Leaders can add ride details from the Rides page using the 🖊️ icon. How to
Cycling UK has published a Ride Leader Toolkit with guidance on how to lead a ride. Since this information can be hard to find on their website, Patrick has helpfully created a Forum post that may be useful.
Cycling UK’s Ride Leader Standards Handbook
Cycling UK offer a free, online training course for ride leaders. To register to get access to the training, contact our Rides Secretary.
Crashes and incidents are uncommon but knowing how to respond helps keep everyone safe and supported. This Cycling UK guide offers clear steps on what to do if the unexpected happens, including advice for ride leaders and participants.
Leaders need to be aware of the risks involved when planning rides. Our Generic Risk Assessment document provides a useful checklist. Any accidents or incidents occurring on a Wednesday Wheelers ride should be recorded as soon as possible using Cycling UK’s online Incident Report Form.
For planning routes on icy days, maps of the routes scheduled to be gritted by the respective Councils for York, North Yorkshire and the East Riding.
At times of flooding, information on road closures is published by North Yorkshire and East Riding (click “Alerts”) Councils. York provides a more generic flood information page.
York Wednesday Wheelers Ride Archive
A crowdsourced map of cafes catering to cyclists (covering the UK and a few cafes further afield).
Cafes visited on York Wednesday Wheelers rides.
If you have any cafe updates or additions, please email them to me at eamon.prendergst@gmail.com