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)
Full programme for the Poole Wheelers Youth Omnium is now available in PDF.
Chief Commissaire: Vern McClelland
Commissaires: Colin Docker and Gerrish Gray
Chief Judge: Robin Gadd
Other officials and timekeepers: Members and friends of Poole Wheelers Cycling Club
First Aid: AMAAS Medical and Security Services
Catering: Crumbs
Times:
18:00 – 19:00 for youth and novices,
19:00 to dust / 20.30 for intermediate / experienced adults and invited youth riders.
Cost: £1 for members, £2 for non-members, plus £5.00 track fee per session* plus £2.00 bike hire if required**
New riders or riders who are not current Poole Wheelers members , please register with Graham on coach@poolew
Bournemouth Cycling Centre, Winton Way, Bournemouth, BH10 4EP
Times: 18:00 – 19:00 for youth and novices, 19:00 to dust / 8.30pm for adults and invited youth riders.
Cost: £1 for members, £2 for non-members, plus £5.00 track fee per session* plus £2.00 bike hire if required**
New riders or riders who are not current Poole Wheelers members , please register with Graham on coach@poolewheelers.com if you intend to come along.
As always if there is any doubt about the weather, a post will be put on the Poole Wheelers website and Facebook group. If cancelling this post will be made a minimum of 1 hour before the start of the session.
* Will be FREE to Bournemouth Cycling Centre members. See http://www.activedorset.org/velodrome or email velodrome@activedorset.org for details
** Hire bikes have 3 pedal options – Look Keo, Shimano SPD or if your shoes are not compatible with either of these an attachment with old style clips and straps is fitted so you are able to use normal trainers – under NO circumstances can pedals be swapped.
Everyone welcome but please if you are new top the track cycling or not a current member, please contact us in advance to let us know you will be attending
You can now register your entry for the Poole Wheelers Youth Omnium, scheduled for Saturday 19th May at Bournemouth Cycling Centre.
The event is part of the National Youth Track Omnium (Group 6) series. Entry fee is £15 for U8 and U10 categories (Not Part of Area Competition), and £17.50 for U12, U14, and U16 (boys and girls categories for each). You register via the British Cycling website. Entries close Friday 11th May 2018.
If you have any questions, please contact event organiser Simon Pettifer.
| Date | Start | Race name | Classification | Band | Rider Cat | Entry fee (from) |
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| 19 May 18 | 10:00 | U8 (Not Part of Group Competition) | Youth Only | None | E | £15.00 + £1.00 Application fee |
| 19 May 18 | 10:00 | U10 (Not Part of Group Competition) | Youth Only | None | D | £15.00 + £1.00 Application fee |
| 19 May 18 | 10:00 | U12 Boys (Not part of Group Competition) | Youth Only | None | C | £17.50 + £1.00 Application fee |
| 19 May 18 | 10:00 | U12 Girls (Non Group Competition) | Youth Only | None | C | £17.50 + £1.00 Application fee |
| 19 May 18 | 10:00 | U14 Boys | Youth Only | Youth | B | £17.50 + £1.00 Application fee |
| 19 May 18 | 10:00 | U14 Girls | Youth Only | Youth | B | £17.50 + £1.00 Application fee |
| 19 May 18 | 10:00 | U16 Boys | Youth Only | Youth | A | £17.50 + £1.00 Application fee |
| 19 May 18 | 10:00 | U16 Girls | Youth Only | Youth | A | £17.50 + £1.00 Application fee |
Note regarding entry fee
Entry fee includes £5 day charge for membership to Bournemouth Cycle Centre (BCC).
New system for annual membership to BCC to go live prior to 1st April 2017. Any rider with annual membership on race day will receive a £5 refund on the day. Please bring proof of membership to the Omnium.
Please note that this event will be using transponders. A £20 refundable deposit will be required on the day.
Featured image from the 2017 Youth Omnium.
Hi everybody!
Just a quick message to say that the Poole Wheelers Youth Omnium 2018 is now live on BCF website so get your entries in! Date is 19th May…..spread the word!
Simon and Michelle.
We have the following dates booked at Calshot track – as you can see the last session is a bit late !!! sorry
Sat 2nd December 13.30 – 16.30
Sat 6th January 13.30 – 16.30
Sat 3rd February 12.30 – 15.30
Sat 3rd March 17.00 – 20.00
So Next Session is Saturday 2nd December
These sessions are – not just turn up on the day you need to book in advance – I will review those who want to attend d confirm your place prior to the session.- we are limited to 20 places.
