Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th May

Friday night seems to come round fast at the moment.  I've swapped my winter pint and a pub supper for an evening at Cyclopark with over 100 young riders from clubs around the region, including at least half a dozen from KVK.  The evening skyscapes at Cylopark can be breathtaking and the pride and pleasure I feel watching our riders progress makes for the perfect start to the weekend.

So, the Round 3 team was: Hope, Ellen, Catriona, Sophia, Polly & Hannah.  Nico and Toni were on school trips and Calvin was nursing an injury.  Of course everyone rode well and enjoyed the evening - it's the KVK after all - lots of  firsts; first race for Catriona, first definitive last lap for Ellen and Sophia, first mid race mechanical for Polly, first entire race in the bunch for Hannah.  Not the first time I've missed Hope's race organising the marshals :-(.  First Oreo milkshake at the cafe???

Round 3 Results: U10 Girls Hope Inglis 3rd,, U14 Girls Polly Burge 1st,  Sophia Netherclift 2nd, Catriona Veal 3rd, Ellen Inglis 4th. U16 Girls Hannah Graveney 5th.

Wasn't long before everyone was back on their bikes again...................

Youth Ride - saturday morning

Izzy, Hope, Calvin, Catriona, Polly, Ellen & Hannah all rode this morning.  We headed out via Powdermills and along the Causeway before heading up to Weald via Hale Oak or Bore Place Road (whooopps).  Small wheels tackled the sharp climb into Weald village while the bigger wheels headed up Baileys and round the back of Knole Park to Ightham Mote.  Inevitably there were some tired legs but they didn't stop us riding 20/14 miles.

Go Ride (ride out) and Quick Start
I was on site this afternoon with our Quick Starters, Damian headed down to Hayesden Country Park with our regular Go Riders; there was mention of ice cream........

We started off with some bottle pick, this built on some one handed work we did last week but also provided the opportunity to try picking up a range of trickier items including chain links and coins and of course the teddies!

On site we did a quick Chase the Snake warm up on the grass before moving onto practising some slow riding.  After a quick break we tackled Damian's legendary town centre challenge, a tricky course make up of twists and turns, some narrow sections and even the limbo.  The challenge was to get around the course as fast as possible next to a partner without clipping any cones.  Alexia and Ellie made the best job of riding with each other but Franklin and Max navigated the course in the quickest time.

Well done to all the riders that have taken part in Quick Start we look forward to seeing you at our regular sessions soon!

Please note there are no Saturday sessions next weekend (May 30th).  The next Saturday session is 6th June when we will be hosting our very own KVK Hour Challenge - details to follow.