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).
At 10:00 hrs on Saturday June 26th Newcastle Phoenix Cycling Club are holding their Kielder Cycle Marathon, a 26 mile round the lake ride for everyone associated with Newcastle Phoenix CC. This ride is for members and their friends and families and promises to be a great day. So what are you waiting for? Pack a picnic, load up the bikes and join us for a day you’ll never forget.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT REPLACES THE USUAL SATURDAY MORNING COACHING SESSIONS
Please meet at the visitor centre.
Schedule is as follows:
10:00 Meet at visitor centre (car parking is £3 for the day)
10:30 Bike ride leaves visitor centre
13:00 Picnic at half way
16:30 Return to visitor centre for presentations.
Please don’t forget your suntan lotion and a rucksack so the kids can carry all the gear
Please don’t forget that the Northern Rock Leazes Ctiterium is on Friday night 11th June at Leazes Park, Newcastle (please see previous post) and the 3rd of 4 Newcastle Phoenix Crit races is on Sunday 13th June at Hetton Lyons Country Park (please see previous post or competitions webpages). Thanks to Jake Dobson for pointing out that there is also the Northern Rock Cyclone on Saturday. And there are of course the usual Saturday coaching sessions on at Blakelaw Park. Don’t worry, none of this clashes with the England match (unless you take a very long time doing the Cyclone). All that you need to do is set the box to record the rest of the weekend footy
This Saturday we have a guest coach coming along to run the sessions – John Kelly of GS Metro is a top British Cycling coach who helped to develop the current British Cycling coaching courses. This is a great opportunity so we hope to see you all there on Saturday morning.
Please make sure you bring a drink as the session will get you moving
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.
Cornering is the name of the game this week. A clearly useful skill that we all take for granted but getting it spot-on can seriously improve the way you ride, and make you faster too. The thrill of getting your cornering dead-right is fantastic.
It’s going to be a warm day so please make sure you bring a drink – and a waterproof – I’m a cyclist not a weatherman
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.
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:
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?
