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TVCRA Training - 25 April

posted 25 Apr 2013 15:17 by Mike Smith

Due to an unserviceable Lynx helicopter on the airfield the training this week was based round the western half of the airfield.

42 seniors riders, 25 Juniors and 26 day ticket members participated this evening in fairly pleasant conditions compared to the previous 3 weeks.

Results of the 1st round of the Youth Omnium are now on the results page here

There will probably a video of the race practice group, so keep your eye on the video page as this will appear soon once I get it edited and uploaded.

Don't forget there is NO training next week (2 May) as its the 1st of the Tor 2000 circuit series races, details are on the British Cycling web site here

TVCRA Training 18 April 13

posted 20 Apr 2013 12:31 by Mike Smith [ updated 25 Apr 2013 14:54 ]

The 3rd training session of the season took place in very windy conditions, despite this 59 seniors and 40 Juniors battled against the wind on the exposed Ilton airfield.

There are still quite a large volume of users who are using the day membership scheme, it would ease the burden of the duty club representative if you were to join as a full member (and also be much cheaper). The membership form is available for download here, it is £35 for Seniors, U18 £25, U16 £15 and £50 for a family (up to 2 adults + 2 children).

Mike Smith had his helmet cam on again in the race practice group and was taking pictures this time which are on the photo page here.

For those who were there the previous week (11 Apr) Mike's video is on the video page here

Youth Sign on

posted 19 Apr 2013 12:43 by Mike Smith

Now that the youth coaching at Ilton is becoming quite popular the TVCRA coaches have put together the following information:

1. Signing on.

All youth riders must sign on.

Day membership for youth riders is £2 per session.

Youth members must know their membership club when asked.

2. Coaching Groups

The coaching sessions run on a three week rotation and riders are split into three groups.

A. Beginner.

Aimed at younger riders, aged 10 or under, who want to improve their bike skills.

Sessions are always skills based and run on the airfield runways, using cones and obsticles.

B. Intermediate

Aimed at riders 10 - 14 and younger riders with some experience.

Week 1 Skills session

A more dynamic session based around specific skills, such as cornering, braking, gear selection, sprinting etc.

Week 2 Race games.

Racing 'games' where we try and put learned skills into context, using around a short circuit, easily observable for the coaches so they can give feedback and help improve technique.

Week 3 Omnium racing night.

A three discipline series of short races comprising a time trial, bunch race and handicap race, so riders can apply their skills in a entry level, supportive but competitive environment, riders results go into a league table so they can judge their progression. There is are overall awards for 10s and under , 12s and under, and 14s and under for both boys and girls at the end of the year. Younger and older riders may take part if they so wish.

C Experienced

Aimed at riders 10 -16 who are already competing in races or intend to shortly.

Week 1 Skills session (as above)

Week 2 Coached group riding round the perimeter track (the same route as the seniors).

Week 3 Omnium Racing Night (as above)

Things to bear in mind:

During the Omnium racing evenings due to the numbers involved we cannot run a 'non racing' session for older riders (over 10s)on those evenings. If your child does not want to race, they should either decide to have the evening off, or make arrangements to do their own ride, supervised by parents or a responsible adult clubmate.

We cannot and do not have the facilities to repair, adjust or service bikes. Riders must arrive with a well maintained bike, and if they have a puncture or mechanical problem, above the very basic, must get their parents or helpers to sort the problem out.

Ilton Training - 11 April

posted 14 Apr 2013 14:25 by Mike Smith [ updated 15 Apr 2013 14:34 ]

Despite a few showers prior to 7pm, the 2nd trainining session of the season took place in dry and reasonably mild conditions. (compared to the previous weeks Baltic conditions)

The Juniors were amused for the first 5 mins of the sessions with Gary's warm up routine before they headed off to the centre of the airfield.

