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Welcome

Welcome to the Old Portlians Cycling Club. We are a friendly and long established cycling club based between Croydon and Bromley, South London. Find out more here »

Come and ride with us. A good way to get to know the club is to come out on one of our weekend rides typically through the lanes of Kent and Surrey. On Saturdays we have our 'Social' ride for riders of all abilities. On Sundays we go a little further and a touch faster but nobody gets left behind. See the relevant pages for the planned club rides and meeting point.

Or meet us at our clubroom at the Blackheath Harriers Clubhouse in Hayes near Bromley - see the Meetings page for more information and directions.

Social

Eastbourne Weekend
The club's Eastbourne weekend is scheduled for 26th-28th March.

Recent News and Results

Club Runs 06/07.03.2010
Saturday - Still suffering from this dreaded winter and only seeming to run Saturday runs, the journey to the 'Eco-Caf' at High Elms Country Park via Downe and Halstead followed the usual pattern with Oz, Phil, Stuart, John and Les from the start ... More »
Sunday - So where were you all ? Put off by the chill rawness of the morning ? Surely not.
Oz, Mark, Stuart and Phil met up at Corkscrew and headed off towards Brands Hatch and the Speedgate cafe. When the sun shone, it was ALMOST pleasant ... More »
VTTA 10 Q22/10 - 06.03.2010
I (Barry) entered this a few weeks ago, hoping the weather would have turned for the better but I was wrong! and it was a cold northerly wind on the return leg which I found a battle. This was my first 10 mile time trial in 5 years ... More »

Sussex CA Hardriders - 28.02.2010
This course starts at Staplefield, just outside Handcross West Sussex, loops around via Cowfold, Bolney, Ansty, Whitemans Green, Balcombe and back to Handcross, 22.8 very lumpy miles. No pride intact today I am afraid, ...
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Club Runs 27/28.02.2010
Saturday - Rain AM. Did anybody get out ? In the afternoon OPCC Croydon branch did 30 miles around South London. Weather almost pleasant by then !
Sunday - Rain, rain, rain - again !!!

Redhill CC Sporting 18 - 21.02.2010
This event starts just west of Westcott and within a very short time ascends Coast hill, heads over to Oakwoodhill via Holmbury St Mary, then Ockley, finishing on the A24 at Holmwood.
Two Old Ports were entered ...
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Club Runs 20/21.02.2010
Saturday - John, Oz, Phil, Stuart - and Graham riding with us for the first time and "introduced" by John - met up for the usual Saturday jaunt. Les joined us a few yards up the road. We missed out Bowdens Hill again - just a bit too icy - but otherwise tea and cakes were had at High Elms before the return to West Wickham.
Sunday - Rain, rain, rain !!!

Breaking News

Sussex CA 21, Sunday 28th February
Posted - 25th February 2010
After last weeks race was cancelled due to ice, Ian Bashford hopes to kick-off the 2010 racing season in this weekends sporting TT.

Redhill CC 18, Sunday 21st February
Posted - 17th February 2010
Ian Bashford and Barry Newman kick-off the 2010 racing season with entries in this weekends Redhill CC 18 Sporting TT

Old Portlians Reliability Trial
Posted - 10th February 2010
Read a report of the Old Portlians Reliability Trial on the Road Cycling UK web site.


Old Portlians Reliability Trial
Posted - 07th February 2010
The weather for the 2010 running of the Old Portlians Reliability Trial was cold and grey but this was such an improvement on recent conditions that many riders were encouraged to take part. The event was well attended with over 100 entrants. Of the 105 entered in the trial, 75 rode the 100K distance and 30 did the 68K.
Full details and some photos here »