Drumlanrig Root Rats

Monday night sessions no starting

2011-03-31T23:02:00.003+01:00

Hi everybody

I'm sure you have all been waiting to hear but the Monday night sessions are starting up again for the season on the 4th of April.

Rik will be running his sprogs session at 5pm until 6:30 and i will be running the youth/junior riders session from 6:30 until 8pm where this week we will be have a recky the course for the swscp race on the 10th of april at drumlanrig, during this recky we will have a look a key techniques needed to make the ride as enjoyable as possible.

If the riders could be there 5-10 minutes earlier for the two sessions this would be appreciated.

hope to see you all there

2011-03-24T17:45:00.001Z

2011-03-23T20:32:00.002Z

Hi all

Apologies for short notice, there will be a committee meeting tomorrow night at 7pm, Auldgirth Inn. The agenda is copied bellow.

All are welcome to join.

Agenda Drumlanrig Rik's Bike Shed Committee Meeting

Auldgirth Inn

24^th March 2011, 7.00pm

1. Review the Minutes of the last meeting

2. Membership 2011 Progress and New Secretary

3. Events 2011, progress re Wallace Hall Academy etc

4. Coaching

5. Payment of Outstanding Race fees 2010

6. Club Ez-up

7. Club constitution

Any Other Business

Calling all future Cycle Race Commissaires.

2011-03-14T19:19:00.002Z

Scottish Cycling are running commissaire training courses in Dumfries for anyone interested in becoming a qualified commisaire in Road, Track and MTB XC. The courses will be split over 2 dates. The first being held on 2nd April 2011 will cover the mandatory core unit that all commissaires have to attend and the MTB XC unit. The second date will be in May (date TBC) and will cover the road and track units. The role of commissaire is a very important role for the operation of cycle sport promotion, with anyone taking on this role becoming a valued member of the volunteer community. If your interested please contact Scottish Cycling Regional Development Officer Alan Denman either by email alan.denman@scottishcycling.org.uk or by phone 0753 808 3999

For full details please follow the link below.

http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/scotland/article/sc-scottish-cycling-commissaire-training-dates-2011

AGM minutes for Viewing

2011-03-14T19:09:00.003Z

Hi Everyone

Just a Quick note to let you all know the AGM 2011 Minutes have now been published.

If you would like a copy of these you can contact me on ewancla@hotmail.com. i will then forward a copy on.

Regards

Ewan

Mountain Bike race at Heathhall

2011-03-13T19:51:00.002Z

Time to enter Round 1 of the new South West Scotland Cycling Project race series.

The first round of the new SWSCP multi discipline race series is to take place on Sunday 27th March at Heathhall forest in Dumfries.

Round 1 is a MTB XC race aimed at youths, juniors, women, sport, master, veteran and grand veteran category riders. The organisers promise an exciting course which will take the format of a short fast 5km lap.

The series is run on a season long points basis with riders earning points that turn into cash and prizes at the end of the season.

There will also be some prizes awarded on the day.

For further information and details of how to enter online follow the link below or visit the SWSCP websitewww.southwestscotlandcyclingproject.com

http://www.southwestscotlandcyclingproject.com/swscp_entry_form.html

AGM Announcement - 8th March 2011

2011-02-23T20:47:00.000Z

SWSP Event Organisers Workshop

2011-02-23T20:08:00.000Z

Club members are invited to take part in an event organisers workshop that is taking place on the 26th and 27th February. The aim is to prepare volunteers in every aspect of race organisation from marshalling to driving road race support vehicles.

The workshop is broken down into quite a few smaller modules so that it is not necessary for any one person to attend for the whole weekend.

Full details are as follows, but please check the SWSP web-site for updates :-

The South West Scotland Cycling Project will be running a weekend of workshops on all aspects of on the day roles needed for running an event for the SWSCP race series.

The workshops will take place on Saurday 26th February and Sunday 27th February at the David Keswick Athletics Stadium, Marchmount, Dumfries, DG1 1PX from 10am - 4pm.

The workshops are initially aimed at clubs organising events in the series, but will be open to members of other clubs if space permits at a cost of £5.00 per day. There will be no cost to clubs organising in the series. Please contact alan.denman@scottishcycling.org.uk to reserve your place.

Timetable for the workshops are:

Saturday

10.00 - 10.15: Introductions

10.15 - 11.30: Rider Sign on Station. This workshop will deal with running a efficient signing on station.

11.45 - 12.15: Marshalling Procedure. Indoor workshop going through the correct procedure to ensure a safe event for riders, volunteers and the general public. We will also include moto marshal roles.

12.30 - 14.00: Marshalling Practical Scenarios. Outdoor session to put the theory into practice.

14.15 - 16.00: Convoy Driving Procedures. This workshop will explain the many different roles of convoy vehicle driving, covering: Lead car 1 & 2, driving Chief Commissaire and Assistant Commissaire, service vehicle, first aid vehicle and broom wagon. We will also explain how the convoy works to protect the riders and public.

