Newcastle Phoenix Cycle Club

A British Cycling 'Go-Ride' Youth Development Club

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

Well done to everyone who took park in this years Best All Rounder competition. The final results are now in and the winners are:

Under 8 Boys: Andrew Shipley

Under 8 Girls: Megan Evans

Under 10 Boys: Sam Johnson

Under 12 Boys: Jake Dobson

Under 14 Boys: Daniel Mould

Under 14 Girls: Kate Connolly

Youth Boys: Gav Gill

Youth Girls: Amy Sanderson

For those winners that were not at Hetton on Sunday, we will be awarding your trophies next Saturday. Would all those who did receive their trophies at Hetton please bring them along so that we can get a photograph of all the winners together?

See you on Saturday

For details on League 2000 which is hosted by Cleveland Wheelers Cycling Club and Stockton Wheelers Cycling Club with a variety of time trials, skills loop and handicap races just follow the link. Dates are: 19 & 26 April, May 3, 10 & 24, June 7 & 21, July 5 & 19 and August 2, 9 & 16 2010.

The series of 6 events will take place on Monday nights 17th, 31st, May;14th & 28th June; 12th & 26th July starting at 7pm at the Redcar and Cleveland Off Road Centre, Middlesbrough Road, South Bank, Middlesbrough, TS6 6XH.

The race Series will comprise an individual one lap prologue time trial followed by circuit races under British Cycling rules.
· Youth A boys 30 minutes
· Youth B boys and girls and Youth A girls 20 minutes
· Youth C & D boys and girls 15 minutes

Although these groups and distances are subject to change depending on how many riders from each category sign-on on each night.

Entry fee is £4 per event on the night (no entry in advance) and riders will require a current British Cycling Racing licence. Day licences are available at an extra cost of £1.50. BC gear restrictions will apply and gears will be checked. Riders are asked to arrive in good time to have their gears checked and sign-on.

British Cycling points will be awarded to the first three boys and three girls in each category for both the prologue and circuit race, with the first place being awarded 3 points, second place 2 points and third place 1 point.

Series points will be awarded to both boys and girls in each category for both prologue and circuit race according to the following formula:

First 10 points
Second 7 points
Third 5 points
Fourth 3 points
Fifth 2 Points
Sixth 1 point

Points will be added up for the six events in the series and the series winners will be the riders with most points in each category for both boys and girls.

This race series will be ran with the combined help of the members of Fiesten Tempo, Stockton Wheelers and Ferryhill Wheelers who have kindly agreed to act as organisers and marshals.

Further details can be obtained from:

Jon Bateman
Regional Development Manager – North East
Mobile 07534 281 263
Email jonbateman@britishcycling.org.uk

The final round of the Club’s Best All-Rounder will be tied in with the first round of the Newcastle Phoenix Crit .

Click here for detail of the Crit Series

So the final points will be added on Sunday May 9, the points will be based on your phoenix position in the race not the crit points, hope to see you all there, presentation will be straight after the race (or as soon as we can crunch the numbers!)

Please note that in the event of any prize winner not attending the presentation, the prize will be awarded to the next runner up.

This is a great opportunity for ALL youth cyclists – No experience of racing is required – just turn up and give it a go

The series of 4 events will take place on Sundays 9^th & 23^rd May, 13^th June, 4^th July 10:00 start at the Hetton Lyons country park, Downs Pit Lane, Hetton Le Hole, DH5 0RH.

The race Series will comprise an individual one lap prologue time trial followed by circuit races under British Cycling rules.

• Youth A (Under 16) boys                                                         40 minutes
• Youth B (Under 14) boys and girls and Youth A (Under 16) girls – 30 minutes
• Youth C (Under 12) & D (Under 10) boys and girls                      20 minutes

Although these groups and distances are subject to change depending on how many riders from each category sign-on on each day.

Entry fee is £4 per event on the day (no entry in advance) and riders will require a current British Cycling Racing licence. Day licences are available at an extra cost of £1.50. BC gear restrictions will apply and gears will be checked. Riders are asked to arrive in good time to have their gears checked and sign-on.