Preston Park Youth Cycle Club

Thank you to everyone who attended the PPYCC AGM and Prizegiving at the weekend, for making the afternoon a brilliant one, seeing your friends and sharing everyone’s successes and enthusiasm! Below are some pictures of all the members who were there, plus a couple of prize winner photos, for pictures of all our winners on…
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Members have been asked to arrange Interval Training sessions on the weekends whilst there are no formal coaching activities and two of our senior members, Francis Schofield and James Gilmore, have offered to take a lead in this. They plan to turn up on Sundays at 10.00 to the track and to take part in…
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We need to remove our course markings from the trees in the woodland near the cycle track at Preston Park. From 3pm to 4pm today we are asking members to turn up and gently scrub away the chalk paint markings from 10 trees. We have scrubbing brushes and rubber gloves for you to use, a…
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All PPYCC members! A reminder that this Saturday, 17th November, is our AGM and prize giving event, a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the PPYCC year, and award riders for their racing and team successes throughout the year. Everyone is welcome to come and join in, see their friends, eat some cake and have a good…
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Thanks to promoting club Crawley Wheelers we have a round of the National Trophy Cyclo-cross series taking place at Ardingly today and yesterday. The National Trophy is a season long series which produces National Winners. Racing today for PPYCC are: Juniors Adam Churchill and Joseph Martin Under 16s Josh Ballinger and Freddie Newman Under 14…
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Dr. Marlon Moncrieffe, track cyclist as well as academic who many of you may know, is curating an exhibition “Uncovering the life-histories  of Black-British champions in cycling” 10th – 20th December at Grand Parade Galleries doors open 10am – 3pm. @BlackChampions_

Former PPYCC member Ollie Nixon is selling a track bike and a road bike and is offering first through the PPYCC website! The road bike is made up of Giant TCR Avanced 0 Frame Size M/L (this is Giant’s own size guide) Sram Foce Gearing Praxis Works  Crank Set and Fast Forward  Carbon Tubs wheels…
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Here is the final instalment of Francis Schofield’s race reports covering the autumn hill climbs, many thanks must go to Francis for both competing and writing these informative, colourful and engaging reports.   The final Hill Climb of the season- Ditchling Beacon. For James and I, the final Hill Climb of the season that we…
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We have come to the end of our summer season at Preston Park YCC and we finished with Halloween shenanigans and the first ever cyclo-cross race at Preston Park. Thanks must go to the many volunteers who helped on the day of our cross race. More than 50 people made a contribution to the day’s…
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