Sunday

10.00 - 11.00: Organising Club Rep Responsibilities. Each club will have to appoint an on the day rep to help coordinate the days event. This workshop will explain fully all that is required.

11.15 - 12.15: Judging/Results. This workshop wil show you the best methods to keep track of riders placings throughout the race and the all important finish places.

12.15 - 16.00: Electronic Timing System. For the Grass track, Circuit Races and XC MTB races we will be using electronic timing chips. Volunteers are required to learn and help use this system

South West Scotland Cycling Project

2011-02-23T20:03:00.000Z

The South West Scotland Project has been formed by cycling clubs in our region to increase the amount of bike racing that takes place in our area. This is very exiting news for anyone of any age who is interested in cycling. Each club in the region has a representative on the project and our rep is Ewan Clark who is also a coach and trail cycle leader with the club.

The main activities of the project are as follows

promote cycle racing in the South West. The project has developed a full series of races at all levels for 2011 and the club are supporting two of these races in the MTB discipline.
provide full support to clubs in the region in race organisation. For example, a race organisers workshop is being held over the weekend 26-27th February.
provide coaching for riders who have progressed in the sport and need a higher level of professional input to improve even further. For example, there have been TCL led mountain bike rides organised for youth riders every fortnight since the start of the year. See this link for more details and feel free to get in touch if you are interested in taking part or helping out.

The club is looking for volunteers to act as marshals for races at the Castle on the 10th April and 4th September. Please get in touch if you are available to help. The project web-site can be viewed at http://www.southwestscotlandcyclingproject.com.

2010 Christmas Cracker - Stepping Stanes Youth Cyclocross Race

2010-12-01T18:21:00.000Z

Sunday Muddy Sunday for U12 Group - 24th October

2010-10-21T17:42:00.000+01:00

Good news for the Sprogs (U12) group!

Rik is running a Sunday Muddy Sunday ride / coaching session this Sunday morning from 10:00 until 11:30. Just turn up outside the Bike Shed at the Castle. This is Sunday the 24th October and the session will involve a short ride together with some work on gear selection.

Parents and carers are invited to bring their bikes along and participate in the session. If you don't have a bike and would like to join in or help out, Rik is offering half price rental for the duration of the session. This is a fantastic way to find out a little more about what we do in the sessions and a chance to hone your bike handling skills.

Cyclocross Racing

2010-10-09T20:06:00.003+01:00

I am writing this note to attract your attention to two cyclocross races that are coming up soon within a reasonable distance of our area.

Cyclocross is a form of off-road racing that pre-dates mountain biking, although it is possible to compete on mountain bikes. Laps of a cyclocross course are very short, so cyclocross is one of the most enjoyable forms of cycle sport to participate in and watch. More information about cyclocross can be found on the British Cycling web-site.

Last week was the start of the Scottish Cyclocross season with the first taking place atMeadowmill (click here for race report) near Prestonpans. The season runs from now until the middle of December with the majority of the races taking place in the central belt. As with the SXC MTB series that came to the Castle last month, there are races for all ages and abilities. The closest races to our area are at Strathclyde Country Park on the 17th October and Irvine Beach on the 5th December. This is a great chance for club members to go along and see a race in progress, or to compete, so go on - get yourselves along!

Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.

Mountain Bike Racing at Drumlanrig Sunday 19th September

2010-09-08T21:15:00.000+01:00

Round 7 of the Scottish Cross-country Mountain Bike (SXC) series takes place at Drumlanrig a week on Sunday. This is the deciding round of our national series and promises to be a really exciting event with races on for all ages and abilities from hard fought but fun primary schools races to the top-level elite category. Pre-registration is possible for U14 age groups upwards and more details of the event and how to enter can be found on the SXC web-site.

We would like to see as many club members as possible entering the races. Even if you haven't raced before, or are feeling a bit rusty, there is a race category that you could enter. So, go on, why not just go for it and enter. Feel free to get in touch if you would like any more details.

If you are not planning to race, why not come along to watch? The action starts at 11am on Sunday the 19th and runs through to about 4pm. As with previous years, we are looking for club members to volunteer to help with the marshalling. This is not a difficult job and it is a great way of spectating. Need further encouragement - marshals get to operate two-way radios and wear an official bib! If you would be able to help out, please get in touch with Rik - see our contact page for details of how.

Drumlanrig Root Rats Coaching Monday 6th September

2010-09-03T22:11:00.002+01:00

This weeks coaching is on at the usual times of 1715-1830 for the Sprogs group and 1830-2000 for the Yoofs group. We are returning to our normal venue at Drumlanrig and the theme for the session will be to look back at the Mabie Forest Mini DH. Talking of which, well done to everyone who took part and many thanks to parents and carers for being so good as to get all the riders along. The results and final series standings are now available on the Root Rats blog at http://rootrats.blogspot.com/.

I am afraid that for the Yoofs, we are rapidly running out of light and this Monday will be the last of our evening sessions. Sprogs will continue for the time being and we will be in touch soon with details of our autumn / winter program.