SearchSupplementary guidance for leaders while Covid-19 restrictions apply.
These guidelines are supplementary information for anyone leading a group ride while the Covid-19 restrictions apply. The basic rules for leading a group ride still apply.
The Government rules mean that group rides are once again limited to a maximum of 6 people in England.
As a result of this change, all rides will once again be booked rides where all riders must pre-book a place. We ask leaders to try and allocate places fairly, nominally using a "first-come, first-served" principle.
Leaders can either select one of the suggested rides or propose their own choice of ride. We recommend shorter rides (30-60 miles) with one cafe or picnic/rest stop. As a default we recommend picnic stops but you can choose a cafe stop if you know it is open.
Leaders are asked to book any planned cafe stops for their ride for the expected size of their group. Leaders are responsibile for the whole group and should confirm the social distancing rules with that cafe. We recommend that you contact cafes in advance to confirm that the planned group is welcome.
Leaders are asked to complete a ride registration form and send this to the membership secretary within 24 hours of the ride ending - ideally send it on the same day. We may need to use this information for contact tracing - hence the urgency. You should allow extra time at the start to collect this data on unbooked rides.
The Leader is asked to give a special "Covid-19" briefing at the start of the ride using the notes provided on the rider registration form. This is to remind everyone of the social distancing rules and to remind them to follow government guidelines if they develop symptoms following the ride.
More information on both aspects is available here:
Cycling UK tips for social distancing
Coronavirus outbreak FAQs: what you can and can't do
from the UK government.
CTC Cambridge risk assessment
(pdf)