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Let The Bicycle Wars Begin........
Written by John Jackson   
Sunday, 28 February 2010

Well the season has started with a bang hasn't it?

This weekend saw racing across Friday, Saturday and Sunday......On Friday we had riders at Manchester Velodrome, I spotted a win from Jess Crampton (good to have you back after a nasty crash in November at the Revolution), a slightly different competion on bikes was going on at the Northern quarter in Manchester city centre, Matt Rotherham, Megan Boyd and Melissa Bury did us proud there with Matt winning the male event, Melissa winning the female event with a national record and Megan just pipped to 3rd place. Event Report here http://www.rollapaluza.com/?p=991

Last Updated ( Sunday, 28 February 2010 )
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Roller Racing
Written by John Jackson   
Sunday, 21 February 2010
The annual Inter-Club challenge series between Newcastle Track Cycling Association and Manchesters Eastlands Velo proved to be a great success on Saturday when Round One was contested. The venue was St John Fisher High School, Newcastle under Lyme with 40 riders contesting a 39 race programme with the age ranges being from 7 to 16 years of age.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 21 February 2010 )
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Time Trials
Written by Ian Bury   
Monday, 01 February 2010

Local events start in early March with the Manchester and District Juvenile/Junior Championships. This is a three event series on a 10 mile course around Chelford (near Alderley Edge in Cheshire) and events are on Saturdays 6/13/27 March all starting at 2pm. They’re open to riders 12 years of age and upwards and entries need to be in 14 days before the first event. Details and entry forms are on the CTT website  http://www.rttc.org.uk/Events/EventsList/tabid/134/Default.aspx or contact Tim Ferguson for more info – This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
Sportcity Kit
Written by Ian Bury   
Monday, 16 November 2009

I am going to put in a further order for kit with our supplier Champion Systems

http://champ-sys.co.uk/custom/cycling/

Through our sponsor we are maintaining a discount on kit and it should be with us approximately 6 weeks after placement of order.

I plan to place the order in the 1st week of December.

Mail your requirements to

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thanks

Ian

 

 
Talent Development Presentations - NW and West Mids
Written by Ian Bury   
Sunday, 08 November 2009

Dates: 24 & 25 November

On the 24th and 25th of November Tim Buckle the Talent Development Coach for the North West and West Midlands regions will be visiting the NW and West Midlands to deliver presentations on what the restructure of the Talent Programme looks like, what the programme's objectives are and to describe what the job is in practical terms . Club coaches, parents and riders are encouraged to attend the evenings to hear how the changes will impact on them and the parts they have to play in the new regional coaching process.

The Presentations will take place as follows:

  • North West will be on the 24.11.09 at 7pm in the board room at Manchester velodrome (M11 5DQ)
  • West Midlands presentation will take place at 7pm the next evening 25.11.09 in the lecture room at Hampstead hall high school: Hamstead Hall Community Learning Centre, Craythorne Avenue , Handsworth Wood, Birmingham B20 1HL

The evening will begin with a presentation from Tim, followed by questions and answers from the room.

Other Regions

This process will be mirrored across the country and you will get your chance to hear from your own Olympic Talent Development Coach in the very near future. Keep you eyes peeled for the dates coming on the website.

Tim sums up - "if you are a rider, parent, club coach or rep that has both rider and coach involvement with the Talent Programme as an objective please put your regions date in the diary and we will see you there!"

 
Ramsbottom Rake Hill Climb
Written by Ian Bury   
Thursday, 17 September 2009

Challenge…..11th Oct

 Annual Ramsbottom Rake Hill Climb

Entry = £7

 Lots of prizes Closed roads Each young person (Must be older than 12) that makes it to the top without stopping gets a prize.Each female that makes it to the top gets a prize. Further details on the linkhttp://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/394759/bury-metro-bring-back-the-rake-the-richest-race-on-the-planet.html

Entry details here (Closes 30th September) cheques payable to Lancashire Road Club http://rttc.org.uk/AboutCTT/RiderInfo/FormsGuidanceNotes/tabid/77/Default.aspx

Could we get an Eastlands/Sportcity Team in? Melissa and Jake have done it in the past

For those that don’t know it starts at the crossroads in the centre of Ramsbottom and climbs towards Peel tower finishing near the church just short of a mile I think….. if you are good you will be up in 3 mins not quite as good you should be up in 5!It’s a great local event, well supported and really easy to enter. 

Can we support it?

Ian

Last Updated ( Thursday, 17 September 2009 )
 
UK School Games
Written by Ian Bury   
Monday, 07 September 2009

The ever present pink and blue trains of Sportscity became a swarm of bees at the UK School Games....

...you think I am joking - Well, read on!

Dressed in yellow and black skinsuits (that's where the bees come in!), the 7 riders representing the NW at the UK School Games put on a pretty good show.  The atmosphere was buzzing and medals were aplenty.

