Hillingdon Time trial - May 18th. Well done to Luca, Matthew, Callum, Sam, Emma, Michael and Jack. For most their first time trial, but judging by the smiles at the end not their last.
10 laps of the Hillingdon circuit and the KJCC riders still didn't want to get off their bikes!
Tour de France celebrations - June/July. To celebrate the British stages of the tour, KJCC ran celebration events at the club.
Riding the 'Champs Elysees' in June
Competition for the different colour jerseys was as fierce in Kingston as it was in France in July.
London Youth Games - 5th July.
I was lucky enough to manage the Kingston cycling squad for the London Youth Games. Unfortunately rain stopped the racing before the road races but we came sixth in the time trials, our best ever result. KJCC were well represented in the squad and team members are already training with a view to next year's event. They were certainly easy to spot in a crowd!
Twickenham Track Day, Herne Hill - 7th September.
Run by Twickenham Cycling Club who have close links with KJCC it was very popular with both our riders and their parents who got to race too. Huge thanks to Kulvinder, Big Steve, Natasha, Simon, Alan, Amanda and Ruhi who put so much effort into organising an amazing day.
Free beer for the adults and sweets for the children rounded off a fab day for KJCC.
Tour of Britain race - September 14th.
8 under 12 riders from Kingston got to compete in a race on the embankment alongside the time trial on the last day of the Tour of Britain race. A great opportunity to race in front of the crowds and one they all loved.
On behalf of KJCC the squad were presented with a signed shirt by British Cycling as a reward for the highest increase in club membership in the south east. No shortage of volunteers to escort it back to the club!
Kempton Park.
During 2014 KJCC have run occasional sessions at Kempton Park Racetrack. These have been organised by Matt with Hans to help. Thanks to the enthusiasm of these two the sessions have proved very popular and will continue to happen during the Autumn and Winter so look out for details on our newsletters, facebook page and blog.
Thanks to Charlotte Carrington for those last two photos.
Over the summer the club were also involved in 'Strictly Cycling' training sessions in Kneller Gardens, Twickenham which culminated in Bikefest at the end of June. KJCC riders seemed to have a permanent spot on the podium but unfortunately I was too busy helping with the judging to take photos. Please can club riders and their parents email me any they might have and I can add them to the blog.
Club rides were also organised by Ant to Box Hill and Leith Hill. Club sessions at Herne Hill were also organised by Ant and he will post photos of all these seperately.
Holidays did not bring a pause to cycling for KJCC riders. Jenna Lyle and Lucy Adams went with their families to Bath and took their bikes.
I know they weren't the only ones to take their bikes on holiday. We would love to see photos from where you all went. If you email them to me I will put them in a holiday special post!
And this was just the abridged version of events! So it really was a very busy summer for all of us that would not have been possible without all the many hours put in by coaches and volunteers. Thank you to all of you. Autumn has not however brought our cycling to an end, club sessions continue to be very busy despite the weather and riders have already moved on to competing in cyclocross races. More blogs coming soon!
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