Author: Mark Aberdour

Weather Update: Duathlon Rescheduled for 11 October

Due to the Met Office Yellow Weather Warning and forecast of high winds this Saturday, we have taken the difficult but necessary decision to postpone the Preston Park Youth Duathlon by one week. The event will now take place on:đź“… Saturday 11 October 2025 📍 Preston Park Velodrome, Brighton (same venue and timings) This decision…
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Preston Park Youth Duathlon – Weather Update

We are very much looking forward to welcoming 90 entrants to the Preston Park Youth Duathlon this Saturday, 4th October! As you may know, the weather forecast for the weekend is an evolving picture, current forecasts show Storm Amy progressing to the North of the country, but we may still be affected by high winds…
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Last call for entries to the PPYCC Duathlon

PPYCC and Brighton Multisport are proudly hosting the Preston Park Youth Duathlon, a fun and inclusive run–bike–run event held entirely within the safety of the Preston Park Velodrome in Brighton, on Saturday 4th October. Whether you are new to multisport or a seasoned competitor, this event offers a supportive and family-friendly atmosphere with age-appropriate courses and full event…
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Good luck to Lukas Nerurkar riding the Vuelta

We’re absolutely thrilled that Lukas Nerurkar (third rider from left in the above photo from 2018), who began his cycling journey as a youth rider with PPYCC, today starts the 2025 Vuelta a España, riding with EF Education–EasyPost. Lukas’s cycling story began with PPYCC as an Under‑10 rider. He showed early promise on the track…
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Calling all competitors and volunteers, it’s the first PPYCC Duathlon!

PPYCC and Brighton Multisport are proudly hosting the Preston Park Youth Duathlon, a fun and inclusive run–bike–run event held entirely within the safety of the Preston Park Velodrome in Brighton, on Saturday 4th October. Whether you are new to multisport or a seasoned competitor, this event offers a supportive and family-friendly atmosphere with age-appropriate courses and full event…
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Advice on rider progression and coaching

We’re excited to launch two refreshed advice pages on the PPYCC website — one for young riders, and a brand new section just for parents and carers. Updated Rider Advice Page Our Rider Advice page has been rewritten to give clearer, age-specific guidance for each stage of a young cyclist’s development — from Youth E…
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Distance challenge this weekend

This weekend we will be running Distance Challenge at both sessions. These are at your normal session times and are on road bikes. For those who haven’t taken part in a Distance Challenge before it’s a time trial on the track where we set the riders off individually at 30 second intervals and they complete…
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Hove Park Crits

Brighton Mitre are putting on their annual Hove Park Crits over three weekends in June and July. Normally the Youth As are allowed in with the Juniors but this year we are really pleased that they are opening up the race to both Youth As and Bs. This is an excellent opportunity for our members…
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PPYCC session at Lee Valley velodrome, Sat 5th July

We have another club trip up to Lee Valley Velodrome, at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. The session will be on Saturday 5th July from 16:00 to 18:00 and is being organised by our friends at Sussex Nomads Cycling Club. The session will comprise of two groups as we normally do, with the…
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National Youth Omnium roundup

Thanks to all who attended the Omnium last weekend. We were thrilled to welcome 80+ riders from across the country and witness such a high standard of racing across all age categories. The sunshine held out, the racing was fierce but friendly, and the atmosphere in the track centre was fantastic! A special thanks to…
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