It’s nearly time for the PPYCC Club Championships, one of the highlights of our club year. The club champs will take place during our normal scheduled Saturday session at Preston Park on 27th September. There’s no specific race entry fee, just the usual coached session fee and entry on the day. We always get great…
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The PPYCC Youth Hill Climb is fast approaching and thanks to our new sponsors, we now have plenty of prizes to give out too. Taking place next Saturday (20th September) from 9.30-12.30, it takes place on closed roads at Baze Hill in Rottingdean. Part of the Le Col South Downs Hill Climb Series it is…
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This Saturday (6th September) we will be running a special session to prepare riders for the Preston Park Youth Duathlon, taking please this October. Learning all the skills needed to tackle your first (or indeed tenth) Duathlon, the session will focus on transition, mounting, dismounting and (in maybe a first for PPYCC) running! At Inner…
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As the nights get longer and the temperature drops, the cycling calendar turns to Cyclo-cross. A very popular discipline among PPYCC riders, the Cyclo-cross season starts this Sunday at Stanmer Park, just outside Brighton. Cyclocross is racing on drop handlebar bikes with knobbly mud tires on a tight circuit with a variety of surfaces –…
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We have a busy few weeks coming up for those that love racing on road bikes, with four local races coming up over the next few weeks, catering to all age groups. All taking place on Friday evenings, we have the two remaining Hove Park Crits, plus two SCRL circuit races. 11th July – Hove…
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The SCRL track league – one of the highlights of the summer cycling season – starts this Wednesday (16th April). The league runs every week until early August and we always see a strong PPYCC turnout across the age groups. It is a fun evening (starting at 6pm) and a great chance for young riders…
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British Cycling has recently communicated that gear restrictions for youth riders (Under 8 to Under 16) will change, effective from 1 March 2025. The new and previous restrictions are shown in the table. The gearing restrictions are measured in terms of a maximum rollout distance, the distance travelled in a straight line for one full…
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It’s time to get muddy. Preston Park will be hosting the 9th (and final) round of the London and South East Cyclocross League on Sunday 2nd February. Cyclocross is racing on drop handlebar bikes with knobbly mud tyres on a tight circuit with a variety of surfaces – dirt, tarmac, gravel, grass. It is amazing…
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Saturday’s AGM & Awards was a huge success. It was great to see the club come together to celebrate our riders’ achievements over the past season with such a well attended event. A big thank you to all our presenters for making it such a fun day, our volunteers for helping it to run smoothly,…
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