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Burners June Update

The solstice always provides a good excuse for riding bikes even more than usual, and this year it was no different for the Burners. Big mileages (200) were clocked up by Jude, Alex, Roy, and Paul who all took part in the Chase the Sun event (East Coast to West Coast). You’ll see Jude’s write-up…

Chase The Sun 2021 (by Jude Paterson)

Back in 2019 a group of the Burners completed the Chase the Sun challenge ride, from the East coast at dawn (in Northern England) back to the west coast of Scotland – 200 miles in a day. Having been inspired by this Alex & I entered to take place in 2020. But it wasn’t to…

Doonbank Trofee – Provisional Results

Ayr Burners Cycling would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone that helped ensure that the 7th edition of the Doonbank Trofee was a great success! Congratulations to winners Ben McMullen, Joanne Thom and Fin Mason! As well as being a unique ‘summer-edition’, this was the first open cross race to run in…

Doonbank Trofee CX: Rider Start Lists published

With one week to go until the 7th Doonbank Trofee, the rider start lists have been confirmed and can be viewed in the Event Handbook Entry for the race has now closed, but fingers crossed we will return to our usual January slot this winter, not so long to wait! We look forward to welcoming…

Racing returns with the Doonbank Trofee

After a lengthy postponement, the 7th Edition of the Doonbank Trofee will go ahead on Friday 4th June 2021, albeit in a slightly shrunken format. The positive news that South Ayrshire Council will enter Tier 2 restrictions from the 17th May allows organisers Ayr Burners Cycling to put on the popular event, with three fields…

Burners AGM 2021 Minutes

It’s not as exciting as reading about a planned event or catching up on photos from the latest ride, but here (at last !!!) are the Minutes from our 2021 AGM. This was slightly different from previous years in that, like many meetings in these Covid times, it was held over Zoom rather than at…

Burners Events Calendar Update

Every year we run a number of challenges and events so, assuming the easing of Covid restrictions continues, we plan to do so again for 2021. The Events page has been updated with details and any amendments to dates and/or times will be reflected there (as well as on the Facebook page). In the meantime,…

Scottish Cycling Group Ride Guidelines

Following the announcement on Tuesday by the Scottish Government of some limited relaxation of Covid restrictions, Scottish Cycling have today published guidance on what that means for group rides. The key excerpt is as follows – Key information from our revised guidance published 12 March Scottish Cycling continues to seek clarity from sportscotland and the Scottish…

A Burners Guide to (some of) the Historic Landmarks of the Pennyglen Loop

One of our most popular and commonly-used routes is a loop of Pennyglen, preferably clockwise, returning back to Ayr along the coast road with stunning coastal views. While we’re typically concerned with PBs or worrying about the next hilly section, we actually pass (and totally miss) loads of historic sites without realising it. So a…

QTS Sponsorship Update

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, 2021 starts on a positive footing for the Burners as we proudly announce the continuation of our long-standing relationship with the good folks at QTS. Since 2015, this funding has enabled us to organize and promote events, encourage new cyclists, and help develop young local cycling talent amongst many other great…

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