CCH 2nd Round Chelmsford 26th April 2009

Riders are you ready?
Meeting 9am by the Lea Valley Ice Centre on Lea Bridge Road. Groups are to be formed based on the rider's current ability levels.
Please click here for a google map of the route and the route sheet is here.
Laminated limited edition route maps will be available on the day - first come first serve but we'll ensure each group will have a guide and route maps.

Alex Peters in action at Hog Hill

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Our young rider Alex Peters did a couple of races at Hog Hill over the Easter weekend - a few pictures were posted on the London Cycle Sport website. http://tinyurl.com/c7vhzo

At the East London Velo event on Saturday Alex came 9th. All through Monday's very wet race he stayed with the leading group, at one point he survived a low speed tumble on a tight hairpin corner to regain his position at the head of the field. In the end he finished 11th, he did this despite tired limbs after he had decided to do a long ride the day before.

Alex is keen to improve on these performances, his last massed start race was back in 2006. Could 2009 be a significant year for one of our leading competitors?

Hackney LYG Trials & The Haringay School Cycling Championships

For those elliagble (u18) here's a notice about a forthcoming schools championship event.

If there are any club members who's like to help out on the day please come on down.

CCH 2nd annual 'Round Chelmsford'

A year's up since our first 'Round Chelmsford' epic chase or extended leisure ride (the choice is yours) and it's nearly time to ride again. Above you'll find the event details laid over our club colors and the Republican flag of the land of CCH.
More details will be added to this blogg shortly including a link to the on-line route map.

Grass Track pre-league programme 2009

Please see the dates, times and locations in this flyer regarding our forthcoming grass track racing events.

CCH - fastest youth riders at Chelmer CC hard-riders event

March 29th '09
Chelmer CC Jim Perrin memorial 'hilly' 25m TT in north Essex.
Clem Berrill & Tao Geoghegan Hart came top place in their respective age categories with an additional prize going to Clem for winning his classification against all age groups. Both young riders were on conventional road bikes as opposed the specifically equipped TT machines most other riders were using, to add to this they were competing at a distance not tried before - away the lads!
The pictures show our riders receiving their awards in front of the results board. A total of seven CCH riders competed in this event all finishing with creditable times. Youth riders Alex Peters & David Dryburgh were backed up by the adults; Mick Smith, Tom Silverlock & yours truly - Keir Apperley.

CCH meets Tony Doyle Saturday 14th March 09

Last Saturday morning a contingent of CCH riders passed their Herne Hill track Induction and with it clearance to join any track racing or training sessions down at the HH Velodrome. Swelling the ranks by stealth to an amazing 17 members present were those CCH riders arriving after the track induction session for the training period - others wouldn't know it because of the absence of our club kit - April 6th is the scheduled delivery date, a new strip and the time beginning when we become a visible identity representing for Hackney.

During the day GB's former double world pursuit champion Tony Doyle MBE arrived to show Olympic minister and local MP Tessa Jowell around the venue. HH track is actually under threat with closure this August because the lease runs out then and there is a dispute between the land owners Dulwich Estates and Southwark council. I spoke to Tessa pointing out how important the track is to the area's people and also to those traveling from further away like our club members. I also mentioned that cycling is a fast growing sport and that London will clearly need more than one Velodrome in three years time. As I passed on these sentiments on behalf of CCH well over 100 riders (young and old) were circling the track providing animated evidence of the need for the facility to stay open.
Tessa said she would do every thing she could to secure the track's future and to get the site refurbished well enough to do justice for the sole remaining venue from London's last Olympics in 1948.

A picture above is of most of the CCH group track centre standing along side Tony Doyle who is fourth from the left.

Herne Hill velodrome
Saturdays from March onwards
Induction sessions begin at 9am (arrive before)
Training sessions & practice races are from 10.30am - 12.00

An historic annual event worth checking out: The traditional Easter Good Friday International Track Meeting held at Herne Hill Velodrome will be held on April 10, 2009

Cheers

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