IN THIS ISSUE:

·                    GO-RIDE – SIX NEW CLUBS THIS YEAR

·                    THREE PEAKS CYCLO-CROSS ENTRY FORMS

·                    CROSS AND MTB SERIES IN NE AND MIDLANDS

·                    DERWENT VALLEY ATC SUMMER EVENING MTB-CROSS SERIES

·                    NE CYCLO-CROSS ASSOCIATION SUMMER EVENING MTB-CROSS SERIES

·                    MANCHESTER TRACK TIME

·                    WELWYN TRACK REBUILDING COMPLETED

·                    2004 NATIONAL TRACK CHAMPS INFO

·                    BIKE WEEK – ORGANISER & EVENT INFO

·                    DRAGON DOWNHILL

·                    KENDA MIDLAND CROSS COUNTRY

·             SCOTTISH CROSS COUNTRY

·             ENGLISH POINTS SERIES

·             TOMAC NATIONAL 4X SERIES       

·                    BC ROAD & TRACK CALENDAR AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS & CANCELLATIONS

On the site this week, there’s all the action from the Sid Standard Memorial Road Races and the NEC crits. Plus all the usual interviews, news, results and information from the domestic racing scene. Don’t forget the free classified as service for members – with over thirty new ads a week, it’s a great place to sell you unwanted bikes and bits, or pick up a bargain. Look out for the classifieds button on the homepage.

GO-RIDE - SIX NEW CLUBS THIS YEAR!

Go-Ride has added six more clubs during the past few months, strengthening British Cycling's successful youth and club development programme.  In the Eastern Region, Chelmer Cycling Club, based in Braintree, Essex have been added to the list, whilst in the South and South-West, Chippenham Wheelers, from Wiltshire and Exeter Mountain Bike Club from Devon are the latest recruits.  London's Twickenham CC have also gained Go-Ride status, whilst the Newcastle Track Cycling Association, based near Stoke on Trent and Stockton Wheelers, in the North East add to the choice for young riders in the North of the country. For full details of the Go-Ride programme and to find out more about activities offered by these clubs, visit the www.go-ride.org.uk  website.

THREE PEAKS CYCLO-CROSS ENTRY FORMS

An online entry form for the Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross (26/9/04) is now available at the following address: www.ukresults.net/2004/entry3peaks.html

CROSS AND MTB SERIES IN NE AND MIDLANDS

There's plenty of evening off-road action this summer, with series scheduled for the Notts & Derby area and the North East.  All events are open to non-members with no day licence or entry supplement.  The races are run under Cyclo-Cross regulations on Cyclo-Cross style circuits, but any kind of bike can be used - mountain bikes are welcome. 

DERWENT VALLEY ALL TERRAIN CLUB SUMMER EVENING MTB-CROSS SERIES
Under 12s 7:00 pm - free entry/Seniors, Juniors, Veterans & Women 7.30 pm - £6.00/Youth - 7.32 pm - £3.00. Further information from Russ or Sue Wakefield, tel: 01773 746392 (day) or 01773 570539 (eve) or on the club web site www.dvatc.co.uk

Rd 1 Wednesday 28th April Riddings Park, Riddings, Derbyshire

Rd 2 Wednesday 19th May Alfreton Park, Alfreton, Derbyshire

Rd 3 Wednesday 16th June Swanwick Hall School, Swanwick, Derbyshire

Rd 4 Wednesday 7th July Alfreton Park, Alfreton, Derbyshire

Rd 5 Wednesday 4th August Hucknall School, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire

Rd 6 Wednesday 25th August            Swanwick Hall School, Swanwick, Derbyshire

NE CYCLO-CROSS ASSOCIATION SUMMER EVENING MTB-CROSS SERIES

All events at Hetton Lyons, Houghton Le Spring, near Sunderland

Rd 1 Wednesday 19th May          

Rd 2 Wednesday 2nd June                

Rd 3 Wednesday 16th June
Rd 4 Wednesday 30th June

Under 12s 6:30 pm - free entry/Youth 6:30 pm £3.00/Seniors, Juniors, Veterans & Women 7.00 pm - £6.00

