Ayr Burners Cycling

Sportive, Cyclocross, Youth, Adventure

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Burners Tour 2019 – Caledonia Way

A stormy start to the 2019 Ayr Burners Tour saw the scheduled Thursday evening depart from Ardrossan to Campbeltown postponed by 12 hours due to choppy seas around the Cape of Whiting Bay.  2 hardy riders made it (just) to Campbeltown by way of an earlier sailing – Adrian and Jim had a four day…

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National Trophy Cyclocross Series

For the 2nd year running Ayrshire will be hosting a round of the National Trophy Cyclocross Series at Irvine Beach Park. The racing will take place on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th October. Course build will be on Friday 25th, and there’ll be a final clear up and inspection on the Monday. The Burners proudly…

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Strava Series Round 4 – Pennyglen TT

It’s all to play for as we plunge into the final round of the 2019 Strava series with 4 riders still (mathematically) capable of taking overall glory.  The Pennyglen TT shook the standings up with a no-show (alarm clock issues) from Harry which gave the series chasers a chance to claw back some placings.  Pennyglen’s…

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Calendar Updates

We’ve got a couple of updates to our calendar of events, so we’ll update the table on the Events page (as shown above) just as soon as the Keeper of the Calendar returns from Majorca !!! In the meantime, please note that the Pennyglen TT listed as August 18th will actually be held the previous…

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Bikes At Burns (event update)

At the Burns Museum at 9.30 this morning, a large number of Burners and guests gathered for the eagerly anticipated Bikes At Burns event. As well as an even larger than usual turnout for the social ride, we had 10 riders for a Burns-themed ride, led by our own Burns expert, Bill McCrae. This took our…

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Bikes at Burns

You may have noticed that this coming Saturday (13th July), there is a special bike-themed event taking place at the Burns Museum. As well as being the starting point for our regular Saturday morning social rides, this weekend will see a bunch of different activities taking place. The Clan stunt team will be there, performing…

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Burners June Review

June was a pretty packed affair for the Burners with lots, lots, and lots more riding being clocked up.  We started with a group jaunt to Arran (as described in a previous post), whilst across the water on the Emerald Isle, Gary Currie was embarking on a truly epic journey – 2500kms of the Trans-Atlantic…

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Burners Arran Trip 8th June

A total of 10 Burners and a guest / prospective new member (Brian from Troon) made their way to Ardrossan last Saturday to catch the boat over to Brodick for a circuit of Arran. And, as Barry Manilow once sang, it looks like we made it. Well, most of us did (but more of that…

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Burners Arran Trip – Saturday 8th June

Next Saturday the Burners are off for a day trip to Arran. The meticulously planned schedule involves everyone getting to Ardrossan Harbour for the 9.45 boat and ,,,,, err, that’s it. Actually, there is a bit more to it than that. We’ve contacted CalMac about the prospects of the boat being full, and they have…

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Kit Order Now Here

For those Burners who aren’t on F*c*b**k, but ordered new kit, the good news is that it has been received and is ready for collection at the Savoy Park Hotel. Everything is in labelled bags so it’s easy to check what’s what. If you mention to the guys at reception, they’ll know where the kit…

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