Tuesday Night Ride Club (TNRC)

I agree.

And I'd like to take this opportunity (although I'm sure jonny was aware of the vernacular) to make sure people are au fait with another important morsel of cycling parlance:

'drag' - noun - not quite a hill, lengthier than an undulation, more susceptible to headwinds than hills, typically between about 3% and 5% gradient, Essex is fucking full of them.

Riding in Essex is a drag.