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Diary Dates for February
18.30 MTB ride from the Laburnum, Hackney Road.
Thursday 1st February.19.00 : Youth Evening. Making and eating Pancakes. Some sort of protective clothing might be appropriate!
9.30 MTB ride starting from the station car park in Matlock.
12.00 : Final Notts & Derby Cyclo-Cross League event at Watchwood Plantation, near to Nottingham.
20.00 Club Trophy Presentation Evening. Rob has tickets for sale.
Social ride starting at 9.30 in Crown Square, Matlock.
9.30 Slow morning ride from Cromford market place.
18.30 MTB ride from the Laburnum, Hackney Road.
19.00 Road ride starting from Crown Square.
20.00 : Clubnight Tubular tyres - their care, repair and fitting.
9.30 MTB ride starting from the station car park in Matlock.
9.30 : Coaching at Whitworth Park.
14.00 : Sheldon time trial. Starts on the right of the first cross roads on Monyash Road, Bakewell.
Ladies ride departing Crown Square at 9.30.
Audax from Leicester - Rutland and Beyond.
9.30 Slow morning ride from Cromford market place.
18.30 MTB ride from the Laburnum, Hackney Road.
19.00 Road ride starting from Crown Square.
20.00 : Clubnight Dr Bike - ring Robin on 01629 822259 for an appointment.
9.30 MTB ride starting from the station car park in Matlock.
14.00 : Sheldon time trial. Starts on the right of the first cross roads on Monyash Road, Bakewell.
Social ride starting at 9.30 in Crown Square, Matlock.
9.30 Slow morning ride from Cromford market place.
18.30 MTB ride from the Laburnum, Hackney Road.
19.00 Road ride starting from Crown Square.
Entries {£6} close for our open Hilly 25 mile time trial on Saturday, March 3rd.
20.00 : Club Auction - a chance to sell your unwanted cycling items and to buy more! Ring Harry on 01629 822259 if you have anything to sell, preferably by the 15th February, so that a list can be prepared. Items may be accepted on the night. Viewing from 19.20.
9.30 MTB ride starting from the station car park in Matlock.
9.30 : Coaching at Whitworth Park.
14.00 : Hilly 25 time trial. Starts on School Lane, Rowsley.
8.00/8.30 Audax starting from Cheadle, Stockport 200/150km.
9.30 Slow morning ride from Cromford market place.
18.30 MTB ride from the Laburnum, Hackney Road.
19.00 Road ride starting from Crown Square.
The Barn Club Room.
The Barn club room is open each Thursday evening
Club Benefits
Members get:-
a) 10% off shoes at Ward's Shoe Shops on production of a valid membership card. b) 15% off labour charges at Farmer's Garage, Smith Road, Matlock. c) 15% off Impsport products in their catalogue. d) Paul Dalton has recently started to work in Matlock at Chubb and Co., Solicitors at Bridge House, 1, Dale Road Matlock. Paul will be offering a 10% discount to all members of Matlock CC on all legal work.
Chubb and Co are local lawyers for local people and specialise in work for individuals and small businesses
e) Up to 40% off some ferry fares. A really useful ferry discount is now available to club members thanks to a company called Alternative Promotion, based in Weston Super Mare. Adge Last has used this service for many years – discounts tend to be in the region of 30 40% on a range of different crossings.
Before calling them, have all the details to hand: the crossing you want, your dates of travel and the vehicle & passenger details. Then call them (Monday to Friday office hours) with your request and they will get you a quote. You will then need to arrange payment and they will issue the tickets or a reference number.
Please be reasonable with this service don‘t make speculative calls - I usually have an idea of what the crossing would cost me from other sources so when they give me a price I can say yes or no immediately to save them from hanging around.
Alternative Promotion: 01934 824138
When you contact them it is important that you let them know that you are a cyclist from Matlock CC and have been given the contact by Adge Last.
Thanks.
Thanks to all club members who helped with the cyclo cross at Brickyard Farm either on the Friday and or the Saturday. Congratulations to Harry on the promotion of another successful event.
Web Site
Matlock Cycling Club‘s Home Page can be found at http://www.matlockcyclingclub.org.uk/
Richard Thoday, our webmaster, needs information, news, views, photos, jpegs, etc for the web site. He can be contacted by Email (rthoday@fish.co.uk)
Press Secretary.
Harry Gould is producing the press releases during the cyclo-cross season. He needs information by 7pm on Sunday evening. Please phone 01629 822259
Welfare.
If you know of any club member who would appreciate a get well card or a congratulations card or a commiserations card please let Phil Smith have the details.
Ladies Rides
These rides go at a slow pace - 5mph uphill and 10 - 15 mph on the flat. They are around 1 to 3 hours in duration and meet at the clock tower in Hall Leys Park. Ring Dawn on 01629582300 or Karen on 01629760575 for a chat.
Children's Cycling Kit
Do you have any cycling kit that your children have outgrown? We would like to start a borrowing box for children‘s kit which would be available on club nights (Thursday). Kit could be borrowed and then returned once outgrown. A donation of £1 per item borrowed would be welcomed. This money could then be used to buy kit to add to the box.
www.zepnat.com
10% reduction for club members. Contact Julian Gould. if interested.
Club Subs
Club Subs Club subs for 2006/7 are now due. They remain the same as for 2005. Karen or Tony will be please to take your money. [Adult : £10, Family : £15, 18 - 23 : £5, under -18 : £1].
Trophy Presentation Evening
Saturday, 3rd February, 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Tickets £9, under-17 £4. Buffet included. Rob has the tickets.
