Saturday 14th Of February - I Love My Bike Day for the The Kent Velo Kids

Great to welcome twenty three riders this afternoon for our February Go Ride Racing event..........pictures to follow.

As riders arrived and signed on we started the first ride through of the afternoon's course.  As well as the usual 'top lump' and 'play trail chicane', Jake and Damian added a new section including a small bank and a stepped section that required a dismount/remount manoeuvre.  Heavy rain in the preceding days meant the grass sections quickly became pretty muddy, so going was hard through these parts.  

Like a well oiled machine, riders got themselves organised in number order for the start of the TT, a one lap loop of the course.  This was followed by mass start races for U8's, U10's, U12's, U14's and U16's.  We finished the set of races with a one lap handicap race, which saw our younger riders racing to victory over their older team mates.  After a quick biscuit break we moved onto some team relay races on the playground.  Michele's Yellow team cam in first with 11 points, followed by Hannah and Michael's teams with 7 points.  Damian's green team came in third with 5 points.  Some really close and exciting racing and as every good to see riders of different ages and clubs working together and cheering each other on.

We moved onto the results and medal ceremony before drawing the session to a close.  Well done to all the riders, parents and volunteers who make these events so enjoyable for everyone.

Our next Go Ride Session is February 28th at Stocks Green 1.45pm sign on for a 2pm start.