As the long hot summer draws to close and road racing events wind down for the year, the cycling calendar turns to cyclo-cross. A very popular discipline among PPYCC riders (including a few parents), the cyclo-cross season starts at Stanmer Park on 6th September Park, just outside Brighton. Cyclo-cross is racing on drop handlebar bikes…
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As the summer racing season draws to a close, there’s another great way for PPYCC riders to test themselves on two wheels – hill climb season. Hill climbs are one of the simplest forms of cycle racing. Riders set off individually and race against the clock to see who can get from the bottom of…
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The outdoor track season may be nearly over, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop riding the track! Through the autumn and winter there are lots of opportunities for young riders to continue developing their track skills at Lee Valley Velodrome in London. Whether you’re new to indoor track cycling or already racing regularly,…
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Huge congratulations to Alex Goodwill on becoming the 2026 National Youth Circuit Champion in Scarborough! Alex has progressed through every age group at PPYCC, from Under-8 right through to Under-16, and it’s fantastic to see his years of dedication and hard work rewarded in his final season as a youth rider. On behalf of everyone…
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It’s nearly Omnium time! Entries are closed and we have over 70 riders entered on Sunday across the age categories, a strong turnout. This includes an impressive 14 riders from PPYCC and contingents from neighbouring regional clubs such as VCL, Sotonia CC, Hillingdon Slipstreamers, Lee Valley Youth, Palmer Park Velo and Team Ohten. We also…
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We are cancelling Outer Ring (the second session at 10:30am) this weekend as we have so many coaches and riders away at races. Inner Ring (at 9am) is happening as normal, as is the Girls’ Taster Session at 9:30am. Spring in the Park and the Isle of Man Youth Tour are both happening this weekend,…
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We are hosting Round 3 of the National Youth Omnium series at Preston Park on Sunday 10th May. Entries close on Wednesday 29th April at 23.55pm, so please enter over the coming days if you would like to race. Sign up to race The Omnium provides a great opportunity for those of our riders who…
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Some of our members also take part in duathlons, aquathlons and triathlons as well as bike riding and racing. Sunday saw the first event of the year which was the Medway Youth Duathlon at Cyclopark in Gravesend. This involved a run followed by a bike ride followed by a second run. It was great to…
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Sussex Cycle Racing League (SCRL) is returning on Wednesday 22nd April, with 14 weeks of high quality racing for all abilities across the summer. We are especially excited this year, given how many of our younger riders have been enthusiastically learning track bike skills (riding and racing a fixed wheel bike) to get accredited. Well…
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Felix Boyle and Alex Goodwill were racing in Belgium last weekend, at GP Gavarent. A major event , the first of the Flanders regional series saw 90 riders race 10 laps of a tough 5.4km circuit.Felix was in the thick of the action from the start and put in a strong attack after a few…
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