Cycling Clubs

Yeah, but that is, unfortunately, what a lot of the 'racing' cyclists in this country are. Narrow-minded gits, who wonder why it is that the sport has been dying on its knees for the last 40 years...

The sport is hard enough as it is, without all the fing bull-shit snobbery and back-stabbing. I mean, it's no so long ago that roadies used to refuse to acknowledge MTBers, FFS. Road racing is so hard that if you are not really fing determined, you will almost certainly quit after your first race, without some encouragement and help. That encouragement and help should come from your more experienced club members, starting with your first club run.

It's exactly the same in Oz Bill, it's not just a UK thing. When I first started road racing I couldn't believe how ANYONE would get into it. It's so fscking insular and cliquey. I was lucky in that 1) I'm a stubborn fscker and 2) I had a good friend in the racing scene.

If you can last past a few races you will begin to see some familiar faces, ask a few stupid questions, make some friends, etc. I was truly sad leaving all my road racing friends behind when I moved here. I guess the tougher it is to make friends initially, the more you will want to keep them..