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Well, that was a busy weekend for the bees at NTR, we had many members taking part in all sorts of rides. We had a huge presence at the Doncaster Flat 100 Sportive with many positive comments from other riders about how polite NTR are. See, training rides improve leg strength and ride etiquette too.

When most of us planned our Bank Holiday cycle rides we maybe thought about pushing the miles a little, maybe a swift 50 or pushing the first century of the year. Club member Rob Waugh had other ideas, he has been training hard over the past months with one target in mind… All Points North

This weekend was the first of the years clash of dairies.  The weekend had events being held of all types of cycling and kept many members happy.   First up, early Saturday morning over 30 brave members travelled up the Kielder Forest to either support, marshal or ride the annual Dirty Reiver. This event promised

22 NTR juniors jumped off their bikes and headed to click n climb in Cramlington for an evening of fun. They had a party which consisted of many sweet items to keep them happy and were each presented with a certificate and medal in recognition of their cycling achievements and skills. After that they hit

It’s been a busy few weeks for the Club, the weather is turning and riders are making plans for the summer. We had a day of cyclocross training at Kirkley Farm, members have been down at Prissick Crit track in Middlesbrough racing and training and the kids Saturday morning coaching sessions have been going from

The first sportive on the calendar…14 NTR members congregated for the York > Leeds > York sportive. The Weather forecasts predicted it could be a challenge but none of them expected the mini winter storm. As 10.00 am approached the group were hit with 40 mph winds, hail, sleet and snow. This weather was not ideal for

To support the growing interest in cyclocross, the Club booked Kirkley Farm’s dedicated cyclocross course for a spot of Sunday training. Despite the blustery weather conditions we had many junior and adult members turn up and enjoy the training. They had the chance to learn many new skills including, mounting and dismounting the bike, how

As the spring is starting to slowly creep in and the temperatures are rising, our coach Martin Kitching very kindly put on a training session at Prissick. Martin’s comments of the day: Excellent effort by everyone at our coaching session yesterday. Congratulations to Gary, winning the 2019 NTR Race with 2017 champion Derek not quite

The cyclocross season came to an end in December. Fast forward 2 months and the CXNE Awards Presentation night was held at the Crown Plaza, Newcastle. NTR picked up two awards…. Well done to the ladies on an amazing CXNE season! 1st ladies team Ruth, Paula and Nicola, also Ruth Marshall 3rd V50 and Nicola