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So this picture captures a moment in time - shout out if you were there this day 👍

Meet The Athlete: Team GB Track Cyclist Joe Truman We are delighted to introduce to you Joe Truman, a Great British track cyclist who burst onto the scene in 2016, winning gold at the Track Cycling World Cup and silver 2 years on at the Commonwealt…

Today is the day when we are all required to use facemasks in shops & takeaways and I will certainly be wearing one. There has been a lot of misinformation online about whether wearing face masks is a good thing or not - my take is it is is very a minor inconvenience in the scheme of things and something that we should do to protect others from infection and reduce the impact of a second wave. However I have seen people wearing masks whilst running and cycling, thinking this is also a good thing but this is not recommended by the WHO. So keep your mask in in your back pocket for when it’s needed - e.g. entering the cafe or shop to I buy a post-ride cake or coffee! - Guy

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Good to see members ask about new kit for when group rides and racing starts again - there is a new ordering window open until the end of July - see https://www.i-team.cc/forums/topic/12808-club-kit-ordering-window-open-to-july-31st/

Great to see British Cycling announce their 6-Stage pathway leading back to when we can resume our normal club activities.

At present, the guidance is that we are at Stage 3, i.e., up to 6 individuals (from separate households) are allowed to ride together, providing they remain at least 2m apart - not how a group of experienced cyclist ride, following wheels on a proper club run.

Clearly this means we are not yet at a point where we can safely organise official club rides because even if individuals were able to maintain correct gaps whilst riding, we have to consider what will happen at junctions - some bunching would be inevitable. We also have to consider how people will assemble socially before, during and after the ride.

Therefore, for the time being, we encourage our members to ride individually, or in small self-organised groups, in accordance with the guidance from British Cycling below:

https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/zuvvi/media/The_Way_Forward_18-06-20_FINAL.pdf