City Cycling Athletic Club

entries for the first event TTT is open - http://www.about2time.com/?page_id=955

enter the first event of the WPCA Winter Series http://www.about2time.com/?page_id=955 Share the pain with three others be they your team mates, club mates or even your training partners

yes , the 25th is open to all riders irrespective of age. we don't time the racing as that would be an financial burden on the youngsters. we hire the facility until 12noon. no entry fee is charged. wrt the wpca winter series - all but 2 of the event applications have been submitted and we have avoided the Paarl roads where there are roadworks which impacted on the proposed autumn series.

the next session is on Sunday 25 May and we hope to have an even larger attendance this time round. we will also be catering for these age categories in the winter series so these training sessions will be ideal for the youngsters to learn the craft of racing in safe conditions. btw - we have an ambulance in attendance.

We handicapped the age groups , here are a mixture of u16/14's being chased by the u18's Steve Sergeant was joined by Barry Austin , Herman Fouche and Chris Jennings of Team Bonitas to congratulate some of the winners. they also did a few laps of the circuit with the youngsters

the WPCA held a training/race day on 11 May at the Killarney Race Track focussing on youth development. here are some of the youngsters taking in advice from Steve Sergeant - Sports Director Hitec Product - one of the leading womens cycling teams in the world.

We will be commencing on the first weekend in June but here is a taster of what is happening in the greater Cape Town during June & July 1st June – Team Time Trial – Klipheuwel 8th June – Criterium TBC 14th,15th,16th – 3 days of Paarl de Ville (stage racing) 22nd June – Kermesse - Atlantis 29 June – Criterium – Paarden Eiland 6th July – Individual TT – Paarl de Ville 13th July – Road Race – Paarl de Ville 19th July – Road Race – Veldrift 100plus (Durbanville to Veldrift) all events will be held under the rules and regulation of Cycling SA

results were posted last night on http://www.about2time.com

Yes, from the first weekend in January the WPCA & Boland will provide a Saturday race with a PPA funride on the Sunday.

spend a few hours a night in the local pub instead of cycling. she''ll change her tune very quickly

Lights by Linea Pro Racing League Saturday 12 October The Riverside (just a couple of km from Allee Bleue) Registration from 10:30 Elites 160km. 13:00 Subvets 160km 13:02 Cat 2 120km 13:04 U16 80km 13:06 U12/14 40km 13:08 Please ensure you bring R50 along to purchase a timing chip. This is a once off cost. City will be launching its timing system at this race. Taking timing and results into the future.

Lights by Linea Pro Racing League Saturday 12 October The Riverside (just a couple of km from Allee Bleue) Registration from 10:30 Elites 160km. 13:00 Subvets 160km 13:02 Cat 2 120km 13:04 U16 80km 13:06 U12/14 40km 13:08 Please ensure you bring R50 along to purchase a timing chip. This is a once off cost. well. City will be launching its timing system at this race. Taking timing and results into the future.

riding 3 or 4 abreast - even on a quiet road is not so clever. ride 2 abreast. then the motorist can overtake without driving completly on the wrong side of the road.

a much quieter option (but it might be a bit longer) is to ride up to Durbanville, down Wellington rd, left at the silo's onto the Malmsbury Rd (i think its the r304) then take the Wellington turn to the right. follow this road till the T junction and turn left to overnight in Wellington. ride over Bains Kloof into Worcester for a overnight stop and then its 60 clicks to Robertson. the reason why i suggest this route is because of the wide shoulder on the busy roads.

come ride our crit on 6 march. ride from home - good intense workout (with the prospect of winning some money) and then a leisurely ride home. go to events page or www.citycyclingclub.org

the event organising was outsourced to Eric Lenferna's company. he organised the Giro, Argus for many years then went to work for the UCI. he came back to sa and orgainsied Junior World Champs, World B Champs without a problem.

someone, somewhere has it in there head that we must take cycling to the people. 2 events , 2 mishaps. i trust and hope the balance of the tour finishes uneventfully. and if it does - come and ride in our criterium. full road closure guaranteed.

pm me and we will put you in touch with a few of our mtb'ers. they ride on the mountain every 2nd weekend as well as the 4 trails out our way (Edgemead - 10 k's as the crow flies from CT)

we used the track this morning from Paddocks to Dolphin Beach - a fancy pants roadie bunch of about 30 - some of us elected to ride on the hardshoulder becos we don't like getting punctures, dodging walkers and their dogs, wobblers on wheels, runners and poles (and i don't mean polish people). the cycle path bunch had 2 punctures. the cycle path is great and a neccessity but i would only used it for a commute or a social ride with a friend.

why dont you guys speak to Hein Kroff at Kroff Cycles, he is also still involved at Paarl Cycling Club. maybe something more formal can be arranged.

