Please follow link below for the club Racing Calendar for 2019
December Club News
On the back of the recent parents meetings, it has been decided that Matt Rotherham will run a series of workshops. These will run, one on a Saturday morning and then one on the following Wednesday Evening. The sessions will run in conjunction with the scheduled parents meetings.
The proposed schedule (which may change due to Matts racing commitments) is as follows.
- Saturday 8th December, 10:30-11:30 (Wednesday 12th, 19:30-20:30)
- Gears. Particularly for riders changing category on January 1st.
- Race Kit. Mainly for Youth A and Junior riders
- Saturday 12th January, 10:30-11:30 (Wednesday 16th, 19:30-20:30)
- Race programmes and racing pathway
- Saturday 9th February, 10:30-11:30 (Wednesday 13th, 19:30-20:30)
- Managing school, cycling and social life – Getting the balance right
- April (Dates TBC)
- Race Preparation. Particular focus on Omnium and Nationals races.
- May (Dates TBC)
- Nutrition.
Si Wilson Coaching Sessions
British Cycling coach Si Wilson is planning 2 coaching sessions during December. Details of these are as follows,
Session 1
Workshop looking at youth training – how much should we be doing, what sessions should we be doing, where should we be riding.
This workshop is for riders and parents and will focus on training giving information on what youth bike riders should be doing to maximise their development. There will be plenty of opportunity so please come with questions and a notepad to collect information.
Please book one ticket per attendee
Suitable for Categories A-C Youth.
Session 2
Workshop looking at indoor training – what are the differences between turbo + rollers, when should we use them and what sessions can we do.
This workshop will cover the difference between rollers and turbo trainers and how they can be used in relation to training needs. Riders will get the chance to see and experience the British Cycling world class warm up and take part in other training sessions. Please note that riders should already have some competence in riding rollers – this is not a ‘learn to ride rollers’ session.
Coaches and parents are welcome (and encouraged!) to attend both these workshop sessions in order to learn more about these topics and help their riders but due to venue constraints can riders please bring a maximum of one parent and book a ticket so we are aware of who to expect.
Suitable for categories Youth C-A.
Contact me at simonwilson@britishcycling.org.uk with any questions
Further details of these sessions, and how to book tickets, can be found here.
Success for Joel
Finally, we’d like to congratulations Joel Partington for winning the 2018 Manchester Regional Track League Premier Division. The 2019 season – and 25th year – begins on Tuesday 8th January 2019. Entries & registration open at 10am on 11th December 2018 http://mrtl.co.uk
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November Update
Winter Circuit Training Sessions
We are running a series of 6 Winter Circuit sessions for Eastlands/Sportcity riders at Tameside Circuit starting on 25 November 2018. The sessions will give riders a chance to experience a good physical session whilst developing some good circuit racing techniques. They are aimed at riders who may find the BC Tuesday night Cluster Sessions a bit daunting but all
levels are welcome and we will still provide a worthwhile workout for all riders.
Date confirmed so far are Sundays 25/11, 9/12, 16/12, 23/12, 30/12, 6/1/19. We are awaiting confirmation for Saturday 1/12. Cost of session is £5 and riders will need a road bike with two working brakes.
Please confirm attendance by signing up at Saturday/Wednesday sessions. Any questions ask one of the coaches.
Further Club success
Another member of our Alumni has progressed into the Professional ranks. Adam Hartley who began his cycling career at Eastlands Velo and developed through the BC system to become an academy rider, has just signed for Dutch U23 development squad SEG Racing. We wish him every luck with his new move !
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Cancellations November & December 2018
Unfortunately we will not be able to run sessions on the following dates: –
Wednesday 7th November (Advanced Training Session)
Saturday 1st December (Intermediate Training Session)
NewsFlash
The Saturday session for June 23rd 2018 is cancelled due to a cheerleading competition.
Please would any members who have not responded to the GDPR email from May 24th, please do so as a matter of urgency. Please check your emails and SPAM folder if you haven’t read the email.
We still have a number of riders and some committee members who have not opted in to the mailing list and from next month the new mailing list will be in use, meaning anyone who has not responded will miss out on club news and session updates.
Coaching News May 2018
Club sessions
Our first club session back on the new track will be the Wednesday rider’s session on May 30, 6-8pm, then we’re back to regular times for all sessions with no cancellations yet over the summer.
The circuit session at Tameside for Saturday May 26 has been cancelled as it clashes with other events and we won’t have sufficient coaches available. We hope to rearrange this for later in the summer. Details of BC holiday sessions at Tameside are below.
