IN THE LOOP: HHV end of MAY NEWSLETTER
off-road trails
launch party
We did it folks!
Thanks to you and your generous donations, we have all collectively given our off-road trails a glowup. To celebrate, we’re hosting a freeride session and timed laps challenges on Saturday 6 June from 1.30 - 5pm - we have now introduced another Free Ride session from 4 - 5pm due to popular demand!
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED 🚀
LAST DATE: FRIDAY MAY 29!
Short, fun and sweet – road crit racing for all levels. Improve your bike handling and race craft. Take a shot at our tight and twisty circuit that takes in some of Herne Hill Velodrome's iconic features.
Youth / Women / Open categories - book here
Can’t Get Enough Crit?
Check out our Adult Intermediate Crit sessions.
Intermediate crit sessions take our inner track crit skills sessions a bit further, and you'll work on building speed and racecraft with crit-specific intervals, as well as all the cornering, group riding and bike handling skills you’re used to.
It’s Open Season!
Sun 28th June - Velo Club Londres
What are Open Meetings?
Local cycling clubs play host to Open Meeting events. These track cycling events draw in the best riders from the South-East England and beyond. Each club brings a unique approach to their event, with music and commentary, and a varying programme of races.
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.
Brixton CC’s first event of the year still has spaces for the Open Dernyfest, and the Women’s Sprint & Keirin competition. Click on the image to enter!
Summer of Off-Road
FINAL SHOWDOWN: WED 3 JUNE
Riders will take on a short, twisty trail packed with fun technical features, against the clock. Exciting for seasoned riders, but totally welcoming if you’re new to MTB racing. Everyone gets at least three goes on the course, with your best results across the heats deciding your overall placing on the night, and counting towards a series podium too.
Monday night MTB sessions in the run-up will be an opportunity to practice all the more technical features included in the courses.
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
8th June to 30th June
Mondays
5:00 to 6:00 pm
Youth MTB Skills6:00 to 7:00 pm
Youth MTB Intermediate
Tuesdays
6:00 to 7:00 pm
Youth CX Training7:30 to 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
Wednesdays
7:00 to 8:30 pm
Women’s Off Road Sessions: Off-road skills, confidence building and mixed terrain riding in a welcoming group environment
Fridays
8:30 to 10:00 am
Gravel Club - start the day with our deliciously new crunchy trails
Girls off-road sessions
We’re experimenting with a new Girls Off-Road session.
Wednesdays 5.30-6.30pm
Volunteering at HHV
Our fleet of bikes are maintained by generous and keen home mechanics, overseen by Jenni, a professional mechanic. We’ve got 2 bike fixing dates set in June: Monday 8 & Monday 29. Get in touch with Jenni if you’d like to get involved: jgwiazdowski@hhvt.org
If you’d like to volunteer but don’t want to get your hands dirty, click here for all our event support volunteering opportunities!
TRISHAW PILOTS WANTED
“Cycling Without Age project at the Time and Talents charity in Rotherhithe. We have three Christiania trishaws which our volunteers use to take out our older members. Our members are often experiencing isolation through mobility issues, and it is great for them to be taken out to local parks or places of interest.”
“I am reaching out to local cycle projects to recruit more volunteers for the project as the role of trishaw ‘pilot’ requires a level of confidence associated with experienced city cyclists. The volunteer will have a two-hour practical training along with a four-hour general volunteer training. Because the volunteers work with vulnerable adults this will include safeguarding and boundary training.”
Sign up at www.timeandtalents.org.uk/volunteering-application-form/
That’s all for now friends.
Until next time, keep turning left!
The Herne Hill Velodrome Team
Get your buns in gear, the SLGP is almost here!