Title: ActivCycles Road Race
Location: Sign on at Belsay Cricket Club
Description: Race 2 of 2, postponed from Sep 7 due to flooding. Entry-on-line but only riders who rode race 1 will be eligible for prizes.
Date: 2008-10-26
Title: November club meeting
Location: Greenside Community Centre
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2008-11-06
End Time: 21:00
Come and have your say!
David Roberts, our off-road route specialist and advisor, has kindly offered to coordinate and lead an off-road club ride from Low Prudhoe along the byways and bridleways north of the river, returning by the riverside route to Low Prudhoe.
Duration will be 4/5 hours with a lunch stop along the way. The pace will be gentle and the group will stay together under David’s guidance.
Ring David on 01661 832040 OR
Email dgr@springfieldov.wanadoo.co.uk
Thanks David! How about support from existing members as well?
An excellent turnout heralded the start of a brilliant ride on a beautiful day today. The group left Winlaton Mill at 9.30 and pedalled steadily upwards on onwards along the Derwent Walk and Waskerley Way for a welcome lunch stop at the Parkhead Cafe Crawleyside, growing as it went as old friends and ex clubmates joined in - some to plan, some ad hoc!
After lunch some riders returned by the same (downhill!) route to their cars or homes, whilst others took the road route home, depending on where they live. A thoroughly enjoyable day out for all.
It was an extremely social day with several new members getting to know the old hands a bit better, and no-one was left behind or left out. Look out for the next such event, which will go alongside the usual diet of Sunday road club runs, and may be the first outing for the club’s new 12 bike trailer. Kielder anybody?
Don’t miss this Thursday’s club meeting, following the usual schedule:
Thursday Oct 2, 7.30pm
Greenside Community Centre
All welcome!
By popular demand Mark Nye, proprietor of ActivCycles Corbridge, has agreed to present a demonstration of basic bike mechanics for the benefit of interested members and potential members. The arrangements:
Wednesday Sep 24 at 7pm
Greenside Community Centre
Tea and biscuits are available
There may also be one or more supporting acts, if they can overcome their stagefright! If the night is a success then it could possibly become a regular event.
Mark will bring a bike of his own to demonstrate the techniques, and members can bring their own bike along if they have a problem and Mark will advise on the best solution, or fix it there and then.
One of our newest members, David Roberts of Ovingham, has a wealth of experience with local off-road routes which he’d be only too happy to share with others. David liaises between the CTC and the local authorities on provision and maintenance of cycle routes and has been involved in the opening up or re-classification of several splendid routes over the years. He can be contacted on:
01661 832 040 or at dgr@springfieldov.wanadoo.co.uk
Due to popular demand expressed at last Thursday’s monthly club meeting we’re arranging an off-road clubrun soon. The route will follow the Derwent Walk and Waskerley Way up to the Parkhead cafe at the top of Crawleyside Bank, where those who want to can stop for a welcome break, then back home again. The arrangements:
Sunday Sep 28, 9.30 am
Meet at Winlaton Mill car park. From Swalwell take A694 direction Rowlands Gill, turn left at the lights at Winlaton Mill into the car park:
Suitable for mtb, trail or hybrid bikes. Race bikes will need off-road tyres.
Lunch stop at the Parkhead Cafe Crawleyside for those who fancy: www.parkheadstation.co.uk
All members or potential members are welcome. If the group is too big to be manageable then we’ll split into sub-groups according to fitness, otherwise we’ll all stay together. In any event it’s for sure that we’ll respect the equal rights of other route users such as walkers etc. Riders should have a bell attached to warn others of our approach as no-one likes to be shouted or whistled at, and a bell lets people know we’re there without alarming or upsetting them. There’s room for all if we live and let live. See you there.
Well the first of our free coaching sessions was held on Saturday and, despite the atrocious weather conditions, 4 hardy souls and the coach turned out for what was a very wet experience. Several people tried to get there but were foiled by impassible roads, some got there and got very wet, the sensible ones stayed at home.
We didn’t get any shots of the reservoir but here’s one of the ford over the Guessburn at Stocksfield.
Due to the exceptional circumstances we’ll start again from the beginning next Saturday and give those who couldn’t make it a chance to catch up. Then we’ll add another session on the end of the 3 already planned. Hence the provisional revised schedule will be:
Session 1 Saturday Sep 13
Session 2 Saturday Sep 20
Session 3 Saturday Sep 27
It’s provisional as we need permission from Northumbrian Water for the additional session, which they have yet to confirm. It’s unlikely to be a problem but watch this space…….
The following article will soon be appearing in the local press:
Free Coaching with Tyne Valley Cycling Club!
As part of its development drive the dynamic Tyne Valley Cycling Club is offering a series of six one hour coaching sessions, free to non-members and members alike. The sessions are aimed at existing riders of basic or intermediate ability who want to improve their skills in road riding and feature the topics of bike setup, pedalling technique, braking, cornering, climbing, descending and group riding.
Conducting the sessions will be club secretary Peter Scott, already qualified as a level 2 British Cycling coach and currently enhancing his skills in order to achieve level 3 qualification. These sessions form part of Peter’s development.
Thanks to the welcome support of Northumbrian Water, sponsors of the club’s annual prestigious Tour of the Reservoir Premier Calendar road race around Derwent Reservoir, Peter is able to use the private road across the Derwent dam wall as his traffic-free coaching venue. It’s a beautiful venue with views across the reservoir to the west, the Derwent valley to the east and the fells around Muggeridge to the south.
The six sessions will be spread across 3 Saturdays, 6th 13th and 20th of September, from 9.30 am until 12 each day. The visitor centre and shop will be open for those needing sustenance!
Although the sessions are designed to suit road riding, mountain bikes and hybrids are perfectly suitable as well as road bikes as the techniques to be covered apply equally to most cycling disciplines. Helmets with CE marking are compulsory and clothing should be suitable for cycling and appropriate for the likely weather conditions. It can be windy and cool up there at times.
Men and ladies and youngsters are equally welcome, but under-18s will require parental consent.
Although intended to enhance riders’ skills the sessions will be generally non-competitive, although sometimes a competitive game towards the end of a topic adds to the fun! A high level of fitness is not required.
To take advantage of this offer contact Peter at scott.peter@metronet.co.uk or on 01661 844762 (evenings) or 07887 643515 (days), or apply on-line at www.tynevalleycycling.co.uk
To download a Rider Information / Parental Consent form follow the link: rider-info-and-parental-consent-form-template
Either complete the form electronically and return it as an attachment to scott.peter@metronet.co.uk or mail it to Peter Scott, TVCC, 1 Meadowfield Park South, Stocksfield, NE43 7QA. Alternatively ring Peter at one of the above numbers. First come first served.
