This week (18th October) sees the next round of the Club Champs, road racing, taking place. It promises to be a busy exciting morning, especially as we are also holding our very first cyclo-cross coaching session for those who don’t want to race, or who want to try it out whilst waiting for their race. The race schedule is fixed, and riders will need to ensure enough time for warm-up, gear checking and getting to the start line on time. Please read below very carefully to make sure you know when you are racing, and how much time you have to get organised.
Call for Volunteers
We could do with a few volunteers to help with judging and number spotting. We also need a flag waver and bell ringer. Please let us know via reply to this email, or first thing Saturday, if you are able to help.
Recent/ New Club Members: ALL paid up members are allowed to take part in Club Champs – even if you’ve only been with us for a few weeks. If you are very new to the Club and want to race, bring your membership form and payment to Asti at signon as early as possible please. You do not need to have passed your Bronze to race on Saturday.
- Click here to read a few FAQs from an earlier issue explaining what Club Champs is in detail
- Click here to read all about the first round of the Club Champs that was held on the 27th September, with reports and photos from the Skills and Time Trial (Part 1) events
Everyone – Please Heed the Following Important Notes for the Road Races Champs This Weekend:
- Early performance session sign-on as normal from 8.15am if you would like an early warm-up and workout. Be signed on and ready to ride by 8.30am sharp.
- Normal sign-on will commence at 9am and close at 9.30am – if you are late, you will not be able to take part in your races, so be on time! We will not be signing anyone on after 9.30am.
- Your bike will be gear checked before each race – make sure you leave enough time BEFORE your race start time to warm-up and be gear-checked at the mechanics’ hut. Each bike will be stickered once checked – if there is no sticker on your bike, you will not be allowed to race. No exceptions. If you need a guide to gears, do come and ask us at the sign-on desk for an information sheet.
- Warm-ups should be conducted on rollers and/or turbos. If you have these, bring them along please.
- There will be no normal development sessions on the apron.
- There will be a MTB session if you don’t wish to race, or if you wish to join before/ after your race.
- The first Cyclo-cross coaching sessions will be taking place at the back of the clubhouse. You may want to bring a MTB or CX bike to take part. Read last week’s issue to remind you of what will be happening during the Slipstreamers CX sessions.
| Age Group | Start Time | Race Duration | |
| WARM UP 1 | First races – U6/ U8/ U10 | 9.30am Meet front of clubhouse |
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| Race 1 | U6: Normally Blue, born 2008 and 2009 & U8: Normally Green, born 2006 and 2007 |
09:45 | 15 minutes |
| Race 2 | U10: Normally Red, born 2004 and 2005 | 10:10 | 20 minutes |
| Race 3 | U12: Normally Orange, born 2002 and 2003 | 10:40 | 30 minutes |
| Race 4 | U14: Normally Yellow, born 2000 and 2001 & U16: Normally White, born 1998 and 1999 |
11:20 | 40 minutes |
REMINDER: After the road races, the remaining two Club Champs events are mountain biking on the 8th November, and track at the Calshot velodrome on the 22nd November. Please remember that Calshot attendance for Club Champs is prerequisite with having attended at least 1 track session before the 22nd November, and/ or having been approved to ride – please email us for details on this. There is a session with a few remaining places on Sunday the 26th October (next weekend) – read on for details on how to book if you are interested.