Early starts, fresh sea air and familiar faces. Find your people at East Coast Cycling Club, out on Durban's roads and trails every weekend.
KZN's Friendliest Cycling Club
A good ride gives you a lift. A good cycling club gives you a reason to keep coming back.
East Coast Cycling Club brings Durban cyclists together for time on the bike and time to catch up. There's room for different abilities, different goals and a shared love of getting outdoors.
Some come for the road, some for the trails. Everyone comes for a good morning out. Rides split into batches by pace, so pick the one that suits your legs.
Road
05h30
Suncoast Casino, main parking lot
Four batches. The front batch rolls at about 28–30km/h over 80–100km.
Road
05h30
Suncoast Casino, main parking lot
A shorter spin of about 60–70km, at roughly 26–28km/h up front.
Mountain bike
06h00
Cornubia Mall or Sibaya Casino
06h30 from May to September. The start changes, so email chairman@eccc.co.za to check where to meet. Trails out of Umhlanga, in one or two groups depending on numbers.
Members get weather and ride updates on the club WhatsApp groups. Some members also ride midweek before or after work.
Groups, speeds and routes
That first conversation at the coffee stop. Someone remembering your name. A shared story from the morning's ride. It's the small things that make a club feel like your club, and you'll find riders of every level here, from first bunch rides to big tours.
Want to try a ride first? You're welcome to. If you can, let Andy know beforehand, and on the day introduce yourself to the ride captain of the group you'd like to ride with. Bring a helmet, a spare tube or tyre gas bomb, and lights in winter.
Plan your first rideEvery member agrees to the club's code of conduct when they join. It keeps our rides safe: lights in winter, road rules obeyed, single file when asked, and nobody leaves the group without telling the ride captain.
Bring the family too. Cycling is better shared, so extra family members pay less.
R295 a year
for a main member, R195 for each extra family member, plus a once-off R150 joining fee per person. Join between July and September and it's R150 / R100 for the rest of the year. Join from October and your membership runs to the end of next year.
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Fill in the registration form and read the club code of conduct.
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Pay by EFT or Zapper. Use your full name as the reference.
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Email your proof of payment to chairman@eccc.co.za. We'll add you to the WhatsApp groups.
9 November 2026
Save the dates: Ride Joburg, Cycle Sunday, the Cape Town Cycle Tour, Tour Durban and more. Here's what's coming up, with links to enter.
12 November 2026
Well done to Brent Yelland and Matt Owen on their Wines2Whales win. Plus early notice on bike transport for the Cape Town Cycle Tour, and
12 November 2026
Diarise Thursday 3 December for the year-end social at the NMR Club, and get your award nominations in before the end of November.
The ride is only part of it. Most rides finish over coffee, where you get to know the people you've just spent the morning chasing. Some members train for marathons and stage races. Plenty just love a weekend spin up the coast.
With 450 active members, we're one of Durban's biggest clubs. ECCC riders were part of the first TransAfrica ride, all the way from Durban to Port Nolloth.
First-ride nerves? Start here. There's more on the Rides page.
Do I need to be a fast cyclist?
No. Road rides split into batches by pace, from about 28–30km/h in the front Saturday batch to our Sunday nursery group at about 16–18km/h, made for beginners and riders coming back from injury.
Can I ride a mountain bike?
Yes. The MTB section rides every Saturday from Cornubia Mall or Sibaya Casino. Email chairman@eccc.co.za to check the start for the week.
Where and when do we meet?
Road rides leave the Suncoast Casino main parking lot at 05h30 on Saturdays and Sundays. MTB rides start at 06h00 from 1 October to 30 April, and 06h30 from 1 May to 30 September.
How do I become a member?
Register online, pay your fees by EFT or Zapper, then email your proof of payment. Fees and banking details are on the Join page.
Got a question first? Andy Kudla, the club chairman, is the person to ask about rides, membership or anything else. We get a lot of mail, so if you don't hear back straight away, please bear with us.
Already a member? Ride changes go out on the club WhatsApp groups, and club news will be posted here on the website.
