Training


Whether you are looking for race training, sportif training or just sociable riding to stay in shape then Swansea Wheelers can hopefully enhance your training and make you a better and fitter cyclist.

All Seasons Training - The Weekly Club Run

Throughout the year, every Sunday, the club has an organised, mid-paced, sociable ride which leaves from outside the Plough and Harrow pub, Church Road, Llansamlet at 9 am prompt (British Summertime) and 9.30am during Winter. [ click here for map ]

The next Club Run is The Gower Grimpeur on Sunday, August 1, 2010 and is no more than 75 miles.
The route should loosely be: (^ = Hill) Bonymaen, Town, Mayals^, Kittle^, Parkmill, Lunnon^, 3XS, The Mount, Gowerton, The Wern^, Blue Anchor, Llanmorlais, The Rallt^, Wernffrwd, Llangennith^, Cheriton^, Stembridge^,Old Walls, CefnBryn^ Reynoldston, Stouthall X. ETC

Our upcoming clubruns are:

Sunday, August 8, 2010 - Carreg Cennen Castle - 45 miles.
Sunday, August 15, 2010 - Treorchy (4 Valleys) - 60 miles.
Sunday, August 22, 2010 - Ferryside (via Pontyates) - 55 miles.
Sunday, August 29, 2010 - Brecon (Tour of the Reservoirs) - 80 miles.

Summer Training

During the Summer the club will be arranging a programme of rides to take place on a Tuesday and hope to run a regular Thursday evening ride as well.

Tuesday Training Rides 2010
Tuesday rides will be a mix of 10 mile time trials, chain gang rides and promoted events, and it is best to see our pdf download below for details.

View or Download our 2010 Tuesday Summer Training Schedule here (pdf)

Thursday Training Rides 2010
From the first Thursday in April until the last Thursday in September, club training rides will take place in the Gower. Meet @ 18:30 at the Gowerton cross park & ride car park (adjacent to the Commercial Pub). Ride along North Gower road and return via the South Gower road. As the nights get lighter the rides will get longer.

Previous (2009/10) Winter Training

This Winter we are trying to provide members with more training opportunities than ever!
At the time of writing this is looking like:

Tuesday night: Felindre for a pacy 1 mile outdoor 'circuit' on a quiet and well lit road.
Wednesday night: Club night at Llansamlet Community Centre and an opportunity to socialise and/or turbo-train (as you choose).
Saturdays: NEW! A chance to get muddy with one of our enthusiastic MTB riders!
Sunday morning: The classic Sunday Club Run, whatever the weather... we go out!

In addition to this some members of the club also get together with other local cyclists for a hard and pacey Saturday ride, and fast paced 'chain-gang' rides twice a week around the lakes at Llansamlet. This is great race training but not for the faint hearted.

NB: You may also have seen us at SwanseaWheelers.co.uk where there will still be some information about the club. However, most of the information you require should now be on this current site, and the contacts will be up to date here. Remember, we are currently looking for new members so if you are interested, then get in touch!.