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We deliver Ride Laps, Crits in the Park, and our new Century Challenge as part of a wider push to open up Cyclopark’s 2.5km closed road circuit, one of the leading venues for road cycling in Kent, to adult riders and the broader cycling community. Our purpose this season has been clear: remove the barriers that kept adult riders away from the circuit, and create welcoming routes into regular riding, competitive racing, and community connection.

For years, our younger riders had access to brilliant bike coaching and a clear pathway into the sport, while adults riding in Kent were largely left to find their own way. Within that context, a free, unstructured weekly session on a closed road circuit becomes more than just track time; it becomes a starting point, a confidence builder, and for some, the first step towards racing.

How Ride Laps began

Ride Laps grew out of a simple observation: Wednesday evenings on our Kent road circuit had real untapped potential. We wanted Wednesday nights to become the home of road cycling at Cyclopark, and the best part of it all is that it’s free and open to everyone, regardless of club affiliation.

Throughout the spring, we’ve welcomed a genuine mix of road cyclists, from weekend warriors to committed racers to people riding in a group for the very first time. The recommendation has spread by word of mouth through local Kent cycling clubs, describing a session that welcomes riders of any standard without judgement on badge or jersey.

Why adult road cyclists needed this

Right from the first sessions, the gap in provision for road cycling in Kent was evident. Previous options for adult riders centred on either solo training or jumping straight into competitive racing, with limited space in between. For riders who need a consistent, low-pressure way to build fitness and confidence on a closed circuit, that model didn’t meet the need.

During the planning process, our team identified a wider goal behind Ride Laps: building a genuine road cycling community at our Kent venue, not just adding another session to the calendar. A look at the circuit itself makes that mission tangible; floodlights, multiple configurations, smooth tarmac, and not a single pothole stand in the way of riders pushing themselves or simply enjoying the laps.

That practical, community-focused model aligns strongly with our wider approach to bike coaching and rider development. Ride Laps doesn’t exist in isolation. The session supports fitness, confidence, social connection, and progression toward racing. Those outcomes reinforce the same pathway we want every adult road cyclist in Kent to have access to.

Programme offering

We therefore took a deliberately open approach with Ride Laps, designing a weekly road cycling session shaped around rider needs and confidence levels rather than a fixed structure. The wider season offering at Cyclopark now includes:

• Ride Laps, our free weekly road cycling session in Kent, introducing riders to the closed circuit in a peer-led format
• Crits in the Park, our returning evening adult race series
• Surrey League events, held monthly at the venue
• The 2026 British Cycling National Masters Circuit Championships, arriving at our Kent road circuit this July
• The Century Challenge, our new solo or pairs endurance event raising money for two local charities

Ahead of each Ride Laps session, riders are asked to book through the Cyclopark App, with spaces capped to keep the closed road circuit safe and enjoyable. Riders check in as usual, reinforcing the same simple access every other circuit user experiences.

Approach to bike coaching and delivery

Across delivery, our team focused on two consistent principles. Sessions are unstructured and welcoming, ensuring riders feel free to set their own pace on Kent’s premier closed road circuit, while still reflecting the etiquette and safety standards expected of any group ride. This balance matters, as it helps build habits that transfer into club rides and races beyond Cyclopark.

We deliberately avoided over-structuring the session to the point where it lost its appeal. Instead, we let riders shape it themselves, rotating turns on the front, organising chain gangs, or simply rolling steady laps, while maintaining clear group-riding etiquette to keep everyone safe.

Some riders have described difficulties finding group road cycling rides elsewhere in Kent that welcome newcomers without an established pecking order. Ride Laps feels different because the etiquette is built around looking out for each other, not gatekeeping who belongs.

Progression and positive outcomes

Across the spring, we’ve welcomed a broad mix of riders to Ride Laps. Our team has seen many of the same faces return week after week, building familiarity and confidence that riders rarely experience jumping straight into club racing.

We’ve seen measurable outcomes beyond fitness. Riders have told us the session gave them the confidence to enter their first race, while others simply value having a consistent, sociable midweek ride on a closed road circuit in Kent. Improvements that matter for long-term participation include:

• Growing confidence among riders who began nervous about group riding
• Increased willingness to try racing, supported by the return of Crits in the Park
• Better fitness and bike-handling over time, reflected in smoother, more confident group riding
• A regular routine of movement, often representing the only structured ride many riders complete each week

As the weeks have gone on, riders have become more comfortable and capable within the group, which has made attending and taking part feel increasingly natural.

Wider impact across road cycling in Kent

A key goal from the outset involved building confidence that could transfer into wider cycling life. Riders have gained the confidence to enter Crits in the Park or Surrey League events because Ride Laps felt like a natural first step. The session is structured loosely enough to feel approachable, while still reflecting what riders can expect from a club ride or race in Kent.

For many riders, Wednesday nights at our Kent road circuit represent their only regular group riding opportunity. The café staying open from 6 to 9 has also turned the evening into more than just a ride, giving riders a reason to stay, chat, and build connections that last beyond the session itself.

Bike coaching for the next generation

While we open up the circuit for adults, bike coaching for the next generation remains just as important. This summer, our U12 Road Race Training sessions, part of Cyclopark’s youth bike coaching pathway in Kent, welcome a new pool of young coaches, riders who came up through our own talent pathway and races, now giving back to the sport that shaped them.

For older youth riders, our Talent Development Centres continue to offer a genuinely challenging bike coaching environment for aspiring racers. Recognising the well-documented drop-off rate as riders move up through the age groups, we’re expanding our TDCs this year to include Junior riders, giving them somewhere to keep progressing in road cycling.

We’re also midway through Spring in the Park, our annual youth circuit race series at the Kent road circuit. It’s competitive racing, but just as well known for its social, welcoming, supportive culture, and for young racers and their families, that atmosphere matters just as much as the results sheet.

Riding for charity at Cyclopark

This year we’re also piloting our first ever cycling charity event on the closed road circuit: the Century Challenge. Riders take on 100 or 200 miles, solo or in pairs, with exclusive access to the Kent road circuit, live timing, catering, and mechanical support throughout, all while raising money for two local charities.