Hi,
Please find some info below of an event organised by John Leitch for junior riders...Looks like fun...
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Wanted…you and your bike……if you are
CYCLING NUTS
….then please come to our first session
When is it? The first session is Sunday October 26
Venue: Gatton Park
Ages: 7-11 years 12noon to 1pm
12 – 16 years 1.15pm to 2.30pm
Got into a conversation on Saturdays ride regarding the cost of decent MTB lights and someone mentioned (im not good with names) there wasnt much around for under £200.
Anyway for those interested after googling around a bit, you'd amazed at some of the lighting rigs people have setup for under £100 that give a Lupine Betty a run for her money, mainly based around Cree LED's emitters.
Another Saturday morning, another session of good, dry (and latterly warm and sunny) weather and another good ride by the “fast bunch”.
Actually a moderately paced ride that took us out to Ockley, then up Leith Hill, back down to Forest Green, then south and west through Weir Street and towards home. A stop at Leigh saw a number peel off leaving James, Rory and Allan to head off to some brisk circuits around Norwood Hill.
Join me on a scenic ride to Cinders Cafe at Isfield near Lewes. Start from the Angel at 9.00 and expect to be back by 15.00. Distance about 65-70 miles depending on the weather.
The GRIM Duathlon is a great new event that takes place on the army vehicle testing area. Enter as a team of three or as an individual.
Saturday 18th October 2008
Aldershot
Start Time - 10:30am
Enter as an individual or as a team of three.
Pass the highest point of Ashdown Forest, traverse the Wealden Ridge and skirt the South Downs. As tough as any sportive and it's cheaper, but you will need to follow the route sheet if you don't want to get lost .
A good turnout for Saturday's training ride with perfect weather forecast for later but the roads were slippery early on; I hit an oily patch on the first corner, flew off and slid across the tarmac, with poor James following suit. Well, that's my three in a row and I was out of the Sunday Sportive...but then more bad luck on the Sunday: Brian Costello came a cropper and ended up with a broken collar bone and many bruises. He must have gone head first; he smashed his crash helmet, remembers nothing of the impact but later said 'the helmet probably saved my life'.