Pedal Power 2007
Please send articles for next year's magazine to johnwhitecycling at hotmail.com, as and when you write them.
Sports Drinks Survey.John White is preparing an article for Pedal Power 2007 on energy drinks. Please can you complete the questionnaire on the club‘s web site and return to John. He would also like cycling articles for next year‘s Pedal Power.
Make a Will
Paul Dalton works in Matlock at Chubb and Co., Solicitors at Bridge House, 1, Dale Road Matlock. Paul will be offering a 10% discount to all members of Matlock CC on all legal work and as more than 60 % of people do not have a will offers a wills service to all club members with a free initial discussion. Chubb and Co are local lawyers for local people and specialise in work for individuals and small businesses.
Club Merchandise
Royal blue polo shirts with the club logo are available at £12.(Small 38•, medium 42•, large 46+) Ring 01629 734996 if you are interested. Club fleeces at £16 and club mugs available from Harry, Ring 01629822259 if you are interested.
Club Event Results 2006 and Points Competition 2006
A list of club events in 2006 can be found here.
Club Kit
From 2006 there will be 4 order dates : 1st January, 1st April, 1st July and 1st October. Completed order forms with a cheque payable to Matlock CC will be accepted at any time and added to the next order. (cheques will not be cashed until delivery of the order).
Winter gloves are now no longer available in a Matlock CC design, and track mitts are now only available with the Impsport logo on them. This due to a minimum order of 24 pairs of either type of glove (or a combination of the two).
The 2006 price list is available on the club‘s web site or from Dan. Dan asks you not to place orders at the current
2006 price list rate - please wait until a 2007 list and order form is published. The January kit order has been placed at the 2006 price, but now cannot be added to. I can place an interim order in February, once the 2007 details are established.
Coaching Dates
Coaching starts again on 10th February
CTT Handbooks
Tony has an order form.
East Midland Region BSCA Events 2006/7
Regional Championships
Matlock CC Open Events 2007
First Edition
Tour de France 2007
The prologue takes place on Saturday, 7th July. The club would like to know if anyone is interested in a group trip, perhaps by train, to this event. Please email cj@ormail.co.uk or phone 01629734996 if you are interested so that enquiries can be made.
BC Memmbership Offer
Tony has some BCF forms which enable membership at reduced fees or for free.
Manchester Track Session.
The track has been booked for 20th May. More details on the web site or by Contacting Malcolm Gurney.
Cyclo-Cross Handbooks
Harry has a supply of cyclo-cross handbooks, at £5 each, detailing all cross races until Summer 2007.
Cycling Instructors
The Club has been asked to provide Instructors to give the Child Cyclist Training Programme (cycling proficiency) at a school in Wirksworth. Instructors will have to attend half day (weekday) training course, be able to help in training at school for 6 after school sessions during summer term, and be CRB‘d. Anybody interested please contact John White, 01629 56341.
Junior Newsletter
The Notts and Derby Cyclo-cross league‘s next and final race of the 2006/7 season takes place on Saturday, 3rd February, at Watchwood Plantation, Notts. The entrance to this course is off the B6386 which runs between the A614 and the A6097 to the north-east of Nottingham
The Notts & Derby results are displayed on http://www.sisndxl.org.uk usually on the same day.
Each month the first Thursday evening is a club night for under-16 starting at 19.00 at the Barn, Church Street, Matlock. Thursday, 1st February, 2007 : Making pancakes and perhaps eating the product. Will the smoke alarm go off this time! Please come with appropriate clothing. Thursday, 1st March, 2007 : Cyclo-cross board game. Just like the real thing but without the mud. Thursday, 15th February, 2007 : 19.00 Junior Dr Bike where you can take your bike to get it checked out or make sure that it works. You need to make an appointment by ringing Rob on 01629 822259. Thursday, 22nd February, 2007 : Club Auction Night. This starts at 20.00 and members attempt to sell their unwanted kit. You could pick up a bargain! Coaching sessions start again in February
The club is going to set up three awards : bronze ; silver ; gold. There will be a badge and certificate for each award. The bronze award will consist of :
Bronze Trix obtained ; Have attended at least 2 coaching sessions in Whitworth Park within 2 years ; Ride 5 miles in 2 hours ; Do the Go Ride skills test in under 2 minutes with no more than 2 faults ; Do the Go Ride 64m sprint in under 16s ; Do the Go Ride 1200m ; endurance race in under 7 minutes ; Compete in 2 Notts & Derby Cyclo - cross events within 2 consecutive years ; Compete in 2 BSCA events within 2 consecutive years ; Compete in 1 Summer Cross event within 2 consecutive years. ; Have attended at least one junior clubnight ; Roadcraft 1. We hope to start the bronze award in November. The East Midland roller championships take place at Forest Town on Saturday, 10th March, starting at 10.00. Entries, £5, have to be with the organiser, Stan Kalisz, 5, Tonbridge Mount, Wollaton, Nottingham NG8 2RH by Tuesday, 1st March using an BSCA entry form similar to the one sent out last week. The entry fee can be claimed back after your race.
Entry forms can be downloaded from www.bsca.org.ukJunior Club Night.
Coaching Sessions.
Matlock Awards
BSCA Events in March.
Contact Tony, the club secretary, for more information about club activities
Tony Holmes 01629 734753 or Email : ash2cv@supanet.com or write to The Old Smithy, Chesterfield Road, Two Dales Matlock, Derbys. DE4 2EZ
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