AGM, race events, kit news & membership day event Saturday 13th April 2019

Dear CC Hackney members and associates, Thank you for your support and enthusiasm during the last 12 months, we hope you've enjoyed your cycling with us. The club has been doing well and it's always good to be helping more people get into organised sport, cycling in particular of course. The base and reach of the CCH is highly valued and seen as an asset going forward when we are aiming to make our sport even more accessible to all. This year CC Hackney is looking at becoming a charity organisation in order to continue being effective at delivering our development work in the community. Do have a great cycling season - 2019/20 Dates for your attention: 31st March 2019 (on or before) CC Hackney's 2019/20 membership subscriptions are due. Here is the link to our on-line membership page where payment options can be found. https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/club/profile/2718/cycling-club-hackney More about CCH membership here: http://www.cyclingclubhackney.co.uk/membership.html It is a requirement for CC Hackney members to be insured. British Cycling provides this and many more advantages within their membership offers:- https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/membership Other suitable cycling insurance policies are available via alternative oganisations. Monday 1st April 7pm at Venerdi Restaurant where the 'Venerdi Rides' Mks 1 & 2 are to be presented and launched. Please feel welcome to come along and join us and celebrate this milestone event in our development work. More information here: http://cyclingclubhackney.blogspot.com/2019/03/haben-gebrehiwet-u23-athlete-cch-member.html Venerdi - 9 Chatsworth Road, E5 0LH London Saturday 13th April 9am - 12.30pm. CCH Membership day & AGM at Elsdale Hall (AGM to follow - 1pm-3pm) Kit sale, bike jumble, refreshments, travel club, projections, sounds, event planning & networking. More event news: CCH Kit - http://cyclingclubhackney.blogspot.com/2019/02/new-kit-news-2019.html CCH Primavera Races Our annual spring circuit races are set and ready to start. As ever support to help deliver key events is expected as part of being in the club. Racing or not, the CCH Primavera Races are good fun and exciting occasions, also a chance to learn about race management and socialise. It's important to ensure that these races go ahead well without putting too much stress on our events team due to a lack of CCH volunteers. Please contactneil@cyclingclubhackney.co.uk to register your interest. Upcoming Events - http://www.cyclingclubhackney.co.uk/training--racing.html CCHackney Race Events  2019  - Your help and participation is needed for the following events - we’ll need sign on helpers, marshals, judges, photographers, first aiders, gear checkers - youth volunteers needed too. For the road races we’ll need convoy drivers and assistants as well as the above roles. CC Hackney - East London Youth Circuit Series #1 Closed Circuit , LVV – Saturday, 23 Mar 2019 Youth ABCDE only 10am start Enter - https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/191637/CC-Hackney---East-London-Youth-Circuit-Series-1 CC Hackney - Primavera #1 & East London Youth Circuit Series #3   Closed Circuit , LVV – Saturday, 06 Apr 2019 Seniors Women & Youth 1pm start​ Enter - https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/191656/CC-Hackney---Primavera-1--East-London-Youth-Circuit-Series-3 CC Hackney - Primavera #2 & East London Youth Circuit Series #5  Closed Circuit , LVV – Saturday, 27 Apr 2019 Seniors Women & Youth 1pm start​ Enter - https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/191657/CC-Hackney---Primavera-2--East-London-Youth-Circuit-Series-5 CC Hackney Road Race 2019 Road , Haverhill – Sunday, 26 May 2019 National B 10am start Enter - https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/190361/CC-Hackney-Road-Race-2019 CC Hackney - Primavera #3 & East London Youth Circuit Series #8 Closed Circuit , LVV – Saturday, 08 Jun 2019Seniors Women & Youth 1pm start Enter - https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/191659/CC-Hackney---Primavera-3--East-London-Youth-Circuit-Series-8 CCH 1-day Junior Stage Race Road , Haverhill – Sunday, 07 Jul 2019 Juniors only 10am start Enter - https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/190259/CCH-1-day-Junior-Stage-Race CC Hackney - Primavera #4 & East London Youth Circuit Series #9/10 Closed Circuit , Redbridge – Saturday, 13 Jul 2019 Seniors & Youth 10am start Online entry soon ​Contact Neil to volunteer- cch@neilirons.co.uk Enter races online in advance at – https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events Sunday 5th May its the 12th annual Ronde Chelmsford! The 2019 CCH Ronde Chelmsford  - Our annual guided 160km ride round the lanes of Essex will take place on Sunday May 5th. A great leg stretcher for those who want to put the miles in -  meeting 8am at the Lea Valley Ice Rink to leave at 8.30am. The ride settles in to groups of differing speed once we pass High Beech, meeting up for lunch at the White Swan in Bicknacre. Route sheets are handed out on the day. Best regards, Keir Keir Apperley Manager/lead coach Cycling Club Hackney Community Amateur Sports Club Clubmark Ref: CY0119 Elsdale Community Hall, Elsdale Street, London, E9 6PW     http://www.cyclingclubhackney.co.uk/

Haben Gebrehiwet & Fnan Afewerki U23 athletes, CCH members, bloggers and racing cyclists.

