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| Formation | Easter 1895 in Ashbourne |
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| Type | cycling club |
| Legal status | current - continuous operation and membership since its formation in 1894 |
| Purpose | The Clarion’s objects shall be: To protect and further the interests of cycling and cyclists. To promote Mutual Aid, Good Fellowship and support for the Principles of Socialism. |
Region served | Great Britain |
Membership | as of 2017, c1900 members, organised in 29 sections |
Official language | English |
Main organ | Boots & Spurs |
| Affiliations | British Cycling, Cycling Time Trials |
| Website | http://www.clarioncc.org |
The National Clarion Cycling Club is a British cycling club founded in 1894, and which retained strong links with the labour movement through the 20th century. At its peak, in 1936, it had 233 UK sections and 8,306 members. In 2021, it replaced its “support for the principles of socialism” with support for “fairness, equality, inclusion and diversity”. Today it has some 30 member sections across Great Britain and over 1,900 members.