Member Benefits

The following Member benefits are available to Members of Twickenham Cycling Club who have paid their annual membership fees for 2025. Please note that these benefits are for 2025 only and may change in future years subject to availability.

  1. Payment of Entry Fees for Races
    Members who represent Twickenham Cycling Club in any road race, time trial, track or cyclo-cross event held under British Cycling regulations and any time trial held under Cycling Time Trial (CTT) regulations will be able to claim their entry fees during 2025 once they have paid their membership fees for 2025. (Members who join part way through a year will only be able to claim for races in which they have participated after they paid their membership fees).
    Evidence of participation will be required in the form of an official result sheet or copy of results published on the internet together with the relevant URL. Payment will be made upon submission of the relevant documentation to the Treasurer. Payments are capped at a maximum of £100 per member.
    Committee may approve additional expenditure on a case-by-case basis.
    This benefit has now also been extended to Track Accreditation Fees to a maximum of £100 per member. The above benefits will be monitored by the committee annually to ensure affordability.
  2. Club Kit
    a) Any Member who achieved 1st Cat or 2nd Cat status, riding for TCC, during the 2024 season will be entitled to the club kit detailed below upon payment of the annual membership fee for 2025.
    b) Any member achieving a total of 1000 miles in non-competitive events with recorded distance and time (cyclo-sportive/audax), during the preceding year will be entitled to club kit as for 2 nd Cat detailed below on payment of the annual membership fee for 2025.
    c) Any member riding Time Trial, Track or Cyclo-Cross who are of a standard equivalent to RR 1st or 2nd categories on representation to the Committee may be awarded club kit on renewal of their 2025 membership.
    d) Any other special requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
    1st Cat 2 Racing Jerseys or contribution of £200 towards kit.
    2nd Cat 1 Racing Jersey or contribution of £100 towards kit.

These benefits are only available to Members who ride events representing
Twickenham Cycling Club.

  1. Volunteer Discount
    a) Any member who volunteers during the year will be offered a discounted
    membership if their volunteering equates to roughly 8-10 hours of time during the year.

i) Club Events as advertised each year, for example Surrey Rumble, Open Track
Meet, and various Time Trial event

ii) Saturday Ride Leaders

iii)Tuesday Night Tea Rota

iv)Any other club events that may be organised during the year, for example
training sessions at Hillingdon

b) Club Representatives and Committee Members will be offered complementary memberships for the year following their election and each year served thereafter. Club Members who are British Cycling/Cycling Time Trials Event Organisers and organise events on behalf of Twickenham Cycling Club will be offered complementary membership for the year following their event.

4. Club Track Bikes
The Club has 3 Track Bikes (Small, Medium, Large) for loan located at Herne Hill
Velodrome and 1 size large in TCC Storage. These are available for Club Members to borrow for particular events, to take on-loan whilst their own equipment is being
mended or replaced after an incident, whilst they are recovering from injury or to ‘try before you buy’.

Discounts
There are several organisations who offer Twickenham Cycling Club discounts on their products and services. Proof of membership should be presented by showing a BC licence which states TCC as member club or by showing the email membership confirmation from the TCC Secretary.

Precision Wheels
Excellent rates on bike repairs and new equipment. Wheel building specialist.
Contact: Harry Webb – 01932 571787 / [email protected]


Sports Massage Therapy
JP is an ITEC Level 5 qualified sports massage therapist who trained at St
Mary’s University College and also studied anatomy and physiology. Advice on injury prevention, stretching, injury treatment, pre and post event massage, etc.
Contact: Jean-Pierre Guillonnet (JP) – 07831 806 232 [email protected]; www.twickenhamsportsmassage.co.uk


Sports Injury and Wellness Centres
Specialists in sports injury and rehabilitation covering all aspects of sports performance and sports medicine (eg. Physio, osteopathy, sports specific strength and conditioning, motion and video analysis) across all sports including cycling and running. 15% off for TCC members.
Contact: 01784 466 219 / [email protected]
www.sportsinjuryandwellness.co.uk

Doran Vineyards
Doran Vineyards are offering any TCC member a 10% discount on wine & events
In addition, use of a discount code issued via club google group email to claim the
following benefits online.

Bike Hero
Bike Hero are offering members 10% off collect and drop bike servicing across West London & Surrey using their electric vans. Their main workshop is in Chertsey and they have a second site at The Queen Stage cycling pub in Effingham. They have (Cyctec trained) mechanics led by ex-pro / team cycling mechanic Max (www.bike-hero.co.uk)