Third in line Haben in action during CCH's 2017 Junior Road Race 

Introducing U23 athletes, CC Hackney members and racing cyclists - Haben Gebrehiwet & Fnan Afewerki. It's great to be working with them, supporting their progress in the tough world of cycle sport here in UK. Our riders send their thanks and appreciation to the sponsors; CC Hackney, Venerdi Restaurant, ICiC and ARDP.  Also on the way to joining our international Eritrean contingent accessing cycle sport, is young Okubit (16) who is pictured below along side Haben. All will be present on Monday 1st April 7pm at Venerdi Restaurant where their  'Venerdi Rides' Mks 1 & 2 are to be presented and launched. Readers please feel welcome to come along and join us and celebrate this milestone event in our development work.
Venerdi - 9 Chatsworth Road, E5 0LH London

Eritrea & cycling - how come? Article on the history of cycling and cycle sport in this part of the world here. And you can find another write up about about Asmara, the Eritrean city known as Africa’s ‘Little Rome’ here .

Blogger links:

https://habencyclist.news.blog/2019/03/10/my-cycling-journey/

/https://fnancyclist.home.blog/

Okubit & Haban

Young Fnan on the road in Asmara the capital of Eritrea

Haban on the road in London's Regents Park 2018

CCH coach Zemichael Abrha speaks with Haben 

Fnan Afewerki

Concorde riders visit Fen Court's roof top garden - 120 Fenchurch Street London EC3

Last Saturday CCH's Concorde group took a ride to the City of London to visit Fen Court's roof top garden on Fenchurch Street. High up on the 15th floor the views across London are outstanding and all agreed the trip was well worth it.

 

 

 

 

 

New kit news 2019

CCH's new GSG kit order is due to arrive back from Italy at the end of March. This is fairly reliable information but who knows what may happen, given the cliff edge B' word scenario being played out by our government since 2016! 
Numbers are not unlimmeted and items will go on sale to paid up members on a first come first serve basis. Those who've asked for reservations will have one week to collect their kit, then it becomes unreserved for all customers again.

Here are some pictures to go on with for now:

       

 

New member Okubit at Fawcett bike maintenance club

Young Eritrean club members and avid sports cyclists, Okubit and Haben visited Fawcett bike maintenance club last Thursday for the first time. Both worked together on restoring an unwanted old red town bike; a Hercules 3speed Sturmey Archer classic. 

Haben & Okubit

Cycles and cycling are steeped in Eritrean culture, the people from this part of East Africa are especially appreciative and knowledgeable about bikes. Okubit helped Haben sort out the Brakes, headset, drive chain, saddle, bottom bracket, tyres and wheels leaving two jobs to do next week - fitting the new gear changer and second hand rack. It's stuck in top gear for now but next week they are returning to get the gear changer fitted.
Haben "This is a useful A to B ride for me. I'll be using it for getting to and from collage, social visits and shopping but probably not for racing though!"

UPDATE - one week later & Haben's town bike is in gear(s) x3

CCH's club run to Cold Christmas 2018!

Earlier today CC Hackney regular club rider Isobel Siddons organised and led a seasonal adult club run extra to Cold Christmas East Hertfordshire. According to whatsapp reports this social ride was an enjoyable & fun time. For those who were unable to attend let's hope that it becomes another CCH annual tradition and make it next time - good going and roll on 2019 - happy new year!

   

Young Hasbi gets younger Omar on the way with his first bike - seasons greetings!

Two of Hackney boys have been brought together by CC Hackney & Interlinkx CiC. They are from two housing estates (E5 & E9) and don't know each other yet but are connected by being club members and cycle enthusiasts. Eleven year old Hasbi pictured below is a regular attendee at Fawcett Estate's bike maintenance club. He volunteered his session time to renovate an old discarded bike to donate to Kingsmead Estate's eight year old Omar, of Concorde Bike Club. This is Omar's first ride, he is most happy with it and wants to send Hasbi his thanks and very best wishes.

Omar

Hasbi

 

Omar with his mother Isatou