IN THE LOOP: HHV JUNE NEWSLETTER
COUNTDOWN TO
SOUTH lONDON
gRAND pRIX
Well, actually only 25 more sleeps till the funnest track invitational in London!
Riders to be revealed in due course, but we have had over 70 sign up, so you’re in for a real treat.
Haven’t got your tickets yet?
FRI 24 & SAT 25 JULY
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FRI 24 & SAT 25 JULY 🚀
Super Supporters Wanted
Want to secure some of the best seats in the house with your tickets, while also helping an international athlete’s travel expenses? Consider becoming a Super Supporter!
So far, 7 amazing folks have stepped up to help these riders get to the UK. If you have the means, your £250 will help diversify our field of entrants even more.
Super Supporters also get a reserved picnic table (on either the Home Straight or Picnic Hill) and either 4 adult tickets or 2 adult tickets & 3 kids tickets.
Volunteering at slgp
Love getting stuck in the middle of the action? Roll up and add a helping hand for one of the two days of the South London Grand Prix. You’ll get a free ticket for the second day as a thank you.
fhhv presentS: Breakaway Femmes
Thursday 16 July
Doors open at 6.30pm, Screening starts at 7:15pm
For six glorious years during the 1980s, a women's Tour de France was held alongside the men's race, but until now was largely forgotten. Their story is finally being told in this documentary by Eleanor Sharpe.
Cold drinks, light snacks and fresh frites for sale in the cafe.
8:40-9pm Tour De France Femmes discussion space
Stick around and tell us what you'd like to see happen at next year's TDFF in London, and how we can help. This will be a casual space with different options for feedback and plenty of space to just have a chat.
BONUS: every ticket gets a raffle ticket to win a copy of Paul Maunder's new book, For a Yellow Jersey: The Scandalous History of the Women's Tour de France - N.B. - you must be present at the screening in order to participate in the raffle
ROAD BIKE CRIT TRAINING
We’ve extended the road bike training sessions until the end of July - these feature plenty of cornering practice as well as interval training to build the skills and fitness needed for road riding as well as crit racing.
Date: 12th Jul 2026 | Time: 11:30 AM
Date: Thursday evenings in July | Time: 7 PM
BRIXTON OPEN: Women’s Dernyfest and open sprint & Keirin
Brixton CC are back with their second Derny event of the year, this time for the women, alongside an open Sprint & Keirin competition. Entries here.
Racing is free to watch at Herne Hill Velodrome and for spectators there’s no need to book in advance. Join us this summer at the track to enjoy some top notch live racing!
Jan’s Cafe is open with teas, coffee, beer, cider, wines, spirits, soft drinks, as well as warm food.
Summer of Off-Road
SUMMERCROSS IS BOSS
Big Bob, Big Vibes - It’s everyone favourite semi-off-road summer cycling series: Rapha SummerCX!
Entries are now open for the HHV Summer CX series:
Friday 3rd July
Friday 10th July
Friday 17th July
Friday 31st July
Entries close on 10pm on the Thursday of the week of the race.
Note - there is strictly no entry on the line - I'm sure you'll understand that we need time to set the scoring up!
Off-Road Skill Building
June & July
Mondays
5:00 - 6:00 pm - Youth MTB Skills
6:00 - 7:00 pm - Youth MTB Intermediate
7:00 - 8:30 pm - Adult MTB Skills
Tuesdays
5:00 - 6:00 pm - U12 CX Skills
6:00 - 7:00 pm - Youth CX Training (featuring Rapha Summer CX course previews)
7:30 - 9:00 pm - Adult Intro to Cyclocross - for anyone CX-curious, returning after a few years away, or just wondering why everyone keeps voluntarily riding through tape in parks all winter. Featuring Rapha Summer CX course previews.
Wednesdays
8:30am - 10:00 am (July only) - Gravel Club
5:30 - 6:30 pm - Girls Off-Road
7:00 - 8:30 pm - Women’s Off Road Sessions: Off-road skills, confidence building and mixed terrain riding in a welcoming group environment
Fridays
Fridays in July - Rapha Summer CX
Entries are now open
Girls off-road sessions
We’re introducing a new Girls Off-Road session during July
Wednesdays 5.30-6.30pm
COMMUNITY NEWS
tHE bIKE pROJECT: bIKE bUDDIES
Many refugees live on just £9.95 a week and are alone. Bike Buddies pairs refugees with volunteer cyclists for relaxed rides, confidence and connection. Cycling reduces isolation, improves confidence and knowledge, and boosts both physical and mental health and wellbeing. You can enable this connection, this feeling of community and freedom. Please give today. Your donations can support all of The Bike Project's important work with refugees, to the greatest areas of need.
South London Schools for Palestine are holding a fun, bike ride event on Sunday 5th July at 3pm in Brockwell Park. This is a welcoming event, for all families and communities. The ride involves one loop of the park with a picnic afterwards. All levels of mobility welcome! There will be music, activities and all the kids will receive a medal. If you need a bike or scooter please email: brockwellkidsbikeride@gmail.com
*Register at https://shorturl.at/NHxZ8
What’s Brewin’ at Jan’s Cafe?
If you noticed some new aromas in our coffee, your tongue does not deceive you: we’ve upgraded to a yummier bean! We’re still serving locally roasted Volcano beans, but this time it’s their Rise Up blend, specifically supporting Rebuild Women’s Hope, a women’s coffee cooperative in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Fazenda Mio’s Sombra, an agroforestry project in Brazil. Jan’s cafe is regularly open on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings, come by and have a try!
More about Rise Up Blend:
Origin: Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Process: Natural and Washed
Tastes like: Raspberry Candy, Orange Rind, Milk Chocolate
WHEN THEY WIN, WE ALL WIN 🙌
A big congratulations to all the HHV alumni who competed, placed, and even won at the weekend’s national championships!
Fred Wright - 1st Men’s Road
Ethan Hayter - 1st Men's TT
Carys Lloyd - 2nd Women’s Circuit Race
Mattie Dodd - 5th Men’s Road, Silver Medal U23
Bravo everyone, and well done. We are so proud of you 🥹
Until next time, keep turning left :)
The Herne Hill Velodrome Team