CONDOR CYCLO CROSS
EVENT WELLHOLME PARK
Its our cross this Sunday
28th October, we need your help to make it a success, please see notes
from Trevor and my News stuff sent to Halifax Courier & the Echo below. I
have hopefully sorted, parking which will be in works car park as last year,
showers available at Brighouse sports centre (still awaiting confirmation), I have
a meeting with parks dept. tomorrow to sort out course and hopefully toilets.
We also have a coffee van which will hopefully be at the bottom end of the main
field. Phill Thackery is also coming at 8.00 to no doubt sort the field route (as
last year) whilst we concentrate on the hillside and the viaduct top. Fred
Rothwell advises me that he will bring the prepared start sheets and numbers.
Trevor’s notes
John described the course which will be at Wellholme Park,
Brighouse. Two course building teams will be required on Sunday morning at
08.00.Team Leaders will be John and Peter.
We need as many members as possible to turn up on Sunday
morning for course building and of these at least 6 will be required for
marshal duties. John asked that all available members contact him very soon to
confirm their attendance. Full details of the event available from John.He will
also confirm if Swimming Pool facilities are available for
showering/toilets and also if we can use
the Bowling Green toilets .Trevor will organise the “signing on” and supply
tent, tables and chairs.
PR
A cyclo cross event his being run by the local Condor Road
Club this Sunday (28th October) under British Cycling regulations
& rules.
Cyclo Cross events are off road cycle events run over varied
terrain (grassland/tracks), mainly rideable but with some dismounts over
circuits of 2 to 4Km in length ( shorter for U12’s), duration 15 to 60mins + 1
lap. They require fitness and bike handling skills. Unlike our Olympic and Tour
De France stars, UK riders are not among the world elite as the sport is
dominated by Belgium super stars such as Sven Nys and Neil Albert (each said to
get £10K per race appearance), but this may change if as rumoured the sport
becomes an Olympic winter event. The circuits are marked out with poles and
plastic tape, riders are timed with seperate events for U12’s, Youths,
Vets/Woman & Seniors/Juniors. Yorkshire events this season have seen
increased fields of over 100 riders particular in the veteran races attracting
riders from all over the north England.
Entry is on the line, participants need a british cycling
racing licence or alternatively pay a supplement to the entry fee. U12’s entry
is only £1 with no supplement, they ride a short course on the main flat field. Normally
subject to entries 3 races are held for girls and boys U12’s, U10,s and U8’s.
In these age groups because of the flat terrain any bike can be used, so bring
your children along and try to be at wellhome park around 45mins before the
start time to sign on and practice.
The wellholme park circuit is a Yorkshire series event and the
course users the rear field beyond the stream, the wood hillside and the old
railway embankment. One steep climb which has around a 40% gradient goes up the central wooded
hillside, watch out for ex national champion Chris Young who was the only
rider to ride all the way to the top on
each lap in last years event.
Event start times and approx. race durations are:
10.30 Youths duration
30mins
11.30 under 12s, U10 & U8’s duration approx. 15mins
12.30 Veterans/Woman
duration 40 mins
14.00 Senior/Junior
duration 60 mins.
Why not watch the events FOC to see the skill and speed of
top uk riders.
We request dogs are keep on leads, any more information can
be obtained by contacting the organisor John Ginley on 01274 601567, Email johnginley@btinternet.com . You can
also check the
British Cycling web site under Cyclo Cross and events.
