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22nd February 2012 |
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Spin Class
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For those of you
partaking in the spin classes on a Tuesday and
Thursday evening, Martin has provided the following
information to help you understand the make-up of
the sessions.
Here |
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14th February 2012 |
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IOM Youth Tour |
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Marshalls are required for this years IOM Youth
Tour, which starts on Friday evening 4th May on
Douglas Promenade and ends on Sunday afternoon 6th
May. There are sessions in the morning and afternoon
of both days, so if you can assist in any way,
please contact
emmasmettem@me.com or ericabellhouse@me.com |
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12th February 2012 |
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Microgaming 25 Mile Sporting Timetrial |
Manx Viking Wheelers will be hosting the first race
of the season the Microgaming 25 Mile Sporting Time
Trial on Sunday 4th March using the Silverdale
Course.
Signing on will be from 8 a.m. to
8.45 a.m. at Silverdale Cafe with the first rider
off at 9.00 a.m. Please send your entries and full
payment (cheques to be made out to Manx Viking
Wheelers) to Brian Johnson, Cintra, Alexander Drive,
Douglas by Thursday 1st March.
All
competitors must be a current signed up member of a
local club and have a valid TLI Licence. Failure to
produce a licence will result in a day licence
charge.
Entry fees - TLI Member with Licence
- Senior £12.00, Junior £9.00 and Youth £7.00
Non TLI Members - Senior £16.00, Junior £13.00
and Youth £11.00.
NO ENTRIES ON THE LINE.
Anyone who can help out with marshalling please
contact Brian on 495684 |
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Spin Classes |
The popular spin classes are back up and running
again. New instructor Martin has impressed with his
knowledge and training methods. Martin is a
qualified advanced spin instructor and has a degree
in Sport Science. Tuesdays session covered a bit of
everything and Thursday class was more specific
working on speed and VO2 max. Martin's plan is to
target areas to improve VO2 max, lactate thresholds
and speed work over the next 8 weeks.
Another
important aspect he is working on is improving core
strength an important but often neglected aspect of
cycling.
There are still some places
available for members at both sessions. If you
would like to come along for a work out please
contact Brian on 495684 or brian-johnson@manx.net |
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11th February 2012 |
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Manx Viking Wheelers Night at Hot Rocks -
update |
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Just a reminder of the next social event. The
evening starts from 6.30pm.
Those who are expecting to attend and take part,
pls make sure you contact Helen before 6pm
Tuesday. We need to know numbers in order to
ensure we have enough instructors on hand.
There will be refreshments available.
Anyone not sure of how to get to Hot Rocks, pls
call Helen.
Hope you all enjoy the evening.
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7th February 2012 |
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MVW night at Hot Rocks 15th February |
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We are delighted to confirm that Manx Viking
Wheelers will be holding the next social evening
at Hot Rocks, the recently opened indoor
climbing wall centre,in Douglas.
The evening is open to all members, including
friends and family. Children from 10 years of
age are welcome. The only restriction is, 1
child per adult.
The cost of the evening is £8.50 per person
(less if you have your own gear).
We will confirm the start time, nearer the date.
We hope as many of you as possible can attend
and support this new, local business.
As space is limited, pls can you let Helen
Wolstencroft know if you will be attending. (email: hjwolstencroft@hotmail.com)/phone
480947)
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2nd February 2012 |
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MOUNT
MURRAY SPIN SESSIONS |
The very popular Spin and core sessions are to
resume hopefully next week, the format will be the
same as before Tuesday 7.00pm (Intermediates)
Thursday 7.00pm (Advanced)running through February
and March and ending April, approx 8 weeks.
The club will again be subsidizing the cost!
Cost for the eight week block will be £36.00
NUMBERS ARE LIMITED
To book your place or for further details contact
Brian at brian-johnson@manx.net 84 |
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28th January 2012 |
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Christian wins
National Madison |
Mark Christian paired with Simon yates won the 2012
National Madison Championship. The Duo riding in the
100% ME kit started the race as they meant to go on
, taking the first two sprint with precision.
Staying on course by the half way point the pair
where leading the race by a sufficient advantage. A
text book finish ended the event with Mark Christian
& Simon Yates taking the honor's ahead of Alex
Dowsett & Tom Murry (SKY Pro Cycling & Sigma Sport
Specialized) and George Atkins & Owain Doulle (100%
ME).
Riders reactions.
Mark
Christian
"It
was a good race and we won a national title so
I'm really happy with that. We knew from the
start it would be a tactical race and with just
a few teams riding it was a hard 200 laps and we
had to work hard to win that. We've been putting
a lot of track work in during the winter with
the academy and it’s obviously paid off today.
It’s a nice way to finish off the track season
because we are in a transition period at the
moment crossing over to road work. I've got a
training camp coming up in Majorca shortly with
the Academy then I'm going to be based in
Belgium with AN Post who I'm riding for. Another
win for the Isle of Man, nice to keep it in the
family."
Simon
Yates
"We've trained for that. Just arrived back from
Bejing so we're going pretty well on the track.
We wanted to get involved with the race early on
and winning the first two sprints took a bit of
pressure off. We could have sat back towards the
end of the race because we had pretty much done
what we had to but we pushed on because we
didn't want anyone to get a lap on us and to be
honest I couldn't really relax till we'd
finished the race."
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20th Januray 2012 |
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Manx Viking Wheelers 2012 sign on night |
In
order to get ready for the 2012 season, Manx Viking
Wheelers are holding our sign on night 4th February
at Jabberwocky Cafe in Douglas from 7pm.
The
cost of membership for 2012 is £20 per racing
member. £15 for- social member and £10 for juniors, Membership is free
for anyone who has not previously been a member of
any other Isle of Man cycling club.
Not
wanting to miss out on a social opportunity, we are
delighted to confirm that Jabberwocky is licenced so
there will be a selection of libations available for
purchase. The club will be providing a "bite to
eat".
Please can you let Helen Wolstencroft
know if you will be attending, either by phone/text
480947 or by email: hjwolstencroft@hotmail.com.
We need to know the total by 30th January.
As with all of our social events, this "sign on
evening" is open to non club members for £10 per
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19th January 2012 |
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IOM Coaching Course |
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If anyone is interested in becoming a British
Cycling Level 1 Coach, then there is the possibility
of a course being held here on the Island, should
there be enough interest. If you are interested, you
need to contact Emma Smettem via email on emmasmettem@me.com. |
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CA Claim Form |
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This
form has been introduced for use by anyone that has
been off island and represented the club whilst
competing in a cycling event as a member of MVW. The
claim
form is then to be submitted to the CA. |
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8th January 2012 |
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The Manx go to Beijing |
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British Cycling has chosen a young team of riders to
represent GB in the upcoming third round of the UCI
Track Cycling World Cup Classic in Beijing. Joe
Kelly and Mark Christian will form part of a 6 man
endurance team. Good look to Joe and Mark! |
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6th January 2012 |
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IOM Calendar |
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2012 IOM Cycling
Calendar is HERE or
follow the quick link at the bottom of the page. |
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Apply Now |
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Sign on with Manx Viking Wheelers for this Season
Here (Word
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PDF) |
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1st
January 2012 |
Happy New Year
Wishing Everyone well for
there 2012 Season |
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All News and Results from 2011 can be found on our
History page. |
