• NEW MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT WITH THE AA!
• CONFIRMATION OF EXISITING BENEFITS
• GO-RIDE UPDATE
• TALENT TEAM UPDATE
• BRITISH CYCLING VACANCY
• BC National Senior, Youth B & Youth C Track Championships
• 2005 BMX, Mountain Bike, Road, and Track Calendars  
• Road & Track Calendar Additions, Amendments and Cancellations

NEW MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT WITH THE AA!

Special AA Breakdown Cover rates

British Cycling, in conjunction with the AA, are pleased to announce additional benefits for their members.

British Cycling members can now benefit from a 15% discount* on both personal and vehicle based breakdown cover, and once you join there are further discounts available on other AA services such as AA Mobile Tyre Fit, AA Service Centres and AA Driving School.

The AA has more dedicated patrols than any other UK breakdown organisation and repair around 8 out of 10 cars at the roadside. With global positioning and satellite navigation behind every patrol they always try to find the shortest route to you.

For further details of the services and products the AA offer, and to take advantage of these discounted rates, please phone the special hotline

08705 444 222, 9am –5pm Mon –Fri quoting your BC membership number.

*when you join by continuous annual Direct Debit or continuous annual credit card authority. Discount cannot be combined with any other joining offer. AA membership is subject to full terms and conditions and these are available on request by calling 08705 444 222.

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CONFIRMATION OF EXISITING BENEFITS

More great news for British Cycling Members from POWERPLAYDIRECT.COM They have lined up another fantastic offer on a selection of the hottest movie and music titles!

This month you be one of the first to pre-order the summers greenest, sorry, greatest, comedy, Shrek 2 or grab a copy of the fantastically played, 21 Grams, the touching story of people united by tragedy.

Whatever you choose, as a British Cycling Member, you can get a £1 off your first order! Simply select from any one of POWERPLAYDIRECT.COM 1 million titles and enter the code CYCLING at the checkout stage...but do hurry, this offer ends on 30th September 2004. 

http://www.powerplaydirect.com/asp/cycling2.asp

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GO-RIDE UPDATE

TOUR OF BRITAIN

Over the last week Go-Ride activities have been delivered at each of the stage finishes of the Tour of Britain cycle race.

Local Go-Ride clubs provided 30 teams of 6 riders who competed head to head on a specially designed Go-Ride activity on the finish straights in Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham, Newport and Westminster.

Over 180 young people took part in the activities, which were delivered by a team of Coaching and Club Development Officers and British Cycling qualified coaches.

Go-Ride participants at the stage finish, Westminster, Sunday 5^th September

‘Go for Gold’

Following the Great Britain Cycling Team’s Olympic success the Coaching and Club Development team also co-ordinated the ‘Go for Gold’ programme this weekend. The aim of the programme was to provide as many opportunities as possible for young people to get involved in Go-Ride activities linked to the Olympic cycling disciplines.

Volunteers from 42 Go-Ride registered clubs organised ‘Go for Gold’ events which attracted over 1200 young people, all of whom received coaching from British Cycling qualified coaches.

Hetton Hawks CC is a Go-Ride registered club based in the North East and coach Tony Hodgson said, “We ran a ‘Go for Gold’ event on Saturday and as a result of this initiative we have signed up several new members.”

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TALENT TEAM UPDATE

Halesowen will be stage 1 talent team testing for bike riders from the West Midlands who are interested in talent team membership for 2005.

All you need is your bike and a helmet.

The tests will be 5pm 20.9.04 at Windsor Sports college, Richmond Street Halesowen, B63 4BB

For further info please contact West mids club and coach development officer

Nick Yarworth 07834680303

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BRITISH CYCLING VACANCY

Receptionist/Administrator          c.£13,000 p.a.

British Cycling is the National Governing Body for cycle sport in the UK.  Based at offices in the Velodrome, we are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our small administration team.  As Receptionist/Administrator you are the first point of contact for callers and visitors to British Cycling, involving switchboard and reception duties.  You will also provide administrative support to the senior administrator including sending and receiving faxes, filing, sorting and distributing mail, and providing general office assistance.  Numerate and literate, with sound knowledge and experience of Microsoft applications, you must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar supporting role and be able to demonstrate impeccable standards of presentation, attention to detail and service delivery.

This role covers our normal office hours, which are 8.45 - 5.00 pm Monday to Thursday and 8.45 - 3.45 pm Friday.

Holidays are 20 days per year (pro rata), with membership of the pension scheme offered on completion of 6 months’ service.

British Cycling benefits include free parking - British Cycling is located 10 minutes from the City Centre (opposite the City of Manchester Stadium); free gym membership and free British Cycling membership (including public liability insurance for riding your bike).

If you wish to apply, please send a comprehensive c.v. and supporting letter together with details of your current salary by email to juliejones@britishcycling.org.uk or by mail to: Ms J A Jones, H.R. Manager, British Cycling, National Cycling Centre, Stuart St, Manchester  M11  4DQ   

The closing date for applications is Monday 13^th September.

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BC National Senior, Youth B & Youth C Track Championships 6th-10th October

Members are reminded that entries close for the above on 15th September. Entry forms and schedule of events can be found within the Entry Form Page of the BC Website or requested via paulwest@britishcycling.org.u

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 2005 BMX, Mountain Bike, Road, and Track Calendars  

Division Competition Administrators will have received from BC Headquarters that necessary paperwork required for promoters to submit their events in time for the publication of the 2005 BC Calendar of events. Road & Track Promoters who have not received this paperwork are encouraged to contact their Competition Administrator ASAP or failing this, Paul West at BC HQ on 0161 274 2021. 2005 Mountain Bike and BMX promoters who have not had this paperwork are encouraged to contact Roger Wilbraham at BC HQ on 0161 274 2022.  

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Road & Track Calendar Additions, Amendments and Cancellations

Central Division

Nick Clark & Ginger Smallwood Races

The events were run on 5TH SEPTEMBER having been TRANSFERRED from their original date of 19th.

Saturday 25th September

ADDITIONAL EVENT

Ladies Track Day (2), Palmer Park, Reading

W                                             1300                 £10                   (£10)

WJ/U16G                                  1300                 £5                     (£5)

Cheques payable to Prime Coaching                   Entries Close 20/09/04

Jayne Toyne, 39 Bishops Court, Radcliffe Road, Croydon CR0 5QH

Tel        0208 774 9488   miss.moneypenny@ukgateway.net

3rd October

Lincoln Wheelers Road Races

CANCELLED due to lack of entries.

Sunday 3rd October

ADDITIONAL EVENT

South Division

JP's Sussex Border Road Race, Rowlands Castle, Hampshire

E.1.2.3  120km              09.30                £10

Cheques Payable to M. Costello             Entries Close 19/9/04

Tim Costello, Hunter Springs, Walderton, Chichester PO18 9ED

Tel 02392 631839/07761 971407             jprace@huntersprings.com

www.southdownvelo.org.uk

£200 first prize. plus £50 KOM