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Leisure and tourism in Adur
Cycling
Cycle paths and routes (and maps) on external websites :
Sustrans
: National cycle network - South East (http://www.sustrans.org.uk/sustrans-near-you/south-east)- Sustrans
: Cycle routes in Sussex (www.sustrans.org.uk/sustrans-near-you/south-east/sussex) -
includes:
- National Route 2 of the National Cycle Network : runs through Sussex from Worthing to Rye. Brighton to Hastings via Polegate is a part of the Downs and Weald Cycle Route. Worthing to Chichester is still under development. When complete National Route 2 will connect Dover in Kent with St Austell in Cornwall.
- The Downs Link (Sustrans national route 222) : a 5km Coastal Link from Upper Beeding to Shoreham-by-Sea by the side of the River Adur and then goes on to Guildford.
- Cycle Routes UK : Shoreham to Worthing (www.cycleroutesuk.com/cycle-route/south-east-london/shoreham-harbour-to-worthing-via-national-cycle-route-no2.html)
- Cycle Routes UK : South-East (www.cycleroutesuk.com/cycle-route/south-east-london)
- Cycling on the South Downs (www.southdowns.gov.uk/enjoying/outdoor-activities/cycling)
- Journey On : Cycling route planner in Brighton and Hove (www.journeyon.co.uk/cycling.asp)
- West Sussex County Council : Cycle journey planner (www.westsussex.gov.uk/leisure/getting_around_west_sussex/walking_cycling_horseriding/cycling/cycle_journey_planner.aspx)
- West Sussex County Council : Cycle routes and maps (www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=9237)
- Bike trails, paths and routes from over 40 countries at www.bikely.com - website temporarily unavailable
- See also : Map of places of interest in Adur
Useful
external websites :
- Arun-Adur
(Worthing) Cyclists Touring Club - a section of the West Sussex CTC District
Association (www.fonant.co.uk/arunadur - website temporarily unavailable)
- BBC : What commuter cyclists can learn from Chris Hoy (from the Beijing Olympics) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7571882.stm)
- BBC : Climate change - Cycling and walking instead of driving (http://www.bbc.co.uk/bloom/actions/cycleandwalk.shtml)
- BBC : H2G2 - An amateur's quick guide to long-distance cycling (http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A29638777)
- BBC : Sport - Cycling - Homepage (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/default.stm)
- BBC
: Sport - Cycling - Get involved (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/get_involved/default.stm)
- Bicycle Association of Great Britain (www.ba-gb.com)
- Bike for All (www.bikeforall.net)
- Bike Week (www.bikeweek.org.uk)
- Bikeability - 'cycling proficiency' for the 21st Century! (www.bikeability.org.uk)
- Bognor Regis and Chichester Cyclists Touring Club (www.bognorchichesterctc.org.uk)
- Bricycles - Brighton, Hove and District Cycling Group (www.bricycles.org.uk)
- Brighton Excelsior Cycling Club (www.brightonexcelsior.co.uk)
- Brighton Mitre Cycling Club (http://brightonmitre.typepad.com/weblog/)
- British Cycling (www.britishcycling.org.uk)
- British Mountain Bike Orienteering (BMBO) - previously Trail Cyclist Association - National Governing Body for Mountain Bike Orienteering (www.bmbo.org.uk)
- British Schools
Cycling Association (www.bsca.org.uk)
- Cycle Campaign Network (www.cyclenetwork.org.uk)
- Cycle proficiency training - Safer Cyclist Training Scheme (on WSCC website) (www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=10027)
- Cycle safe Drive safe (on the Department for Transport website) (www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/cyclingandmotorcycling/drivesafecyclesafe)
- Cycleweb (www.cycleweb.co.uk)
- Cycling and motorcycling (on the Department for Transport website) (www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/cyclingandmotorcycling/)
- Cycling for fun (www.cyclingforfun.co.uk)
- Cycling Time Trials (CTT) - The National governing body for cycling road time trials in the UK (www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk)
- Cycling to work schemes (www.petrolprices.com/cycling.html)
- Cyclists Touring
Club (CTC) (follow 'Cycle Clubs' then 'Sussex' for
local cycling clubs) (www.ctc.org.uk)
- ECF - European
Cyclists' Federation (www.ecf.com)
- Forty Plus Cycling Club (www.fortypluscc.co.uk)
- GPS Cycle & Walking Routes - including a section on routes in Sussex (www.gps-routes.co.uk/routes/home.nsf/uk/cycling-in-england)
- Green County
Bike Repairs (www.greencounty.co.uk)
- Highway code : Rules for cyclists (www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/Cyclists/index.htm)
- Horsham & Crawley Cyclists Touring Club (http://handc-ctc.tripod.com/)
- Horsham
Cycling (www.horshamcycling.co.uk)
- Lewes Wanderers Cycle Club (www.leweswanderers.co.uk)
- Lifecycle
UK (www.lifecycleuk.org.uk)
- M's Cycle
Hire : Cycle hire, accessories, training, events, repairs and servicing (www.m-cyclehire.co.uk)
- Re~Cycle : Bicycle
Aid for Africa (www.re-cycle.org)
- South Coast Bikes (www.southcoastbikes.co.uk)
- Special needs cycling (search set up on Google) (www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=special+needs+cycling&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB)
- Sustrans (sustainable transport) (www.sustrans.org.uk)
- Sustrans
(sustainable transport) : Useful links page (www.sustrans.org.uk/resources/useful-links)
- Tour of Britain (previously the Milk race) (www.tourofbritain.co.uk)
- Tour de France (www.letour.fr/indexus.html)
- Tour of Ireland (www.tourofireland.ie)
- TravelWise
- now ACT TravelWise (www.acttravelwise.org)
- VC Jubilee
youth development cycling club (www.vcjubilee.co.uk)
- Worthing Cycle Campaign (www.fonant.co.uk/wcc - website temporarily unavailable)
- Worthing Excelsior Cycle Club (www.worthingexcelsior.co.uk)
- West
Sussex County Council : Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding (www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=7785)
(includes information on : cycle check, cycle safety tips , cycling clubs, cycling proficiency, signs for cyclists)