Knowsley track – club session this Sunday 27th, 9-12. Riders in club teams at the Herne Hill Team Track champs – please make sure you attend this session.
Track session planning
We’ve had two coach’s meetings over the break and have a few changes to the old format. For Saturday riders we will make the objectives of each group, and the expectations for rider’s progression, clear to riders and parents. We hope to have these on the club website shortly and will go through them briefly at the session. For Group 3 riders there will be fixed accreditation dates (at least four annually), the next one will be on September 1. Group 2 riders will not be moved to Group 3 if there are less than four sessions until the next accreditation.
Wednesday sessions – completing track accreditation does not mean a rider automatically moves up to Wednesdays. Riders are expected to be competing regularly in open track events before they are invited to Wednesdays. There is a four sessions attended probationary period before regular attendance is confirmed. Riders are expected to bring rollers to each session and to use the correct gearing.
We are planning phases of sessions throughout the year, based on rider’s training requirements, and in June and July we will be focusing on preparation for the Youth A and Junior Track Nationals, which are in Newport at the end of July. More info and entries here. In order to plan these sessions it would be useful if riders could let us know what events they are thinking of entering – just reply to this email. We will also be having a meeting for Wednesday riders and parents straight after our first Wednesday session back on May 30. Coaches will try and answer any queries about the Nationals. Please note that this first block of Wednesday sessions isn’t just for Nationals riders. If you’re a Wednesday Youth B or not doing the Nationals you will still benefit from them as we’ll be covering things like starting gate practice, Individual Pursuit etc that we don’t do much throughout the year.
BC holiday sessions at Tameside Circuit
BC coaches Craig Ansell and Si Wilson will be running a two day race coaching camp at Tameside on May 30 and 31, offering 4 hours of riding and around 60-80k covered each day. Info and booking for Wednesday and Thursday.
Track relaunch event
The NCC are planning an event to relaunch the new track and would like 16 riders from Eastlands and Sportcity Velo to take part – this will include an opportunity to ride the track. The event will be on Wednesday June 6 from 1-2pm. If you are a club youth or junior member and would like to take part then please let the NCC know – cyclingbookings@eastlandstrust.org – first 16 get the places.
Track omniums
Still more track Omnium opportunities – On Sunday September 23 the club is promoting the Sportcity round of the National Mens and Womens Sprinters League, with generous sponsorship from RRG Skoda. The event will also include Youth A/B Omniums – details here.
The following month, Sunday October 14, there will be a Youth A Omnium at Derby as a support event for the National Senior Omnium champs – details here.
GDPR
This is not another GDPR email but in order to comply with the new Data Protection regulations we will need to get your consent for us to keep sending you these newsletters. You will receive a further club email tomorrow with a way for you to give this consent. If you don’t respond we will have to remove you from the mailing list.
regards,
Tim Ferguson
Coaching Secretary
March News
Track closure
The track closes this week and your last chance to move anything from the clubroom will be at this week’s Wednesday session, March 21. There will be no access to the clubroom after this date until the track reopens at the end of May. First session back should be Wednesday May 30, check club website nearer the time.
Sessions during the closure
We have track sessions at Knowsley and Derby, dates below. Please note that the Knowsley session on April 1 has been cancelled.
Knowsley
Sundays 09.00 – 12.00
April 8 and 29, May 6 and 27
Derby
Tuesday April 10, From 11.00 – 14.00
Tameside circuit
Saturdays March 31 and May 26, From 09.00 = 12.00
BC Tameside Easter Holiday sessions
BC coaches are running circuit race specific coaching sessions at the Tameside Circuit in Ashton Under Lyne on Weds 4 and Thurs 5 April and then Weds 11 and Thurs 12 April. Links to all 4 sessions at the bottom of this post.
These sessions are for racing riders and aren’t aimed at very young novice riders/racers. These sessions are aimed at bridging the gap between club sessions and Regional Schools of Racing.
The sessions are therefore aimed at:
Cat A (U16) – newcomers to the sport that have not had the years of club coaching as a U12/U14 and the less developed youth A riders that lack the physical and technical level that is needed at CCT and RSR sessions.
Cat B (U14) – all Bs with the exception of riders that are on GBCT pathway as an apprentice rider.
Cat C (U12) – all youth C riders that are racing at the front end at regional level.
Junior Girls (U18) – all Junior girls that are racing or intend to race in the near future.
Each session is 4 hours from 9am – 1pm and costs just £9 (+£1 admin fee).
Each session will aim to get 3-3.5 hours of riding in, with tactics and techniques thrown in as well, so these sessions will be physically challenging.