DAY 1 - saw the girls and boys sprint, scratch and pursuits.  Jess C was riding the sprint, narrowly missing out on the bronze medal, Mel and Jess A rode both the scratch and the points, with Mel taking silver in the scratch and again Jess narrowly missing out on bronze.  Both riding attacking races in the points.  Matt took the silver in the sprint after setting a new PB, with James,also setting a new PB,  putting in big efforts, which were to prove very useful on day 2!  The real highlight of the day, which left us all very hoarse, was the attacking rides of both Luke and Jack in the points race, with Luke taking a well deserved silver.  Again they rode well in the scratch.

DAY 2 dawned and we were now seeing one of the warmest days of the holiday as we ventured back to the velodrome.  Kieran, individual pursuit, 500 and madison were the order of the day.  Both Matt and james qualified for the final of the kieran, James securing our 4th medal of the day with a bronze.  Both Jess's rode the girls kieran, with medal number 5, a bronze going to Jess C.  The girls 500 saw Jess  C secure a silver and Mel a bronze, and James took silver in the boys with an absolutley blistering 2 laps.  That was medal 8.  But it didn't stop there!  Jess A and Mel took silver in the 80 lap madison.  Luke and Matt in the madison, Jack and James, Mel (4th) and Jess A in the individual pursuit all rode well.

DAY 3 and a group of very hoarse parents and grandparents arrived at the velodrome.  With 5 points separating regions in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place today was going to be a tense but exciting day.  Team sprint was the first event , with the girls (Mel and Jess C) securing yet another silver (medal 9), and then an absolutely blistering boys team sprint with Matt, Jack and James tearing West Midlands apart to secure the first gold of the games.  Moving onto the team pursuit - both the girls and boys qualified for the ride off for bronze against the West Mids - this was to be the deciding event of the games - we were in 3rd place but beating the West Mids would put Wales in top spot, so with the whole of the Welsh support cheering our riders on bronze medals were secured.  What a great way to end the games with all 7 riders on the podium for the final event.  A tally of 12 medals - not bad for a weekends racing!

But it wasn't all about the racing - they experienced a unique event, were well looked after and learnt a great deal.  WELL DONE TO YOU ALL.

Other Snippets

Jamie Staff put Melissa's back wheel on and she couldnt take it off afterwards because she didnt have the strength to undo it!

Its the first time Matts dad, Jeremy was lost for words (well he had plenty just couldn't speak after shouting for Luke the beast Boulton on his points epic..... Nicola and Paul Anderson were struck down by the same throat disease....

The riders got to keep all the kit which includes an England tracksuit!

I was kindly donated some shower gel!

The riders got to meet Denise Lewis and got some great words from Jamie Staff MBE 

The riders were up at 6am each day. We ,however, on Sunday were up at 4.30am to make the trip to Newport after we heard how well the team we were doing we decided we shouldnt miss it so a car load of supporters made the 3 hr journey south for the 9am start.

Last Updated ( Monday, 07 September 2009 )
 
2nd Day Youth Games
Written by Ian Bury   
Saturday, 05 September 2009

Live from Nicola's facebook page!

Silver in girls Madison for Jess A and Mel.

Silver and bronze for Berryman in 500 and Kierin.

Silver and bronze for Jess C in 500 and kierin.

Bronze for Mel 500

Good ride in 500 for Jack

 
UK Schools Games
Written by Ian Bury   
Friday, 04 September 2009

Our team doing very well in the games today.

3*silvers,

2*4ths

2nd overall after 1st day just behind Wales in the regional championships.

The entire team is Sportcity/Eastlands riders.....

details here

http://www.ukschoolgames.com/ 

 
Talent Team ODP
Written by Ian Bury   
Monday, 31 August 2009
Hi Riders
Please see attached for going on the TALENT TEAM or ODP
BEST WISHES
JOHN
 
Skyride Local in Manchester
Written by Ian Bury   
Monday, 31 August 2009
On August 2nd 15,000 Mancunians took to the streets with their bikes for the hugely successful Skyride Manchester, with traffic free streets and entertainment, it was a day of fun for all the family.
But it’s not just about one day…We want to find more ways for you to enjoy cycling with your friends and family.  Skyride Local rides are free, small group rides taking place in and around Manchester every Sunday.  Routes are designed to take in points of interest and are led by British Cycling trained Ride Leaders, who are on hand to share their top tips and knowledge with you.  With levels from Ride Fun to Ride Strong, there’s something for everyone, check out the September highlights.September 6th – Manchester Uppermill Mossley (Ride Strong) A tough ride on quiet roads, with challenging climbs and surfaces to the wonderful village of Uppermill in Saddleworth September 13th – Heaton Park Circular (Ride Fun / Young Families) A circular route around Heaton Park, cycling on pathways and park roadways - just right for the Ride Fun level September 20th – Moravian Settlement (Ride Fun / Teen Families) An off road circular route, using canal paths and tarmac tracks September 27th - Fallowfield Loop Line / Manchester Cycleway (Ride Well) A flat, well-surfaced old railway line cutting through suburbia on a traffic free route with only 200 yards of the route on road Find out more and register at goskyride.com/local See you Sundays!The Skyride Team
 
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