The 1st Youth Omnium at Bournemouth last Saturday saw a damp track after rain early morning, and riders had to wait for the track to dry out before safe racing could commence, with a delayed start of 2.5 hours. Further rain later in the day meant that the full programme was curtailed after 3, of…
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This year the Omnium regions and participating clubs have been re-organised, and consequently PPYCC have riders representing the club at both the South and London Region Omniums. First report available is from yesterday’s competition in Welwyn, news from Bournemouth on Saturday to follow! It was a cold and windy, but mercifully dry, day at Welwyn…
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Well done to all the PPYCC riders who took part in the Spring Omnium last weekend representing the club, a brilliant racing experience for Luke Goodwill, Archie Raynard, Freddie Newman, Lukas Nerurkar, Isaac Wright and Joe Hill. In the Youth A group, Isaac took 1st place and Joe 4th, with Lukas coming 2nd and Freddie…
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Inner Ring (08:45 to 10:30) session this morning is on. There is light rain in the air in Brighton, but it is forecast to stop. PLEASE bring waterproofs, plenty of layers of clothing, and gloves though.
With a change to rain forecast until 08.00 tomorrow morning we are committing to road bikes for tomorrow Outer Ring session.
Please see Luke Anderson’s email below for new road coaching opportunities for older riders: Dear S.E Go-Ride Clubs, I’m really pleased to let you know that we have linked up with our Eastern Region colleagues to plan in some Advanced Road Coaching for Youth A’s, Juniors & U23’s riders this summer. Poster is attached with…
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Tomorrow’s Inner Ring session (09:00 to 10:30 for 8 to 12 year olds) will concentrate on cornering. We will also be welcoming some prospective and new members. Please ensure you get to the cycle track around 08:45 for sign on. We have been delayed starting the sessions in previous weeks due to lots of late-comers…
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This Saturday we hope to use track bikes again, however the forecast is less certain than last week, so if the track is wet we will have to use road bikes. If the grass stays dry and the ground firm then we will also start to include grass track racing into our sessions; no special equipment is…
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This year, Cyclopark have been able to offer us a fantastic deal for use of the road and mountain bike tracks. We have three dates booked throughout the season, with the 1st one coming up on Saturday 16th May. The session is from 9-12pm, and will be split into Inner and Outer Ring groups. We…
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This Saturday we will get out track bikes for the first time this season [if the track is dry, otherwise road bikes]. The restrictions on the track have been redefined meaning we can run a track session if we follow the guidance we have been given. For some of our riders they have omnium races…
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