Congratulations to all our omnium riders [listed below] who have recently completed the three regional rounds which are the qualifying competitions for the National Omnium Final. These events are fiercely competitive and to complete them all is an achievement in itself, notably so given the status of our track which meant opportunity for practice was…
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The Eastbourne Cycling Festival takes place on the weekend of June 13th and 14th with events to suit all types of cyclist. In particular on the Saturday afternoon is a youth criterium [a name for a closed circuit, town centre road race]. We encourage all our competitive members to enter these races [in advance]. The…
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Dear Members, Parents and other supporters of PPYCC, cycling and Preston Park track. We would like to bring to your attention a meeting to discuss the current status and future of the velodrome on the evening of the bank holiday at Knoyle Hall near Preston Park. We are not the organisers of the meeting, but…
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With the completion of the omnium regional racing we will focus on road riding for a while. Tomorrow we will be practicing how to rejoin a bunch after a lap out and some racing scenarios.
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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With a change to rain forecast until 08.00 tomorrow morning we are committing to road bikes for tomorrow Outer Ring session.
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 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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We have received a message from ex-members’ parent Marten Matthews about the sale of his daughter’s Islabike. Marten is offering first refusal to PPYCC members, but be quick if you are interested. Marten has long been a keen supporter of the club and if you phone him you can be sure of a fair price…
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