The Committee are pleased to advise club Members that we have arranged another 2 hour coached session at Newport velodrome on Wednesday 09 October 20.00 hrs –  22.00 hrs.

The coached sessions are suitable for both those new to track riding and those who have been before.

The club will pay for the 2 hour coached sessions, but the Members attending must sort out their own transport and pay for their bike hire (likely £11 / bike).

For further details and booking your place, please contact Gordon Smillie, via the clubs Contact page. Spaces will be allocated on a first come basis and if over subscribed, then Gordon will favour riders who have not experienced track riding before.

Places are limited to a maximum of 20 riders.

Enjoy!

Gary Rickards

Club Secretary

Our annual club BBQ will be held at the CHELTENHAM CRICKET CLUB – Princes Street, Cheltenham. GL52 6BE, on Saturday 14^th September from approx. 1pm to 4 pm.

There is good parking and a bar, along with indoor access (should the weather be bad) or we can use their grassed areas. 

We have arranged for a Hog roast with salads and dressings. There will also be some vegetarian quiches. Please feel free to bring any supplementary food you may want due to members dietary needs.

The caterer will arrive around 1.30 pm, set up and serve.  After approximately 90 mins the caterer will then start clearing up and any surplus meat can be left, so bring your pack lunch boxes!!

Members can bring their immediate family (as long they are well behaved!!) and we ask that you be tidy and respectful of the premises. 

If you bring your bikes, you can have them on hard standing or on the grassed area outside where you are eating.  The committee recommends that you use bike locks just to be safe.

We hope you enjoy this social event and if we get positive feedback on the venue and the caterer then we will look at booking them both again next year.

Should you have any queries, please feel free to contact me otherwise, we hope to see you there for a nice social event.  I have assumed about 70 members will attend, but if there are more, then maybe those pack lunch boxes may go back empty!

Gary Rickards

Club Secretary

There is just one space remaining on the beginners’ MTB coaching session for 10:00-13:00 on Saturday 7th September at the Pedalabikeaway centre. The cost will be £30 per person after a 50% subsidy from the club.

To book for the beginners’ session, please email me at via the club website contact page and I will send you the payment instructions.

The Intermediate session on 7th November has sold out. If you weren’t able to make it and would still like to do an intermediate coaching session, let me know and I should be able to arrange for you to do a short 1-2-1 session 50% subsidised by the club.

Clive

MTB Capt.

The clubs TT League is now over for flat road races and the riders who have been placed in the top three from each qualifying Division and who had helped Marshal or push a rider off at an event, are now listed below:

• Graham Wilson
• Gary Rickards
• Stuart Harvey
• Jacob Hardy
• Robert Evans
• Alistair Hardy
• Tim Besien
• Austen Kear
• Chris Udall
• Rachel Green

The presentation will be held at the Hewlett Arms, Harp Hill, Cheltenham. GL52 6QG, after completion of the clubs last hill climb at Aggs Hill. I hope to also have established the winner of the hill climb series, who’s name will also be added to this list on the evening. We should be gathering from approx 20:00 hrs and would anticipate the presentation being from 20:30 hrs. Club members are also welcome to attend to congratulate the winners and enjoy a social evening.

Gary Rickards

TT Captain

There is just one space remaining on the beginners’ MTB coaching session for 10:00-13:00 on Saturday 7th September at the Pedalabikeaway centre. The cost will be £30 per person after a 50% subsidy from the club (only one subsidised session per member, per year for now). The place is available on a first pay, first served basis. If you don’t have your own bike and cannot borrow one, hire is available from Pedalabikeaway.

To book for the beginners’ session, please email me at via the club website contact page and I will send you the payment instructions. Remember, first pay, first served.

If you would like an Intermediate session, let me know (if you have not already), and I will set something up for you.

Cheers

Clive