The seniors meanwhile were briefed by Anna before setting off on a more sedate warm up lap than the previous week (19.5 mph I heard). They were then split into 2 groups; a race practice group followed by a more steady paced group.

There is some video of the warm up lap and also of the race practice group posted on Youtube here by Mike Smith

TVCRA 1st training session - Thurs 4 Apr

posted 3 Apr 2013 05:25 by Mike Smith

Don't forget that the 1st TVCRA training sessions starts tomorrow evening (4th Apr) at 7pm. Please ensure you are signed on by 18:45 so the sessions can start promptly at 7pm. All membership numbers from the signing-on evening have been distributed to club reps and those received in the post have been sent out.

Provided your name is on the signing-on sheets that the duty club rep will have (this is confirmation that the mem sec has received & processed your application) you will be allowed on the circuit. If not then you will have to puchase a day membership at a cost of £5 for seniors and £2 for juniors, the day membership is also availabe from the duty club rep (Anna from Tor 2000 for the next 4weeks)

TVCRA Membership 2013

posted 15 Mar 2013 10:25 by Mike Smith

The TVCRA Club and Individual membership fees are now due for renewal, the forms are available on the web site for download, Individual here and Club here

NB - There is a discount for all forms received before the 1st April, so don't delay join today.

TVCRA Training 2013

posted 10 Mar 2013 14:48 by Mike Smith

TVCRA Training nights will be on Thursdays this year (replacing Tuesdays), and be at RNAS Merryfield, Ilton, Somerset TA19 9HN as usual.

They will start on Thursday 4th April and run until Thursday 12th September.

There will be no TVCRA training on the nights Team Tor run their well established Thursday night races on 2nd & 16th May, 6th & 27th June and 11th July.

TVCRA training evenings have been extended starting earlier and finishing later in September to give the same number of training days.

The reason for the switch was that there are now almost a dozen races taking place at Westpoint and Dunkeswell on Tuesday evenings during 2013, which would have drawn off significant numbers of riders.

Start time will be 7.00pm sharp on all evenings.

Bikes must be road bikes (that is suitable to pass an inspection at a BC road race), with no discs, tri bars, aero helmets etc. allowed.

There will be a full series of youth coaching running throughout, on a three week rota. Anyone interested in coaching who could spare a one evening in three, please contact me, you will get free membership. You do not not to be an accredited BC coach.

Fees:

Senior (over 18 on 1st Jan this year) £35

Junior (over 16 and under 18 on 1st Jan) £25

Youth (under 16 on 1st Jan) £15

Family £50 (2 senior plus youths/ juniors living in the same household under 18)

For members signing up before 1st April there is a £10 discount on the above fees (£5 for youths), reducing them to:

Senior £25, Junior £15, Youth £10 and Family £40

Fees can be paid at the TVCRA registration meeting at The Wyndham Arms, Ilton at 7.30pm on Thursday March 21st,).

Day Membership

Club members who do not wish to sign up for the whole series (£1.25 per night for seniors if you pay early) can take out day membership.

Seniors / Juniors £5 per session

Youth £2 per session

The Team Time Trial will be on Thursday 20th June.

TVCRA Go Ride - 28 Aug 2012

posted 10 Sep 2012 13:16 by Mike Smith

The results of the Go Ride races held on the 28 Aug are now available on the Results page here

Youth Omnium Results - Round 3

posted 5 Jul 2012 14:48 by Mike Smith [ updated 5 Jul 2012 14:50 ]

The results of the 3nd round of the Youth Omnium held on the 12th June have also been posted on the results page here.

The final round will be held next week (10th July)

TVCRA Membership - reduced Fees

posted 25 Jun 2012 12:13 by Mike Smith

As we are nearly halfway through the TVCRA season the membership will be reduced to 50% of the 2012 fees from the 3rd July 2012. This will give you another 10 Tuesday training sessions.

An updated form is available for download on the membership page and here.

Please send completed forms and correct fees to the Membership secretary, details on the form

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