If you want to ride on the 2nd December – Please e-mail coach@poolewheelers.com
We are as previous years running these sessions with Andrew Pitt and riders from Palmer Park.
Cost will be £6.00 for the session – if you need to hire a bike it is approx another £10.00 – sorry ( a bit cheaper for youth riders)
If you want to ride please can you e-mail me by Wednesday 29th November
It’s been a busy 2017 for the youth riders of the club on the track and road.
Icebeakers in Newport
It all started back in January with the National Icebreakers in Newport. We had many riders competing across the 3 weekends gaining some awesome results showing off the club colours. These riders were Oliver P, Digby, Jamie, Charlotte, Tom and Lucy.
National Youth Circuit Series
The National Youth Circuit Series got under way at Hog Hill. This series carried on throughout the summer months with some riders travelling across the country from London to the Isle of Man, Morecambe and Lancaster, Hillingdon, Stirling and finally Scarborough. Some really tough racing for our riders, gaining huge amounts of experience with Lucy finishing 4th overall against the country’s best U16 Girls.
We also had Tom and Jamie travel down to Devon for some regional youth racing both achieving highly each event and doing the club very proud!
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Easter brought around a few big races for the youth riders with Lucy competing in the Youth Tour of Scotland for the South and then many racing at the Castle Combe Easter Classic. In fact, we had a rider in nearly every age category!
Youth Omniums
April also brought the first of the regional youth omniums in Portsmouth, followed by Brighton and of course Poole Wheelers very own event at Bournemouth Velodrome. Our event was incredibly well organised by Simon and Michelle Pettifer which made for the most enjoyable omnium yet! Thanks again to all the sponsors too!
Our riders competing in these included Jamie, Charlie P, Oliver P, Digby, Patrick, Thom-Eidar, Charlotte, Tom, Lucy, Dan, Oliver G, Oliver T, Evie, Ben and Charlie A. For some of our riders it was their first ever race and they sure did everyone proud!
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Not only was the team spirit high, but the talent was clearly recognised with Jamie, Oliver G, Evie, Lucy, Oliver P and Charlie P all gaining podium spots across the three rounds.
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Jamie and Lucy earned enough points to qualify for the National Omnium Final at Herne Hill. Both showed the PW colours with strength and determination among the country’s best riders.
Local Circuit Leagues
Throughout the summer we had a number of leagues that our youth riders were attending such as Odd Down, Goodwood, Thruxton, Portsmouth circuits and the Winchester Park and Rides.
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Winchester Criterium included the Southern Regional Road Championships again this year with storming rides from the youngsters including a podium finish from Oliver G, and a top 5 from Charlie P and Jamie along with all our youths giving it 100%.
Prudential Youth Grand Prix
The summer was a big one for our riders. Lucy and Jamie both competed in the London Prudential Youth Grand Prix at the Olympic Park for the South Team. First time in a team for Jamie and both performing to their best as always.
Tour of Assen
Tour of Assen for Tom, Jamie, Oliver G, Ben, Oliver P and Charlie P gave some great experience in Holland and some of the toughest racing yet! There’s a great article written by Jamie on our website.
At the same time as Assen, Lucy was racing in the National Youth Track Championships in Newport, a long draining week but plenty of experience gained each day. As we came to the end of the long season we had the UK School Games finals for Lucy and the rest of Team South. She and the other girls raced brilliantly gaining 3rd overall after the short crit races and 3rd by a fraction of a second in a gruelling team time trial. Lucy herself gained 2nd in the sprints day and 8th in her final youth road race.
Inter-Regional Track Championships
Our final track race for the youth was for Tom and Lucy in the Inter-Regional Track Championships up in Glasgow. Both doing their bit for the team in a tough weekend of racing.
Time Trials
Many of the youth riders have taken part in time trials too over the summer and there are details of those on our Time Trial page. Three riders – Tom, Jamie and Izzy – recently won their categories at the National Closed Circuit competition. So watch this space for further wins.
What a year it has been for all our youth riders with ups and downs for everyone. It’s all learning and amazing experience, and a big thank you to all the organisers and volunteers at all the events across the country.
And not forgetting Graham our coach and the parents for the constant support and encouragement throughout the season. Thank you!
Written by Lucy Gadd
Junior Ladies Captain (2016–17)
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