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Clifton Cycling Clubs aim is to provide training and coaching sessions, for young people from the age of 8 years old and to encourage and support participation in youth and Junior cycle races. At the same time we aim to have lots of fun and make new friends. Our coaches are all British Cycling, first aid trained and have enhanced CRB checks.
This is a fantastic club for active children wanting to do more and get better. Our aim is to nurture a love of cycling, give riders a better understanding of cycle sport, whilst helping them become the best they can be ! We strive to challenge our riders, whilst giving them every chance to succeed. For more details on becoming a member see our membership page or complete a membership form. Why not come down and join us, your first session is free ! Junior & Youth membership is £5.00. We strongly advise all our young members to join British Cycling. What we do
The club runs regular weekly sessions as follows, as well as training rides. There are Go-Ride sessions for 9 - 12 year olds on a Saturday morning 11am - 12 midday at Hempland School, Whitby Avenue, York YO31 1ET. For 13 - 16 year olds there are session on a Monday & Thursday evening, these sessions normally run from 6.30pm - 8.30
contact goride@cliftoncc.org
Cost of coaching sessions at Hempland: £2.50 per hour session first sessions are free for newcomers, (signed parental/guardian consent form) What to bring: Bike, lights if required, Helmet, suitable clothing check the forecast, food, drink Some information on bikes Buying the right bike, size recommendations and things to watch out for. First of all make sure you get the right frames size, see table below. Then that the components match. Handle bar stem length 80-100mm
Handle bar width 390mm (width of the riders shoulders) with a compact drop for smaller hands
Chainset crank lenghth 160/165 or 170mm.
Gearing
You should also consider the maximum gear size, young riders should not be using huge adult gears!!! Typically for a 15 - 16 year old 52 teeth chainring & smallest rear of 16 teeth (BBB BCS-10S 10 Speed Cassette 16-25 teeth)
Frame Size Guide
For smaller riders, Isla Bike make some really good starter bikes, they are nt cheap but are well built with quality components and retain there value. So they can be passed down or sold quite easily. Once you get onto 700c wheels (standard road wheel size) there are more options on the market, one of the best routes is a custom build buy a frame and build the correct bike around the rider.
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS & GUARDIANS |
Club Sessions Monday Evenings, 6.30 - 8.30, 12 - 18 years old, trianing sessions, Nether Poppleton, meet at the Premier Inn car park next to Ballantynes. Please contact Billy torryloon53@sky.com if your planning on coming along.
Frequently Asked Questions
What sort of cycling is it? The majority of our sessions are based around road cycling, so you will need a road bike. Who are the sessions aimed at? Anyone who has an interest in improving as a bike rider, maybe you do a bit of PE at school and do a bit of running or maybe you’re a swimmer. You may not do any sport at school but enjoy riding you bike. Do you fancy yourself as the next Mark Cavandish, Emma Pooley or even Victoria Pendleton. How fit do I need to be? As long as you’re used to regular exercise, and can ride your bike for an hour or so you should be fine. What should I bring with me? A roadworthy bike, helmet, clothing appropriate to the weather, a 500ml drinks bottle and snacks e.g. Nutrigrain type bars for every hour of riding. Do I need a fancy bike? No, as long as it fits you and its road worthy you will be fine. I don’t have any cycle specific clothing what should I wear? Appropriate kit, maybe PE kit, nothing baggy that might get caught in a wheel or chain, a basic cycling jersey is a good start. Helmet is a must and waterproof if its likely to rain. What happens if I get left behind? You won’t. Sessions are lead by qualified coaches, we have mixed ability riders in all groups one of the main things we work on is group riding. Do I have to race? No. We encourage everyone to have a go, but if your not sure or keen to start with thats ok Do I need to be a member of British Cycling or Clifton Cycling Club? No. You can find out how to do this later if you decided too. RacingIn the Yorkshire region of British Cycling there is a good choice of races during the Summer you can ride grass track at Roundhay Park, Leeds, circuit racing at Richard Dunn, Bradford & Wombwell, Barnsley, there is summer cyclo cross races and Mountain Bike racing all within 40 miles of York.
More about Road Racing... All racing for under 16's is held on closed road circuits, which are traffic free. These are either purpose built cycling facilities such as Richard Dunn, Bradford or Middlesbrough Cycle Circuit alternatively Go Kart or car racing circuits like Tockwith. Race formats, races are normally run over a set number of laps, current regulations state the following race distances.
More about Mountain Biking... Nutcracker is the local MTB series, with categories for younger riders. Between September and January there is the Yorkshire points Cyclo Cross League. All the above have racing for all youth categories under 8's to 16 year olds. More about Cyclo Cross... |