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Ten of the best cycling cafés in London and the south east

Coffee and cycling are intrinsically linked but where are the best café pit stops?

The Hub, Redbourn

  • A recovery ride is the perfect opportunity to roll out to your favourite coffee shop

  • Our Favourite Shops: G!RO Cycles, Esher (Pic: George Scott/Factory Media)

    G!RO sits at the epicentre of Surrey's cycling boom

  • London's Look Mum No Hands set the formula for others to follow

  • Rapha relaunched the London Cycle Club earlier this year, having first opened in July 2012

  • The Cadence Performance Centre now has a new mezzanine level

  • The Velo House works on a theory of refueling, reducing and rewarding (pic: Velo House)

  • Zappi's is tucked away in Oxford but is a vibrant cafe for cyclists, students and visitors alike (pic: Zappi's)

  • Brighton's Velo-Cafe has proved very popular since being founded in 2013 (pic: Velo-Cafe)

  • Maison du Velo is an ideal meeting point for the 'Legs of Steel' challenge (pic: Tom Hough/Danny Shane UK)

  • The Hub is located is the idyllic village of Redbourn in Hertfordshire (pic: The Hub)

  • Box Hill, Olympic test event

    Box Hill featured on the Olympic Games route and has become a cycling mecca since

The Hub, Redbourn

The Hub has enjoyed such success since opening in the spring of 2012 that it is now just one half of the cycling services offered on Redbourn’s High Street, with a workshop and shop located just up the road at The Bike Loft.

The café, however, has retained its place in the heart of the rural village, situated in a 17th Century building to offer a snug location for coffee and cake. Wicker chairs and pillows ensure relaxation is high on the agenda, while there’s also outdoor seating.

The walls are lined with pictures from cycling’s rich history, while there’s plenty of memorabilia. Organised rides once a month take in the best local lanes and there’s a turbo night, too. All that makes The Hub an ideal stop when exploring the Hertfordshire countryside.

Website: The Hub

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