First September Go Ride - Saturday 8th at Stocks Green

There was a week's delay in our intended re-start date as I ended up going to Loughborough with the  South East Cycling Team for the UK School Games, but that is a whole another story............

So, better late than never we were back at Stocks Green (our spiritual home ;-)), the sun was shining, the grass was short and all the coaches were raring for action.  As well as our regular riders, it was good to welcome a few new faces to the session.

We launched straight in with this term with a group riding session. Splitting into two groups and working on riding close and riding in contact.  We also threw in some group riding drills; thread the needle and half lap changes.  The coaches commented on the high levels of focus and concentration shown by the riders (must be after the holidays ;-)), which all contributes to excellent riding and happy coaches.

Darcy & Felix leading the group out

Millie and Alice, concentraing hard on their group riding

We put the group riding skills we'd just practised to get the endurance block started.  Riders worked in groups of three, changing leader each lap.  As some riders started to tire, it became more difficult for some groups to stick together and this provided a great opportunity for some dynamic planning from the coaches.  We started to swap riders between groups.  The emerging opportunities to push a little harder saw the pace of some groups increase dramatically.

Getting organised into groups ahead of the endurance block.

A great session that combined valuable skills work with a challenging endurance block.  The riders certainly pushed themselves hard throughout the session.  Well done to everyone who rode and thank you to all our volunteers and parents.

Next Week: Go Ride at Kingdom Penshurst

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