Rider Development at Cyclopark

Giro d Fowlmead

Skills Test Session Pictures

Here are a few pictures of some of our riders in action at our recent skills test session...

Skills Test League Table

As you should all know now every 5 weeks we are running a special Skills Test Session. At each session the same three key activities are undertaken and recorded with the goal that as everyone develops there skills and stamina results improve. Coach Michael has been slaving over a computer to come up with a league table based on points awarded for performances in each of the three key disciplines. Here are the results!

New pics & Go-Ride Race

Some New Pics added to the riders in action page from Easter Sunday.  Keep sending us your pics as the season gets going.

My favourite, Alfie Wood taking the win in a classy sprint finish U10's.

This weekend is the Go-Ride Race event for novice U8 -U16s at Cyclopark.  There will be Road & MTB racing available, so if you are interested in having a go at racing, or want to gain more experience at novice level come and have a go.



https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/92029/Cyclopark-Go-Ride-Road-&-Mountain-Bike-event-

For the more experienced riders (racing at regional level) the club will be doing a ride from the Howard school at the usual time.

Easter Weekend

A very busy Easter weekend for the club.  Well done for all the Wigmore CC riders who raced.

 Luke rolls out in the Ed Taylor Points race at the 110th Good Friday track meeting at Herne Hill Velodrome.

  Eddie takes 2nd place in the U8s.

Alfie with Thanet RC stars Flynn & Lance before beating both in a tight sprint finish!

Even the adults had a go!  Michael Scott and Graham mixing it up with Ben having a go at his first race too!

Harry on his way to third place.

 Ben & Chris in two up mode.

Cam & Joe working together

Camp Wigmore saw a total of 15 riders race at Fowlmead on Sunday.  Well done all for making us the best represented club there!
For full results check out the main site results page.

  

Indoor fun

Due to the very very very wet weather on Saturday the coaches and riders decided to have an indoor cycling session for the Go-Ride session alongside the Wigmore Weenies in the Howard school sports hall.

The riders had some practice riding on rollers and got some great coaching tips from the volunteer coaches (Luke is a former Kent Champion and record holder racing on rollers). During the time in between practicing some of the riders did a puncture repair workshop, and also did some wheel change races in teams. Great practice for future road races!

Young volunteer Vlad was on hand to help the new young riders learn indoor skills, having learnt alongside the adults through the winter indoor training sessions.

Lets hope the weather improves for next weeks Skills Challenge! If not we may need a lifeboat race or a swimming relay........

Clin receives Award

Clin was voted Club Official of the Year in the South East region.

British Cycling Go-Ride coach Luke Anderson presented Clin with his glass plaque and certificate.

Thanks Clin for all of your hard work for Wigmore CC.

Go-ride Conference

On Saturday Simon and Vlad attended the Go-Ride conference at Dartford. Over 115 delegates from clubs in the South East and London area attended the day and sat in one of 5 workshops.

Simon took part in the coaching workshop and Vlad was one of the first people in the UK to do the Platinum CAYV course.
Vlad was presented with a Certificate for completing his Gold level (36hrs) of volunteering.

Club Coach Clin Maisey was also awarded recognition for his commitment to the club, which Vlad collected on Clin's behalf.

Photos of the club and its Go-Ride members were used during the presentations and even featured on the delegate packs.

Thanks to Simon & Vlad for giving up their time to Attend.

Final Indoor Session results

The last indoor session at Medway Park took place on Wednesday and went down well.

Riders were split into Youth & Adult groups, and raced head to head on the club roller racing rig, and had an individual hill climb on the Steenbeekdreis cobbled climb on the Tour of Flanders route - courtesy of Tims I-Magic.

Name                                Flying 250 rollers     Standing Start 500m Rollers        I-Magic Climb
Chris Hyde                        15.25                          35.56                                             02:41
Ethan Godden                    17.95                                                                               04:03
Anna Saunders                   23.47                          52.43                                            02:16
Phil Appleby                                                         25.32                                             01:59
Ezra Holland                                                         27.02                                             02:27
Russ Saunders                                                      32.48                                             02:56
Dean Collins                      13.37                                                                                02:03
Jack Wilson                       30.05                                                                               04:11
Franco DellaMura                                                 29.56                                           02:04
Scott Winston                                                       26.69                                           02:21


Thanks to all who have attended the Indoor sessions over the Winter.  I hope you've enjoyed riding as much as I've enjoyed shouting at you all and seeing the pain making a difference!

Thanks to Tim for the I-Magic, to Clin for helping sign on, and to all for help with the equipment.