On Saturday 11th The club meets at the Edgemead Community Centre in Edgemead drive, next to the sportsfields at 07h00 The Saturday ride is a Club ride at a pace that all riders can maintain comfortably. It is not a hard training ride. We will cater for a novice group, to be led by an experienced rider, as well as a short distance group (to save the legs of those racing on Sunday) and a slightly longer distance group. The route will be from Edgemead, through Burgundy Estate, where the novice group will split off and ride the circuit in Burgundy. The rest of the group will turn right into Tygervalley road and then left into Contermanskloof road, over the 4way stop to the dairy at the bottom of Malanshoogte. We will regroup at the top of Malanshoogte to ensure that everybody is together. On the return leg, the shorter distance riders turn right at the T junction at Tygervalley road and return via Burgundy estate (the distance is about 38 Km) The longer distance riders will turn left onto Tygervalley road and go over Tiekiedraai into Durbanville, and return via 13th avenue and the Parow Golf Club. The distance is about 54 Km. A longer loop around Durbanville is optional . The MTB “Dirty boys and girls” intend riding out from Edgemead to Koeberg for a lap of the reserve and back to Edgemead on Saturday as final preparation for the K2C race. Contact Jennifer or Victor On Sunday 12th the club meets at the BP Letchworth Service Station next to the Edgemead Shopping Centre at 07h00 If you are driving down to the service station at the start, please park in the tarred parking area outside the service station so as not to disrupt customers of the Wild Bean Cafe. Butch has been very accommodating to our needs after our rides, and it is unfair to take up all the parking as well ! Your assistance in this matter is much appreciated. The Sunday ride is longer and at a slightly higher pace, however nobody will be left to struggle on their own. If you are battling with the pace, please let someone know. It is not a problem to split the group and allow the stronger riders to ride at a higher pace, while the slower group follows at a slightly reduced pace. Often a rider will recover at this pace, and sometimes the two groups can merge again. The route will be out to Stellenbosch, over Polkadraai, part of the way up Hellshoogte, and returning via the R44. Turn left onto Bottelary rd and return via Stikland and 12th Avenue.The distance is about 80 Km

Weekend rides 4 & 5 September On Saturday we will meet at the Edgemead Community Centre next to the sportsfields at 07h00. We will cater for a novice/slow group, and 2 longer distance groups. The novice/slow group will ride around MonteVista, Edgemead and Burgundy Estate The two other groups will start together, and ride to the Dairy at Malanshoogte (regroup at the top of Malanshoogte). On the return leg the shorter distance group turn Right at Tygervalley Road and return via Burgundy Estate, while the longer distance group turn left and go over Tiekiedraai and return via 12th avenue past the Parow Golf course. On Sunday we meet at the BP Letchworth Service Station next to the Edgemead shopping Centre at 07h00 Please bear in mind that we will use the Sunday rides from this weekend for preparation for the Double Century teams. In order to facilitate the team members getting used to riding together, (and to cater for the different pace of the teams) I suggest that the teams ride the same routes, but split the teams, so that we have individual teams riding together, and not just one big group, as we know from experience that this does not work. In this way we can encourage team pacelining techniques, as well as allowing team dynamics to develop. The route will be over Tickie, through Durbanville to the 4 way stop past Phesantekraal. Proceed over the 4way, turn left at the T junction R44 and continue to Windmeul. Turn left and continue to the R302.Turn left and continue to Silos. Turn right and pass the Silos,turn right onto the R304 and turn left onto VanSchoorsdrift road and left onto the N7. Turn left off the N7 and onto Contermanskloof and return via Burgundy Estate. Distance is about 115 Km newcomers welcome on both days

Sat - The weather wasn't promising and we had a group split between roadies and mtb'ers who are training for k2c. 1 brave novice arrived, it was her 1st time on a road bike. it takes a lot of guts to join up with a club training ride, we appointed one of our more experienced riders to look after her and off we set into the northwind. the mtb'ers did a loop of Koeberg while the roadies did a loop of Duinefontein.with rain setting in the roadies decided to head back to Edgemead. the mtb'ers weren't so lucky and bore the brunt of the cold and rain. Sun - a large group set off for Stel'bos via Polka, then it was thru the town and down to the 4 way Dur'ville. the back of Tiekie is never pleasant with 80 k's on the clock. got back Edge at about 10.15 for the usual coffee and biscuits. pity the Wild Bean special is finished. a good tempo ride.

On Saturday we meet at the Edgemead Community Centre at 07h00 for a club ride , where we will again cater for a slow, novice group (around Monte Vista and Edgemead, including a loop in Burgundy at a leisurely pace), and the short and long group riders will go out together, and stay together until Duynefontein, where the short group turns back and the long group continues to Atlantis. On Sunday we meet at the BP Letchworth Service Station at 07h00 for a ride out to Stellenbosch over Polkadraai, returning via Joostenberg and Phesantekraal, over Tickiedraai. Everybody starts together, and the pace will be higher than Saturday, but we will cater for those that find the pace too high, by splitting the group at that point, and have the slower group ride in together. For the MTB riders, there are planned rides, starting from the same points, at the same times as the road club rides. Non club members are welcome to join our club ride but just remember, wear your helmet and the group obeys red traffic lights.

ccc2 - doesn't speak for us.