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SMCC Lisburn Renamed To Lagan Valley Cycling Club
26 April 2020
SMCC Lisburn renamed to Lagan Valley Cycling Club
Six years since we started out as Saturday Morning Cycling Club, we’re delighted to announce we have changed our name to Lagan Valley Cycling Club❤️💛💙
We started with five lads and one lady going out at 6am on Saturday mornings, so as to be back for 9am. A few more started coming out with us and SMCC Lisburn was born 💪
Over the years the club has grown to over 50 members, cycling some memorable routes across Northern Ireland and even as far away as Majorca, with many friends made along the way. Fundraising is very important to our club and charity cycles have raised money for the NI Children’s Hospice, Parkview Special School, Lisburn Special Olympic Team and NI Air Ambulance. Every April we host the Lagan Valley Challenge sportive attracting cyclists from other clubs and raising funds for local charities🏅
Lagan Valley Cycling Club is a sociable and friendly club. New members are welcome and we have different levels of club runs covering 30 – 50 + miles. Club members participate in a number of sportive events, dual and triathlon events and winter mountain biking on local trails to complement their regular road cycling rides🚴♂️🚴🏼♀️
Keep an eye out on the road for club members in our new kit, individually getting their daily exercise whilst we’re in lockdown! We think it looks brilliant and hope to be out on club rides when current restrictions are lifted☀️👍
Stay safe.
As some restrictions lifted this week and following Cycling Ireland advice, a Tuesday group went out for their first group spin in a very long time.
The last day of June marked a great night out for our first club run after lockdown with the new name and kit 😍 Two groups of five set out taking on a 31 mile cycle, so well done everyone and great catching up with you all. 👏🏻👏🏻 It’s good to be back LVCC 😀
We are running a solo challenge over the next four weeks to visit up to nine castles in Northern Ireland
We are pleased to announce that our new website is now up and running! Check it out here: www.laganvalleycc.co.uk . If you are getting bored of cycling solo in these challenging times, pl ease contact us if you are considering joining a club after restrictions are lifted. We’ll look forward to hearing from you! #staysafe #laganvalleycc 🚴🏻♀️🚴♂️💙💛❤️🚴🏻♀️🚴♂️
Members were out making the most of their daily solo exercises in the fantastic weather on Saturday 🚴♂️🚴🏻♀️😎 Most of us had the same thing in mind as we all cycled the hills of Co Down. Check out the photos below ⬇️ #lovecyclingNI💙💛❤️ #staysafe
We would like to thank Garth and Allison from Powerhouse Sport in Lisburn for our fantastic new kit. We have worked with them over the last 6 years and look forward to the years ahead. They supply a fast and professional service with a great quality of kits and nothing was ever a problem. So thanks again from us all at Lagan Valley CC and look forward to our first group ride after lockdown. 🚴♂️🚴🏻♀️🚴♂️🚴🏻♀️❤️💛💙
COVID-19 Notice Given the current developments taking place with regards to the spread of COVID-19 Lagan Valley Cycling Club has made the difficult decision to cancel all official club runs until further notice as recommended by Cycling Ireland with immediate effect. This decision was not been taken lightly and will continue to be reviewed over the weeks ahead. Our up coming Sportive on the 19th April has been cancelled. All online entry’s will be fully refunded and confirmed by email. Members are encouraged to cycle individually and not in groups. Members are encouraged to observe the hygiene precautions being advised. We will continue to closely monitor all the advice from WHO, Public Health Agency and Cycling Ireland. The decision is motivated by preserving the health and safety of all our club members, their families and the wider and vulnerable community. We would like to thank everyone for their support and patience during these difficult and uncertain weeks ahead. Lagan Valley Cycling Club