Pre-entry for the series: (closing date 15th May) Youth £10.00, Seniors, Juniors, Veterans & Women £20.00

Pre-entries to 44 Richmond Road, Newton Hall Estate, Durham, DH1 5NS (cheques payable to NECCA)

Further information from Scot Brown on 07796 553213. Series supported by scienceinsport.com

MANCHESTER TRACK TIME

Due to cancellations, Manchester Velodrome now has a few hours of valuable track time available on Sunday June 6th [8-10am; 12- 4pm]. If you or your club would like to book a session, please call Sam on 0161 223 2244.

WELWYN TRACK REBUILDING COMPLETED

 The rebuilding of Welwyn track which involved taking the old track, built in the mid 1950's, back to the bare earth has now been completed. The first Welwyn Track League meeting of the 2004 season, sponsored by Plowman Craven Associates, will be on Friday 30th April. The rebuilding programme got under way in early January and was completed on schedule on April 19th despite some delays through bad weather and unexpected drainage problems which came to light when the old track was dug out. The cycle track will only be available this year until 19th July when it will be handed back to the contractor to re-surface the 6 lane all-weather running track. In the meantime there will be a 12 week Track League season on the new track plus a couple of Open meetings, the first of which is the Welwyn Wheelers Open meeting which includes a round of the British Cycling Women's Omnium series on Saturday May 8th.

The all important funding for the combined cycle and running track project - which will cost £575,000 - came from Sport England (£342,000), Welwyn Hatfield Council (£300,000) with Gosling Sports Park picking up the balance including around £20,000 raised by Welwyn Wheelers and other local cycling clubs. Track Leagues: Training sessions will start on Monday 26th April and run every Monday apart from Bank Holidays. There is still plenty of room for more entries for the Open meeting on May 8th. This includes the British Cycling Womens Omnium. Where: Gosling Sports Park E.1.2.3.4.W.J 12:00 £9.00 [£13.00] Closing date: 1/5/04 Cheques to: Welwyn Wheelers Incorporating round of BC National Womens Omnium Series Peter Waghorn, 29 Brockswood Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL8 7BE 01707 327011 peter@prwaghorn.freeserve.co.uk

2004 NATIONAL TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP INFO

Entry Forms and Draft programme/schedules for the National Track Championships to be held in Newport (17th-21st August) and Manchester (6th-10th October) are now available. Also available are the 2004 BC National Men's Women's & Junior Keirin Championships Entry forms. Visit  http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/entry_forms.html for downloads, or e.mail Paul West on paulwest@britishcycling.org.uk 

BIKE WEEK: ORGANISER AND EVENT REGISTRATION

All cycling events taking place between 12 and 20 June 2004 can be registered as part of Bike Week, the UK's annual 'celebration of cycling', via the website http://www.bikeweek.org.uk. For the first time this year, you can also register and promote events taking place from 1 May to 11 June that enable more people to participate in Bike Week, e.g.: free cycle safety checks and skills training. Bike2Work events and rides can be run for the whole of Bike Week or for one day only on Wednesday 16 June. All registered events will be listed on a searchable database (where events are not open to all, e.g.: Bike2Work rides for employees, this will be clearly indicated) and promoted. Registration is a FREE two-stage process. First you register as an organiser and get issued with a password to access hidden areas of this website. Then you are free to register your event/s. Note: If you wish to register more than one event you do not need to register again as an organiser. Event Organisers can get a range of promotional material, once their event is registered, using the Free Support Materials Order Form (downloadable PDF) from the Bike Week website - click on the Bike Week logo at the top of the page.

