On the site this week, there are some great pre-Olympic features and photos, focusing on the Track riders’ final preparations at Newport Velodrome. There are also photos on the site from a number of the weekend’s races, including the national BMX and Cross-Country mountain bike races.

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There are also the usual reports, results and photos from the weekend. Don’t forget that you can post a free classified advert on the site – simply look for the classified ad button on the homepage to find out more.

Over 200 riders have now entered the ManchesTour, but amazingly only 30 of these are current BC members, so there is still time for members to have a cycling day out with their families on what is a quiet day in the BC Racing Calendar.

Lucozade Sport will be manning three fuelling performance stations for the ManchesTour. One is situated at the Sportcity start and finish, and also at Greenfield after 27kms point for all groups and another station at Holmbridge - the Sport riders reach this point at 45kms and Endurance riders and the 60kms point. British Cycling’s Neutral Service crews will also be present at the start, and will then move out on the course to the Lucozade Sport fuelling stations to help participants with mechanical problems. The Go-Ride skills test will be staged, for 8 to 16 year old participants in the Tour of Sportcity - the traffic free family bike ride, and other visitors can enter the Go-Ride skills test in the finish area. There is no charge for this. Bikes and helmets can be provided for this activity by the Go-Ride Coaches. Go-Ride will be active between 10.00-14.00hrs, and parents, friends and family can challenge each other to see who has the cycling skills in the household!

Entries can be made on line - there is a reduced price for BC members – follow the links from the homepage, news page and results page on the britishcycling.org.uk website.

British Cycling is looking for people with knowledge of the sport together with experience and skills in business or in life to take up voluntary positions on the Board. Three places on the Board are due for election at National Council on 27 November this year. One is vacant, and the other two are currently held by former pro Justin Clarke and Welsh Cycling Union President Bill Owen both of whom may be standing for re-election. British Cycling President Brian Cookson said "It is not necessary to be a long-serving official, though of course we have many good examples who are contributing massively. We also need people with experience of business and professional life, who have good judgement, vision, integrity and a capacity to contribute to the governance of the organisation in a positive and creative way. There are many people out there who could make a real contribution to the development of our sport and we want to encourage them to put their names forward for this important role in the organisation". Division and Organisations with direct representation on National Council will be asked to make nominations and the Board itself may make nominations. Anyone wishing to be considered for a direct nomination by the Board should contact Melanie Knowles at BC Headquarters (0161 2742037) for details of the required format.

We’re again offering free hi-res images to members, this time from last weekend’s BMX National series event in Chesterfield. Simply email your rider number, your name and the reference number of the image (the number below the thumbnail image in the gallery) to pressoffice@britishcycling.org.uk - The index to the photos taken at the event can be found on the website.

If you’ve been taking part in any of British Cycling’s national series events in BMX, Mountain bike, Road or Track, you will no doubt want to know where you stand in the series. The latest series standings can be found on the Britishcycling.org.uk website. Simply hit the “Latest Results” button on the bottom left – this will take you to the Results homepage and all the series standings links are at the top of the right hand column. Recent additions include the Premier Mountain Bike Series Cross-Country standings. Each series has a homepage with the latest top ten in each category. There is also a link to more detailed excel spreadsheets for most series.

This event takes place at Astley, near Manchester this forthcoming Saturday (14th August). A record entry has been received for this event, with all the major contenders in action, including twice former senior champion Jim Varnish (Wednesfield), who has now reached the over-forty ranks. The action starts at 12 noon with a qualifying round, followed by two Semi-Finals, with the Final scheduled to start at 5 pm. The Championships are being sponsored by the Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare Club, and the Mayor of Wigan, Councillor John Hilton will be in attendance, along with the Mayoress. The racing will take place at the cycle speedway track at the Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare Club, Meanley Road, Gin Pit, Astley, Gt. Manchester. Spectators are most welcome, with free admission and car parking. The club boasts excellent facilities, including a licensed bar, refreshments and spectator seating.

Following a few problems at recent events, all Youth and Junior riders are reminded that they are restricted to the maximum gear dictated by their licence category, no matter what event they are competing in and no matter what gearing other competitors in that race may be using. See Tech regs 3.3.1 and 3.3.2 for full details.

Any pre-entered NPS 4X riders for the above event will be able to get into the Dirty Weekend Festival at Newnham ParkFriday/Saturday for £5 for the weekend (inc camping). They can also bring in one guest at the same rate. This is only for pre entries. Entry form link-

Following on from the initial consultation meetings throughout the country, Jonny Clay is presenting an open forum on Tuesday 7th September at Winthorpe Community Centre near Newark, where he will be outlining the results & proposals of our ongoing competition review. All interested parties are welcome to come & listen & have a say how you think the future of our sport should progress. Tea & biscuits available from 6.30pm, meeting at 7.00pm. Winthorpe is just north east of Newark. Sign-posted off the A1133 Newark to Gainsborough road approximately 1.5 miles from the A1. Come off the A1 at Newark onto the A46 towards Lincoln. Follow the A46 for 0.8 mile to turn left at roundabout onto the A1133 towards Gainsborough. Follow A1133 for 0.4 mile to turn left into Winthorpe Village. Take first left in village into Woodlands (sign for Community Centre at this junction). Community Centre is at the end of this road.

There is still opportunity for promoters to apply to run a number of National Road and Track Championships and National Series events next season.

Road National Championships: Elite Men, Women, Espoirs, Espoirs Women, Junior, Junior Women, Masters, Disability, Women's Circuit Race, Youth Circuit Races.

Track National Championships: Senior Track Championship Week, Junior Track Championship Week, 8km Grass,Keirin (Men, Women & Junior), Madison

Road Series: Premier Calendar, Elite Men's Circuit, Women, Espoir, Junior, Masters, Youth Circuit, Big Day Out

Track Series: Sprinters, Women's Omnium, Youth Omnium, Short Distance Grass, Endurance Grass,

Applications for the above are required by 1st September at the latest. Contact Paul West on paulwest@britishcycling.org.uk for more info. In the meantime the 2005 BC Major Events Calendar will soon appear on this website - follow the calendar link from the home page. This will reflect the current date availability.

The GB Team are offering a limited number of brand new team road bikes (still boxed) at a special price of £2200 (RRP £3000). Sizes available now are 50cm, 54cm and 58cm. Please note these bikes are measured from the centre of the bottom bracket to the top of the seat collar. Spec includes OCLV 120 Carbon frame, Bontrager Race X Lite wheels and 10 speed Dura-Ace.

Also available are a limited number of new and boxed Trek MTB Cross-Country bikes at £2500 (RRP £4000). Sizes are 15.5, 17.5, 19.5 inch. Spec as follows - Frame: OCLV 120 Carbon/OCLV Carbon Stays; Forks: RockShox SID World Cup; Rear shock: RockShox SID XC; Wheels:Bontrager Race X Lite Rims with XTR Hubs; drivetrain: Shimano XTR; Brakes: XTR Disc.

Also available from December will be ex squad bikes with the same spec as above, sizes range from 50cm to 60cm. These bikes will have been fully serviced by our expert team mechanics. Prices start from £1700, and will be sold on a first come first served basis. If you wish to register an interest in the ex-squad bikes or want to buy one of the new bikes, please contact Lee Green at leegreen@britishcycling.org.uk, or phone on 0161 2742054.

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