Spinning Classes at the Meres:

Still places available, these will resume on Tuesday 1st November from 19.45 to 20.30, cost £20 for 10 sessions on a first come, first served basis, with possible reserve spots available on a weekly basis.

Contact John  Farmer (07919 441848) ASAP to book your place.

Turbo/Roller – Winter training

As last winter we will have weekly Thursday night sessions on alternate weeks as follows

 The first Roller session led by Adam Egner will be on Thursday 27th October starting at 19.00, cost Free

 The first Coached (Tracey McAndrew) led Turbo session will be on Thursday 3rd November starting at 19.00 cost Seniors £3, Under 18s £2.

 The club does have a couple of Turbo trainers available, so if anyone would like to take part but does not have a Turbo, please contact Janet East to reserve one for the evening.

Note you could also join in with a Turbo on the Roller nights if you are not yet into the delights of riding rollers.

  Go-Ride Coaching

This will continue through the winter at the Meres Leisure centre on Saturday morning 10.30 to 11.30, well done to Mark Bailey for keeping these going. Mark also advises that he plans some additional sessions at venues such as Sherwood Pines

  AGM: Monday 28th Nov – 7.30pm

Due to holidays the AGM has been brought forward slightly and is on a Monday evening which we hope is still convenient for everyone. Please make every effort to attend as this is your chance to have your say in how the club is run and the activities that are promoted by the club.

If you have any suggestions for changes to the club constitution these need to be submitted to the club Secretary Carol Milne by the end of October.

Please also forward items for the Agenda to Carol.

Club TT Secretary:

Pleased to advise that we have a volunteer for the post of club Time Trial secretary, Martin Hedley who has been co-opted onto the committee until the AGM, when the committee will stand for re-election.

 Derby Track:

Several members have expressed an interest in an indoor track session at Derby, we are currently waiting for the next weekend dates to be released and will try to organize at the earliest opportunity. 

 National Event Entry fees:

A reminder that anyone who has ridden a national championship/series event in 2016 can reclaim the entry fee, please let Janet East know before the end of October, so that the accounts can be finalised

 Witham Wheelers Cyclo-Cross:

Well done to Dave Beckett for organizing the club cyclo-cross and many thanks to the Club members who gave upto 4 hours of their time on Saturday to set the course out and 8 hours on Sunday (3 in the rain) to ensure a successful event, despite the rain.

 Both the Lincolnshire (Sundays) and Notts & Derby (Saturdays) Leagues continue upto the end of the year, with the East Mids champs being held at Darley Moor on 4th December.

 Mince Pie Ride – 18^th December:

The annual mince pie ride is scheduled for Sunday 18^th Dec. venue to be decided.

 Clubruns:

These continue upto Christmas, start time still at 8.30 from the Market Cross on Sundays and 9.30 Social Rides from PedalPushers on a Saturday. Further details can be found on the club discussion forum in the days leading upto the ride.

 Annual Dinner & Prize Presentation – Saturday 21^st January 2017

Just a reminder to keep the date free in your diary, full details to be announced soon.

Please ensure you return any club Trophies you may have to Janet East by the AGM

 2017 Open Events:

Events currently planned for next year are

·         May 29th GT Ellingworth and GA Bennett British Cycling road races

·         Jun 4th Open 10 mile TT

·         Date TBC Lincs Handicap road race league

·         July 1^st Open 25 mile TT

·         Date TBC Velo 99 road race

·         Sep 3rd Lincs RRA 30 mile TT

·         Date TBC Lincs League Cyclo-Cross

Thank you to all the organisers for stepping forward again

 Clothing:

There is still a good stock of club clothing, see website for a list of available items, contact John Farmer for more details.