Say hello to Justin

Hello I’m Justin! I’m the Club Chair. Plus I organise our annual Club trip to Rotterdam - one of the absolute highlights in the Club Calendar.

I joined the Rouleurs in 2017 initially as a means to get a bit fitter but very quickly found that the Rouleurs had so much more to offer. I was making new friends and being invited to both club and non-club rides during the week and weekends. For me the best bits have been the long days away or the trips further afield to Mallorca or Rotterdam. Of course I can’t ignore the annual Fish and Chip Ride to Bridlington where, like so many others, I cycled my first 100 Miles!

I’m one of two British Cycling qualified coaches in the Club. During the Summer we hold monthly Skills Coaching sessions on the track allowing members to learn/ enhance their cycling skills that will help us all be safer on the road.

We are a friendly club with rides to suit all abilities. My advice to anyone thinking of joining would be- just do it! Our no-drop policy means that even if you do bite off more than you can chew, there will be a group to make sure you get back safely.

My role on the Committee as Chairman, is to balance the many priorities we have while also making sure all the committee's voices and members' views are heard. Alongside this, my role is to help communicate what the Club is doing, listen to members' views and to plot a way forward with a strategy that we all can support and that ensures the Rouleurs flourishes. 

Rouleurs Ride Together!

Justin Smith (he/him)

Club Chair