Author: Mark Aberdour

For sale: Wiggins Rouen 650 Youth Road Bike. 9-12 years. Fantastic condition. Shimano Claris 16 speed group-set. Call Andy on 07866 504140 or view the bike at the AGM if it’s still available by then!

We hope you’re looking forward to the AGM and Awards on Saturday 23rd. It’s at 3pm at Knoyle Hall just around the corner from the track. The first half hour will be the official stuff – committee reports where we look back over the year, followed by a short committee election at the end. From…
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PPYCC’s newest coach Teresa Tamplin and her daughter Anya travelled to Switzerland last week to support Lewes rider Joss Lowden’s attempt on the women’s hour record. Below is Teresa’s account and photos from a very successful trip! On Thursday 30th October at Tissot Velodrome, Grenchen, Switzerland Anya and I were fortunate enough to be invited…
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Well done to all riders who took part in today’s distance challenge. We try to run three of these every season and it’s a great way for riders to see their progression both within the season and across multiple seasons. Conditions were absolutely perfect today so there were an impressive number of personal bests. Particular…
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We want to make sure all riders are as safe as possible on Saturday mornings once they are on the track. Please could all parents/carers be aware of the following which will help to keep everyone safe: Ensure that riders have all the kit they need when they enter the track, such as water bottles,…
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PPYCC AGM and Awards will be Saturday 23rd October, 3-5pm at Knoyle Hall, Knoyle Road, Brighton, BN1 6RB. This is our annual opportunity to celebrate another brilliant season and all of our riders successes, meet friends, eat cake, buy kit and win prizes! Those of you with shields or other annual awards to be returned,…
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Well done everyone who raced today, especially those who ended up racing through the rain! There were brilliant performances by everyone so well done to all. Thankyou to Paul Goodwill for organising and to all our volunteers who made sure the event ran smoothly. Below are the final positions. In addition to the medal placings,…
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PPYCC wants to increase the number of girls in our club. We have made good progress the past year by increasing the percentage of girls at Inner Ring from 15% to 35%, which is an improvement on the national average (20%) for British Cycling Go-Ride clubs. However we are still struggling at Outer Ring where…
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For riders 12 and older (with parental permission) the next guided road ride will take place this Sunday. The route will be Club Run Route 5. Meet at the track ready to leave at 10.00am for a two hour ride. There will be no charge but the nature of these rides is that a higher…
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British Cycling have released details of monthly Go-Ride Cluster and Development Centre sessions at Lee Valley velodrome, starting in October and running once a month on Sunday mornings. These are open to ALL riders aged 10 or above. Go-Ride Clusters are for newer and younger riders, aged 10-16. Sessions will include novice groups for first…
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