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Welcome to The Eden Valley Cumbria Group of the CTC which caters primarily for cyclists in Cumbria's Eden Valley stretching from Kirkby Stephen in the south through Appleby and Penrith to Carlisle in the north and as far west as Cockermouth. We ride every Wednesday and Sunday. That's over 100 possible rides a year! Wednesdays are most popular attracting between 8 to occasionally over 20 riders, Sundays are slightly less popular attracting perhaps 6 to 12.
At present the group has over 70 paid up members and this is growing every year.

Our rides vary in length, hilliness and to a minor extent pace, but in general will be 40 to 70 miles in the summer months (plus our annual 100 miler), less in winter. To get a better idea, please browse our quarterly Runs List which can be accessed from this website or by requesting a copy from one of the committee.
Each year we are also likely to organise a week long stay based in self-catering chalets. The last three years saw the group holiday enjoying great cycling in the North York Moors, Northumberland and the Trough of Bowland. In smaller groups, members have toured extensively since the section was formed, often overseas utilising the CTC European Bike Bus. A cycling holiday story. In the last year members have toured in Scotland, several in France, in Poland, Romania, Corsica, Sardinia, Majorca and as far afield as Kirghizstan and South Africa.

We have hosted a Tri Vet event at which fifty riders from countrywide enjoyed 100 miles of Cumbrian lanes. Group members regularly attend the CTC York Rally and this year we will be hosting another Tri Vets event (June 16th 2010). See http://www.ctc.org.uk/trivets

Social events such as our Christmas Lunch, "Cabaret" Evening and Slide Show evening are held annually, together with occasional walks when winter road conditions make cycling unsafe.

Several of our members give financial and practical help to the Eden Cycling Campaign group and Cycle Carlisle (http://www.carlislecycle.co.uk/) and we also interface with and support other organisations such as Sustrans and the YHA, especially Dufton with which we have a happy and fruitful long term association. If you would like to experience what our successful member group has to offer, we look forward to meeting you on one of our rides. Simply make contact initially with the secretary (see contact page) or the person who is shown on the Runs List as leading your chosen ride.