Cycling Club Hackney: August 2015

Monday, 31 August 2015

Visit by Nando Morenito - CC Mataro manager

Nando time!

Last Wednesday 26th September CC Hackney's track training crew hosted a special guest from Mataro in Catalunya. Nando Morenito, the manager of CC Mataro (who are based at Mataro Velodrome) came to London to follow up after his counterpart at CCH Keir Apperley and club mate Judith Philip had travelled to Catalunya for training and Velodrome Passport representation in March 2014.

Nando was here to get to know CC Hackney more and to try out for himself how to be a cyclist in London. During his time in the capital he also travelled by bike to Herne Hill Velodrome to meet VCL youth coach Phil Wright and specifically to check out the new track surface at HHV. This is something to take back to Mataro Velodrome; resurfacing work there is only a dream right now for CC Mataro but perhaps it's a small step closer to reality after this fact finding trip?

Phil Wright, Nando Morenito & Keir Apperley

Before heading back south Nando invited CC Hackney to a spring training camp he and Keir are setting up in Mataro for one week in March 2016. This is planned to coincide with a track race event Nando is putting on. Accredited riders from CCH can participate in this; CC Hackney members, look out for dates and further information coming up...

Thursday, 27 August 2015

Summer Fun

We hope you all had some fun over the summer and are ready to get back into training - let us have your best cycling photos from the summer and we'll put them up here.

Alessandro, Xavier, Robbie and Serafino point to the collage they made along with Jago at CCH HQ this week, check it out next time you are up there.

Riders from the Concorde centre on East marshes on a sunnier day than the very wet ride we had yesterday

Summer ride out up the Lea to Lea Valley farm was well attended by wasps.

Henry watching over a Concorde outing up Hackney marshes

Everyones favourite van in the TDF caravan on the Alpe d'Huez

Quintana's attack on the Alpe d'Huez with Richie Porte doing the chasing and running over my toe

Sagan contemplating the remaining bends and not having to worry about finishing in 2nd place.

Nando from the Mataro Velodrome outside Barcelona was a guest of CCH at last nights velodrome training session - centre shaking hands with Keir.

Thursday, 6 August 2015

CCH Grass Track 11/7/15 Results

CCH ran a summer grass tack go-ride session on 11th July on Hackney Downs - it was a long hot day but very positive, few crashes, few tears but mixed with lots of good racing. Apologies for delays in putting up these results.