The Venue Many of our riders will be familiar with Kirkley cafe, a popular spot for road cyclists to have a bacon sandwich and a cuppa located just outside of Ponteland. It also being a farm means there is a lot of land that can be used each year for our cyclocross racing. The conditions […]
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On a rare dry weekend in September, a mix of roadies and dirtbags headed to the Scottish borders. Based at Whithaugh Park in Newcastleton, the weekend got off to a good start with a cracking meal at the local pub, The Grapes. Day 1 Half the party took on the Ken Laidlaw sportive route, a
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We’re all just about back from what was an awesome week in Majorca. We had 23 members out there at once, all having made their own arrangements and staying across a variety of locations. Here’s the highlights. Arrival Day – 40km With people arriving at different times there were a couple of options – Campanet
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Seahouses Classic Over 50 riders making 6 groups took part in the annual Seahouses classic from Tynemouth and back. The 100 miler is a good ride for those wanting to do their first metric century, of which we had a few! Awaiting us at the end were a bountiful array of pizzas – all in
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Gypsies Green North Tyneside Riders hosted the 7th round of CXNE last weekend at the beautiful Gypsies Green in South Shields. Planning started some months ago, trying to secure a venue and getting approvals from the council can be slow however we were given the green light (just in the nick of time). Setup started
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Well that’s a wrap on the NY Moors weekender. We had 9 riders on the Saturday. A few brave souls arrived on Friday afternoon and rode a cheeky warm-up ride that I had optimistically labelled a “bimble” (more on that later) before getting to down to theserious business of pre-hydrating for the next day. The
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Seahouses 100 Mile Classic At the start of the month over 30 riders rode up to Seahouses, into a killer headwind, as part of the yearly Seahouses 100 classic. It was a fairly flat route, good for the significant few who were riding their first 100. After battling the northerly till the halfway point, everyone
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Awards Season The quiet period at the beginning of the year is traditionally awards season – we’ve three to cover for last year’s events. In February we had the CXNE awards where Caroline Cunningham, and Gemma Fletcher Richardson picked up second in their respective categories and Tracy Henderson joining them in taking the women’s team
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When I heard about the Hill climb being on the Iconic Winnats pass, I thought “wow it has to be done, but will I get in?”. But as the entry was based on Spindata results, only the fastest 150 men would get a ride plus any remaining places not taken up by females and juniors.
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Highlights It’s been another great year, despite the ongoing challenges everyone is facing day to day. Highlights include: Five new committee members dedicated to running and improving the club! Dan Fletcher Richardson: Media & Comms David Tickner: Welfare Gemma Fletcher Ricgardson: Social Hugh Roberts: Coaching John Dexter: Welfare Le Col chosen as new kit supplier!
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