Chain Gangs

Naturally unsafe to take pictures during a chain gang, this is just us riding neat and tidy in Majorca. See video at the bottom of the page to review footage of one our chain gangs.

CHAIN GANGS:

Chain Gangs, these are specific to training at a high fitness level. The idea is to keep the chain as smooth as possible, which in turn actually makes it faster. Most of the riders who go on these are of a good fitness level and would be considered to be strong cyclists and currently race or perhaps have raced in the past. The chain gangs will test your speed, strength and ultimately improve your high end fitness. In the parts of the ride where you struggle the most, you push yourself more to hold somebody else’s wheel and not get dropped.

On the chain gangs, the idea is for the riders to get the training they want from these sessions, so people don’t wait around if others struggle… It’s worth looking at the route in case you’re not up to speed, knowing the route on this chain gang will be your responsibility to know where you are at any point.

These can average in speed at around 23-25 mph by the end of the chain gang, which means you will be travelling faster than that during the ride in order to maintain that average speed.

SUMMER:

Summer Chain Gangs Start on the first Tuesday and Thursday evenings when the clocks go back at the start of Spring.

Tuesday Chain Gang:

Tuesday meeting place is opposite the Partridge Pub Lay-by on the A49 at the M56 Junction (Hall Lane). We meet at 18:10-18:15 and leave shortly after. Please turn up in good time because the ride will leave at 18:15. The link of the course is below for your attention. It may be of use if you are late and you can pick the ride up halfway round.

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Thursday Chain Gang:

Meet at the same place as the Tuesday Chain Gang, we meet at 18:10-18:15 and leave shortly after. Please turn up in good time because the ride will leave at 18:15.The link of the course is below for your attention. It may be of use if you are late and you can pick the ride up halfway round.

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For any question of doubt, here is the meeting point on Google Maps for Tuesdays and Thursdays:

Winter Chain Gangs – Saturdays

Winter Chain Gangs Start on the first Saturday in January and carry on through the back end of February, sometimes in to the first couple of weekends of March.

We meet at the Cenotaph at Bridgefoot in Warrington Town Centre directly underneath the Union Flag Pole 13:00. Please turn up in good time because the ride will leave at 13:15. The link of the course is below for your attention. It may be of use if you are late and you can pick the ride up halfway round.

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This is the same meeting point for our Sunday Club Run and is detailed below:

If you haven’t ridden chain gangs before, here are some videos of how the chain gangs work. The first is guidance and instruction, the other being recorded videos of our chain gang’s Tuesday ride.

Looks good practice on a nice closed circuit, so here is a video clip taken a few years back from our Tuesday Chain Gang, thanks to Dane Walker at WVCC for the video:

In the interest of your own safety and well being, Warrington Road Club rule is for all riders to wear approved safety helmets on all our group rides. Your helmets should not have been involved in a crash impact.

All riders are reminded that they are responsible for their own safety; individuals take part in any group activities at their own risk. We strongly urge all riders to obtain appropriate 3rd party insurance as a minimum. It should be noted that no liability shall be attached to Warrington Road Club (including its officials and members) for any injury, loss or damage suffered.

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