Could be worth a shout seeing CycloPark is gonna a venue for the National BMX Series – Looks like from this post on Facebook that the dates will be Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th April 2015.
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Saturday Training
Suns gonna be shinning, the winds gonna light. Take the chance to keep your fitness ticking over in readiness for the 2015 BMX season. The gate will be running and there’ll be hot drinks available.
- £2:00 per session for members
- £3.50 per session for non members
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British Cycling & national racing
BC are possibly making changes to under 13 racing national racing. As yet there’s no mention of which disciplines this might be applied to. But from reading the attached document and if I read this correctly they are looking consult riders & parents on the following:
- Stopping national riding for under 13’s as of 2016, so basically regional racing only & removal of national ranking points
- Simplification of rules
- Introduction of equipment regulations to help keep the cost of cycling down
From 2017:
- National race qualification for all riders over 13
In summary – taken from the BC document – all National level competition (including National Rankings, National Series and National Championships) should be for riders aged 13-14 and older, and only for the best riders as identified through Regional events with an emphasis on quality over quantity of races. For younger ages, and less talented riders, racing is still encouraged, but only at a Local / Regional level where the enjoyment and development of skills is paramount
See here for full document, if you’d like to comment on these proposals send an email to youthworkgroup@britishcycling.org.uk
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Saturday training is on!
It might be grey, but it’s looking like it’s gonna be dry this afternoon. Gate will be running from 2:00pm, so more opportunities to perfect your gate start and first straight.
Usual hot drinks available.
£2:00 for members
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2015 UCI BMX World Championships qualification criteria
Based on the UCI allowing Great Britain 16 places per category, the following qualification criteria stands. This is subject to change if the UCI alter the allowance each nation can send.
Elite men, women and junior categories will be selection only.
The championships take place in Zolder, Belgium from 21-25 July 2015.
To secure a place, a qualified rider must register by 31 January 2015.
All remaining places will be made available in the 2015 season. The criteria for the second phase of qualification will take the best three of five ranking events in the 2015 season.
The cut-off date will be announced once the British BMX series dates have been confirmed. As a provisional date, April 30 will be the cut off.
For any remaining places, a weighting will be given to those with a national series standing.
Wildcard entries are open to those who have sustained injury and have been unable to compete for a period of eight weeks in the 2014 season. Please apply for dispensation to bmx@britishcycling.org.uk.
Category Places qualified from 2014 rankings 5-6 boys 12 6 boys 12 7 boys 12 8 boys 12 9 boys 12 10 boys 12 11 boys 12 12 boys 12 13 boys 12 14 boys 12 15 boys 12 16 boys 6 17-24 men 6 25-29 men 10 Master 30+ elite 10 30+ 8 Veteran 2 5-7 girls 10 8 girls 12 9 girls 12 10 girls 12 11 girls 12 12 girls 12 13 girls 12 14 girls 12 15 girls 12 16 girls 6 17+ 6 16+ under – 14 girls 20” 6 Female cruiser – 15 girls 20” 6 30+ female cruiser Top 10 combined points scorers in each category 30 – 34 35 – 39 40 – 44 45+ All other cruiser categories 10 from each -
It’s sunny & it’s Saturday…
The sun is shinning & the wind is looking fairly light – (according to the BBC cause I’m in Dorset), so the forecast is looking favourable for a nice session of open gate practice this afternoon from 2 – 4pm. Justin will be up there running the gate, so it will be a good opportunity to improve on your time trail best lap times.
Usual tea and coffee and sweet things on offer.
- £2:00 for members
- £3.50 for non members
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Club T-Shirt Designs
Just knocked up a couple of ideas for club T-Shirts. Not sure on the price of these yet as the sites I’ve looked at seem quite expensive. However, I’ll talk with Darren when he gets back from holiday to see what sort of prices he can get through his contacts. I am also investigating getting some cut vinyl stickers made up with the logo in black – I’m waiting on quotes for these. If you fancy a different colour combination let me know and I’ll see what I can organise.
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Saturday gate practice.
Wanna perfect that snap or work on your first straight? Well the BBC is suggesting there is going to be a bit of a weather window this afternoon. So the gate will be running today from 2 till 4. Kitchen will have tea & coffee and the usual selection of sweet things available.
£2:00 for members or £3:50 for non members.
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Pre-reg & Info for South region winter series
Just found a link for pre registering for next week’s first south region winter series at Andover on Sunday 2nd November. See here for details. Looks like it should be a good race and Andover Track looks like a lot of fun.
Information for the day.
- Registration on the day 9.30 until 11.00
- Open practice 9.00 until 10.00
- Gates 10.00 until 11.15
Strider will start straight after practise with 15min practice and racing from 11.30. Racing for all 20” and 24” classes starts at 12.30. Please make sure you have a number and a plate before the event.
Registration fee:
- £8.00 for Pre-reg
- £10.00 on the day
Pre-registration closes midnight Wednesday 29th Oct. We will be running with 2015 age groups* (between 1/01/2015 – 31/12/2015). You only need a BC licence if you want to receive National ranking points. This year we are running Strider races – these will be in 2 classes. Half and full lap races with the results based on a Grand Prix system. Price for Striders is £6.00 To achieve an overall result you will need to compete in 4 rounds in the same category. Where there are less than 4 riders categories may be combined however your points will revert to the registered class.
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We need your help
We’re on the hunt for volunteers. We need people to help in two areas:
- Session coordinators – a fancy job title for people who set the gate up and take it down. This would be on summer training evenings Tuesday & Thursday between 6 & 8pm and Saturdays year round (weather depending) between 2 & 4pm.
- Kitchen & tuck room coordinators – To run the kitchen, take subs, ensure riders are signed in and are wearing the appropriate wrist band etc. Again this role would operate for the same time/days as the above.
We want to make the club accessible to members as possible and be clear to you as a member when the club will be open and when the gate will be operating. Please let us know if you’d be able to commit a few hours to help the club get these fundamental elements in place. Thanks