Six riders (and two dads me and Malcolm) took on the BMX track at Cyclopark. After picking up the bikes and helmets there was a skills session to familiarise everyone with the handling of the bikes and to show the instructor we were competent to ride. No problems here; KVK won all of the sumo/sardines heats leading to an all KVK final – well done Polly for winning that; those sessions in the playground at Stocks Green sure paid off.
On to the track and our first experience of pumping the bikes over the rollers. Everyone soon got the hang of it (even me after a wipe out on my first attempt) and we worked our way round the rest of the track getting to know the various rollers, tabletops etc. until we were allowed up to the start (which is really quite steep!!) and learnt how to set up for the start, balancing on the bike waiting for the gate to drop. And then we were off for a full lap of the track. Everyone managed that with ease and looked quite professional, zipping round the berms and gliding over the jumps.
After three hours everyone was ready for a lunch, thrilled with this new experience, which was great fun and although surprisingly tiring, as most of the time is spent standing on the pedals, there was a lot of enthusiasm for doing it again some time. How many requests for a BMX will Santa be getting I wonder?
Well done Ellen, Hope, Polly, Calvin, Toni and Luke (and Malcolm of course). Great photos from Claire as well, a super record of a terrific morning.
Damian
Open Go Ride Taster Session - Bee & Kary
After lunch we hosted a two hour session on the road circuit. This was open to young riders, their parents and friends. Thirty riders took part with some riding a road bike for the first time. After a warm up on the 200m oval of individual sprints mixed in with steady riding we split into two groups and focussed on cornering on the hairpin and group riding on the oval. We finished off the session with a short handicap race just for fun! Excellent riding from everyone. Even then that wasn't enough for everyone and a few adults and kids took part in the fastest lap competition that was running all week on the circuit. Thanks to all the families that spent some or all of their day at Cyclopark. We are hoping to do something similar in the Christmas holidays. Watch this space.
Kary
Open Go Ride Taster Session - Bee & Kary
After lunch we hosted a two hour session on the road circuit. This was open to young riders, their parents and friends. Thirty riders took part with some riding a road bike for the first time. After a warm up on the 200m oval of individual sprints mixed in with steady riding we split into two groups and focussed on cornering on the hairpin and group riding on the oval. We finished off the session with a short handicap race just for fun! Excellent riding from everyone. Even then that wasn't enough for everyone and a few adults and kids took part in the fastest lap competition that was running all week on the circuit. Thanks to all the families that spent some or all of their day at Cyclopark. We are hoping to do something similar in the Christmas holidays. Watch this space.
Kary
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