Entry is online in advance only. There is no option to sign up on the day.
Weds 4 April:
https://www.britishcycling.
Thurs 5 April:
https://www.britishcycling.
Weds 11 April:
https://www.britishcycling.
Thurs 12 April:
https://www.britishcycling.
Northern Youth Omnium
The first round at York on April 21 is now open for entries
https://www.britishcycling.
There is a separate youth sprint omnium at York the following Saturday April 28 – this is not a youth omnium round.
https://www.britishcycling.
Bikes for sale
Sandra Gordon Campbell has a number of bikes for sale, 45c Ridley CX bike, 45c Dolan Precursor track bile and two Isla Bike 26, 44c. Contact Sandra via eastlandsvelo@hotmail.com
Regards,
Tim Ferguson
Coaching Secretary
New Website!
Welcome to the new website!
We’re still developing and modifying a few things, so you may see some changes from time-to-time, but we hope you all like it. There are a couple of features of the site which should make things easier to find.
The first is the new calendar, which you can find under ‘What’s On?‘, so please head over there to have a look at the upcoming sessions and important dates.
The second is that the website is now mobile-friendly! This should hopefully make things easier for some of you and make the news updates easier to read on mobile devices.
We are aware that there are still a few things to be changed over to the new site, so if you would like to visit the old website in the meantime, click here.
Please feel free to email ESCVelo.General@Gmail.com with any ideas for additions or improvements.
Thanks!
Simon
Training Session Update
The intermediate training session on Saturday 17th March is the last until June, as the track is closing for resurfacing.
There will be other training sessions going on in the meantime, (some are weather-dependent) so please check the latest news update for details of those. The calendar has been updated with details of the training sessions.
Please bear in mind that there will be no access to the track or clubroom during the closure. If you keep your club track bike in the clubroom, you will need to remove it before the closure if you want to use it on other tracks.
Although the track is set to reopen in early June, there is no definite date for reopening yet, so please keep an eye on your emails and the website for updates.
February News
Saturday March 3
No track session. There will be a road circuit session at the Steven Burke Sports Hub, Pendle, from 11.30 to 13.30. The session is for the YTOS girls teams to practice team time trials and for other riders from 2nd Year Youth B and older. Please confirm your attendance to Simon Gostling via eastlandsvelo@hotmail.com
There is no session at Tameside on Saturday March 3.
Manchester track closure
The track will be closed for resurfacing from March 22 until the end of May. Our last Saturday session will be March 17 and on Wednesday March 19. There will be no access to the track or clubroom during the closure. If you keep your club track bike in the clubroom you will need to remove it before the closure if you want to use it on other tracks. No definite date for reopening yet.
Other sessions during the closure
We will be running a number of track sessions at Knowsley and Derby as well as circuit sessions at Tameside. Dates below, Track sessions are open to Saturday and Wednesday riders. Please confirm your attendance to ESCVelo.General@Gmail.com
Knowsley
Sundays 9.00 – 12.00
April 1/8/29
May 6/27
Open air track, check weather before you travel.
Derby
Tuesday April 10 from 11.00 to 14.00
Tameside Circuit
Saturdays March 31 and May 26 from 9-12
Tameside Circuit League
The League starts again on Tuesday April 3 and participating clubs have been asked for volunteers to help with marshalling etc. We’ve been asked for volunteers on April 10 (Wednesday), May 1/29, July 3/24. If you are available could you please confirm to Brian Ormerod via eastlandsvelo@hotmail.com.
Team Track Championships
Herne Hill Velodrome, Sunday June 3 https://www.britishcycling.
Sprinters forum – Saturday March 10 at 11.15
A few successful sprinters have started at the club over the years and we’re always keen to encourage others to develop. This forum is an opportunity to talk to some of our current sprinters – the ones you see up training on our sessions on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Ask them about their training, competition and how they got into sprinting. The sprinters will include current world para cycling sprint champion, Matt Rotherham, soon on his way to another world championships in Rio. Meeting room at the NCC.
Roller riders wanted
Bob Barber is putting on competition roller racing at the Eroica cycling festival in Derbyshire on Saturday June 16. Bob is looking for youth volunteers for demonstrations roller racing so if you’re a competent roller racer then please contact Bob. Free entry to the festival for rider and guest. bob@velodream.co.uk
Track wheels for sale
John Gledhill is selling a pair of hand-built track wheels, 32 hole butted spokes, Miche single sided hubs and Ambrosio Durex Clincher rims – £80. Contact John via eastlandsvelo@hotmail.com
Regards,
Tim Ferguson
Coaching Secretary