DRAGON DOWNHILL

Marzocchi sponsored Dragon Downhill event at Taff Trails this weekend is set to be a cracker.  With a pair of Marzocchi 888r Downhill forks for the fastest person over the weekend expect a battle amongst some of the fastest racers in the UK.  For results, directions, entry forms and online entry visit www.dragondownhill.co.uk

KENDA MIDLAND CROSS COUNTRY

Round 1 of the Kenda Midland XC Series takes place at Sherwood Pines on Sunday 25th April.  All categories catered for. British Cycling ranking points. Entry on the line only.  For further details contact Alan Verney on 07941 140 199 or go to www.shokwave-racing.co.uk  web site.

SCOTTISH CROSS COUNTRY

Fancy riding the World Cup course?  Round 2 of the SXC Series takes place this weekend.  This course will also be used for the National Championships in July, so for details and directions, go to: www.sxc.org.uk

ENGLISH POINTS SERIES

The organisers regret to inform everyone that the 3rd  and 4th rounds of the EPS at Hamsterley has been cancelled due to an order for a road closure not being obtained.  It's a great shame as entries were looking good.  Don't let that put you off going to Hamsterley, as it's well worth a visit.  Go to: www.descendhamsterley.co.uk  for more information.  The 5th and 6th rounds at Bratton, Minehead will still go ahead as planned.

TOMAC NATIONAL 4X

It's round 2 of the Tomac series and round 2 of the KOD at Hornton Hill, Banbury.  This event is also the last chance for any 4X riders to qualify for the Fort William World Cup.  Hornton's recently undergone a makeover, so will provide new challenges for all competitors.  Categories available for all skill levels and entries are available on the morning of the race.  Go to www.nps4x.com  for details. Weather’s goin’ to be lovely apparently!

ROAD & TRACK CALENDAR ADDITIONS, AMENDMENTS & CANCELLATIONS

Eastern Division

Lee Valley Youth Circuit Races

10th April, 15th May, 12th June, 17th July, 21st August

Start Times are now as follows-

U10/U8 10.00

U16/J 11.00

U14 11.01

Eastern Division

Welwyn Track League

First night now Friday 30th April (not 23rd) to allow time for line marking following track resurfacing.

First Training Night - Monday 26th April (7pm)

3rd May

South West Division

Ilton Circuit Races

Closing date for pre race entries is now 27th April, not 12th April

8th/9th May

Wales

Named promoter is now Mark Austin.

All other contact details as per Published calendar

29th May
North West

ADDITIONAL EVENT

Yasumitsu Schlapp Track Meeting, Manchester Velodrome

E/1/2/3/4/W Tandem No Fee

E/1/2/3/4/J Keirin £10.00

W/WJ Supporting Events £10.00

Andrea Ingram, 3 Higher Newtons, Mosley OL5 9AZ

0787 9402 425 tdo@manchestervelodrome.com 

racing from 1700

Sunday 30th May

West Midlands Division

ADDITIONAL EVENT

West Midlands Division Lower Category Road Race Championships, Norton Lindsay

4 65km 09.00 £10.00 (£12.00)

3 80km 13.00 £10.00 (£12.00)

Chris Steele, 40 Landor Road, Whitnash CV31 2JX Tel - 01926 744831

Entries close 9/5/04 Cheques Payable to - Kenilworth Wheelers

Saturday 26th June
Central Divsion

ADDITIONAL EVENT

Team Sport & Publicity Sweaty Saturday

3/4/W/J 40km 13.15 (£10) E on L Only

E/1/2/3/4 52km 15.00 (£10) E on L Only

Mike Clark, Flat D, 68 Brondesbury Villas, Kilburn, London NW6 6AD

0208 723 6620 roofrepair2002@yahoo.co.uk= 20

Saturday 17th July

Central Division

ADDITIONAL EVENT

Gregarios Superclub Ciclista Race Day - Hillingdon Cycle Circuit

4.W.J 40Km 13:30 £10.00 (£12.50)

E.1.2.3 60Km 15:15 £10.00 (£12.50)

U16.U14.U12.U10.U8 13:00 [£1.50] EOL only

Closing date 30/06/04

Cheques to: Gregarios Superclub Ciclista

Michael Diggins, 15 Kenton Park Crescent, Harrow, HA3 8TZ.

020 8907 8299 belindamike@waitrose.com