Reading Cyclocross on Sun 23rd Nov

A reminder that this weekend is the third race in the new Central Cyclo-Cross League. On Sunday Reading CC put on their Bill Higson Memorial Cross at Prospect Park Reading. It will be the first time that the 'Reading' have promoted the event actually withiin the Reading Town Boundaries. A great first and hopefully not the last.

• U12 at 11.15am
• Youth at 12.00
• Seniors/Juniors/Vets/Women at 13.15

Cyclo-cross can be done on a road bike with knobbly tires, or (for Central League events) on a mountain bike. Note - All Central Cyclo-Cross League events incorporate the Go- Ride Inter School Club Trophy and the Go-Ride U16s Club Trophy.

Training
Graham MacNamee (BC regional coach) is organising a training session on the course from 13.00 to 15.30 on Saturday 22nd. All are welcome so it's a great opportunity to recce the course and get some tips on the technical sections. £4.00

Cyclo-cross training

Graham MacNamee (the BC Region Coach) is running a series of cyclo-cross training evenings at Hillingdon each Friday:

There will training at Hillingdon again this Friday (26th Sept). Meet up by the containers at 6.00pm or as soon as you can make it after work. The gates will be open or you can park in Goals. Sessions will run till around 7.30 - 7.45pm. [AS: For first time visitors, satnav to UB4 0LT.]

We will be doing Cyclo-Cross skills on the grass areas and on the tracks left by last weekend's cross race until dark. We will then move on to the circuit to do some group riding. So bring a set of lights.

Mountain bikes are available to loan for the offroad bits if you need one. Also we are starting to build up a stock of cyclo-cross bikes for newcomers to try before they go to the expense of buying their own.

Any riders are welcome, whatever your level of fitness or experience.

For your information the next event in the new Central Cyclo-Cross League is :
Sun 09 Nov 2008 Hemel Hempstead CC, Longdean School , Rumballs Road, Hemel Hempstead HP3 8JB

This event has a fantastic new course in the school grounds. It's got every feature you could ever want and would be a great race to cut your teeth on. There will be a training session on the actual course on the Saturday.

Track training

CALSHOT TRACK
SATURDAY 29TH MARCH 2008 12.30pm – 4.30pm

An introduction to Track Riding
Seniors and Young People - 10yrs and over.

Location – Calshot Activities Centre, Calshot Spit, Fawley, Southampton, Hampshire SO45 1BR

COST:
£12.00 – SENIORS
£8.00 – U18s (please bring a completed consent form on the day).
Hire Bikes Available £4.00

Bring your own pedals and shoes if you are using a hire bike or you can use trainers with the flat pedals provided. Gearing 79” (47x16 or 44x15) if you are using your own bike. Don’t forget to bring drinks and snacks and warm outer clothing for between sessions. Remember it can get very cold at Calshot.

TRANSPORT – The mini-bus will be leaving from the Twickenham Clubroom at 10.30am if sufficient numbers. Cost £10.00 per person. Book in advance.

For further information or to book please contact:
Graham MacNamee – Twickenham CC
Mobile No - 07786 932887
e-mail: grahammacnamee@britishcycling.org.uk
or gmacnameewcs@aol.com

Half-term MTB Training

Over half-term week Graham MacNamme is running some MTB training in Woodley and Bracknell Forest for 10-17 year olds. If you're interested, contact him on 07786 932887.

Tuesday
Ashenbury Park, Tippings Lane, Woodley.
Nr Waingels College, Woodley, RG5 4RF

Wednesday & Thursday
The Look Out Discovery Centre
Nine Mile Ride, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 7QW

10.00 till 2.30 each day.

£15.00 for the three days.
Cheques payable to ‘British Cycling’
Loan Mountain Bikes & Helmets Available
Parents Welcome.

Gorrick series (27 Jan): Venue Changed

From Gorrick website:
"Unfortunately, the Army manoeuvres that are currently taking place on the training area at Tunnel Hill will not be finished by the weekend, so we have been obliged to change the venue to the DERA / QinetiQ Test Track, The Maultway, Bagshot. Races will start 15 minutes later to allow people to travel to the new track..."

If you were thinking of entering this event, make sure you go to the new venue.
See also Mac's training weekend - still meeting at the canal basin on Saturday (as that's where everyone was expecting), but may need to transfer to a different location at the start.

Go-Ride Winter Sessions

British Cycling Central Region are running Mountain Bike and Cyclo-Cross training during January for all youth, junior and school riders. Newcomers to the sport are very welcome to come along to give it a try. There will be more advanced groups for experienced riders.

Trail Break Ride

Shackleford, Surrey.
Saturday 12th January. Cost £7.00. Ages 13 to 17.
Choice of 15m or 25m accompanied trail ride. Separate groups for beginners and for experienced riders. Mountain Bikes available on loan. Start 9.30 am – Finish approx 3.00 pm
Transport - Mini-Bus collecting from Hillingdon Circuit at 6.45 am or Twickenham CC Clubroom at 7.30. Cost for the mini-bus.£7.00

Cyclo-Cross Training & Cyclo-Cross Race Weekend.

Ashenbury Park - Woodley
Saturday 19thth & Sunday 20th January. Ages 10 to 17. Cost £10.00 for the Weekend
Saturday - Training on the Circuit 10 am – 3 pm
Sunday - Wessex League CX Race
U12s - 10.00am - Free Entry
U16s - 10.30 am - Entry fee £6.00
Mountain Bikes available on loan or bring your own CX bike
Transport - Mini-Bus collecting from Twickenham CC Clubroom at 7.15 or Hillingdon Circuit at 8.00 am. Cost for the mini-bus: £5.00

Mountain Bike Cross Country Training & Gorrick Race Weekend.

Tunnel Hill, Mytchett, Mytchett Place Road, Surrey
Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th January. Ages 10 to 17. Cost £10.00 for the Weekend
Saturday - Training on the Circuit 10 am – 3 pm
Sunday - Gorrick Spring Series Cross Country Race Rnd 1 - 10.00am
U12s - Entry Fee £6.00
U16s - Entry fee £10.00
Mountain Bikes available on loan
Transport - Mini-Bus collecting from Twickenham CC Clubroom at 7.15 or Hillingdon Circuit at 8.00 am. Cost for the mini-bus: £7.00

For further information contact:
Graham MacNamee (Mac), Go-Ride Coach: 07786 932887
e-mail: grahammacnamee@britishcycling.org.uk

GoRide - registration completed

We handed the registration form in on Monday, and have received the activity pack. Now there's just the small matter of completing all the training and documentation needed to get full ClubMark status. We've got a year to implement our plan (first milestone - create plan).

Thanks to the members who've supported us in this important step towards attracting new members (of all ages) into the club. Not least are Nigel & Paul who are working towards their Level 2 coaching award, and Danuta for stepping in at the last minute to be our Welfare Officer.

First activities are going well, and we're hoping to be involved with some holiday sports days with schools in Burnham. There's also been a few people calling in at dnaCycles to find an entry level MTB ride (10 miles, bridleways) - I'll be organising some from June through August. More details to follow...