something that you could inspire as a coach.
Consider passing on your passion and expertise with our Activity Coach course, followed by plenty of options to specialise and develop in line with your interests. |
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Lead on your local lanes or bike paths? |
If you lead a ride on the road or cycle paths - or want to get started, we've got a flexible course to sharpen your skills. And by becoming a member you'll be covered with our leader insurance, while the course provides access to first aid training - and more.
Lead off-road? Scroll down for trail-specific learning. |
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Share your love of trails |
Britain's mountains, hills, forests and trails provide a stunning backdrop for the Off-Road Leadership Award, which we deliver together with a network of expert tutors. Our courses enable you to lead off-road rides safely, through practical and engaging training at some of the best outdoor venues throughout the country. |
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Our recently launched bursary programme provides financial support to new and existing volunteers. Covering coaches, ride leaders, event officials, club volunteers, and young people who want to develop their skills and contribute to the cycling community, the fund is now open to apply to. |
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Win the ultimate training bundle |
This July, SiS, Wattbike and British Cycling have teamed up to give you a chance to win the ultimate cycling giveaway worth £3,000! Fuelling both your indoor and outdoor training, this could be a great boost to your summer.
Sign up and enter the competition for a chance to win a Wattbike Atom, a year’s supply of SiS product, and a year's free Premium British Cycling membership. See full terms and conditions from SiS. |
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2025 National Volunteer Awards |
In the last Supporter News we shared details of how you can nominate a volunteer for recognition bi-monthly, as part of Volunteers in Focus. Today we have details of our revamped National Volunteer Awards which are an annual celebration of our amazing volunteers.
Take a look at the updated award categories for 2025 and make a nomination. |
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British Cycling Foundation launches |
Social impact happens every day and is something that anyone can achieve by delivering activities, volunteering their time and fundamentally reaching out to support others. On Tuesday our staff and Great Britain Cycling Team riders delivered over 1,200 hours of volunteering activity, to mark the official launch of our new ‘charitable arm’ - the British Cycling Foundation.
Led by Ed Clancy OBE, the Foundation will invest in and support a range of programmes and initiatives with a focus on improving health, promoting inclusion and tackling inactivity and isolation. |
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3,500 miles of safer routes |
On Wednesday, Mayors from across England committed to delivering a national walking, wheeling and cycling network, backed by government. Work to deliver a national active travel network will begin with Mayoral Combined Authorities agreeing an initial network of 3,500 miles of safer routes.
These will connect homes to schools and high streets, with a particular focus on communities where health outcomes and air quality need the most improvement. |
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Looking back a couple of weeks to 21-22 June, there was a busy weekend of action covering road, circuit and cycle speedway. Then just eight days ago, the Lloyds National Road Championships kicked off with three events playing out on the roads of Aberaeron and Aberystwyth in Wales. |
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The Tour de France kicks off this weekend on Saturday, for a whole month of back-to-back action. Coming up next week from 9-13 July is the UCI MTB World Cup in Andorra, and the UEC BMX Racing European Championships in Latvia from 10-13 July.
Closer to home, it's the 2025 Ilkley Cycle Races today (Friday), while at the weekend Huntingdon play host to the National Junior Road Race Championships. Birmingham will also host Rounds 9&10 of the Lloyds BMX National Series.
Looking ahead, on Saturday 12 July the National Enduro and E-Enduro Championships will be in Machynlleth, and the National Youth Omnium Final will be at Lee Valley. |
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Now that we're a whole month into summer, we want to know if you're doing any cross-training - and how you might balance it with time on the bike.
Cross-training can include sports like running, gym sessions, tennis, yoga, swimming, team sports and more - whatever you supplement your cycling with. When answering, compare your exercise split against winter and spring. |
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