{"id":161133,"date":"2017-09-08T08:18:02","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T08:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=161133"},"modified":"2017-09-08T08:18:02","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T08:18:02","slug":"14-reasons-join-cycling-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2017\/09\/08\/14-reasons-join-cycling-club\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Reasons to Join a Cycling Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you cycle alone? You\u2019ve persuaded yourself many times that riding in a cycling club is not your thing. We\u2019ll give you 14 reasons why you should join one.<\/strong>
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1. With a bunch of other people, it\u2019s easier to cover loads of kilometres you\u2019ll be able to boast about on Strava, as if you did them all by yourself.<\/p>\n

2. Finally, you\u2019ll have someone who\u2019ll appreciate your brand new, super expensive bike.<\/p>\n

3. You and your club mates can convince each other that what you do is completely normal.<\/p>\n

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4. You won\u2019t make a single cent on your rides, but you\u2019ll still feel like a pro\u2026 almost.<\/p>\n

5. Your cycling club membership will be a great topic you can use to bore people at parties, at work\u2026<\/p>\n

6. It\u2019s a good excuse to avoid the Sunday lunch with your mother-in-law: \u201cOh, I\u2019ve told you we have this club ride, haven\u2019t I?\u201d<\/p>\n

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7. In a group of uniformly dressed people, you won\u2019t feel so desperately awkward in Lycra.<\/p>\n

8. This attitude won\u2019t boost your popularity, but there will always be an eager beaver who\u2019s carrying a spare tube, a pump, some tools, a few patches, an energy bar \u2013 which comes in handy because, as always, you have none of these things.<\/p>\n

9. Collecting your teeth with a broken hand, you\u2019ll appreciate that your friends are giving first aid to you and calling an ambulance after your nasty crash.<\/p>\n

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10. Partying at night, you\u2019ll have an excuse not to get blotto like all your friends \u2013 you\u2019ve planned an early ride for the morning!<\/p>\n

11. Your club mates won\u2019t be shocked when you order six espressos in one day \u2013 they all do that.<\/p>\n

12. It\u2019s a good way to stay down-to-earth \u2013 there will always be someone who can climb that hill much faster than you.<\/p>\n

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13. You\u2019ll hang out with people who\u2019ll persuade you that even though it\u2019s been raining cats and dogs 24\/7 for the last two days, it\u2019s totally fine to go for a ride.<\/p>\n

14. It will be easier to justify all the evenings you spend planning the December trip to Mallorca \u2013 after all, you\u2019re not doing this for yourself, and all your mates are going there, so why wouldn\u2019t you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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