Ythan Cycle Club - Useful Links
The links on this page are deliberately biased towards cycling in Scotland, so you won't find links to every obscure Californian manufacturer of titanium MTB widgets.
- Local Cycling Clubs
- Cycling Organisations
- International Organisations
- Events & Results
- Bike Shops in Aberdeenshire
- Miscellaneous
- Sports Clubs in Ellon
Local Cycling Clubs
- Deeside Thistle CC - Deeside Thistle claim to be the biggest cycling club in Britain - though as we all know, size isn't everything!
- Shetland Wheelers
- Aberdeen Wheelers
- Granite City RT
- Grampian Tigers - Youth cycling
- Ecurie Neep - Mountain Bike club
Cycling Organisations
Aberdeenshire / Grampian
Scotland
- The Scottish Cyclists' Union have a superb new website.
- Scottish Cycling Web Site Site is part of the Scottish Cycling Challenge Fund Project.
UK
- Audax UK - "The premier long distance cyclists' association in the UK"
- British Cycling Federation The UK governing body for road racing.
- Cyclists' Touring Club - Britain's largest cycling organisation. Not just touring and plus-fours!
- League of Veteran Racing Cyclists. The LVRC is an independent body which organises races and social events for riders over 40. Races are grouped by age.
- The Tandem Club
- The Trail Cyclists' Association - "The Organisation for Mountain Bike Orienteering and the Trailquest League"
- Sustrans
International Organisations
- UCI - Rulers of the world!
Events & Results
www.cyclingnews.com Always up to date, often with interim reports filed part-way through races! If you're interested in the international pro scene, this is a must-see!

The official site of the
Vuelta a Espaņa has detailed summaries of each day's stage, together with route maps and other items of
interest to followers of the race.
- Le Tour de France - The official TdF site.
Bike Shops in Aberdeenshire
- Bike Station - Inverurie
- Alpine Bikes
- Bothy Bikes in Aviemore - all MTB, with stuff on riding in the Aviemore area, SCU downhill and XC series, and of course info. on the bikes they stock.
- Holburn Cycles
- Dales Cycles in Glasgow - an interesting site from the largest bike store in the west of Scotland.
- Edinburgh Bicycle
- CycleLife in Dundee (formerly Nicholson's Cycling Centre). A nice site with stuff about the shop and the new bikes from Raleigh Special Products.
Miscellaneous
- North Sea Cycle - for anyone looking for a really BIG challenge
- Bike Magic - A cycling portal with news, reviews and information.
- Bike Pyrenees - Loads of information on cycling in the Pyrenees.
- Photographer Graham Watson has a selection of superb photos on show.
- The Great Drumtochty Challenge - A one-day event which combines orienteering and mountain biking. Takes place in May each year.
- The Great Inverurie Bike Ride held annually in aid of charity since 1986.
- Procycling magazine. An excellent magazine for fans of the European pro scene.
Ellon Sports Clubs
- McDonald Golf Club
- Ellon Hillwalking Club
- Ellon Amateur Athletic Club
- Meadows Sports Centre
- Ellon Rugby Club
- Ellon Meadows Football Club
- Ellon Thistle Football Club
- Ellon Subaqua Club
- Ellon Gordon Cricket Club
- Ellon Hockey Club
- Ythan ASC (Swimming Club)