IMPORTANT NEWS
In view of the forecast rain now the club room will NOT be open tonight (Wednesday 19th December)
If you will want a ride by all means go out but please do be careful even if its not raining at the time, there will be large puddles everywhere !!!
Also not it will be closed for the next 2 week for Christmas – Next open Wednesday 9th January
Happy Christmas everyone
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IMPORTANT NEWS
In view of the forecast rain for the rest of the day the club room will NOT be open tonight (Wednesday 5th December)
If you will want a ride by all means go out but please do be careful even if its not raining at the time, there will be large puddles everywhere !!! Forecast still has over 60% chance of rain at 7.00pm.
Could be a night to use the rollers or Turbo .
Remember if interested Thursday evening at Winton school is our weekly Roller / Turbo session start 6.30pm ( arrive 6.15- 6.25pm) – Will be nice and dry in the school hall
We will be running a Basic 1st Aid Information evening for members.
This is aimed at ride leaders and regular attendees of club rides / events.
It will cover what to do in an emergency as will as providing information on best practice and how to handle a minor incident.
There are limited places so if over subscribed we will look to run another course in the new year.
If you wish to reserve a place on the course please send an e-mail to coachgraham@poolewheelers.com
Venue
Enhanced
Unit 3, Field Business Park
Stinsford Road, Poole BH17 0NF
IMPORTANT NEWS
In view of the forecast rain tomorrow the club room will NOT be open
If you will want a ride tomorrow evening by all means go out but please do be careful even if its not raining at the time, there will be large puddles everywhere !!!
Could be a night to use the rollers or Turbo .
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Remember if interested Thursday evening at Winton school is our weekly Roller / Turbo session start 6.30pm ( arrive 6.15- 6.25pm) – Will be nice and dry in the school hall
We have the following dates booked at Calshot track –
Sat 27th October 13.00 – 16.00
Sat 24th November 13.00 – 16.00
Sat 22nd December 13.00 – 16.00
Sat 5th January 13.00 – 16.00
Sat 2nd February 13.00 – 16.00
Sat 9th March 13.00 – 16.00
All dates are now showing in the calendar on the events page
We will again be running these with our friends from Palmer Park Reading – this limits us to 20 riders from Poole Wheelers – per session
If you want to ride you MUST book a place by e-mail – coachgraham@poolewheelers.com
These sessions will be open to all members, and will be ideal for someone who has not ridden the track before and wants to come along and learn, but also for experienced riders.
The emphasis will be on learning to ride the track safely and competently in a group – yes, there will be some times when you will be required to work harder, but also times when you can have a bit of fun; after all, it will be winter then and not too many of you will still be racing. Depending on the take up, we can increase the intensity of the sessions in the New Year when some of you will be building up towards the new season.
Remember this is Calshot – NO big gears, 81” is ideal – I will be checking!!! (U16’s use an U14 gear).
If you don’t have a track bike, these can be hired at the track, cost is £10.00 for seniors and £7.50 for juniors (u18).The hire bikes are fitted with Look Keo pedals. Shoes are also available for hire at a cost of £3.50.
Pedals are not allowed to be changed on Hire Bikes
However we do have some club bikes so if you need one please contact me before and we will see if we have one you can borrow.
There are good changing / shower facilities at the track should you require these after the session.
Saturday 27th October is the first session – if you want to ride you need to book a place before end of play on Saturday 20th October to do this e-mail coachgraham@poolewheelers.com
Full details on Club web site http://poolewheelers.com/2018/08/30/calshot-track-dates/
Please do NOT just turn up on the day with out booking first!!!
Every Thursday until end of March ( there will be a 2 week break at Christmas)
Where ?
The main hall at Winton School Winton Way, Bournemouth BH10 4HT.
Time 6.30 – 7.45pm
Bring your own Bike (preferably a road bike) and Rollers or Turbo *
What to wear
Cycling Shorts and a loose baggy T shirt – you will get Hot and sweaty!!!!
Also bring 2 small hand towels (or equivalent) one to wipe yourself down with during / after the session and the second to wipe off the bike and mop up any sweat that had dripped down onto the floor.
Now there are no proper changing rooms but also recommend you bring another T shirt to change into before going home and appropriate other layers as required – its warm now but will not be in January!
What do we do
We always start the session with a few basic stretching and core exercises then on to the bikes for a standard 20min warm up. – We then will do a harder session – warm down and home,
Its open to all
Cost £3.00 per rider – (for non- members to borrow a set of rollers or Turbo will be an extra £1.00 per session
• The club does have some Rollers and Turbo’s if you do not have your own – if you want to borrow one of these please contact me in a couple of days’ advance to see if we can sort out for you – FOC for members £1.00 charge for non-members.
Here are the dates below for British Cycling winter track development programme.
Due to the demand for these sessions, I have set a minimum age limit of 13 yrs ( no exceptions, I am afraid, if parents do ask)
For experienced riders, they will be challenging but fun (I hope).
We do cater for beginners and they will be integrated into the sessions.
So, the dates are: (all sessions run 19.30 – 21.30 )
The session dates for the women and girls (only) sessions are:
Sept 10 24
Oct 8 22
Nov 5 19
Dec 3
Jan 7 21
Feb 4 18
Mar 4 18
For Youth / Juniors (boys and girls 13+)
Sept 17
Oct 1 15 29
Nov 12 26
Dec 10
Jan 14 28
Feb 11 25
Mar 11 25
Track bikes can be hired from reception upon arrival.
Sessions are aimed at novice, intermediate and advanced riders.
Just turn up on the night you are available to come along.
Please wear appropriate clothing for track cycling, in particular gloves, and glasses and warm clothing, as Calshot becomes very cold during the winter months.
Each session costs £10 per rider, not including track bike and shoe hire if required, this can be booked at reception on the night.
The pedals on the track bikes are Look Keo 2. So if your riders have a different style cleat on their shoes, these will not fit. ( you know all of this, but just worth reminding people who want to come along)
Dave Jowett lead coach be there at 7pm to welcome any riders interested.
e-mail davejowett@britishcycling.org.uk for more information
We will again have 6 sessions at Calshot over the winter along with Palmer Park from Reading – we will be restricted to 20 riders per session I will collect names nearer the time for now here are the dates for your Diaries
27/10/18 – 1300-1600
24/11/18 – 1300-1600
22/12/18 – 1300-1600
05/01/19 – 1300-1600
02/02/19 – 1300-1600
09/03/19 – 1300-1600
Fancy something a bit different? Well how about Bike Ball! The sport has been around for a while but is relatively unknown in the UK… until now! A crack German squad will be making a guest appearance as guests of Bournemouth BMX Club and Poole Wheelers Cycling Club on Friday 7 September at St Peter’s School, Bournemouth (BH6 4AD) from 6:30-8:30pm. Watch a demonstration, and have a go yourself. Bring along a bike (mountain or BMX best – FLAT pedals NO cleats), your cat-like balancing skills and a sense of humour! We will retire for refreshments to the Riverside Pub afterwards.
Here’s a taster… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfTM1mMce40
After Chris Day, Graham Hurst, Jeremy Gill and Simon Pettifer attended a Derny course on Saturday at Reading – Poole Wheelers now has 4 qualified Derny riders with Race B licenses ( subject to approval by British Cycling next week)
Our Facebook group is the club's social hub for chat, banter, and sharing of latest cycling experiences, questions, tips or guidance. Members regularly post pictures from their rides or Poole Wheelers events on there too.