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That's no normal "I'm a volunteer I'm not too bothered by a complaint" behaviour.
If they're a rotten bunch perhaps British cycling can do something or their club insurer may want to know?
Not your job apologising to others, I don't see motorists apologising every time another one jumps a red light :)
Edit perhaps other pissed off ppl want to sign an open letter or letter to oversight? Name n shame.
JWestland-
No, but when you're passing elderly, traumatised ramblers who've been forced into the ditch by a marauding bunch of two/three abreast, blind cornering and bellowing (stand clear! STAND CLEAR!) cyclists, it's nice to stop and make sure they're okay and to reassure them we're not all like that.
It's bizarre because in isolation, it doesn't seem like much and it seems petty mentioning it but taken as a whole, it all adds up and is getting to the point where it's remarkable.
johnnyhotdog
'The cyclist."
It's a club-wide issue and certainly not limited to one or two. The club just seems to foster a bad attitude among its members and it's from the top down. It's genuinely unpleasant to meet them on the road and they're rude to cyclists, motorists, ramblers and anyone else that has the misfortune to come across them.
I've stopped to apologise to people for them on the behalf of cyclists on quite a few occasions and I've also been physically threatened and verbally abused to many times to mention and one kind chap bent my wing mirror in to get past in traffic.
Quite a few other people have mentioned it and I often hear grumblings at cafe stops from other clubs.