Trail Rides

Unfortunately we have to discontinue the trail rides which have been happening on the third Saturday of each month. Low numbers turning up has made it increasingly hard to get coaches to volunteer their spare time. The trail ride scheduled for this Saturday will NOT take place.  The coaches will get together to work out what we can do instead. This is not the end of KJCC in Richmond Park!

Strictly Cycling

Strictly Cycling ( run by Twickenham Cycling Club, British Cycling and Richmond Council ) are offering grass track race training at Kneller Gardens in Twickenham every Thursday evening this term from 6.30 - 8.30 pm. Cost is £1 per rider per session, payable on the day. The finish time is subject to weather conditions! Sessions are open to all ages and are coached by British Cycling regional coaches. And me! Any changes or bad weather cancellations will be posted on this blog.

They also created and run Bikefest - an all day event in Kneller Gardens which this year will be on Sunday 29th June. Pictured below are some of the KJCC riders past and present who took part last year.


You would not believe how many times this photo had to be reshot as the KJCC medal tally increased! Thanks to Alex and Jack for posing so patiently again......and again...

 Olympic Talent Team rider (and former KJCC member) Alex Jones overtaking on his way to victory in the grass track omnium.

He may have trained with Team Sky but Alex is still happy to race for a free lollipop!

                                                Alex Franks on the cross country course.

                                  Michael, Jay and Thomas on the start line for the scratch race.

BoxHill Ride - Sunday 4th May.

We had a huge turnout for the Boxhill ride - nearly 40 cyclists, including Mums & Dads. Weather was excellent. We all met at the Ryka's Cafe at the bottom of Boxhill, dodging the stream of large Harley Davidsons, Triumphs and other assorted motorbikes which were going in and out of the car park.

We set off in various groups - some at quite a fast pace and some at a more leisurely pace. Some even had time to admire the stunning views from the top! Once we reached the top we rode past Headley cricket ground (this was all part of the 2012 Olympic road race route) before heading down the fast descent of Juniper Hill and back around to the start. Several riders decided to stretch their legs a bit more and did another lap!  Well done to all the riders and a big thanks to the Mums and Dads who helped and kept an eye on the proceedings. We hope to run another Boxhill Ride in October. In the meantime, for the more experienced/faster riders only (with road bikes) there will be a KJCC ride to Leith Hill on Sunday July 20th - 10am start from Ryka's - about 20+ miles (quite tough!). More details soon....