For those of you coming to Cyclopark tomorrow, we will meet outside the cafe from 8.45 for signing on and please be ready to ride at 9. The weather forecast is looking good but do ensure you have layers of clothing so you can adapt. Please also bring snacks and water bottles and we will…
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Saturday 9th May saw racing at Palmers Park (Southern Region) and Lee Valley Velodrome (London Region) for Round 2 of the Regional Youth Track Omniums, with riders from PPYCC and VC Jubilee representing their clubs at both venues. Palmers Park was a day of two halves weather-wise, cold and windy in the morning and glorious…
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Please note that there will be NO sessions at the Preston Park cycle track this coming Saturday (16th May). Instead, we have a session from 09:00 to 12:00 at Cyclopark in Kent. Please book with Kim (kim@ppycc.org.uk) if you haven’t already reserved a place. We have Circuit E of the closed road circuit booked for…
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For riders 12 and older (with parental permission) we are offering guided road rides. Meet at the track ready to leaving at 10.00am for a two hour ride. There will be no charge but the nature of these rides is that a higher level of self-sufficiency is required. this means riders should be capable of safe return if they…
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There are still some places available for the first of PPYCC’s sessions this season at the Cyclopark in Kent. www.cyclopark.com The session will run from 9-12pm on 16th May, and members and family will have shared use of the mountain bike trails for this time, as well as coaching on the road track for members.…
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Please see the report below from the Isle of Man Youth Tour last weekend, part of the National Youth Circuit races. A huge well done to Freddie for his brilliant participation and results! This was Freddie’s first three day race and only the second time he’d raced in the National Series (the last time being…
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Unfortunately with our coaches for the Outer Ring committed elsewhere such as at Youth Omniums and assessing trainee coaches for British Cycling we do not have anyone to run the session this Saturday morning and so have had to cancel it. The track will be free and available for independent use if desired.
With a grey but dry forecast we will try and use our track bikes again. We will return to practicing our starts, try some 2 lap timetrials, practice ‘get out of jail’ and also stationary track skills such as track stands. You may wish to bring some trainers for practicing track stands, and if the weather…
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For riders 12 and older (with parental permission) we are offering guided road rides. Meet at the track ready to leaving at 10.00am for a two hour ride. There will be no charge but the nature of these rides is that a higher level of self-sufficiency is required. this means riders should be capable of safe return if…
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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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