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Coming up this weekend 1st to 3rd April

Friday 1st April: Track training starts for the new season with the experienced at 6.30 and novices at 5.30 [earlier session subject to confirmation this week]. £2 for club members.        Next week on Wednesday and Friday evenings the track is open and we will be helping riders and parents to prepare bikes…
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Club bike loans

We loan club bikes with a priority going to members who are wanting to race them. The expectation is that they turn up each Saturday and are used for racing on Wednesday evenings if appropriate. If you have a bike and know that you will not be able to use them for a week or…
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New club clothing

We have expanded the items of club clothing available to members and these can be viewed on our website.For those that are fast you can order on our website by Sunday 3rd April for our first purchase. Those that have ordered before will know that it takes some weeks [2-3 months] for the items to…
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Calshot bike borrow update

Please see Tim’s [ex-PPYCC volunteer] kind offer below. Hi Anthony, I have 2 small Fuji track bikes available if anyone wants to borrow them for Calshot: 43cm with 650c wheels 49cm with 700c wheels Both of these have a 48t chainring and I can fit 16t or 17t sprockets (I have 2 of each of…
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More cycling on the TV, hmmm yes please

If you would like to see more cycle racing on ITV then you may wish to do what Brock, second claim member of PPYCC, has done and write to them at viewerservices@itv.com see his message below. Dear Sir/Madam, I am emailing in reference to Cycling Weekly’s campaign for ITV to show more cycling on its…
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Calshot velodrome visit on the 26th March

If you are thinking of joining us at Calshot next weekend [there is no Saturday morning session as a result] then you do not have to pre-book but we would be pleased to have an idea of numbers. It is unlikely that Calshot has enough small bikes and shoes to fit everyone and so you…
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Coming up in March

 Saturday 12th regular club session with 09.00 and 10.00 starts. Saturday 19th  regular club session with 09.00 and 10.00 starts. Saturday 26th no Preston Park session as we have a session at Calshot Outdoor Activities Centre aimed at novices [any age] and younger riders [12 and under]. The session runs from 13.00 to 15.00. Calshot is an indoor…
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PPYCC news

It was great to see so many at the first and freezing session of the new season. Remember if you have not sent Anthony your emergency contact details using the form on our website then do this straight away.

Updates to errors/omissions in recent emails [Saturday, Calshot and Tuesday training]

Saturday this is freewheel [ordinary] bikes not fixed wheel.Calshot is Sunday 6th March [not 7th] and is arranged for novices/younger riders 1-3pm whereas 2-5pm is for experienced/older riders. Also a point about shoes/pedals – Calshot no longer allow pedal swaps. All their bikes now have Look Keo’s pedals if you do not have these and…
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Tuesday evenings in March

Tuesday evenings in March from 18.30 to 19.30 sees a training session for those interested in keeping fit. It is aimed at riders who did the cyclo-cross winter training or other’s of that ability level. The session is a continuous hours ride around Preston Park cycle track; cyclists call this a ‘Chaingang.’ To take part…
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