It was great to be back at Stocks Green; unlocking toilets and moving netball posts with Damian whilst mulling over the session plan. Then Michele arrived and we presented her with her Penny Farthing memento. I literally couldn't believe that she'd missed out on a podium presentation at Eastbourne Cycling Festival and we just had to put that right!
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| Michele raced in the Penny Farthing race at Eastbourne Festival of Cycling in July and won the women's race! |
Meanwhile, we were a few riders down as some of our racers had opted for a session at Herne Hill (it would be rude not to really :-))
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| Ivo, Harry and our mystery rider ??? getting some track time at Herne Hill Velodrome |
Back to Stocks Green..................It was a good turn out, nineteen riders all raring to go.
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| Jez and Andrew ran a whistle warm up on the grass, it wasn't long before everyone was shedding layers, and some were grabbing a cheeky breather too! |
We split into two groups and worked on essential skills; stopping, balancing, riding in a straight line, avoiding obstacles and finally dismounting & remounting. The warm still day meant we could take our time and really practise.
Ride the line was particularly popular with the older riders who were soon challenging themselves to ride a perfect line none handed. It's such a great skill to master, I can see why they named a cafe Look Mum No Hands.
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| Elliot, Wilbur, Harriet, Alice, Alice, Darcey and Huw practising slow riding, stopping and balancing |
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| Putting their dismount skills into action during the endurance block |
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| Fin entering the dismount zone |
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| Awesome work today from all the riders and coaches - I think that's broadly what I'm saying. |
Next week: Saturday 14th we'll be back at Stocks Green School for more skills, games and racing.
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