Alan Edmondson will once again be organising Manchester Velodrome club
track sessions through the winter and spring. He ran three great
sessions in the Autumn. The next session will be Saturday March 5th.
8:00 to 10:00 p.m.
This date was the only one on offer before Spring. Alan shall try to get
the usual Sunday morning dates for October, November and December when
the bookings are open for these dates. In the meantime would you please let
him have your booking for this session in March as soon as possible.
Ron's 'Reliable Five' Reliability Trial Series 2011
For the keen road ride this year's details are as follows: Note,
these reliability rides are not organised by Leeds Mercury CC but some
of our riders may be interested in participating.
PROVISIONAL DETAILS SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION - Watch out in Cycling
Weekly or check on-line nearer the time.
ALL ENTRIES £1-50 (please have correct change when signing on).
ENGRAVED MEDAL AWARDED TO ALL RIDERS COMPLETING THE FIVE TRIALS
(longer ride only, if longer and shorter ride options) INSIDE
QUALIFYING TIME. Claim forms available at last (YRC) event. Please
ensure that you sign in legibly at the start and finish of each ride.
FULL DETAILS OF ROUTES AVAILABLE AT START OF EACH RIDE
Start 0930 B6161(Near Leathley Bridge – approx. ½ mile from A658 junction).
Route: (80k) Leathley-Gated Road-Norwood-Summerbridge-Burnt
Yates-Ripon-Boroughbridge. To Finish: Holy Trinity Church Hall,
Knaresborough. Refreshments Available.
Organiser: Rob Wardle. Tel: Leeds (0113) 250 1510.
SUNDAY 20th FEBRUARY 2011 - OTLEY CC - 100km & 50km.
100 km start 0900: Buttercross (Market Place), Otley. Route:(100km)
A65-Ilkley-Addingham-Bolton Abbey- Barden Tower
-Appletreewick-Grassington-Kettlewell-Kilnsey-Threshfield-Burnsall-Barden-Bolton
Bridge -Addingham-Ilkley-Asquith-to Finish Otley CC Club-room.
50 km start 0930: As above to Barden Bridge (cross river) - Cavendish
Cafe-Bolton Abbey-Ilkley-Asquith-Otley Finish Otley CC Club-room.
Organiser: Andy Bairsto (Yorkshire Road Club).
SUNDAY 6th MARCH 2011 -YORKSHIRE ROAD CLUB- 65 Miles & 30 Miles.
Start:0900: (65ml) Magnet Social Club,Tadcaster (junc.A162 & old A64).
Route:Long Marston-Aldwark-Easingwold-Crayke-Helperby-Ouseburn-Cattal-Tadcaster
to Finish: as start.
Start:0915: (30ml) Magnet Social Club. Accompanied Ride wait for
slowest. Route:Ulleskelf-Cawood-Stillingfleet-
Escrick-Wheldrake-Naburn(Cycle Path)-Acaster Malbis-Bolton
Percy-Tadcaster(Magnet Club).
Refreshments Available - Large Car-park.
Organiser: Keith Struthers. Tel.01937 586 028
Other Training
Saturdays, joint club run Bolton Abbey cafe stop, meet 9:35am
Lawnswood. Good level of fitness required.
Sundays - Meet 09:30 Lawnswood for approx 3 hour group ride. Good
level of fitness and stamina required. This is a joint clubs ride
with plenty of Mercury CC riders. For slightly younger riders there
is a cafe stop part way round, for keen adults the ride can be non
stop. Route and cafe stop varies from week to week. Younger riders
need a good level of fitness and stamina too. If you're not sure
which group to join, we recommend Saturdays first.
Tuesdays - Road training, Meet near Brio's Restaurant, Thorpe Park,
East Leeds, 7pm
Thursdays - Cyclo Cross Training, East End Park, 7pm
