Welcome to the official site of the Brampton Cycling Club.

Don't let the name fool you we cycle in many places besides Brampton! Founded in 1972, the Brampton Cycling Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and enjoying road riding in the western Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

We have active touring and racing programs aimed at riders who are semi-serious to very serious about their riding, but not so serious that we don't have a great time on our rides and at various social events that are sprinkled throughout the year!

Please browse the Racing and Touring pages to see what we have to offer. If you would like to join us, please visit our Membership section for details on joining the club, or visit our online forum to have a chat with us. Please do not hesitate to contact any member of the executives for further information.

News and Events

September 18^th - Niagara Rides

Club members will have two options for the Niagara weekend rides. All rides start at 9:00 AM and details for each ride will be posted on the forum.

Location	Tour Leader	Details
Casablanca	Domenic Bumbaca	1 day ride Riders will start and finish at Casablanca and will generally do a 130 KM tour of the Niagara region. Please visit the forum for more details.
Burlington GO	Pete Livingstone	2 day ride Riders will ride to Niagara Falls on Saturday, overnight at a local motel and ride back to Burlington GO on Sunday, covering a total distance of approximately 250 KM. Please visit the forum for more details.

August 2^nd - le Tour de Terra Cotta

In 2005 the Brampton Cycling Club founded the Tour de Terra Cotta recognizing the incredible opportunity to have a challenging closed course race in beautiful and scenic Terra Cotta bordering on the Niagra Escarpment, the Bruce Trail, the Forks of the Credit and the Hills of Headwaters.

In 2008 the race became a community event hosted by long term organizer Ted Webb and the Terra Cotta residents with continued support by the Brampton Cycling Club.

For more information about this race, please visit the website at www.letourdeterracotta.com

July 16 to 18 - Joint Ride With Beaconsfield

Gene Piccoli from the Beaconsfield Club is putting together the routes for a ride on Saturday (9AM to 3PM ~ 120KM) and Sunday (finish around 2PM ~ 80 to 100KM).

Watertown is located a mere 4 hours from downtown Brampton and 3 hours from Beaconsfield. This location was picked based on the great reviews, safe roads, plenty of accommodations and restaurants.

We have arranged hotel accommodations at The Best Western The reservations are under Brampton or Beaconsfield Cycling Club – the rate is $105.99 US per night. This includes breakfast both mornings.

We would like to finalize the numbers by May 16th 2010.

If you are interested please email Brad Hains In the subject line please type the words "Ride with Beaconsfield" Please respond back no later than May 16th.

July 11^th - Reliability Rides

We encourage all club members interested in a more challenging club ride to consider participating in the one-day Reliabiity Rides on Sunday, July 11. Two distances will be offered, 135 KM and 200 KM.

For more details please view the post on the forum or contact Wayne Eaves.

July 10^th - Eldorado Park Family Picnic

Eldorado Park is operated by the City of Brampton and is located at 8520 Creditview Rd (Crediview Road & Queen Street). For this event, all groups will start their ride at the park and return at approximately 1:00 pm for a picnic with their families and fellow club members. Please RSVP with Brad by July 7^th.

For more details please contact Brad Hains.

Jun 20^th - Hill Climbing Skills Clinic

Frank Sawinsky has graciously volunteered to host a hill climbing skills clinic for club members. The clinic will held on Sunday, June 20^th 9:00 AM in Terra Cotta. Details of the event is posted on the forum and you may contact Wayne Eaves for more information.

March 27^th - Double Shuffle

Starting this season, the club has implemented the double shuffle rotation on all touring rides. It is very important that every member understand the procedure and be prepared to participate on their next club ride. More details of the double pace line can be found on the Touring Pace Line page in the Touring section of the website.