Events
Weekly Rides
Ayr Burners members meet every Saturday morning at 0930 at the Burns Museum, Murdoch’s Lone, Alloway for a weekly road ride. Duration is typically 2-3hrs at a social conversational pace. The route changes depending on weather and wind conditions, and typically finishes with a visit to the cafe on our return. Do feel free to join us for a couple of rides as a guest !
Similarly, a group meets at Doonfoot Co-op at 12.15 on Tuesday and Thursday lunchtimes. One of the very few benefits following Coronavirus is that many of us are now working from home, so this provides an opportunity to go round Pennyglen or over Carrick Hill and get back in time before the boss notices we’re missing.
Over the Winter Months, we run a weekly Cyclocross training session in conjunction with several other local clubs. This is typically held at Fullarton Woods in Troon, meeting at the Fairy Trail carpark for 7pm, however the location does occasionally change so check the Facebook Forum for latest updates.
Member-led activities
Individual members frequently post ride suggestions and activities on our Facebook Forum – these are publicly viewable and company is always welcome ! Please check details for ride type and duration. We also now have a WhatsApp group for arranging ad-hoc rides, so if you’re not included in that, but would like to be, let us know.
Annual Series
We normally run an annual league of events covering a variety of disciplines, and biased towards participation rather than speed or strength. As for previous years, the calendar for 2023 will comprise of three types of challenge –
- The Strava Series events which involve a social-paced group ride featuring optional timed “segments” throughout. The group always stops to regroup at the end of each timed section !!!
- July Distance Challenge (who can ride furthest during July)
- August Climbing Challenge (who can climb the highest during August)
Based on the assumptions above, the proposed Ayr Burners club calendar for 2023 is as follows –
08/04 🔥 Strava Series #1… Ronde van Ayrlaanderen
03/05 🔥 Strava Series #2… Pennyglen Summer Series
19/05 🔥 Burners Spanish Trip (Fri 19th – Thu 25th)
07/06 🔥 Strava Series #3… Pennyglen Summer Series
17/06 🔥 Arran Loop
01/07 🔥 July Distance Challenge begins
05/07 🔥 Strava Series #4… Pennyglen Summer Series
31/07 🔥 July Distance Challenge ends
01/08 🔥 August Height Challenge begins
02/08 🔥 Strava Series #5… Pennyglen Summer Series
06/08 🔥 UCI Road World Championships ride
11/08 🔥 Skye & Lochalsh Weekend (Fri 11th – Mon 14th)
26/08 🔥 5 Ferries Ride
31/08 🔥 August Height Challenge ends
06/09 🔥 Strava Series #6… Pennyglen Summer Series
Upcoming events
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