Newsletter #5

Richard Pearman1st February 2019

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Dear $FIRSTNAME$ $LASTNAME$

Thank you to all who have renewed their membership for 2019 so far and welcome to all new members of the Surrey League. Your racing license and membership pack (see below) should be ready early March and we plan to hand these out at your first event.

Quick Note

A third date (28th April) has been added to the Novice Race Preparation Training Sessions calendar. Please note that the first event is now ‘Sold Out’. More details can be found further down this email.

Quick AGM/Prize Presentation Review

Thank you to all who attended the AGM, in conjunction with the SERRL, and Prize Presentation last Sunday. To all who couldn’t attend, the event started a little later as planned as this was due to an incident on the M25 causing some of the SE board to arrive late. Adam Cotterell opened proceedings shortly followed by a SERRL (South East Road Race League) 2018 review. Once over, Glyn then followed suit with our SL (Surrey League) 2018 review that also included a brief run through of the SL accounts.

Once over, the main topic of conversation began. Both the SERRL and SL put their points across to the SE board as regards why league events were being cancelled in favour of Nat B events. This caused plenty of debate from all parties with some resolve towards the end. One of the many points raised though was the fact the lack of Comms and AM’s had affected some events in both leagues and that BC needed to address this – as regards making this voluntary role more attractive to possible candidates.

Winner

Once the debate was over, it was time for the presentations. The SERRL awarded their awards swiftly
followed by Glyn and the SL. Due to the time taken over the debate, it was agreed not to go through the long list of clubs who had won cash but to go straight into the awards (trophies). After Craig and Ken presented the awards, the AGM/Prize Presentation was over.

Thank you to all who arrived.

Surrey League Club/Team/Rider 2019 Affiliation

Club/team/rider affiliation is steadily growing, but please remember that if you want to affiliate to the league then your club/team must be affiliated first. Rider affiliation is done via RiderHQ, but clubs/teams can download the form from our website and send to Glyn.

Weekend events in March/April

2nd March – Kingston Wheelers promote two events on the popular Dunsfold circuit. A 3rd cat event is planned for the morning (09:30 am), which will cover approx 51 miles, followed by a 2nd/3rd cat event in the afternoon (1:30 pm). Both events are open to enter via RiderHQ (spaces are still available for both events).

17th March – Brighton Mitre promote two events on the Kirdford circuit with a 3rd cat event planned for the morning with riders covering approx 50miles. It is then followed by a 2nd/3rd cat event in the afternoon with these riders tackling 60 miles. Both events are open to enter via RiderHQ (spaces are still available for both events).

31st March – Dulwich Paragon promote a 2nd/3rd cat event using the Lingfield circuit with the riders covering approx 65 miles. This event is now open on RiderHQ (spaces are still available).

7th April – Farnborough & Camberley promote two events on the Seale Circuit. A 3rd cat event is planned for the morning (09:30 am), which will cover approx 50 miles, followed by a 2nd/3rd cat event in the afternoon (1:30 pm). Both events are on RiderHQ and the entries open on the 7th February.

Race Calendars

The race calendars are live on our website, but we must stress that these are provisional only;

Youth Racing (Monday evenings)
Dunsfold Park Vets Racing (Wednesday evenings)
Handicap Racing (Thursday evenings)
Dunsfold Park 4ths/Women Racing (Friday evenings)
Weekend Road Racing

Novice Race Preparation Training Sessions (updated)

Please remember that if you are new to the Surrey League, and a 4th cat male/female rider, you will need to complete 2 Novice Race Preparation Training Sessions before being allowed to race with us. Once passed, you’ll be given an accreditation card which you must bring with you to your events as well as your Surrey League and BC race licenses.

A few years ago, the Surrey League introduced ‘Race Preparation Training Sessions’. These have the aim of introducing basic and advanced group riding skills to all novice 4th cat riders (men and women) so they are more prepared for competitive racing. They are run by qualified British Cycling coaches, with the help of a number of experienced riders, on various traffic-free circuits in the Surrey area.

More details are available on our website and you can enter the sessions via RiderHQ.

The next sessions available are;

South of England Event Centre (23rd February) – SOLD OUT
South of England Event Centre (23rd March)
South of England Event Centre (28th April)

Precise Performance 4th Cat Series

We are pleased to announce that Precise Performance, a company delivering bike fitting & coaching services, is sponsoring the Friday night 4th cat series at Dunsfold Park. Precise Performance will be donating 12 prizes to each race winner and is in the form of a voucher for a Fitness Test at their studio in Herriard, near Basingstoke.

More details can be found on our website and you can also visit their website for a full list of services they provide.

Amendments for 2019

This year we are making a couple of changes to two of our series. The changes are needed to help aid the riders and also race promoters.

Firstly, the Vets series. In the past, the format has always been one race two age groups (40+ and the 50+). Well in 2019 this will change to three age groups (40+, 50+, and 60+). This is to aid and encourage others to race and be rewarded with league positions and points. The same system applies, everybody races together, but the results will be split into the new age groups rather than 2 age groups as in previous years.

Secondly, the Handicap events will now be on RiderHQ. This will help riders, as well as promoters, regards cash on the night. You can still enter ‘on-the-day’ mind you if you prefer.

Membership Pack

All members will receive a Membership Pack with their Surrey League license. These will be handed out from early March and contain various small product items donated by our sponsors.