FPCC Spain Trip April 2016

    FPCC Spring Cycling Trip – Cambrils, Spain. 23rd to 30th April 2016. A weeks riding in the beautiful region of Costa Daurada. We are using Cycling Costa Daurada (CCD) who provide a pro level cycling experience which the likes of Team Giant Alpicin take advantage of for their own training camp. The CCD Team…

RIP – Ted Hill and Ray Clifford

It is with great sadness we report the passing of two club stalwarts, Ted Hill and Ray Clifford, who died within a few days of each other. Ted, 83, succumbed to a succession of health problems in recent years. Ray, 76, suffered serious complications after heart surgery and went into a coma from which he…

Club Lunch Jan 2015

Club Lunch and Prize Presentation, Menu and Info This seasons Club Lunch and Prize Presentaion is being held on Sunday 25th Jan 2015 at Top Meadow Country House and Golf Club. MAP All detailers are on the attached flyer, please book by 28th December, it makes everyones jobs a bit easier if we know numbers…

YHA Weekend Oct 14

YHA Weekend – Gray Turnock This year the YHA weekend’s destination was the South Downs YH – a converted farm by the village of Southease, a few miles north of Newhaven. Ian had proposed we take the train out of London, to cut out some of the tedious city miles and enable us to start…

Eric Mason Obituary

Eric Mason 11th Dec 1919 to 12th Dec 2013 Eric Mason joined the Finsbury Park Cycling Club on 4th November 1937, he was 18 years old. Eric was the third longest serving club member with 76 years membership. (Dick Curtis 83 years and Jack Lauterwasser 79 years). He was the last known link with the…

Tour of the Strawberry fields – Samer

Report from Matt Larkins, fresh from his first (of many?) ‘Parker’ cross channel rides. Had a great trip to France with Seet, Chris and Louise. The weather was perfect and we signed on for Saturdays 145km ride with high hopes for the day. A few kms down the road Chris had a mechanical with his rear…