Opportunity for Youth Racing

[Richard Painter]

Note the details below have also been posted under 'Road Racing' but well worth posting here as well:

Youth Racing Opportunities

Cycling Development in the West Midlands are providing a series of circuit races in association with British Cyclcing specifically aimed at youth riders. Provisional dates are:

March 7 Tudor Grange Solihull
Aplril 17 Tudor Grange Solihull
May 29 Curborough Lichfield
June 27 Curborough Lichfield
July 17 Sundorne Shrewsbury

More details at:

http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/risingstars/article/roa20100203--Listen-Up--West-Mids-CDWM-Youth-Races-0

and

http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/group/Cycling_Development_West_Midlands

Great opportunity for youth riders to race, receive coaching and even meet some stars.

[pixsell]

Anything east of Smethwick is hardly West Midlands if you ask me.

[Richard Painter]

About 125 young riders from around the Midlands took part in this event that was based on a time trial. Very impressive turnout and organisation and a great opportunity for young riders to experience the buzz of tarmac while racing in a traffic free environment. Weather was also nice!

Next event on 17th April will no doubt be just as successful and again it will be a competitive event on tarmac for young riders, though not a time trial. Well worth the effort of making the journey to Solihull for anyone wishing to watch, or of course thinking of competing.

[Richard Painter]

The next race in the Cycling Development West Midlands (CDWM) calendar will be taking place on Sunday 27th June 2010 at the Stourport Circuit commencing 1000 hrs (Note change of venue from previous posting) and any riders under the age of 16 are welcome to attend with entry on the line. Parking is a bit limited at the circuit, so please be there nice and early to have your gears checked, sign on and be at the rider and parent briefing as racing will start at 1000 hrs. We expect 125 riders they will be divided into ability groups; no problems if you have not raced with CDWM previously, just turn up with a suitable bike for road racing use.

The event is a great opportunity for any young riders in SCC with a road bike to experience racing and they will also get quality coaching from experienced cyclists (Jess Varnish was offering such advice at the last event on 29th May at Curborough along with British Cycling staff)

There will also be an event on 17th July 2010 at Sundorne, Shrewsbury, with a final event around Lichfield City centre on Sunday 29th August 2010 where the riders take over the City centre!

More details at:

http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/group/Cycling_Development_West_Midlands/?t=0

If there are no young riders who wish to road race on the circuit, then perhaps it might be worth going along to be a spectator or even help out with on the day.

For those interested in MTB racing there will be a MTB XC event on Sunday 15th August 2010 in Malvern commencing 1000 hrs with entry on the line. So, no road bike, no problem, come along and race on a MTB and be part of the action with CDWM!

[Richard Painter]

Anyone who attended the last race and coaching session at Stourport will know what a great success it was and will no doubt be preparing for the next race in the Cycling Development West Midlands (CDWM) calendar that will be taking place on Saturday 17th July 2010 at the Sundorne Circuit, Shrewsbury, commencing 1000 hrs Any riders under the age of 16 are welcome to attend with entry on the line. Again, parking is limited so please be there nice and early to have gears checked, sign on and be at the rider and parent briefing as racing will start at 1000 hrs. Once again we expect around 125 riders and they will be divided into ability groups; no problems if you have not raced with CDWM previously, just turn up with a suitable bike for road racing use.

More details at:

http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/group/Cycling_Development_West_Midlands/?t=0

And photos of the Stourport race at:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=361404495090&v=photos#!/group.php?gid=361404495090&v=photos&so=0

Don’t forget there will be a MTB XC event on Sunday 15th August 2010 in Malvern commencing 1000 hrs with entry on the line. So, no road bike, no problem, come along and race on a MTB and be part of the action with CDWM!