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Hetton Hawks Summer Break
Submitted by admin on 5 July 2010 - 12:39am.
Hetton Summer Break
The club will take a break from coaching activities over the month of August.
The last session will be on July 31st and we will return to normal service on Sat 4th September.
There will of course be lots of rides during August but they will be social rides, rather than coaching sessions... watch the website for details.
Coaching Saturday 24th July - Bike Maintenance: Tune, Clean and Polish
Submitted by hodgsot on 23 July 2010 - 5:57pm.This Saturday, we've got a few things to do whilst the sausages and burgers are burning (sorry, cooking). A
bike tune-up session is planned - so coaches should bring tools and
lubes, plus a track pump and turbo trainer or bike stand if you have
them.
Riders will need their bikes (yes) a multi-tool, your "preferred
lubricant" (mine's a pint) - such as WD40 or other well-known product.
Bring some rags - one for dirt and one for polishing.
5 Pairs of Brand New Shoes for Sale!
Submitted by hodgsot on 19 July 2010 - 9:18pm.The club has been donated five pairs of brand new shoes by Specialist Cycles in Meadowfield, Durham. The sizes are small to medium adult, as follows:
Coaching Saturday 10th July - Group Riding 4 - Your Position in a Group and Helping Team Mates (A Bit More)
Submitted by hodgsot on 9 July 2010 - 7:16pm.Dear all, details of this session are now attached. Please note that we have some Go-Ride sessions for the youngest as the content of the main session is too advanced for them. Youngest riders will practise group techniques though!
Based on feedback from coaches, we will do more work on observing your position in a bunch or a line, negotiating moving around and helping team mates. Throw in taking shelter and picking up bottles malarkey and we should be busy for most of the morning. We'll use bibs to identify riders.
Coaching Saturday 3rd July - Cornering Session
Submitted by hodgsot on 1 July 2010 - 10:37pm.It's back to cornering this week folks. Cornering is one of the most useful techniques to get right, because in a long ride or race with a lot of corners, it can add up to a big saving in energy!
Ian Murray has written the session and will be lead coach, with Sarfraz and Alex assisting. For the advanced riders, I hope that John Davidson will lead a practical ride over to the Lumley circuit to enable our older riders to develop their cornering in a bunch situation.
Results from Time Trials and Handicapped Races at Hetton 19th June 2010
Submitted by hodgsot on 19 June 2010 - 5:04pm.Congratulations to all our riders for braving the elements at Hetton today. It reminded me a bit of our "Splash and Dash" Time Trial session last year. The TT results are attached.
Time Trials
On the small circuit, fastest riders in the Sharks/Rockets groups were:
Girls - Imogen - 2mins 55secs & Boys - Roshan 3mins 35s
On the big circuit, the fastest in the Inters was Joe in 3m32s from Finn in 3m 43s.
Handicapped Racing This Saturday 19th June & Social Ride.
Submitted by hodgsot on 16 June 2010 - 6:40pm.This Saturday we are putting our road legs and skills to the test with a morning of handicapped races. Riders will be grouped into age and ability levels and we will hold two basic events - one for the under 10's and one for older riders.
I am therefore looking for helpers, both on and off the bike, particularly as I would like to be a riding helper on Saturday!
