History

The Handcycling Association UK (HCAUK) was formed by a group of enthusiastic handcyclists in 1999 that enjoyed the sport. Since then the sport has aligned itself with various organisations.

The racers joined the BHPC Calendar of events around the country long before the association was formed and the BRITISH GRAND PRIX SERIES still includes races with the BHPC.

Since 2004, the HCAUK has worked closely with the BRITISH CYCLING FEDERATION (BCF) in the development of the sport. The GP events also include BCF sanctioned road races and CYCLING TIME TRIALS (CTT) have allowed the racers into the RUDY PROJECT TT SERIES in 2005.

In 2004 the HCAUK was accepted onto the European Handcycling Circuit (EHC) the mainstay and driving force in the world development of handcycling. On August 7th 2005, the HCAUK organised the first EHC International handcycle race on British soil, as part of CYCLEFEST 2005 at the Castle Combe Race Circuit.

The future certainly looks bright...

Aims

The Handcycling Association UK is one of the newest BWSF affiliated sports associations and was set up to promote and encourage handcycling for recreational and competitive purposes throughout the UK.

Committed to providing the best opportunities for its membership, the association has identified the following priorities:

• promotion
• recreation
• exercise
• information
• access
• research & development
• racing