45 Road Club

I hope everyone has had a great Christmas and wishing you all a Happy New Year!

Over the weekend many club members have been busy riding all over the country. Firstly, myself, George Speedy Fox, Ed and Chris all racing at Hillingdon. With a chilly but bright day the perfect winter racing conditions were provided. George made a debut in his first ever road race quickly showing the field that he had the legs to put them under some pressure.

While this was going on, Chris and Ed were also busy at the head of the 3rd cat race dishing out some pain. Once they had finished it was once again time for me to receive yet another lesson on how to race a bike J Going as a group allowed us to watch other club members succeed as the club was represented in all categories throughout the day. I plan to be racing again on Saturday if anyone is interested…………….. Let me know J

      

Secondly was a visit to Newport Velodrome where many club members could try their hand at track riding, while also getting to know local riders from different clubs. Many of the group were new to track finding so the focus was on getting us all to a similar level ready for some more challenging race type situations/ drills. Once all riders reached full speed, our coach sent for the durny as he said, “I want you to get the miles in while you’re here”.

After the first 15 minutes of motor pacing drills was over, some red faces started to appear. By the end of the 3 hour session all riders were satisfied with their experience and look forward to returning. We will next be returning in Feb with the Kettering Club as Gavin kindly offered us some spaces.