This Saturday there is no session at Hetton as the circuit has been booked by another group. However, there is a ride on roads around Northumberland for those capable of riding 20-30 miles. The road ride will be split into two group, both starting from the Sports Centre car park in Ponteland, and meeting up for a cafe stop at Capheaton. This is a club ride, not a coached session, and will rely upon riding support from parents.

Riders who are in the intermediate group on Saturday coaching sessions will ride about 10-12 miles each way over rolling roads, whereas the advanced riders will do about 20 miles out over more testing roads and 12 miles back.

Riders in the intermediate group must be accompanied in a ratio of one adult to two children for safety reasons, so this is a great opportunity for parents to get their bikes out for a social ride on quiet country lanes.

Both rides will start at 10 am on Saturday morning from the Sports Centre car park (please be ready to leave at 10 am - if you turn up at 10.05, we will be gone) and finish between 13.00 and 13.30. Please bring a rainjacked, some food and drink for the cycling part, some money for the cafe stop and spare tube/pump, incase of punctures.

If you have any questions, I can be contacted on tony.fawcett@durham.ac.uk [1] until Friday evening.

Tony Fawcett