News

Glass at track – sweeping volunteers and extra care needed tomorrow!

Please be aware if you’re coming to the track for the coaching session tomorrow morning (24 May), that lots of glass was on the track & in the grandstand on Friday evening, as a result of students celebrating the end of half term with particular vigour. We ‘ll need extra volunteers on sweeping duties at…
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PPYCC – get baking

PPYCC Omnium – Get Baking Call-out Hi I will be co-ordinating the catering for the Omnium on 14th June Can I ask if any parents, grandparents or other random family members or friends can help out covering the catering tent on the day – if you can spare an hr or two that would be…
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Chris Hoy is visiting Preston Park velodrome on Tuesday 27 May

We received this message today just in time for the school holidays “Hi, sorry for the impromptu email but I wanted to let you know that Sir Chris Hoy is visiting Brighton next Tuesday. He’ll be meeting and riding with fans as part of the HOY Tour, launching his new range of kid’s bikes.. There’s…
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This Saturday morning (24 May)

Keep an eye here on the website as well as the facebook page as the weather’s looking changeable for the weekend. If we decide to cancel, we’ll put an announcement out by 08:00 latest on Saturday morning. Everyone bring layers of clothing, gloves, waterproof, water and snack as well as bike and helmet (we’ve noticed…
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Hove Park youth racing is on this Friday

A message from Ben Miller to Brighton Excelsior members. If any of our club are able to help then please tell ben on the night. There will be no youth track coaching at Preston Park on this night. Ben says: This Friday is the first of our youth Hove Park events for this year, sign…
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Here are the results and standards for our Distance Challenge event two weeks ago

Preston Park YCC Distance Challenge Go Ride Racing Event May 2014 Name Age Cat 03/05/2014 Standards James Postle U10 8.59 [6 laps] Platinum Dylan Hicks U10 14.01 1st Boy Gold Archie Raynard U10 15.18 3rd Boy Silver Tom Martin U10 15.18 3rd Boy Bronze Guy Honey U10 15.36 Adhi Jawahar U10 15.39 U8 6 laps…
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Race success for PPYCC members Jojo Martin and Charlotte Matthews

Jojo tackled the East Grinstead Triathlon on Sunday – the first round of the South East triathlon series and he did the club proud by coming home first of seventy based on a really strong bike leg. He beat some good athletes and  he’s particularly happy as, after racing at Cyclopark in Kent, he had…
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Welwyn Wheelers Omnium update

A massive congratulations to all the PPYCC members who rode at the Welwyn Omnium on Saturday. The racing was fast and furious and Izzy, Olivia, Noah, Georgina, Rahul, Sam and Freddie rode up to the challenge! Noah’s overall result was an excellent 1st, with all the others having some brilliant results in individual races. See http://www.welwynwheelers.org.uk/index.php/results-mainmenu-41/track/track-results-mainmenu-44…
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Good luck to PPYCC riders at the SE Youth Omnium in Welwyn

Good luck to PPYCC riders at the SE Youth Omnium in Welwyn Olivia Chadwick, Izzy Stone, Noah Ridgway-Brown, Georgina Burnett, Sam Buchannan, Rahul Fortescue Talwar, Freddie Newman and Samuel Jaques. Look out for how they got on later this weekend.  

Good luck to our members racing at the Welwyn Omnium on Saturday [and 10.30 group session details]

Many of our riders will be at the Welwyn Track Omnium on Saturday, the first of  this season’s SE series. To recognise their commitment we will be looking at the omnium format in our session. So starts, sprints, pursuits and, of course, bunch races. Track bikes for this session.