CTC Cambridge

Saturday, 27 March 2021 

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.

• Cycling UK is advising that the "organised sport exemption" will allow group riding of up to 15 people in England. We think this is too large for now and will be in conflict with the "rule-of-6" at cafe stops. We therefore recommend that leaders limit their rides to a maximum of 6 people. We may change to a higher limit of 12 if things go well.

• As a result of this change, all rides will initially 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 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.

• If the ride is over subscribed, you have the option of recruiting a second leader to lead a second group of 6 - the two leaders will have to book and sit separately at any cafes to comply with current government guidelines.

• 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.

• 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 is available here:
Coronavirus Q&A: cycling guidance from Cycling UK.
Coronavirus (COVID‑19) from the UK government.
CTC Cambridge risk assessment (v10) (pdf)