WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN THE MONKEY HOUSE?
2026 MEMBERSHIP NOW DUE
Our membership fees run on a calendar year, so as of today, Monday 26th January, you will have to re-register at our website to gain access to all our club rides on Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings, plus all our club events ( both on and off the bike - a couple of examples highlighted below). Cost of membership is frozen - so £25.00 for this year as well. Why not register now to get maximum benefit?
GORILLA MEETS DR SARAH RUGGINS EVENT AT HARE & HOUNDS
Sarah Sprittles has manged to get Dr Sarah Ruggins – world-record-breaking ultra-endurance cyclist – to come to our clubhouse for a live interview with our very own journalist Jack Morrie Evans.
Her story, from serious illness to a history-making John o’Groats–Land’s End–John o’Groats record, is unreal, and we’re buzzing to share this with you.
The event is at Hare and Hounds on 31st March, with doors at 7:00pm and the talk starting at 7:30pm.As Gorilla members, you get first dibs on tickets before we open it up more widely, so if you want in on what’s going to be a seriously inspiring night, grab yours here:
Photo credit :
@jamesbusbyimages on Instagram
GORILLA CLUB OCTOBER TRIP
Stuart John Bulloch has been doing a bit of research for this year’s club adventure and plans are to add a little Italian flavour to the usual mix of riding, food, fine wine and sunshine. He's looking to visit the beautiful Etruscan Coast ( a beautiful stretch of Tuscan coastline between Livorno and Piombino) in one of the first two weekends in October which provides coastal spins, rolling hills with charming towns, decent beaches and a good mix of road/gravel. If keen could you kindly put your name on the below spreadsheet if you're interested so he can gauge initial numbers.
https://docs.google.com/.../1fi4mULv-bJRqjJ7c.../edit...
EXTERNAL EVENTS
Whilst we're getting dates in the diary, the Tommy Godwin sportive - a great local event - will be held on Sunday 28th June.
The HQ is Solihull School, and they are supporting the charity Action Medical - so all for a god cause.
Enter at:-
https://action.org.uk/events/cycling/ride-tommy-godwin-challenge
GORILLA ZWIFT
As it was Burn's night yesterday Eugene Vichare is taking us on the 24km Mucklin Yin circuit , one of Zwift's Scottish routes ,on Wednesday at 6.30pm. Just head to the Gorilla Cycling Club section of the Zwift companion app to book onto the ride. The band is on, as usual, so we all should stay together.
THURSDAY RIDES
The rides for Thursday ( 4 road and 1 gravel) are now up on the website for you to book onto. If you haven't already you'll need to sign up for 2026 membership to get access to the members area for rider sign on.
Ride safe
Bruno