As the nights get longer and the temperature drops, the cycling calendar turns to Cyclo-cross. A very popular discipline among PPYCC riders, the Cyclo-cross season starts this Sunday at Stanmer Park, just outside Brighton. Cyclocross is racing on drop handlebar bikes with knobbly mud tires on a tight circuit with a variety of surfaces –…
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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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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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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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We have a busy few weeks coming up for those that love racing on road bikes, with four local races coming up over the next few weeks, catering to all age groups. All taking place on Friday evenings, we have the two remaining Hove Park Crits, plus two SCRL circuit races. 11th July – Hove…
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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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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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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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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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It’s nearly Omnium time! Entries are closed and we have over 80 riders entered on Sunday across the age categories, a fantastic turnout. This includes an impressive 15 riders from PPYCC and strong contingents from neighbouring South / South East clubs such as VCL, Solent Pirates, Hillingdon Slipstreamers, Poole Wheelers, Palmer Park Velo, Welwyn Wheelers…
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