Newcastle Phoenix Cycle Club

A British Cycling 'Go-Ride' Youth Development Club

We have been able to secure a time slot within the UK School games framework to provide some fantastic youth racing for all those younger age group guys and girls who won’t be involved this year.  It will be a great opportunity to come along, race on the same circuit and soak up the electric atmosphere!!

Newcastle Phoenix Leazes Park Criterium Races supported by The Edinburgh Bike Co-op

Race 1

B Cat (U-14)                            30 mins 15:10 start             £3

Race 2

C Cat (U-12)                            20 mins 15:45 start             £3

http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/30312/Newcastle-Phoenix-UKSG-Crits

Race 3

Go-Ride Race (U12, U10, U8)     15 mins 16:10 start             £1

http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/30392/Newcastle-Phoenix-UK-School-Games-Go-Ride-Race

N.b. Race 3 is open to novice riders only.

The AGM for Newcastle Phoenix Cycling Club will be held on Saturday 9 October 2010 at 12:00 hrs (after the 2nd coaching session). Everyone is associated with the club is welcome to attend. Agenda items should be sent to John Bateman at least two weeks prior to the meeting i.e. 25 September 2010.

Normal coaching at Blakelaw will take place this week. The road rides for the older group and friends/family will continue every other week until further notice, so the next one will be on Saturday 31 July 2010.

The Barnesbury Cycling Club are holding a mountain bike race at Gallagher Park, Bedlington on Saturday 24th July 2010 at 13:15 hrs. There are 5 age categories and the format is similar to the Newcastle Phoenix Crits – 1 lap prologue followed by a 30 minute race. Please allow 20 minutes to sign on. All members are very welcome to attend. The event is aims at youngsters who are new to racing.

Jake took part in the BC North East Youth Championship which was part of Cleveland Wheelers Youth Crit at the Riverside Stadium In Middlesborough. He won a bronze medal and a fiver, coming third behind Thomas Mein and Emma Brady in the Cat C race. He was in the leading bunch during the race but took 3 riders in the final sprint for the line.

Louis was also there representing Phoenix and there were a few comments about how nice it was to see other jerseys there!

Photos show Jake, Emma, and Thomas (3,2,1) for Cat C Race and all six winners including the Cat A/B race: Adam Martin (First), Alex Hopper (Second) and Taylor Cartis (Third).

Balance and coordination skills are on the menu this week again with a fun session including riding one-handed, taking a drink/eating.

Can riders please make sure they have at least one bottle cage on their bike for this session, ….and bring a bottle to put in it

For anyone thinking of coming along for the first time – don’t be shy – we are a friendly lot. Don’t worry about what kind of bike you have or haven’t got – we have a selection for hire at £1 a session. Please note that for riders of bikes with 20″ wheels (usually ages below 9) we recommend that you bring your own bike along to the session as we only have a very limited supply of bikes for this age.

The CTT North East District Under 16 Champs race is on soon – are you up for it?

The North East District GHS (Under 16) championship is being promoted by Tyneside Vagabonds on Thursday 17th June in conjunction with the regular club time trial. Details of the Ponteland area course are  available here Please note that competitors MUST enter in advance.

Entry is restricted to riders who are either a member of a club affiliated to the North East District (this includes Newcastle Phoenix) or a pupil at a school situated within the district, and who are aged between 12 and 16 (must be aged 12 or over on 17th June 2010, and under 17 on 31st August 2010).

Competitors will need to enter in advance using the GHS Championship Entry Form, which should be sent along with a cheque for £2 payable to Roger Clarke to:

Roger Clarke,

15 Warbeck Close,

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE3 2FF

Closing date for entries is Tuesday 8th June.

The next round of the Newcastle Phoenix Crit Series at Hetton Country Park takes place this Sunday, starting at 10:00 hrs. All range ages under 16 are catered for. Click here for more information.

Well done to everyone who took part in the 1st round on Sunday 9th May 2010. A special NPCC mention goes to Daniel Mould who won the time trial part of his crit in the Boys under 14 category.

This week we are going to look at balance and coordination. Absolutely essential skills that include moving around a bike in order to stay upright and carrying out various tasks, such as moving hand position from the drops or aero bars to the brakes and back again. Annoyingly, it’s right what my mum told me – practice makes perfect so there will be plenty of time to try out the moves as well as lots of “just ride the bike” time (my favourite bit )

Everyone is welcome and we have bikes to hire, so why not come along and give it a go?

Continuing the sessions on pedaling skills, this week we take a look at seated acceleration. The sessions will be suitable for all bike types, so just come along, join in, get some exercise and have a blast. Fun guaranteed, well almost