Track racing in the West Midlands

[Dave5N]

Track League is coming!

The first FNTL at Halesowen is on May 7th. To give you all a chance to stretch your track legs and get used to your bike and our bends, Halesowen A & CC's coaches are offering riders three open training sessions.

They will start at 6:30 and will be held on Friday 16th, 23rd, and 30th April.

If you can't make these, Doug Pinkerton's excellent Thursday evening sessions may be an alternative - contact us to check.

It costs just five English pounds. Bike hire available - please let us know in advance.

In response to riders' feedback, we have made a few tweaks to the FNTL programme this year - more details soon!

 

[BigSteev]

I wish I was in the West Midlands.*


*almost certainly the first and only time I'm likely to make that statement.

 

[Dave5N]

Accreditation sessions for Freewheelers (U12 riders) will be held every Sunday for the next four weeks. £2 a child. You'll need a suitable bike, gloves, helmet.

See you there!

 

[Dave5N]

Entry form (sort of) online now as a pdf.

http://www.halesowencycling.net/fntl/fntl_entry.pdf

 

[Dave5N]

Don't forget. Open training this Friday and every Friday for three weeks. Learn new skills, get your track legs tuned and test our turns Just £5. Bike hire available. Coached sessions from some of the country's top coaches. You'll never get a better opportunity.

Be there ready, clipped in, helmet on. 6:30.

 

[AlanW]

Fingers crossed I'll be there tonight.

 

[AlanW]

Good session last night, well structured.

But by God didn't the temperature drop like a stone after the first hour.

By the time we finished I was bloody frozen, to the point that on the way home I had the heater in the car on max, plus the heated seat on max and I still hadn't warmed up by the time I got home, 14 miles later.

Note to self, take more clothes next week.......

 

[Dave5N]

Good stuff Alan.

You'll be amazed how the temperature picks up as we move into May. Open
sessionns next week again - see you there?

 

[AlanW]

Good stuff Alan.

You'll be amazed how the temperature picks up as we move into May. Open
sessionns next week again - see you there?

Decided not to go tonight as I have a 150km Audax in the morning.

Hopefully, next week though?

 

[Dave5N]

Good session tonight. See you next week.

 

[Dave5N]

Don't miss our last Open session before track league. Friday - be ready to ride by 6:30.

 

[AlanW]

Don't miss our last Open session before track league. Friday - be ready to ride by 6:30.

Hopefully yes, assuming that its not pi55ing it down with rain of course?

 

[Dave5N]

Great Night last night - Full race report from leading author and The Guardian's Cycling correspondent Will Fotheringham. Check out the BC website.