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Club 10's - 27/7/10

Although the traffic lights on our usual E14/10A course are still there, we have been promised by the workmen they'll turn them off tonight, plus the road is now shut on the alternative course.

Club 10's - Traffic Lights - again!!!

The traffic lights on our usual E14/10A course appeared again on Tuesday 20th July and so we had to switch to the standby course - New Course (Google Maps). Julia will e-mail all the usual riders when we know what is happening next week and we'll try to keep you informed via this web page.

Club 10's - Back to original course from 13th July!

PLEASE NOTE - the traffic lights have now gone from our usual evening 10 course (for the time being at least!) and so we will be using the E14/10a course from 13th July unless something else changes.

Club 10's - New Course from 29th June!

Last week's 10 (22/6/10) had to be cancelled again due to traffic lights on the course and they are expected to last for 6 weeks. Therefore we will now be using a version of the old E14 starting on the A128 near Ashwells road, Brentwood and heading out to Marden Ashen where left towards Passingford bridge to turn left up Shonks Mill Lane. The finish (and parking) will be on the green at Navestock. Course distance will be approx 10.4 miles.

New Course (Google Maps)

NB the Start / finish points may be a little different!!!

Club 10's - back on

The traffic lights (see previous item) have now been removed so we are now OK for the usual E14 course this coming Tuesday (15/6/2010).

Club 10's cancelled pending re-arranged course

Unfortunately tonight's club 10 (08/06/2010) has had to be cancelled due to temporary traffic lights on the course. It is expected that they are to remain in place for all the summer. Therefore Pete Smith, the district course's secretary, is trying to rush through police permission for us to use an alternative course for the rest of the year. The course planned is a version of the old E14 starting on the A128 near Ashwells road, Brentwood and heading out to Marden Ashen where left towards Passingford bridge to turn left up Shonks Mill Lane. Not sure about the finish but it is likey to be slightly over 10 miles and certainly a lot hillier, but a good course! I will let you have more info as soon as we know more.


Brentwood Grass Track Meeting 2010

Once again we are teaming up with the Brentwood Rotary Club to run our grass track meeting, this year on Sunday 27th June 2010 at the Brentwood Centre.

Letchworth 2007

Events will be open to adults (men and women), juniors and youths for those with track bikes (i.e. fixed wheel and no brakes), plus additional races for youth riders with 'freewheel' bikes (e.g. mountain/BMX bikes etc.).
Full entry details.

So what is grass track all about?

Grass track is similar to the hard track racing in a velodrome you've seen at the Olympics - but on grass! Events range from 400m to 8km and a meeting usually includes some handicap races to give the 'lesser lights' a chance of winning. The only difference between hard track and grass track bikes are the gears are a bit smaller (as grass is harder to ride on) and the tyres have more grip. The Youths usually compete in an 'omnium' - i.e. a series of events with the winner being decided on combined points from all the races.

Victoria Pendleton winning the National Ladies 800m Champs - Letchworth 2007

So who rides?

This the senior events includes round of the National Short and Long Distance Series and we expect riders from all over the country to compete, from club riders to National and even Olympic level.
Current World and Olympic Ladies Sprint Champion, Victoria Pendleton started her racing career riding grass track with her twin brother Alex and father Max at the age of 8. Vicky still occasionally rides grass track (other committments allowing) as indeed does Max - now in his sixties but still showing a clean pair of 'wheels' to many a rider half his age!. Reigning Premier Calendar Road Race Champion and Team Sky rider Russell Downing and runner up, his brother Dean both have strong grass track traditions with Dean winning both the 800m and 8km National Championships in recent years. Dean is no stranger to Brentwood having won the 2008 town centre Criterium race.

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