Annual CCH Youth Hill Climb Championship Results

The annual Cycling Club Hackney Youth Hill Climb was held last Saturday 11th October at Springfield Park. There was a large turnout with many riders competing in a hill climb for the first time. The short path has got to be the steepest in Hackney rising 55m for  about 150m travelled. There were some very good efforts but last year's record of 21.3 still stands. Thanks to all the competitors and helpers for making it a safe and fun competition - here are the full results and prizes for the winners and 2nd/3rd places in each category can be collected from the club next Saturday.

CCH youth hill climb 2014 results

London Youth League

Entry is now open for the London Youth League (Website)

TRACK LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP

The cost of League membership from October 2014 to March 2015 is £17. You can join via the British Cycling website. 

You need to be a member of British Cycling to join the London Youth Track League and you need to be logged in to your British Cycling account. You can enter directly on the British Cycling site 

TRACK LEAGUE RACE ENTRY

The London Youth Track League is a series of 10 events run on a fortnightly bases.

The Race entry fee is £10 and entries close 7 days before the event date. You can enter via the British Cycling website on the race calendar. First race entry here (you will from here be able to take out membership)

RACE DATES

30th October

13th November

27th November

11th December

8th January

22nd January

5th February

19th February

5th March

19th March

Former CCH member Alex Peters signs for SEG Racing

Congratulations and good luck going out to Alex Peters from CC Hackney after his new contract signing with SEG racing; the well connected and organised outfit based in Eindhoven, Brabant, Netherlands (NL) 

This is a significant move to continental racing for our lad from Stokey. He will be riding as a stage race specialist and climber and be given team leader duties and rider support for target events across Europe and beyond. 

Roll on the season 2015!

SEG Racing @SEGracing  ·  22h 21 hours ago

GB national team member Alex Peters (@alexpeters_94) signs for SEG Racing. 

https://twitter.com/SEGracing

Welcome aboard!

 

Alex Peters Stage 3 during the 2011 Tour l'Ain

 

UCI World Championships 2014

Two fiths of the men's U23 GB team, who are riding today in the UCI World Championships, come from Hackney.
Alex Peters and Tao Geoghegan Hart are lining  up for the midday start of the under 23 men's road race in Ponferrada, northern Spain.
Good luck today lads from all at CC Hackney; we know you'll give it your best and do a great job for team GB.

British Cycling's preview:
Under-23 men’s road race – Start time: 12 noon | Map and Profile
Scott Davies
Owain Doull
Tao Geoghegan Hart
Dan McLay
Alex Peters

The under-23 men will use the same course as the junior women in the morning, with ten circuits of the 18.2-kilometre circuit deciding the destination of the world title.

Great Britain’s squad comprises Scott Davies, who competes in his first worlds at under-23 level having finished seventh in the 2013 junior men’s event in Italy. Davies is joined by Owain Doull who finished fourth in prestigious under-23 Tour of Flanders and Dan McLay, who produced an impressive performance in the Tour de l’Avenir, sprinting to victory on stage three.

Tao Geoghegan Hart showed his form and ability at the Tour of Britain, the 19-year-old finishing 15th overall, while Alex Peters impressed in the British Cycling Elite Road Series, the Madison Genesis rider winning the opening round and finishing third overall.

Tour of Britain in London

CCH film crew; Bjiorn, Daniel & James interview Alex

Bede Geoghagan Hart

Alex Peters signs for Ms Burton

A fine and entertaining day was had at the Tour of Britain London stages for Hackney's cycling family. Alex managed a crash right near the end of his Time Trial effort. This was a shame because of the the time lost on GC while he had to walk 200m to the finish line with his cracked bike. Thankfully the injuries were not so serious and Alex was able to start the circuit stage and finish the ToB. Tao managed to stay out of trouble (unlike the day before:) finishing up the field on GC with much credit.
Tao & Alex are in a great position now to travel to Ponferrada in Spain for the UCI World Cycling Championships - British Cycling has to take our lads, they are so strong; no steel crash barrier can break them! 

Anything Tao can do I can do better:)

...did anyone see me do this?

Banners ready - ToB finals day down town tomorrow...

Banners ready - ToB finals day down town tomorrow - sleep well and in the morning let's go:) CC Hackney at Trinity Gardens Tower Hill - hope to see you there, it's gonna be great!

Tour of Britain

The club will be cheering on Hackney's finest "old boys", Tao Geoghegan Hart, Alex Peters and fellow Londoners Sir Bradley Wiggins and Germain Burton this Sunday. The aim is meet at Trinity Square opposite the Tower of London from 11am (TT starts @11:01 and circuit race @ 3:30 look out for Clubs shirts and banners!
 

Why train and race in an indoor velodrome?

Other than breathing the same air as cycling's super stars, why is it a good idea to train and race in an indoor velodrome like the one at Lea Valley Velopark?

 

“On the track you can’t loose your way and it’s not so far to go if you get left behind. Track training and races are adrenaline fuelled workouts. The ultimate interval sessions, you get better at intensity and speed and that’s when all races are won and lost” - Keir Apperley

“You don’t get wet” - Neil Irons

Make cycle track training a part of your fitness regime and remember:

  

“It's not about how many times you get knocked down; it's about how many times you get back up”

~ Colonel George Armstrong Custer

  

Join CC Hackney track training sessions here:
http://www.riderhq.com/events/67774/club-training-3