Ride Out and Go-ride Saturday 16th February

Having spent all last weekend on a course it was a real treat to get out on a ride with the KVK this morning.  Five riders and a couple of parents joined me on the now legendary Col de Coldharbour, still very muddy in places but at least there was no snow.  We added a couple of bits, including a section of bridlepath across the Shipbourne Road, this made our total ride 7.4 miles and a riding time of 57 minutes. 

Stopping for a biscuit or two.



Warm enough to show off our club shirts

After lunch thirteen riders met up at Stocks Green for a coached session.  Our goal for the afternoon was to get everyone riding confidently next to other riders and making physical contact without falling off. Not everyone believed this was possible but everyone had been successful by the end of the afternoon.  We finished off with a game of Jail Break, all I can say is there were alot of escaped prisoners. 

Some of the children were able to try out our two new club road bikes.  They all seemed pleased with the speed and handling of these handsome additions to the fleet.  Unfortunately I forgot to take any photos.

Next week's sessions: Go-ride at Stocks Green 1.45pm sign on
Youth Ride - 9.30am contact me

Go-ride at Stocks Green 2nd February 2013

A good turnout for our coached session on handling skills today.  Before the session riders had a chance to try balancing on a partner and discovered it is not as easy as it sounds.  After a warm up of chase the snake we split into small groups and worked on riding in a straight line and avoiding obstacles.  Our older riders got to try some of the session none handed.  Well done to Victoria who managed to ride with her hands on her helmet.  We finished off with sumo games and saw some great riding from everyone.

Ellen and Hope were the only riders who managed to ride-stop-lean, Polly and Toni finally managed a "lean" at the end of the session

No sessions next weekend.
Next sessions: Saturday 16th February
Ride-out: meet Westwood 9.30am
Go-ride: Stocks Green 1.45pm - 3pm

Youth Ride InThe Sunshine

Six enthusiastic young riders tackled our regular 9.5 mile route from Hildenborough to Riverhead and back again.  Averaging 11.7mph there was no chance of getting chilly!  The ride is going to get gradually longer and more undulating to help riders prepare for the Kent Velo Girls Sportive in April.
Details here: http://www.kentvelogirls.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27&Itemid=15

Well done to everyone for a great ride and to Marc, Tom and Jack who joined us for the first time. Tom is sporting one of the new KVK jerseys and Jack is pleased with his new road bike.