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Training and coaching sessions at Hillingdon cycle circuit for women riders who

- currently ride as        4^th Cat              3^rd Cat              2^nd Cat             1^st Cat

- plan to race next year

- planned to race this summer but somehow missed out making a start

- juniors

            and

- youth (U16 and U14)

two dates before Christmas:

Sunday 4 November

Sunday 9 December

Hillingdon is a car-free circuit, so there is no problem with on-coming traffic. It is tarmaced and is about 0.9 of a mile round.

The Hillingdon circuit loop includes a straight (often into a headwind), a mild drag (that goes on) and a short fast descent followed by a tight corner (one that you can pedal round and get an advantage over riders who lack the nerve to push forward and who opt to freewheel instead).

This is continuation of last winter’s sessions when there were four in all, the first two being put on by SheCycles.com and the following pair by Surrey Cycle Racing League/Power Pack.

They all had a common purpose of getting you fit and ready for racing with a combination of group riding and exercises containing elements of “flat out” effort.

For the first event……the three hours will be a combination of:

warm-up

laps with sprints (so comparable to a points race)

three-lap race

through-and-off groups

30-min break

skills

two short races, each with different format

through-and-off

timetable:                    assemble at                11.00am onwards

                                    on the track                11.30am

                                    break                           1pm – 1.30pm

                                    finish                            3pm

So hopefully out there for a total of 3 hours, though possibly trimmed back in the case of particularly bad weather.

Price: £9                                                          Places: 30       

There is a mid-session break, so please bring your own packed lunch.

If you’ve not been to Hillingdon for a month or two, then the news is that the adjoining site has been developed by Goals, the operator who runs five-a-side football on mini-pitches all wrapped up within high netting boders.

Cyclists can share in the Goals facilities which include changing rooms, toilets, showers and drinks…including strong alcohol (should you wish to go on a blinder).

The floors are slippery. You are advised to remove cycling shoes.

Contact: John Leitch, coach, Power Pack/Starter Pack

john.leitch@rbi.co.uk